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Rajasthan Public Service Commission 2016
Paper GeologyII
Ques: 150
Time: 3 Hours

1."Ediacaran Fossil" are useful in determining geological boundary.

Archaean-Proterozoic boundary

Precambrian-Cambrian boundary

Permian-Triassic boundary

Cretaceons-Tertiary boundary

2. A linear zone of crused rock formed due to intense faulting is called?

Mobile zone

Mylonite zone

Hinge zone

Zone od saturation

3.Which of the following sequence represents the correct relative abundance of elements in the Earth's Crust

Si>O>Fe>Al>Ca>Mg

O>Al>Fe>Mg>Ca>Si

O>Si>Fe>Mg>Ca>Al

O>Si>Al>Fe>Mg>Ca

4.In the Himalayas, rock layers often show fold structures, which have formed by buckling in response to which of the following force.

Layer parallel shear force

Cross layer compressive force

Layer parallel compressive force

Cross layer gravity force

5.Which of the following properties fine sandstone has in compare to the clay?

higher porosity and lower permeability

higher porosity and higher permeability

lower porosity and lower permeability

lower porosity and higher permeability

6.The residual magma will be enriched in which of the following trace element pair compared to the parent magma, if a basaltic magma had undergone fractional crystallization of Pyroxene and Plagioclase.

Sr and Ni

Cr and Sr

Cr and Ni

Ce and Zr

7.Paleocene period includes

Paleocene, Eocene and Oligocene

Eocene, Oligocene

Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene

Pleistocene, Holocene

8.Syn-sedimentary deformation structures are result of

Low sedimentation

High sedimentation

Marine transgression

Marine regression

9.Which of the following is not an ore mineral of Manganese?

Psilomelane

Pyrolysite

Galena

Braunnite

10.Which one of the following element is the most abundant element in the Earth's Crust?

Oxygen

Silicon

Sulphur

Iron

11.Zinnwaldite is a what type of Mica?

Sodium Mica

Iron Mica

Lithium Mica

Lithium Iron Mica

12.Which of the following term used for the flat area(crustly surface) with evaporite deposits?

Sabkha

Basin

Guyot

Sink

13.Which one is the example of stratiographic trap

Dome

Unconformity

Crest of fold

Anticline

14.Which of the following compound is the most important rock forming minerals after silicates in the Earth Crust?

Oxides

Sulphates

Halites

Carbonates

15.What is the birefringence of quartz?

+0.009

+0.001

-0.06

0.02

16.Which one of the following geological condition define blind valley?

A valley which is occupied by a dry stream following river capture

A misfit valley

A valley that ends at sink hole

A raised valley downstream of a sink hole occupied by a dry river

17.Which of the following mineral is used in Berek compensator in optical devices?

Quartz

Gypsum

Mica

Calcite

18.Which one of the following textures characterizes the Eutectic point?

Porphyritic

Ophitic

Subophic

Graphic

19.An impermeable formation neither storing nor transmitting water is called

Aquifer

Aquiclude

Aquifuse

Aquitard

20.Water that remained cut off from active hydrological cycle is said to be

Meteoric Water

Connate Water

Juvenile Water

Plutonic Water

21.Which one of the following planet spins differently relative to the others?

Earth

Jupiter

Mars

Venus

22.Which of the following planets is different from others in composition?

Mars

Saturn

Mercury

Venus

23. Which of the following stratigraphic unit is not present in Rajasthan?

Eocene

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceons

24.If the Sun were to spin faster than the the present, there would be an increase in

the Earth's magnetic field

the diurnal variation of the Earth's magnetic field.

the intensity of magnetic disturbance

the frequency of magnetic stroms.

25.Which of the following satellites is a geostationary satellite?

Landsat

INSAT

IRS

SPOT

26.the isotope 14C is produced in the Earth's atmosphere by the interaction of cosmic rays with

16O resulting in release of an alpha particle

14N absorbing a neutron and releasing a proton

10B resulting in the addition of two alpha particles

13C absorbing a neutron

27.In which of the following types of soil the Capillary rise will be highest?

