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JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 3/36 
Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each. 
 
 
Q.1 Hollandite is an ore mineral of which one of the following elements?  
(A) Fe 
(B) Mn 
(C) Pt 
(D) Cr 
  
  
Q.2 The transition from spinel to perovskite structure occurs between _________. 
(A) lower mantle and outer core  
(B) outer core and inner core 
(C) upper mantle and lower mantle 
(D) lower crust and upper mantle 
  
  
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JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 3/36 
Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each. 
 
 
Q.1 Hollandite is an ore mineral of which one of the following elements?  
(A) Fe 
(B) Mn 
(C) Pt 
(D) Cr 
  
  
Q.2 The transition from spinel to perovskite structure occurs between _________. 
(A) lower mantle and outer core  
(B) outer core and inner core 
(C) upper mantle and lower mantle 
(D) lower crust and upper mantle 
  
  
JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 4/36 
Q.3 Which one of the following textures shows cuneiform-shape intergrowth 
between alkali feldspar and quartz?                 
(A) Spherulite texture 
(B) Graphic texture 
(C) Porphyritic texture 
(D) Spinifex texture 
  
  
Q.4 A pelitic rock consisting of cordierite + garnet + K-feldspar + sillimanite 
belongs to which one of the following metamorphic facies?                
(A) Granulite 
(B) Eclogite 
(C) Greenschist 
(D) Blueschist 
  
  
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JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 3/36 
Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each. 
 
 
Q.1 Hollandite is an ore mineral of which one of the following elements?  
(A) Fe 
(B) Mn 
(C) Pt 
(D) Cr 
  
  
Q.2 The transition from spinel to perovskite structure occurs between _________. 
(A) lower mantle and outer core  
(B) outer core and inner core 
(C) upper mantle and lower mantle 
(D) lower crust and upper mantle 
  
  
JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 4/36 
Q.3 Which one of the following textures shows cuneiform-shape intergrowth 
between alkali feldspar and quartz?                 
(A) Spherulite texture 
(B) Graphic texture 
(C) Porphyritic texture 
(D) Spinifex texture 
  
  
Q.4 A pelitic rock consisting of cordierite + garnet + K-feldspar + sillimanite 
belongs to which one of the following metamorphic facies?                
(A) Granulite 
(B) Eclogite 
(C) Greenschist 
(D) Blueschist 
  
  
JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 5/36 
Q.5 Which one of the following dams resists external forces by its own weight? 
(A) Earthen dam   
(B) Gravity dam 
(C) Storage dam   
(D) Detention dam 
  
  
Q.6 Which one of the following minerals is NOT a framework silicate?                 
(A) Feldspar 
(B) Zeolite      
(C) Chlorite 
(D) Quartz 
  
  
  
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JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 3/36 
Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each. 
 
 
Q.1 Hollandite is an ore mineral of which one of the following elements?  
(A) