Cie 8) 2. DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO 3. 5. 6. a 10. T.B.C. : KHYJ-B-GLY Bee Test Booklet Series Serial. 4004913 TEST BOOKLET GEOLOGY Time Allowed: TwoHours—=~=~S*~*~*~*~*~SSS Mast ar 00 INSTRUCTIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT ‘THIS TEST BOOKLET DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNPRINTED OR TORN OR MISSING PAGES OR ITEMS, EIC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY ACOMPLETE TEST BOOKLET. Please note that it is the candidate's responsibility to encode and fill in the Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code A, B, C or D carefully and without any omission or discrepancy at the appropriate places in the OMR Answer Sheet. Any omission/discrepancy will render the Answer Sheet liable for rejection. ‘You have to enter your Roll Number on the ‘Test Booklet in the Box provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. This Test Booklet contains 120 items (questions). Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for each item. ‘You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions in the Answer Sheet. All items carry equal marks, Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet as per instructions sent to you with your ‘Admission Certificate. After you have completed filling in all your responses on the Answer Sheet and the examination has concluded, you should hand over to the Invigilator only the Answer Sheet. You are permitted to take away with you the Test Booklet. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Test Booklet at the end. Penalty for wrong answers : ‘THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE. (There are four alternatives for the answer to every question, For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third (0-33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. (Gi) Ifa candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given. answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty ds above to that question. Git) Ifa question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO KHYJ-B-GLY (1-A)1. Consider the following statements regarding geomorphic systems : 1, Statistical relationships between the morphological properties of landform elements are represented by ‘Morphological System. 2. Movement of mass and flows of energy through the landscape are described by Cascading System. 3. A condition whereby the structure of the system is capable of adjusting in a way that minimizes the effect’ of externally generated changes is called as Positive Feedback System. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1and2 (b) 2and3 (© 1and3 (@) Lonly 2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I List II (Dune type) (Process of formation) ‘A. Transverse 1. Limited supply of sand and constant wind direction B. Barchan 2, Large supply of sand and constant wind direction C. Longitudinal 8. Winds blowing from three or more directions D. Star 4, Winds blowing from ‘two slightly different directions Code: A B Cs ED. @ 2 4 1 3 ) 2 1 4 3 © 3 4 1 2 @ 3 1 4 2 KHYJ-B-GLY 3. (2-A) Consider the following statements regarding sediment entrainment and transport : ‘The wind speed needed to promote movement through lift or drag is known. as the impact threshold velocity. 2. The mechanism of ballistic impact applies an additional forward momentum to surface particles and means that grains of a particular size can be set in motion at a wind velocity lower than that required to initiate ‘movement. 3. The drag force resulting from the difference in fluid pressure on the windward and leeward sides of grains in an: airflow causes particles to move downwind by rolling or sliding. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1only (b) land 3 only (©) 1,2and3 (a) 2and3 only Localized denudation by a combination of frost action, gelifluction, frost creep and meltwater flow in association with snow patches is called (a) Dilation (b) _Cryoplanation (©) Pingo (@)__ Nivationa KHYJ-B-GLY Consider the following statements regarding | 8, diapirs : Statement I: Diapirs are the granite masses which originate at depth and rise very slowly to the surface. Statement IT; Diapirs rise because the hot rock of which they are ‘composed is denser than the surrounding country rock. Which one of the following is correct in respect of above statements ? (a) Both statement I and statement II are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I. (b) - Both statement I and statement II are true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I. (©) Statement I is true but statement II is false i (4) Statement I is false but statement II is | 10, true Which one of the following landforms is not developed along a strike-slip fault ? (a) Shutter ridge (b) Sag pond (c) Offset drainage channel (@) Forebulge 1. Which one of the following accommodates lateral displacement between two adjoining tectonic plates ? (@) Transcurrent faults (b) Transform faults (©) Mid-oceanic ridges (@) Diverging plate boundaries (3-A) A zone where a complex package of oceanic basalt and intensely deformed sediments are found associated with trench is generally called (a) Ophiolite (b) Accretionary wedge (© Mélange (4) Obduction zone ‘The movements along conservative plate boundaries are governed by (a) Geomagnetic poles (b) Euler's poles (©) Mid-oceanic ridges (@ Hot spots A sedimentary basin that exists on the trench side of the voleanie are of a subduction zone is called (a) Fore-are basin (>) Back-are basin (©) Japan sea style basin (@) California style basin Which one of the following is the most stable type of triple junction ? (where R = ridge, T = trench, F = transform fault) (a) RRR () TTT (© FFR (@ RRT12. Match List I with List IT and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I List IT (Common mineral) (Optic character) A. Quartz 1. Isotropic B. Garnet 2. Biaxial positive ©. Calcite 3. Uniaxial negative D. Enstatite 4. Uniaxial positive Code: A B c D (@ 4 af ae ) 2 1 3 4 @ 2 3 dsj @ 4 3 Ay ee 13. Which one of the following interference figure types is expected to be observed, if a biaxial crystal plate is cut normal to the acute bisectrix ? (a) Optic axis figure (b) — Obtuse bisectrix figure (©) Acute bisectrix figure (@) Optic normal figure The chemical composition of members of the amphibole group can be expressed by which one of the following general formulae ? (a) Wo 1X2Y52g09(OH,F) (b) WiX:¥ 25029 OH.P), (©) Wo Xs¥gZq024(OH,F) @ In which one of the following compositional ranges of plagioclase composition do “Huttenlocher intergrowths” occur ? (where An = Anorthite) 14, XYZ20g 15. @ ) © @ Ang to Anis Angg to Angs Angy to Angg Ang to Anis KHYJ-B-GLY (4- 16, 1. 18. 19, A) Which one of the following minerals is not a part of the Calcite group (Hexagonal; Rc)? (a) Magnesite {b) Ankerite (©) Rhodochrosite (d) Siderite Which one of the following twins is not a part of the Monoclinic crystal system ? (a) Brazil twin (>) Swallow-tail twin (©) Manebach twin (@) Baveno twin , Which one of the following minerals is a polymorph of Marcasite ? (a) Aragonite (o) (©) Pyrite @ Cristobalite Stishovite Which one of the following crystal systems has three mutually perpendicular axes of equal lengths ? (where a; = ay = ag; = B =y = 90°) (a) Hexagonal system (b) ‘Tetragonal system (©) Isometric system (@) Monoclinic system20. 21. KHYJ-B-GLY Alumina deficient rock containing quartz with sodic pyroxenes and amphiboles is classified as (a) _ Peralkaline silica-undersaturated rock (>) Peralkaline silica-saturated rock (©) Metaluminous silica-saturated rock (@) Metaluminous silica-undersaturated rock What will be the degree of freedom (F) at the eutectie point of the CaAl,Si,0,—CaMgSi,0, system under isobaric conditions ? @ 3 o 2 @ 1 @. 0 Which one of the following textures consists of irregular worm-shape quartz blebs in plagioclase host adjacent to alkali feldspar grains? (a) Symplectite (>) Myrmekite (©) Perthite (@) Antiperthite Which one of the following geochemical reservoirs is characterized by high Sm/Nd and high !43Nd/4Nd values ? (a) Enriched mantle (b) Depleted mantle (© Continental crust (@ Subcontinental lithosphere (5- 25. 26. 27. A) Shoshonite series is _ characteristically associated with which one of the following plate tectoni¢ settings ? (a) _Intraplate continental eraton (b) _Intraplate continental rift (©) Divergent plate margin (@) Convergent plate margin Mg number is calculated by which one of the following formulae ? (a) Feo!Tta) / (FeOT) + MgO) (b) Mol. [Mg/(Mg + Fe?