| Post Name | ASSISTANT GEOLOGIST-MINING - GEOLOGY |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 002/2019 |
| Date of Test | 24 January 2019 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which river is known as Dakshina Bhageerathi?
Answer
C. Pamba
2
Zemu Glacier can be seen in:
Answer
B. Sikkim
3
Chilika Lake is in:
Answer
A. Odisha
4
Name the largest mangrove forest of the world:
Answer
D. Sunderbans
5
Name the social reformer who became the member of the Sree Mullam Praja Sabha in 1911.
Answer
B. Ayyankali
6
First War of Indian Independence took place during the period of:
Answer
D. Lord Canning
7
The policy of which group of Indian leaders was known as 'Political Mendicancy'?
Answer
B. Moderate leaders
8
The term Ghadr means:
Answer
A. Rebellion
9
In which language was the newspaper 'Kesari' published?
Answer
C. Marathi
10
Name the freedom fighter who formed the Forward Bloc in 1939.
Answer
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
11
Who proposed the Sarvodaya Plan?
Answer
B. J.P. Narayanan
12
Which soil is formed as a result of the monsoons?
Answer
D. Laterite Soil
13
Name the player who won the Golden Boot Award in 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Answer
B. Harry Kane
14
Which model was introduced in the First Five Year Plan?
Answer
A. Harrod-Domar model
15
In 2017 Manushi Chhillar was selected as the:
Answer
B. Miss World
16
Who was the Bangladeshi economist and social entrepreneur to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006?
Answer
D. Muhammed Yunus
17
From the given options find out the player who was honored with 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna' in 2018?
Answer
C. Mirabai Chanu
18
Which Indian pair won gold medal in Men's Double Tennis at 2018 Asian Games?
Answer
A. Rohan Bopanna and Diviji Sharan
19
Who authored the book Jati Lakshanam?
Answer
B. Sree Narayana Guru
20
Who won the Best Director Award in the 65th National Film Awards?
Answer
C. Jayaraj
21
The first model of landscape evolution to gain widespread acceptance within the discipline was proposed by:
Answer
A. W.M. Davis
22
The total length of all the streams and rivers in a drainage basin divided by the total area of the drainage basin is:
Answer
D. Drainage density
23
A deposition landform in which an island is attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar:
Answer
C. Tombolo
24
Athirappilly waterfalls is in the ______ River.
Answer
B. Chalakudy
25
The Theme of the World Environment Day 2018 was:
Answer
D. Beat Plastic Pollution
26
The type of landslide which is a variety of very rapid to extremely rapid debris flow:
Answer
C. Debris avalanche
27
The Mexican volcano that has erupted most recently in June 2018 is:
Answer
Question Cancelled
28
A common construction material of Kerala which is a product of in-situ weathering is:
Answer
B. Laterite
29
2/m 2/m 2/m is the Hermann-Mauguin Symbol for the ______ class.
Answer
A. Rhombic-dipyramidal
30
Example for a basic refractory mineral is:
Answer
D. Magnesite
31
The feldspar with the formula BaAl₂Si₂O₈:
Answer
B. Celsian
32
Cross hatched twin is associated with:
Answer
D. Microcline
33
Example for a biaxial mineral is:
Answer
D. Gypsum
34
A chalcophile element among the following is:
Answer
C. Mercury
35
The stable isotope of lead, which is not radiogenic is:
Answer
A. ²⁰⁴Pb
36
The second mineral from top in the discontinuous branch of the Bowen's reaction series is:
Answer
D. Pyroxene
37
An intergrowth of quartz and alkali feldspar in which thin blebs of quartz lie in crystallographic orientations within large alkali feldspar crystals is:
Answer
A. Graphic
38
Texture characteristic of Gabbro is:
Answer
D. Ophitic
39
More or less vertical and cylindrical bodies that crosscut adjacent sediments and are bounded by steep faults is:
Answer
C. Bysmalith
40
Pick the odd one out.
Answer
D. Group I Kimberlites
41
A type of intrusive or extrusive igneous rock consisting of greater than 50% carbonate minerals is:
Answer
B. Carbonatites
42
With reference to the shape of clastic sediments, pick the odd term out:
Answer
B. Triaxial
43
Size of silt is:
Answer
B. 1/256-1/16 mm
44
The source area or areas of the material making up the sediment is:
Answer
A. Provenance
45
The deposit produced from phosphate-bearing bird-droppings is known as:
Answer
C. Guano
46
The sedimentary structure which has the appearance of a series of cones packed one inside the other is:
Answer
B. Cone-in-cone
47
Deposit of sediments formed at the mouth of a river where it enters a lake or the sea is:
Answer
D. Delta
48
Typical metamorphic rocks associated with contact metamorphism is:
Answer
C. Hornfels, marble, calcsilicate
49
A plagioclase-free mafic rock mainly composed of omphacite and garnet is:
Answer
A. Eclogite
50
An ______ represents the first appearance of a particular metamorphic index mineral in the field as one progresses up metamorphic grade.
Answer
C. Isograd
51
The characteristic mineral that imparts the blue colour to the blueschist rocks is:
Answer
C. Glaucophane
52
The protolith of marble is typically:
Answer
D. Limestone
53
Mantled porphyroclasts can be subdivided into ______ types.
