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The following question based on Geomorphology & Earth landforms topic of indian geography mcq
(a) produced along faults, tectonic plate boundary zones, or along mid-oceanic ridges
(b) a sudden vibration or trembling in the earth
(c) all the statements are correct
(d) caused by the quick release of stored potential energy into the kinetic energy of motion.
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
An earthquake is a sudden vibration or trembling in the earth caused by the quick release of stored potential energy into the kinetic energy of motion. It is produced along faults, tectonic plate boundary zones, or along mid-oceanic ridges.
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Question : 1
The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is called
a) Metalimnion
b) Epilimnion
c) Hypolimnion
d) Mesolimnion
Answer »Answer: (c)
The top band of a lake is called the epilimnion; while the middle band is called the thermocline and holds water whose temperature varies with depth.
The bottom band is called the hypolimnion and holds cool, stagnant water which is all the same temperature.
Question : 2
The standard time of the following countries is ahead of or behind Greenwich Mean Time depending on whether they are East or West of the longitude passing through, Greenwich.
- Cuba
- Greece
- Iraq
- Costa Rica
- Japan
a) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
b) 5, 3, 2, 1, 4
c) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
d) 2, 4, 1, 3, 5
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 3
Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks?
a) Marble
b) Graphite
c) Slate
d) Gneiss
Answer »Answer: (c)
From the depth of burial by continual sediment deposition from above, or from compressional stress from tectonic plate collisions, shale is metamorphosed into slate over periods of millions of years.
During this compression, the clay minerals making up the shale decompose as they become unstable in the high-pressure environment, and their chemical components are gradually transformed into minerals that are more stable in the newly forming higher pressure environment.
Question : 4
On the Earth, originally there was only one huge landmass which is known as
a) Laurasia
b) Panthalassa
c) Gondwana land
d) Pangea
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 5
Which statement of the following is true for igneous rocks?
a) They are both crystal and noncrystal
b) These have little fossils
c) These rocks have no silicas
d) They have porous for water
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 6
The most active volcano is
a) Kilauea
b) Cotopaxi
c) Vesuvius
d) Fujiyama
Answer »Answer: (a)
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