Q1. Dolomite is a/an
(a) Sedimentary rock
(b) Plutonic rock
(c) Igneous rock
(d) Metamorphic rock
Q2. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
(a) Shale
(b) Basalt
(c) Sandstone
(d) Limestone
Q3. The term ‘epicentre’ is associated with-
(a) earthquake
(b) folding
(c) faulting
(d) earth’s interior
Q4. The tropical grassland is called
(a) Pampas
(b) Llanas
(c) Savanah
(d) Veld
Q5. The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about-
(b) 8 minutes
(c) 10 seconds
(d) 10 minutes
Q6. What is the International Date Line?
(a) It is the equator
(b) It is the 180° longitude
(c) It is the 90° east longitude
(d) none of these
Q7. The highest grade and best quality coal is
(a) Lignite
(b) peat
(c) Bituminous
(d) Anthracite
Q8. What is the scale used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake?
(a) Richter scale
(b) Metric scale
(c) Centigrade scale
(d) Newton’s scale
Q9. The coastal tract of Orissa is also known as the
(a) Vindhya Plain
(b) Utkal Plain
(c) Pulicut Plain
(d) Kathiawar Plain
Q10. How much of the Earth’s land surface is desert?
(a) 1/10th
(b) 1/5th
(c) 1/3rd
(d) 1/6th
Q11. Lake formed in a cut off river, meander is called:
(a) Playa Lake
(b) Meteoric Lake
(c) Ox-Bow Lake
(d) Crater Lake
(a) 2004
(b) 2005
(c) 2006
(d) 2003
Q13. The cup-shaped mouth of the volcano is
(a) Focus
(b) Epicentre
(c) Crater
(d) Cinder cone
Q14. ‘Flash floods’ are associated with
(a) Thunderstorms
(b) Cyclonic storms
(c) Tsunami
(d) Tornado
Q15. Which of the following is an organic rock?
(a) Marble
(b) Coal
(c) Granite
(d) Slate
CRACK SSC CGL 2017
