Cluster · Geology and Rock Types

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Types and Formation of Rocks
Questions
171
Questions in this cluster
166 total
Question Category Subtype Difficulty

Gabbro is an example of which type of rocks?

[SSC MTS 2024]

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gk intermediate

Which one of these is NOT an igneous rock?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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gk intermediate

Fuels that are derived from fossils are preserved only in which kind of rocks?

[SSC MTS 2024]

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gk intermediate

Which of the following is a characteristic of Sedimentary Rocks?

[SSC CGL 2022]

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gk intermediate

Meena talks about an example of sedimentary rock. Which one of the following can it be?

[SSC MTS 2022]

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gk intermediate

Which of the following is a yellowish green to green coloured gemstone often found in mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks such as basalt, gabbro, dunite, diabase and peridotite?

[SSC CHSL 2023]

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gk intermediate

Which of the following is NOT an example of metamorphic rocks ?

[SSC GD 2022]

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gk intermediate

The quartzite is a _______type of rock.

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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gk intermediate

Which type of rocks are granite rocks?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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gk intermediate

Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary rock?

[SSC GD 2022]

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gk intermediate

Which of the following is a type of sedimentary rocks?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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gk intermediate

What is the approximate contribution of mica in the formation of the earth’s crust?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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gk intermediate

Which of the following is NOT an example of rocks?

[NTPC CBT 2]

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gk intermediate

Which of the following rocks may also contain fossils of plants, animals and other microorganisms that once lived on them?

[SSC CHSL 2022]

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gk intermediate

What is another term for ‘pedology’?

[RRC GROUP D]

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gk intermediate

Which of the following is not a mineral?

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mp_police intermediate

Which of the following rocks can float on water due to its porous nature?

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mp_police intermediate

Which of the following plutonic rocks is usually black or dark green in colour and is mainly composed of plagioclase and augite minerals?

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mp_police intermediate

What is the branch of geology that studies how rocks bend in response to forces within the Earth's interior called?

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mp_police intermediate

Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?

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mp_police intermediate

Molten state and very high-temperature are important criteria for the formation of which type of rocks?

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mp_police intermediate

What is the branch of geology that studies how rocks bend in response to forces within the Earth's interior called?

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bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following pairs is rightly matched in the context of features formed within limestone caves?

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bihar_police intermediate

The most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust is ________.

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bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following plutonic rocks is usually black or dark green in colour and is mainly composed of plagioclase and augite minerals?

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bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?

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bihar_police intermediate

Select the FALSE statement from the given options.

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bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about granite?

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bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following statements is true about Sedimentary rocks?

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bihar_police intermediate

......................... is a light-colored igneous rock with grains large enough to be visible with the unaided eye.

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bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following is not a Metamorphic rock?

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bihar_police intermediate

Fossils are mainly present in which type of rocks?

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bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following are the examples of Metamorphic rocks?

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bihar_police intermediate

Which among the following is an example of Sedimentary Rock?

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bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following is NOT an example of rock?

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rajasthan intermediate

Which of the following is not a mineral?

 

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rajasthan intermediate

Molten state and very high-temperature are important criteria for the formation of which type of rocks?

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rajasthan intermediate

Which of the following is NOT an example of rock?

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rajasthan intermediate

Which of the following represents a type of sedimentary rock?

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rajasthan intermediate

The quartzite is a_______________ type of rock.

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rajasthan intermediate

Which of the following is an example of igneous rock?

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rajasthan intermediate

Malwa Plateau is made up of ______ rocks.

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rajasthan intermediate

Which type of rocks are granite rocks?

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up_police intermediate

Which of the following is an example of igneous rock?

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up_police intermediate

Which of the following is NOT an example of rock?

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Geomorphology, the branch of Physical Geography, is devoted to the study of which of the following fields?

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Which of the following is not a mineral?

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Which light-colored igneous rock has grains large enough to be visible with the unaided eye?

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up_police intermediate

The Bundelkhand Plateau in the south is primarily composed of which type of rock?

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up_police intermediate

Which branch of Physical Geography studies the earth's form and structure?

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