Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The Tipam Group that conformably overlies the ....
A)
Surma Group
B)
Disang Group
C)
Barail Group
D)
Dupi-Tila Group
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Barail Group' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The upper continental crust has an average chemical composition that resembles that of
A)
Felsic igneous rock
B)
Mafic igneous rock
C)
Ultramafic igneous rock
D)
Peridotite
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Ultramafic igneous rock' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The Stromatolites are sedimentary structures and building is associated with ...
A)
methanogens
B)
halophiles
C)
mycoplasmas
D)
cyanobacteria
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'methanogens' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
Drainage patterns of the Indo-Gangetic plains is
A)
trellis
B)
dendritic
C)
radial
D)
rectangular
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'trellis' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
A change in form between the ancestral and descendant members of the evolutionary lineage and does not lead to an increase in the number of species is called ..
A)
Natural transformation
B)
Artificial transformation
C)
Phyletic transformation
D)
Perianth transformation
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Natural transformation' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
In India, Neogene - Quaternary boundary in the marine succession is demarcated with the help of
A)
Plant Fossils
B)
Radiolaria
C)
Conodonts
D)
Foraminifera
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Foraminifera' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The conventions used in referring to species and genera: the first letter of the genus name is always ..
A)
Capitalised
B)
Lower case
C)
Italics
D)
Bold
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Capitalised' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
A geologist in India found microfossils that are considered to be 2 billion years old is....
A)
eukaryotes
B)
organogenic
C)
prokaryotic
D)
radiolaria
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'eukaryotes' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
In petroleum exploration, the thermal maturity and hydrocarbon potential of the area is represents by polynomorphs type and ....
A)
shape
B)
class
C)
configuration
D)
color
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'shape' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The Vindhyan System has been divided into four Series, the youngest series is....
A)
Semri Series
B)
Bhander Series
C)
Kaimur Series
D)
Rewah Series
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Bhander Series' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
An inactive remnant of a volcanic ridge formed above a hot spot in the Bengal Fan is called...
A)
Mid Indian ridge
B)
Maldives ridge
C)
Ninetyeast Ridge
D)
Carlsberg Ridge
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Ninetyeast Ridge' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
Three methods can be used to determine species in palaeontology: morphological resemblance, biometry and ...
A)
age
B)
biofacies
C)
physical analysis
D)
shape analysis
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'age' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
In the Siwalik rocks, an elephant fossils of stegodan ganesa was found in ......
A)
Upper Siwalik
B)
Middle Siwalik
C)
Lower Siwalik
D)
None of these
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Upper Siwalik' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The rocks of the Delhi Supergroup are exposed in the main mountain chain of ....
A)
Satpura Range
B)
Vindhya Range
C)
Western Ghats
D)
Aravalli Range
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Satpura Range' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The Stratigraphic boundary demarcating the Archean rocks and Cuddapah Supergroup of Proterozoic age is referred as ....
A)
Post-Vindhyan break
B)
Eparchean Unconformity
C)
Purana Unconformity
D)
Dravidian Unconformity
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Dravidian Unconformity' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The Cambrian Fauna is exclusively marine and dominated by ..
A)
trilobites
B)
brachiopods
C)
mollusca
D)
cephalopoda
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'trilobites' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
Bivalves all possess two shell is known as valves which are permanently joined at the ..
A)
umbo
B)
mantle
C)
hinge
D)
epithelium
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'umbo' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
During Permian-Triassic Period the only major group of Foraminifera main extinct is called......
A)
Rotalines
B)
Globigerinids
C)
Miliolids
D)
Fusulinids
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Rotalines' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
Metamorphic history before peak-temperature, characterized by dehydration reactions and density increase is called ...
A)
Paragenesis
B)
Peak metamorphism
C)
Retrograde metamorphism
D)
Prograde metamorphism
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Retrograde metamorphism' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The remanence magnetization occurs in rocks which have been subjected to strong magnetic fields is known as ...
A)
Viscous remanent magnetization (VRM)
B)
Thermo-remanent magnetization (TRM)
C)
Isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM)
D)
Detrital remanent magnetization (DRM)
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Detrital remanent magnetization (DRM)' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
Water currents fed by longshore currents and develop at more or less regular intervals perpendicularly to the beach and flow through the breaker zone is called..
A)
Rip current
B)
Tidal current
C)
Onshore current
D)
Wind current
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Tidal current' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
A marks of break in sedimentation and some erosion, but without any deformation of the underlying strata.is called ..
A)
Angular unconformity
B)
Nonconformity
C)
Disconformity
D)
Paraconformity
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Nonconformity' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
When did Dinosaurs become extinct?
A)
Cretaceous Period
B)
Jurassic Period
C)
Triassic Period
D)
Carboniferous Period
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Triassic Period' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
Foliation in metamorphic rock, formed at intermediate temperatures, that is defined by mica, which gives the rock a shiny appearance is called ...
A)
Schistosity
B)
Mylonitic foliation
C)
Phyllitic cleavage
D)
Migmatite
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Phyllitic cleavage' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The occurrence of ridges and troughs along oceanic transform faults is a result of...
A)
Depression processes
B)
Tensional processes
C)
Compressional processes
D)
Tensional and Compressional processes
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Tensional processes' (Option B).
