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1. What are Tektites ?

(a)
Glassy meteorites
(b)
Sedimentary rocks
5. Which'one of the foJJowing pairs makes

the bulk composition of the sun ?
(a)
Hydrogen and hydmgen
(b) Hydrogen and helium
(c) Igneous rocks
(c)
(d) Tectonically dcfom1ed rocks
Hydrogen and argon
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(d) Helillm and argon
Z. Which one of the following observation

supports the Big Bang theory o
6. Which one of the following minerals

can be u'ed for detenninJ ng the age ,of
the Vindhyan sand,tone?
(a) Recession of galaxies
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E~pansion
of galaxies
(c) Recession and

xies
(b) Monazite
E~pansion
ce
(b)
(a) Pitch b!cnde
of gala-
(c)
Glauconite
(d) Ilmenite
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(d) Stagnation of galaxies
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(a)
3. Which one of the following radioactive

isotope method is 110t ouitable for dating
the Precambri;:m rocks ?
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4. Which one of the follow1ng represems

composition of the stoney-Iron meteontes 1
Nickel, Iron and Phosphates
(c)
Nickel, Iron and Silicates
(a)
Breakup of continents - Seafloor

spreadmg - Subduction collision
(b)
Seafloor spreading - Breakup of

continent.s - Subduction collision
(c)
Breakup of continents- Subduction

collision - Seafloor ~prcading
(d) Subduction collision - Seafloor

spreading- Breakup or continent;
(d) Nickel, Iron and Carbonates
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(b) lmcrmediate .1preadmg rate
8. Which one of the following " the

correct sequence of events m the
Wilsonian cycle?
(d) U-Pb method
(b)
Fast spreading rate
(d) Uncertain sprCading rme
(c) Sm/Nd method
Nickel. Iron and SulPhates
(a)
(c) Slow '!!reading rate
(b) Rb/Sr method
(a)
7. Which one of the following is related to

the developmem of rugged topography
of midoceanic ridges ?
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9. Which one of the following is a plate

boundary as well as a slnke-slip fault?
13. Which of the following agents fonn

Roches moutonees 7
(a) Wind
(a} Himalayan Frontal fault
(b) River
(b) Great Boundary fault

(c)
Great Olen fault
(d) San Andreas fault
Glacier
List I
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mountain
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ce
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pan at the centre
of the basin
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Radial pattern
(d)
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(o)
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with
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2. Pediment
c. Upland
(d) D. N. Wadia
Trellis pallern
I. Playa
3. Hammada
the foot of the

mountain
M. P. Billings
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List H
A. Interior basin
Arthur Holmes
system
that
branches ?
(d)
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currents in .1.,tbenosphere cau~e the

lithospheric plate movement ?
(c)
Sea.
14. Match List I with List II of aeolian land

forms and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Ltsts ;
10. Who proposed that the convection
(a)
(c)
15. Which one of the following processes

re'ults in development of an oasis ?
12. Which of the following types of rivers

receive their discharge from the groundwater of the area ?
(a)
{a) Effluent rivers
By the filling in of a depression by

water
(b) By the meteoric fall causing a

depression on the ground
(b) lmennittem rivers
(c) Perennial rivers
(c) By wind erosion down to water

level in a desert
(d) Influent rivers
(d) When
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16. Match List I with List II and select the

corre<:t answer using
code g1ven
19. Which one of the following expressions

denotes m~x1mum inclination of an
in, lined bed?
List I
L1st II
A. Barchans
I. CaC01 columnar
deposits on the
B. Wave-built
terrace
floor of a cave
C. Stalagmite
2. Formed by river
action
D. Cascade
3. An aeolian deposit
(4)
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Non-conforinity
(b) Para,onfonnity
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(4) Joint plane
(c)
Angular unconformity
(d)
Disconformity
2l. Which one of the following folds is

characterized by a con'>!ant orthogonal
thickness in all the parts of the fold?
(~)
(b) Fault plane
Similar fold
(b) Parallel fold
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(c)
(a)
17. Which one of the followmg j; a primary
srrucmre?
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B
1:25
20. A set of honzontal beds overlie another

set of horizontal beds separated by an
irregular uoconformity surface. What is
the type of uoconformity ?
4. Feature of a
sea-profile
(a)
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below the Lists :
Bedding plane
(c)
(d) Cleavage plane
Flow fold
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(d) Shear fold
18. The line of intersection of two planes
pitches at 90" on both the plane;, which

of the following interpretat~ons is
correct ?
(a)
22. Which one of the following term describes the joints that are perpendicular
to the regional fold axis?
Both planes arc vertical
(a)
Cross-joint.>
(b) The strikes of the two inclined

planes are nutually perpendicular
(b) Columnar joints
(c)
(c)
Hybrid joints
(d)
Shear joints
One pbne IS horizontal
(d) One plaoe is-vertical
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23. Which one of the followmg represents a

curved fault plane that dips gently in
depth and becomes steeper nearer to the
surface ?
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25. Which one of the following is correct

