A block of the earth's crust that has remained in position while the ground around it has subsides is known as : [NDA 2001]

Related MCQs

• Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth? 1. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km 2. It forms around 0.5 percent of the earth's volume 3. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material 4. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks
• What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior: 1. Mantle 2. Crust 3. Core Select the correct answer by using the codes given below: [NDA 1993]
• Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth's crust? [NDA 2005]
• At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night? [NDA 2001]
• The removal of rock, layer by layer due to weathering is called: [NDA 2001]
• With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements: 1. West Australian current is a warm current. 2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean. [NDA 2001]
• A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the following cities: 1. Belgrade 2. Vienna 3. Sophia 4. Prague What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey? [NDA 2001]
• Comets revolve around: [NDA 1990]
• The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards: [NDA 1991]
• A valley with steep, parallel walls along the faultlines, formed by the subsidence of a part of earth's crust is known as : [CDS 2004]