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The solid outer layer of the earth is called:

A) Biosphere
B) Exosphere
C) Lithosphere
D) Mesosphere

Correct Answer:



C) Lithosphere

Part of solved Rocks and Mountains questions and answers : General Knowledge >> Geography >> Rocks and Mountains

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1). The movement of the lithosphere, called:

A). plate tectonics

B). crustal movement

C). plate movement

D). orographic movement

2). The rocks that are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava are called:

A). igneous rocks

B). sedimentary rocks

C). metamorphic

D). none of these

3). The rocks that are formed at the earth's surface by the accumulation and cementation of fragments of earlier rocks, minerals, and organisms:

A). metamorphic rocks

B). igneous rocks

C). sedimentary rocks

D). residual rocks

4). The study of rocks is called:

A). Orology

B). Petrology

C). Geomorphology

D). Mineralogy

5). Rocks that are formed by subjecting any rock type to different temperature and pressure condition than those in which the original rock was formed are called:

A). Metamorphic rock

B). Igneous rocks

C). Sedimentary rocks

D). None of the above

6). Which of the following is not a type of metamorphic rock?

A). quartzite

B). marble

C). granite

D). schist

7). Sandstone is a type of:

A). igneous rock

B). metamorphic rock

C). sedimentary rock

D). none of the above

8). Granite is made up of:

A). quartz

B). mica

C). feldspar

D). all the above

9). Match the following

A. Mantla	1. Heavy rocks of lithosphere
B. Sima	2. Layer below earth's crust
C. Sial	3. Light rocks of lithosphere
D. Bill	4. Small peninsula

A). 3 1 4 2

B). 4 3 2 1

C). 2 1 3 4

D). 1 2 3 4

10). Match the following

Highest peak	Country
A. Mount Logan	1. Australia
B. Mount McKinley	2. USA
C. Mount Kosciusko	3. Canada

Options are given in ABC order

A). 1 3 2

B). 1 2 3

C). 3 2 1

D). 2 3 1