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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CHSL - 16th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q44

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A batholith is a type of:

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. igneous rock.

  • A batholith is a large mass of intrusive igneous rock (also called plutonic rock), larger than 100 square kilometres (40 sq mi) in area, that forms from cooled magma deep in the Earth's crust.
  • Batholiths are almost always made mostly of felsic or intermediate rock types, such as granite, quartz monzonite, or diorite.