095. Consider the following statements:

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"Vulcanicity” refers to
I. all those processes in which molten rock material or magma rises into the crust.
॥. the greater bulk of the volcanic rocks of the earth's surface were erupted from volcanoes

॥. the process of solidification of rock into crystalline or semi crystalline form from molten
rock material after being poured out on the surface.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Consider the following statements regarding the Saharan dust.

1. The Saharan dust : fertilize the Amazon rainforest.

2. It provides mineral nutrients for phytoplankton in the Atlantic Ocean.

3. lthelped to build beaches across the Caribbean after being deposited for thousands of years.
4.

The Saharan dust : do not play any role in determining the intensity of hurricanes in the
Atlantic Ocean,

Which of the statements listed above are true?
(A) 1800 2 007 (B) 2and3only )© 1,2and4only (D) 1,2and3only

Consider the following pairs:

Waterfall River
1. Chitrakoot ದ Indravati
2, Dudhsagar : Zuari
3. 9 = Sharavathi
4, Athirapally : Chalakudy

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
കര 1,2and3only (8) 1,3and4only (C) 3and4only D) 1,2,3and4

Where is the Cherrapunji scarp located?
(A) Jaintia Hills (B) Garo Hills (©) Khasi Hills (೧) Naga Hills
Given below s a list of towns in Southern Karnataka. Which town among these can be identified

as a ghost town?
(A) Mangaluru (8) Kudremukh (C) Sakleshpur (0) Mudbidri

Consider the following statements:

1. One of the largest flooded areas was those adjacent to the backwaters along the coast.
Areas adjoining these wetlands that are normally flood-free were flooded to a large extent.

2. 11 outlets to the sea, (pozhis/sand banks and spillways), did not have the capacity to
evacuate high flood flows from the rivers, as they occurred, into the sea and thereby
aggravating the floods.

3. The flood situation in the coastal areas was intensified by the perigean spring tide,
during 11-15 August 2018.

4, Sustained strong onshore winds, resulting in abnormally high sea levels, hampered river
outflow into the sea and intensified the flood.

Which among the following statements, listed above, are true with regard 10 the Kerala floods

of August 2018?

A) 1,2,3and4 (B) 1810 4 01 (9) 1, 2 81५ 401४ (D) 2and3only

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