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M.Sc. Geology Entrance Test 2015, held on 19th June, 2015: Questions Booklet and
Answer key ( at the end)

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1.

The wind system in the equatorial areas is known as :

(a) Westerlies
(b) Trades

(c) Doldrums

(d)
2.

3.

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Monsoon

The monsoon has well developed cycle in :

(a)

South and South East Asia

(b)

North Australia

(c)

Africa

(d)

East United States

What do you mean by low pH ?

(a)

High H+ concentration

(b)

Low H+ concentration

(c)

High basicity

(d)

High CO2

The mechanism

of plate movement
.

(a)

lsostacy

(b)

Earth's rotation

(c)

Thermal convection cells

(d)

Polar wandering

is thought to be driven by :

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6.

7.

8.

The basic unit in Biostratigraphy is :

(a)

Subzone

(b)

Zone

(c)

Chron

(d)

System

The cosmic ray intensity is minimum at the magnetic:

(a)

Equator

(b)

North pole

(c)

South pole

(d)

Tropic of cancer

The Ninety East Ridge is present in :

(a)

Atlantic ocean

(b)

Indian ocean

(c)

Pacific ocean

(d)

Arctic ocean

What powers the Earth's internal heat engine?

(a)

Solar energy

(b)

Ocean tides

(c)

Volcanoes

(d)

Radioactivity
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10.

11.

Oxygen built up in the Earth's atmosphere is caused by:

(a)

Formation of ocean in early history of Earth

(b)

Algae and other organisms employed photosynthesis

(c)

Oxygen settled on Earth from planets further from the sun

(d)

Rocks weathered and released their oxygen.

Acme or peak zone is defined as the strata that contains:

(a)

Minimum number of species

(b)

Maximum number of species

(c)

Maximum number of individuals

(d)

Minimum number of individuals of single species

Foraminifera

of one species

are good index fossils for the:

(a)

Archaean

(b)

Proterozoic

(c)

Phanerozoic

(d)

None of the above

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12.

Which of the following

methods is best suited to date the marine carbonates

up to the last 30,000 yr BP ?

(a)

Thermoluminescence

(b)

Radiocarbon

(c)

2IOPb dating

(a)

U/Th dating

dating

dating

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14.

15.

Past seawater temperature can be reconstructed from the:

(a)

Oxygen isotopic composition of the calcareous foraminifera

(b)

Carbon isotopic composition of the calcareous foraminifera

(c)

Carbon isotopic composition of agglutinated foraminifera

(d)

All of the above

Increased concentration
warmmg :
(a)

Oxygen

(b)

Nitrogen

(c)

Carbon-dioxide

(d)

Water vapour

Global warming

of which of the following may cause maximum global

may lead to increased

sea level as a result of:

(a) . Melting of ice-caps

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(b)

Thermal expansion

(c)

(a) and (b) both

(d)

Isostatic rebound

Three major orbitally

of seawater

forced cyclicities

(-100

climatic changes on Earth are termed as :

(a)

Milankovitch

cycles

(b)

Turner cycles

(c)

Glieesberg cycle

(d)

Wilson cycle
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kyr, -40 kyr, -22 kyr) in the

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19.

Ozone layer in Earth's atmosphere, is confined to :

(a)

Troposphere

(b)

Stratosphere

(c)

Mesosphere

(d)

Thermosphere

The most abundant

(a)

Aluminum

(b)

Oxygen

(c)

Iron

(d)

Carbon

element in the Earth's crust is :

The internal structure of the Earth down up to the core, has been explored with
the help of:
(a)

P-waves

(b)

S-waves

(c)

Both P and S waves

(d)

Drilling

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...,.

We get Lehmann discontinuity

(a)

100 km

(b)

750 km

(c)

450 km

(d)

220 km

at an approximate

depth of:

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21.

Maximum damage in the event of an earthquake is caused by :

22.

23.

24.

(a)

P-waves

(b)

S-waves

(c)

L-waves

(d)

All of the above

A negative gravity anomaly indicates:

(a)

An excess of mass

(b)

A deficiency

(c)

A reversal of the gravitational

(d)

None of these

The principal

in mass

difference

field

between a debris slide and a debris avalanche

is in :

(a)

Shape of the path taken by the moving mass

(b)

Grain size of the moving mass

(c)

Water content; former mass contains abundant water whereas the latter is
dry

(d)

Character of source region; former mass contains pyroclastic

a volcanic eruption

To qualify

as a desert,

a region must be

(a)

Hot, with a mean annual temperature

(b)

Arid, with less than 15% of the ground surface vegetated

(c)

Both hot and arid

(d)

Either hot or arid

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debris from

greater than 25C (77F)

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26.

