Home / General Knowledge / Lithosphere :: section-3

General Knowledge :: Lithosphere

  1. When almost all the elevated portions are worn down by river erosion reducing an area to almost a plain region, it is termed as

  2. A.

     Fanplain

    B.

     Panplain

    C.

     Pediplain

    D.

     Peneplain

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  3. India broke away from Australia and Antarctica and started moving north in the period of ________

  4. A.

     Permian

    B.

     Triassic

    C.

     Jurassic

    D.

     Cretaceous

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  5. Nappe is a kind of

  6. A.

     Fluvial feature

    B.

     Folded structure

    C.

     Erosional plain

    D.

     Deltaregion

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  7. Sandstone is which type of rock?

  8. A.

     Calcwaterous Rock

    B.

     Igneous Rock

    C.

     Metamorphic Rock

    D.

     Sedimentary Rock

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  9. Decaying vegetation produces organic acids which causes a breakdown of minerals. This is ________

  10. A.

     Physical weathering

    B.

     Chemical weathering

    C.

     Both (a) and (b)

    D.

     Chemical erosion

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  11. Which of the following are Metamorphic rocks?

  12. A.

     Gneiss and Mafic

    B.

     Gneiss and Schist

    C.

     Schist and Mafic

    D.

     Schist and Chalk

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  13. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?

  14. A.

     Slate

    B.

     Sandstone

    C.

     Shole

    D.

     Limestone

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  15. Which one of the following is a Sedimentary Rock?

  16. A.

     Granite

    B.

     Charnockite

    C.

     Basalt

    D.

     Arkose

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  17. Changing of colour of a rock into yellow or red is due to

  18. A.

     Hydration

    B.

     Oxidation

    C.

     Carbonation

    D.

     Exfoliation

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum


  19. Which of the statements is/are correct?
    1. Igneous rocks are classified into Extrusive and Intrusive rocks.
    2. Sedimentary rocks are also called as Primary rocks
    3. Marble is an example of Metamorphic rocks
    4. Coal is a sedimentary rock

  20. A.

     1 only

    B.

     2 and 3

    C.

     1, 3 and 4

    D.

     2 and 4

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Discuss Discuss in Forum