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The Barren Island of Andaman in India is ______________.

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  1. Extinct volcano

  2. Active volcano

  3. Dormant volcano

  4. Cinder cone volcano

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.

In which of the following continent, there is no active volcano? 

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  1. Asia

  2. Africa

  3. Europe

  4. Australia

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There are no volcanoes on the Australian mainland that have erupted since European settlement, but some volcanoes in Victoria, South Australia, and North Queensland were witnessed by Aboriginal people several thousand years ago.

The area associated with the greatest frequency of earthquakes is ____________________.

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  1. Eastern coastal areas of Asia

  2. Northern coastal areas of Europe

  3. West coast of North and South America

  4. Western coastal areas of Africa

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Correct Option: A

The point from where earthquake originates is called ____________.

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  1. Crust

  2. Earth

  3. Surface

  4. Focus

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.

Sometimes hot molten rocks formed inside the earth are forced out through openings in the earth's surface such as the craters in volcanoes. What is the molten rock inside the earth called? 

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  1. Magma

  2. Sludge

  3. Coal tar

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:

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  1. Siwalik

  2. Greater Himalayas

  3. Karakoram

  4. Lesser Himalayas

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which are Siwalik, Greater Himalayas and Lesser Himalayas. The Karakoram or Karakorum is a large mountain range spanning the borders of Pakistan, India, and China, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

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Which the largest continent?

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  1. Africa

  2. Asia

  3. Australia

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Asia is the largest continent. It covers about one-third of the total land area of the earth. The continent lies in the Eastern Hemisphere. 

Which of the following is the farthest from the centre of the earth?

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  1. South Pole

  2. Antarctic Circle

  3. Tropic of Capricorn

  4. Equator

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Correct Option: D

Tectonic plates float independently over the _________. 

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  1. Crust

  2. Mantle

  3. Inner Core

  4. Outer Core

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Correct Option: B

The movement of tectonic plates is due to thermal energy from  _______.

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  1. Mantle

  2. Crust

  3. Inner Core

  4. Outer Core

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The movement of tectonic plates is due to the enormous amount of thermal energy generated in the inner core and transferred to the mantle thus, causing movement in the tectonic plates.

Option $C$ is correct.