Answer
B. five
54
Unreacted mineral grain inclusions in poikiloblasts is:
Answer
D. Armoured relics
55
A metamorphic texture in which interpenetrating platy or columnar grains are more or less randomly oriented is:
Answer
A. Decussate
56
The smaller folds, which occur on the limbs or hinge of the larger folds, are known as:
Answer
C. Parasitic folds
57
The folds in which the orthogonal thickness of the folded layer changes in a systematic way such that the fold maintains a constant thickness measured parallel to the axial surface is:
Answer
A. Similar fold
58
The lensoid or pillow-shaped structures separated by narrow necks, produced when relatively strong layers of rock are stretched and become elongated during deformation is:
Answer
C. Boudins
59
Veins which show clear evidence of repeated fracturing followed by precipitation of new vein mineralization is:
Answer
D. Crack-and-seal veins
60
______ is a grinding of the host rock by progressive frictional wear along fault surfaces.
Answer
A. Attrition brecciation
61
The thickness of the stratigraphic interval between two beds that are brought into contact by faulting:
Answer
B. Stratigraphic throw
62
The zone of en echelon veins or en echelon joints is example for ______ shear zone.
Answer
A. Semibrittle
63
Fossil remains of the fresh water reptile ______ from Africa and South America was one of the strong evidences put forward to support Continental Drift Hypothesis.
Answer
A. Mesosaurus
64
Who first coined the term seafloor spreading?
Answer
D. Robert S. Dietz
65
The Canadian geophysicist who discovered transform faults and also proposed the 'hotspot' theory is:
Answer
B. J. Tuzo Wilson
66
The hot-spot that is identified to be the source for Deccan Volcanism is:
Answer
B. Reunion
67
The type of plate boundaries supposed to be responsible for the formation of the Himalayas is:
Answer
C. Continent - Continent
68
Age of Fishes is:
Answer
B. Devonian
69
Identify the oldest rock unit among the following:
Answer
C. Gorur Gneiss
70
The crustal evolution in the Pandian Mobile Belt of the SGT was predominantly during:
Answer
A. 550 Ma
71
Lower Vindhyan rock series is known as:
Answer
B. Semri
72
The Supergroup famous for vertebrate fossils like Primates is:
Answer
C. Siwalik
73
The term used to denote spindle shaped gastropods, which are thickest in the middle and tapered to each end is:
Answer
D. Fusiform
74
Fossils which are not the actual body or body parts of life that has been preserved is:
Answer
C. Trace fossils
75
The index fossils for the Palaeozoic is:
Answer
B. Trilobites
76
The alluvial mining method, where picks and shovels are used in excavating sands, sandy clay etc. is:
Answer
A. Pan and batea
77
Gophering is ______ method.
Answer
B. An underground mining
78
The simple low-cost process usable only for free-milling native gold and silver ores is:
Answer
A. Amalgamation
79
Nickel Sulfide Deposits of Sudbury, Ontario is an example for ______ process of ore formation.
Answer
C. Immiscible Liquid Segregation
80
The term used to refer to rocks containing calcium-bearing silicate minerals is:
Answer
D. Skarn
81
What does 1 cm on a map drawn at a scale of 1: 50,000 represent on the ground?
Answer
A. 500 m
82
In a ______ dataset, the image is displayed as rows and columns of pixels.
Answer
C. Raster
83
Vegetation with more ______ will reflect more NIR radiation.
Answer
C. Chlorophyll
84
CARTOSAT was launched by:
Answer
D. India
85
That part of the electromagnetic spectrum which passes through the atmosphere almost unaffected is known as:
Answer
B. Atmospheric window
86
The process of assigning geographic coordinates to a dataset is called:
Answer
C. Georeferencing
87
The GIS analysis that is suitable for traffic related studies is:
Answer
B. Network
88
An open source GIS software is:
Answer
D. QGIS
89
The light which our eyes can detect is ______ of the EM spectrum.
Answer
D. Visible region
90
National Remote Sensing Centre is situated at:
Answer
D. Hyderabad
91
An aquifer with an underlying or overlying confining layer of low permeability that stores groundwater and also transmits it slowly from the aquifer is:
Answer
C. Semi-confined
92
The maximum rate of groundwater withdrawal sustainable within the hydrogeologic system of a basin while ensuring that the hydraulic head throughout that basin can be maintained at satisfactory levels is:
Answer
C. Basin yield
93
The term used to denote a cone-shaped depression in water levels in the immediate vicinity of the well under pumping conditions is:
Answer
C. Cone of depression
94
The type of electrode configuration for resistivity survey, in which the distance between adjacent electrodes is kept constant is:
Answer
B. Wenner
95
SAR in water chemistry stands for:
Answer
B. Sodium Adsorption Ratio
96
The principle used to evaluate the extent of salt water intrusion in coastal aquifers is:
Answer
C. Ghyben-Herzher
97
EPMA in petrological studies stands for:
Answer
B. Electron Probe Microanalysis
98
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research is situated in the state of:
Answer
C. Goa
99
Terrameter is:
Answer
B. An instrument used for resistivity survey
100
The process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and depositing it in a reservoir is:
Answer
D. Carbon sequestration
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