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The following question based on Geomorphology & Earth landforms topic of indian geography mcq
List I | List II |
a. Etna | 1. Ross Island |
b. Vesuvius | 2. Ecuador |
c. Erebus | 3. Italy |
d. Cotopaxi | 4. Sicily |
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 3 1 2
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
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Question : 1
Which of the following is not igneous rock?
a) Basalt
b) Granite
c) Rhyolite
d) Conglomerate
Answer »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 : 2
The deposits of the ancient Tethys Sea were folded to form the :
a) Andes
b) Himalayas
c) Alps
d) Rockies
Answer »Answer: (b)
Around 200 million years ago (also known as the Middle Permian Period), an extensive sea stretched along the latitudinal area presently occupied by the Himalayas. This sea was named the Tethys. Around this period, the super continent Pangaea began to gradually split into different land masses and move apart in different directions.
Question : 3
Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above _____
a) Poles
b) Tropic of Capricorn
c) Equator
d) Tropic of Cancer
Answer »Answer: (c)
An equinox is an astronomical event in which the plane of Earth’s equator passes through the centre of the Sun, which occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 September.
The equinoxes are the only times when the Sun is exactly overhead at a point on the equatorial line. On an equinox, day and night are of approximately equal duration all over the planet.
Question : 4
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 |
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 »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 : 5
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
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 6
Which volcano is called ‘the light house’ of Mediterranean Sea?
a) Strombali
b) Etna
c) Vesuvius
d) Pele
Answer »Answer: (a)
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