This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Earth > Internal Structure Of Earth – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Internal Structure Of Earth Quiz 1 (46 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The fourth layer of earth described by Vander Gracht is ..... A) Nucleolus. B) Centrospheres. C) Core. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleolus. 2. Earth flows normally take place: A) In humid regions. B) In cool regions. C) Both (a) & (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In humid regions. 3. The interior layer of the earth which is subjected to great heat and pressure is known technically as the barysphere. Which part of the earth does it refer to: A) Hydrosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Upper Mantle. D) The Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Core. 4. Oxygen in earth crust is ...... A) 47.70%. B) 57.70%. C) 37.70%. D) 27.70%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 27.70%. 5. Mohorovic Discontinuity is the difference of density from: A) Crust to mental. B) Core to mental. C) Mental to core. D) Core to crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust to mental. 6. The ..... Layer circumscribes the entire planet but is exposed only in ocean basins. A) Mesosphere. B) Sina. C) Lithosphere. D) Sial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sina. 7. Temperature of core could be: A) 4000. B) 5000. C) 6000. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4000. 8. Monsoon winds are largely caused by the differences in ..... between the land and the sea: A) Temperature. B) Pressure. C) Both (a) & (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature. 9. Silicon found in earth crust..... A) 37.70%. B) 47.70%. C) 27.70%. D) 17.70%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 27.70%. 10. The fourth layer of ultra basic rocks is known as ..... layer. A) Sedimentary. B) Core. C) Mohorovic. D) Gutenberg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gutenberg. 11. ..... of outer layer prevents the core from becoming a liquid or gas. A) Heat & Weight. B) Density. C) Molten form. D) Great weight & pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Great weight & pressure. 12. Inner core of the earth contains: A) Iron and Magnesium. B) Iron and Nickel. C) Silicon and Iron. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron and Nickel. 13. Radius of solid inner core is ..... miles. A) 770. B) 760. C) 750. D) 740. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 760. 14. Earthquake waves ..... in velocity upon entering the mentle. A) Change. B) Increase. C) Decrease. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase. 15. When earth and moon are farthest: A) Perigee. B) Quadrature. C) Apogee. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apogee. 16. ..... has divided the entire earth into two broad divisions. A) R.A. Dally. B) Arthur Holmes. C) Suess. D) Jeffrey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arthur Holmes. 17. The most rigid and crystallize part of earth is ..... A) Mesosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Centrospheres. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Centrospheres. 18. If an earthquake occurs at 0 degree P and S waves are recorded everywhere to ..... degrees from its source. A) 105. B) 103. C) 104. D) 106. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 103. 19. Temperature of ..... ranges from 3000 A) Lava. B) Core. C) Magma. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Core. 20. Thickness of core is: A) 3470 Km. B) 3480 Km. C) 3490 Km. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3470 Km. 21. Mesosphere extends up to ..... km: A) 1400. B) 4400. C) 3400. D) 2400. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2400. 22. ..... is the densest of all layers A) The core. B) Mesosphere. C) Centrospheres. D) Basaltic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The core. 23. When three heavenly bodies are in same line, that situation is: A) Quadrature. B) Perigee. C) Sizigy. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sizigy. 24. ..... rocks are there in oceanic crust. A) Hard. B) Granite. C) Soft. D) Basaltic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Basaltic. 25. ..... Waves move material in their path parallel to the direction of movement. A) P waves. B) S waves. C) L waves. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) P waves. 26. Liquid outer core is ..... thick. A) 2240 km. B) 2250 km. C) 2260 km. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2250 km. 27. ..... has oxides of iron, magnesium and silicon. A) P waves. B) Lower mental. C) L waves. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower mental. 28. When earth and moon are nearest that position is called: A) Perigee. B) Apogee. C) Both (a) & (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perigee. 29. ..... of mental material produces convection currents beneath the surface of the earth. A) Density. B) Circular motion. C) Horizontal movement. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular motion. 30. Continental crust accounts only about ..... of the earth's global surface. A) 1/2. B) 1/4. C) 1/3. D) 2/3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1/3. 31. Most widespread rocks in the world are: A) Metamorphic rocks. B) Sedimentary rocks. C) Igneous rocks. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sedimentary rocks. 32. Seismic waves are the result of: A) Wind force. B) Land slides. C) Seismic activity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismic activity. 33. When material breaks away due to earth flow it normally leaves: A) Cliff. B) Scar or hill top. C) Canyon. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scar or hill top. 34. An average depth of Sial varies from ..... km. A) 50-300. B) 30-300. C) 60-300. D) 40-30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50-300. 35. The crust accounts for ..... of earth's mass. A) 0.04%. B) 1.01%. C) 0.03%. D) 0.02%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1.01%. 36. ..... waves move objects at right angles to their direction of motion. A) S. B) L. C) P. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) S. 37. Two parts of the crust are: A) Mountainous crust and oceanic crust. B) Mountainous crust and continental crust. C) Continental crust and oceanic crust. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continental crust and oceanic crust. 38. 95% of the lithosphere is composed of: A) Sedimentary rocks. B) Igneous Rocks. C) Metamorphic rocks. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Igneous Rocks. 39. ..... is the least rigid sometimes described as plastic in nature. A) Lithosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Asthenosphere. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asthenosphere. 40. Core has a pressure of ..... times greater than the atmospheric pressure ..... billion. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 41. Continental crust consists of ..... rocks. A) Acidic. B) Granite. C) Basaltic. D) Basic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Granite. 42. According to Jaffery's division the 3rd layer is made up of ..... A) Dunite & Dionte. B) Dunite & Predolite. C) Diorite & Thicklite. D) Dioite & Predolite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diorite & Thicklite. 43. The proportion of ..... rocks decreases with depth. A) Silicon. B) Lead. C) Aluminum. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silicon. 44. For every 108 feet descent bellow the surface of earth temperature rises for ..... A) 1.9. B) 1.10. C) 1.20. D) 1.8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1.8. 45. Hanging valleys are formed by the action of: A) Moving ice. B) Wind. C) Running water. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving ice. 46. Just beneath the rigid lithosphere a soft layer of upper mental is called: A) Berysphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Asthenosphere. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asthenosphere. 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