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  1. Dykes are especially constructed in ________

    2. A.

     Norway
    B.

     Holland
    C.

     France
    D.

     United Kingdom

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  2. What is the difference between a geyser and a hot spring?

    3. A.

     Water is ejected explosively in a geyser
    B.

     Water from the geyser may be cold
    C.

     Geysers are found on volcanic mountains
    D.

     Geysers are more common in cold countries

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  3. Marble is a metamorphic rock of

    4. A.

     Sandstone
    B.

     Limestone
    C.

     Granite
    D.

     Clay

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  4. The intensity of earthquakes is measured on ________

    5. A.

     Beaufort scale
    B.

     Richter scale
    C.

     Secant scale
    D.

     Mercalli scale

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  5. The narrow strip of land joining two land masses is called as

    6. A.

     Cape
    B.

     Isthmus
    C.

     Strait
    D.

     Peninsula

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  6. Which of the following is meant by an archipelago?

    7. A.

     Lake
    B.

     Island
    C.

     Mountain
    D.

     Plateau

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  7. Which of the following is an Example of Abyssal Igneous Rock?

    8. A.

     Basalt
    B.

     Granite
    C.

     Slate
    D.

     Dolomite

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  8. The material that comes out of a volcano at the time of eruption is ________

    9. A.

     Solid, liquid, gaseous
    B.

     Solid and liquid
    C.

     Solid and gaseous
    D.

     Liquid and gaseous

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  9. Which of the following is/are the correct characteristic(s) of primary seismic wave?

    10. A.

     It is a longitudinal and compressional wave
    B.

     It is analogous to sound waves
    C.

     It travels with faster speed through solids but slowly through liquids
    D.

     All the above three

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  10. The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from ________

    11. A.

     The focus within the body of the earth
    B.

     The focus on the surface of the earth
    C.

     The epicentre on the surface of the earth
    D.

     The epicentre within the body of the earth

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