Geologist Junior • 2020 • Geology Paper-III
Which of the following statement is false about nuclear (radioactive) waste disposal?
A)
Radioactive wastes has very little space requirement for its storage and reduction of intensity of its harmful effects with time.
B)
Low and intermediate level radioactive wastes are usually disposed of by shallow land burial and emplacement in suitable abandoned mines.
C)
The long- lived radioactive wastes in a monitored place for ~10 years.
D)
Storage of radioactive wastes in a geological formation is the best mode of disposal available, granitic and basaltic terrains in India.
Long-lived radioactive waste requires isolation for much longer than about 10 years, so C is false. Geological disposal is the preferred long-term strategy.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • Geology Paper-III
Which of the following exploration drill type is used for ore targeting and proving to 1000m and geological/ structural understanding?
A)
Air core
B)
Diamond
C)
Reverse circulation (RC)
D)
Rotary air blast (RAB)
Diamond drilling provides high-quality core for depths around 1000 m and is widely used for geological, structural and orebody definition.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • Geology Paper-III
Which of the following is possible to log works only in water based mud?
A)
Acoustic log
B)
Density log
C)
Gamma ray log
D)
Spontaneous potential log
The spontaneous-potential log requires a conductive borehole fluid and therefore is normally applicable in water-based drilling mud rather than oil-based mud.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • Geology Paper-III
Which of the following geological structure is not much influence seismicity of Tripura- Mizoram region?
A)
Churachandpur- Mao fault
B)
Kaladan fault
C)
Gumti fault
D)
Sagaing fault
The Churachandpur–Mao fault is not a major controlling structure for the Tripura–Mizoram seismicity compared with structures such as the Kaladan, Gumti and Sagaing systems.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • Geology Paper-III
Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence: 1. Leaf 2. Fruit 3. Stem 4. Root 5. Flower
A)
3, 4, 5, 1, 2
B)
4, 1, 3, 5, 2
C)
4, 3, 1, 5, 2
D)
4, 3, 1, 2, 5
A plant develops root → stem → leaf → flower → fruit, giving 4,3,1,5,2.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • Geology Paper-III
Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A)
wheel
B)
steering bar
C)
pedal
D)
bycicle
Wheel, steering bar and pedal are components of a bicycle; bicycle itself is the complete object, so D is the odd one.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • Geology Paper-III
Which method apply for base metal exploration to detect massive ore bodies?
A)
Electrical resistivity
B)
Gravity
C)
Self Potential
D)
Seismic
Self-potential is useful for certain sulphide and base-metal mineralization because natural electrochemical potentials can be generated around ore bodies.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • Geology Paper-III
If P $ Q means P is the brother of Q; P # Q means P is the mother of Q; P * Q means P is the daughter of Q in A # B $ C * D, who is the father?
A)
D
B)
B
C)
C
D)
Data is inadequate
A is mother of B; B is brother of C; C is daughter of D. Therefore D is the father in the intended family relation.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Change the voice: Has anyone ever asked you for your opinion?
A)
Had you been asked for your opinion ever?
B)
Have you been asked for your opinion by anyone?
C)
Have your opinion been asked by anyone?
D)
Have you been asked your opinion by anyone?
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
It looked dark and heavy ____________ it was going to rain.
A)
as if
B)
unless
C)
until
D)
although
“As if” introduces the appearance or impression that something is happening.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Raise is to lift as raze is to ____________.
A)
sustain
B)
uphold
C)
devise
D)
wreck
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
If I ____________ you I would buy the house.
A)
was
B)
were
C)
have been
D)
had been
The second conditional uses “were” after “if I”: “If I were you...”
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Improve the underlined part: He is used to hard work.
A)
work hard
B)
work hardly
C)
hard working
D)
no improvement
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Improve the underlined part: Is there any place for me to sit?
A)
area
B)
space
C)
room
D)
no improvement
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Improve the underlined part: The climate of Meghalaya is cooler than Haryana.
A)
is cooler to
B)
is cooler than
C)
is cooler than that of
D)
no improvement
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Collision is to crash as collusion is to ____________.
A)
conspiracy
B)
candor
C)
conceited
D)
fealty
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Improve the underlined part: Hardly he had entered the station, when the train whistled.
A)
Hardly had he entered
B)
Hardly he entered
C)
He hardly had entered
D)
no improvement
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Combine the sentences: The good deeds live after men. They do them in life.
A)
The good deeds in life live after men they do them
B)
The good deeds done in life by them live after men
C)
The good deeds live after them who do them in life
D)
The good deeds done by men in life live after them
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Combine the sentences: He is very sick. He cannot work.
A)
He is very sick to work
B)
He is so sick to work
C)
He is too sick to work
D)
He is much sick to work
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Substitute the sentence without changing its meaning: No other metal is as useful as iron.
A)
Iron is useful more than all metals
B)
Iron is the most useful of all metals
C)
Iron is the more useful of all metals
D)
Iron is most useful than any other metal
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Substitute the sentence without changing its meaning: Do it to the best of your ability.
A)
Do it the best as you can
B)
Do it best as that you can
C)
Do it as best as you can
D)
Do it as best that you can
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
To settle the matter you must wheel and deal.
A)
demonstrate
B)
negotiate aggressively
C)
treat others badly
D)
sell automobile
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
The number of car accidents ____________ increasing every year.
A)
is
B)
have
C)
are
D)
was
“The number” is singular, so it takes “is increasing.”
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
He ____________ go to school daily by bus in his school days.
A)
should
B)
will
C)
shall
D)
would
“Would” expresses a repeated past habit: he would go by bus.
Geologist Junior • 2020 • General English Paper-II
Change the speech: She said, “Let us wait for the Chief Guest.”
A)
She proposed that they should wait for the Chief Guest
B)
She addressed that they should wait for the Chief Guest
C)
She asked that they should wait for the Chief Guest
D)
She requested that they should wait for the Chief Guest
Selected the option that matches the required grammar, meaning, or usage.