Gravelly

Sandy

Loamy

Clayey

28.Among the following minerals which one has the least number of powder differaction peaks?

Gypsum

Halite

Zircon

Quartz

29.Which one of the following carbonate rocks characterized the grain supported limestone?

Wackestone

Packstone

Boundstone

Arkose

30.Which one of the following implies "Helicitic Structure"?

Any arrangement of inclusions representing relict structure preserved from an earliesr metamorphism.

Arrangement of inclusions in concentric layers in porphyroblast

Development of a concentric zone or zones of one or more minerals surrounding another mineral

Relicts of an earliesr mineral resulting from its replacement during metamorhism.

31. Which one of the following pelitic assemblages would be compatible with the assemblage of epidote-actinolite-albite-chrorite for a mafic rock?

Lawsonite-muscovite-biotite

Kyanite-muscovite-biotite

Pyrophylite-muscovite-biotite

Kyanite-garnet-bilotite-plagioclase

32.Which amongst the following mineral sequences depicts the increasing metamorphic grade of argillaceous sediments?

Biotite-Kyanite-Garnet-Staurolite-Chlorite

Chlorite-Garnet-Biotite-Staurolite-Kyanite

Chlorite-Biotite-Garnet-Staurolite-Kyanite

Garnet-Biotite-Chlorite-Kyanite-Staurolite

33.Which of the following represents strike line on the stereographic projections?

Small Circle

Great Circle

Line passing through small great Circle

Point on the circumference

34.What is the characteristic extinction angle of garnet under the microscope?

10º

15º

30º

Isotropic

35.Which one of the following condition is correct for norite?

Opx Cpx

Opx Cpx

Opx Cpx

Opx is absent

36.Which one of the following type of granites mainly developed dueing Malani magmatism?

Stype granite

Itype granite

Atype granite

Plagiograrite

37.The fossil records of benthic forminifera are very useful in deciphering past ocean bottom environments. The assemblage with predominence of elongated taxa having informal habitat suggests:

Oxygen poor condition

Oxygen rich condition

High salinity condition

Low salinity condition

38.The record of abundance ratio of bethic forminifers to planktic foraminifers in marginal sequence can be used in the estimation of

Palaeo-temperature at seafloor

Palaeo-salinity at seafloor

Palaeo-productivity at seafloor

Palaeo-bathymetry

39. The stages Bajocian, Bathonian and Oxfordian belongs to which of the following systems.

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceons

Permian

40.Impact of ocean acidification will be maximum on the which of the following?

Corals

Foraminifera

Radiolaria

Diatoms

41.By which of the following we may determine the absolute motion of plate?

hot spots and their tracks

the age of the sediments directly above any portion of the oceanic crust

Thickness of the sea floor crust

mapping sediment thickness in the oceanic crust

42.Which of the following scales is measuring scale for earthquake intensity?

Mercalli

Richter

Moh's

Wentworth's

43.In a 1:50,000 scale topographic map a distance of 0.25 c.m. represents?

1250 m

125 m

250 m

500 m

44.Which is the order of seismic wave arrival at surface?

Rayleigh

Rayleigh,S,P

S,P,Rayleigh

Rayleigh,P,S

45.Unit to express transmissibility is

m²/day

m³/day

Darcy

cm/sec

46.Churn drilling is type of drilling?

Jet drilling

Rotary drilling

Percussion drilling

None of these

47. Seismic shadow zone on the Earth's surface occur earthquake epicentre

90º to 100º

102º to 143º

30º to 80º

10º to 30º

48.How do normal faults and reverse faults differ?

Normal faults are caused by extension of crust, reverse faults by compression.

Reverse faults are caused by extension of crust, normal faults by compression.

Normal faults are left lateral, reverse fault are right lateral.

