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Question : The method of soil conservation  in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called?

Option 1: Mulching

Option 2: Contour barriers 

Option 3: Rock dam

Option 4: Terrace farming 

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rock dam


Solution : correct answer is Rock dams.

Rock dams are small barriers made up of stone, sand or gravel across a drainage. Its main purpose is to reduce erosion in a drainage channel by restricting the velocity of flow in the channel.

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Question : The breaking up and decay of exposed rocks by temperature changes, frost action, plants, animals and human activity is called:

Option 1: Smelting

Option 2: Erosion

Option 3: Weathering

Option 4: Deforestation

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Weathering


Solution : The correct answer is Weathering

Weathering is the disintegration and deterioration of exposed rocks caused by variations in temperature, frost action, vegetation, animals, and human activities. One type of extractive metallurgy that produces a metal from its ore is smelting. Erosion is the process that

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Question : Marble comes under which category of rocks?

Option 1: Sedimentary

Option 2: Igneous

Option 3: Metamorphic

Option 4: None of these

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Metamorphic


Solution : The correct answer is Metamorphic.

Marble is a metamorphic rock that is formed when limestone is metamorphosed. Metamorphic rocks are often created by the change of igneous and sedimentary rocks under the earth's surface owing to the effects of heat and pressure.
Example of Metamorphic

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Question : Mushroom rocks are formed due to _____.

Option 1: glacial deposition

Option 2: deposition of sea waves

Option 3: running water erosion

Option 4: wind erosion

Team Careers360 5th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: wind erosion


Solution : The correct answer is wind erosion.

Mushroom rocks are formed from the erosion of the rocks. When the erosive power increases from the ground level, the resistant rocks take the shape of mushrooms with a gigantic top and a small neck. Mushroom rocks

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Question : _____ is the process by which rocks are broken down at the Earth's surface into sediments, clay, soils and substances that are dissolved in water.

Option 1: Loess

Option 2: Erosion

Option 3: Weathering

Option 4: Leaching

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Weathering


Solution : The correct answer is Weathering.

Weathering is the process by which rocks are broken down at the Earth's surface into sediments, clay, soils, and substances that dissolve in water. This natural phenomenon occurs due to various environmental factors, including temperature changes, water, wind and

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Question : The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called :

Option 1: Landslide

Option 2: Earthquake

Option 3: Weathering

Option 4: Mass\: wasting

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Landslide


Solution : The correct answer is Landslide.

A landslide is a rapid and large flow of material down a slope, such as rock, earth, or debris. They might occur abruptly or gradually over long periods of time. When the force of gravity pulling the slope surpasses the power

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