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DU MSc Geology
Topic:- DU_J18_MSC_GEO_Topic01
- If the Earth's axis of rotation were not tilted, which one of the following statements would be true? [Question ID = 5080]
- The poles will have daylight for six months [Option ID = 20319]
- There will be no seasons [Option ID = 20320]
- Equal day and night at all places throughout the year [Option ID = 20317]
- Duration of day and night will depend on latitude but will not change with time [Option ID = 20318]
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There will be no seasons [Option ID = 20320]
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- Which of the following doesn't control aquifer behaviour? [Question ID = 5094]
- Structural disposition [Option ID = 20375]
- Precipitation [Option ID = 20376]
- Wind conditions [Option ID = 20373]
- Nature of the rock [Option ID = 20374]
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Wind conditions [Option ID = 20373]
- Which of the following sequences correctly depict increase in deformation and grade of metamorphism? [Question ID = 5116]
- Charnockite-> Chlorite schist -> Slate -> Hornblende gneiss [Option ID = 20463]
- Slate -> Chlorite schist ->Charnockite-> Hornblende gneiss [Option ID = 20462]
- Slate -> Chlorite schist -> Hornblende gneiss ->Charnockite [Option ID = 20464]
- Chlorite schist -> Slate -> Hornblende gneiss ->Charnockite [Option ID = 20461]
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Slate -> Chlorite schist -> Hornblende gneiss ->Charnockite [Option ID = 20464]
- Which ocean current is not part of the oceanic gyre? [Question ID = 5035]
- Kuroshio [Option ID = 20138]
- Antarctic circumpolar current [Option ID = 20140]
- Gulf stream [Option ID = 20137]
- North equatorial current [Option ID = 20139]
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Antarctic circumpolar current [Option ID = 20140]
- Which one of the following ocean is decreasing in its total area for the past few million years [Question ID = 5034]
- Atlantic ocean [Option ID = 20133]
- Pacific ocean [Option ID = 20134]
- Indian ocean [Option ID = 20136]
- Red sea [Option ID = 20135]
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Pacific ocean [Option ID = 20134]
- Gutter cast is [Question ID = 5063]
- an erosional feature formed at the top of bed at high energy condition [Option ID = 20252]
- an erosional feature formed by movement of tools at high energy condition [Option ID = 20251]
- an erosional feature found at the sole of bed formed at very high energy condition [Option ID = 20249]
- a depositional feature found at bed top [Option ID = 20250]
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an erosional feature found at the sole of bed formed at very high energy condition [Option ID = 20249]
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- The mass wasting is primarily related to: [Question ID = 5048]
- Type of rock [Option ID = 20190]
- Water [Option ID = 20192]
- Gravitational instability [Option ID = 20191]
- Dip slope [Option ID = 20189]
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Gravitational instability [Option ID = 20191]
- In response to the expansion of grasslands, mammals evolved [Question ID = 5033]
- hypsodont dentition [Option ID = 20132]
- bunodont dentition [Option ID = 20130]
- brachydont dentition [Option ID = 20129]
- selonodont dentition [Option ID = 20131]
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hypsodont dentition [Option ID = 20132]
- Pycnocline indicates the vertical distribution of [Question ID = 5032]
- Salinity [Option ID = 20126]
- Oxygen in the ocean water [Option ID = 20128]
- Density [Option ID = 20127]
- Temperature [Option ID = 20125]
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Density [Option ID = 20127]
- Most ore minerals are represented by [Question ID = 5108]
- Native elements and oxides [Option ID = 20431]
- Oxides and carbonates [Option ID = 20432]
- Silicates and oxides [Option ID = 20429]
- Sulfides and oxides [Option ID = 20430]
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Sulfides and oxides [Option ID = 20430]
- The dynamically metamorphosed rock produced by localized frictional heating and shear melting is referred as: [Question ID = 5117]
- Pseudotachylite [Option ID = 20466]
- Mylonite [Option ID = 20467]
- Enderbite [Option ID = 20465]
- Leptynite [Option ID = 20468]
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Pseudotachylite [Option ID = 20466]
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- The mineral having highest hardness amongst following is [Question ID = 5103]
- Calcite [Option ID = 20411]
- Graphite [Option ID = 20409]
- Quartz [Option ID = 20412]
- Corundum [Option ID = 20410]
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- A base level is: [Question ID = 5086]
