Japan’s most active volcano named as Sakurajima, which is located on the southern island of Kyushu and has erupted since the 1950s and sometimes it erupts over 200 times a year.
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01) Recently it was in the news that Sakurajima volcano erupted multiple times and sent a plume of smoke and ash into the air. The volcano is located in which of the following country?
A) Philippines
B) Malesia
C) Japan
D) Indonesia
Correct answer is option “C”
02) It was also reported in the news that the erupted ash and smoke had been gone high for how many kilometres in the air from the following?
A) 4.1%
B) 4.2%
C) 4.3%
D) 4.4%
Correct answer is option “D”
03) Which statement is correct about the location of the Sakurajima volcano?
A) It is located on the southern tip of Shikoku Island in Japan
A) It is located on the southern tip of Hokkaido Island in Japan
C) It is located on the southern tip of Kyushu Island in Japan
D) It is located on the southern tip of Okinawa Island in Japan
Correct answer is option “C”
04) Sakurajima volcano is one of Japan’s most _______________ volcanoes with frequent eruptions. Fill in the blank.
A) Active
B) Inactive
C) Silent
D) Dangerous
Correct answer is option “A”
05) As per the volcanologist the Sakurajima volcano is a _________________. Which is made of layered lava and ash on a convergent plate boundary. Fill in the blank.
A) Shield volcano
B) Lava dome volcano
C) Stratovolcano
D) Cinder cone volcano
Correct answer is option “C”
06) The stratovolcano is also known by which of the following name?
A) Composite Volcano
B) Lava-less Volcano
C) Non-explosive Volcano
D) Short-lived Volcano
Correct answer is option “A”
07) Which of the following option is not the characteristics of the Stratovolcanoes or Composite volcanoes?
A) It is a tall, steep like a classic conical shape.
B) The eruption style is Effusive and non-explosive eruptions.
C) It is built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash.
D) Its eruption style is alternates between explosive eruptions and effusive lava flows.
Correct answer is option “B”
08) Sakurajima volcano is formed by the ________________ of the Kitadake (northern peak) and the Minamida (southern peak). Fill in the blank.
A) Central cones
B) Erupted site
C) High peak
D) Infertile land
Correct answer is option “A”
09) As per the report The Sakurajima volcano is an ______________ volcano with high gas content and very viscous magma at the edge of the Aira Caldera. Fill in the blank.
A) Andesitic
B) Basaltic
C) Lavic
D) Gestic
Correct answer is option “A”
10) Which statement is correct about the definition of volcano?
A) Volcano is an opening on the surface of a planet
B) Volcano allows material warmer than its surroundings to escape from its interior
C) Only option A
D) Option A & B both
Correct answer is option “D”
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