Question

Q. Consider the following pair:

Type of volcanoes	Example
1. Shield volcano	Hawaiian volcanoes
2. Dormant volcano	Mount Kenya
3. Extinct volcano	Kibo cone of Mount Kilimanjaro

Which of the following pair/s given above is/are incorrect?

• A. 1 & 3 only
• B. 1 & 2 only
• C. 2 & 3 only
• D. 1, 2 & 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C 2 & 3 only

Explanation:

Type of volcanoes	Example
1. Shield volcano	The Shield volcanoes are the largest of all the volcanoes on the earth, which are not steep. The lava that is moving upwards does so in a fountain form and emanates from the cone at the vent’s top and then develops into a cinder cone. Eg: Hawaiian shield volcanoes.
2. Dormant volcano	Dormant volcanoes are the ones that are not erupting or predicted to erupt in the near future. Kibo cone of Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), is a dormant volcano.
3. Extinct volcano	An extinct volcano is a volcano that no one expects will ever have another eruption. Mount Kenya is an extinct volcano.

Note: Question was about choosing the incorrect pair. Pair 1 was correct and 2 & 3 pairs were incorrect. Hence c is the correct answer.