while taking bearing of all object with a
clinometer compass ?
(a) Pointing N end of the magnetic
rieedle toward< the object
Rotational fault
(b) Pointing N marked by the crown on

the dial of the compas< towards the
object
(b) Reverse fault
Listric fault
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(c)
(c) Pointing
(d) Hinge 'fault
S end of the needle
towards the object
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(d) Pointing E or W marked on the dial

towards the object
N
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26.
Study the map as shown in the figure .
What is the structure given in the figure

as ~hown above ?
(a)
above a11d arrange the followmg events
in the chronological order starting with

the oldest
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Overlap
.e
(b) Outlier
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w
L Faulting
(c)
Offlap
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(d)
Inlier
2. Formation of unconformity
27. The stereograph1c projection of poles to
bedding surfaces is found to lie on a
common great circle. Wh1ch one of the
following is the correct interprctahon of
the structure ?
3. Intrusion of thin dyke
4 Intrusion of thick dyke
(>)
(h)
4-1-2-3
(a)
Non-cylindrical folding
3-l-2-4
(b) Cylindrical folding
(c) 4-2-1-3
(c)
(d) 3-2-1-4
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(d) Isoclinal folding
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28. Which one of the following statements
is correct ?
Oblique lattice
rotation of
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2n and
(b)
n and 2n
(d)
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under
(b) Two four fold axes
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2Jr and
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(b)
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(c) Trivalent ion

(d) Tetravalent ion
xa
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Look at the above orientation figure of a

basal section of a pleochroic mineral :
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33. Which of the following is bounded by
twenty four. similar faces, each meeting

the axi; at unequal distances and the
general symbol being (hk/)?
If x ==yellow, y ==green ami l ==dark'

green, whtch pleochroic colour will be
shown by the above mineral if 100 plane
is parallel to polarizer?
(a)
Yellow
Dodecahedron
(b) Diploid
(b) Green
Tetrahedron
(c) Dark green
(c)
(d) Dark yellow
(d) Pyritohedron
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32. Which one of. the following symbols is-~

used to denote tetragonal axis of
symmetry?
29. Which of the following ions occupy the

octal;ledral ites in spinel ?(b)
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(d) Four two fold axes
One six fold axis
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31. Which of the following symmetry elements characterize pyrite crystal ?
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(b)
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{d) '1\.l:<i<ihl'li ~
l<fu
(d) '"IR F/i4<1"1
~m<rrt-7
C('!>~dht<t ~
X "'
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'it ffi:fiGoi"'ll;l <iT Mm m >t fom: ~
(b) 'fa<i'"41"1'1i an<l"f
'-Q'ffl:
ffi"'<1'1
(o) cft;r
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31 <>i':<!l <1 <t'1 ~ F'!<'f 'R ~ t 7
{c),
~ ti~}'i01'1 3Tili
(b) <iT "il ~ <'H 3llff
(a)
om
2;rr lft;:
olit fir.!~ "fiT offir<n
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(a)
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R~<tfufuFI if it ~ m, -.,.'\-ir1;r ~
~ 'il; IDU fiRT 3lT t ~ ~ :ll1ff
it ~ ~ "!': fk<:rm t
~ (hkl)
(a)
<flon-
'!?l<rr t
d"1T ~ B I'll "4
~f'li<'[<!;
Cbl IT1filk1
(b) l;U
(c) '1"PT '1FT

(d) >eyJ
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basal pinnac01d as a form '!

shows parallel extinction ?
,,
l. Rutile
2. ldocrase
(b)
3. Zircon
Augite
Hypersthene
. (c) Diopside
(d)
Select the correct answer from the

code given below:
Hornblende
om
4. Apophyllite
39. Which one of the following has highest

refractive index ?
(b) 2 and 4 only
,,,
(c)
(b) Fluorite
1 and 2 only
3 and 4 only
Sodalite
.c
(a)
(c)
(d) 2. 3 and 4
Leu cite
ce
(d) Pyrope
35. Which of the following form i& characterized by three or more nonparallel
faces intersecting at a CDmmon point ?
(a) Prism
ra
{b) Pinnacoid
(a) Highly curved

(b) At right angles to each other
Pyramid
{c)
40. The isogyres would show which of the

following position in case of large 2 V ~
xa
{d) Spheroid

shDws strong pleochroi8m ?
(a)
Quartz
(c) Touching each other

(d)
Virtually straight
41. In which of the following situation a

biaxial mineral is positive?
X is acute bise<:trix
(b) Muscovite
(b)
Y is acute bisectrix
(c) Orthoclase
(c) Z is acute bisectrix
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(a)
{d) Homblende
(d) Z i> obtuse bisectrix
37. Whic!l of the following types of extinction will be e.xhibited by the ba~al
section of a monoclinic mineral under
micro;cope ?
42. Which mineral occurs in small, hexagonal, colourless to white, plate-like

crystals found in cavities of volcanic
rocks 1
,,,
Straight
(a)
(b)
Parallel
(b) Chalcedony
(c)
Symmetrical
{c)
(d) Undulatory
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{d) Cristobalite
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~ "it ft;:;
!?hoc:'"'1
amrm ft\~q;j~ olit ~ 7

