MCQ Chapter 1 Geography Class 11 Maharashtra Board Earth Movements 1. What is the primary reason behind buildings collapsing during an earthquake?Heavy rainfallShaking of the groundVolcanic eruptionSoil erosionQuestion 1 of 202. Which type of earth movement is depicted by a tsunami event?Slow movementSudden movementVertical movementHorizontal movementQuestion 2 of 203. What causes the bending of rock strata as seen in certain geological formations?Tensional forcesCompressional forcesVolcanic activityErosion processesQuestion 3 of 204. What is the likely reason for differences in land altitude and slope steepness in a landscape?WeatheringFaultingFoldingVolcanic eruptionsQuestion 4 of 205. Which of the following is classified as a slow movement?EarthquakeVolcanic eruptionFormation of continentsTsunamiQuestion 5 of 206. Which type of earth movement is least likely to occur in the mainland of the Indian sub-continent?FoldingFaultingVolcanic eruptionsContinent-buildingQuestion 6 of 207. What evidence indicates past earth movements after the 2004 Great Tsunami?Formation of new islandsSubmersion of coastal areasRising of Sumatra’s coast by a few centimetersCreation of rift valleysQuestion 7 of 208. Which mountain range is an example of a fold mountain formed by slow movements?VosgeschesHimalayasBlack ForestQuestion 8 of 209. What happened to the fort of Sindree during the Kachchh earthquake of 1819?It was completely destroyedOnly a single turret remained above waterIt was raised above sea levelIt was unaffectedQuestion 9 of 2010. What are tectonic movements primarily caused by?External forcesInternal forcesWeatheringHuman activitiesQuestion 10 of 2011. Which type of movement leads to the formation of continents?Horizontal movementSudden movementVertical movementCompressional movementQuestion 11 of 2012. What is the primary effect of tensional forces on rock strata?FoldingFaultingUpliftmentCompressionQuestion 12 of 2013. Which landform is formed due to compressional forces acting on ductile rocks?Rift valleyFold mountainBlock mountainLava plateauQuestion 13 of 2014. What type of rocks are more likely to form folds under compressional forces?Hard and brittle rocksSoft and elastic rocksIgneous rocksMetamorphic rocksQuestion 14 of 2015. What is the term for the central part of a fold that divides it into two limbs?AnticlineSynclineAxial planeFault planeQuestion 15 of 2016. Which fold type has limbs sloping downward with a raised central portion?SynclineAnticlineRecumbentIsoclinalQuestion 16 of 2017. Which mountain is an example of an old fold mountain?HimalayasRockiesAravalisAlpsQuestion 17 of 2018. Which characteristic defines a symmetrical fold?Inclined axial planeLimbs inclined at different anglesVertical axial plane with equally inclined limbsOne limb lying above the otherQuestion 18 of 2019. What happens to brittle rocks under compressional forces?They form foldsThey develop faultsThey remain unaffectedThey erode quicklyQuestion 19 of 2020. Which type of fault occurs when a portion of land slides down along the fault plane?Reverse faultNormal faultTear faultThrust faultQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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