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Approximately 140 million years ago, Indian plate broke away from the ancient
supercontinent known as  _______.
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  1. Pangaea

  2. Gondwanaland

  3. Both A & B

  4. Angarland

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Correct Option: B

The Gondwanaland, comprised of modern Africa and _________.

geography earthquakes and volcanoes volcanism types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes movement of the earth's plates

  1. Australia

  2. Antarctica

  3. South America

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

Continental Plates are _________.

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  1. thinner than Oceanic Plates

  2. thicker than Oceanic Plates

  3. equal in thickness to Oceanic Plates

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

The great rift valley of East Africa is a notable example for the process of ________.

geography earthquakes and volcanoes volcanism types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes movement of the earth's plates

  1. folding

  2. faulting

  3. volcanic activity

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B

According to plate tectonics, the plates are in constant motion with an average rate of ________ per year.  

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  1. 1 cm

  2. 2.5 cm

  3. 3.5 cm

  4. 4 cm

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Correct Option: B

In Convergent boundary, plates  __________.

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  1. moves toward each other

  2. slide horizontally

  3. pull away each other

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A

The fragmented outermost layers of earth are known as _____.

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  1. Crusts

  2. Plates

  3. Cores

  4. Zones

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Currently, geologists are working on the theory of plate tectonics. Geologically speaking, a "plate" is a large, rigid slab of rock. The theory of plate tectonics states that the earth's outermost, rigid layer, the lithosphere, is fragmented into a dozen or more irregularly shaped plates that are riding atop a hotter, more mobile material, the asthenosphere.

Wettest place on Earth is _____________.

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  1. Nongpoh

  2. Cherrapunji

  3. Jowai

  4. Baghmara

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sohra (temporarily called Cherrapunjee or Cherrapunji) is a subdivisional town in the East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Sohra has often been credited as being the wettest place on Earth, but for now nearby Mawsynram currently holds that distinction.

 

Tectonic plate boundaries may be _________.

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  1. Convergent

  2. Divergent

  3. Both $(1)$ and $(2)$

  4. None ofthese

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

There are three kinds of plate tectonic boundaries: divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries. A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. When two plates come together, it is known as a convergent boundary. 

Which of the following movement give rise to continents?

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  1. Orogenic movement

  2. Epiorogenic movement

  3. Rapid movement

  4. Mass movement

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 The word Epeirogenetic consists of two words viz, 'epiros' means continent and 'genesis' means origin. So eperiogenetic movement gives rise to the continent. Epeirogenetic movement causes upliftment  and subsidence of continental masses through upward and downward movements respectively. Both, the movements are vertical movement.