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What is the name of the layer that is found between the crust and the core of Earth?
Lithosphere
Mantle
Magma
Lava
Which of the following statement is correct according to plate tectonics?
A tectonic plate is a massive, regularly-shaped slab of solid rock.
The theory of plate tectonics proposes that the earth’s lithosphere is divided into seven major and some minor plates.
Plates move vertically over the asthenosphere as rigid units.
A tectonic plate is composed of only continental lithosphere.
Which among the following factors does not contribute to Earthquakes?
Location
Distance from the epicentre
Local geological conditions
Rate of Evaporation
Consider the following statements:
1. The difference in the readings of gravity due to uneven distribution of mass of material is called Gravity Anomaly.
2. The gravitation force is a indirect source to study the interior of the Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
With reference to abundant elements in Earth's Crust, which among the following is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust?
Barium
Aluminium
Titanium
Manganese
The formation of ‘tors’ on small rocky hills is associated with which among the following?
Granite
Limestone
Alluvial
Dolomite
Which of following correctly describes the term ‘Tillite’?
It is deposit of alluvial plains.
It is the sedimentary rock formed out of deposits of glaciers.
They are remains of the fossils found in the interior of the earth surface.
The first amphibian found on earth.
Which of the following statement is not correct related to the primary waves of earthquakes?
P-waves move faster and are the first to arrive at the surface.
The P-waves are similar to sound waves.
They travel through gaseous, liquid and solid materials.
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P-waves are also called as the transverse waves
While travelling to a hilly region in the rainy season, you notice incidents of landslides in some places. This might have resulted due to which of the following processes?
1. Mass wasting
2. Deposition
3. Weathering
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Which among the following type of folds consist of two horizontal limbs connected by a shorter inclined limb?
Monocline
Anticlines
Synclines
Antiform
