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PART A: COMMON TO BOTH GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS CANDIDATES
Q.6 A rock witllequal modal contents of quanz. plagioclase and onhoclase is known as
(A) diorite (B) gabbro (Cl granite (D) syenite
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Q. 11 The sequential placement of geological event>.~-' determined by their position 1n the rock record. ts
known as
(A) relative dating (B) correlation
(C) absolute dating (Ll) umfnrm>tarianism
Q.l2 Time equivalence of rock units in diftct·em areas can he established primarily by considering
similarity in
(A) lithology (B) fos;il assemblages
(C) sedimentary structures (0) mmeral assemblages
Q.IJ Which of the following volcanic cvenu has Deen suggested as a major cause of the cxtu~etion of
dinosaurs?
(A) Panjal volcanism (B) Deccan >olcanism
(C) Raj=hal volcanism (Ll) Malani volcanism
Q.l5 India's northward dnft from Gondwanaland i! believed to have started approximately (in million
years ago. M~)
(A) 50Ma (B) 150Ma (C) 300 Ma (D) 400Ma
Q. 17 If the average crustal thickness is 35 km and the height of a mountain is 5 km above mean sea level.
the crustalthickne" based on Airy's model beneath the mountain will he approximately
(A) 35 km (B) 40 km (C) 5U km (D) 70 km
Q.IS The equipotential surface over which the gravitational field has equal value is known ao
(A) geoid (BJ •phcroid
(C) ellipsoid (D) mean sea level
Q.19 The angle bet,.,een the present geographic north and ~omagnetic north is
(A) 1.5" (Bl 7.f (C) 11.5 (D) 23.5"
Q.20 Among 1~ following. the best reconnaissance m:thod for determining basement configuration of
sedimentary basins is
(A) gravity methc:xl (11)self potential methc:xl
(C) seismk method (Dl electromagnetic method
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Q.22 What rock would you expect to find at the base of a typical oceanic plate?
(A} Basalt (B) Diorite (CJ Gabbro (D) Pendotite
Q.25 Choose the cmrect combination of ore and locauon of its deposit.
(A) Uranium-Jaduguda (B)Lcad-Khetn
(C) Gold- Panna (D) Iron- Maianjkhand
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Q.28 Oi~t precipitation of uraninite from a mineralizing solution containing UO/' ions can take place
due to
Q.29 Match the optical properties in Group I with approprtate minerals in Group II.
Group I Group II
P. Twinkling I. Quartz
Q. Pleochroic haloes 2. Nepheline
R. Anomalous interference colour 3. Calcite
S. Uniaxial posiuve 4. Chlorite
5. Biotite
Q.30 Wall-rock alteMion producing epidote, albite and chlorite around an ore body is called
(A) argillic alteration (B) propylitic aheration
(C) potassic-oilicate alteration (0) sericite aheration
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Q 31 Mat~h the textures/structures in Group I with appropriate processes in Group II.
Group I Group ll
Q.32 An area shows linear erosional depression • .ag pond, spring and offset stream along with
sub-horizontal slickensides. The prominent structure indicated by these features is
(A) strike-slip faul! (B) hom and graben
(C) klippe (D) nappe
Q.33 Match tile ore types in Group I with appropriate palh-finder elements in Group II.
Group I Grouoll
P. Porphyr}· Cu ore 1. As
Q. VeintypeAuorc 2. Hg
R. Pb-Zn-Ag orcs 3. Cr
4.Mo
5. Ni
(AJP-4.Q-l.R -2 (B)I'-3.Q-2.R -l
(CJI'-4.Q-3.R -5 (D)P-5.Q-4,R -2
Q.34 Match the namre of mass movements listed in Group I with the evidences listed in Group II.
Grouo I Gmuo II
Q.35 Wh1ch of the following metamorphic facies is characterized by the pjTOpe rich garnet+ omphacite
as~mblage'!
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Q.36 Match the gemstones in Group I with corresponding mmerals in Group II.
Group I Gr011p II
P. Pcridotc I.Ber~l
Q. Emerald 2. Feldspar
R. Amazonite 3. Corundum
S. Ruby 4. Olivine
(A) P-4. Q-1. R-2. S-3 (B) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-4
{C) P-2. Q-4. R-1, S-3 (D) P-3. Q-4, R-1. S-2
Q.37 Which of !he following statements is NOT correct with regard to a perched water table?
(A) It is within an area where a local aqutclude occurs within a laJger aquifer
(B) lilies above !he main water table
(C) II is found in the main woe of saturation
(D) II is occasionally associated with springs
Q.38 The spatial resolution of IRS US S-Ill multi-spectral sensor for Near Infra-Red (NIR) band is
(A) 5.8 m x 5.8 m (B)23.Smx23.5m (C)70mx70m (0) 72.Smx72.5m
Q 39 Which of the followmg combinations of extinction events and extinct organisms is NOT correct?
(A) Cretaceous end- Dinosau.-. (B) Triasstc end- Conodonts
(C) Permian end- Trilobites (0) Miocene end -Ammonites
QAO In India. marine fossiliferous rocks of lower Paleozoic age are mainly found in the
(A) Gondwana
(D) Higher Himalaya
(C) Outer Himalaya
(0) Tethys Himalaya
Q.41 Which of the following pain; of rock formations and characteristic fossils is correct?
