24-01-2019 ASSISTANT GEOLOGIST

ASSISTANT GEOLOGIST

MINING & GEOLOGY

EXAM DATE:24-01-2019

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1.Which river is known as Dakshina Bhageerathu?

A.Kaveri

B.Periyar

C.Pamba

D.Krishna

Ans:C

2.Zemu Glacier can be seen in:

A.Kashmir

B.Sikkim

C.Arunachal Pradesh

D.Jammu

Ans:B

3.Chilika Lake is in:

A.Odisha

B.Kerala

C.Pulicat

D.Kashmir

Ans:A

4.Name the largest mangrove forest of the world:

A.Deccan

B.Malwa

C.Garo

D.Sunderbans

Ans:D

5.Name the social reformer who became the member of the Sree Mullam Praja Sabha in 1911.

A.Sree Narayana Guru

B.Ayyankali

C.Ayyappan

D.T.K.Madhavan

Ans:B

6.First War of Indian Independence took place during the period of:

A.Lord Lytton

B.Lord Dalhousie

C.Lord Mountbatten

D.Lord Canning

Ans:D

7.The policy of which group of Indian leaders was known as ‘Political Mendicancy’?

A.Socialist leaders

B.Moderate leaders

C.Extremists leaders

D.Revolutionary leaders

Ans:B

8.The term Ghadr means:

A.Rebellion

B.Swaraj

C.Freedom

D.Solidarity

Ans:A

9.In which language was the newspaper ‘Kesari’ published?

A.Bengali

B.Tamil

C.Marathi

D.Gujarathi

Ans:C

10.Name the freedom fighter who formed the Forward Bloc in 1939.

A.Gandhiji

B.Gokhale

C.Lal Bahadur Shastri

D.Subhash Chandra Bose

Ans:D

11.Who proposed the Sarvodaya Plan?

A.M N Roy

B.J.P.Narayana

C.Gandhiji

D.Tilak

Ans:B

12.Which soil is formed as a result of the monsoons?

A.Black Soil

B.Red Soil

C.Alluvial Soil

D.Laterite Soil

Ans:D

13.Name the player who won the Golden Boot Award in 2018 FIFA World Cup.

A.Luka Modric

B.Harry Kane

C.Christian Eriksen

D.Dele Alli

Ans:B

14.Which model was introduced in the First Five Year Plan?
A.Harrod-Domar model

B.Mahalanobis model

C.Open Consistency model

D.Nehruvian model

Ans:A

15.In 2017 Manushi Chhillar was selected as the:

A.Miss Asia-Pacific

B.Miss World

C.Miss Earth

D.Miss Universe

Ans:B

16.Who was the Bangladeshi economist and social entrepreneur to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006?

A.Iqbal Quadir

B.Shirin Ebadi

C.Sheikh Hasina

D.Muhammed Yunus

Ans:D

17.From the given options find out the player who was honored with ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’ in 2018?

A.Tarak Sinha

B.Hima Das

C.Mirabai Chanu

D.P.V.Sindhu

Ans:C

18.Which Indian pair won gold medal in Men’s Double Tennis at 2018 Asian Games?

A.Rohan Bopanna and Diviji Sharan

B.Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati
C.Rohan Bopanna and Vishnu Vardhan

D.Diviji Sharan and Mahesh Bhupati

Ans:A

19.Who authored the book Jati Lakshanam?

A.Sankaracharyar

B.Sree Narayana Guru

C.Ayyankali

D.Vaikunta Swamikal

Ans:B

20.Who won the Best Director Award in the 65^th National Film Awards?

A.Ridhi Sen

B.Ganesh Acharya

C.Jayaraj

D.Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Ans:C

21.The first model of landscape evolution to gain widespread acceptance within the discipline was proposed by:

A.W.M.Davis

B.Walter Penck

C.L.King

D.J.T.Hack

Ans:A

22.The total length of all the streams and rivers in a drainage basin divided by the total area of the drainage basin is:

A.Stream frequency

B.Elongation ratio
C.Form factor

D.Drainage density

Ans:D

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:

A.Sea arch

B.Sea cliff

C.Tombolo

D.Delta

Ans:C

24.Athirappilly waterfalls is in the -------------River.

A.Periyar

B.Chalakudy

C.Minachil

D.Pampa

Ans:B

25.The Theme of the World Environment Day 2018 was.

