SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CGL - 23 Aug 2021 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q35

______ is made of lower density felsic rocks, such as andesite and granite.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Continental crust

Continental crust is made of light rocks like granite.

  • It is thick and high above sea level like Eurasian and Antarctic Plate.

Oceanic plate:

  • They have more weight and less thickness.
  • It is formed by basalt consisting of the ocean floor such as the Pacific Ocean Plate.

The inner part of the earth is divided into three parts -

  • The Crust
  • The Mantle 
  • The Core