*)] (c) 100 x MgO/ MgO + FeO'T*!) + NayO + K,0 (@) V/8Si0, + K,0 - (FeO + MgO + CaO) ‘The process by which blocks fall from the roof of magma chamber and sink to lower parts is (a) Liquid immiseibility (b) Differentiation (©) Stoping (a) Mingling Which one of the following rock types typically display porphyritic-panidiomorphie texture ? (a) Chondrite (b) Anorthosite (©) Lamprophyre (d) Komatiite28, Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ichnofacies in terms of increasing bathymetry in a marine basin ? (a) Zoophycos ~ Skolithos ~ Trypanites - Nereites (b) Cruziana ~ Glossifungites - Skolithos ~ Nereites (©) Trypanites - Skolithos - Cruziana - Zoophycos (@) Nereites - Cruziana - Skolithos ~ Zoophycos 29. In carbonate diagenesis, calcitic meniscus and pendant cements are formed in (a) Sea floor diagenesis, (b) Phreatie zone of meteoric diagenesis (© Burial diagenesis (d) Vadose zone of meteoric diagenesis 30. Sediment mass transport processes, their mechanical behaviour and sediment support mechanism is given in the following table : ‘Mass Mechanical | Sediment support transport | behaviour _| mechanism process, 1.|Slump | A. | Plastic [ 1. [Upward displacement of fuid 2, [Mud flow | B. | Viscous | TI. | Shear failure fluid with rotation 3. [Liquefied | C. | Plastic [TI | Matrix flow strength and cohesion ‘The correct correlation between the three rows of the above table is : (a) 2,B,1 ) 14,0, © 3,41 @ 14,01 KHYJ-B-GLY (6- 31. 32, A) ‘An unconsolidated sediment with log-normal grain size population when plotted as a cumulative curve in a log-probability paper will depict a (a) Straight line (>) Bell-shaped curve (©) Sigmoid-shaped curve @ jid-shaped curve depending Fluid which has no strength and shows variable dynamic viscosity (4) with change in shear or strain rate is termed as (a) Newtonian fuid (b) Pseudoplastie fluid (©) Thixotropic substance (@) _Non-Newtonian fluid A suite of heavy minerals consisting of apatite, biotite, monazite, hornblende, rutile, tourmaline and zircon present in a sandstone, indicates its derivation from (a) Basic igneous source (>) Metamorphie source (©) Recycled sedimentary source (@) Alkaline igneous source Which one of the following dune morphology is commonly expected in a desert environment with sparse sediment supply and uniform wind direction ? (a) Star (b) Transverse (©) Barchan (@) Linear35, Which one of the following primary | 99. sedimentary structures can be best used as a paleocurrent indicator ? (a) Parting lineation (b) Gutter cast (©) Current ripple (4) Wave ripple 40. 36. An evenly distributed sheet of debris that forms out of a retreating glacier is called (@) End moraine (>) Ground moraine (©) Medial moraine (@) Rock flour 41. 37, Which one of the following metamorphic structures will result due to alignment of the long axes of elongate mineral grains ? (a) Lineation (b) Cleavage (©) Foliation (@) Joint 42, 88, “Melanosome” and “Leucosome” are parts of which one of the following rock types ? (a) Eclogites (b) Charnockite (© Migmatite, () Serpentinite KHYJ-B-GLY (7-A) ‘Mylonites are products of which one of the following types of metamorphism ? (@) Cataclastic metamorphism () Burial metamorphism (©) Thermal metamorphism (@) Hydrothermal metamorphism Possible equilibrium mineral assemblages are indicated by lines connecting the phases that coexist in a compositional phase diagram. ‘These lines are called (@) Univariant lines (b) Invariant point (©) Tie-lines (a) Divariant field “Snowball structures” usually seen in garnet porphyroblasts, is an example of which one of the following types of deformation ? (a) _Pre-tectonic deformation (b) _ Syntectonic deformation (©) Post-tectonic deformation (@) _ Intertectonic deformation Chloritoid,, + Quartz = Garnet, + Staurolite,, + Chlorite,, + H,0 is an example of which one of the following type of reactions ? (ss refers to solid solution) (a) Terminal discontinuous reaction (b) _ Nonterminal discontinuous reaction (©) Continuous reaction (@) Decarbonation reactionWhich one of the following reactions typically | 46, marks the second “sillimanite isograd” for Barrovian metamorphism in metapelites ? (a) Chlorite + Muscovite + Kyanite (or Sillimanite) + Biotite + H,0 (b) Staurolite + Muscovite + Sillimanite + Garnet + Biotite + Quartz + H,0 (c) Muscovite + Quartz ~ Sillimanite + ‘K-feldspar + H,0 ole (d) Garnet + Chlorite + Muscovite > Staurolite + Biotite + Quartz + H,0 The intimate intergrowth of two or more minerals that have nucleated and grown together comprising a single shell of a reaction rim or corona is called 48. (a) Symplectite (b) Porphyroblast (c) Sieve texture (@) Growth zoning 49. 