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10 Question MCQ (including Assertion)

Question 1 of 10
Question 1 of 10

Assertion (A): Weathering and erosion are the same process.

Reason (R): Both weathering and erosion involve moving broken rock pieces to a new place.

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Question 2 of 10

Assertion (A): The theory of plate tectonics explains only the formation of mountains.

Reason (R): Plate boundaries also explain the formation of new crust at divergent boundaries and earthquakes at transform boundaries.

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Question 3 of 10
Which plate boundary does give the San Andreas Fault as an example of?
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Question 4 of 10
A combined zone is made up of the crust together with the upper part of the mantle, and this zone is broken into several rigid, moving plates. What is this combined zone called?
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Question 5 of 10






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Outline map of India (schematic) with five locations marked
Point A on the map marks the location of a strong earthquake in 2001. Identify this location.
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Question 6 of 10

Statement I: The mud volcano at Baratang Island erupts fiery lava like a typical volcano.

Statement II: The mud volcano at Baratang Island pushes out bubbling mud because of natural underground gases and pressure.

Which of the above is correct?
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Question 7 of 10

Statement I: A convergent boundary is where two plates move apart from each other.

Statement II: A divergent boundary is where magma rises and new crust forms.

Which of the above is correct?
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Question 8 of 10
Fold mountains, mid-ocean ridges and earthquake belts like the San Andreas Fault are all associated with which broad category?
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Question 9 of 10
‘Plates do not float on molten lava, like boats on water. They rest on the asthenosphere, which is semi-molten, soft and mobile, not a liquid ocean of lava.’
According to this common-mistake box, how is the asthenosphere itself specifically described?
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Question 10 of 10
India faces 'real earthquake risk' because 'the Indian plate keeps pushing into the Eurasian plate.' Which of the following BEST explains this connection?
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