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  1. Caldera is a feature associated with ________

  2. A.

     Volcanoes

    B.

     Earthquakes

    C.

     Folding of rocks

    D.

     Faulting of mountains


  3. Synclines and anticlines are the terms associated with ________

  4. A.

     Earthquakes

    B.

     Folding

    C.

     Faulting

    D.

     Volcanoes


  5. What are the name of the seismic sea waves which reach to coast at a very high force?

  6. A.

     Tides

    B.

     Tsunami

    C.

     Current

    D.

     Cyclone


  7. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? Islands Volcanoes

  8. A.

     Sicily - Mount Pelee

    B.

     Hawaii - Stromboli

    C.

     Java - Merapi

    D.

     West Indies - Mauna Loa


  9. Soil erosion can be prevented by ________

  10. A.

     Allowing herbivorous animals to graze freely

    B.

     Growing plants on a large scale to form soil cover

    C.

     Making the land sloppy

    D.

     Adding chemicals to increase cohesion


  11. The features produced by glacial deposition are:
    1. outwash plains
    2. drumlins
    3. eskers
    4. levees

  12. A.

     1, 2, 3

    B.

     1, 3, 4

    C.

     2, 3, 4

    D.

     1, 2, 3, 4


  13. The lake created by Aswan Dam in Africa is

  14. A.

     Chad

    B.

     Victoria

    C.

     Nasser

    D.

     Tanganyika


  15. Which of the following are true with respect to sedimentary rocks?
    I. The rocks are deposited in layers
    II. The particles of rocks are at times wholly of organic nature
    III. The rocks are not crystalline
    IV. Their structure is determined by great pressure or heat

  16. A.

     I, II and III

    B.

     II and III

    C.

     I and IV

    D.

     I and II


  17. Shield volcanoes refer to ________

  18. A.

     Explosive lava eruptions

    B.

     Repeated lava flows

    C.

     Ejection of a wide range of pyroclastic materials

    D.

     Individual lava flows


  19. What is the point below the epicentre of the Earthquake?

  20. A.

     Wither

    B.

     Incentre

    C.

     Epicentre

    D.

     Focus