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Which of the following is/are the evidences in support of Continental Drift Theory?
1. The Matching of Continents (Jig-Saw-Fit)
2. Rocks Across the Oceans
3. Tillite
4. Placer Deposits
5. Distribution of Fossils
Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
1 and 3 only
2 and 4 only
1, 3, 4 and 5 only
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
With reference to the Plate tectonics, consider the following statements:
1.The Himalayas is formed over the convergent boundaries of the plates.
2.The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of divergent boundaries.
3.Transform Boundaries are regions where the crust is produced and destroyed simultaneously.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding geomorphic agents?
1. Landforms are results of the action of certain geomorphic processes and agent(s).
2. Actions of most of the geomorphic processes and agents are fast.
3.Ground water, wind, glaciers and waves are examples of geomorphic agents.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
3 and 2 only
2 only
Consider the following:
1. Relief
2. Human activities
3. Climate
Which of the above factors are responsible for formation of soil?
Which of the following are the major elements of the Earth’s Crust?
1. Oxygen
2. Silicon
3. Magnesium
4. Pottassium
2, 3 and 4 only
1, 2 and 3 only
1, 2, 3 and 4
With reference to Geological Time Scale, which of the following statement is/are correct?
1. First fish appeared during Cambrian period.
2. Extinction of Dinosaur’s happened in Jurassic period.
3. Holocene defined a time when humans colonised new territories and the population swelled.
1 only
3 only
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Metamorphic Rocks?
1.In foliation, minerals or materials of different groups are arranged into alternating thin to thick layers.
2.In banding, rocks grains or minerals get arranged in layers or lines.
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding valley?
Gorge and canyon are examples of types of valleys.
Gorge is almost equal in width at its top as well as its bottom.
Canyon is wider at its top than at its bottom.
Canyons commonly form in hard rocks.
Which of the following statements is/are minor relief features of the ocean floor?
1. Mid-Oceanic Ridges
2. Atoll
3. Guyots
4. Deep Sea Plain
4 only
Consider the following statements :
1. Continental shelves are source of fossil fuels.
2. Canyons and trenches are observed in Deep sea plains .
Which of the above is/are correct regarding features associated with various divisions of the Ocean Floors?
Which of the following forces is/are responsible for the drifting of the continents, according to the Continental Drift Theory?
1.Pole-fleeing force
2.Tidal energy
3.Residual heat of the Earth
Consider the following statements:
a. The continental margins form the transition between the continental shores and the deep-sea basins.
b. The abyssal plains are extensive plains that lie between the continental margins and the mid-oceanic ridges.
c .The abyssal plains are the areas where the continental sediments, that move beyond the margins, get deposited.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The basic source of all minerals is the hot magma in the interior of the Earth.
2. Feldspar and quartz are the most common minerals found in the rocks.
3. A mineral is composed of two or more elements only.
Which of the following processes is/are gradational process/processes?
1.Deposition
2.Volcanism
3.Erosion