Reverse faults are left lateral, normal faults are right lateral

49.In which one of the following conditions crescent-shaped barchans tend to form?

transport rates are high and sand supply is limited.

transport rates are high and sand supply is unlimited

transport rates are low and sand supply is limited

transport rates are high and sand is unlimited

50.Match the following lists in accordance with Ramsay's fold classification ListI
ListII

A. Class 1 1. Divergent isogons
B. Class 2 2. Ideal buckling
C. Class 3 3. Convergent Isogons
D. Parallel fold 4. Parallel Isogons

D-4

D-4

D-3

D-2

51. The apparent dip of any bed is

Greater than the true dip

Double of the true dip

Less than the true dip

None of these

52.Which of the pair is misfit for time uit and chronostratigraphic units?

Era System

Age Stage

Phase Zone

Epoch Series

53. The oil reservoir in Mangla oil field belongs to which of the following stratigraphic formations.

Akli formation

Fatehgarh formation

Lathi formation

Kapurdi formation

54.Which of the following hydrocarbon fields is a gas field?

Mangla

Bhagyam

Aishwarya

Raageshwari

55.The Vitrinite rich maceral coal dominantly contains

Spores

Cell wall material of vascular plant

Oxidised plant material

Resins and algae

56.Dominantly the Deccan Traps are represented by ......nature.

Acidic

Tholeiitic

Carbonatite

Alkali

57.Which one of the following lava flow can be used as wayupcriteria?

Pillow lava

Blocky lava

Ropy lava

Pahoehoe lava

58.Which one of the following folds is characterized by a constant orthogonal thickness in all the parts of the fold

Class 1A

Class 1B

Class 1C

Class 2

59.Which of the following term described the joint that are perpendicular to the regional fold axis?

Cross joints

Collumnar joints

Hybrid Joints

Shear joints

60."Natural Levee" is an example of

Pointbar deposits

Channel deposits

Floodplain deposits

Floodbasin deposits

61.The Miller Index(111) represents which one of the following crystal?

Dodecahedron

Cube

Hexa octahedron

Octahedron

62. Which of the following rivers are westerly flowing?

Narmada and Tapti

Ken and Son

Chambal and Betwa

Mahi and Wardha

63.The most abundant metal in the crust is

Iron

Copper

Nickel

Alluminium

64.Which of the following condition is true for the freezing point of seawater?

Increases with salinity

Decreases with salinity

is independent of salinity

Increases with Evaporation

65.Which of the following tend to erupt from most of the strato volcanoes?

Rhyolite

Basalt

Andesite

Trahyte

66.After steam, the most abundant gas eminated during volcanism.

Argon

Carbon dioxide

Hydrogen Sulphides

Sulphur dioxide

67.Which of the following magma, has highest viscosity?

Basalt

Rhyolite

Andesite

Diorite

68.Which of the following properties that causes salt to come out of the salt shaker as tiny cube?

Cleavage

Hardness

Fracture

Density

69.Which one of the following gem minerals, is an oxide of aluminium?

Topaz

Diamond

Zircon

Sapphire

70.In which of the following area, most active volcanoes occur?

the mediterranean belt

the circum-pacific belt

the Hawaiian islands

the Oceanic ridge

71.Which of the following earth materials has the greatest porosity?

Granite

Sandstone

Limestone

Recently deposited sand

72.Which one of the following mineral is the least stable mineral in the clastic detritus?

Olivine

Quartz

Amphibole

Feldspar

73.Which of the following term used for ground water flow maps?

Isopach map

Isocontour map

Potentiometric map

Hydraulic map

74.Which of the following property is determined by the Smith's test on stones?

Soluble and clayey matter

Hardness

Density

Water absorption

75.Gold prospecting is most effectively done by

Electromagnetic Survey

Seismic profile

Remote Sensing

Soil analysis

76.Which one of the following granites is the oldest one?

Erinpura granite

Untala Granite

Malani Granite

Idar Granite

77. During metamorphism the mineral graphite

is completely destroyed

is changed into pure carbon

is converted into diamond

does not take part in chemical change

78.

