UPSC Geography Interior of the Earth / पृथ्वी का आंतरिक भाग Question Bank Geomorphology

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    Oil is found in petroliferous rock. Which one among the following structures demonstrates an ideal trap?                               [NDA 2013-II]

    A)  Horizontal structure

    B)  Fault structure

    C)  Synclinal structure

    D)  Anticlinal structure

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Fault trap is a kind of structural trap. Here, the fracture and slippage of rock along a fault line may bring an impermeable stratum in contact with a layer of permeable reservoir rock and thus forms a barrier to petroleum migration.


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