MCQ Chapter 1 Geography Class 11 Maharashtra Board Earth Movements 1. What is the primary landform formed due to faulting?Fold mountainBlock mountainLava domeCalderaQuestion 1 of 202. Which Indian landform is an example of a rift valley?Narmada ValleyHimalayasAravalisDeccan PlateauQuestion 2 of 203. What is the primary cause of sudden movements like earthquakes?ErosionRelease of accumulated stressVolcanic coolingHuman activitiesQuestion 3 of 204. Where is the intensity of an earthquake the highest?Seismic focusEpicentreShadow zoneFault planeQuestion 4 of 205. Which instrument records earthquake waves?BarometerSeismographThermometerHygrometerQuestion 5 of 206. Which type of seismic wave passes through all mediums?S-wavesP-wavesL-wavesT-wavesQuestion 6 of 207. What is the shadow zone of an earthquake?Area with maximum intensityRegion where seismic waves are not recordedZone closest to the epicentreArea with only P-wavesQuestion 7 of 208. At what distance from the epicentre do seismographs record only P-waves?Within 105°Between 105° and 140°Beyond 140°Within 90°Question 8 of 209. What does an isoseismal line represent?Fault planeLine connecting places of equal earthquake intensityEpicentre locationShadow zone boundaryQuestion 9 of 2010. Which scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake?Mercalli scaleRichter scaleBeaufort scaleSaffir-Simpson scaleQuestion 10 of 2011. What is the energy difference between an earthquake of magnitude 5 and magnitude 4?10 times32 times100 times1000 timesQuestion 11 of 2012. Which of the following is a cause of earthquakes?DeforestationVolcanicityUrbanizationSedimentationQuestion 12 of 2013. Where do tectonic earthquakes commonly occur?Along plate marginsIn the Earth’s coreIn stable continental interiorsNear river valleysQuestion 13 of 2014. What is a volcano?A fold mountainAn opening ejecting molten materialA fault planeA rift valleyQuestion 14 of 2015. Which type of volcano erupts through a long crack in the Earth’s crust?Conical volcanoFissure volcanoComposite volcanoCinder coneQuestion 15 of 2016. Which volcano is classified as active?A volcano with no recorded eruptionsA volcano with frequent eruptionsA volcano with past eruptions but currently inactiveA volcano filled with waterQuestion 16 of 2017. What material was ejected during the 1883 Krakatoa eruption?Only lavaRock fragments, ash, and gasesOnly water vaporOnly dust particlesQuestion 17 of 2018. What is magma called when it reaches the Earth’s surface?AshLavaBrecciaPumiceQuestion 18 of 2019. Which type of lava has a higher silica content?Basic lavaAcidic lavaNeutral lavaComposite lavaQuestion 19 of 2020. What is the term for fine solid particles ejected during a volcanic eruption?Volcanic bombsBrecciasVolcanic dustCinderQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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