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The Elastic Rebound Theory deals with:

A.	Distribution of oceans and continents	B.	Active and dormant volcanic activity
C.	Folding and faulting	D.	Earthquakes

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What is graben?

A.	Downfolded area	B.	An unfolded area
C.	An up forwarded	D.	A down faulted area

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Where is focus of the plutonic earthquakes?

A.	On the surface of earth	B.	Just below the crust of the earth
C.	At great depth in the interior of earth	D.	It can be anywhere in basaltic rocks

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The cradles of civilisation have been:

A.	Valleys	B.	Plains
C.	Plateau	D.	Hills

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What layer of atmosphere is vital for telecommunications?

A.	Troposphere	B.	Thermosphere
C.	Stratosphere	D.	Ionosphere

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Which cloud is likely to cause heavy rainfall?

A.	Nimbo-stratus	B.	Cirro cumulus
C.	Strato-cumlus	D.	Stratus

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What is a cyclone?

A.	A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the Northern Hemisphere	B.	A high pressure system with anti-clockwise winds in Northern Hemisphere
C.	A low pressure system with anti-clockwise winds in Northern Hemisphere	D.	A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the Northern Hemisphere

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Warm air tends to rise up through cold air because:

A.	The warm air is heavier	B.	The warm air is denser
C.	The warm air is less denser	D.	Of convection

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Where is highest salinity found?

A.	Dead Sea	B.	Red Sea
C.	Lake Van	D.	Stream

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What is an iceberg?

A.	A Sea Mammal	B.	A floating mass of ice
C.	A frozen sea	D.	A large coral formation