A1,
B2,
C3,
D4
A3,
B1,
C4,
D2
A2,
B4,
C3,
D1
A3,
B1,
C2,
D4
A1,
B2,
C3,
D4
A3,
B1,
C4,
D2
A2,
B4,
C3,
D1
A3,
B1,
C2,
D4
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Which one of the following metal associations is known in porphyrytype,
magmatic sulphide and sediment
hosted ore deposits of copper?
CuNi,
CuCo,
CuMo
CuCo,
CuMo,
CuNi
CuMo,
CuNi,
CuCo
CuNi,
CuMo,
CuCo
...... ... .. ..... .... ....... ...: . .......
..., ........ ....... ... ..... .......... .... .....
........ .. ....... ..?
CuNi,
CuCo,
CuMo
CuCo,
CuMo,
CuNi
CuMo,
CuNi,
CuCo
CuNi,
CuMo,
CuCo

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The longest dam in India is
Bhakra Dam
Koyana Dam
Sardar Sarovar Dam
Heerakund Dam
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..... ....
..... ....
..... ..... ....
..... .... ....
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Most Gem minerals(except diamond) belong to which of the following group?
Silicates and Oxides
Sulphides and Carbonates
Carbonates and Oxides
Sulphides and Oxides
....... .°.. .....(..... .. ..........) ...... ... .. .. .... .. ......... .... ..?
.......... ... ........
........ ... .........
......... ... .........
........ ... .........
Ques :82
The host rock of RampuraAgucha
PbZn
deposit is1)
Granite gneiss
Ambhibolite
Dolomite
Graphite metapelites
.............
.....
.... .. ....... ... ..1)
...... ...
...........
........
...... ...........
Ques :83
The host rock of leadzinc
ore at Zawar is which of the following
Amphibolite
Dolomite
Gneiss
Schist
.... ..... ... .....
.... ..... ... ....... ... ...... ... .. ..... ..?
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......
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The pebbles in Barr conglomarate are of which of the following type of rock
Quartzite
Sandstone
Limestone
Granite
... ............ ... ....... ............. ... .. ..... ..... ... ... .. ..?
...........
.........
.........
......
Ques :85
On the Indextosheet,
the toposheet 45 B/9 will be in which direction to the toposheet 45 A/12
North
East
South
West
... .... .. .......(........... ... .....) 45 ....... (........... ... .....) 45 A/12 ... ..
..... ... ....?
.°...
.....
.....
......
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Which one of the following may not control the base level changes of rivers?
Sea level
Lowest point of river valley
The surface of lakes
Lithology of river valley
...... ... .. ..... ....... .. ....
.... ........... .. ......... ..... ..?
....
....
.......
.. .. .... ...... ......
..... .. ....
.... ..... ... ........
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A large number of beach ridge and swale complexes in the coastal region indicates
marine transgression
heavy sediment inflow from river

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frequent change in littoral current
marine regression
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...... .......
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...... ........
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What is the name of River Ganga when flow in Bangladesh?
Hoogly
Meghana
Swarna Ganga
Padama
.... .... .. ........ ... ........ .... .., .... ... .... ..?
......
.....
..........
....
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Mineralization in Khetari copper belt has taken place in which of the following rocks?
Phyllite, Schist and Slate
Shale and Sandstones
Granite and Gneisic rocks
Calcarious rocks
..... ..... .... ... ....... .. ... ............. ... .. ... .. ....... ... ... ..?
......., ...... ... .....
... ... .... .°...
...... ... .... .......
....... .......
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What the line called along which the successive whorls of Gastropod lie in mutual contact?
Spire
Suture
Umblicus
Septa
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....
.......
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The Gotan formation of Marwar supergroup belongs to which of the following groups?
Jodhpur Group
Bilara Group
Nagaur Group
Gogunda Group
...... ...... .. .... .... ............. ... .. ... .. .... ... ......... ..?
...... ...
....... ...
..... ...
........ ...
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The geological age of Hanseran Evaporite group is
Neoproterozoic Lower
Cambrian
Carboniferons
Eocene
Quaternary
...... ....... ... ... ........... ... .... ..?
.. ........... ...
... .........
............(........ ....)
.....(........)
...... .......
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Which one of the following is not belongs to Jurassic formations?
Lathi formation
Baisakhi formation
Abur formation
Jaisalmer formation
............. ... .. ..... .... .......... ... .. ......... ..... ..?
..... ....
...... ....
.... ....
....... ....
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The Newania carbonatites occur as dykes and veins within which of the following granites?
Siwana granite
Jalore granite
Untala granite
Erinpura granite
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.... ..?
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The maximum percentage of the Baryte deposits are from which of the following district of Rajasthan?
Alwar
Udaipur
Bhilwara
Sirohi
........ .. .. .... ... ...... .. ......... ....... ....... ..?
....
......
.......
........
Ques :96
Which of the following types of bentonite is swelling type?
Calcium bentonite
Sodium bentonite
Potassium bentonite
None of these
............. ... .. ..... ..... ... ......... ......(...) ..... ... .... ..?
........ .........
....... .........
......... .........
....... ... .. ... .....
Ques :97
Powder diffractograms of clay minerals are usually observed at lower angles of diffraction than that of
primary silicate minerals due to
its composition
presence of basal cleavage
small cryallographic interplanar spacing
large crystallographic interplanar spacing
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.... ..1)
..... ....
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... ..... ......°... .......... .....
.... ..... ......°... .......... .....
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Which of the following mineral gives reddish colour to the arkose?

