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The margins a t which the plates neither gain Schist is a rock associated with
nor lose surface area are called
1. Continental margins
2. Destructive margins
Conservative margins
4. None of the above
Geosynclines located on the tectonically
stable margins of the continents are referred
as
1. Paralia-geosynclines
2. Mio-geosynclines
4. Eugeosynclines
A network of parallel or sub-parallel streams
developed along strike and dip direction is
known as
1. Resequent
2. Trellis
3. Dendritic
4. Pinnate
The Hawaiian islands are examples of
1. Transform fault
2. Fissure eruption
3. Interplate volcanoes
4. Intra volcanic chain
Part of the sea floor adjoining a landmass is
known as
1. Continental shelf
2. Continental slope
3. Beach
1. Tin
2. Gold
3. Copper
4. Aluminium
the following is
crystallize on cooling?
1. Quartz
2. Feldspar
3. Olivine
4. Mica
Diamonds are usually associated with
1. Granite
2. Sandstone
3.
4.
Leucocratic rocks are
1. Dark coloured
2. Medium grey coloured
3. Light grey coloured
4. to dark grey coloured
is a rock t h a t possesses
1. Porphyro-blastic texture
2. Granitic texture
3. Vesicular texture
4. Ophitic texture
first to
4. Continental rise
The crustal model of isostasy was proposed
Joints that are perpendicular to fold axes and
having steep dips are called
-440Washington and Clark2.Extension joints
3.Shear join 2.Wegener ts
3. Jacob
4. Sir George Airy
Higher roundness of grains indicates
1. Degree of Weathering
2. Longer distance of transport
3. Maturity of sediment
4. Shorter distance of transport
4. None of the above
Petrofabric diagram occurring a s girdle will
represent
B-Tectonite
2. R-Tectonite
3. S-Tectonite
4. Both and
90. Dome and basin structures are characteristic
of
1. Type I interference pattern
2. Type interference pattern
3. Type interference pattern
4. None of the above
91. The ratio of transverse strain to axial strain
is called
Compressibility
2. Poisson's ratio
Modulus of Elasticity
4. Breaking strength
92. A group of beds which are able to lift their
own weight and that of overlying rock strata
without much internal flowage is called
1. Incompetent beds
2. Ductile material
3. Competent beds
4. Rheid
93. The hingeline of a doubly plunging fold will
be
1. Curvilinear
2. Horizontal
3. Rectilinear
4. None of the above
94. The host rocks for banded iron formation are
1. Quartzites
2.
3. Granite
4. Schist
97. Blue Quartz veins are of special value in
searching for
1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Lead
4. Zinc
98. The metallic mineral known to be a good
conductor of electricity is
1. Hematite
2. Chromite
3.
4. Galena
99. In cavity filling deposits, the ore is built up in
successive layers called
1.
2. Geode
3. Druse
4. Crustification
100. The geophysical technique in which the fields
measured are not stationary but vary with
time is
1. Electrical
2. Magnetic
3. Gravity
4. Seismic
101. Overbreak is a term associated with
1. Construction of dams
2. Tunneling operation
3. Bridge construction
4. Drilling bore wells
95. Fluorspar deposits at Amba
associated with
1. Granites
are 102. dam in Kerala is an example of
1. Masonry dam
2.
-613CarbonatitesGravity dam
3.Phyllites
4. Embankment dam
4. Marbles
103. Well diameter and mud content of the walls
96. Bauxite mining in India is mainly done in
1. Deccan traps
2. Lateritic terrains
3. Phyllites
4. Granites
of a well can be measured by
1. Caliper logging
2. Neutron logging
3. Photoelectric logging
4. Electrical logging
104. The geophysical method that can successfully
locate copper, lead and zinc deposits is
1. Seismic method
2. Magnetic method
3. Gravity method
4. Airborne electromagnetic method
105. Airborne magnetometry, used to locate
110. The coefficient of permeability
expressed a s
4. None of the above
is
magnetic minerals can be effective
depth of
1. 600 to 800
2. 400 to 600 metres
3. to 1200 metres
200 to 400 metres
a 111. Which one of the following has the highest
porosity?
1. Limestone
2. Sandstone
3. Clay
4. Gravel
112. The water stored and released after flood is
called a s
106. The fastest method of drilling for
groundwater is
1. Cable tool method
2. Hydraulic rotary method
3. Boring method
4. None of the above
1. Specific retention
2. Specific yield
3. Flood yield
4. Bank storage
113. Specific retention may be expressed a s
1. =-
107. In an unconsolidated aquifer, where the
water table is a t shallow depth, suitable
well would be
1. Dug well
2. Driven well
3. Bored well
4. Jetted well
108. Water of magmatic origin is known as
1. Meteoric water
2. Capillary water
loo W
114. Water containing less than 1 gm of salts per
kilogram of water is classified a s
1. Hot water
2. Salt water
3. Connate water
4. Juvenile water
109. Recharge area is that region which
1. Supplies water to perched aquifer
2. Supplies water to unconfined aquifer
Receives water from confined aquifer
4. Supplies water to confined aquifer
4. Fresh water
115. The relationship between fresh and saline
water can be understood by
1. Hill's method
2. Ghyben-Herzberg principle
3. Darcy's law
4. Reynold's number