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<f;T ~
~it
&i'1tl=
2. "11~~!};"1
(b)
l;l'l!'1<+"11~
3. M<:1'1
(c)
61\!031'1...,1~
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ftc!: m;
~
{a) ~~
'fir
<g
'3'<R
3?. f.i""1ffi!'iii
~ arftrq:; ~
,,,
~2
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'[lU
ce
~ :$J61lid< ~ ~
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<lliii*lln% Pi""1Mfiila
ra
il1<"Rf
fi:@IQ}Ii ?
(b) lZ"'"-~ '11; ,,....,,,,
full
(d)~
36. f.i"''fooif~Hi ff it ~
~-~'liT
(d) ~:-mm
ff it
(b) y R{'1<i1i1
WiRA> ('1"11{'>1)
{c) Z "'{'1<h1FI
>miT<A::>t
(d)
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m 3l'll"<l' (',,~,.;~,o'11~V)
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t"
~t
f%:>ti'"l4' t"
z "lffwi'loi1 ~ t
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m ~ t, ~ ~. "4.'*'ioi1q,
~ it ~ ~ i'l'li, 'R1( <f;T <'ro\' it
!?htz<'l'f -ff, """l<'ll'j~"l ~ <f;T ~if 'l1tiT
(d) '11];1\r:S
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(a) X R{'1<h1ai1 flpn"'4'
<l'iUITt 7
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Wr ~
<!ff.r;;t a>1i<"''h ~ ~ ?
!JT ~:!:"' ~. Yii\'1"
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iii'10ffil YllORfd
(c)
41. H..,f<::!fiila
xa
(c) Mi+tos
M'"'~q., 'fir '.m'<",
'J,.!\'illlO~ff i{ l!fMdl<:1 ~~ amrTft 'fi1Z ~

'[lU
!F!Rfu ~ ?
'>!TdT ~ ?
(a)
{a)~
(b) !'111111<
(b) 1\~ ..141
(c) Mfila
(c) l{ihmz
(d)
'!'{
ff it -flre ~ '1i't
aiT>i<'ltttl~l'h
(a)
(b) M~<iil~os
(c)
1~1!:1'<'11~2:
(d) qj$0(\q
f.il'<lf.lrum ~ "it <!itif m ~. ~:!:"'

ij~~l+!li'l.l ~ q"l; ~. <iR cfR ar<t<lT
(b l
(o) "i,l'll\jl
(d) 2,3 aW4
(a)
tzq:; "" <ljqqof.tjq;
(b) 'f<lOO~(j-._<:
~3 ai'\-!:4
(a)
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(c)
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-(a)
<i"CI~01
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not correctly matched ?
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of hardness)
11 Apatite
(b) Gypsum
(ol
{b) Pyrope
(c) Uvarovite
(d) Talc
47. Which of the following mJCa mineral

contains appreciable amounts of Li
content ?
44; Match List I with List II a:nd select the

correct answer using the code given
below the Lists:
(b) Paragonite
ce
feldspar)
(c) Muscovite
1. An 30 - An 50
B. Labradorite
2. An to- An3o
C. Andesine
3. An 50 - An 70
D. Bytownite
4. A'\)o-AniOO
(d) Lepidolite
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A. Oligoclase
Code:
B
1I
(b)
(o)
.e
xa
5. An 70 - An
90
B. Dolomite
2. ,A/203
C. Sillimanite
D. Corundum
-Code:
A
(XY)Z2a 5
{a)
(XY) 7_8{Z40 11 )(0H}

2
{b) ' 3
(o} X)Y2ZP12
' (d) {XYh_8(Z40 11 )
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1. AZ2Si0 5
List II
(Chemical
A. Magnetite
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(b)
List I
(Mineral
Name)
45. Which o< of the following chemical

composition denote; <he amphibole
group of minerals?.
,,,
48. Match List I with List II and s'elect the

below the Lists :
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(a) Biotite
List n
(Mole%
Anorthite)
List I
(Plagioclrue
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(d) Almandite
Ortboclru;e
(d)
Grossularite
(a)
(Moh's ocale
(o)
(d)
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ffi
~ 'J"f ~
(o) '!llli.J;<'l<J ~ ....
(~ 4iil<:Ai!f>
.,
~41?:1\i<>.:
(b)
44. ~I
(d) 31 i!ji{ r:S I'(<!
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(d)
(<) !f:lfi~I'O,c.
il1T<lf111
(o)
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-.]- q-.ffi:r
<it ~
1l ~
tj1i'H<1 <h'!Mo:t afR
'lf'ni' ~ m ~< "" "" "
(b) 'lq>~'11"'l
~i11<1i~i!)
afil'8il<t<'i"'
l. AnJO An 50
ra
<l;if(l'lR)
2. An 10 - An 30
c.~M'l
3. Ans 0 - An70
48.
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xa
4. An, 0 - An 100
5. An 70 - An 90
(b)
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~-~
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A. ~ill!~<>.:
. 3
B. il<-i1111'1il
2. A/203
C. fH.,."Iil'11'1i<>.:
3. Fe 30 4
D. <!i1{sq
4_ CaMg(C0 3 ) 2
r.. . . . R:tRiil
~ -?1
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<t\'?t m D."fi
~- ~ ~-Q;fVt>"'li!1
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<it ~,.ft II i:f tl}if<:t<1 ~ afR

~ "" ~ fu!: 1'fC!: 9iT m <!>{ <:
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(d)
'f'IT I
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mm t- ?
ce
~n
(31'1! %
+tl"!T
(a) 'f>Ti!1'l anr<l\ (0111\llit,<>.:)
.m. "' mit
:zn>:: ~:
A.
(b) qJ'i{lq
i(jq,"))
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f.1'""'1f(;dil\i1 i=f it <i'r>f

W!f8<'1 ;y@- ~ ?
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43.
<'fq-
""'
<JtiFlPI<ti
<it f.\W<:
"""''
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AI 2Si0 5
(<)
' (b)
(a)
(XY)Z20 5
(b)
(XY) 7 _g(Z40 11 )(0H)z
(c)
X3Y2ZPi2
(<)
(d) (XY);.g(Z4 0 11 )
(d)
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49. The optic axis interference

(uniaxial cry~tal) has :
52. Thorium, extracted from monazite,

belongs to which one of the following
groups 1
vibration
(b) Silicate
2. Show isochromatic curves.
(c)
3. Tangential lines indicate vibration

direcuons of '0' ray.
om
53. Which one of the followmg is the main

Alumina ore mineral in East co;ll;t
Bauxite deposit ?
(a) 't, 2 and J
(a)
1 Oll]y
(c)
I and 2 only
Phosphate
(d) Carbonate
Select the correct answer from the

code given below :
(b)
Oxide
(a)
.c
1, Radial lines indicate

directions of 'E' ray.
figure
Diaspore
ce
(b) Gibbsite
(c) Boehmite
{d)
2 and 3 o11ly
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(d) Altered sillimanite
xa
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,,,
the
the
to
by
SO. What is the correct term to denote

separate Si0 4 groups, in which
tetr-ah.,dral are not linked directly
each other but are bound together
intervening cations?
Nesosilicates
List I
(Ore
List II
(Chemical
composition)
mineral)
.e
(b) Sorosilicates

below the Lists :
Cyclosilicates
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(d) Inosilicates
Sl. Which one of the following is TUJt a

phosphate mineral ?
A. Galena
I. PbS
D. Cerussite
2. ZnC03
C. Angle.1ite
3. PbC0 3
D. Smithsonite
4. PbS04
Code:
A
(a) Francolite
(a)
(b) Dah!tite
(c)
(b)
Collophane
(c)
(d) Phosphorite
(d)
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'.l<filfiil"''
~ (t;'li
3m ""lffi&i'(OI
3Rift>:r
F.f>ROl ) :
oR~~ 'E' fif;'(ur <ft
if
"" ;J'rn ""' '

3.
if mii4
~<m "" ;m ~ fu; ~
ro f.r.m
'fiT
<li't
-at\"
9'i'\"q "1'fK
(bl
fui'Aitic
(c)
'hllA>i!
(d)
&iloif.lt:
f.'rWf if f.i"'1f<11liA if 1):

<t>'t.; m\f<l>, ~ O;tjfil"11 ~ ~t?
.c
l, 2
illl'ffi*
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~.
(a)
(a)
om
1.
:oft<: 3
(b) 111<>!11
(c) ~ 1
.,l~"'!~i!
ce
{b) ~I
(c)
:oft<: 2
(d) q il:<: ~
so. q,ot.n:rr mfr ~raG art'l"1"\ Si04 ~<if f.t~

'!KW t-, fimif "iilfl'h01Ji\ti t;'li-~ it~
,.,
<lffiRtlclitiz
(b)
~.,.a
<rft I
<rft ll
(iHVN
(<lfh4Pi!tl
1. PbS
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<h"r.r m 11;'fi, <t>llAii! ~
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tit:lbi)
mR:l$c
S.l f.i"'1fAffiA if it
(b)
A.-
";fi~lfuf.ol1\i<::
(d) <lll<l.,l
~)
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,,,
ru R:111i z
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xa
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a:'lT!fii * mr oro iRt ~ 7
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3
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(d) \hlf<h1(l'~i!
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of the following paus
not correctly matched ?
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(b) Magmatic
Chromire
(o) Sedimentation
Kyanite
(d)
Bauxtte
Residual
(a)
Dunite
(b)
Peridoute
(c) _Pyroxenite
(d)
conc.<>nt.-ation
59. Ma(ch List I with Li<t II and select the

correct answer- using the code g1ven
below the Lists :

correct anower using the code given
List J
(Place)
below the Lists :
List I
2. Dissemination
c. Contact
3. Recombination
metasomatic
4. Weathering
{b)
I.
(c)
(d)
(b)
Sedimentary rocks
(b)
(o)
(d)
Peridotit~
3. Dunite
4. Pyroxenite
What i> the correct sequence of these in

the order of d~creasing MgO and
increasing CaO"'
,,,
3 - 2 - 1 -4
(b) 4- - 2 -3
(o) 3- -2-4
(d) 4-2- 1 - 3
(o) Metamorph1c rocks

ood
2. Alkali-Peridotite
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(igneous) :
Garnet deposits of Rajasthan and the

Kyanite deposits of Singhbhum?
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4. Bauxite
60. Consider the following ultramafic rocks
57. WbJ<:h types of rock contain the

Graphite deposits of Kalahandi, the
(d) Both Igneous

rocks
,,,
xa
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(a)
3_ Phosphorite
D. Kollihills
(Tamil Nadu)
Code:
B
C_ Nausahi (Oris>a)
2. Copper
Code:
D. Residual
concentration
.c
B. Hydrothermal
ce
1. Cavity filling
1. Chromite
B_ Jamarkotra
(Rajasthan)
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A. Magmatic
List II
(Depos:ti)
A. Gani-Kalava
(Andhra Pradesh)
List II
(Sub proce ..s)
(Proces.<)
Amphibolite
om
Il Hydrothermal
58. Which of the following hosts the

Chromite deposits of Andhril-Pradesh?
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Sedimentary
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,,,
it it ~
(o)
Oi<Hii<F1
q;ltl'11~
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~~~
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(d) 1tfiihil<1i\!l
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~ ~ ~ fut!: ;ro: <tiT '11il1'f <g ~
:aw~:
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4.
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(o)
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mti'!"~ <til <til<l'1 1$<!_ ~,
i"Miw:
l1Rz f.ril;q' arrr

,~w ~ ~ m
(4)
..
.c
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if
(4)
(b)
4
2
3
I
I
3
I
3
3
I
4
2
(d)
(4)
o>~"fff.li><:
g- ?
:mWr ~t;;r
(b) 031'1:11~1 :ffi;r
(o)
<tiltlidfi ~'t:r
(d)
3fTW< ~ Bi<nml ~ ~
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4. ~l<ffii~l
(emllll~~~l*)
,,,
(d)
'hilifE;<=H
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xa
...
3. q;lf'f>l<l'tll
C. ~fll!?i (~)
D.
4
2
:m.rr
f.t""1F.im<1 <~~M~Ni,.;
1'irm <fi Rll a; :
2. ""'
B. "11'11<41"11 (~OI>>"'I<)
3. 'fiJ'<l1"1'1
lJi<:trr
(arAT !lhr)
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C. ~f Yfflfllliq<fi
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B. 'd""l"1<'11"1
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A.l'lfUr-<1'1<11~1
(:N-!111ilf)
I.
....
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A.-
ql'tl<'l'ft1'1'11~l
{c)
'fiT ~ II ir ".F!Pio <fiflltt ~
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(b) ~hli!l~
ii'l"ll~l
""'~'
'IT'll "1T11T
(a)~
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5s. 31m~" ~r q:;r !il"ll~ f.r~ f.'i""1Pim<~
~ Tlf ~
...
t?
"""'"' <'1~1 q
(b)
... ,
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(~l 'R
I. ~f(.,'!ll ..i!
2. I\11U!r-~f;fue>~l;::n(~;;<
3. '"""
4. q1i<J<m"1m:::
~
..m Yl:\ Mg0 :oW; -.r.f<t FJ: CaO it
!W if ~ ~ '<T
3-2-l-4
(b) 4-J-2--3
3"-1-2-'4
(d) 4-2-1-3
(4)
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?
Code;
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(4) Porphyritic
,,,
(b) Ophitic
(b)
Subophitic
(d) Graphic
62. Which of the following rocks is noted

for having 'mantle xenoliths in it ?
,,,
,,,
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(d)
65. What is the curve above which the

system is completely liquid ?
,,,
Carbona lite
(b) Lamprophyre
Solidus
.c
(b) Liquidus
Kimberlite
(o) Eutectic point
(d) Komatiite
Solid solution
ce
(d)
63. F (Norm) values of Barth are calculated to determine which one of the
following?
ra
66. Which one of the following can be used

as way-up-criteria?
(a) Pillow lava
(b) Depth of cry,ta!lization of magma
(b) Blocky lava
Priority of crystallization of plagioclase or pyroxene form a basi"c

magma
xa
(c)
(a) Rite of crysli!llizatiofi of-magma
(d) Composition of plag10dase and

pyroxene crystallizing from magma
.e
(a) Multiple intrusion

(b) Composite intrusion
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(d)
I. 60% ol - 15% opx 25% cpx
2. 60% ol- 10% opx30% cpx

C. Harzburgite
3 60% o/ - 30% opx D. Wehrlite
10% cpx
(a}
Osbom and Ta1t (1952)
(b) Yoder and Tilley (1962)

(c) Tuttle ilnd Bowen (1958)
4. 10% ol- 50% opx40%.cpx
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68. Who discussed.the origin of basalts in

terms of the An-Di-Ab-Fo quatemary
system ?
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B. Lherzohte
(d) Pa-hoe-hoe lava
67. Which one of the following represents

an intrusion of the magmas of different
composition through th"e same channel ?
64. Match List I with List n and select the

correct answer using the code g1ven
below the Lists :
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List II
(Rock)
(%Mineral)
A. Websterite
(c) Ropylava
(d) Bowen and Schairer (1935)
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~ ~ ~ ~ f.r<t;-m
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(b) R1f.ii'lsa
(o) i'EtaiFIC.:I~C
(b) ~ ;i1 '!i II i'k:
'2
(d) <>tl@\(9114
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(b) ail'flt~
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(a) ~
f<IO:wu 'lit m
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61. f.i'"'IMlfula if it ~ m ~. 110'1,
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(a) fiit<JEIH FI1<!T
ra
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(c)
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(a) Horizontally bedded siltstone with

bioturbation
rate low
(b) Ripple drift cross laminated sandstones
weathering rate high md erosion

rate high
(d) Weathering rate low

rate high
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(c)
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rate low
om
(b)
Weathering rate high ood ems10n
(d) Ripple bedded sand.ltonc

bedded w1th silt~tone
erosiOn
inter
73. Which of the fo!lowing characterize the

period of no deposition. no erosion and
no perceptible rock record ?
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72. Which of the following represents the

Initiation of ideal turbidite ?
70. Consider the following :
(a) Diastem
between the
country rocks and the gr,anites.
ce
I. Perfect . gradation
(b) Unconformity
2. Chilled margins of the granite.
Discontinuity
(d)
Anamoly
ra
3. Presence of xenoliths Ot the earlier

country rocks in the granites.
(o)
74. Which of the following pairs- is not

correct?
,,,
4. Granopl)yric or graphic texture.
5. Relict beddmg in granitic rocks.
granites ?
1,2and3
(b) Convolute
(c)
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(a)
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Which of these are the ev1dences tn

favour of the magmatic origm of
(d)
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(c)
2, 3 and 4
11. Which of the following characterize the

grain supported limestones ~
(a) Wackestone
(b) Packstone
bedding
Penecontemporaneous
Stylolite
dissolution
Graded"
bedding
syngenetic
(a)
95% quartz and matrix content

greater than 15%
(b)
95% quartz and matrix content less

than 15%
(c) 85% quartz and feldspar content

greater than 10%
Boundstone
(d) SS% quartz and rock fragment

content greater than 10%
(d) Dolostone
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epigenetic
75. Which of the following petrographic

descriptions fits the term Quanz
arenite ?
(d) 3, 4 and 5
(c)
Bird's eye
structure
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below the Lists :
List I
79. Which one of the following retrograde metamorphic pairs is not correctly
matched ?
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List II
A. Well sorted sand
1. Glacial
(Reactant)
(Product)
Diopside
deposit
B. Dropstone
bed
garnet
om
c. Graded
(b) Grossular
2. Beach
deposit
3. Turbidite
(o) Kyanite
deposit
4. Fluvial
deposit
(d) Plagioclase
(d)
...
ce
4
3
~b)
77. Which of the following is the main distinguishing character between. Arenites
and Wackes?
xa
(a) Arenites are texturally mature

whereas Wackes are immature .
(b) Arenite.< are better sorted than

Wackes
Quartz- Orthoclase- SillimaniteAlmandine

(c) Calcite - Quartz - Epidote Tremolite
(d) Quartz- Oligoclase- Mu,covitcAndalusite - Cordicrite
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81. Match List I with Lht U and select the

below the Lists :
List I
List II
(c) Arenites contain rock fragments

less than Wackes
(Rock)
w
w
(d) Arenites contain up to 15% matrix

whereas Wackes contain above
15% matrix
(Texlure)
A. Amphibolite
B. Schist
C. Charnockitc
D. Mylonite
Code:
A
B
(a)
1
2
78. Which one of the following is a plate

boundary associated commonly with the
paired metamorphic belt ?
(a) Mid oceanic ridge
(b) Transform fault
(c) Subduction zone

(d) Continental rift
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Which of the following-mineral assemblages indicate granulite facies ?

(a) Quartz - Albite - Epidote Muscovite
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(b)
.c
Cotk;
,,,
,,,
Trcmolitel
Actinolite
Biotite,
Chlorite or
Serpentine
Sericite/
Muscovite+
quartz
Zoisitel
Clinozoisite +
albite
L Cataclastic
2. Granoblastic
3. Lepidoblastic
4. Nemmoblastic
(b)
{c)
(d)
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(c) .
(d) 4
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82. Match L1st I with List II and select the

correct answer usmg the code given
below the Lists:
List I
List II
(Texrure)
(Figure)
83. Which one of the following implies

'Helicitic structure"?
(a)
A. Helicitic
lb) Arrangemcm of inclusions in con-
texture :
polymetamorphic
om
<;;emric layers in a porphyrobl;u;t

