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What is the primary focus of historical geology?
What is the primary focus of historical geology?
- Study of the earth's crust
- Formation of rocks during eras
- Patterns of development of the earth's crust in time and space (correct)
- Study of the earth's atmosphere
What is the name given to rocks formed during an era?
What is the name given to rocks formed during an era?
- Period
- Era
- System
- Group (correct)
How old is the Pre-Cambrian era?
How old is the Pre-Cambrian era?
- Between 400-570 million years old
- Over 570 million years old (correct)
- Between 245-570 million years old
- Over 400 million years old
What is the name of the Indian geological era that is 400-570 million years old?
What is the name of the Indian geological era that is 400-570 million years old?
Why are the Pre-Cambrian rocks named so?
Why are the Pre-Cambrian rocks named so?
What type of fossils are found in the Cenozoic era?
What type of fossils are found in the Cenozoic era?
What is the process of plain formation that is still continuing?
What is the process of plain formation that is still continuing?
What is the study of folds and faults including igneous activities associated with their formation?
What is the study of folds and faults including igneous activities associated with their formation?
What is the characteristic of the Himalayan Mountains?
What is the characteristic of the Himalayan Mountains?
What is the study of the formation and development of surface features of land?
What is the study of the formation and development of surface features of land?
What is the characteristic of the Peninsular Plateau?
What is the characteristic of the Peninsular Plateau?
What is the lithological study of rock beds, sequence of their occurrences and their thickness and age?
What is the lithological study of rock beds, sequence of their occurrences and their thickness and age?
What is the geological term for the process of mountain building?
What is the geological term for the process of mountain building?
What is the name of the plate that the Peninsular Plateau is a part of?
What is the name of the plate that the Peninsular Plateau is a part of?
What is the name of the sea that existed in the Himalayan area till the Mesozoic era?
What is the name of the sea that existed in the Himalayan area till the Mesozoic era?
What is the characteristic of the river valleys in the Peninsular Plateau?
What is the characteristic of the river valleys in the Peninsular Plateau?
What is the name of the plateau that is surrounded by sea on three sides?
What is the name of the plateau that is surrounded by sea on three sides?
What is the shape of the Himalayan mountain system?
What is the shape of the Himalayan mountain system?
What is the term used to describe the geological structure of the Peninsular Plateau?
What is the term used to describe the geological structure of the Peninsular Plateau?
Which of the following rock systems contains the first formed rocks of the earth?
Which of the following rock systems contains the first formed rocks of the earth?
What is the characteristic of the rivers in the Himalayas?
What is the characteristic of the rivers in the Himalayas?
What is the main type of rocks found in the Peninsular Plateau?
What is the main type of rocks found in the Peninsular Plateau?
Which of the following groups corresponds to the first half of the Pre-Cambrian era?
Which of the following groups corresponds to the first half of the Pre-Cambrian era?
What is the shape of the Peninsular Plateau?
What is the shape of the Peninsular Plateau?
What type of rocks are formed due to intensive volcanic activity in Maharashtra and other parts of the Deccan?
What type of rocks are formed due to intensive volcanic activity in Maharashtra and other parts of the Deccan?
During which period did the peninsula experience crustal movements leading to the formation of basin shaped depressions?
During which period did the peninsula experience crustal movements leading to the formation of basin shaped depressions?
Where are the Dravidian rocks found in continuous sequence?
Where are the Dravidian rocks found in continuous sequence?
What type of rocks contain coal deposits and show marks of climatic changes?
What type of rocks contain coal deposits and show marks of climatic changes?
Where are the Gondwana Rocks mainly found?
Where are the Gondwana Rocks mainly found?
What type of rocks are found in the northern part of the central Himalayan axis?
What type of rocks are found in the northern part of the central Himalayan axis?
