Hi I want to do the M.Sc in Geology from the ISM Dhanbad so can you please provide me the sample question paper for the entrance exam so I can have an idea??

Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad is an Institute of National Importance located in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

Sample question paper for the entrance exam for the M.Sc in Geology

01. In view of relative susceptibility to chemical weathering, which of the following is the correct sequence of increasing stability?

a. Albite Forsterite Muscovite Kaolinite

b. Muscovite Enstatite Nepheline Wollastonite c. Forsterite Diopside Microcline Quartz d. Microcline Gibbsite Diopside Anorthosite

02. Which of the following climate regimes will have the deepest weathering profile? a. Tundra regions b. Steppes c. Desserts d. Tropical rainforests

03. During weathering of silicate minerals, incorporation of cations from mineral into organic compounds is related to : a. Carbonation b. Hydrolysis c. Chelation d. Hydration

04. Mass wasting related to barely perceptible and non-accelerating downslope movement is called as: a. Earth flow b. Creep c. Rock Topple d. Rock Fall

05. Which of the following hill slope component is related to pedogenic process? a. Colluvial Foot Slope b. Fall face c. Convex creep slope d. Interfluve

06. Shallow igneous Plano-convex lens shaped bodies are called as:

a. Batholith

b. Lopolith

c. Laccoliths

d. Tropical Domes

07. Which of the following volcanic landform is the largest in size? a. Craters b. Tephra cones c. Plug domes d. Strato volcanoes









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