ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS MCQS SET 12

ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS MCQS SET 12

1. Synclines and anticlines are the terms associated with:
(a) earthquakes
(b) folding
(c) faulting
(d) volcanoes
Ans: (c)

2. Which of the following are correctly matched?
1. Active volcano : Stromboli (Sicily)
2. Dormant volcano : Vesuvius (Italy)
3. Extinct volcano : Fujiyama (Japan)
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)
 
3. Mauna Loa is an example of:
(a) active volcano
(b) extinct volcano
(c) plateau in a volcanic region
(d) dormant volcano
Ans: (a)

4. The material that comes out of a volcano at the time of eruption is :
(a) solid, liquid, gaseous
(b) solid and liquid
(c) solid and gaseous
(d) liquid and gaseous
Ans: (a)
 
5. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Islands Volcanoes
(a) Sicily - Mount Pelee
(b) Hawaii - Stromboli
(c) Java - Merapi
(d) West Indies - Mauna Loa
Ans: (c)
 
6. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
(a) Caldera lake
(b) Karst lake
(c) Lagoon
(d) Freshwater lake
Ans: (a)

7. Shield volcanoes refer to:
(a) explosive lava eruptions
(b) repeated lava flows
(c) ejection of a wide range of pyroclastic materials
(d) individual lava flows
Ans: (b)

8. Match the following:
A. Karakoram (Central Asia) 1. Block (Fault) Type
B. Cat Skill (U.S.A.) 2. Volcanic Type
C. Cotopaxi (Ecuador) 3. Residual (Erosional)
D. Satpura (India) 4. Fold Type
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 3 4 1
Ans: (a)
 
9. The Hawaii islands are the top of submerged:
(a) block mountains
(b) folded mountains
(c) volcanic mountains
(d) dome mountains
Ans: (c)

10. Longest mountain range in the world is :
(a) Himalayas
(b) Andes
(c) Karakoram
(d) Ural mountains
Ans: (b)