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Question Paper Name : Ph.D in Geology 4th Oct 2020 Shift 2
Subject Name : Ph.D in Geology
Creation Date : 2020-10-04 13:31:33
Duration : 180
Number of Questions : 100
Total Marks : 100
Display Marks: Yes

Ph.D in Geology

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Group Minimum Duration : 150
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Break time : 0
Group Marks : 100
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GEOLOGY

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Section type : Online
Mandatory or Optional : Mandatory
Number of Questions : 100
Number of Questions to be attempted : 100
Section Marks : 100
Mark As Answered Required? : Yes
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Sub-Section Id : 928627362
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Question Number : 1 Question Id : 9286275628 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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The dip of a stratum measured in a direction, not at a right angle to the strike is

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  1. True dip

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  2. Inclined dip
  3. Apparent dip
  4. Vertical dip

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Coning and quartering method for sample preparation is used to homogenize a sample for

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  1. Geochemical study
  2. Geophysical study
  3. Microbiological study

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  4. Geomicrobiological study

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Question Number : 3 Question Id : 9286275630 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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What is used for preparation of geological thin section ?

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  1. Corundum
  2. Carborundum
  3. Chromium
  4. Cadmium

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Question Number : 4 Question Id : 9286275631 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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Pellet preparation is done using ________ technique.

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  1. XRF

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  2. XRD
  3. ICPMS
  4. SEM

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? ? ? ? ________ ? ? ? ? ? ?

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  1. XRF
  2. XRD

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  3. ICPMS
  4. SEM

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In sedimentary petrology, sieves are used for analysing :

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  1. Grain size
  2. Structure
  3. Chemical composition

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  4. Roundness

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Basalt in which olivine is the predominating mafic mineral is

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  1. Spilite
  2. Ankaramite
  3. Oceanite
  4. Trachyte

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Question Number : 7 Question Id : 9286275634 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No

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Type of faults in which movement of beds occurred in the downward side are known as ________ faults.

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  1. Peripheral
  2. Transverse

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  3. Step
  4. Strike-slip

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Margin of error is noticed in ________ survey.

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  1. Census
  2. Individual
  3. Sample
  4. Independent

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Question Number : 9 Question Id : 9286275636 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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Age of the Burgess shale is

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  1. Ediacaran

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  2. Cambrian
  3. Ordovician
  4. Silurian

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  3. ?
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Question Number : 10 Question Id : 9286275637 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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Which of the following assemblage is found in Eclogite ?

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  1. Omphacite and Pyrope
  2. Lawsonite and Glaucophane
  3. Tremolite and Aegirine

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  4. Kyanite and Sillimanite

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Conceptual research is that related to

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  1. Some abstract ideas or theory
  2. Quantitative measurement
  3. Fact-finding enquiries
  4. Problems faced by a society

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Which of the following is a living fossil of brachiopod?

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  1. Lingula
  2. Ginkgo

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  3. Latimeria
  4. Spirifer

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  4. ?

Question Number : 13 Question Id : 9286275640 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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Ekman-Birge sampler is suitable for sampling of soft sediments in :

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  1. Shallow quiescent water
  2. Deep quiescent water
  3. Shallow turbulent water
  4. Deep turbulent water

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?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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Question Number : 14 Question Id : 9286275641 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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Which of the following is not a directly used statistical tool for data analysis?

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  1. SAS
  2. EViews
  3. IRIC
  4. LISREL

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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  1. SAS

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  2. EViews
  3. IRIC
  4. LISREL

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Reddish gossan indicates the presence of :

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  1. Chalcopyrite
  2. Manganese

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  3. Copper
  4. Graphite

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  4. ?

Question Number : 16 Question Id : 9286275643 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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Which of the following is used to infer large scale subsurface bodies of different volume

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  1. Magnetometer
  2. Portable XRF
  3. Gravity meter
  4. Spectrometer

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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  1. ?
  2. ? (?) XRF
  3. ? ?
  4. ?

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Question Number : 17 Question Id : 9286275644 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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A black smoker on the ocean floor is a kind of :

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  1. Volcanic massive sulphide

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  2. Hydrothermal vent
  3. Skarn
  4. Magmatic intrusion

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  2. ? ? (? ?)

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  3. ?
  4. ? ?

Question Number : 18 Question Id : 9286275645 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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LODE is

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  1. A cavity in a rock or mineral
  2. A cluster of mineral veins
  3. A tabular or sheet-like ore body

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  4. An extraction of ore-deposits

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? ? (?) ?

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Question Number : 19 Question Id : 9286275646 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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________ dams are not suitable for construction on adaquately strong rock foundations.

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  1. Gravity
  2. Embankment
  3. Arch
  4. Geotechnical

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________ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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  3. ?
  4. ?-?

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XRD technique is the best technique to study

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  1. Clay minerals
  2. Ore minerals

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  3. Heavy minerals
  4. Feldspar minerals

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XRD ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? :

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  2. ? ?
  3. ? ?

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  4. ? ?

Question Number : 21 Question Id : 9286275648 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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Which of the following belongs to Middle Miocene to Lower Pleistocene?

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  1. Dharwar Group
  2. Siwalik Group
  3. Vindhyan supergroup
  4. Gondwana supergroup

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? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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Question Number : 22 Question Id : 9286275649 Question Type : MCQ Option Shuffling : Yes Is Question Mandatory : No
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The application of 11B isotope in hydrological studies is for determining

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  1. Origin of water

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  2. Source of pollution
  3. Young groundwater dating
  4. Old groundwater dating

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? ? ? ? ? 11B ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? :

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  3. ? ? ?-?
  4. ? ?-? ?-?

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An abstract representation of a general concept refers to

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  1. Law
  2. Model
  3. Fact

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  4. Method

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Rainwater is distinguished from groundwater by ________ method.

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  1. Tritium
  2. Rb-Sr
  3. Sm-Nd
  4. Beryllium

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? ? ? ? ? ________ ? ? ? ? ? ?

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  2. Rb-Sr
  3. Sm-Nd
  4. ?

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Lithotherapy is the term coined for the use of energy emitted by ________ for healing purpose.

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  1. Fossils
  2. Groundwater

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  3. Chalk
  4. Minerals

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ________ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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  2. ?
  3. ?

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  4. ?

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A technique used to determine the concentration of odour of compounds in a sample is

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  1. Chlorination
  2. Flushing
  3. Stripping
  4. Settling

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? ? ? ? (?) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ________ ? ? ?

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