27.

28.

At 30 north latitude, at the northern edge of tropical (Hadley) cell, convection

takes place because:
(a)

Cool, dry air sinks, becoming drier as it heats up

(b)

Warm, moist air rises, increasing in relative humidity as it rises

(c)

Warm, dry air rises, becoming cooler

(d)

Cool moist air sinks, providing abundant rainfall

The Gobi of Mongolia

is a desert primarily

(a)

In the subtropics

(b)

Near the geographic

(c)

Near the center of a large continent

(d)

Next to a cold ocean current

because it is located:

South Pole

The geometry of sand dunes is strongly influenced

(a)

The strength of the wind

(b)

The consistency

(c)

The abundance

(d)

All of the above

A mushroom-shaped
supporting

of wind direction
of sand

landform

consisting

of a column of less resistant

a broader exteJIt of wind-resistant

(a)

Blowout

(b)

Venti fact

(c)

Wadi

(d)

Yardang

by

rock

rock is termed as :

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29.

Mars has polar

ice caps that differ from the Earth's

Antarctic

Ice cap In

that:

(a)

The Martian caps consist of a combination of water ice and frozen carbon
dioxide (dry ice)

30.

31.

(b)

The Martian caps have a spiral fracture pattern not found in Antarctica

(c)

Martian caps are ablated by. sublimation

water on Mars

(d)

All of the above are correct

The first scientist

who theorized

(a)

Louis Agassiz

(b)

Charles Darwin

(c)

Walter Alvarez

(d)

Isaac Newton

Areas on the southern

Hemisphere

the past presence of glaciers

margins of the continental

were much

they are today, as suggested

glaciers

during Plio-Pleistocene
by evidence

time.
(a)

warmer; tropical rainforests

(b)

wetter; tropiGal rainforests

(c)

drier; deserts

(d)

wetter; pluvial lakes

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only; there is currently no liquid

of large

in Europe was

of the Northern
glaciations

than

during this

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33.

34.

By increasing the albedo of Earth, global ice sheets produce conditions that are
to their further advance, thus providing an example of
feedback.
(a)

detrimental; positive

(b)

detrimental; negative

(c)

favorable; positive

(d)

favorable; negative

A remnant ridge separating two bowl-shaped depressions formed by a mountain

glacier is termed as
(a)

arete

(b)

cIrque

(c)

horn

(d)

tam

Glacial
beneath

35.

ice exhibits

behavior

near the top, but

behavior

a depth of 60 m.

(a)

brittle; ductile

(b)

ductile; brittle

(c)

solid; liquid

(d)

plastic; elastic

Rapid chemical weathering:

(a)

Does not affect the rate of physical weathering

(b)

Tends to reduce the rate of physical weathering

(c)

Tends to increase

(d)

Does not happen in rocks those suffer physical weathering

the rate of physical weathering

in the same rock

in the same rock
in the same rock

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37.

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38.

39.

Which soil horizon is the zone of accumulation, so named because dissolved

matter, leached from other parts of the soil, precipitates to form new minerals?
(a)

A-horizon

(b)

B-horizon

(c)

C-horizon

(d)

O-horizon

Caliche is most commonly found in which type of environments?

(a)

Temperate forests

(b)

Tropical rain forests

(c)

Deserts

(d)

Grasslands

As compared with metamorphism, diagenesis

(a)

Means exactly the same thing

(b)

Takes place at lower temperatures

and pressures

(c)

Takes place at higher temperatures

and pressures

(d)

Takes place at greater depths that are well within the mantle

If water is the transport medium of sediment,

deposits most closely indicates the
extent of the weathering

the grain size of sedimentary

(a)

Geographic

(b)

Average velocity of the water from the time of erosion until deposition

(c)

Velocity of the water at the moment the sediment settled to the bottom

(d)

Velocity of water when it keeps sediment

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source rock at outcrop

in suspension

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. The lowest elevation

The longitudinal profile of a stream is typically

below which a stream cannot cut is called

, and occurs at the

its

stream's

41.

