General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: Geography: part3



General Knowledge : Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part3 : 46 to 50

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2014 examinations :

46.Which of the following pairs is correct ?

Shale - possesses laminations
Quartizite - soft rock
Granite - sometimes contains fossils
Basalt - coarse grained rock

47.Oceanic tidal waves which result from earthquakes are known as

Hurricanes
Syzygy
Tornadoes
Tsunami

48.The type of igneous rocks which are formed midway between volcanic and plutonic rocks, are known as

Basalt
Hypabyssal
Laccolith
Batholith

49.Which of the following can be a cause of earthquakes ?

Presence of undergrond wate
Volcanic eruptions
Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
Burrowing animals

50.The core of the earth is also known as

Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Barysphere
Centrosphere

More Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

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