The minimum short-term natural hazard is

(1) blizzard

(2) earthquake

(3) volcanic eruption

(4) bolt of lightning

Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called

(1) Basalt

(2) Laccolith

(3) Lava

(4) Magma

A landscape that is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as

(1) Rift Valley

(2) U Shaped Valley

(3) V-Shaped Valley

(4) Hanging Valley

Sink hole is a phenomenon of :

(1) Plain

(2) Desert

(3) Tundra

(4) Karst

When Granite rocks get metamorphosed, they form

(1) Quartzite

(2) Gneiss

(3) Marble

(4) Slate

The disconnected lines are drawn on a map for showing slope

(1) Bench marks

(2) Contours

(3) Form lines

(4) Hachure

A group of inter-connected islands is known as __________ .

(1) Strait

(2) Peninsula

(3) Archipelago

(4) Lagoon

The term “Doab” means

(1) a land between two mountains

(2) a land between two lakes

(3) a land between two rivers

(4) a land between two seas

Magnetic Meridian is a

(1) Line parallel to the equator of the Earth

(2) Latitude

(3) Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth

(4) Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth

Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called ________

(1) isohyets

(2) isotherms

(3) isobars

(4) contours

Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?

(1) Dolomite

(2) Granite

(3) Basalt

(4) Gabbro