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#1. Black Forest mountain is an example of
#2. Which of the following rocks is not likely to contain fossils?
#3. Limestone is an example of
#4. The drip stones are found in
#5. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): New folded mountains are also called Tertiary Mountains.
Reason (R): They are mainly formed along the constructive plate margins.
#6. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I (Original) — List-II (Metamorphic)
A. Basalt — 1. Slate
B. Coal — 2. Schist
C. Limestone — 3. Marble
D. Shale — 4. Diamond
#7. Consider the following statements
1. Igneous rocks are rich in natural gas.
2. Igneous rocks are rich in metallic minerals.
3. Igneous rocks are not fossiferous.
4. Igneous rocks consist of silicate minerals.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
#8. Select the correct chronological order of the following geological periods, from the codes given below:
1. Oligocene
2. Eocene
3. Pliocene
4. Miocene
#9. The correct chronological order of the following geological epochs is
#10. With reference to Kober’s Theory of Geosyncline, consider the following: Term Meaning
1. Orogen : Geosyncline
2. Kratogen : Foreland
3. Randketten : Marginal ranges
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
#11. Match the following:
List-I (Mountain Types) — List-II (Mountains)
A. Block Mountain — 1. Appalachian
B. Old fold mountain — 2. Rocky
C. Young fold mountain — 3. Black Forest
D. Volcanic mountain — 4. Socottish Highlands
E. Relict mountain — 5. Vesuvious
#12. What is not true of igneous rocks?
1. They are crystalline
2. They have a layered structure
3. They contain metals
4. They contain fossils
#13. What is true of sedimentary rocks?
1. They are layered.
2. They contain fossils.
3. They are transported rocks.
4. Many of these are formed in water bodies.
#14. The factor that determines the water holding capacity of rock debris is its
1. porosity
2. structure
3. texture
4. permeability
#15. A study of the nature of the old sedimentary rocks gives an indication about the
1. age of the earth
2. past environmental conditions
3. old civilizations
4. direction of plate movements
#16. 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
#17. Which of the statement is true.
1. Coal is a sedimentary rock.
2. Basalt is an igneous rock.
#18. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Granite has larger crystals than basalt.
Reason (R): Basalt has larger content of metallic minerals.
#19. The world’s most active volcano is
#20. Drakensberg is a mountain of
#21. Mauna Loa is an active volcano of
#22. The Black Mountains are located in
#23. Which one of the following mountains is not built during the Tertiary period?
#24. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak of the U.S.A.?
#25. Which one of the following volcanoes is called the Light House of the Mediterranean?
#26. Africa’s highest mountain peak Mt. Kilimanjaro lies in
#27. Sierra Navada Mountains are situated in
#28. Which region is called the roof of the world ?
#29. The second highest peak of the world located in Himalayas is
#30. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
List-I Weathering type) — List-II ( (Landform/ Process)
A. Chemical weathering — 1. Till
B. Mechanical weathering — 2. Oxidation
C. Glacial deposits — 3. Plant roots
D . Deposition by ground water — 4. Stalactite
#31. The Vindhyan system of rocks is important for the production of
#32. Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
#33. Which one among the following is not an igneous rock?
#34. Oil is found in petroliferous rock. Which one among the following structures demonstrates an ideal trap?
#35. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Statement I: Volcanic eruption is accompanied by earthquakes.
Statement II: Volcanoes erupt water vapours and dust particles in the atmosphere.
#36. Which one of the following describes the Lithosphere?
#37. An up fold in rock is:
#38. What is the correct sequence from the smallest to the largest grain of the following types of clastic rocks?
#39. Why is hydrolysis an effective form of chemical decomposition of bedrock in humid tropics?
1. Humid tropics experience high temperature and humidity.
2. There is high diurnal range in temperature.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
#40. Quartzite is metamorphosed from
#41. ‘Esker’ is a geomorphic feature developed by
#42. 90° E Ridge lies in
#43. On the earth, originally, there was only one huge landmass which is known is
#44. Which one of the following is the longest mountain range?
#45. Which Indian National Park is famous for Rhinoceros population?
#46. Which of the following forms of the land is not a result of ‘faulting’?
#47. Which one of the following is not a glacio-fluvial depositional feature?
#48. The unconsali dated rock material deposited by surface wash at the base of a clipff is called
#49. Peneplain is related to—
#50. Which one of the following mountains is formed due to convergence of one oceanic and one continental plate?
