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Rock & Volcano

📆 October 23, 2024

Total Questions: 33

21. The highest mountain peak of Africa, Kilimanjaro is situated in - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

Correct Answer: (c) Tanzania
Solution:It is Africa's tallest mountain and the world's largest free-standing mountain (which means not part of a mountain range). It is located in northeastern Tanzania, near the Kenya border. It extends approximately east-west for 50 miles (80 km). Also called a stratovolcano, Kilimanjaro is made up of three cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. Kibois the tallest of the three volcanic formations, which is also a dormant volcano, while the other two are extinct volcanoes. Uhuru Peak, the highest free-standing peak in Africa, is locatedon the volcanic cone Kibo. Kilimanjaro is also known for its snow-capped peak. The mountain has five main vegetation zones, from the lowest to the highest point: Lower slopes, montane forest, heath and moorland, alpine desert, and summit. The Kilimanjaro National Park was named a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 1987.

22. Kilimanjaro is a - [44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (a) Volcano
Solution:

Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. It is situated in the North-Eastern part of Tanzania. It has three main volcanic cone-Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. Highest peak of Mt. Kibo is peak Uhuru whose name was Kaiser-wilhelm-spitze before. It is an igneous mountain which forms igneous rocks through erupted lava. O.

23. Which Volcano is called 'the lighthouse' of Mediterranean Sea? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]

Correct Answer: (c) Stromboli
Solution:Stromboli is one of the most active volcano on the earth located at the island of stromboli, north to Sicily, southern Italy. Due to the continuous gaseous eruption, it enlightens the nearby area. Therefore it is known as 'lighthouse of the Mediterranean.'

24. The Arctic region and the Antarctica continent are situated near: [68th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (c) the North and South Poles
Solution:The Arctic region and the Antarctica continent are situated near the North and South poles respectively. The Arctic is the northernmost region on Earth. It is dominated by the Arctic Ocean Basin, and the icy reaches of Scandinavia, Russia, The US of Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Antarctica is a continent. It is Earth's fifth largest continent and is covered completely in Ice. Antarctica comes Earth's South Pole.

25. Stromboli is a/an - [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (b) active volcano
Solution:The Arctic region and the Antarctica continent are situated near the North and South poles respectively. The Arctic is the northernmost region on Earth. It is dominated by the Arctic Ocean Basin, and the icy reaches of Scandinavia, Russia, The US of Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Antarctica is a continent. It is Earth's fifth largest continent and is covered completely in Ice. Antarctica comes Earth's South Pole.

26. The most active Volcano is - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

Correct Answer: (c) Kilauea
Solution:The most active volcano in the world is Kilauea on Hawaii Island United States of America. Kilauea is followed by Etna in Italy and Piton de la fournaise and Nyamuragira volcanos on the basis of eruptions. Kilauea, also called Mount Kilauea ("Much Spreading" in Hawaiian), is located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the southeastern part of the island of Hawaii, US. Kilauea's slopes merge with those of the nearby volcano Mauna Loa on the west and north. It is an elongated dome built of lava eruptions from a central crater and from lines of craters extending along east and southwest rifts, or fissures. The volcano's 4,090-foot summit has collapsed to form a caldera. A caldera is a depression created after a volcano partially collapses after releasing the majority of its magma chamber in an explosive eruption. The caldera was the site of nearly continuous activity during the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century. It is one of the world's most active volcanoes, having erupted 34 times since 1952. From 1983 to 2018, it erupted almost continuously. In December 2020, It erupted at the crater, creating a lake with enough lava to fill 10 Hoover dams. That eruption ended in May 2021

27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list: [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2010]

List-IList-II
A. Etna1. Ross Island
B. Vesuvius2. Ecuador
C. Erebus3. Italy
D. Cotopaxi4. Sicily

Code:

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)4312
(c)3421
(d)4321
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Mount Etna is an active volcano on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea's Sicily island. Mount Vesuvius is situated at the Bay of Naples, Italy. Mount Erebus is an active volcano on Antarctica's Ross Island. Cotopaxi is located at Andes mountain peak of Ecuador.

28. Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer using codes given below [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

List-I (Volcano)List-II (Country)
(A) Mount Rainier1. Italy
(B) Etna2. Mexico
(C) Paricutin3. Philippines
(D) Taal4. U.S.A.

Code:

ABCD
(a)4213
(b)4123
(c)2143
(d)4321
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:
List-IList-II
(A) Mount Rainier1. USA
(B) Etna2. Italy
(C) Paricutin3. Mexico
(D) Taal4. Philippines

29. Match List -I and List-II and select correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

List-IList-II
A. Mount Kinabalu1. Argentina
B. Elburz2. Malaysia
C. Aconcagua3. Tanzania
D. Kilimanjaro4. Iran

Code:

ABCD
(a)1423
(b)3214
(c)2431
(d)2413
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The correct match is as follows:
List-IList-II
Mount KinabaluMalaysia
ElburzIran
AconcaguaArgentina
KilimanjaroTanzania

30. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

List-I (Volcano)List-II (Country)
A. Sabancaya1. Italy
B. Mount Etna2. Peru
C. Colima3. Indonesia
D. Merapi4. Mexico

Code:

ABCD
(a)3142
(b)3214
(c)2143
(d)4321
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:The correct match is as follows:
(Volcano) (Country)
 SabancayaPeru
 Mount EtnaItaly
ColimaMexico
MerapiIndonesia
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