- the lowest elevation to which a stream can cut its channel [Option ID = 20343]
- a field marker that indicates a lake level [Option ID = 20344]
- a device for measuring stream gradient [Option ID = 20341]
- a device for measuring stream discharge [Option ID = 20342]
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the lowest elevation to which a stream can cut its channel [Option ID = 20343]
- Which form resembles human kidney? [Question ID = 5087]
- Granular [Option ID = 20347]
- Reniform [Option ID = 20346]
- Mammillary [Option ID = 20348]
- Globular [Option ID = 20345]
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Reniform [Option ID = 20346]
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- A 4He nucleus that escapes from a decaying heavy radiogenic isotope is called [Question ID = 5084]
- X- ray [Option ID = 20335]
- Alpha particle [Option ID = 20333]
- Beta particle [Option ID = 20336]
- Gamma ray photon [Option ID = 20334]
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Alpha particle [Option ID = 20333]
- What percentage of the earth's water is fresh water? [Question ID = 5079]
- 50% [Option ID = 20313]
- 22% [Option ID = 20314]
- 7% [Option ID = 20315]
- 3% [Option ID = 20316]
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3% [Option ID = 20316]
- Past seawater temperature can be reconstructed from the [Question ID = 5040]
- Oxygen isotopic composition of the calcareous foraminifera [Option ID = 20157]
- All of the these [Option ID = 20160]
- Carbon isotopic composition of agglutinated foraminifera [Option ID = 20159]
- Carbon isotopic composition of the calcareous foraminifera [Option ID = 20158]
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Oxygen isotopic composition of the calcareous foraminifera [Option ID = 20157]
- The term "neotectonics" is related to earth movements during: [Question ID = 5052]
- Permian [Option ID = 20206]
- Quaternary [Option ID = 20207]
- Triassic [Option ID = 20208]
- Cretaceous [Option ID = 20205]
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Quaternary [Option ID = 20207]
- The Bushveld Complex represents world's largest reserve of [Question ID = 5098]
- Platinum Group Elements [Option ID = 20391]
- Rare Earth Elements [Option ID - 20392]
- Gold [Option ID = 20389]
- Lithium [Option ID = 20390]
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Platinum Group Elements [Option ID = 20391]
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- An erosional surface separates sedimentary strata dipping 600 towards N80°E from the overlying strata dipping 50 towards N45°E. The structure is called: [Question ID = 5068]
- disconformity [Option ID = 20269]
- paraconformity [Option ID = 20272]
- non-conformity [Option ID = 20270]
- angular unconformity [Option ID = 20271]
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• angular unconformity [Option ID = 20271]
- Marble is a type of metamorphic rock that originates from: [Question ID = 5121]
- Limestone [Option ID = 20482]
- Sandstone [Option ID = 20483]
- Shale [Option ID = 20481]
- Granite [Option ID = 20484]
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Limestone [Option ID = 20482]
- What will be the effect of glacial period on the average salinity of the ocean [Question ID = 5027]
- Increased [Option ID = 20105]
- was the highest in the Indian Ocean [Option ID = 20108]
- Decreased [Option ID = 20106]
- No change [Option ID = 20107]
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Increased [Option ID = 20105]
- Sea water is saline because: [Question ID = 5039]
- Na+2 is abundant but Cl- is less abundant. [Option ID = 20154]
- Na+2 has higher residence time compared to Ca+2 [Option ID = 20156]
- Na+ and Cl- are most abundant cation and anion in seawater. [Option ID = 20153]
- Ca+2 is less abundant in sea water than Na+2 [Option ID = 20155]
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• Na+2 has higher residence time compared to Ca+2 [Option ID = 20156]
- Law of constancy of interfacial angles is also known as [Question ID = 5104]
- Steno's law [Option ID = 20414]
- Snell's Law [Option ID = 20416]
- Bragg's law [Option ID = 20413]
- Pauling's rule [Option ID = 20415]
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Steno's law [Option ID = 20414]
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- Species with narrow range of salinity tolerance are known as [Question ID = 5043]
- none of these [Option ID = 20172]
- Euryhaline [Option ID = 20170]
- Stenohaline [Option ID = 20169]
- Oligohaline [Option ID = 20171]
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Stenohaline [Option ID = 20169]
- A'pancake'- shaped oblate strain ellipsoid is characteristic of: [Question ID = 5066]
- plane-strain deformation [Option ID = 20261]
- flattening deformation [Option ID = 20262]
- none of these. [Option ID = 20264]
- constrictional deformation [Option ID = 20263]
