ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS MCQS SET 10

ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS MCQS SET 10

1. What is the difference between a geyser and a hot spring?
(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
Ans: (a)

2. The features produced by glacial deposition are:
1. outwash plains
2. drumlins
3. eskers
4. levees
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 1, 3, 4
(c) 2, 3, 4
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Ans: (a)
3. Consider the following statements:
1. The acid lava usually melts at a relatively higher temperature as compared to basic (basaltic) lava.
2. The acid lava solidifies into glass-like sheets and the basaltic lava solidifies into rough surfaces.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
4. Alps mountains are spread over
(a) France, Switzerland, Italy, Romania
(b) France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria
(c) France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain
(d) France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium
Ans: (b)

5. Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
(a) Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for millions of years
(b) Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
(c) The plains were folded into mountains
(d) The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe folds
Ans: (b)

6. Consider the following statements about rocks:
1. Shale becomes Slate through metamorphosis.
2. Shale is converted to Slate when• it is subjected to tremendous pressure and high temperature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

7. Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three?
(a) Sand desert
(b) Paddy crop land
(c) Land covered with fresh snow
(d) Prairie land
Ans: (c)

8. The soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts is called
(a) silty soil
(b) loamy soil
(c) sandy soil
(d) loess soil
Ans: (d)
9. Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?
(a) Volcanic
(b) Glacial eroded
(c) Eolian deposited
(d) Folded
Ans: (a)

10. Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering?
(a) Crystallization
(b) Exfoliation
(c) Hydration
(d) Carbonation
Ans: (a)