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1)The average p-wave velocity in the continental crust a. 6.1 km/s b. 5.8km/s c. 6.5km/s d. 6.7km/s After decaying through 7 half-life periods, the original amount of radioactive substance that reduces to an amount of 1/64 grams is
a. 1.5g b. 2.0g c. 2.5g d. 2.8g

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The Gutenberg discontinuity is located at a depth of around a. 2900km b. 2000km c. 3300km d. 4600km Which of the following EM methods uses compensator device? a. TEM Method
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b. Slingram Method c. AFMAG Method

Which of the following mineral set is indicative progressively increasing pressure? a. Trydimite Quartz Coesite Stischovite b. Quartz Cristabolite Coseite Stischovite c. Quartz Coesite Trydimite - Stischovite d. Coesite Quartz - Trydimite Stischovite Who was the first person, a greek scientist to measure the diameter of the earth? a. Pythagoras b. Aristotle c. Anaximenes The form symbol of dodecahedron is d. Eratosthenes

a. {hko} b. {111} c. {110} d. {100} The maximum reflectance of vegetation occurs in which band : a. Green b. Blue c. NIR d. Red

A rock with equal modal contents of quartz, plagioclase and orthoclase is known as a. Granite b. Gabbro c. Syenite d. Diorite In order to have a solar eclipse, you need to have : a.A full moon b.A new moon c.The moon on or close to the ecliptic.

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Which of the following magmas would have the lowest viscosity? a.Rhyolite b.Andesite c.Basalt d.Nepheline

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Rocks containing fossils of __________ would be the oldest? a.Dinosaur Bones b.Bird bones c.Trilobites d.Wooly-mammoth bones Which of the following is a product of residual weathering process? a.Placer Gold b.Banded Iron ore Copper Allochems in a limestone consist of c.Bauxite d.Porphyry

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a.Micrite only b.Spar only c.Ooids only d.Bioclasts and Ooids Quartz can be optically distinguished from Nepheline based on a.Optic sign b.Birefringence c.Relief d.Extinction angle An empirical measure for describing wind speed based mainly on observed sea conditions is called the a.Beaufort scale b.Fujita scale c.Richter scale Isohyet is a line joining points having a.Same atmospheric pressure b.Same amount of rainfall c.Same depth of water table d.Same temperature Sideswipe is a type of a.Reflection event of the above b.Diffraction event c.Refraction event d.None d.Storm scale

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In Bowens Reaction series the first minerals to crystallize are a. Relatively poor in silica b. Relatively rich in silica c. Fine Grained d. 3D-Network silicates The special property used to identify halite is a. Radioactivity b. Taste Si : O ratio in phyllo silicate is a.2:5 b.1:3 c.1:5 c. Fluorescence d. Magnetism

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An igneous rock which is characterized by very large crystals of minerals is called a. Basalt b. Obsidian c. Pegmatite d. Granite

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The region of the ocean where temperature decreases rapidly with depth is called the a. Thermocline b. Pycnocline c. Isoline Cooling sea-water results in its sinking because d. Incline

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a. It increases the buoyancy b. It increases the salinity c. It decreases the entropy d. It increases the density For a black body radiation, which of the following relations is correct? (E is the energy and T the temperature). a. E T b. E T c. E T d. E T A mineral is optically neutral if the optical axial angle has a value of a. 0 b. 45 c. 90 The thinnest crust on earth is found in a. Transform faults b. Subduction zones c. Mid-oceanic ridges d. Collision zones d. 60

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Olympus moon,the largest known volcano in the solar system is found on the suface of a. Jupiter b. Mars c.Venus d.Saturn Which of the following mineral shows fluorescence? a. Fluorite b. Diamond c. Calcite d. Scheelite A limited area of an exposure in which older rocks are surrounded by younger rocks is known as an a. Overlap b. Offlap c. Outlier d. Inlier The fauna which comprises exclusively of active swimmers is desribed as a. Nekton b. Pelagic c. Benthic d. Plankton

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The Dharwar Schists have been named as a. Newer greenstone belt b. Older greenstone belt c. Fundamental gneissic complex d. Sargur schist complex Which rock type would make the best aquifer? a.Shale b.Mudstone c.Sandstone d.All of the preceeding The most common igneous rock of the continents is a. Basalt b. Granite c. Ultramafic Which of the common minerals is not a silicate? d. Rhyolite

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a. Pyroxene b. Calcite c. Feldspar d. Quartz The compass direction of a line formed by the intersection of an inclined plane with a horizontal plane is called a.Strike b. Direction of dip c. Angle of dip If rock A cuts across rock B, then rock A is ____ rock B. a. Younger than b. The same age as d. Axis

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c. Older than d. None of the above Which division of geologic time was the longest? a. Precambrian b. Paleozoic c. Mesozoic d. Cenozoic

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The dimension and number of specific wavelength intervals in the A electromagnetic spectrum referred as: a. Spatial Resolution b. Spectral Resolution c. Radiometric Resolution d. None of the above In caverns, water containing calcium carbonate solution drips from the ceiling, and thereby long, cylindrical, pendent concretions known as -------- are formed. a.Stalactites b. Speleothems c. Caves d.Stalagmites

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