Earth Science MCQs (Part 9 of 21)
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- Most ofthe permanent ice of the world is located at
- Himalayas
- Nagaland
- Alaska
- Antarctica
- Answer: d
- The transparent crystalline variety of silica is
- Mica
- Feldspar
- Quartz
- All of the above
- Answer: c
- Which is the main reason of earthquakes in India?
- faulting
- folding
- both A & B
- none of the above
- Answer: d
- The seismic waves travel generally through
- bed rock
- loess soil
- both A & B
- none of the above
- Answer: a
- Tonalite is an igneous rock of
- dionite class
- gabbro class
- both A & B
- none of the above
- Answer: a
- Red soils are generally found in
- Nothern states
- Southern states
- Eastern states
- Western states
- Answer: b
- Koyna dam is located in
- Gujarat
- Kamataka
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Answer: d
- Avalanches are
- turbulent winds
- large sand stornlS
- valleys created by large scale erosion of mountains
- large snow falls flowing along steep slopes
- Answer: d
- Swamps generally result from:
- impeded percolation
- checked evaporation
- poor arecage
- all of the above
- Answer: d
- The rate of evaporation of water from a lake will be least in
- humid climate
- dry climate
- variable temperature climate
- all of tile above
- Answer: a