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Geography Test

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Hawaiian volcanoes are the examples of?

  1. Shield volcano

  2. Broad volcano

  3. Composite volcano

  4. Core volcano


Correct Option: A

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Shield volcano is mainly made up of?

  1. Basalt

  2. Salt

  3. Mercury and copper

  4. Gasoline


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

a form of lava when erupted

Which among the following is the most explosive volcano?

  1. Shield volcano

  2. Broad volcano

  3. Composite volcano

  4. Caldera


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Caldera: After the explosion, these volcanoes collapse on themselves rather than building any tall structure

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“The Deccan traps” covering the most part of the Maharashtra Plateau is a type of

  1. shield volcano

  2. composite volcano

  3. caldera

  4. flood basalt province


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Flood basalt province, this type of volcano pour out fluid lava that flows for large distance.

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“Calderas” are _____?

  1. Another form of lava

  2. Name of volcano seen in north America

  3. Collapsed depressions

  4. Synonym of volcano


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

collapsed depressions after the explosion of “caldera” type volcano.

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The lava which is released during the volcanic eruptions are cooled to form ________rocks?

  1. Igneous

  2. Grave

  3. Manganese

  4. Metamorphic


Correct Option: A

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____ are the cooled portion of magma chambers?

  1. Batholiths

  2. Laccoliths

  3. Dykes

  4. Phacoliths


Correct Option: A

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The magnitude scale used to measure the earth quake is known as?

  1. Kite scale

  2. Avalanche scale

  3. Richter scale

  4. Mercalli scale


Correct Option: C

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______ are extensive plains that lie between the continental margins and mid -ocean ridges?

  1. Abyssal plains

  2. Ridge plain

  3. Continental plain

  4. Reep plain


Correct Option: A

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Which wave form helped the scientist to understand the interior of the earth?

  1. P - wave

  2. S _ wave

  3. Q -wave

  4. R - wave


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

S -waves or secondary waves which only passes through the solid forms

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Wegener suggested the idea that continental drift is caused by the pole-fleeing force and ______?

  1. Tidal force

  2. Gravitational force

  3. Solar energy

  4. Wind energy


Correct Option: A

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The advocates of the plate tectonics are?

  1. McKenzie

  2. Parker

  3. Morgan

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

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Which of the following is the part of the lithosphere?

  1. Crust and mantle

  2. Core and crust

  3. Upper core and mantle

  4. Crust and top mantle


Correct Option: D

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Mid-Atlantic ridge is an example for ______?

  1. Divergent boundary

  2. Convergent boundary

  3. Spreading boundary

  4. Horizontal ridge


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

divergent boundary, American plates are separated from the Eurasian and African plates

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Which of the following is a major plate?

  1. Philippine plate

  2. Arabian plate

  3. Cocos plate

  4. India-Australia- New Zealand plate


Correct Option: D

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In convergent boundary the location where the sinking of the plate occurs is known as _____?

  1. Subduction zone

  2. Convergent zone

  3. Deduction zone

  4. Original site


Correct Option: A

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Which is the main source of minerals?

  1. Magma

  2. Sea floor

  3. High mountain ridge

  4. Continental plate


Correct Option: A

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Which among is true about the feldspar?

  1. Silicon and oxygen are the common elements in all the feldspar

  2. It is used in ceramic and glass making

  3. Half of the earth crust is made up of the feldspar

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

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_____ is the most important component of the sand and granite?

  1. Quartz

  2. Feldspar

  3. Pyroxene

  4. Amphibole


Correct Option: A

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Which among is true about the quartz?

  1. It consist of silica

  2. It is used in radio and radar

  3. Important component of the granite

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

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Name the mineral which is commonly found in the meteorites?

  1. Quartz

  2. Pyroxene

  3. Feldspar

  4. Amphibole


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

pyroxene, it forms the 10 % of the earth's crust

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Which mineral is mainly used in the igneous and metamorphic rocks?

  1. Amphibole

  2. Quartz

  3. Pyroxene

  4. Mica


Correct Option: D

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Which of the mineral is mainly used in jewellary?

  1. Mica

  2. Feldspar

  3. Pyroxene

  4. Olivine


Correct Option: D

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Which mineral is mainly used in the asbestos industry?

  1. Pyroxene

  2. Amphibole

  3. Quartz

  4. Feldspar


Correct Option: B

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Which among is wrong about the mineral Mica?

  1. It forms the 4 % of the earths crust

  2. It is used in the electrical instruments

  3. It comprises of potassium, aluminum, magnesium, iron and silica

  4. Hornblende is another form of the Mica


Correct Option: D
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