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Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each.
Q.1 Which one of the following is a geochronologic unit?
(A) System
(B) Period
(C) Member
(D) Formation
Q.2 Which one of the following must have thickness less than 1 cm?
(A) Lamina
(B) Bed
(C) Stratum
(D) Layer
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Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each.
Q.1 Which one of the following is a geochronologic unit?
(A) System
(B) Period
(C) Member
(D) Formation
Q.2 Which one of the following must have thickness less than 1 cm?
(A) Lamina
(B) Bed
(C) Stratum
(D) Layer
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Q.3 Which one of the following organisms became extinct during the Cretaceous-
Tertiary mass extinction event?
(A) Trilobite
(B) Ammonite
(C) Brachiopod
(D) Echinoderm
Q.4
Match the geomorphic features in Group I with the related processes in
Group II.
Group I Group II
P. Cirque 1. Fluvial
Q. Ventifact 2. Glacial
R. Point bar 3. Volcanic
S. Tephra 4. Aeolian
(A) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3
(B) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
(C) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1
(D) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
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Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each.
Q.1 Which one of the following is a geochronologic unit?
(A) System
(B) Period
(C) Member
(D) Formation
Q.2 Which one of the following must have thickness less than 1 cm?
(A) Lamina
(B) Bed
(C) Stratum
(D) Layer
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Q.3 Which one of the following organisms became extinct during the Cretaceous-
Tertiary mass extinction event?
(A) Trilobite
(B) Ammonite
(C) Brachiopod
(D) Echinoderm
Q.4
Match the geomorphic features in Group I with the related processes in
Group II.
Group I Group II
P. Cirque 1. Fluvial
Q. Ventifact 2. Glacial
R. Point bar 3. Volcanic
S. Tephra 4. Aeolian
(A) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3
(B) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
(C) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1
(D) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
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Q.5 Which one of the given textural features results from exsolution?
(A) Ophitic
(B) Perthitic
(C) Graphic
(D) Glomeroporphyritic
Q.6 In the holosymmetric class of the Cubic System, how many more faces does the
{110} form have compared to the {111} form?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
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Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each.
Q.1 Which one of the following is a geochronologic unit?
(A) System
(B) Period
(C) Member
(D) Formation
Q.2 Which one of the following must have thickness less than 1 cm?
(A) Lamina
(B) Bed
(C) Stratum
(D) Layer
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Q.3 Which one of the following organisms became extinct during the Cretaceous-
Tertiary mass extinction event?
(A) Trilobite
(B) Ammonite
(C) Brachiopod
(D) Echinoderm
Q.4
Match the geomorphic features in Group I with the related processes in
Group II.
Group I Group II
P. Cirque 1. Fluvial
Q. Ventifact 2. Glacial
R. Point bar 3. Volcanic
S. Tephra 4. Aeolian
(A) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3
(B) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
(C) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1
(D) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
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Q.5 Which one of the given textural features results from exsolution?
(A) Ophitic
(B) Perthitic
(C) Graphic
(D) Glomeroporphyritic
Q.6 In the holosymmetric class of the Cubic System, how many more faces does the
{110} form have compared to the {111} form?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
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Q.7 Which one of the following seismic waves involves compression and
rarefaction (but not rotation) of the material that it passes through?
(A) P-waves
(B) S-waves
(C) Rayleigh waves
(D) Love waves
Q.8 Realgar and orpiment are both minerals of arsenic (As) and have the same
chemical composition. Which one of the following properties can be used to
distinguish between the two minerals in hand specimen?
(A) Lustre
(B) Hardness
(C) Colour
(D) Fracture
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Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each.
Q.1 Which one of the following is a geochronologic unit?
(A) System
(B) Period
(C) Member
(D) Formation
Q.2 Which one of the following must have thickness less than 1 cm?
(A) Lamina
(B) Bed
(C) Stratum
(D) Layer
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Q.3 Which one of the following organisms became extinct during the Cretaceous-
Tertiary mass extinction event?
(A) Trilobite
(B) Ammonite
(C) Brachiopod
(D) Echinoderm
Q.4
Match the geomorphic features in Group I with the related processes in
Group II.
Group I Group II
P. Cirque 1. Fluvial
Q. Ventifact 2. Glacial
R. Point bar 3. Volcanic
S. Tephra 4. Aeolian
(A) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3
(B) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
(C) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1
(D) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
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Q.5 Which one of the given textural features results from exsolution?
(A) Ophitic
(B) Perthitic
(C) Graphic
(D) Glomeroporphyritic
Q.6 In the holosymmetric class of the Cubic System, how many more faces does the
{110} form have compared to the {111} form?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
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Q.7 Which one of the following seismic waves involves compression and
rarefaction (but not rotation) of the material that it passes through?
(A) P-waves
(B) S-waves
(C) Rayleigh waves
(D) Love waves
Q.8 Realgar and orpiment are both minerals of arsenic (As) and have the same
chemical composition. Which one of the following properties can be used to
distinguish between the two minerals in hand specimen?
(A) Lustre
(B) Hardness
(C) Colour
(D) Fracture
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Q.9 Buckle folds result from
(A) layer parallel shortening
(B) layer perpendicular slip
(C) layer parallel shearing
(D) layer perpendicular shortening
Q.10 Sandstone beds above a magmatic body are domal in shape, while the beds
below are horizontal. The magmatic body is a
(A) Batholith
(B) Laccolith
(C) Lopolith
(D) Sill
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