16. Which of the following are formed due to collision of continental plates ?
    1. The Alps
    2. The Himalayas
    3. The Rockies
    4. The Caucasus mountains
    Select the correct using the Codes given below
    Code

1. 1. 1, 2 and 3

   
   
   

   2. 2, 3 and 4

   
   
   

   3. 1, 2 and 4

   
   
   

   4. 1, 3 and 4

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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17. Assertion (A) : The origin of Himalayas is due to the collision of the Indian Subcontinent with Eurasian landmass.
    Reason (R) : The convergence of crystal plates is often associated with mountain building
    Code

1. 1. Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

   
   
   

   2. Both (A) and (R) are individually true But (R) is the not correct explanation of (A)

   
   
   

   3. (A) is true but (R) is false

   
   
   

   4. (A) is false but (R) is true

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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18. Match the following
    

    	List - I (Mountain)		List - II (Type)
    F.	Mt. Monednock	1.	Fold mountains
    G.	Mt. Mayon	2.	Residual mountains
    H.	Vosges	3.	Volcanic mountains
    J.	Pennines	4.	Block mountains

    Code :

    	F	G	H	J
    A.	3	4	1	2
    B.	2	3	4	1
    C.	1	4	3	2
    D.	2	4	1	3

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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19. Match the following List - I and List - II
    

    	List - I		List - II
    F.	Batholith	1.	Metamorphic rock
    G.	Pumice	2.	Sedimentary rock
    H.	Sandstone	3.	Extrusive igneous rock
    J.	Quartizite	4.	Intrusive igneous rock

    Code :

    	F	G	H	J
    A.	2	4	1	3
    B.	3	2	1	4
    C.	1	2	3	4
    D.	4	3	2	1

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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20. Match List - I (Characteristic of weathering) with List - II (Relationship of Various Aspects of Weathering) and select the correct answer using the Code given below the lists
    

    	List - I		List - II
    F.	Disintegration of rock without	1.	A universal feature in weathering chemical alteration
    G.	Rotting and decomposition of	2.	Red, Yellow or brown tints of on chemical weathering Rocks
    H.	Process of oxidation iron	3.	Mechanical weathering
    J.	Effect of oxidation upon	4.	Chemical weathering compounds
    		5.	Dominant weathering process of the Humid temperate regions

    Code :

    	F	G	H	J
    A.	1	3	4	5
    B.	3	4	1	2
    C.	1	5	2	4
    D.	3	4	2	1

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: D

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