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Geography GK · Q108

Lithosphere

Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 108

Q108

The Rift Valley is created

A.
Between two anticlines
B.
Between two rifts
Answer
C.
Erosion of synclinal basin
D.
Due to volcanic eruption

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Rift Valley is created between two rifts. When Earth's crust cracks, faulting takes place due, to tension or compression and a section of it subside or rise above the surrounding level. The subsided part between two blocks is called rift valley.