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Kfeldspar
Calcite
Aragonite
Quartz
...... ... .. .. ..... .. .... ..... .. ... ... .... ..?
K..
......
........
.........
........
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Maceral Analysis is carried out to find out behaviour of which one of the following?
Coal
Fold
Fault
Water
...... ......... ...... ... .. .. .. .. ....... .. .... .... ... ... ..... .... ..?
.....
...
....
....
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Which one of the following is the name of reservoir of Bhakra Dam?
Govind Sagar
SardarSarovar
Reservoir
Sutlej Reservoir
Ramgarh Reservoir
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........ ....
..........
.....
.... .....
..... .....
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What is the term used for "number of cubic feet per ton of the ore" is used.
Tonnage factor
Assay value
Run of mine grade
Effective grade
".... .... ..... ..... .." .. .......... .... .. ....... .... ..?
.. ... ....
..... .....
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...... .....

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In an underground mine, shaft and ore body are connected by
bench
raise
adit
crosscut
....... ... ... .... ... ..... ..... .. ..... ..1)
.......(....)
...
.....
... ..
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Which amonst the following planets has the highest number of known satellite?
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
............. .... ... .. .. .. .. ......... .... ..?
....
.........
...
......
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Which one of the following faults is a plate boundary as well as a strike slip
fault?
Himalayan Frontal Fault
Great Boundary Fault
Great Glen Fault
San Andreas Fault
............. ..... ... .. ... .. .... .... ... ... ... ........ ..... .... ..?
........ ......
..... ........
..... .... ....
... ..........
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How many classes are in cubic crystal system?
5
7
2
3
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5
7
2
3
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Which one of the following is a cow species amongst Siwalik mammals?
Bos
Sus
Suidae
Eqvus
......... ......... ... ............. ... .. ... .. .......... ..?
...
...
.....
.....
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Which of the following period mark the disappearance of the Rugose corals?
Triassic period
Jurassic period
Permian period
Cretaceons period
............. ... .. ... .. ...., ....., .... .. ....... .. ........ .... ..
......... ....
........ ....
........ ....
......... ....
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Which of the following Brachiopod genere is considered as "Living fossil"?
Lingula
Productus
Atrypa
Spirifer
...... ... ...... .... ... .. ........ .. "...... ......." .... .... ..?
........
.........
.......
.........
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Which of the following is fresh water fossil?
Nucula
Ammonite
Physa

