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

Question : 41 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

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.

  1. Cuba
  2. Greece
  3. Iraq
  4. Costa Rica
  5. Japan
Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT?

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: (b)

Question : 42 [SSC CGL Pre 2005]

Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks?

a) Marble

b) Graphite

c) Slate

d) Gneiss

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 : 43 [BPSC (Pre) 2011]

Folding is the result of

a) Orogenic force

b) Epeirogenic force

c) Exogenic force

d) Coriolis force

Answer: (a)

Question : 44 [SSC CGL (CBE) 2016]

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 : 45 [UPPCS (Mains) 2004]

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

a) Strombali

b) Etna

c) Vesuvius

d) Pele

Answer: (a)

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