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The age of most ancient geological formation is estimated by

A

Potassium- Argon method

B

Carbon - 14 dating method

C

Radium - Silicon method

D

Uranium -Lead method

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B
`C -14` dating method is used to estimate the age of most ancient geological formation
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  • The age of most ancient geological formations is estimated by

    A
    `C-14` dating method
    B
    `K-Ag` method
    C
    `U-Pb` method
    D
    `Ra-Rn` method

  • The radioactive isotope used to estimate the age of ancient geological formations is

    A
    `O^(16)`
    B
    `Pb^(212)`
    C
    `Fe^(59)`
    D
    `C^(14)`

  • The epoch of man in geological period is

    A
    Pliocene
    B
    Oligocene
    C
    Miocene
    D
    Pleistocene.

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