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Plate Tectonics – Question 9

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Topic
Plate Tectonics
Subject
General Studies
Difficulty
Medium
Solve Time
45–60 sec

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Q · Plate TectonicsMedium · 45s

The East African Rift Valley is an example of which type of plate boundary?

TopicPlate Tectonics
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.25
Test Duration30 min

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Explanation: It’s a continental-continental divergent boundary where the African plate is splitting into the Nubian and Somali plates.

Final Answer: Option B — Divergent
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Plate Tectonics Question 9 – EPFO EO/AO