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Question Booklet
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Time: 75 Minutes
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TO CANDIDATES]
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of terrains
2.
(D)
Buttes
v(13) Anastomosing
(C) Parallel
3.
(D) Trellis
(A) Abrasion
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(C) Attrition
4.
Cuestas
Saltation
Ablation
(C)
3.74 Kmlsec
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5.
(B) Paludal
(A) Deltaic
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6.
7.
(D) Limnic
Paralic
(B)
v(B)
8.0 to 10.0 Jl m
(D)
5.5 to 8.0 Jl m
10 to 14 Jl m
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(B)
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4th
(B)
5th
6th
(D)
7th
(B)
SPOT
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(C)
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12.
IRS
Which one of the following satellites was launched by India for ocean application alone?
(A) IRS P3
v(B)
(C) IRS P5
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IRS P4
(D) IRS P6
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JERS
23.5 m
(B)
120 m
(D)
70.5 m
II
(A)
Location
(C)
Time
(B)
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Plotter
(B)
Data storage
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Pyrope
(C)
Grossularite
Uvarovite
(D) Almandine
Zinnwaldite
(B)
Phlogopite
Biotite
(D) Muscovite
Calcite-Icelandspar
(C)
Hypersthene-Schillerspar
(B)
v<b)
Gypsum-Satinspar
Dolomite-Dogtoothspar
(B)
Potassium
(D) Thorium
(C) Titanium
20.
(B) Apatite
(A) Beryl
0c)
21.
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22.
Schorl
(B) Achroite
Rubellite
(D) Indicolite
(D) Azurite
Fluorite
Calcium
(B) Refraction
Dispersion
v(15)
(C) Reflection
Absorption
23.
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24.
Iris .diaphragm
(C)
Condenser
Strong pleochroism
(B)
Strong birefringence
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27.
29.
45 to flow line
(D) Flat-lying
Dip
Heave
v{B) Hade
(D) Throw
Supratenuous fold
(C)
Knee fold
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Diapiric fold
Box fold
(;)
V(C)
30.
(B)
The angle which the fault plane makes with the vertical plane is referred to as :
(A)
(C)
28.
No optic axes.
Q-Jo~ are :
J<A) 90 to flow line
(C)
Isochores
Isohyets
(B) Isopachs
(D) Isovels
Joints~rpendicular
to the axis of folds are designated as :
0A)
Extension joints
(B) Release joints
(C)
Shear joints
10,000 lbslsq.in
(D)
15,000 lbslsq.in
Underlying rocks
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Overlying rocks
33. An overturned fold in which two limbs dip towards each other is named as :
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v(C)
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Syncline
(B)
34.
The difference between a Reclined and a Recumbent fold is that, in the former:
(A)
(B)
AC)
37.
38.
(A)
Discoidal
(C)
Helicoid spiral
(B) Foliations
(D) Drag folds
Sinistral
North America
(C)
Egypt
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South Mrica
(D) India
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(B)
Montlivaltia
Lithostrotion
(A)
Lineations
Mullions
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39.
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36.
Favosites
Favosites
(D) Isastraea
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(B)
Dendrophyllia
(D) Calceola
Thecosmilia
40.
ytA)
(B) Rastrites
Dictyonema
(D) Dimorphograptus
(C) Tetragraptus
41.
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Bhander Limestone
(B)
Suket Shales
Fawn Limestone
(B) Shales
(C) Limestones
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(B)
Chinji
v(n)
(C) Pinjor
44.
Gunz
(B) Wurm
(C) Mindel
(D) Riss
Early tertiary
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(C) Jurassic
46.
47.
(A)
Shonkinites
(0)
Nordmarkites
(D) Triassic
(B) Pulaskites
v/6D)
Anorthosites
(B)
- (D)
Picrites
Olivine monzonites
Alkali gabbros
Albite in Orthoclase
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Orthoclase in Microcline
Kimberlite
(B)
(C) Lamproite
50.
Monzonites
V{0)
49.
Cretaceous
Syenites in which alkali feldspar become approximately equal in amount to plagioclase are
called:
(A)
48.
DhokPathan
45.
Nagri
Eclogite
(D) Peridotite
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(A)
Pegmatite
(0)
Quartzite
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Granite
(D) Rhyolite
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51.
Among the following rock types, which one becomes plastic when wet?
(A) Shale
(C)
52.
(C)
53.
