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  • The modern theory of plate tectonics states


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  • A. the creation of oceanic crust and the drifting of continents
  • B. the convention currents within the earth's mantle cause the creation of new oceanic crust at the mid oceanic ridges
  • C. that the oceanic crust is destroyed at areas where this crust type becomes subducted under the lighter continental crust
  • D. All of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • All of the above 


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    • 1. The low latitude zone of globe extends between

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    • A. Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer
    • B. North pole to South pole
    • C. Tropic of Capricorn and equator
    • D. Equator and Tropic of Cancer
    • Discuss
    • 2. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called

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    • A. Novas
    • B. Comets
    • C. Meteors
    • D. Asteroids
    • Discuss
    • 3. The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include

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    • A. formation of crust, continents and oceans
    • B. formation of crust, birth of oldest known rock, origin of life
    • C. formation of present day atmosphere
    • D. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The main dividing line between the geological regions of the Indo Gangetic plain and the peninsula is

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    • A. the Vindhya range
    • B. the Aravallis
    • C. the Nilgiri hills
    • D. the Satpwas
    • Discuss
    • 5. The most explosive type of volcano is

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    • A. the caldera
    • B. a cinder cone
    • C. basalt plateau
    • D. shield volcanoes
    • Discuss
    • 6. The longest ship canal in the world is the

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    • A. St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
    • B. Suez canal, Egypt
    • C. Kiel canal, Germany
    • D. Panama canal, Central America
    • Discuss
    • 7. The main tributaries of Indus river system are

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    • A. the Jhelum, the Chenab , the Ravi
    • B. the Beas, the Sutlej
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is

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    • A. Cainozoic era
    • B. Pre-Cambrian era
    • C. Palaeozoic era
    • D. Mesozoic era
    • Discuss
    • 9. The most densely populated regions in the world are

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    • A. the monsoon climatic regions
    • B. the equatorial regions
    • C. the hot desert climatic regions
    • D. the summer climatic regions
    • Discuss
    • 10. The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth.

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    • A. 1/40 th
    • B. 1/50 th
    • C. 1/60 th
    • D. 1/20 th
    • Discuss


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