1. Batholiths are landforms created by ?

Ground water

Fluvial action

Glaciers

Volcanic activities

Answer: Volcanic activities

Explanation:

Batholiths are the landform created by the volcanic eruption. Batholith is a type of igneous rock that forms when magma rises into the earth’s crust, but does not erupt onto the surface.


2. ____ is the only active volcano in South Asia ?

Dhinodhar Hills

Tosham Hills

Barren Island

Narcondam Island

Answer: Barren Island

Explanation:

Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar and the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia.


3. Which of the following is an example of the most explosive type of volcano ?

Cinder cones volcanoes

Flood basalt volcanoes

Shield volcanoes

Calderas volcanoes

Answer: Calderas volcanoes

Explanation:

Calderas volcanoes are the most explosive type of volcano. A caldera is a bowl-shaped depression formed when a volcano collapses into the void left when its magma chamber is emptied. Rhyolite caldera complexes are the most explosive of Earth’s volcanoes but often don’t even look like volcanoes. They are usually so explosive that when they erupt they end up collapsing in on themselves rather than building any tall structure.


4. On which of the following Islands India’s only active volcano is situated ?

Sound Island

Barren Island

Smith Island

Belle Island

Answer: Barren Island

Explanation:

Barren Island is located on the easternmost region of the Andaman Islands and is the only confirmed active volcano in India. It lies some 135 kms northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair.