Daily Subjectwise Quiz Day 3 Geography III (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Earthquake Waves?

1. P-waves are body waves and are more destructive than surface waves.
2. P-waves travel only through solid medium whereas S-waves can travel through both solid and liquid medium.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Volcanoes?

1. Volcanoes occur only where ocean crust collides with continental crust.
2. Shield volcanoes are mostly made up of basalt, a type of lava that is very fluid when erupted. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

3) Consider the following statements with respect to Intrusive Volcanic Landforms?

1. Batholiths are formed due to the solidification of hot magma inside the earth’s crust.
2. Dykes are almost perpendicular to the earth’s crust, are commonly found in the western Maharashtra region.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

4) Which of the following is/are correct about Types of Earthquakes?

1. Tectonic earthquakes are generated due to the sliding of rocks along the fault line.
2. Collapse earthquakes occur due to chemical or nuclear device explosions.

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5) Which of the following is/are correct about Volcanic Eruptions?

1. Basaltic eruption occurs at mid oceanic ridge and andesitic eruption occurs at volcanic arcs and mountains.
2. Andesitic eruption is more fluid and mobile than basaltic eruptions.

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