Geology - 2016 Past Year Paper - IIT JAM MCQ

Gabbro contains much more alumina than peridotite because it is richer in

Coking coal in India is found in

The amplitude of ground motion during an earthquake of magnitude 7 in Richter scale is how many times more than that of a magnitude 5?

The failed arm of a continental rift is called

The hardest mineral (with the exception of diamond) in the Moh’s scale of hardness is

Which one of the following is capable of transporting sediments against the slope?

Which is the most abundant ion in the normal seawater?

Match minerals in Group I with the corresponding silicate structure in Group II.

The correct name for the well sorted sandstone, whose framework composition plots at Y in the following QFR diagram, is

Which one of the following optical properties of minerals is NOT observed under crossed nicols?

Choose the correct stereographic projection among the following that represents 222 crystal symmetry.

Match the folds listed in Group I with corresponding geometric characteristics in Group II.

The number of 4^th order stream(s) present in the drainage network shown below, as per hierarchical classification, is

During metamorphism, temperature can increase at constant pressure in the case of

Choose the correct chronological order from oldest to youngest for the following stratigraphic units P - Chitradurga Group; Q - Sargur Group; R - Ajabgarh Group;  S - Udaipur Group

Identify the rock types at X and Y in the following QAP diagram of IUGS.

A schematic diagram of a divergent plate boundary, with arrows indicating directions of plate movement, is given below. Which one of the following statements is NOT true for points P, Q, R and S, if the spreading rate for both the plates is uniform and same through time and space?

Mississippian and Pennsylvanian belong to which period?

A gravity dam with E–W axis is to be constructed in a narrow river valley between two N–S trending parallel ridges. The river is flowing from south to north. The lithology of the area is represented by 2 to 5 m thick metasedimentary rocks – quartzite, phyllite and schist. Which of the following geological conditions will be most suitable?

Match the ore deposits in Group I with the localities in Group II

Match the following stratigraphic units (Group-I) with their ages (Group-II)

Which one of the following sedimentary structures is related to gravitational instability?

Match features mentioned in Group-I with the fossil types in Group-II.

Which one of the following is an upper Gondwana flora?

Choose the correct match of items in Group I with the items in Group II.

The fault for which the orientation and displacement vector are given in the following lower hemisphere stereographic projection is a

The change in coordination number of silicon (Si) when α-quartz transforms to stishovite, which has octahedral coordination, is