Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Which fault is considered as a plate boundary fault between India and Burma plates?
A)
Sagaing Fault
B)
Churachandpur–Mao Fault
C)
Chittagong -Coastal Fault
D)
Kabaw Fault
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Kabaw Fault' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
The valueless mineral particles within an ore deposit that must be discarded is called
A)
Smelting
B)
Waste
C)
Ore
D)
Gangue
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Ore' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Poor geological conditions of dam foundation can be improved in 2 ways-improving load bearing properties and
A)
gravity drainage
B)
more diversion channel
C)
reduce water level
D)
controlling seepage
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'gravity drainage' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Most of the hematite iron ore of the country (India) is on the basis of arbitrary cut off grade of ________ Fe.
A)
35%
B)
45%
C)
55%
D)
65%
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is '65%' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
The generic geostatistical method of spatial interpolation is termed
A)
Kriging
B)
Cholesky
C)
Markov
D)
Gaussian
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Kriging' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Porosity is the major control of the resistivity of rocks, and that resistivity generally increases as porosity
A)
increases
B)
decreases
C)
gain
D)
enlarge
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'enlarge' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
The maceral which shows shiny, glass like material that is considered to be composed of cellular plant is
A)
vitrinite
B)
liptinite
C)
inertinite
D)
exinite
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'liptinite' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Sources suitable for seismic surveying usually generate short-lived wave trains, known as
A)
pulses
B)
retrograde
C)
Rayleigh waves
D)
Love waves
Based on established principles in Civil Engineering, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'retrograde' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
How many major sedimentary basins are there in India?
A)
22
B)
24
C)
26
D)
28
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is '24' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Name two types of construction are employed to build cut and cover tunnels
A)
bottom-up and top-down
B)
bottom-down and top-up
C)
side-first and bottom-next
D)
bottom-first and side-next
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'side-first and bottom-next' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Open-cut strip mining requires removing a series of horizontal slices through an ore body and adjacent waste rock – a process known as
A)
open mining
B)
digging mining
C)
strip mining
D)
flitch mining
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'strip mining' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
A size of Fine aggregates is
A)
less than 4.5 mm
B)
4.5 to 10.5 mm
C)
10.5 to 16.5 mm
D)
bigger than 16.5 mm
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'less than 4.5 mm' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
________ is often mixed with water to drill through less competent rock and fault zones, this prevents loss of water pressure and lost core.
A)
Kaolinite
B)
Bentonite
C)
Illite
D)
Chlorite
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Kaolinite' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
The process in which hydrocarbons move along a porous and permeable layer to its final accumulation is called
A)
primary migration
B)
secondary migration
C)
oil phase migraion
D)
migration in solution
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'secondary migration' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
What is intermediate product formed during diagenesis and is the principal source of hydrocarbon generation is
A)
organic matter
B)
phosphatic
C)
bitumen
D)
kerogen
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'bitumen' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
The carbon content of anthracite coal is
A)
60%
B)
70%
C)
80%
D)
90%
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is '60%' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Natural electrical potential is measured with the help of
A)
metal electrodes
B)
nonmetal electrodes
C)
polarising electrodes
D)
nonpolarising electrodes
Based on established principles in Civil Engineering, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'nonmetal electrodes' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Which state is the largest producer of Lignite Coal in India
A)
Tamil Nadu
B)
Gujarat
C)
Rajasthan
D)
West Bengal
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Tamil Nadu' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
________ is recognized as fungal remains.
A)
Macrinite
B)
Micrinite
C)
Huminite
D)
Sclerotinite
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Micrinite' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Material that has been identified and can be extracted at a profit at the time of determination is called
A)
Resources
B)
Reserves
C)
Deposits
D)
None of the above
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Reserves' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
Source rock quality of Good in Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Weight percent is
A)
0.5 -1.0
B)
1.0 - 2.0
C)
2.0 - 4.0
D)
more than 4
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'more than 4' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
The geochemical process that transforms plant material into coal is called
A)
rank of coal
B)
grade of coal
C)
types of coal
D)
maceral
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'types of coal' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
The instruments that measure voltage in DC and IP surveys are known as
A)
geophones
B)
receivers
C)
wenner
D)
magnetometer
Based on established principles in Civil Engineering, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'wenner' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
In seismic study, from a low velocity layer overlain by a high velocity layer - Refraction will
A)
high
B)
not high
C)
occur
D)
not occur
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'not occur' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-III
An Instruments used for measuring beta particles is
A)
scintillation counter
B)
spectromet
C)
geiger counter
D)
radon emanometer
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'radon emanometer' (Option D).