Siltstone
V(D)
(B)
Ferruginous
(D) Phosphatic
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(C)
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Calcareous
(A) Glaucophane
54.
Mudstone
A)
(B)
Sillimanite
Glauconite
(D) Lawsonite
Blueschist facies
(B)
(C)
Sanidinite facies
Greenschist facies
(B)
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Grossularite
Spessartite
Pyrope
56.
57.
Ac)
58.
(B)
Illuvial
(D) Eluvial
Alluvial
(A) Anhydrite
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(C) Halite
Georgius Agricola
(D) Descartes
Nicolaus Steno
(A) Coll~vial
v1B)
Sylvite
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59.
The last four minerals in Van Kobell's scale are arranged in the order:
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JB)
Orthoclase,
Actinolite,
Bronzite,
Almandine
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H
(C)
61.
62.
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(A)
Iron
(C)
Diamonds
(C)
63.
64.
(D) Aragonite
Calcite
(B)
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Early Precambrian
(B)
Late Precambrian
Early Palaeozoic
(D)
Late Palaeozoic
(A)
Alluvial placer
(C)
lliuvial placer
(B)
h)
Colluvial placer
None of the above
Unconformity
(B) Fault
(D) - Syncline"
66.
(C) Anticline
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Manganese
v(A)
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AA)
Axinite
PyrOlusite
(B) Psilomelane
Hausmannite
(D) Manganite
(A) Syenites
(C)
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Anorthosites
(D) Peridotites
Norites
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68.
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The difference between the observed and predicted gravity values after applying all the
corrections is described as :
(A) U
v(D)
(C) Zn
70.
Fe
Cu
(B)
Scheelite
Ilmenite
(D) Uraninite
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(B)
(C) Hemimorphite
73.
Zincite
74.
v6J)
Smithosonite
(B)
V<C) Inclinometer
Brunton compass
(D) Planimeter
75. According to the Geological Survey of India, the permissible percentage of error for developed
reservjS has been given from :
V<A) 0 to 10%
(C)
(B)
15 to 20%
10 to 20%
(D) 20 to 30%
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(C) Insecticides
77.
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vi' (D) Industrial effiuents
(B)
CO2
CO and oxides of S
H2S
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78.
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(C)
79.
80.
15 to 60 KIns
(B)
10 to 80 Kms
50 to 100 Kms
(D)
10 to 100 Kms
Troposphere
(C)
Mesosphere
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Stratosphere
(D) Thermosphere
In water pollution studies, especially suspended solids, which band of satellite data is made
use of:
(A)
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0.6 to 0.7 pm
(C)
0.8 to 1.1 pm
/(B)
0.5 to 0.6 pm
I.
81.
Quartz
(B) Rutile,
(C) Magnesite
82.
Co and Ni
(C) Ni and Cu
84.
Galena
(~
v(D)
Cu and Co
Fe and Mn
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CO
83.
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CH4
(C)
CO2
(D) H2S
AA)
Marsh gas
(C) Black damp
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85.
Possible reserves
Probable reserves
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Compressive strength
viD)
Tensile strength
The strength of.stratified rocks is always greater when the stresses are acting:
(A) Parallel to the strike
Ac)
88.
Crushing strength
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(B)
Lithology
Water table
Topography
(D) Elevation
89. Name the rock type which has least Compressive strength?
A)
Limestone
(B)
(C) Gneiss
90.
(D) Marble
While assessing the engineering properties of rocks, which of the following density is taken
into account:
(A) True density
y{13)
Bulk density
Granite
(B) Temperature
Conductivity
/(D)
Well diameter
92. In drinking water the total dissolved solids should not exceed:
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A
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500 mglL
(B)
125 mglL
(D)
1000 mg/L
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93.
5000 ppm
94.
(~
v1C)
95.
96.
Porosity
(C)
Specific yield
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Permeability
(D) Storativity
(B)
Sulphur
Oxygen
(D) Helium
Clay
(D) Limestone
The law which explains the flow of ground water in porous media is :
<f)
/(C)
99.
Calyx drilling
(A)
(C)
98.
The quantity of water transmitted through 1 sq.cm area in one second under a standard
hydraulic gradient is the measure of the:
/(A)
97.
(B)
Diamond drilling
Reynold's law
Darcy's law
(C) Bromine
100. The most commonly practised and inexpensive groundwater recharging method is :
(A)
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