(a)

Convex-up

/ water table / source

(b)

Convex-up

/ base level/mouth

(c)

Concave-up

/ base level/mouth

(d)

Concave-up

/ tributary

A lenticular
interpreted

42.

/ source

clast-supported
as the product

(a)

Debris flow

(b)

Turbidity current

(c)

Channel lag

(d)

Hyperconcentrated

One can expect

conglomerate

with aCt) b(i) clast imbrication

is

of:

flow

precipitation

of

as dominant

carbonate

mineralogy from saturated sea water when C02 pressure in atmosphere becomes
high
(a)

Low-Mg calcite and aragonite

(b)

High-Mg calcite

(c)

High-Mg calcite and aragonite

(d)

High-Mg calcite and dolomite

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43.

44.

45.

46.

Among the following, highest porosity value can be obtained from:

(a)

Consolidated

mud

(b)

Unconsolidated

(c)

Well sorted sandstone

(d)

Poorly sorted sandstone

mud

Sea water is saline because:

(a)

Na+ is most abundant cation in sea water

(b)

Cl- is most abundant anion in sea water

(c)

Nacl is the first compound

(d)

Na+ has highest residence

The chemical
example of:
(a)

dissolution

(b)

hydration

(c)

oxidation

(d)

reduction

Syneresis

reaction:

to precipitate

time in sea water

2Fe2Si04 + 4H20 + 02 = 2Fe203 + 2H4Si04, IS an

cracks are:

(a)

a form of desiccation

(b)

a type of trace fossil

(c)

subaquous

(d)

a type of penecontemporaneous

crack

shrinkage cracks
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feature

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48.

49.

50.

Occurrence of ferroan calcite cement in a carbonate rock is indicator of:

(a)

Sea floor diagenesis

(b)

Vadose diagenesis

(c)

Phreatic diagenesis

(d)

Deep-burial diagenesis

A cross-stratified

sandstone

(a)

Isochronous

(b)

Time-diachronous

(c)

Suspension deposit

(d)

None of the above

Syn-sedimentary

unit
unit

deformation

(a)

low sedimentation

(b)

high sedimentation

(c)

marine transgression

(d)

.
.
manne regressIOn

'Ediacaran'

bed is a :

structures are a result of:

fossils have significance

(a)

Archean/Proterozoic

(b)

Permian/Triassic

(c)

Cretaceous/Tertiary

(d)

Precambrian/Cambrian

in determining

the:

boundary

boundary
boundary
boundary
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51.

52.

53.

Which of the following sequences represents increasing slope?

(a)

Shore-Continental shelf-continental slope

(b)

Continental shelf- continental slope-shore

(c)

Continental slope-continental shelf-shore

(d)

Continental shelf- shore-continental shelf

Earthquakes with deep foci (-700 km) are common in :

(a)

Mid-oceanic

(b)

Island arcs

(c)

Himalayan mountain belt

(d)

Continental rifts

A sedimentary

ridges

rock included fossils of two species that are known to have lived

between 480-430 and 450-250 million years ago. What could be the age of the
rock?

54.

(a)

445 million years

(b)

480 million years

(c)

250 million years

(d)

410 million years

Cementation

before compaction

in sediments will result in :

(a)

increase in porosity

(b)

decrease

(c)

increase in grain to grain contact

(d)

increase in permeability

in grain to grain contact

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55.

,'t\

56.

57.

58.

Most robust radiomatric dating method that is used to date a Precambrian

granite is :
(a)

Cl4

(b)

U-Pb

(c)

Rb-Sr

(d)

K-Ar

The correct statement

in respect of cleavage refraction

(a)

Layered rock does not show cleavage refraction

(b)

Large
layers

(c)

Smaller cleavage-bedding

(d)

None of the above

cleavage-bedding

Which statement

angle

is characterized

angle is characterized

is :

by less competent

by more competent

layer

is correct for fair weather wave base?

(a)

It is situated below storm wave base

(b)

Fair weather wave- base coincides

(c)

Fair weather wave base laterally grades to storm wave base

(d)

Fair weather wave base coincided

The rock characterized

(a)

Basalt

(b)

Granite

(c)

TTG suite of rocks

(d)

Lunar basalt

by pronounced

with the base of shoreface

zone

with the base of beach-foreshore

zone

negative 'Eu' anomaly is :

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Andesitic rocks form in :

60.

