alleryStart learning →According to Table 2.1, crushed rocks of all types are classified by shape as:
ARounded aggregates
BIrregular or partly rounded
CAngular aggregates
DFlaky aggregates
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Angular aggregates
1. Table 2.1 lists: Rounded = river/seashore gravels; Irregular = pit sands and dug flints; Angular = crushed rocks of all types; Flaky = laminated rocks.
2. So crushed rock fits in the Angular row.
_Source: IGNOU ET-522 Block-1 Unit-2 Aggregates, Table 2.1, §2.2.4, p. 20_
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