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Questions : If the Earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what should be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?

(a) 18:30 hrs

(b) 06:30 hrs

(c) 17:30 hrs

(d) 05:30 hrs

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns:

Column I Column II
A. Basalt i. Intrusive igneous rock
B. Granite ii. Metamorphic rock
C. Sandstone iii. Extrusive igneous rock
D. Marble iv. Sedimentary rock
Codes: A B C D

a) A – iv, B – iii, C – ii, D – i

b) A – iii, B – iv, C – i, D – ii

c) A – i, B – iii, C – iv, D – ii

d) A – iii, B – i, C – iv, D – ii

Answer: (d)

  • Basalt is a dark-coloured, fine-grained, igneous rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene minerals. It most commonly forms as an extrusive rock,
  • Granite is a light-coloured Intrusive igneous rock with grains large enough to be visible with the unaided eye. It forms from the slow crystallization of magma below Earth’s surface.
  • Sandstone (sometimes known as arenite) is a classic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.
  • Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms when limestone is subjected to the heat and pressure of metamorphism.

Question : 2

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

List I List II
a. Etna 1. Ross Island
b. Vesuvius 2. Ecuador 
c. Erebus 3. Italy
d. Cotopaxi 4. Sicily
Codes: a b c d

a) 3 4 2 1

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 4 3 1 2

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Which of the following is not igneous rock?

a) Basalt

b) Granite

c) Rhyolite

d) Conglomerate

Answer: (d)

Conglomerate is a type of sedimentary rock which is coarse-grained and composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix of cementing material such as silica.

Question : 4

Which volcano is called ‘the light house’ of Mediterranean Sea?

a) Strombali

b) Etna

c) Vesuvius

d) Pele

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

A group of inter-connected islands is known as __________ .

a) Archipelago

b) Strait

c) Lagoon

d) Peninsula

Answer: (a)

An archipelago, sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster or collection of islands. Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand, the Maldives, the Bahamas, Greece, Hawaii, and the Azores are examples of well-known archipelagos.

Question : 6

Folding is the result of

a) Orogenic force

b) Epeirogenic force

c) Exogenic force

d) Coriolis force

Answer: (a)

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