A.Go wild for life

B.Think.Eat.Save

C.Green Economy:Does it include you?

D.Beat Plastic Pollution

Ans:D

26.The type of landslide which is a variety of very rapid to extremely rapid debris flow:

A.Rock fall

B.Creep

C.Debris avalanche

D.Earth flow

Ans:C

27.The Mexican volcano that has erupted most recently in June 2018 is:

A.Fuego

B.Kilauea

C.Mount Etna

D.Vesuvius

Ans:A

28.A common construction material of Kerala which is a product of in-situ weathering is:

A.Charnockite

B.Laterite

C.Slate

D.Limestone

Ans:B

29.2/m 2/m 2/m is the Hermann-Mauguin Symbol for the ----------class.

A.Rhombic-dipyramidal

B.Dihexagonal-dipyramidal

C.Hexoctahedral

D.Pedial

Ans:A

30.Example for a basic refractory mineral is:

A.Kyanite

B.Sillimanite

C.Chromite

D.Magnesite

Ans:D

31.The feldspar with formula BaAl2Si2O8:

A.Orthoclase

B.Celsian

C.Sanidine

D.Albite

Ans:B

32.Cross hatched twin is associated with:

A.Albite

B.Garnet

C.Baryte

D.Microcline

Ans:D

33.Example for a biaxial mineral is:

A.Galena

B.Beryl

C.Zircon

D.Gypsum

Ans:D

34.A chalcophile element among the following is:

A.Aluminium

B.Gold

C.Mercury

D.Nitrogen

Ans:C

35.The stable isotope of lead,which is not radiogenic is:

A.204 Pb

B.206 Pb

C.207 Pb

D.208 Pb

Ans:A

36.The second mineral from top in the discontinuous branch of the Bowen’s reaction series is

A.Olivine

B.Muscovite

C.Orthoclase

D.Pyroxene

Ans:D

37.An intergrowth of quartz and alkali feldspar in which thin blebs of quartz lie is crystallographic orientations within large alkali feldspar crystals is:
A.Graphic

B.Exsolution

C.Trachytic

D.Ophitic

Ans:A

38.Texture characteristic of Gabbro is:

A.Myrmekitic

B.Rapakivi

C.Spinifex

D.Ophitic

Ans:D

39.More or less vertical and cylindrical bodies that corsscut adjacent sediments and are bounded by steep faults is:
A.Lopolith

B.Laccolith

C.Bysmalith

D.Batholith

Ans:C

40.Pick the odd one out

A.Orangeites

B.Group II Kimberlites

C.Olivine lamproites

D.Group I Kimberlites
Ans:D

41.A type of intrusive or extrusive igneous rock consisting of greater than 50% carbonate minerals is:

A.Calc-silicates

B.Carbonatites

C.Diabase

D.Norite

Ans:B

42.With reference to the shape of clastic sediments,pick the odd term out:

A.Equant

B.Triaxial

C.Equiaxial

D.Spherical

Ans:B

43.Size of silt is:

A.1/16-2 mm

B.1/256-1/16 mm

C.<1/256 mm

D.>256 mm

Ans:B

44.The source area or areas of the material making up the sediment is:

A.Provenance

B.Province

C.Type area

D.Stock

Ans:A

45.The deposit produced from phosphate bearing bird-droppings is known as:

A.Diatomite

B.Tripoli

C.Guano

D.Grit

Ans:C

46.The sedimentary structure which has the appearance of a series of cones packed one inside the other is:

A.Cone-sheet

B.Cone-in-cone

C.Cone of depression

D.Condensed sequence

Ans:B

47.Deposit of sediments formed at the mouth of a river where it enters a lake or the sea is:

A.Sabkha

B.Loess

C.Bajadas

D.Delta

Ans:D

48.Typical metamorphic rocks associated with contact metamorphism is:

A.Blueschist,eclogite,serpentinite

B.Slate,phyllite,schist,gneiss

C.Hornfels,marble,calcsilicate

D.Meta basalt,greenstone,meta gabbro

Ans:C

49.A plagioclase-free mafic rock mainly composed of omphacite and garnet is:

A.Eclogite

B.Khondalite

C.Skarn

D.Charnockite

Ans:A

50.An--------represents the first appearance of a particular metamorphic index mineral in the field as one progresses up metamorphic grade.
A.Isobar

B.Isopleth

C.Isograd

D.Isoline

Ans:C

51.The characteristic mineral that imparts the blue colour to the blueschist rocks is:

A.Kyanite

B.Beryl

C.Glaucophane

D.Blue calcite

Ans:C

52.The protolith of marble is typically:

A.Shale

B.Granite

C.Sandstone

D.Limestone

Ans:D

53.Mantled porphyroclasts can be subdivided into------------types.

