Rocks

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Rocks

Igneous (Primary Rocks)	Sedimentary Rocks	Metamorphic Rocks
Basalt (Extrusive) Granite (Intrusive) Pegmatite (Intrusive) Gabbro (Intrusive) Volcanic Breccia Rhyolite (Extrusive) Andesite (Extrusive) Diorite (Intrusive)	Shale Gypsum Conglomerate Sand Stone Limestone	Marble Gneiss Slate Quartize Eclogite Migmatite Diamond

Important Question

***Note:-All questions collected form SSC, Railway & WBPSC previous Years Papers.

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 1. How many types of Igneous Rocks are there?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 4

D. 8

Answer:B) 2 (Intrusive & Extrusive)

 2. Gurumandal related to______ Rock.

A. Quartize

B. Migmatite

C. Pegmatite

D. Peridotight

Answer:D) Peridotight

 3. Granite & Basalt are the main rock component of________.

A. Basalt

B. Andesite

C. Quartize

D. Gypsum

Answer:C) Quartize

 4. Silicon & Magnesiam is a main Minerals of which rocks?

A. Basalt

B. Shale

C. Chalk

D. Slate

Answer:A) Basalt

 5. Chalk is a type of___________

A. Igneous

B. Sedimentary

C. Metamorphic

D. All of the above

Answer:B) Sedimentary

 6. Granite Chainge into___________.

A. Niss

B. Basalt

C. Shale

D. Slate

Answer:A) Niss

 7. Which rocks floate in water?

A. Limestone

B. Pegmatite

C. Slate

D. Pumica

Answer:D) Pumica

 8. Which rocks may contain fossils of plants, animals & other Microorganisms that once lived on them?

A. Igneous

B. Sedimentary

C. Metamorphic

D. All of the above

Answer:B) Sedimentary

 9. Which characterestic of sedimentary rocks?

A. Lithification

B. Mofication

C. Volcanic Breccia

D. Eclogite

Answer:A) Lithification

 10. Which rocks is formed by the process of Lithification?

A. Rhyolite

B. Sand Stone

C. Feldsper

D. Marble

Answer:C) Feldsper

 11. What resource is found in sedimentary rocks on the western & Eastern front of the peninsular in Gujarat?

A. Petroleum

B. Gold

C. Silver

D. Diamond

Answer:A) Petroleum

 12. The core of the earth is also known as___________.

A. Core

B. Barysphere

C. Mesosphere

D. Besophil

Answer:B) Barysphere

 13. __________ plains are formed due to the weathering of soluble rocks such as limestone & dolomite.

A. Gabbro

B. Slate

C. Shale

D. Karst

Answer:D) Karst

 14. ________is the thinnest layer of easth.

A. Core

B. Barysphere

C. Mesosphere

D. Crust

Answer:D) Crust

 15. Mushroom rocks are found due to___________.

A. Wind Erosion

B. Heavy Rain

C. Pressure

D. Wind & Pressure

Answer:A) Wind Erosion

 16. What are layers of sedimentary rock called?

A. Gypsum

B. Limestone

C. Strata

D. Shale

Answer:C) Strata

 17. Which mountains was formed when molten rock from the epths of the earth rose from the crust & piled up on its own?

A. Mount Mouna Kea

B. Mount MacKenzie in Canada

C. Mount Everest in Asia

D. Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa

Answer:D) Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa

 18. ______is made of lower density felsic rock, such as andesite & granite?

A. Volcanic Activity

B. Tsunami

C. Earthquick

D. Continental Crust

Answer:D) Continental Crust

 19. Amount of Phelasapar in Granite rocks_______.

A. 35.7 %

B. 31.3 %

C. 53.2 %

D. 56.1 %

Answer:C) 53.23 %

 20. What type of rocks were once igneous or sedimentary, but have metamorphose as a rsult of intense heat or Pressure within the Earth's Crust?

A. Quartize

B. Gypsum

C. Pegmatite

D. Basalt

Answer:A) Quartize

 21. When Granite rocks get metamorphosed, they form_________.

A. Basalt

B. Gneiss

C. Gypsum

D. Diorite

Answer:B) Gneiss

 22. Amount of Mica in Granite rocks is _______.

A. 35.7 %

B. 31.3 %

C. 53.2 %

D. 11.5 %

Answer:D) 11.5 %

 23. Groundwater stored between layers of hard rock below the water table is called______.

A. Aquifier

B. Purifier

C. Aquatism

D. Aquasis

Answer:A) Aquifier

 24. Amount of Quartize in Granite rocks is _________.

A. 35.7 %

B. 31.3 %

C. 53.2 %

D. 11.5 %

Answer:B) 31.3