geomorphology & earth landforms section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 36 [UPPCS (Pre) 2009]

The most active volcano is

a) Kilauea

b) Cotopaxi

c) Vesuvius

d) Fujiyama

Question : 37 [BPSC (Pre) 1995]

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

Question : 38 [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]

On the Earth, originally there was only one huge landmass which is known as

a) Laurasia

b) Panthalassa

c) Gondwana land

d) Pangea

Question : 39

An earthquake is

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.

Question : 40 [SSC LDEO 2013]

The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is called

a) Metalimnion

b) Epilimnion

c) Hypolimnion

d) Mesolimnion