(A) Raniganj- Elephas (B) Pinjor- numosaurus
(C) Lameta- Glossopteris (D) Subathu- Nummulites
Q.42 Which of !he following groupl; of rock formations is NOT arranged from older to younger?
(A) Uuatur- Trichinopoly- Ariyalur- Niniyur
(B) Pa1eham- Katrol- Chari- Umia
(C) Talchir- Damuda- Panchet- Mahadcv
(0) Semri- Kaimur- Rewa -Bhander
Q.43 Choose the corre<:l combination of geologkal agcn1s and associated features
(A) River- Spit (!>)Glacier- Yardang
(C) Longshore current- Esker (0) Wind- Ventifact
Q.44 A sedimentary sequence donunated hy large .,cale (5"10 m thick) cross beds. well-sorted and
well-rounded quartz-rich sand with no fine matnx 1S most likely to be a
(A) deltaic deposit
(B) lagoonal deposit
(C) eolian deposit
{0) outer shelf deposit
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Q.45 An invertebrate in which the plane of synunetry bisects the shell through the mid-point of the hinge
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(A) Pelecypod (B) Brachiopod {C) Gastropod {D) Caphalopod
Q.46 1be oldest marrunals and birds are known, respectively, from
(A) Cretaceous and Paleocene
(B) Silurian and Devonian
(C) Triassic and Jurassic
(D) Oligocene and Miocene
The following geological map exposes three beds, of which the bed P is the oldest and the bed R the
youngesL
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A sequence of shale and limestone is intruded by an igneous pluton. Metasomatic interaction between tile
pluton and the country rocks involves introduction of Si and AI into dolomitic limestone.
Q.50 Which pair of rock types best describes tile products of metamorphism in the contact aureole?
Q.5l Tile mineral which is NOT expox:ted in assemblages in the metamorphosed dolomitic limestone is
(A) grossular (B) anonhite
(C) diopside (0) andalusite
A pluton of iron-poor basic magma containing trace concentrations of Ni, Rb. Sr and V undergoes
crystallization upon cooling.
Q.53 'The trace element that will be pn:ferentially inCOI]lOOI!ed in the correct minenl in Q. 52 is
(A) Ni (B)Rb (C)Sr (D) V
Q.55 The Hennann-Mauguin symbols of crystallographic notation for the correct minerals in Q. 54 are
(A) 2Jrn2Jrn2Jm and 4/m (B) 2/rn21m2Jm for both
(C) 4/m and 2/m (0)6and I
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Q.28 The relative intensities of induced and remanent magnctiution are commonly expressed in terms of
(A) susceptibility
(B) gyromagnetic ratio
(C) Poisson's ratio
(D) KOnigsbcrger ratio
Q.29 In electrical resistivity method. which among the following is correct with reference to Geometric
Factor (Gf)?
(A) GF varies for profiling and remains crnmanl for sounding
(B) GF remains constant for both profiling and sounding
(C) GF remains constam for profiling and varies for sounding
(D) GF varies for both profiling and sounding
Q.30 If in a magnetic d1pole ·m· represents poles of equal strength and '/' represents the distance
between the two pnles. then the magnetic riX>ment of dipole is
I lm
(A) lm (B)- (C) 2/m )D)-
m 2
Q.Jl Energy in radioactive decay with respect to time follows
(A) normal dimibution
(B) Potsson distribution
(C) chi-Mjuared distribmion
(D) binomial di~tribution
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Q.~4 The compressional wave velocity v, within a wild with adiabatic b~lk modulus K,, rigidity
modulus G and density p ><given by
Q.35 The number of independent element.\ of the 4'" order stiffness tensor required to charanerize
general clasuc media is
(A) 2 (B) 21 (C) 36 (D) 81
Q.36 The seismic energy released in an earthquake of magnitude M, = 7.0 is about---- times that
released in an earthquake of M, = 6.0.
(A) 10 (B) 32 (C) 64 (D) 100
Q.37 In the figure given below "-"represent> dilatation and"+" repre&ents compression. The fauh plane
mlution of an earthquake with mike-shp mccllanism is represented by
Q.39 The seisnuc wa'e travelling in low wlocity layer and critically incident at the di..continuity
between low and high velocity layers
(A) will be diffracted
(B) will be rellected
(C) will propagate along the discontinuity
{D) will be absorbed
Q.40 An input signal {-1.1,0.2!. after passmg through a delay operator~. will be
(A) -z'+z'+2::'
(B)(0.-1.1,0.2)
(C') (0. 2. 0, I. -I)
(lJ) -z+; 2 +2z'
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Q.41 If m represents the number of model parameteo;, d the number of data points and p the rank of
matrix to be inverted, then which of the following defines an underdetermioed system?
