| Post Name | LECTURER IN GEOLOGY -COLLEGIATE EDUCATION |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 088/2017/OL |
| Category Code | 076/2017 |
| Date of Test | 1 November 2017 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Article 51A deals with
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B. Fundamental duties
2
Who is the first transgender Indian to be elected as Member of Legislative Assembly?
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C. Shabnam Mausi
3
'Rajya Samacharam', the Malayalam newspaper was published by
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A. Herman Guntert
4
Sri Narayana Guru's famous' Aruvippuram installation' was in the year
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D. 1888
5
Who is considered as the father of political movement in modern Travancore?
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A. G.P. Pillai
6
Who was the author of the work 'Karuna'?
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C. Kumaran Assan
7
Who was the founder of 'Atma Vidhya Sangham'?
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D. Vagbhatananda
8
Which work of G. Shankara Kuruppu won for him the Bharatiya Gnana Pidham Award?
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D. Odakuzhal
9
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the decision on demonetization on
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C. November 8, 2016
10
Temple Entry Proclamation was issued by
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B. Sri Chithira Tirunal
11
The best order of arranging the teaching process is i. Relating the present knowledge with the previous knowledge ii. Evaluation iii. Reteaching iv. Formulating objectives v. Presentation of materials
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D. iv, i, v, ii, iii
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The pitch of voice of a lecturer in the class should be
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C. High enough
13
Which among the following helps to discriminate between the terms 'Evaluation' and 'Assessment'?
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B. Evaluation involves the measurement as well as diagnosis of student's attainments, whereas assessment is concerned with only scholastic attainments
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A teacher has to be
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C. Sympathetic towards slow learners
15
The most important cause of failure in the beginning for a teacher lies in the area of
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A. Inter-personal relationship
16
Which among the following does not include in describing a research problem?
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D. Review of research
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While writing research report a researcher, i. Must not use the numerical figures in numbers in the beginning of sentences. ii. Must arrange it in logical, topical and chronological order. iii. Must compare his results with those of the other studies.
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B. i, ii and iii
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The purpose of theory building occurs in
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D. Fundamental research
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Among the following which is not the characteristic of a researcher,
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D. Not versatile in his interest and even in his native abilities
20
Expost-Facto Research is not considered as a true experimental research because
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A. It does not involve manipulation of independent variable
21
The idea of Directive Principles of State Policy was brought to Indian constitution from
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C. Ireland
22
The National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) is an autonomous body under the administrative control of the Ministry of
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D. Social Justice and Empowerment
23
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was established under
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A. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
24
Which Article was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the 'Heart and Soul of the Constitution'?
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D. Article 32
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Who was the Chairman of the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC) appointed in 1998?
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B. Justice M.N. Venkatachalaih
26
Union Parliament consists of
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B. Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President of India
27
The three-tier Panchayat Raj system was accorded constitutional status by
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C. 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992
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In which year was the Right to Information Act enacted by Indian Parliament?
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A. 2005
29
Which of the following office is not a constitutional body?
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B. National Commission for Women
30
In which year was a National Policy on Open Standards for E-Governance first notified in India?
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D. 2011
31
A geologic mountain building event caused by Late Palaeozoic continental collision between Euramerica (Laurussia) and Gondwana to form the supercontinent of Pangaea
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B. Variscan Orogeny
32
The diamond pipes of South Africa and the Uranium minerals in the Singhbhum granites of Jaduguda, Bihar are best examples of _________ type of deposits.
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B. Dissemination
33
Underground water that occurs within the zone of aeration is called
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C. Vadose water
34
The theory of 'cycle of erosion' in Geomorphology is credited to which of the following persons?
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C. William Morris Davis
35
The maximum number of axis of symmetry possible in a crystal
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D. 13
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The metamorphic facies considered as a transition between diagenesis and regional metamorphism.
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A. Zeolite facies
37
The greatest period of coal formation in India
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C. Permain
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A horizontal tunnel made parallel to the strike of the lode or vein of mineralization, which can be located in the country rock also either on the foot wall side of the lode or in the hanging wall side of the lode.
