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Q: With reference to the interior of the earth consider the following statements. 1. The earth's radius is 6,370 km. 2. The deepest drill at Kola, in Arctic Ocean, has so far reached a depth of 12 km. 3. Rocks along a fault tend to move in the same direction. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: Option A - The earth is almost, but not quite, a perfect sphere. Its equatorial radius is 6370 km, but its polar radius is 6357 km. The Kola superdeep borehole, is the deepest manmade hole on Earth and deepest artificial point on Earth.
A. The earth is almost, but not quite, a perfect sphere. Its equatorial radius is 6370 km, but its polar radius is 6357 km. The Kola superdeep borehole, is the deepest manmade hole on Earth and deepest artificial point on Earth.

Explanations:

The earth is almost, but not quite, a perfect sphere. Its equatorial radius is 6370 km, but its polar radius is 6357 km. The Kola superdeep borehole, is the deepest manmade hole on Earth and deepest artificial point on Earth.