45. The Sanbagawa-Ryoke Belt of Japan is an example of (a) Paired metamorphic belt (b) Contact metamorphic belt (c) Impact metamorphism (d) Migmatite body KHYJ-B-GLY (8-A) ‘Which one of the following is not a part of the processes of Deformation, Recovery and Reerystallization ? (a) Cataclastic flow (b) Pressure solution (©) Intracrystalline plastic deformation (d) Poikiloblast formation An increase in lithostatic pressure causes (a) Decrease in volume of rocks and increase in density (b) Increase in volume of rocks and decrease in density (©) Decrease in pore spaces but increase in permeability (4) Decrease in volume of rocks but no change in their density In a vertical fault (a) Only footwall is present (b) Only hanging wall is present (© Footwall is present but hanging wall is not present (@) Both footwall and hanging walls are not present Bedding joints are (a) Perpendicular to the bedding plane of ‘associated rocks (b) Parallel to the bedding plane of associated rocks (© Diagonal to the bedding plane of associated rocks (d) Opposite to the dip direction of bedding plane of the associated rocks51. 52. KHYJ-B-GLY @ ‘The ratio of the amplitude ‘A’ of a fold measured along the axial surface to the distance ‘M’ measured between the adjacent inflection points that bound the fold (A/M) is known as « (b) Thickness ratio Elongation ratio (©) Poisson's ratio (d) Aspect ratio ‘The joints striking perpendicular to strike of the bedding plane in the associated rocks are (a) Dip joints (6) Bedding joints (©) Strike joints (@) Diagonal joints Minor folds form on the limbs of the larger fold when a competent bed slides past an incompetent bed. These folds are called (a) (b) © Drag folds Recumbent folds Similar folds (@) Parallel folds The line of maximum curvature in a folded bed is known as (a) Inflection line ) (©) Hinge line Fold axis Crest line (9- 54. The smooth and polished surfaces exposed along the fault planes are called (a) Asperities (b) Slickensides (© Mylonites (@) Fault gouge 55. ‘The dip-slip component of a fault may be described as the vector sum of its vertical and horizontal components. These components are respectively known as (a) Throw and heave (>) Heave and throw (©) Downthrown block and upthrown block (@) Hanging wall and foot wall 56. Which one of the following statements regarding Kaladgi Group of rocks is correct ? (a) It uneonformably overlies _ the Peninsular Gneissic Complex and is unconformably overlain by the Deccan Traps. (b) It unconformably overlies the Bastar Craton and is conformably overlain by the Decean Traps. (©) It unconformably overlies. the Bundelkhand Craton and _— is unconformably overlain by the Malani Voleanies. (@) It conformably overlies the Bastar Craton and is unconformably overlain by the Decean Traps. A)57. 58. KHYJ-B-GLY : In India, the disappearance of Hipparion and | 61. first appearance of Blephas, Leptobos are used for delineation of (a) Permo-Triassic boundary (b) Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary (©) Neogene-Quaternary boundary in continental deposits Neogene-Quaternary boundary in marine deposits @ In the Indian subcontinent, the occurrence of Cardita (Venericardia) beaumonti bed is correlated with @ ) (©) Danian age @ Miocene age Maastrichtian age Pliocene age Mappable stratiform bodies of sedimentary rocks that are defined on the basis of bounding, laterally traceable discontinuities rather than based on lithologie change are known as (a) Allostratigraphie unit (b) Geochronologie unit (©) Chronostratigraphic unit (@)__ Lithodémic unit A rock strata classified on the basis of unique association of three or more taxa is referred to as (a) Lineage biozone (b) Interval biozone (©) Assemblage biozone (4) Taxon-range biozone (10-A) ‘The Palaeozoic stratigraphic succession (from base’ to upwards) in the Lidder Valley, Kashmir is represented as (a) Fenestella Shales ~ Syringothyris Limestone ~ Muth Quartzite ~ Panjal ‘Voleanics (b) Syringothyris Limestone — Fenestella Shales ~ Muth Quartzite ~ Panjal Voleanics (©) Muth Quartzite ~ Syringothyris Limestone — Fenestella Shales — Panjal Voleanies (@) Panjal Voleanics - Muth Quartzite — Syringothyris Limestone — Fenestella Shales Which one of the following terms is related to the discipline Sequence Stratigraphy’ ? (@) System (b) ~ System Tract (© Stage (@) Series A sedimentary rock body that includes one or two bounding surfaces not synchronous is referred to as (a) _Polarity-chronologic unit (b). Geochronometrie unit (© Chronostratigraphic unit (@)_Diachronie unit The youngest Group of rocks from the Arakan Mountain belt of North-east India is known as (a) Barail Group (6) Surma Group (© Dihing Group (2) Dupi Tila Group. During molting, trilobites shed their shell | 69. along the (a) Facial suture (>) Genal angle (©) Occipital ring (@) Glabella Which one of the following genera belongs to the Lower Gondwana flora ? (a) Noeggerathiopsis 70. (b) Nilssonia (©) Dictyozamites (2) Ptilophylium 67. Which one of the following orientations is correct to identify left and right valve of a bivalve ? (a) Hold the shell with the dorsal surface uppermost and the anterior margin | 71. pointing away from the observer (b) Hold the shell with the dorsal surface uppermost and the posterior margin pointing away from the observer (©) Hold the shell with the dorsal surface uppermost and the Pallial sinus pointing away from the observer (@) Hold the shell with the ventral surface uppermost and the umbones pointing «towards the observer 72. 68. The Pliocene hominin, Australopithecus ‘afarensis skeleton discovered in 1974, named as Lucy was first reported from (a) Kenya (b) Tanzania (© Ethiopia (@) Chad KHYJ-B-GLY (11-A) The multicellular metazoans known as Ediacaran fossils were first described from the type locality of China British Columbia fa) () (©) Australia (d) New Zealand Which one of the following ichnofacies is characterized by the boring in wood ? Glossifungites ichnofacies ‘Trypanites ichnofacies (©) Teredolites ichnofacies @ (@) (b) Psilonichnus ichnofacies Which one of the following fossil groups shows | prominent heteromorphie shells during evolution ? @ () Trilobites Ammonites (©) Bivalves (d)_Brachiopods Which one of the following larger benthic foraminifera serves as index fossils for shallow tropical carbonates of Late Palaeozoic sea? (a) Fusulinids (b) Nummulitids (©) Discocyelinids (@) Alviolinids73. The valves of the brachiopods are| 76, Match List I with List II and select the correct characterized by answer using the code given below the lists : (a) Unequal valves, symmetrical about List I List IT median plane (Satellite / Sensor) (Ground (b) Equal valves, inequilateral about oe eee uate A. SPOT multispectral 1. 15 (c) Unequal valves, inequilateral about mode (HRV) median plane B, Landsat (TM) bands 2. 30 (d) Equal valves, symmetrical about beh, mpadlant ian ©. IRS (LISS I) bands 3. 20 2-4 D. ESO-AM-1 4. 23.5 74. Which one of the following mass extinction is a related to the mass extinction of Conodonts ? (a) End-Ordovician mass extinction Cones (b). End-Triassic mass extinetion Pn Bia ei a (©) End-Permian mass extinction Pitts vast 2a (@_ End-Cretaceous mass extinetion Ore 2 ee (Oued age nae 383) 4, eee 75. Consider the following statements regarding sensor resolution : 77. What will be the NDVI value if the value of 1. Spectral resolution means the degree of red reflected radiant flux is 5 and sensitivity of a sensor to radiation near-infrared radiant flux is 45? intensity variation. ines 2. Radiometric resolution of a sensor means the span of wavelength range (b) 128 over which spectral channel operates. Oktiais 3. Radiometric resolution corresponds to noise equivalent power difference or (d) 0875 noise equivalent temperature difference in the case of thermal sensors. 78. What is the representative fraction scale of a Pes ee vertical aerial photograph on which a 66 feet ee long dyke is measured as 0-4 inches ? (a) Land 2 a ah (©) 2only iy oetied (©) Land 3 OAD oa (@) 1/1980 KHYJ-B-GLY (12-A)79. Which one of the following gives the best | 82. explanation for oxygenation of the deep sea ? (a) The submarine volcanic exhalations provide oxygen to the deep ocean. (b) Weathering of the ocean floor basalt provides oxygen to the deep ocean. (©) Surface waters at high latitudes dissolve oxygen from atmosphere and sink to the ocean bottom, providing deep sea oxygenation. 88. (@) Phytoplanktons at the sea bottom release oxygen. 