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flattening deformation [Option ID = 20262]
- The most important oil producing horizon in India's "Bombay High" is of [Question ID = 5082]
- Miocene age [Option ID = 20325]
- Proterozoic age [Option ID = 20327]
- Paleocene age [Option ID = 20326]
- Mesozoic age [Option ID = 20328]
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Miocene age [Option ID = 20325]
- Rocks produced by impact metamorphism may contain newly formed crystals of [Question ID = 5122]
- Lawsonite [Option ID = 20485]
- Apatite [Option ID = 20487]
- Tremolite [Option ID = 20486]
- Stishovite [Option ID = 20488]
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Stishovite [Option ID = 20488]
- Enrichment of LILE-LREE and depletion of HFSE is commonly observed in: [Question ID = 5107]
- Island Arc Basalt [Option ID = 20427]
- Alkaline Basalt [Option ID = 20428]
- Mid Oceanic Ridge Basalt (MORB) [Option ID = 20425]
- Oceanic Island Basalt (OIB) [Option ID = 20426]
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Island Arc Basalt [Option ID = 20427]
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- Gyres in the oceans are formed due to [Question ID = 5026]
- Salinity difference in water across latitude [Option ID = 20102]
- Oceanic upwelling [Option ID = 20104]
- Coriolis effect [Option ID = 20103]
- Temperature difference in water across latitude [Option ID = 20101]
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Coriolis effect [Option ID = 20103]
- Most dense seawater is present in the [Question ID = 5031]
- Antarctic bottom water [Option ID = 20124]
- Arctic bottom water [Option ID = 20121]
- North Pacific bottom water [Option ID = 20122]
- North Atlantic deep water [Option ID = 20123]
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Antarctic bottom water [Option ID = 20124]
- A lenticular clast-supported conglomerate bed with concave-up base and planar top can be explained as product of [Question ID = 5065]
- Turbidity flow [Option ID = 20259]
- Channel lag [Option ID = 20260]
- Debris flow [Option ID = 20257]
- Slump [Option ID = 20258]
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Channel lag [Option ID = 20260]
- A cleavage that forms along the axial planes of folds on an earlier cleavage is known as: [Question ID = 5078]
- crenulation cleavage [Option ID = 20309]
- slaty cleavage [Option ID = 20310]
- none of these. [Option ID = 20312]
- disjunctive cleavage [Option ID = 20311]
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crenulation cleavage [Option ID = 20309]
- Collision of India and Asia occurred around: [Question ID = 5049]
- ~15 Ma [Option ID = 20193]
- ~30 Ma [Option ID = 20194]
- ~65 Ma [Option ID = 20196]
- ~55 Ma [Option ID = 20195]
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~55 Ma [Option ID = 20195]
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- India is one of the major producer of ores of; [Question ID = 5092]
- Manganese [Option ID = 20367]
- Lead-zinc [Option ID = 20368]
- Gold [Option ID = 20365]
- Diamond [Option ID = 20366]
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Manganese [Option ID = 20367]
- Resistivity sounding in groundwater exploration estimates : [Question ID = 5109]
- Both (a) & (b) [Option ID = 20435]
- Horizontal variation in resistivity [Option ID = 20434]
- Variation of resistivity with depth [Option ID = 20433]
- None of these [Option ID = 20436]
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Variation of resistivity with depth [Option ID = 20433]
- Remote sensing techniques commonly make use of the properties of -----------emitted, reflected or diffracted by the sensed objects: [Question ID = 5102]
- Sound waves [Option ID = 20406]
- Electric waves [Option ID = 20405]
- Electromagnetic waves [Option ID = 20407]
- Wind waves [Option ID = 20408]
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Electromagnetic waves [Option ID = 20407]
- Positive Eu anomaly in a rock indicates: [Question ID = 5114]
- Fractionation of plagioclase [Option ID = 20453]
- Fractionation of olivine [Option ID = 20455]
- Accumulation of plagioclase [Option ID = 20454]
- Accumulation of olivine + pyroxene [Option ID = 20456]
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Accumulation of plagioclase [Option ID = 20454]
- The chemical composition of orthoclase is; [Question ID = 5089]
- Ca Al Si3O8 [Option ID = 20354]
- K Al O8 [Option ID = 20353]
- Ca Al O8 [Option ID = 20356]
- K Al Si3 O8 [Option ID = 20355]
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K Al Si3 O8 [Option ID = 20355]
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- The drainage pattern in areas with folded sedimentary rocks is known as: [Question ID = 5055]
- Parallel [Option ID = 20218]
- Annular [Option ID = 20220]
- Dendritic [Option ID = 20217]
- Trellis [Option ID = 20219]
