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  1. When almost all the elevated portions are worn down by river erosion reducing an area to almost a plain region, it is termed as

  2. A.

     Fanplain

    B.

     Panplain

    C.

     Pediplain

    D.

     Peneplain


  3. India broke away from Australia and Antarctica and started moving north in the period of ________

  4. A.

     Permian

    B.

     Triassic

    C.

     Jurassic

    D.

     Cretaceous


  5. Nappe is a kind of

  6. A.

     Fluvial feature

    B.

     Folded structure

    C.

     Erosional plain

    D.

     Deltaregion


  7. Sandstone is which type of rock?

  8. A.

     Calcwaterous Rock

    B.

     Igneous Rock

    C.

     Metamorphic Rock

    D.

     Sedimentary Rock


  9. Decaying vegetation produces organic acids which causes a breakdown of minerals. This is ________

  10. A.

     Physical weathering

    B.

     Chemical weathering

    C.

     Both (a) and (b)

    D.

     Chemical erosion


  11. Which of the following are Metamorphic rocks?

  12. A.

     Gneiss and Mafic

    B.

     Gneiss and Schist

    C.

     Schist and Mafic

    D.

     Schist and Chalk


  13. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?

  14. A.

     Slate

    B.

     Sandstone

    C.

     Shole

    D.

     Limestone


  15. Which one of the following is a Sedimentary Rock?

  16. A.

     Granite

    B.

     Charnockite

    C.

     Basalt

    D.

     Arkose


  17. Changing of colour of a rock into yellow or red is due to

  18. A.

     Hydration

    B.

     Oxidation

    C.

     Carbonation

    D.

     Exfoliation


  19. Which of the statements is/are correct?
    1. Igneous rocks are classified into Extrusive and Intrusive rocks.
    2. Sedimentary rocks are also called as Primary rocks
    3. Marble is an example of Metamorphic rocks
    4. Coal is a sedimentary rock

  20. A.

     1 only

    B.

     2 and 3

    C.

     1, 3 and 4

    D.

     2 and 4