Title 32 Earth Science Paper-II.pdf ✅

Total Number of Pages : 8 Paper II 4 K-3214 17. Which of the following process does not occur during diagenesis ? (A) Compaction (B) Cementation (C) Lithification (D) Metamorphism 18. Landform formed due to the action of running water is called (A) Desert (B) Aeolian (C) Fluvial (D) Lacustrine 19. _____________ is the point on earth above the focus of an earthquake. (A) Epicentre (B) Centre of gravity (C) Focal point (D) Stress location 20. The descent of oceanic lithosphere into the mantle is the process of _________ (A) Accretion (B) Subduction (C) Divergence zone (D) Contraction fault 21. Which of the following features is not associated with a convergent plate boundary ? (A) A mid-ocean ridge (B) An earthquake (C) A deep-sea trench zone (D) Volcanic activity 22. How thick is the crust of the Earth ? (A) about 4 miles (B) about 4 km (C) about 40 km (D) about 400 km 23. The Tethys was located between (A) North America and South America (B) North America and Eurasia (C) Eurasia and Africa (D) Antarctica and Australia 24. The most violent volcanoes are referred to as (A) Strombolian type (B) Vesuvian type (C) Hawaiian type (D) Pelean type 25. The layer in which ozone is present is called (A) Troposphere (B) Stratosphere (C) Mesosphere (D) Exosphere 26. The two most predominant green house gases are (A) CO2 and CFC5 (B) CO2 and CH4 (C) CO2 and CO (D) CO2 and SO2