(A) m<dandp=d
(B) m>dandp=d
(C) m=dandp=d
ID) m<dandp*d
Q.42 A unit amplitude of an electromagnetic wave atth.rice the skin-depth will be reduced to
3
(A) -Je (B)- (C) -
'3
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Q.43 The Hilbert transform of a functionj(t) IS denoted byH(/(1)). If f(l)=sint, then
HlH(f(t))} is
Q.45 Given A= e-'(cosxa, -sin xa,). where a, and a, denote the unit vectors in x- and y..:lirections,
respectively. Then V ·{VxA) is equal to
(B) 0
Grouul Group !I
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Q.47 In magnetic materials, the relation between magnetic penneability p and s=ptibili!y K
(in Sl units) is
(Al w= 11 K
(B) p=l-K
(C) ,U=I+K
(D)p~l-2trK
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Q.48 In the region P. the terrain comxtion is
(A) half of that in R
(B)negative
(C) zero
(D) positive
For an inputx,, the output of a digital filter y, is given by y, = l.Sx,- 2x,_, + 2.5 y,_,.
Q.SO The order of the digital filter is
(A)4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) I
Q.51 The transfer function of the digital filter i~
(A) Y.
L5-2z (B) 1._= 1.5-2:
1- 2.5z x, 1- 2.5z·
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1-2.5.:' (D) Y, 1.5-2z
(C) 1:.._
1.5 2; 1+ 2.5z'
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Linked An~wer Question~
In a two-layer eanh model, th, values of seismic velocity and density of first and second layers,
n:.~pcctively, are v., =
"41Xkl mls. p, 2500 Kg/ m'. and v., = =
4500 mls. p, 2600 Kg/ m'.
Q.S2 The acoustic impedance of the first layer in Sl units at norm.ll incidence is
Q.53 Th, transmission coefficient for a wave at normal incidence at th, boundary of first and second
layer is
(A) 0.46 (Bl 0.58 (C) 0.92 (D) 1.o7
Consider a magnetotelluric (MT) field sc1 up. A plane electromagnetic wave with a time dependence factor
e., .. is travelling venically downwards (t-direction) into the Eanh with an angular frequency a< The
electric field is polarized in the •-direction (strike).
Q.54 The cl"''tromagnetic field components considered in this mode are
(A)£_
-t
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au II
-1 dE
=--· I i'J£,
(C) H , _ _
H ,_1_0£.
' iWIJ dz
{B)
' iWIJ dz ' i(IJIJ de '"' ' iUJf-1 i'Jz
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Q.51 Which of the following options is the rlnse.rt in mea11ing to the wart/ below:
Cin:uitous
(A) cyclic
(B) indirect
(C) confusmg
(D) crooked
Q.58 Choose the mou appropriate word from th~ options given bdaw to complete thefol/owi~<g
sentence:
If we manage t o - - - - - - our naturalltiOUrces, we wouJd leave a beUer planet for
our children.
(A) uphold
(B) restrain
(C) cherish
(D) conserve
Q.59 25 persons are in a room. 15 of them play hock~y. 17 of them play football and lO of them play
both hockey and f001ball. Then the number of persons playing neither hockey nor f001ball is:
(A) 2 (B) l7 (C) 13 (D) J
Q.60 The question below <·onsisls of a pair of related words followed by four pair.< ajwords. Select the
pair that best expresses the re/mion in the ori8ir"'l pair.
Unemployed :Worker
(A) fallow; land
(B) unaware sleeper
(C) wit :jester
(D) renovated . house
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Q.62 Hari (H). Gila (G),lrfan (l) and Saira (S) are siblings (i.e. brolhcrs and sisters). All were born on
I" January. The age differeoce between any two successive siblings (that is born one after another)
is less than 3 years. Given the following facts:
L Hari' s age + Gita' s age > lrfan · s age + Saira' s age.
n. The age dtfference between Gita and Saira is I year. However. Gita is not the
old~ and Saira is not the youngest.
111. There are no twins.
In what order were they born (oldest first)?
(A) HSIO <Bl SOH! (C) IGSH (D) IHSO
Q.63 Modem warfare bas cbaaged from large scale clashes oC amdes to supt• 111gn oC dvlliaq
populalkm$. Cht!mlo:al agents lbat do their wor1t silently appear to be Adted to sucb warfare;
and recretfutly, tbere uist people In military establishments who tblak tbat chemio:al agents
are usd'ul tools for tbelr caua.
Which of the following s/0/emen/s best,..,... up rhe meaning ofrhe abo¥e p<U:wge:
(A) Modem warfare has resulted in civil strife.
(B) Chemical ageniS are useful in modem warfare.
{C) Use of chemical agents in warfare would be undesirable.
{D) People in military establishmeniS like to use chemical agents in war.
Q.64 5 skilled workers can build a wail in 20 days; 8 semi·skilled workers can build a wail in 25 days;
10 unskilled workers can build a wall in 30 days. If a team has 2 skilled. 6 semi-skilled and
5 unskilled workers. how long will it take to build the wall?
(A) 20days (B) 18 days (C) 16days {D) 15days
Q.65 Given digit• 2, 2. 3. 3, 3. 4. 4, 4, 4 how many distinct 4 digit numbers greater than 3000 can be
fanned?
(A) 50 (B) 51 (CJ 52 (D) 54
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