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Mount Etna of Italy has been active from …...
a) 300 years                

b) 2500 years
c) 4000 years              

d) 500 years

b

The volcanoes which have stopped ejecting lava but they can become active any time are called ………….
a) active volcanoes     

b) Dormant Volcanoes
c) Extinct Volcanoes   

d) none of these

b

..................in Italy is the example of dormant volcanoes.
a) Mount Vesuvious   

b) Mount Kerry
c) Aconcagua              

d) Mount Etna

a

The volcanoes which are not ejecting lava and cannot eject in future are called…………
a) active volcanoes     

b) Dormant Volcanoes
c) Extinct Volcanoes  

d) none of these

c

Mount Kerry and Aconcagua is the example of extinct volcanoes.
a) active volcanoes     

b) Dormant Volcanoes
c) Extinct Volcanoes  

d) none of these

c

The tectonically active volcanic mountain of Pacific Ocean is regarded as
a) Ring of Fire                       

b) mountain of fire
c) Ring of volcano      

d) Island of volcano

a

Explanation: Ring of Fire

The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. The majority of Earth’s volcanoes and earthquakes take place along the Ring of Fire.