1. Which one of the following is a direct source of information about the interior of the earth? [NCERT Geography]

(a) Earthquake waves
(b) Volcanoes
(c) Gravitational force
(d) Earth magnetism

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Volcanoes 

2. Which type of volcanic eruptions have caused Deccan Trap formations? [NCERT Geography]

(a) Shield
(b) Flood
(c) Composite
(d) Caldera

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Flood 

3. Consider the following statements about Ring of Fire:

  1. It is also known as circum-Pacific belt of volcanoes
  2. It is an active seismic zone
  3. It is a zone of divergent plate margin

Select the correct answer using the code given below: [UPSC CAPF 2017]

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Correct Option (b) 1 and 2 only 

4. Which one among the following is a dormant volcano? [UPSC CAPF 2012]

(a) Mount Kilimanjaro
(b) Mount Stromboli
(c) Mount Etna
(d) Mount Mayan

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Mount Kilimanjaro 

5. Which of the following statements concerning circum pacific belt are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2016]

  1. It is an active volcanic realm.
  2. It is an active seismic realm.
  3. It is a divergent plate boundary.
  4. It is prone to Tsunami.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) All of these

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Correct Option (c) 1, 2 and 4 

6. Which one among the following is not a minor plate ? [UPSC CAPF 2015]

(a) Nazca
(b) Arabia
(c) Philippines
(d) Antarctica

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Antarctica 

7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. [UPSC CAPF 2015]

List I
(Volcano Type)
A. Shield Volcano
B. Composite Volcano
C. Caldera
D. Rood Basalt Provinces

List II
(Location)
1. Indonesia
2. India
3. Hawaii
4. Philippines

Codes
–  A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 4 1 2

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Option D 

8. North-west part of the Indian peninsula was converted into a great centre of vulcanicity in ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]

(a) the end of Cretaceous period
(b) the mid of Cretaceous period
(c) the start of Cretaceous period
(d) the whole of Cretaceous period

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The end of Cretaceous period 

9. What is the depression at the top of a volcano following a volcanic eruption called? [UPSC CAPF 2021]

(a) Chamber
(b) Vent
(c) Cinder
(d) Crater

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Crater 

10. Volcano Mount Merapi, which erupted in January 2021, is situated in [UPSC CAPF 2021]

(a) Thailand
(b) China
(c) Indonesia
(d) Maldives

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Indonesia 

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