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Questions : Rift Valley is formed

(a) erosion of synclinal basin

(b) between two anticlines

(c) due to volcanic eruption

(d) between two faults

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

A rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault. It is formed by the subsidence of a segment of the Earth’s crust between dip-slip, or normal, faults.

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Question : 1

The core of the earth is also known as

a) Barysphere

b) Lithosphere

c) Centrosphere

d) Mesosphere

Answer: (a)

The interior of the Earth beneath the lithosphere, including both the mantle and the core, is known as barysphere. However, it is sometimes used to refer only to the core or only to the mantle.

Question : 2

The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich. Hence, it is located at

a) 28º E longitude

b) 30º W longitude

c) 28º W longitude

d) 30º E longitude

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists

List I List II
(Weathering type) (Landform/ Process)
A. Chemical weathering 1. Tethys
B. Mechanical weathering 2. Oxidation
C. Glacial deposits 3. Plant roots
D. Deposition by groundwater 4. Stalactite
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 1 3 2

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 2 1 3 4

Answer: (b)

  1. Chemical weathering - Oxidation
  2. Mechanical weathering - Plant roots
  3. Glacial deposits - Till
  4. Deposition by groundwater – Stalactite

Question : 4

The drip stones are found in

a) desert regions

b) glaciated regions

c) wave eroded areas

d) limestone caverns

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Summer Solstice occurs every year on

a) 4 July

b) 23 September

c) 21 June

d) 21 March

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

How much of the Earth's land surface is desert?

a) 1/3rd

b) 1/10th

c) 1/6th

d) 1/5th

Answer: (a)

Deserts take up about one third (33%) of the Earth’s land surface. Hot deserts usually have a large diurnal and seasonal temperature range, with high daytime temperatures, and low nighttime temperatures (due to extremely low humidity).

In hot deserts, the temperature in the daytime can reach 45 °C/113 °F or higher in the summer and dip to 0 °C/32 °F or lower at nighttime in the winter.

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