80, Which one of the following processes is responsible for the nucleosynthesis of most abundant nuclei between A = 28 and A = 57? (a) H-burning 84. >) He-burning (©) Cand O burning @ Si-burning 81. In the periodic table, elements following Lu (such as Hf and Ta) have ionic radii almost identical with the elements above them. Which one of the following influences their geochemistry ? (a) Lanthanide contraction (b) Electronegativity (©) Ionization energy (@) Coordination number KHYJ-B-GLY (13-A) Which one of the following is the correct Si : O ratio for amphiboles ? (@) 1:3 (b) 2:5 Ox. 227 @ 4:11 Which one of the following minerals is least stable in the secondary environment ? (a) Hornblende (b) Biotite (©) Muscovite @ Augie Gallium has same ionie charge and radius close to that of (a) Manganese (>) Lithium (© Potassium (@) Aluminium Martian surface has a reddish or orange coloration ascribed to (a) Water (b) Atmosphere (©) _ Iron oxide coating (@) Sulphur86. Which one of the following isotope systems is widely used in paleoclimatology ? (a) *'RbS7Sr ) ¥7Sm-!9Na (©) *ai?eMg (@ 80780 Which one of the following Rare Earth Elements (REE) has NO isotope with a half-life longer than five years ? (a) Cerium (b) Promethium (©) Neodymium (@)Lutetium Consider the following statements regarding dispersion patterns used in geochemical exploration for mineral deposits : 1. Primary dispersion formed in the fissures and joints at or near the surface of the Earth 2. Secondary dispersion formed in fissures, and inter-granular openings of deep seated rocks 3. Alteration halos formed around high temperature ore deposits are an example of primary dispersion 4. Superjacent pattern formed in residual overburden is an example of secondary dispersion Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 4only (b) Land 2only (© 1,2and3 (@) Band 4only KHYJ-B-GLY 89. (14-A) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (a) Confirmation of ‘Trenching and anomaly in areas Pitting method ‘of poor outerop (b) Drilling toa : Sonic core deeper depth to drilling sample rock chips (©) Sample collection: Channel across the strike of — sampling mineralization (€) Molybdenum as = Porphyry copper path finder deposits element for exploration Consider the following statements regarding gravity method of mineral exploration : 1. Gravity tends: to increase towards the poles of the Earth. 2. Elevation correction is applied to account for the rock mass between the station and reference surface. 8. — Bouguer correction is applied to account for the height change. 4, A mineral body exhibits positive gravity anomaly if the host rocks have higher density than the mineral body. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) lonly (ob) Land2 (© 2and3 @ = Sand491. KHYJ-B-GLY ‘Which one of the following is the ore mineral | 94. of nickel ? (a) Coffinite (vb) Garnierite (©) Pollucite (@ Marcasite Which one of the following statements regarding hydrothermal deposits is not correct ? (a) Minerals formed at high temperature can destabilize to form crustification during cooling. (») Fluid inclusions in hydrothermal minerals can be used to derive geothermometric data, (©) Magnetite-ilmenite form _earlier compared to chalcopyrite-sphalerite in paragenetic sequence of an epigenetic hydrothermal deposit. Stable isotopes can be used to infer the temperature of formation of sulphide minerals. @ ‘Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List 1 List 11 (Mineral (Location) Deposit) . Magnesite 1. A Koderma, Jharkhand B. Copper 2. ©. D. ‘Mansar, Maharashtra Chalk Hills, Tamil Nadu Malanjkhand, Madhya Pradesh . Manganese 3. |. Mica 4. A @ 1 ) 1 © 3 @ 3 aw ee we eng He wey (15-A) Which of the following statements regarding pegmatite deposits is/are correct ? 1. Pegmatites are igneous/metamorphie rocks. fine-grained 2. Commercially viable pegmatite deposits are commonly associated with ultramafic plutonie rocks. 3. The mineral assemblage and texture of different zones in homogeneous pegmatites vary. 4, The core zone in pegmatites commonly consists of quartz with feldspar or tourmaline. Select the correct answer using the code given below : (a) Lonly (b) Land2 (@ 3and4 (@) 4only Consider the following statements regarding oxidation and supergene enrichment of sulphide ore deposits : L Oxidized zone develops below the groundwater table. 2. Dissolution and _limonitization responsible for gossan formation. are 3. Malachite, azurite and cuprite oceur in the oxidized zone. 4. Protore zone is formed by oxidation of primary sulphide minerals. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) land2 (b) 2only (©) 2and3 (@ 8and4Which one of the following processes is responsible for the genesis of eluvial placer deposit ? (a) Resistant minerals released from weathered ore bodies are concentrated by downslope creep (b) digging action of stream concentrates placer minerals (©) Shore currents throw up the beach sediments and concentrate the heavier minerals (@) Heavy minerals released by weathiering are concentrated by stream action along hill slopes 97. Which one of the following pairs of elements and ore minerals is not correctly matched ? (a) Aluminium : _ Gibbsite-Bochmite (b) Iron Hematite-Goethite (©) Tungsten Wolframite-Scheelite (@) Lithium Muscovite-Jadeite Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ? (a) Temperature of: 50 ~ 200: formation of mesothermal deposits (b) Voleanogenic —: Cyprus ‘Massive Sulphide deposit type (©) Merensky reef: Sudbury, Canada (a) Copper rich shale : Kalgoorlie, Australia KHYJ-B-GLY 100. 101, (16-A) Consider the following statements regarding genesis of Banded Iron Formation (BIF) and associated iron ores : 1. ‘The common BIF consists of alternating hematite and carbonate layers. ieate facies of BIF consist of iron silicates including greenalite, chamosite and minnesotaite. 8. Algoma type BIF is characteristic of Archean greenstone belts. Superior type BIF is associated with quartzite, shale and chert. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) Lonly (b) Land (c) 2and3only (@) 2,3and4 Which of the following is/are known as shear strength parameters of an earth material ? 1. Cohesion 2, Tensile strength 3. Angle of internal friction 4, — Compressive strength Select the correct answer using code given below : (a) land2 (b) Lonly (©) 2and4 (@) lands . The cores recovered from a 1m deep borehole are of length 12 cm, 8 cm, 28 em, 6 em, 17 em, 11 cm and 19 cm. The Rock Quality Designation (RQD) of the rock mass is (a) 100% (b) 87% (© 92% (@) 13%102. The shear stress acting on a plane in a slope mass is 6 MPa. What will be the shear strength required for the slope to have a factor of safety equal to 1:5? (a) 9MPa (®) 6MPa (© 4MPa (@) 15MPa 103. A cylindrical rock core having diameter 5-4 cm is subjected to peak axial load of 91:57 kilonewton (KN) under compression. The uniaxial compressive strength of the material is approximately, (a) 91MPa (&) 40MPa © 25MPa (@) 10MPa 104. If the porosity of a rock is 0-4, the void ratio will be approximately (@) 033 () 066 © 100 (@) 150 105. Which of the following is/are associated with the pressure relief phenomenon during construction of a tunnel ? 1. Sudden heaving of large of the tunnel floor 2. Sudden release of large masses of rock from the tunnel wall 3. Blowing out of slabs and rock bursts 4. Platy beds may slowly deform and bow into tunnel Select the correct answer using code given below : (a) Lonly (6) 1and 3 only (©) 1,2and 3 only @ 1,2,3and4 KHYJ-B-GLY (7- 106. In the figure given below, the unconfined compressive strength of the specimen can be denoted by the point : ‘Shear Stress ‘Mohr Coulis envelope Normal Stress (a) 1 ) 2 © 3 @ 4 107. Which one of the following statements regarding the rock strength is correct ? (a) Rock strength increases with increasing confining stress. (b) Rock strength decreases with increasing confining stress. (©) Rock strength remains constant with increasing confining stress. (d) Rock strength increases with decreasing confining stress. 108. ‘Tsunami can be triggered by 1. A large submarine earthquake 2. Underwater landslide 8. Submarine voleanic explosion 4. Impact in the ocean of an extraterrestrial object such as an asteroid or comet Select the correct answer using code given below : (a) lonly (b) 4only (©) 1and2only @) 1,2,8and4 A)109. 110. KHYJ-B-GLY Consider the following statements regarding coal formation : 1, Coal is formed from marine organisms. 2. Coal is formed from remains of land plants. 3. Coal is formed under anaerobic conditions. 4. Coal is formed under aerobic conditions. Which of the statements given above are correct ? (a) Land 4only (b) 1,2and3 (©) 2and$ only (a) 2and4 only Consider the following statements regarding the Polar-wander curves : 1, These reveal that magnetic poles appear to have meandered far over the surface of the Earth. 