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Trellis [Option ID = 20219]
- We get epsilon cross-stratification in [Question ID = 5064]
- Point bar deposit of meandering river [Option ID = 20254]
- Aggrading bar deposit of anastomosing river [Option ID = 20256]
- Transverse bar deposit of meandering river [Option ID = 20255]
- Longitudinal bar deposit of braided river [Option ID = 20253]
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Point bar deposit of meandering river [Option ID = 20254]
- We get botryoidal cement in carbonate rocks when there is [Question ID = 5058]
- Deep burial diagenesis [Option ID = 20232]
- Sea floor diagenesis [Option ID = 20229]
- Phreatic diagenesis [Option ID = 20231]
- Vadose diagenesis [Option ID = 20230]
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Sea floor diagenesis [Option ID = 20229]
- The quantity of water that can be withdrawn annually and also the rate at which this withdrawal could be made without adversely affecting the inventory of the aquifer is called [Question ID = 5095]
- Annual yield [Option ID = 20377]
- Percent yield [Option ID = 20378]
- Operational yield [Option ID = 20379]
- Monthly yield [Option ID = 20380]
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• Operational yield [Option ID = 20379]
- Gingko is a [Question ID = 5062]
- living fossil [Option ID = 20246]
- vertebrate fossil [Option ID = 20248]
- invertebrate fossil [Option ID = 20247]
- index fossil [Option ID = 20245]
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- A cross-stratified sandstone bed is a [Question ID = 5056]
- Diachronous unit formed by bedform migration [Option ID = 20223]
- Diachronous unit formed by bedform aggradation [Option ID = 20224]
- Synchronous unit formed by beform migration [Option ID = 20222]
- Synchronous unit formed by crossing of two bedforms [Option ID = 20221]
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Diachronous unit formed by bedform migration [Option ID = 20223]
- Below CCD which of following will not occur - [Question ID = 5081]
- Siliceous oozes [Option ID = 20321]
- Radiolaria [Option ID = 20324]
- Calcareous oozes, Foraminifera [Option ID = 20322]
- Diatoms [Option ID = 20323]
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Calcareous oozes, Foraminifera [Option ID = 20322]
- If two distinctly unrelated groups develop same morphological traits, the mode of evolution is known as [Question ID = 5061]
- convergent evolution [Option ID = 20243]
- parallel evolution [Option ID = 20241]
- monophyletic group [Option ID = 20244]
- divergent evolution [Option ID = 20242]
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convergent evolution [Option ID = 20243]
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- A fine powdery rock flour produced by abrasion and milling along a brittle fault surface is called: [Question ID = 5106]
- none of the above. [Option ID = 20424]
- cataclasite [Option ID = 20421]
- breccia [Option ID = 20423]
- gouge [Option ID = 20422]
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gouge [Option ID = 20422]
- The continental rise is: [Question ID = 5037]
- a portion of the mid-ocean ridge. [Option ID = 20147]
- a flat-topped seamount. [Option ID = 20148]
- an uplifted portion of the continent [Option ID = 20146]
- a wedge of sediment at the base of the continental slope. [Option ID = 20145]
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a wedge of sediment at the base of the continental slope. [Option ID = 20145]
- The concept of punctuated equilibrium was proposed by [Question ID = 5125]
- William Smith & Nicholas Steno [Option ID = 20500]
- James Hutton & Charles Lyell [Option ID = 20497]
- Niels Eldredge & Stephen Gould [Option ID = 20498]
- Charles Darwin & Alfred Russell Wallace [Option ID = 20499]
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Niels Eldredge & Stephen Gould [Option ID = 20498]
- Darcy's law states that [Question ID = 5045]
- Velocity is inversely proportional to hydraulic gradient [Option ID = 20178]
- Velocity is directly proportional to hydraulic gradient [Option ID = 20177]
- Velocity is not related to the hydraulic gradient [Option ID = 20179]
- None of these. [Option ID = 20180]
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• Velocity is directly proportional to hydraulic gradient [Option ID = 20177]
- In steady state groundwater flow situation, the geometry of cone of depression: [Question ID = 5047]
- Does not change with time [Option ID = 20186]
- Fluctuates [Option ID = 20187]
- Changes with time [Option ID = 20185]
- None of these [Option ID = 20188]
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Does not change with time [Option ID = 20186]
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- To look for U deposit we should explore: [Question ID =
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