A.Two

B.Five

C.Four

D.Six

Ans:B

54.Unreacted mineral grain inclusions in poikiloblasts is:

A.Corona

B.Rapakivi

C.Ophitic texture

D.Armoured relics

Ans:D

55.A metamorphic texture in which interpenetrating platy or columnar grains are more or less randomly oriented is:

A.Decussate

B.Augen

C.Granoblastic

D.Graphic

Ans:A

56.The smaller folds,which occur on the limbs or hinge of the larger folds,are known as:

A.Monoclines

B.Box folds

C.Parasitic folds

D.Fan folds

Ans:C

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:

A.Similar fold

B.Parallel fold

C.Chevron fold

D.Drag folds

Ans:A

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:

A.Mullions

B.Elongation lineation

C.Boudins

D.Pencil linealion

Ans:C

59.Veins which show clear evidence of repeated fracturing followed by precipitation of new vein mineralization is

A.Antitaxial veins

B.Syntaxial veins

C.Normal veins

D.Crack-and-seal veins

Ans:D

60.----------------is a grinding of the host rock by progressive frictional wear along fault surfaces.

A.Attrition brecciation

B.Crush brecciation

C.Implosion brecciation

D.Devitrification

Ans:A

61.The thickness of the stratigraphic interval between two beds that are brought into contact by faulting:

A.Cutoff

B.Stratigraphic throw

C.Slip

D.Stratigraphic heave

Ans:B

62.The zone of en echelon veins or en echelon joints is example for -----------shear zone.

A.Semibritle

B.Brittle

C.Ductile

D.Brittle-ductile

Ans:A

63.Fossil remains of the fresh water reptile------------from Africa and South America was one of the strong evidences put forward to support Continental Drilt Hypothesis

A.Mesosaurus

B.Cynognathus

C.Lystrosaurus

D.Allosaurus

Ans:A

64.Who first coined the term seafloor spreading?

A.Harry H.Hess

B.Alfred Wegner

C.J.P.Rother

D.Robert.S.Dietz

Ans:D

65.The Canadian geophysicist who discovered transform faults and also proposed the “hotspot”theory is:

A.Harry H.Hess

B.J.Tuzo Wilson

C.J.F.Rothe

D.Robert.S.Dietz

Ans:B

66.The hot-spot that is identified to be the source for Deccan Volcanism is:

A.Crozet

B.Reunion

C.Tibesti

D.Carnolinas

Ans:B

67.The type of plate boundaries supposed to be responsible for the formation of the Himalayas is:

A.Ocean-Ocean

B.Ocean-Continent

C.Continent-Continent

D.Transform
Ans:C

68.Age of Fishes is:

A.Cambrian

B.Devonian

C.Ordovician

D.Permian

Ans:B

69.Identify the oldest rock unit among the following:

A.Sargur Group

B.Peninsular Gneiss

C.Gorur Gneiss

D.Dharwar Supergroup

Ans:C

70.The crustal evolution in the Pandian Mobile Belt of the SGT was predominantly during:

A.550 Ma

B.3400-2500 Ma

C.1800-2500 Ma

D.3000-3100 Ma

Ans:A

71.Lower vindhyan rock series is known as:

A.Bander

B.Semri

C.Rewa

D.Kaimur

Ans:B

72.The Supergroup famous for vertebrate fossils like Primates is:

A.Sausar

B.Sakoli

C.Siwalik

D.Arawalli

Ans:C

73.The term used to denote spindle shaped gastropods,which are thickest in the middle and tapered to each end is:

A.Cylindrical

B.Globular

C.Convolute

D.Fustorm

Ans:D

74.Fossils which are not the actual body or body parts of life that has been preserved is:

A.Body fossils

B.Pseudo fossils

C.Trace fossils

D.None of these

Ans:C

75.The index fossils for the Palaeozoic is:

A.Brachtopods

B.Trilobitcs

C.Echinoids

D.Mollusks

Ans:B

76.The alluvial mining method,where picks and shovels are used in excavating sands,sandy clay etc is:

A.Pan and batea

B.Sluicing

C.Rocker

D.Hydraulicking

Ans:A

77.Gophering is----------method.