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Cerethium
............. ... .. ... .. ...... ....... ..?
........
.......
.....
.........
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Which one of the following limestones are entirely composed of shell and shell detritus?
Coquina
Encrinite
Sperginite
Oolite
............. ... .. ..... ......... ........ ... ... ... .... ...... ... .... ..?
........
.........
...........
.....
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Which of the following rockphosphate
deposits is different from the rest in their location?
JhamarKotra
Matoon
Dakan Kotra
Birmania
............. ... .. ..... .....
..... ....... .... .. ..... ....... .. .... ...... ..?
.........
....
... .....
...........
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The effective shear stress on a frictional plane will be maximum when the plane is inclined to the compression
direction at an angle of
90º
>45º
0º
45º
.. ..... .... ...... ..... .... ....... .... .. .. ...... ...... ..... .. ... .. .... ....
90º
>45º
0º
45º
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The main boundary Thrust separates which of the following
Greater Himalaya from Tethys Himalaya
Lesser Himalaya from Greater Himalaya
Outer Himalaya from Lesser Himalaya
Outer Himalaya from Ganagatic Main
..... .... ..... ...... ... .. ... .... .... ..?
..... ....... .. ...... .......
... ....... .. ..... .......
...... ....... .. ... .......
...... ....... .. .... .. .....
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Which of the following shows the correct order of lithotectonic subdivisions of Himalaya from South to North.
Lesser Himalaya Outer
Himalaya Tethys
Himalay Greater
Himalaya
Outer Himalaya Lesser
Himalaya Greater
Himalaya Tethys
Himalaya
Outer Himalaya Lesser
Himalay Tethys
Himalaya Greater
Himalaya
Geater Himalaya Outer
HimalayLesser
HimalayaTethys
Himalaya
............. ... .. ... ..... .. .°... ... .. ....... .. .... ........... ...... .. .... .. .. ....... ..?
... ....... ....
.. ....... ..
.... ....... ...
.. .......
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Ques :115
Likely to be higher at the bottom
Likely to be higher at the top
randomly distributed
Uniform
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... ..... .... ... ....... ..|
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.. .... ..|
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Dissolved oxygen concerntration in the deep oceanic water (>2000 m is almost close to that at surface,
because of the1)
nonexistence
of biological organisms at depth
low rate of biological oxygen consumption
supply of oxygen through sediment water interface
production of oxygen through chemical process at higher pressure
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For the determination of paleomagnetic pole position, igneous rocks studied should contain minerals that are
Paramagnetic with high curie temperature
Paramagnetic with low curie temperature
Ferromagnetic with high curie temperature
Ferromagentic with low curie temperature
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Which one of the following regions has a high potential for artesian wells?
Western Ghat
Kaveri Delta
IndoGangetic
Plains
Himalaya
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...... ...
....... ......
......
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.......
Ques :119
Weathering of feldspar minerals may result in which one of the following sets of products?
Clays, Ca, Na, K ion, Dissolved Silica
Iron oxides, Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn ions, Clays, dissolved Silica
Fe, Mg ions, Mn oxides, Clays
Na, Mg, Fe ions, Clay, Fe, Mn oxides
........ ....... .. ..... .. ....... ... ... ............. ... .. .. .°.... .... .. ........ .... ..?
........., Ca, Na, K ..., ...... ........
... ......., Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn ..., ......., ...... ........
Fe, Mg ..., Mn ........., .......
Na, Mg, Fe ..., ......., Fe, Mn .........
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The shallow shelf environment is dominated by1)
Molluscs and Brachiopod Lingula
Trace fossils such as Nereites

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Pelagic organisms
Bryozoans and Brachiopods
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Ques :121
Which one of the following faults, most associated with subduction zone?
Normal
Thrust
Strike Slip
Oblique
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Ques :122
The deep, least productive part of a lake located below the range of effective light is known as?
Littoral zone
Profundal zone
Photic Zone
Limnetic Zone
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Ques :123
In a cliff, you see coal near the base, then sandstone above it, then limestone then sand stone again and finally
coal near the top. This pattern most likely means1)
the sea retreated and then advanced again
the sea advanced and then retreated again
the climate changed from warm to cold and back
Rain fall decreases and then increases again
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Ques :124
What are the characteristics modal minerals in stype
granites, white are considered to have formed by
partial melting of pelitic sedimentary rocks?
MusconiteSilliminiteGarnet
HornbalndeCorundumAcmite
MuscoviteGarnetAcmite
AcmiteReibeckiteCorundum
S
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Ques :125
Which one of the following minerals shows strong pleochroism?
Quartz
Muscovite
Orthoclase
Hornblende
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Ques :126
Which one of the following Garnet containg chromium?
Grossularite
Pyrope
Uvarovite
Almandite
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Ques :127
The specific gravity of a powered mineral can be determined with the help of which of the following
instruments?
Chemical balance
Pycnometer

