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Question 31. An axial plane can be vertical, inclined or horizontal in nature.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    May be True or False
  4.    Can't say
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
Answer: (a).True
Question 32. Which of the following about axial plane is not true.
  1.    Axial plane is imaginary
  2.    Axial plane may be vertical, inclined or horizontal
  3.    Axial plane may be planar or non-planar
  4.    Axial plane need not pass through all points of maximum curvature in a folded sequence
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Axial plane need not pass through all points of maximum curvature in a folded sequence
Answer: (d).Axial plane need not pass through all points of maximum curvature in a folded sequence
Question 33. The type of fold in which the limbs dip away from each other at the crest is ______________
  1.    Anticline
  2.    Syncline
  3.    Countercline
  4.    Doesn’t exist
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Anticline
Answer: (a).Anticline
Question 34. Which of the following is not true about Anticline?
  1.    The strata are uparched
  2.    Geologically older rocks occupy a position in the interior of the fold
  3.    The limbs dip away from each other at the crest
  4.    They are convex downwards
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> They are convex downwards
Answer: (d).They are convex downwards
Question 35. The fold which is convex downwards is ___________
  1.    Anticline
  2.    Syncline
  3.    U-cline
  4.    Crestcline
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Syncline
Answer: (b).Syncline
Question 36. At what angle is the primary lateral compressive force said to act in tangential compression?
  1.    60° to the trend of the folds
  2.    90° to the trend of the folds
  3.    30° to the trend of the folds
  4.    45° to the trend of the folds
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 90° to the trend of the folds
Answer: (b).90° to the trend of the folds
Question 37. Which of the following is not a type of fold based on behaviour with depth?
  1.    Concentric fold
  2.    Similar fold
  3.    Supratenuous fold
  4.    Asymmetrical fold
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Asymmetrical fold
Answer: (d).Asymmetrical fold
Question 38. Where is the Liddar Valley Anticline situated?
  1.    Kashmir Himalayas
  2.    Uttarakhand Himalayas
  3.    Sikkim Himalayas
  4.    Himachal Pradesh Himalayas
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Kashmir Himalayas
Answer: (a).Kashmir Himalayas
Question 39. Pick the wrong statement about recumbent fold.
  1.    It has the arch, which is zone of curvature
  2.    It has the shell, which is the inner zone, made up of mostly igneous rocks
  3.    It has the shell, which is the outer zone, made up of mostly sedimentary rocks
  4.    It has the core, which is the innermost zone, maybe made up of igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> It has the shell, which is the inner zone, made up of mostly igneous rocks
Answer: (b).It has the shell, which is the inner zone, made up of mostly igneous rocks
Question 40. Where can folds be observed in the southern part of India?
  1.    Vindhyan region only
  2.    Satpura region only
  3.    Vindhyan and Satpura ranges
  4.    Cannot be observed in southern India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Vindhyan and Satpura ranges
Answer: (c).Vindhyan and Satpura ranges

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