Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below.

List I List II
1. Deep drilling a. Indicates the distribution of magnetic materials in the crust
2. Volcanic eruption b. Provides materials collected directly from different crustal depths
3. Meteors c. Makes magma available for analysis, though its original depth may remain uncertain
4. Magnetic survey d. Supplies material not taken from the Earth’s interior but similar to Earth-forming material
  1. 1-a, 2-d, 3-c, 4-b
  2. 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d
  3. 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
  4. 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c
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