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Question Booklet
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Time: 75 Minutes

Total No. of questions: 100


Maximum: 100 Marks

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Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes

1.

Erosional ridges characteristic


called:

of terrains

having gently dipping sedimentary rocks are


(B) Mesas

(A) Hog's back ridges


v1C)

2.

(D)

Buttes

Drainage pattern characteristic of braided rivers:


(A) Dichotomous

v(13) Anastomosing

(C) Parallel

3.

(D) Trellis

The removal of rock debris by wind action is called:


(B)

(A) Abrasion

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(C) Attrition

4.

Cuestas

Saltation
Ablation

The velocityofP waves in Sial is approximately:


..A..A) 6.5 Km/sec

(B) 3.36 Km/sec


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(C)

3.74 Kmlsec

(D) 5.57 Km/sec

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5.

A lacustrine environment affected by marine conditions is called:

(B) Paludal

(A) Deltaic

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6.

The visible light ranges in wave length from:


v(A)
(C)

7.

(D) Limnic

Paralic

0.38 to 0.76 Jlm

(B)

0.40 to 0.7 Jlm

(D) 0.41 to 0.72 Jlm

Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is not used in aerial thermography?


(A) 3.5 to 5.5 Jlm
(C)

0.43 to 0.65 Jlm

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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8.

Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful in the discrimination of geological


structures?
(B)

(A) 0.6 to 0.7 11m


v(C)

9.

0.7 to 0.8 11m

(D) 0.8 to 1.111 m

0.5 to 0.6 11m

Which portion of the electromagnetic portion is useful in land use studies?


~A)
(C)

0.7 to 0.8 11m

(B)

0.8 to 1.1 11m

0.6 to 0.7 11m

(D) 0.5 to 0.6 11m

10. Which band of Thematic Mapper is known as Thermal Band?


(A)

vfc)

4th

(B)

5th

6th

(D)

7th

(B)

SPOT

11. The Push broom Scanner was first introduced in:


(A) LANDSAT

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III

(C)

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IRS

Which one of the following satellites was launched by India for ocean application alone?

(A) IRS P3

v(B)

(C) IRS P5
13.

IRS P4

(D) IRS P6

The spat~al resolution of LISS-III sensor is :


(A) 60m
,/C)

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JERS

23.5 m

(B)

120 m

(D)

70.5 m

The content of most geographic information system is :

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(A)

Location

(C)

Time

(B)

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Attribute"

All the above

15. Which of the following is not a software component?


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Plotter

(B)

(C) Data analysis


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Data storage

(D) Database management


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17.

The rarest of all the garnets is:


(A)

Pyrope

(C)

Grossularite

Uvarovite

(D) Almandine

Which is the most common mica?


(A)
V<C)

Zinnwaldite

(B)

Phlogopite

Biotite

(D) Muscovite

18. Which of the following is matched incorrectly?


(A)

Calcite-Icelandspar

(C)

Hypersthene-Schillerspar

(B)

v<b)

Gypsum-Satinspar
Dolomite-Dogtoothspar

19. Which element is enriched in Achroite?


vtA)

(B)

Potassium

(D) Thorium

(C) Titanium
20.

Blue John is a variety of :

(B) Apatite

(A) Beryl

0c)
21.

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Schorl

(B) Achroite

Rubellite

(D) Indicolite

Tourmaline shows polarization due to :


(A)

(D) Azurite

Fluorite

The pink variety of tourmaline is known as :


(A)

Calcium

(B) Refraction

Dispersion

v(15)

(C) Reflection

Absorption

23.

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24.

Which of the following is used to measure retardation?


(A)

Iris .diaphragm

(C)

Condenser

v63) Berek compensator


(D) Bertrand lens

Kyanite is distinguished from Sillimanite and Andalusite by it's:


(A)

Strong pleochroism

(B)

(C) Large optic axial angle

Strong birefringence

v(15) Oblique extinction

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An isotropic mineral has:


(B)

v<A) Infinite optic axes


(C)
26.

27.

29.

45 to flow line

(D) Flat-lying

Parallel to flow line

Dip
Heave

v{B) Hade
(D) Throw

Pick the odd one out:


(A)

Supratenuous fold

(C)

Knee fold

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Diapiric fold
Box fold

Line connecting equal vertical thickness is called as :

(;)
V(C)
30.

(B)

The angle which the fault plane makes with the vertical plane is referred to as :
(A)
(C)

28.

(D) One optic axis

No optic axes.

