Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive?
A. Pelean
B. Hawaiian
C. Strombolian
D. Vulcanian
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________ are defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or Earth down a slope.
A. Earthquake
B. Cyclone
C. Flood
D. Landslide
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Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of ________
A. Biological weathering
B. Chemical weathering
C. Degradational weathering
D. Mechanical weathering
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Out of the following geomorphic processes which one is associated with the work of glaciers?
A. Corrosion
B. Attrition
C. Corrasion
D. Plucking
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Breaking down of rock in situ is known as ________
A. Erosion
B. Weathering
C. Mass wasting
D. Degradation
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The Volcanic activities are found more in
A. Hawaii
B. Japan
C. Columbia
D. New Zealand
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Which of the following city is the capital of desert country Mali?
A. Damascus
B. Bamako
C. Adra
D. Ankara
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The Coral reefs are a specimen of
A. Temperate Forests
B. Tropical Rain Forest
C. Savannah
D. Coppice Land
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Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in ________
A. Sill
B. Dykes
C. Basalt
D. Laccolith
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Dhaulagiri peak in the Himalayan Range is located in
A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
C. Sikkim
D. Uttar Pradesh
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Desert building can be prevented by
A. Plugging Gullies
B. By stopping Trespassing
C. Contour Ploughing
D. Forming Protective Belts
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Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. P - waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place
2. S - waves travel only through liquids
3. Arrival time of P and S - waves is used to locate the epicentre
4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 1 and 4
D. 3 and 4
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________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.
A. Weathering
B. Attrition
C. Erosion
D. Abrasion
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Which of the following pairs is correct ?
A. Shale-possesses laminations
B. Quartzite-soft rock
C. Granite-sometimes contains fossils
D. Basalt-coarse grained rock
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Artesian wells are found in ________
A. Sedimentary rocks
B. Igneous rocks
C. Metamorphic rocks
D. None of these
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The soil material is mainly derived from ________
A. Metamorphic rocks
B. Sedimentary rocks
C. Igneous rocks
D. Biological action
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Which one of the following plate movements is responsible for the formation of midocean ridge?
A. Divergent movement
B. Convergent movement
C. Transform fault movement
D. Parallel movement
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As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as
A. Crooks
B. Flections
C. Rounds
D. Meanders
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Alps mountains are spread over
A. France, Switzerland, Italy, Romania
B. France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria
C. France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain
D. France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium
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Which of the following forms of coal is the oldest?
A. Peat
B. Lignite
C. Bituminous
D. Anthracite
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