Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (SSC) · Geography (भूगोल)
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: Interior of the Earth
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are Earth's three main layers? [1]
(A) Crust, mantle, core
(B) Only crust
(C) Only mantle
(D) Only core
2. What is the crust made of? [1]
(A) Solid rock
(B) Liquid rock
(C) Gas
(D) Metal only
3. How thick is the crust approximately? [1]
(A) 5-70 km
(B) 5000 km
(C) 1 km
(D) 500 km
4. What is the mantle like? [1]
(A) Semi-solid rock that flows slowly
(B) Completely solid
(C) Completely liquid
(D) Gas only
5. What does mantle movement drive? [1]
(A) Plate movement
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only ocean currents
(D) Only wind patterns
6. What are the two parts of the core? [1]
(A) Outer core (liquid) and inner core (solid)
(B) Only outer core
(C) Only inner core
(D) Neither part exists
7. What is the core mostly made of? [1]
(A) Iron and nickel
(B) Only rock
(C) Only water
(D) Only gas
8. Why learn about Earth's interior? [1]
(A) To explain earthquakes and volcanoes
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What are Earth's three main layers? [1]
(A) Crust, mantle, core
(B) Only crust
(C) Only mantle
(D) Only core
10. What is the crust made of? [1]
(A) Solid rock
(B) Liquid rock
(C) Gas
(D) Metal only
11. How thick is the crust approximately? [1]
(A) 5-70 km
(B) 5000 km
(C) 1 km
(D) 500 km
12. What is the mantle like? [1]
(A) Semi-solid rock that flows slowly
(B) Completely solid
(C) Completely liquid
(D) Gas only
13. What does mantle movement drive? [1]
(A) Plate movement
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only ocean currents
(D) Only wind patterns
14. What are the two parts of the core? [1]
(A) Outer core (liquid) and inner core (solid)
(B) Only outer core
(C) Only inner core
(D) Neither part exists
15. What is the core mostly made of? [1]
(A) Iron and nickel
(B) Only rock
(C) Only water
(D) Only gas
16. Why learn about Earth's interior? [1]
(A) To explain earthquakes and volcanoes
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests