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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]
1. The poles will have daylight for six months [Option ID = 20319]
2. There will be no seasons [Option ID = 20320]
3. Equal day and night at all places throughout the year [Option ID = 20317]
4. Duration of day and night will depend on latitude but will not change with time [Option ID = 20318]
Correct Answer :-

There will be no seasons [Option ID = 20320]
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Which of the following doesn't control aquifer behaviour? [Question ID = 5094]
1. Structural disposition [Option ID = 20375]
2. Precipitation [Option ID = 20376]
3. Wind conditions [Option ID = 20373]
4. Nature of the rock [Option ID = 20374]
Correct Answer :-

Wind conditions [Option ID = 20373]
Which of the following sequences correctly depict increase in deformation and grade of metamorphism? [Question ID = 5116]
1. Charnockite-> Chlorite schist -> Slate -> Hornblende gneiss [Option ID = 20463]
2. Slate -> Chlorite schist ->Charnockite-> Hornblende gneiss [Option ID = 20462]
3. Slate -> Chlorite schist -> Hornblende gneiss ->Charnockite [Option ID = 20464]
4. Chlorite schist -> Slate -> Hornblende gneiss ->Charnockite [Option ID = 20461]
Correct Answer :-

Slate -> Chlorite schist -> Hornblende gneiss ->Charnockite [Option ID = 20464]

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Which ocean current is not part of the oceanic gyre? [Question ID = 5035]
1. Kuroshio [Option ID = 20138]
2. Antarctic circumpolar current [Option ID = 20140]
3. Gulf stream [Option ID = 20137]
4. North equatorial current [Option ID = 20139]
Correct Answer :-
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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]
1. Atlantic ocean [Option ID = 20133]
2. Pacific ocean [Option ID = 20134]
3. Indian ocean [Option ID = 20136]
4. Red sea [Option ID = 20135]
Correct Answer :-

Pacific ocean [Option ID = 20134]
Gutter cast is [Question ID = 5063]
1. an erosional feature formed at the top of bed at high energy condition [Option ID = 20252]
2. an erosional feature formed by movement of tools at high energy condition [Option ID = 20251]
3. an erosional feature found at the sole of bed formed at very high energy condition [Option ID = 20249]
4. a depositional feature found at bed top [Option ID = 20250]
Correct Answer :-

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]
1. Type of rock [Option ID = 20190]
2. Water [Option ID = 20192]
3. Gravitational instability [Option ID = 20191]
4. Dip slope [Option ID = 20189]
Correct Answer :-

Gravitational instability [Option ID = 20191]
In response to the expansion of grasslands, mammals evolved [Question ID = 5033]
1. hypsodont dentition [Option ID = 20132]
2. bunodont dentition [Option ID = 20130]
3. brachydont dentition [Option ID = 20129]
4. selonodont dentition [Option ID = 20131]
Correct Answer :-

hypsodont dentition [Option ID = 20132]

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Pycnocline indicates the vertical distribution of [Question ID = 5032]
1. Salinity [Option ID = 20126]
2. Oxygen in the ocean water [Option ID = 20128]
3. Density [Option ID = 20127]
4. Temperature [Option ID = 20125]
Correct Answer :-
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Density [Option ID = 20127]
Most ore minerals are represented by [Question ID = 5108]
1. Native elements and oxides [Option ID = 20431]
2. Oxides and carbonates [Option ID = 20432]
3. Silicates and oxides [Option ID = 20429]
4. Sulfides and oxides [Option ID = 20430]
Correct Answer :-

Sulfides and oxides [Option ID = 20430]
The dynamically metamorphosed rock produced by localized frictional heating and shear melting is referred as: [Question ID = 5117]
1. Pseudotachylite [Option ID = 20466]
2. Mylonite [Option ID = 20467]
3. Enderbite [Option ID = 20465]
4. Leptynite [Option ID = 20468]
Correct Answer :-

Pseudotachylite [Option ID = 20466]
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The mineral having highest hardness amongst following is [Question ID = 5103]
1. Calcite [Option ID = 20411]
2. Graphite [Option ID = 20409]
3. Quartz [Option ID = 20412]
4. Corundum [Option ID = 20410]
Correct Answer :-
A base level is: [Question ID = 5086]
1. the lowest elevation to which a stream can cut its channel [Option ID = 20343]
2. a field marker that indicates a lake level [Option ID = 20344]
3. a device for measuring stream gradient [Option ID = 20341]
4. a device for measuring stream discharge [Option ID = 20342]
Correct Answer :-

the lowest elevation to which a stream can cut its channel [Option ID = 20343]
Which form resembles human kidney? [Question ID = 5087]
1. Granular [Option ID = 20347]
2. Reniform [Option ID = 20346]
3. Mammillary [Option ID = 20348]
4. Globular [Option ID = 20345]
Correct Answer :-

Reniform [Option ID = 20346]
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A ⁴He nucleus that escapes from a decaying heavy radiogenic isotope is called [Question ID = 5084]
1. X- ray [Option ID = 20335]
2. Alpha particle [Option ID = 20333]
3. Beta particle [Option ID = 20336]
4. Gamma ray photon [Option ID = 20334]
Correct Answer :-

Alpha particle [Option ID = 20333]
What percentage of the earth's water is fresh water? [Question ID = 5079]
1. 50% [Option ID = 20313]
2. 22% [Option ID = 20314]
3. 7% [Option ID = 20315]
4. 3% [Option ID = 20316]
Correct Answer :-

3% [Option ID = 20316]

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Past seawater temperature can be reconstructed from the [Question ID = 5040]
1. Oxygen isotopic composition of the calcareous foraminifera [Option ID = 20157]
2. All of the these [Option ID = 20160]
3. Carbon isotopic composition of agglutinated foraminifera [Option ID = 20159]
4. Carbon isotopic composition of the calcareous foraminifera [Option ID = 20158]
Correct Answer :-
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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]
1. Permian [Option ID = 20206]
2. Quaternary [Option ID = 20207]
3. Triassic [Option ID = 20208]
4. Cretaceous [Option ID = 20205]
Correct Answer :-

Quaternary [Option ID = 20207]
The Bushveld Complex represents world's largest reserve of [Question ID = 5098]
1. Platinum Group Elements [Option ID = 20391]
2. Rare Earth Elements [Option ID - 20392]
3. Gold [Option ID = 20389]
4. Lithium [Option ID = 20390]
Correct Answer :-

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]
1. disconformity [Option ID = 20269]
2. paraconformity [Option ID = 20272]
3. non-conformity [Option ID = 20270]
4. angular unconformity [Option ID = 20271]
Correct Answer :-

• angular unconformity [Option ID = 20271]
Marble is a type of metamorphic rock that originates from: [Question ID = 5121]
1. Limestone [Option ID = 20482]
2. Sandstone [Option ID = 20483]
3. Shale [Option ID = 20481]
4. Granite [Option ID = 20484]
Correct Answer :-

Limestone [Option ID = 20482]

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What will be the effect of glacial period on the average salinity of the ocean [Question ID = 5027]
1. Increased [Option ID = 20105]
2. was the highest in the Indian Ocean [Option ID = 20108]
3. Decreased [Option ID = 20106]
4. No change [Option ID = 20107]
Correct Answer :-
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Increased [Option ID = 20105]
Sea water is saline because: [Question ID = 5039]
1. Na⁺² is abundant but Cl^- is less abundant. [Option ID = 20154]
2. Na⁺² has higher residence time compared to Ca⁺² [Option ID = 20156]
3. Na⁺ and Cl^- are most abundant cation and anion in seawater. [Option ID = 20153]
4. Ca⁺² is less abundant in sea water than Na⁺² [Option ID = 20155]
Correct Answer :-

• 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]
1. Steno's law [Option ID = 20414]
2. Snell's Law [Option ID = 20416]
3. Bragg's law [Option ID = 20413]
4. Pauling's rule [Option ID = 20415]
Correct Answer :-

Steno's law [Option ID = 20414]
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Species with narrow range of salinity tolerance are known as [Question ID = 5043]
1. none of these [Option ID = 20172]
2. Euryhaline [Option ID = 20170]
3. Stenohaline [Option ID = 20169]
4. Oligohaline [Option ID = 20171]
Correct Answer :-

Stenohaline [Option ID = 20169]
A'pancake'- shaped oblate strain ellipsoid is characteristic of: [Question ID = 5066]
1. plane-strain deformation [Option ID = 20261]
2. flattening deformation [Option ID = 20262]
3. none of these. [Option ID = 20264]
4. constrictional deformation [Option ID = 20263]
Correct Answer :-

flattening deformation [Option ID = 20262]

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The most important oil producing horizon in India's "Bombay High" is of [Question ID = 5082]
1. Miocene age [Option ID = 20325]
2. Proterozoic age [Option ID = 20327]
3. Paleocene age [Option ID = 20326]
4. Mesozoic age [Option ID = 20328]
Correct Answer :-
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Miocene age [Option ID = 20325]
Rocks produced by impact metamorphism may contain newly formed crystals of [Question ID = 5122]
1. Lawsonite [Option ID = 20485]
2. Apatite [Option ID = 20487]
3. Tremolite [Option ID = 20486]
4. Stishovite [Option ID = 20488]
Correct Answer :-

Stishovite [Option ID = 20488]
Enrichment of LILE-LREE and depletion of HFSE is commonly observed in: [Question ID = 5107]
1. Island Arc Basalt [Option ID = 20427]
2. Alkaline Basalt [Option ID = 20428]
3. Mid Oceanic Ridge Basalt (MORB) [Option ID = 20425]
4. Oceanic Island Basalt (OIB) [Option ID = 20426]
Correct Answer :-

Island Arc Basalt [Option ID = 20427]
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Gyres in the oceans are formed due to [Question ID = 5026]
1. Salinity difference in water across latitude [Option ID = 20102]
2. Oceanic upwelling [Option ID = 20104]
3. Coriolis effect [Option ID = 20103]
4. Temperature difference in water across latitude [Option ID = 20101]
Correct Answer :-

Coriolis effect [Option ID = 20103]
Most dense seawater is present in the [Question ID = 5031]
1. Antarctic bottom water [Option ID = 20124]
2. Arctic bottom water [Option ID = 20121]
3. North Pacific bottom water [Option ID = 20122]
4. North Atlantic deep water [Option ID = 20123]
Correct Answer :-

Antarctic bottom water [Option ID = 20124]

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A lenticular clast-supported conglomerate bed with concave-up base and planar top can be explained as product of [Question ID = 5065]
1. Turbidity flow [Option ID = 20259]
2. Channel lag [Option ID = 20260]
3. Debris flow [Option ID = 20257]
4. Slump [Option ID = 20258]
Correct Answer :-
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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]
1. crenulation cleavage [Option ID = 20309]
2. slaty cleavage [Option ID = 20310]
3. none of these. [Option ID = 20312]
4. disjunctive cleavage [Option ID = 20311]
Correct Answer :-

crenulation cleavage [Option ID = 20309]
Collision of India and Asia occurred around: [Question ID = 5049]
1. ~15 Ma [Option ID = 20193]
2. ~30 Ma [Option ID = 20194]
3. ~65 Ma [Option ID = 20196]
4. ~55 Ma [Option ID = 20195]
Correct Answer :-

~55 Ma [Option ID = 20195]
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India is one of the major producer of ores of; [Question ID = 5092]
1. Manganese [Option ID = 20367]
2. Lead-zinc [Option ID = 20368]
3. Gold [Option ID = 20365]
4. Diamond [Option ID = 20366]
Correct Answer :-

Manganese [Option ID = 20367]
Resistivity sounding in groundwater exploration estimates : [Question ID = 5109]
1. Both (a) & (b) [Option ID = 20435]
2. Horizontal variation in resistivity [Option ID = 20434]
3. Variation of resistivity with depth [Option ID = 20433]
4. None of these [Option ID = 20436]
Correct Answer :-

Variation of resistivity with depth [Option ID = 20433]

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Remote sensing techniques commonly make use of the properties of -----------emitted, reflected or diffracted by the sensed objects: [Question ID = 5102]
1. Sound waves [Option ID = 20406]
2. Electric waves [Option ID = 20405]
3. Electromagnetic waves [Option ID = 20407]
4. Wind waves [Option ID = 20408]
Correct Answer :-
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Electromagnetic waves [Option ID = 20407]
Positive Eu anomaly in a rock indicates: [Question ID = 5114]
1. Fractionation of plagioclase [Option ID = 20453]
2. Fractionation of olivine [Option ID = 20455]
3. Accumulation of plagioclase [Option ID = 20454]
4. Accumulation of olivine + pyroxene [Option ID = 20456]
Correct Answer :-

Accumulation of plagioclase [Option ID = 20454]
The chemical composition of orthoclase is; [Question ID = 5089]
1. Ca Al Si₃O₈ [Option ID = 20354]
2. K Al O₈ [Option ID = 20353]
3. Ca Al O₈ [Option ID = 20356]
4. K Al Si₃ O₈ [Option ID = 20355]
Correct Answer :-

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]
1. Parallel [Option ID = 20218]
2. Annular [Option ID = 20220]
3. Dendritic [Option ID = 20217]
4. Trellis [Option ID = 20219]
Correct Answer :-

Trellis [Option ID = 20219]
We get epsilon cross-stratification in [Question ID = 5064]
1. Point bar deposit of meandering river [Option ID = 20254]
2. Aggrading bar deposit of anastomosing river [Option ID = 20256]
3. Transverse bar deposit of meandering river [Option ID = 20255]
4. Longitudinal bar deposit of braided river [Option ID = 20253]
Correct Answer :-

Point bar deposit of meandering river [Option ID = 20254]

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We get botryoidal cement in carbonate rocks when there is [Question ID = 5058]
1. Deep burial diagenesis [Option ID = 20232]
2. Sea floor diagenesis [Option ID = 20229]
3. Phreatic diagenesis [Option ID = 20231]
4. Vadose diagenesis [Option ID = 20230]
Correct Answer :-
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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]
1. Annual yield [Option ID = 20377]
2. Percent yield [Option ID = 20378]
3. Operational yield [Option ID = 20379]
4. Monthly yield [Option ID = 20380]
Correct Answer :-

• Operational yield [Option ID = 20379]
Gingko is a [Question ID = 5062]
1. living fossil [Option ID = 20246]
2. vertebrate fossil [Option ID = 20248]
3. invertebrate fossil [Option ID = 20247]
4. index fossil [Option ID = 20245]
Correct Answer :-

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A cross-stratified sandstone bed is a [Question ID = 5056]
1. Diachronous unit formed by bedform migration [Option ID = 20223]
2. Diachronous unit formed by bedform aggradation [Option ID = 20224]
3. Synchronous unit formed by beform migration [Option ID = 20222]
4. Synchronous unit formed by crossing of two bedforms [Option ID = 20221]
Correct Answer :-
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Diachronous unit formed by bedform migration [Option ID = 20223]
Below CCD which of following will not occur - [Question ID = 5081]
1. Siliceous oozes [Option ID = 20321]
2. Radiolaria [Option ID = 20324]
3. Calcareous oozes, Foraminifera [Option ID = 20322]
4. Diatoms [Option ID = 20323]
Correct Answer :-

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]
1. convergent evolution [Option ID = 20243]
2. parallel evolution [Option ID = 20241]
3. monophyletic group [Option ID = 20244]
4. divergent evolution [Option ID = 20242]
Correct Answer :-

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]
1. none of the above. [Option ID = 20424]
2. cataclasite [Option ID = 20421]
3. breccia [Option ID = 20423]
4. gouge [Option ID = 20422]
Correct Answer :-

gouge [Option ID = 20422]
The continental rise is: [Question ID = 5037]
1. a portion of the mid-ocean ridge. [Option ID = 20147]
2. a flat-topped seamount. [Option ID = 20148]
3. an uplifted portion of the continent [Option ID = 20146]
4. a wedge of sediment at the base of the continental slope. [Option ID = 20145]
Correct Answer :-

a wedge of sediment at the base of the continental slope. [Option ID = 20145]

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The concept of punctuated equilibrium was proposed by [Question ID = 5125]
1. William Smith & Nicholas Steno [Option ID = 20500]
2. James Hutton & Charles Lyell [Option ID = 20497]
3. Niels Eldredge & Stephen Gould [Option ID = 20498]
4. Charles Darwin & Alfred Russell Wallace [Option ID = 20499]
Correct Answer :-
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Niels Eldredge & Stephen Gould [Option ID = 20498]
Darcy's law states that [Question ID = 5045]
1. Velocity is inversely proportional to hydraulic gradient [Option ID = 20178]
2. Velocity is directly proportional to hydraulic gradient [Option ID = 20177]
3. Velocity is not related to the hydraulic gradient [Option ID = 20179]
4. None of these. [Option ID = 20180]
Correct Answer :-

• 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]
1. Does not change with time [Option ID = 20186]
2. Fluctuates [Option ID = 20187]
3. Changes with time [Option ID = 20185]
4. None of these [Option ID = 20188]
Correct Answer :-

Does not change with time [Option ID = 20186]
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