Q-Jo~ are :
J<A) 90 to flow line
(C)

Two optic axes

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

(D) Tension joints

31. A brittle substance undergoes rupture when stress


approximately:
(A) 30,000 lbs/sq.in
V(B) 20,000 lbslsq.in
(C)
32.

10,000 lbslsq.in

(D)

15,000 lbslsq.in

Lithostatic pressure is equal to the weight of :


(A)

Underlying rocks

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(C) Surrounding rocks

Overlying rocks

(D) Lateral supporting 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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(B)

Anticlinal fan fold

(D) Synclinal fan fold


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Inclined isoclinal fold

34.

The difference between a Reclined and a Recumbent fold is that, in the former:
(A)

Axial plane is horizontal

(B)

(C) Both limbs dip in the same direction


35.

AC)

37.

38.

(A)

Discoidal

(C)

Helicoid spiral

(B) Foliations
(D) Drag folds

(B) Plane spiral

Sinistral

The earliest fossil evidence of elephant was reported from:


(A)

North America

(C)

Egypt

4)

South Mrica
(D) India

Identify the coral which is phacelloid :


.v1C)

vfc)

(B)

Montlivaltia
Lithostrotion

Which one is an extinct coral?

(A)

Lineations
Mullions

The most common type of coiling in Cephalopoda is :

(~
39.

Plunging fold axis

Linear structures developed by the compression of competent beds are termed as :

(~
36.

Fold axis is horizontal

Favosites

Favosites

(D) Isastraea
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(B)

Dendrophyllia

(D) Calceola

Thecosmilia

40.

A typical graptolite of Tremadocian age:

ytA)

(B) Rastrites

Dictyonema

(D) Dimorphograptus

(C) Tetragraptus
41.

In Vindhyan supergroup, well-preserved Stromatolites are found in:


(A)

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Bhander Limestone

(B)

Suket Shales

Fawn Limestone

(D) Kajrahat Limestone)

42. The most commonrocks ofVindhyan Supergroup are:


(A) Gneisses

(B) Shales

(C) Limestones
A

v(D)
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43.

Which of the following formation is the richest in fossils?


(A)

(B)

Chinji

v(n)

(C) Pinjor
44.

Gunz

(B) Wurm

(C) Mindel

(D) Riss

The Cenomanian marine transgression was during:


(A)

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

Perthite is a mineral with following composition:


(A)

(B) Microcline in Orthoclase

Albite in Orthoclase

(C) Orthoclase in Albite

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Orthoclase in Microcline

Primary occurrence of diamonds is not reported from which of the following?


AA)

Kimberlite

(B)

(C) Lamproite
50.

Monzonites

With increasing ferromagnesian minerals, gabbros grade into :

V{0)

49.

Cretaceous

Syenites in which alkali feldspar become approximately equal in amount to plagioclase are
called:

(A)

48.

DhokPathan

The first Pleistocene glacial advance has been termed as :


AA)

45.

Nagri

Eclogite

(D) Peridotite

Plutonic counterpart of Aplite is :

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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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Siliceous

Which of the following is not a metamorphic mineral?

(C)

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Claystone

Calcareous

(A) Glaucophane

54.

Mudstone

Which type of Mudstone is called Marl?

A)

(B)

Sillimanite

Glauconite

(D) Lawsonite

The metamorphic conditions existing in near surface region in subduction zones:


v1A)

Blueschist facies

(B)

(C)

Sanidinite facies

(D) Eclogite facies

Greenschist facies

The Garnet found in Eclogite is :


(A) Almandine
(C)

(B)

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Grossularite

Spessartite

Pyrope

56.

Who amon~ the following, is considered as the 'Father of Economic Geology'?


(A) James Hutton
(C)

57.

Placer gold deposits are mostly:

Ac)
58.

(B)

Illuvial

(D) Eluvial

Alluvial

Of the following evaporate minerals, which one crystallizes last?


(B) Dolomite

(A) Anhydrite

va;)

(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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Orthoclase,

Actinolite,

Bronzite,

Almandine

Almandine, Actinolite, Orthoclase, Bronzite

(C) Almandine, Orthoclase, Actinolite, Bronzite


(D) Actinolite, Bronzite, Almandine, Orthoclase
60.

Skarn deposits are generally characterized by the mineral:

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H

(C)
61.

62.

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(A)

Iron

(C)

Diamonds

(C)
63.

64.

(D) Aragonite

Calcite

(B)

vfu)

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"

The manganese mineral having highest metal content is :


(A)
AC)

66.

Which of the following is not a structural trap for oil?

(C) Anticline

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Manganese

The placer deposits of Monazite and Ilmenite found in Kerala are of :

v(A)

65.

