Vocabulary and Idioms in Context - General Aptitude - General Aptitude (GA) Previous Year Questions

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

Hawaiian Island chain is the result of

A

collision of two oceanic plates

B

intraplate hot spot activity

C

divergence of two oceanic plates

D

interplate hot spot activity

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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

PcP and ScS phases are reflected from

A

crust - mantle boundary

B

core - mantle boundary

C

inner core - outer core boundary

D

lithosphere - asthenosphere boundary

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

Which one of the following sedimentary basins is related to extension?

A

foredeep

B

half-graben

C

piggyback

D

fore-arc

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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

In a seismic section, paraconformity is marked by

A

onlap

B

downlap

C

erosional truncation

D

concordance

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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

Which of the following is a primary sedimentary structure?

A

Cross-bedding

B

Fault

C

Joint

D

Fold

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

In India, bituminous coal occurs at

A

Panandhro

B

Palana

C

Neyveli

D

Jharia

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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

Which one of the following is NOT a set of polymorphous minerals?

A

calcite, aragonite, vaterite

B

quartz, coesite, tridymite

C

graphite, anthracite, diamond

D

kyanite, sillimanite, andalusite

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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

A predominantly siliciclastic Mesozoic stratigraphic unit in mainland Kutch containing Trigonia and abundant plant fossils including Ptilophyllum is

A

Baisakhi Formation

B

Chari Formation

C

Pachcham Formation

D

Uma Formation

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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

Choose the CORRECT statement regarding coal.

A

Sapropelic coal is a potential source rock of oil

B

Vitrinite reflectance value (Ro %) should be >1 for a lignite sample

C

H/C content of the vitrinite maceral groups is more than that of liptinite maceral groups

D

In Raniganj field coal seams alternate with limestone beds

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

The deviation in the geographical locations of the magnetic poles from the geomagnetic poles of the Earth's magnetic field is due to the

A

orientation of dipole axis

B

external magnetic field

C

non-dipole component

D

ionospheric currents

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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

The Königsberger ratio, $Q_n$, related to magnetization of rocks is very low ($Q_n$<<1) for

A

sandstone

B

continental shield rocks

C

oceanic basalt

D

continental volcanic rocks

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2020 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2020

Lahar is a geomorphic feature associated with

A

wind activity

B

river activity

C

glacial activity

D

volcanic activity

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