Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Pacific Plate is predominantly oceanic.
  2. The Eurasian Plate may be regarded as predominantly continental.
  3. The Cocos Plate lies between Central America and the Pacific Plate.
  4. The Nazca Plate lies between Africa and the Indian Plate.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 4 only
  2. 2, 3 and 4 only
  3. 1, 2 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3 only
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