Lead and Zinc

Gold deposits of India are associated with:

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(B) Actinolite

Name the mineral deposits associated with Sakoli series:

AA)

Axinite

PyrOlusite

(B) Psilomelane

Hausmannite

(D) Manganite

The chromite deposits of Sitampundi Complex are found associated with:

(A) Syenites
(C)
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Anorthosites

(D) Peridotites

Norites
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67.

DetailJd survey for oil and gas is generally done by :


v' (A) Seismic reflection
(B) Magnetic methods
(C)

68.
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(D) Seismic refraction

The difference between the observed and predicted gravity values after applying all the
corrections is described as :

vtB) Bouguer anomaly


(D) Free air anomaly

(A) Bouguer correction


(C)
69.

Free air correction

'Ocimum homblei' is a universal indicator plant for:


(B)

(A) U

v(D)

(C) Zn
70.

Fe
Cu

Of the given minerals, which one is prospected by ultraviolet light?


(A) Monazite
v<6)

(B)

Scheelite

Ilmenite

(D) Uraninite

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(A) Very high grade ore

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Ai)

(C) Average grade ore

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An ore mineral of Chromium which contains a tenor of 30% chromic oxide is :


Low grade ore

(D) High grade ore

72. Which of the following mineral has highest metal percentage?


(A) Sphalerite

(B)

(C) Hemimorphite
73.

Zincite

The a~roximate percentage Titanium metal found in Ilmenite is :


V(A) 32%
(B) 42%
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74.

v6J)

Smithosonite

The simple apparatus for measuring the angle of the borehole is :


(A) Clinometer compass

(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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76.

In general, water pollution is caused by :


(A)

Decay of dead aquatic organisms

(C) Insecticides
77.

In big cities, the major air pollutants are :


<f)
v(C)

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vi' (D) Industrial effiuents

(B)

CO2
CO and oxides of S

H2S

(D) Hydrocarbons and hot air

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78.

The Ozone layer lies between:

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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

The atmospheric ultraviolet radiations are absorbed. in the zone called:


(A)

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

(D) 0.7 to 0.8 pm

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81.

Which of the following is the most feebly magnetic mineral?


(A)

Quartz

(B) Rutile,

(C) Magnesite
82.

Co and Ni

(C) Ni and Cu

84.

Galena

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Cu and Co
Fe and Mn

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CO

'Black potatoes' are enriched in :


(A)

83.

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Which mine gas is known as White damp?


(A)

CH4

(C)

CO2

(D) H2S

Mine explosions are mainly due to :


(B) White damp

AA)
Marsh gas
(C) Black damp
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(D) Stink damp


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85.

The ore reserves based on limited number of samples are described as :


(B)

(A) Proved reserves


/'0)

Possible reserves

(D) None of the above

Probable reserves

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The 'Brazilian test' is used to determine:


(B)

(A) Modulus of elasticity


(C)
87.

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

(B) Perpendicular to the strike

Normal to the bedding

(D) Parallel to the bedding

The most important factor in the geological investigation in reservoir sites is :

(~
vfC)

(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

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(C) Saturated density


91.

Bulk density

(D) Dry density

The Caliper logging technique is employed to measure:


(A) Resistivity
(C)

Granite

(B) Temperature

Conductivity

/(D)

Well diameter

92. In drinking water the total dissolved solids should not exceed:
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500 mglL

(B)

125 mglL

(C) 250 mglL

(D)

1000 mg/L

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93.

Groundwater for agricultural use, the permissible ~purity limit is :


(A) 10000 ppm
V(B) 7000 ppm
(C)

5000 ppm

(D) 9000 ppm

94.

For drilling large diameter bore wells which method is advisable?

(~
v1C)
95.

96.

Porosity

(C)

Specific yield

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Permeability

(D) Storativity

Residence time of groundwater can be determined by using the isotope of :


Tritium

(B)

Sulphur

Oxygen

(D) Helium

Which of the following materials has more porosi~


(A) Loess
V (B) Peat
(C)

Clay

(D) Limestone

The law which explains the flow of ground water in porous media is :
<f)
/(C)

99.

(D) Rotary drilling

Calyx drilling

(A)

(C)

98.

Cable Tool drilling

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

(B) Hilt's law


(D) Walther'slaw

Name)he commonly used and effective groundwater tracer:


V(A)
Sodium fluorescein
(B) Phenolphthalein
(D) Chlorine

(C) Bromine

100. The most commonly practised and inexpensive groundwater recharging method is :
(A)

Recharge well method

(C) Pit method

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(D) Irrigation method

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