A.An alluvial mining

B.An underground mining

C.An open cast mining

D.Coal mining

Ans:B

78.The simple low-cost process usable only for free-milling native gold and silver ores is:

A.Amalgamation

B.Flotation

C.Spiral Concentration

D.Gravity Concentration

Ans:A

79.Nickel Sulfide Deposits of Sudbury,Outario is an example for----------process of ore formation.

A.Residual Liquid Segregation

B.Residual Liquid Injection

C.Immiscible Liquid Segregation

D.Immiscible Liquid Injection

Ans:C

80.The term used to refer to rocks containing calcium-bearing silicate minerals is:

A.Calcite

B.Magnesite

C.Gussan

D.Skarn

Ans:D

81.What does 1 cm on a map drawn at a scale of 1:50,000 represent on the ground?

A.500 m

B.50 cm

C.5 m

D.50 m

Ans:A

82.In a ---------dataset,the image is displayed as rows and columns of pixels.

A.TIN

B.Vector

C.Rasier

D.Attribute

Ans:C

83.Vegetation with more --------will reflect more NIR radiation.

A.Water

B.CO2

C.Chlorophyll

D.Oxygen

Ans:C

84.CARTOSAT was launched by:

A.USA
B.China

C.Japan

D.India

Ans:D

85.That part of the electromagnetic spectrum which passes through the atmosphere almost unaffected is known as:

A.Spectral signature

B.Atmospheric window

C.Ozone window

D.Black hole

Ans:B

86.The process of assigning geographic coordinates to a dataset is called:

A.Transformation

B.Edge-matching

C.Georeferencing

D.Krigging

Ans:C

87.The GIS analysis that is suitable for traffic related studies is:

A.Overlay

B.Network

C.3D

D.Spatial

Ans:B

88.An open source GIS software is:

A.ERDAS

B.ArcGIS

C.Map Info

D.QGIS

Ans:D

89.The light which our eyes can detect is-----------of the EM spectrum.

A.Ultraviolet

B.Infrared

C.Microwave

D.Visible region

Ans:D

90.National Remote Sensing Centre is situated at:

A.Bangalore

B.Dehradun

C.New Delhi

D.Hyderabad

Ans:D

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:

A.Unconfined

B.Confined

C.Semi-confined

D.Perched

Ans:C

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:

A.Well yield

B.Aquifer yield

C.Basin yield

D.Specific capacity

Ans:C

93.The term used to denote a cone-shaped depression in water levels in the immediate vicinity of the well under pumping condition is:

A.Pumping depression

B.Drawdown surface

C.Cone of depression

D.All the three

Ans:C

94.The type of electrode configuration for resistivity survey,in which the distance between adjacent electrodes is kept constant is:

A.Schlumberger

B.Wenner

C.Dipole-dipole

D.Pole-dipole

Ans:B

95.SAR in water chemistry stands for:

A.Sodium Absorption Ratio

B.Sodium Adsorption Ratio

C.Sodium Adsorption Reaction

D.Sodium Adsorption Reaction

Ans:B

96.The principle used to evaluate the extent of salt water intrusion in coastal aquifers is:

A.Darcy’s Law

B.Laplace equation

C.Ghyben Herzher

D.Thiem’s equation

Ans:C

97.EPMA in petrological studies stands for:

A.Electron Pulse Microanalysis

B.Electron Probe Microanalysis

C.Electron Pulse Mineral Analysis

D.Electron Probe Mineral Analysis

Ans:B

98.National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Reasearch is situated in the state of:

A.Maharashtra

B.Odisha

C.Goa

D.Karnataka

Ans:C

99.Terrameter is:

A.The unit of resistivity

B.An instrument used for resistivity survey

C.The equipment used for GIS data capture

D.None of these

Ans:B

100.The process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and depositing it in a reservoir is:

A.Carbon filtration

B.Carbon segregation

C.Carbon dumping
D.Carbon sequestration

Ans:D

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