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Questions : The area which is resistant to any massive structural transformation is called

(a) tectonic plate

(b) rigid mass

(c) shield

(d) ancient landmass

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

A shield is generally a large area of exposed Precambrian crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks that form tectonically stable areas. They are resistant to geological structural transformation. They are normally the nucleus of continents.

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Question : 1

The scale that measures the intensity of earthquakes is called as

a) Beaufort scale

b) Mercalli Scale

c) Diagonal scale

d) Richter scale

Answer: (b)

An earthquake is measured by its Magnitude and Intensity. The Magnitude indicates the amount of energy released at the source (or epicentre) and is measured by the open-ended Richter Scale.

The intensity of an earthquake at a particular locality indicates the violence of earth motion produced there by the earthquake. It is computed with the help of the Modified Mercalli Scale (MMS).

Question : 2

90° E Ridge lies in

a) Pacific ocean

b) Atlantic ocean

c) Mediterranean sea

d) Indian ocean

Answer: (d)

90° E Ridge lies in Indian Ocean.

Question : 3

Which of the following is an organic rock ?

a) Granite

b) Marble

c) Slate

d) Coal

Answer: (d)

Coal is an organic sedimentary rock that forms mainly from plant debris. The plant debris usually accumulates in a swamp environment.

Question : 4

The Equator passes through

a) Kenya

b) Cameroon

c) Venezuela

d) Costa Rica

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

Which of the following is not a great circle on the globe?

a) 60º East longitude

b) Equator

c) 60º North Latitude

d) Prime meridition line

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

At the Winter Solstice the noon altitude of the Sun at the Tropic of Cancer is

a) 47.0º

b) 23.5º

c) 66.5º

d) 43.0º

Answer: (c)

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