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A. Drive
39
In optical mineralogy, an ellipsoid with the three major semi-axes denoted as nβ, nᡦ and nᡧ, where nβ > nᡦ > nᡧ, and whose three principal sections are ellipses is called
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C. Biaxial Indicatrix
40
___________ streams drain in the opposite direction to the original consequent streams.
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B. Obsequent
41
The type of remote sensing characteristic of the 0.1-100 cm wavelength band of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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D. Microwave remote sensing
42
The Milankovitch theory is related to which of the following stratigraphic techniques?
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A. Cyclostratigraphy
43
Match the following and find the correct answer. (a) Chitravati Group (1) Gulcheru Quartzite (b) Kistna Group (2) Bairenkonda Quartzite (c) Papaghni Group (3) Srisailam Quartzite (d) Nallamalai Group (4) Banganapalle Quartzite (e) Kurnool Group (5) Pulivendla Quartzite
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C. a-5, b-3, c-1, d-2, e-4
44
Which of the following statement related to graptolites is correct?
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B. Only the planktonic graptolites are sufficiently numerous and widespread to have biostratigrahic value
45
Which of the following types of faults are related to Schuppen structures?
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A. Thrust faults
46
The system of classification of igneous rocks based primarily on the silica saturation principle, according to which "certain minerals cannot exist in the presence of free silica".
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D. Shand's classification
47
The metamorphic structure produced by thermal metamorphism of argillaceous rocks, which is chracterized by spotted apperarnce due to the development of equi-dimensional minerals and porphyroblasts of andalusite, cordierite, biotite, chloritoid, etc.
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A. Maculose structure
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A helpful guide in geochemical prospecting in assessing the relative values of the various elements present and which tells about the amount of a particular element present in the parent rock not affected by dispersion or migration.
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C. Background value
49
The typical crystal form in Isometric system, which is bounded by 12 faces, each of which is a pentagon but with one edge longer than the other four similar edges.
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D. Pyritohedron
50
Under which category do the Radiolarian and Diatomaceous oozes come?
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B. Siliceous organic deposits
51
Which of the following represents the Thiem's equation to determine the transmissivity of an aquifer?
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C. T = Q/[2Ο(sβ β sβ)] ln(rβ/rβ)
52
The other name for non-spatial data in GIS
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A. Attribute data
53
Which of the following environmental impacts of mining and quarrying has large scale effects on the hydrosphere?
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B. Acid mine drainage
54
Which of the following systems of ranking of streams tells us that stream orders do not reflect any increments except approximate doubling of the discharge, assuming that streams of the same order in the same drainage basin are approximately equal in discharge?
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D. Strahler's system
55
The stratigraphic succession that has provided the Markrana Marbles, the exellernt building stones used in the construction of the Taj Mahal at Agra.
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C. Raialo Group
56
Which of the following descriptions is correct for a brachiopod shell?
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B. Equilateral and unequal
57
What is the ratio of transverse strain to axial strain called?
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A. Poisson's ratio
58
Petrofabric analysis of rocks involves the study of mostly __________ minerals.
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B. Uniaxial
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A sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness with exceptional preservation, sometimes including preserved soft tissues.
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B. LagerstΓ€tte
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The largest felsic volcanic province of India.
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D. Malani Igneous Suite
61
The chemical weathering process which is responsible for the conversion of potash feldspar (orthoclase) in the rocks to clay mineral and colloidal silica.
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A. Hydrolysis
62
The Kerala coast is described as a __________ coast, falling under the 'Terrigenous coast of primarily morphologic disequilibrium'.
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C. Submergent
63
In the concept of Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM), which of the following comes at the top of the hierarchy?
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B. Reduction
64
Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT?
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D. Pumping from a well in a leaky aquifer removes water by only horizontal flow within the aquifer
65
The system of geochronological dating that has been very valuable in studying the oldest components of the continental crust because of its survival through various alteration processes.
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A. Sm-Nd system
66
The typical texture exhibited by lamprophytes
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B. Panidiomorphic texture
67
Which of the following is the correct sequence of Barrowian zones according to the increasing grade of metamorphism?
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D. Chlorite zone β Biotite zone β Garnet zone β Staurolite zone β Kyanite zone β Sillimanite zone
68
The mouth of most echinoids is provided with five hard teeth arranged in a circlet forming an apparatus known as ___________.
