KBC Questions and Quiz, Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Question: The Deccan Traps show maximum thickness in the...?

1. North
   
2. East
   
3. South
   
4. West
   

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Question: Which of the following is an example of 'Horst' or "Block Mountains"?

1. Vindhyas
   
2. Nilgiris
   
3. Himalayas
   
4. Siwaliks
   

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Question: The 500 miles long Great Boundary Fault (GBF) is roughly parallel to the course of...?

1. River Godavari
   
2. River Ganges
   
3. River Chambal
   
4. River Gomti
   

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Question: In India, the broadest continental shelf is found in...?

1. Gujarat
   
2. Maharashtra
   
3. Tamil Nadu
   
4. Andhra Pradesh
   

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Question: As per geologists, which of the following cities is NOT subsiding?

1. Mumbai
   
2. Chennai
   
3. Kolkata
   
4. Srinagar
   

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Question: India was separated from the Antartica complex about 140 million years (MY) ago. When did it join South Asia?

1. 120 MY ago
   
2. 80 MY ago
   
3. 60 MY ago
   
4. 45 MY ago
   

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Question: The Prince Edward Crozet Ridge is found in...?

1. Atlantic Ocean
   
2. Indian Ocean
   
3. Pacific Ocean
   
4. Bay of Bengal
   

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Question: How old was the earth when India was formed as a definite entity from the Gondwana complex?

1. 4000 M.Y. old
   
2. 3500 M.Y. old
   
3. 3000 M.Y. old
   
4. 2500 M.Y. old
   

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India as a definite entity was born when the earth was roughly 3650-3300 million years old.

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Question: Which of the following was formed as the 26th state of India?

1. Chhatisgarh
   
2. Uttaranchal
   
3. Jharkhand
   
4. Goa
   

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Question: Which of the following is credited with being the World's First Republic?

1. Alexandria in Egypt
   
2. Jericho in Palestine
   
3. Vaishali in modern Bihar
   
4. Rajgir in modern Jharkhand
   

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