2. These provide a way to map the directions in which the continents have moved through time. 3. ‘These reveal that plate movements have occurred through time. 4. The Polar-wander curves for different continents do not match. Which of the statements given above are correct ? (a) land 4 only (b) 1,2and3 only (© 1,2,8and4 (@) 2,8.and 4 only (18-. 111. In a sandy beach environment, after the construction of a sea wall, which of the following may occur over time ? 1 Beach becomes narrower 2. Biodiversity is reduced 3. Biodiversity is richer 4. Offshore slope becomes steep Select the correct answer using code given below : (a) 1,2and4 b) 1,3and4 : (©) and 4only (@) Land 2 only 112. Which of the following is/are example(s) of induced seismicity ? 1, Earthquake caused by storing large amount of water behind a dam 2. Earthquake caused by coal mining or oil drilling 3. Earthquake caused by plate subduction in the Benioff zone 4, Earthquake caused by explosion of atomic bomb Select the correct answer using code given below: (a) 1,2and3 (b) 1,2and4 (© Bonly (@) 4only A)113. 114, 115. KHYJ-B-GLY Match List I with List IT and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists List IT (Description) Recording of the ground shaking at specific location Instrument that records seismic waves without time dependence A device that detects seismic wave motions ‘The instrument package with seismic wave recording apparatus List I (Device) A. Seismometer 1. B. Seismograph 2. C. Seismogram 3, D. Seismoscope 4. Code: (a) (b) © @ reuse} A D 2 3 2 4 3 8 2 3 1 4 2 Which one of the following statements is not true? (a) Body waves travel through interior of the Earth, Love waves and Rayleigh waves are body waves. Secondary waves are shear waves that are transverse in nature. Stoneley wave is a type of interface wave. (b) © @ Which one of the following techniques is used to classify sub-pixel components of digital images ? (a) Minimum distance to mean (b) Fuzzy (©) Parallelepiped (@) Maximum likelihood 116. 117. (19-A) Match List I with List IT and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I List I1 Data (Process) Interpolation and Resampling method) A. Nearest- 1. Based on Gaussian neighbour process governed by prior covariances B. Bilinear 2. It uses a polynomical surface to fit the Digital Number (DN) distribution locally, and from this fitted surface DN values at the new grid points are computed C. Bicubie 8. The point in the new grid simply acquires the DN value of that point in the older grid which lies closest to it D. Krigging 4, It uses the surrounding four pixel values from the older grid Code : AB gC: sD @ 1 4 ee ) 1 2 at 2s © 3 2 aoa @ 3 4 2 A ground surface lying at an average altitude of 500 m above m.s.l. has been photographed with a 150 mm focal length aerial camera from 2000 m flying height. What will be the average scale of the aerial photograph ? (a) 1: 1000 (b) 1: 10,000 © 1:1667 @ 1: 16,667118. Consider the following statements regarding | 120. Consider the following statements regarding an aquifer : 1. Ithas the ability to store water. 2. It is an impermeable formation. 3, It has the ability to transmit and yield significant amount of water to wells. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1only (b) Land2 () lands @ 2and3 119. The equilibrium or Thiem equation for steady state condition radial flow to a tubewell being pumped at a constant discharge in a confined aquifer, helps in estimation of (a) Both hydraulic conductivity _ and transmissivity of the confined aquifer (b) Both hydraulic conductivity and storativity of the confined aquifer (©) Only storativity but not. the hydraulic conductivity of the confined aquifer (@ Neither hydraulic conductivity nor transmissivity of the confined aquifer KHYJ-B-GLY (20-A) the Piper's trilinear diagram used for water quality analyses : 1, The cations, expressed as percentages of the total cations in milli-equivalents per litre, plot as a single point on the left triangle. 2. The anions, expressed as percentages of the total anions in milli-equivalents per litre, plot as a single point on the right triangle. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) Lonly () only (© Both Land 2 (@) Neither 1 nor 2SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK KHYJ-B-GLY (21-A)SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK KHYJ-B-GLY (22-A)SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK KHYJ-B-GLY (23-A)SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK KHYJ-B-GLY (24-A)