(c) Development of a concentric zone
or wnes of one or more mincr1lls
surrounding another mineral
B. Decussate
2.
(d) Relicts of an earlier mineral resultwg from its replacement during

metamorphism
.c
texture :
crystals
hypidioblastic
Pri-;matic
and randomly
oriented
ce
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84. Which one of the following associations
is rare in metamorphosed pelitic rocks
ra
(b) Gamet:___ cordierite- plagioclase
4.
(c) Cordicrite- kyanite- garnet
xa
blasnc
texture :
graphite
inclusions,
clock-WISC
rotation of
porphyroblast
show a transition from andalusite to

sillimanite
2. In medium-pre~sure belts kyanite
convem to ~illimanite.
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85. Consider the following statements :
3. Gamet takes the place of chlorite

and mlatively low-pressum phase
cordierite shows up at this level.
4. High-pressure belts contain dense
phases of Jadeite or glaucophane.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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(d) Cordierite- sillimanite- garnet
1. Low-pressure metamOIJ?hic belts
Code:
(a) Cordierite- sillimanite- plagioclase
C. Pmphyro-
0. lc:liotropic
texture :
Generally
idioblastic
Crystals.
randomly
oriented
Any arrangement of inclusioos

representing a relict ;tructure preserved from an earlier metamorphism
Wh1ch of these statemenll< characterize

the a'semblages developed Oil account
of metamorphism of pelitic rocks ?
(a)
l.2and4
(b)
I and 3 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 2. 3 and 4
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86. Which one of the following 1s

prograde reaction ?
--4
91. Which one of the following

'biconVex'?
(a)
quartz
--4
4 calcite
(c)
(d) Terehratula
92. Which one of the following gastropods

is planispirally coiled?
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Crystallization
(a)
Prcssure,~olution
(d) Grain boundary migration
(b)
Turritella
{c)
Bellerophon
ra
88. Which one of the following stateincnts

correctly defines the term 'swimmer?
Murex
ce
{b) Dislocation creep
Plankton
(o)
Productus
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87. Which- one of the following processes

may re~ult in development of disjunctive
cleavage?
{c)
Spirifer
(b) Orthis
3 dolomite+ diopside
+ 2 forsterite + 2 C0 2
(d) Tremohte + 3 calcite + 2 quartz

5 diopside + 3 C0 2 + H 20
(a)
'not
om
(c)
IS
talc+ calcite
(b) Wollastonite+ C0 2 --4 calcite+
(b) Nekton
(o) Bcmhos
xa
(d) Bottom creeper
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89. Which one of the following is the

principal and es~ential condition to be an
index fo.>sil ?
(d) Pleurotomaria
93. Which one of the followmg represents

an uncoiled form of cephalopoda?
(a) Nautilu>
(b)
Orthooorus
(c)
Goniatite
(d)
Ceralites
(a) Wide horizontal distribution
w
w
(b) Short vertical distributwn
(c)
Peculiar morphological feature
{d) More amount of fosstls
90. Which one of the following is monomyana and opisthocline type of

bivalvia?
{a) Pecten
(b) Card1ta _
(c)
Lucwa
(d) Exogyra
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94. Which one of the following is regular

Echinoid?
l_
Dolomite +quartz
.c
(a)
1101
..
(a)
Hemiaster
(b)
Micrastcr
(c)
Cidans
(d) Echmolampus
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'uniformilarism' ?
?7. What is the common distribution range

of Ammonoids?
James Hutton
(b)
Nicolau~
J~rassic
(c)
Charles Lyell
(d) Triassic to Jurassic
{d)
William Smith
,,,
(a)
Jurassic to Tertiary
(b) Triassic to Cretaceous

(c)
Permian to
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104. Which one of the foll{l.Wing is the

correct hierarchial order of lirhostrati~
graphic unit~
1. Stratigraphy deals wilh sequential
,,,
arrangement of layered rocks

according to !he time of their
fonnation.
Gmup, Fonnation, Member md

Boo
2. Correlation aims at matching the

(b)
Formation,
Member
(e)
Bed, Member,
Group
3. Correlation aims at matching the
rock formations of distant areas

deposited during different stages of
earth's hislory.
(a)
I only
(b)
r and
(c)
I and 3
(~)
2 and 3
Formation
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Bed
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List II
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2. Lower carboni
ferous
B Kajrahat
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succession of rock formation
Limestone
Formation
.e
deposited during an Era ..
c.
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of an Erathem.
3. A system is represented by a
succession of rockS which were
deposited during a period.
3. Middle Miocene
4. Archean
Chinji
Formation
Cade :
Which of these slatements are correct ?

