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1. Art & Culture Sample
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2. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. (copy)
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5. History of the world will include events from the 18th century such as Industrial revolution, World wars, Redrawal of national boundaries, Colonization, Decolonization, Political philosophies like Communism, Capitalism, Socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.
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7. Role of women and women’s organizations, Population and associated issues, Poverty and developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
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10.2. Introduction to Maps
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10. Energy
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12. Plant Organisms
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i. Types of volcanoes


[Title: Type of volcanos]

Shield Volcanoes

  • Barring the basalt flows, the shield volcanoes are the largest of all the volcanoes on the earth.
  • Example- Hawaiian volcanoes
  • These volcanoes are mostly made up of basalt, a type of lava that is very fluid when erupted.
  • For this reason, these volcanoes are not steep.
  • They become explosive if somehow water gets into the vent; otherwise, they are characterised by low-explosivity.
  • The upcoming lava moves in the form of a fountain and throws out the cone at the top of the vent and develops into cinder cone.

Composite Volcanoes

  • These volcanoes are characterised by eruptions of cooler and more viscous lavas than basalt.
  • These volcanoes often result in explosive eruptions.
  • Along with lava, large quantities of pyroclastic material and ashes find their way to the ground.
  • This material accumulates in the vicinity of the vent openings leading to formation of layers, and this makes the mounts appear as composite volcanoes more than 50 m.
  • Individual flows may extend for hundreds of km.
  • The Deccan Traps from India, presently covering most of the Maharashtra plateau, are a much larger flood basalt province.

Mid-Ocean Ridge Volcanoes

  • These volcanoes occur in the oceanic areas.
  • There is a system of mid-ocean ridges more than 70,000 km long that stretches through all the ocean basins.
  • The central portion of this ridge experiences frequent eruptions.