(a)

Continent-Continent collision

(b)

Ocean-Continent collision

(c)

Ocean-Ocean

(d)

Continental rift

In atmosphere

collision

radio waves occur in :

(a)

Troposphere

(b)

Stratophere

(c)

Mesophere

(d)

Ionosphere

..

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Hydraulic conductivity

is :

(a)

Transmissivity/saturated

aquifer thickness

(b)

Storativity

(c)

Extension of the aquifer

(d)

Specific capacity

* aquifer thickness

In steady state/equilibrium
during pumping:

ground-water

(a)

Changes with time

(b)

Changes without time

(c)

Does not change with time

(d)

Remains constant

flow situation,

the water table head

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63.

64.

65.

66.

In unconfined aquifer, Storage coefficient is approximately equal to :

(a)

Conductivity

(b)

Specific yield

(c)

Intrinsic penneability

(d)

Specific retention

Flownets in hydrogeology can be made using:

(a)

Depth to water level map

(b)

Water level fluctuation map

(c)

Water table contour map

(d)

Topographic

map

Porosity of a formation is summation

of:

(a)

Hydraulic conductivity and Transimissivity

(b)

Specific storage and Specific retention.

(c)

Specific retention and Specific yield

(d)

None of the above

In resistivity sounding of groundwater

exploration:

(a)

Variation of resistivity

with depth at a point is measured

(b)

Horizontal variation in resistivity is measured

(c)

Electrical conductivity

(d)

TDS of groundwater

is measured
is measured
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68.

69.

70.

Theis equation for unsteady state radial flow to a tubewell in confined aquifer
can be used to estimate:
(a)

Transmissivity only

(b)

Storativity only

(c)

Specific yield only

(d)

Both Transmissivity

and Storativity

The dimension of Storativity

(a)

LT'

(b)

UT-'

(c)

UT

(d)

None of the above

is :

Aquifer anisotropy

relates to :

(a)

Temporal variation in aquifer parameters

(b)

Both spatial and temporal variation in aquifer parameters

(c)

Directional variation in aquifer parameters

(d)

Spatial variation in aquifer parameters

Suitability of groundwater

for irrigation uses is commonly studied by mea~uring :

(a)

Sodium Adsorption

Ratio

(b)

Hydraulic conductivity

(c)

Grade of metamorphism

(d)

One of the above

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71.

72.

73.

74.

Pyrolite is :
(a)

three part peridotite and one part basalt

(b)

a rock found in continental crust

(c)

a model rock composition which can occur any where

(d)

a rock found on ocean floor

Relicts of original
described:

minerals

(a)

Palimpsest textures

(b)

Nematoblastic

(c)

Lepidoblastic

(d)

Decussate textures

and textures

found in metamorphic

textures
textures

Aragonite and calcite have same chemical composition.

(a)

Polytypism

(b)

Polymorphism

(c)

Pseudomorphism

(d)

None of the above

Tectosilicates

rocks are

These represent:

represent sharing of:

(a)

Cations for joining with the adjacent units

(b)

One oxygen ion for joining with adjacent units

(c)

All oxygen ions for joining with adjacent units

(d)

Three oxygen ions for joining with adjacent uni.s

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75.

76.

77.

78.

Which of the following rocks has such high porosity that it often floats in
water?
(a)

Pumice

(b)

Obsidian

(c)

Andesite

(d)

Rhyolite

This mineral lacks good cleavage:

(a)

Fluorite

(b)

Calcite

(c)

Galena

(d)

Quartz

Fibrolite is :
(a)

phyllosilicate

(b)

a clay mineral

(c)

has composition

(d)

an asbestos bearing

AlzSiOs
rock

The process by which an originally homogeneous

and a light crust is called:
(a)

metamorphism

(b)

di fferentiation

(c)

accretion

(d)

compreSSIOn
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Mylonite represents:
(a)

Regional metamorphism

(b)

Dynamic metamorphism

(c)

Burial metamorphism

.~
,

(d)

Contact metamorphism

80.

81.

