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Railways PYQCBT 1 2020

RRB NTPC · Question 13

The downfolds in a rock are known as_________.

  1. syncline

  2. backline

  3. crestline

  4. anticline

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Answer: (A) syncline

Explanation

When rock layers fold, the downward (trough) folds are synclines and the upward (arch) folds are anticlines.