| 1. | Volcanic mountains are formed by the process of volcanic eruptions. The best example of such mountains is (are): ? | |
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Ruby mountains of Navada
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Himalayas & Alps
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Mount Visuvius, Agung, and Etna
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all the above
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Report Question| 2. | The branch of geology dealing with ancient life is called: ? | |
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palaeontology
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stratigraphy
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lithology
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none of the above
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| 3. | Mica has got a ......... structure ? | |
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columnar
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bladed
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foliated
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acicular
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| 4. | The term used for intense but essentially localized metamorphic changes brought about by high temperatures to which a given rock is subjected is: ? | |
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clastic metamorphism
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contact metamorphism
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pyrometamorphism
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pneumatolytic metamorphism
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| 5. | Basalt is a: ? | |
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sedimentary rock
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metamorphic rock
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extrusive igneous rock
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intrusive igneous rock
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| 6. | The process by which the magma-originally uniform and homogeneous-splits up into different types of rocks is known as: ? | |
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differentiation
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assimilation
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all the above
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none of the above
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| 7. | Iron Pyrite has got a ......... structure ? | |
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foliated
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acicular
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radiating
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reniform
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| 8. | The temples of Bhuvaneshwar, Puri, and Konark are made up of: ? | |
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sandstone of gondwana age
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vindhya limestones
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makrana marble
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none of the above
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| 9. | Granite, Basalt, and Trap - on the basis of their chemical characteristics -- may be classified ? | |
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calcarious rocks
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argillaceous rocks
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silicious rocks
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none of the above
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| 10. | Wolfram (Wolframite) is found in Jodhpur (Rajasthan). It is an ore of: ? | |
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Tungsten
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Zinc
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Titanium
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none of the above
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