First stage of horse evolution

(a)

Eohippus

(b)

Hyracotherium

(c)

Mesohippus

(d)

Epihippus

In response to the expansion

(a)

brachydont dentition

(b)

bunodont dentition

(c)

lophodont dentition

(d)

hypsodont dentition

82.

is known as :

of grasslands,

A specimen used as diagnostic

(a)

Holotype

(b)

Paratype

(c)

Lectotype

(d)

Neotype

mammals evolved:

of a particular

new species is known as :

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83.

The concept of punctuated equilibrium was proposed by :

84.

James Hutton & Charles Lyell

(b)

Niels Eldredge & Stephen Gould

(c)

Charles Darwin & Alfred Russell Wallace

(d)

William Smith & Nicholas Steno

Evolution above species level is known as :

85.

86.

(a)

(a)

Microevolution

(b)

Macroevolution

(c)

Iterative evolution

(d)

none of these

Origin of bird is sought among:

(a)

Sauropod dinosaurs

(b)

Dromaeosauridtheropods

(c)

Pro sauropods

(d)

Omithischian

Glossopteris

dinosaurs

is a plant fossil known from the rocks of:

(a)

Upper Gondwana

(b)

Middle Gondwana

(c)

Lower Gondwana

(d)

Rajmahallntertrappean

Beds
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87.

Saurischian

and ornithischian

dinosaurs

are distinguished

primarily

by

their :
(a)

Pelvic

structure

(b)

Mode of locomotion

(c)

Food habit

(d)

Brain size

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88.

89.

Feeding burrows made by animals are known as :

(a)

Domichnia

(b)

Fodichnia

(c)

Cubichnia

(d)

Pascichnia

Corals prefer a temperature

(a)

30-35C

(b)

15-20

(c)

35-40C

(d)

23-29C

range of:

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In the following diagram where the assemblage Gros + Qtz + Wo will be

possible.

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Gro, + Qtz
An+Wo
N

91.

(a)

in field N

(b)

in field M

(c)

on the univariant

(d)

nowhere

The ratio of a mineral's

92.

line separating the two fields

weight to the weight of an equal volume of water is its:

(a)

Specific gravity

(b)

Atomic mass number

(c)

Equivalent mass

(d)

Equivalent weight

Which of the following is the major gold metallogenic

(a)

Archean

(b)

Proterozoic

(c)

Cretaceous

(d)

Paleozoic
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93.

1
94.

95.

96.

Laterite represents:
(a)

Allogenic soil

(b)

Residual soil

(c)

Aeolian soil

(d)

Fluvial soil

Major AI-deposits

in India are associated

(a)

Gondwana rocks

(b)

Archean rocks in Singhbhum

(c)

Vindhyan rocks

(d)

Khondalites

Following
deposits:

along east coast of India

is also associated

(a)

Uranium

(b)

Molybdenum

(c)

Fluorite

(d)

Zinc

Economic concentration
immiscibility :
(a)

Au

(b)

Pt

(c)

Cu

(d)

Pb

with:

with brecciated

of this metal

Iron ore-Copper-Gold

is commonly

ascribed

(lOCG)

to liquid

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97.

98.

99.

Which represents (in parts per million) the nearest concentration ofNi in rhyoliteandesite-basalt- kimberlite?
(a)

6-18-134-1050

(b)

20-55-213-1200

(c)

1-51-104-250

(d)

13-23-59-234

Which of these is an ore mineral of lead?

(a)

Galena

(b)

Pyrite

(c)

Wolframite

(d)

Cubanite

Placer deposits are formed by :

(a)

Fluid boiling

(b)

Magma segregation

(c)

Gravitational

(d)

Wall-rock alteration

separation

100. In a vein body comprising'

the gangue mineral(s) ?
(a)

Quartz and pyrite

(b)

Sphalerite

(c)

Galena and sphalerite

(d)

Only quartz

galena - pyrite - sphalerite - quartz',

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101. Which of these is a magnesium carbonate ore?