(a)
Bod
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Which of these statements are correct?
Group,
om
rock formations of disrant areas

deposited at the same stage of
earth's history.
(a)
{b)
I only
(c)
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,,,
(d)
1 and
(d)
(b) 2 only
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106. Which one of the following
is the
correct chronological order of different
periods in the Paleomic Em?
groups is known to be associated with

diamonds?
Silurian, Cambrian, Ordovician,

Permian, Carboniferous and Devonian
(a)
(b) Permwn, Carbonifcrou;, Devonian,

Silurian, Ordovi~ian and Cambrian
(c)
Dongargarh .<upergroups
(d)
Gondwana supergroup:;
(d)
Cambrian,
Devonian,
Penni an
(b) Dhmwar supergroups
Ordovician, Silurian,
Carboniferous
and
111. Which one of the following r-ock types
occur commonly in the Vindhyan supergroup?
Devonian, Carboniferous, Cambrian, Ordovician. Silurian and
(a) Granites, Shales and Ba,alts
Permian
(a) Upper cretaceous to lower Eocene
(d) Cambrian to Recent
Sandstones, Slate$ and Gneisse.'>
(d) Conglomerates, Phyllites and Granites
(c) Paleocene to lower Eocene
(c)
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merates
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the Phyoiographic di\ isions of India?
ll2. Consider the following
stat~ments :
L Damuda senes of Gondwana

contains a gn:at store of mineral
wealth Ill its coal measures_
Peninsula and lndogangetic plains
2. Most of the coal deposits of Jharia

field belong l<J the Raniganj stage
of Gondwana
.e
Peninsula, lndogangetic plains and

Extra-penillSU Ia
(c) Exrra-peni11sula and Tndngangctic
plains
J_ Besides c<Jal,
w
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ts the
chtcf pmduct of Damuda rocks.
(d) Peninsula and Extra-penin,ula
4. The major coalfields of Gondwana
rocks in India are in Bihar, Raniganj, Ballarpur and Smgarcni.
109. On which basement the sediment of
Dharwar supergroup were laid over?
(a)
Which of these statements arc
Marble and C<Jngk>merate
(a)
(b) Phyllires and Slates
Gnei~sic
Schist and
complex
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(d) Sargur
Mangane.~e
Peninsular
(c)
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{d)
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"Gondwana'~
116. Assertion (A) : The total mass of feldspathOJdal felsic rocks in

the crust is smalL
(a) Krishnan
(b)
Medlecott
(c)
Wildia
Reason
(R) : Nepheline syenites and
phonolites are scattered

widely on oceanic and
continental crust.
(d) Ravindra Kumar
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Reason
Both A and Rare individually true

and R ts the correct explanation
(b)
Both A and Rare individually true

hut R is not the correct explanation
As~ertion
Reason
(A) : Primary porosity and

permeability
increase
with increasing textural
maturity.
(R) ': The
more mature the

sediment is, Jess matrix
and more pore space it
po.,sesses.
of A
(c)
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of A
(R) : They reflect the kinds of

mineral weathered and
condition of weathering.
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the
environment
of
weathering, where temperatures are low and
moisture is plentifuL
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Each of the next Seven (07) !Terns consists of

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examine these two statements carefully and
select the answers to these items using the
codes g1ven below :
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A is true but R is false
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Texturally mature sand!.tones are generally

mineralogically marure.
Reason
(R)
Environment
inducing
prolonged
reworking
help improvement of
Doth textural and mineralogical maturity.
120. Asscrtion(A)
A rock of a given bulk
114. Assertion (A): When the intermediate
(R~:
Relative movement; of
blocks during faultmg
takes place perpendicular to the intermediate
principal stress _axis.
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.e
prmcipal stre;s axis is

vertical, conjugate strikeslip faults fom1.
composition when metamorpho~ed at a particular temperature and

pressure conditions has a
specific fixed mineral
composition_
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Reason
quartz
has
brought a revolution in
the
electronic;
and
technology.
(R) : Quartz is an unportant

piezoelectric mmeral.
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1. What are Tektites ?

5. Which'one of the foJJowing pairs makes

Hydrogen and hydmgen

(b) Hydrogen and helium

(c) Igneous rocks

(d) Tectonically dcfom1ed rocks

Hydrogen and argon

(d) Helillm and argon

Z. Which one of the following observation

6. Which one of the following minerals

(a) Recession of galaxies

(c) Recession and

(a) Pitch b!cnde

(d) Stagnation of galaxies

3. Which one of the following radioactive

4. Which one of the follow1ng represems

Nickel, Iron and Phosphates

Nickel, Iron and Silicates

Breakup of continents - Seafloor

Seafloor spreading - Breakup of

Breakup of continents- Subduction

(d) Subduction collision - Seafloor

(d) Nickel, Iron and Carbonates

(b) lmcrmediate .1preadmg rate

8. Which one of the following " the

(d) U-Pb method

Fast spreading rate

(d) Uncertain sprCading rme

(c) Sm/Nd method

Nickel. Iron and SulPhates

(c) Slow '!!reading rate

(b) Rb/Sr method

7. Which one of the following is related to

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9. Which one of the following is a plate

13. Which of the following agents fonn

(a} Himalayan Frontal fault

(b) Great Boundary fault

Great Olen fault

(d) San Andreas fault

(b) Tuzo Wilson

11. Wh"' ;, <ho now pattern wf

the foot of the

currents in .1.,tbenosphere cau~e the

14. Match List I with List II of aeolian land

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