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Jolly's spring balance
Walker's steel yard balance
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Ques :128
Which one of the following is "bleaching clay"?
Fire clay
China clay
Bentonite
Fuller's Earth
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Ques :129
Which of the following drilling methods is a common method used for ground water wells in alluvium area?
Augur drilling
Churn drilling
Jet drilling
Rotary drilling
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Ques :130
Which of the following ages is the age of the marine beds associated with lower Gondwana rocks?
Early Triassic
Late Jurassic
Early Cretaceous
Early Permian
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Ques :131
Perisphinctes serve as an index fossil for which of the following period.
Jurassic
Triassic
Ordovician
Cretaceons
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Ques :132
Proparian
Ophisthoparian
Gonatoparian
Hypoparian
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Ques :133
Which of the following indicates that the Deccan basalt eruption was of intermittent type
Infratrapeans
Intertrapeans
Supratrapeans
Compostional variation in basalt
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Ques :134
Thorium extracted from Monazite belongs to which one of the following group?
Oxide
Sulphide
Phosphate
Carbonates
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Ques :135
The most abundant sedimentary rock found in the Earth crust is
Shale
Sandstone
Limestone
Conglomarate
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Ques :136
Young's modulus is obtained by which of the following1)
Stress
Ratio of Stress and Strain
Strain
Ratio of transverse strain to longitudinal strain
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Ques :137
Which of the following is known as ratio of transverse strain to longitudinal strain?
Poisson's Ratio
Hooke's Law
Young's Modulus
None of these
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Ques :138
In a Mohr's circle maximum shear stress occur when . is of
30º
45º
90º
60º
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30º
45º
90º
60º
Ques :139
What will happen if the cementation before compaction in sediments occur?
increase in porosity
decrease in grain to grain contact
increase in grain to grain to contact
increase in permeability
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Ques :140
What are siderolites?
Iron meteorites
Stony Iron Meteorites
Stony meteorites
Silicate meteorites
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Ques :141
What percentage of the Earth water is fresh water?
50%
22%


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50%
22%


Ques :142
Coral reefs are generally found in the latitudinal extensions of1)
20º N 20
º S
30º N 30
º S
60º N 60
º S
45º N 45
º S
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20º N 20
º S
30º N 30
º S
60º N 60
º S
45º N 45
º S
Ques :143
In which part of the Earth Perovskite occurs1)
Transitional Zone
Mantle
Core
Crust
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Ques :144
The footprint of Dinosaur's was discovered recently from which of the following village?
Thaiyat
Ramgarh
Bap
Lodurva
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Ques :145
A zone is a unit of
Lithostratigraphy

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Chronostratigraphy
Morphostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
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Ques :146
The "Iddiki" Dam in kerala belongs to which type of Dam
Gravity Dam
Arch Dam
Butteres Dam
Earthen dam
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Ques :147
Which of the following geomorphic feature suggest regional uplift during the Quaternary?
Lateral moraines
Paired terraces
Hanging valley
Unpaired terraces
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Ques :148
In which one of the following environments U and Fe are deposited as oxide minerals in an ore forming
process respectively?
oxidising, reducing
reducing, oxidising
oxidising, oxidising
reducing, reducing
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Ques :149
Which of the following dating technique helps in establishing the chronology of glaciations?
Potassium/Argon
Optically simulated Lumniscence
Uranium/Lead
Rubidium/Strontium
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Ques :150
Marine transgration of the coast of Jaisalmer and Kutch began during which of the following period.
Cretaceons
Jurassic
Oligocene
Palaeocene
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