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C. Aristotle's lantern
69
The oldest gneiss in Western Dharwar craton is a suite of trondhjemitic gneisses with associated tonalities and granodiorites known as
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A. Gorur Gneiss
70
Match the following and choose the correct answer. (1) Chevron fold (a) Concentric fold (2) Box fold (b) Concertina fold (3) Parallel fold (c) Nappe fold (4) Recumbent fold (d) Coffer fold
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D. 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c
71
The storage coefficient of storativity for an unconfined aquifer corresponds to its
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C. Specific yield
72
The quality of groundwater samples falling in Area-7 of the diamond-shaped field of the Hill-Piper Trilinear diagram.
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A. Saline water
73
The capacity of a remote sensor to discriminate two targets based on its reflectance/ emittance difference
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C. Radiometric resolution
74
Which of the following is the correct order of precipitation of metallic sulphides according to increasing solubilities in the zone of supergene enrichment?
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B. Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn, Co
75
Which of the following mining methods is related to the recovery of metalliferous nodules or crust from the deep oceans?
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C. Continuous line bucket system
76
In the five major petroliferous basins of India, hydrocarbon entrapment is mainly in the classic reservoirs except the
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D. Bombay Offshore Basin
77
Match the following and choose the correct answer. Plant Indicators Element (a) Ocimum centraliafricanum (1) Silver (b) Eriogonum ovalifolium (2) Gold (c) Viola calaminaria (3) Copper (d) Equisetum avense (4) Zinc
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D. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
78
The type of mass wasting confined to channels
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A. Mudflow
79
Which of the following soils are the dominant soils of the humid temperate regions?
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D. Podzols
80
The X-ray spectrometer used for the investigation of crystal structure was first developed by
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A. W.H. Bragg and W.L. Bragg
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A kind of metallic colour shown by non-metallic minerals like hypershenes in which a peculiar play of light appears when the minerals are examined so that their crystal faces or cleavage faces are at a particular angle to the incident illumination.
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C. Schillerization
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The elements having a strong affinity for silicates are called
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B. Lithophile elements
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The measures taken to reduce both the effect of natural hazards and to reduce the scale of intensity of a forthcoming disaster.
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C. Mitigation
84
The type mineral of Normal Class of Orthorhombic system
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A. Baryte
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Which of the following is the correct hierarchical order of increasing abundance of the most common elements of the continental crust of the earth?
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D. Ca β Fe β Al β Si β O
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Inequigranular alkali peridotites containing rounded and corroded phenocrysts of olivine, phlogopite, Mg-rich ilmenite and pyrope in a fine grained matrix of olivine, phlogopite, serpentine, perovskite, spinel, calcite and/or dolomite.
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D. Kimberlites
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Sandstone with abundance of feldspar usually derived from the disintegration of granite
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C. Arkose
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Who among the following established the term 'Ordovician' for the geological period of Palaeozoic Era?
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D. Charles Lapworth
89
The famous Panna diamond field in India is situated in the country of rocks belonging to
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B. Rewa Group
90
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
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B. Along-track scanner is also known as Push-broom scanner
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If groundwater is extracted at a rate exceeding the recharge in a groundwater basin, it will result in
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A. Mining yield
92
Which of the following water well construction methods is best suited for silt, sand, gravel less than 5 cm and soft to hard consolidate rock formations?
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A. Rotary percussion method
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The type of ore dressing or mineral processing that refers to particle size reduction
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D. Communition
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A medium grained metamorphic rock consisting mainly of omphacite and pyrope
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B. Eclogite
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Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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C. Bagh Beds : Late Cretaceous
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The sediment filled troughs formed by normal faulting in the early stages of spreading of a Mid-Oceanic Ridge
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C. Aulacogens
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One of the best methods for the accurate determination of the degree of hardness of minerals is by the use of an instrument called
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B. Sclerometer
98
The equivalents of Wayanad Group of rocks of Kerala stratigraphy in the Dharwar craton
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B. Sargur group
99
Which of the following statements related to the Bowen's Reaction Series is CORRECT?
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A. Reactions between crystals and melt occur only during certain portions of the cooling sequence in the series
100
In an unconfined coastal aquifer with a hydrostatic balance or equilibrium between fresh water and saline water under typical water conditions, the Ghyben-Herzberg relation shows that
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D. the freshwater-saline water interface lies below MSL at a depth of 40 times the elevation of water table above MSL
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