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Question
Match the items given in Column A with the correct ones in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. A Rift valley lake | (a) Deccan Trap region of India |
| 2. A horst | (b) Fujiyama |
| 3. A basic lava sheet | (c) Tanganyika |
| 4. Composite cones | (d) Black forest plateau |
| 5. An active volcano | (e) Corndon Hill |
| 6. A Batholith | (f) The Alps |
| 7. A Phaccolith | (g) Upland of Britain is France |
| 8. A young Fold mountain | (h) Stromboli |
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Solution
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. A Rift valley lake | (c) Tanganyika |
| 2. A horst | (d) Black forest plateau |
| 3. A basic lava sheet | (a) Deccan Trap region of India |
| 4. Composite cones | (b) Fujiyama |
| 5. An active volcano | (h) Stromboli |
| 6. A Batholith | (g) Upland of Britain is France |
| 7. A Phaccolith | (e) Corndon Hill |
| 8. A young Fold mountain | (f) The Alps |
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