Question

Q. Consider the following statements regarding folding and faulting:

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A.
  1 only
• B.
  2 only
• C.
  Both 1 and 2
• D.
  Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is A

1 only
Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: In folding due to compression, an anticline is the upthrown part of the fold, whereas a syncline is the downthrown part of the fold.

Statement 2 is correct: In faulting, graben fault is produced when there is a subsidence of a block of rock, whereas horst fault is produced when there is an uplift of a block of rock.