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Question 31. Faults in which the fault plane is vertical and the resulting movement is vertical is ___________
  1.    Vertical faults
  2.    Straight faults
  3.    Reverse faults
  4.    Enecholon faults
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Vertical faults
Answer: (a).Vertical faults
Question 32. Faults involving extensive blocks and resulting in horsts and grabens are called ___________
  1.    Extensive faults
  2.    Block faults
  3.    H-B faults
  4.    Vertical faults
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Block faults
Answer: (b).Block faults
Question 33. Horsts and grabens are believed to occur due to ___________
  1.    Lateral compression
  2.    Shear compression
  3.    Lateral tension
  4.    Bending
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Answer: Option C. -> Lateral tension
Answer: (c).Lateral tension
Question 34. In which fault the hanging wall appears to have moved up with respect to the foot wall?
  1.    Normal fault
  2.    Reverse fault
  3.    Hinge fault
  4.    Radial fault
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Reverse fault
Answer: (b).Reverse fault
Question 35. The fault in which the fault plane is generally inclined between 45° and horizontal is ___________
  1.    Reverse fault
  2.    Normal fault
  3.    Strike-slip fault
  4.    Enechelon fault
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Normal fault
Answer: (b).Normal fault
Question 36. What is the fault angle of the thrust faults?
  1.    More than 45°
  2.    Less than 45°
  3.    Lesser than 60°
  4.    More than 90°
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Less than 45°
Answer: (b).Less than 45°
Question 37. Thrust faults belong to which variety of faults?
  1.    Normal faults
  2.    Reverse faults
  3.    Strike-slip faults
  4.    Hinge faults
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Reverse faults
Answer: (b).Reverse faults
Question 38. What does the reverse fault cause to the crust of the Earth?
  1.    Extension of the crust
  2.    Strengthening of the crust
  3.    Weakening of the crust
  4.    Shortening of the crust
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Shortening of the crust
Answer: (d).Shortening of the crust
Question 39. The type of thrust in which the hanging wall seems to have been actively and actually displaced with respect to a passive foot wall is called ___________
  1.    Under thrust
  2.    Over thrust
  3.    Upper thrust
  4.    Intermediate thrust
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Under thrust
Answer: (a).Under thrust
Question 40. Which mountain range presents example of thrust faults?
  1.    The Alps
  2.    The Andes
  3.    The Rockies
  4.    The Himalaya
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> The Himalaya
Answer: (d).The Himalaya

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