Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Flood basalt province — Cooler, viscous lava forming alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material around a vent
  2. Shield volcano — Fluid basaltic lava and generally low-explosivity eruptions
  3. Composite volcano — Viscous lava, explosive eruptions and accumulation of ash and pyroclastic material
  4. Caldera — Highly explosive eruption followed by collapse into a depression
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  2. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  3. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…