(a)

Pyrite

(b)

Malachite

(c)

Rhodochrosite

(d)

Pyrolusite

102. Which of these is not an ore mineral of copper?

(a)

Cuprite

(b)

Chalcopyrite

(c)

Bornite

(d)

Molybdenite

103. Which of these rocks could be an important

(a)

Komatiite

(b)

Gabbro

(c)

Eclogite

(d)

Kimberlite

104. The age of Muthquartzite

(a)

Silurian

(b)

Ordovician

(c)

Devonian

(d)

Archean

source of diamonds?

is :

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105. Permian is represented in Spiti by :
(a)

Kanawar Group

(b)

Kuling Group

(c)

Muth Quartzite

(d)

Agglomerate

Shale

106. The angle between any line and its horizontal projection
plane is the
of the line.
(a)

Pitch

(b)

Plunge

(c)

Dip

(d)

Dip and Strike

107. Maximum dip of a plane can be obtained

with strike of the bed.
(a)

25

(b)

45

(c)

90

(d)

65

measured in a vertical

on a line that is at

angle

108. How many components are generally required to define stress system at a point
within a three-diinensional solid body?
(a)

Four

(b)

Nine

(c)

Three

(d)

Two
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109. If fold axis of a fold assumes near perpendicular relationship with axial trace of
the fold, then the fold is interpreted as a :

,.

(a)

Vertical fold

(b)

Recumbent fold

(c)

Reclined fold

(d)

Horizontal fold

110. What kind of fold will show parallelism

between axial trace and fold axis in

map?
(a)

Neutral fold

(b)

Horizontal fold

(c)

Reclined fold

(d)

None of the above

111. One can expect high angle relationship

(a)

Fold limb

(b)

Any part of a fold

(c)

Only when the fold is overturned

(d)

Fold hinge

between bedding and cleavage in :

112. Bedding fault is a special type of:

(a)

Strike fault

(b)

Strike-slip fault

(c)

Oblique slip fault

. (d)

Dip-slip fault
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113. A discontinuous
cleavage
schistosity is called:
(a)

disjunctive cleavage

(b)

slaty cleavage

(c)

crenulation cleavage

(d)

transected

formed by microfolding

of an existing cleavage/

cleavage

114. The largest unit in the chronostratigraphy is :

(a)

Supergroup

(b)

Era

(c)

System

(d)

Series

115. Age of the oldest rocks in the ocean basin is :

(a)

Devonian

(b)

Eocene

(c)

Pennian

(d)

Jurassic

116. The sills and dykes of basaltic composition are found at different places of
Gondwana succession. They found in Satpura and Rewa are thought to be of
age, while of Damodar Valley and Assam of
age,
respectively.
(a)

Rajmahal

- Deccan Trap

(b)

Deccan Trap

(c)

Both are Rajmahal

(d)

Both are Deccan Trap

Rajmahal
Trap

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117. Syringothyris

Cuspidata is the characteristic

(a)

Silurian

(b)

Lower Devonian

(c)

Lower Carboniferous

(d)

Upper Carboniferous

fossil of:

118. Out of these, which is intrusive into Delhi system:

(a)

Bijli Rhyolite

(b)

Erinpura Granite

(c)

Bundelkhand Granite

(d)

Singhbhum Granite

119.

Group II

Group I
i) Creep

1) Tounge - shaped mass movement

ii) Earth flow

2) Curved tree trunks

iii) Slump

3) Scree formation

at the base

4) Curved surface of rupture

Correct match between the nature of mass movement listed in Group I with the
evidences
(a)

listed in Group II is :

.i-2, ii-I, iii-4

(b)

i-l,ii-3,iii-4

(c)

i-2, ii-4, iii-3

(d)

i-4, ii-I, iii-3

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120. Which of the following conditions is the most suitable for construction of a
tunnel ?
(a)

Tunnel along the strike of a strata

(b)

Tunnel across the strike of strata

(c)

Tunnel along the axis of a syncline

(d)

Tunnel along the axis of an Anticline

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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

b
a
a
c
b
a
b
d
b
c
d
b
a
d
c
a

17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

b
b
c
d
c
b
b
b
a
c
d
d
d
a
d
c

33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48

a
a
c
b
c
b
c
c
c
a
b
d
c
c
d
b

ENTRANCE TEST ANSWER KEY

49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64

b
d
a
b
a
b
b
d
b
b
c
d
a
c
b
c

65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80

c
a
d
d
c
a
a
a
b
c
a
d
c
b
b
a

81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96

d
a
b
b
d
c
a
b
d
c
a
a
b
d
a
b

97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112

a
a
c
a
c
d
d
c
b
b
c
b
c
b
d
a

113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120

c
c
d
b
c
b
a
d