State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 16

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of lava?

  1. Igneous
  2. Sedimentary
  3. Crystal
  4. Metamorphic
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (A) Igneous

விளக்கம்

Lava cools to form extrusive igneous rocks such as basalt.

  • (A) சரி

    Correct: igneous rocks form from cooled magma/lava (e.g. basalt).

  • (B) தவறு

    Wrong: formed by deposition of sediments.

  • (C) தவறு

    Wrong: not a rock type.

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: formed by heat/pressure altering existing rocks.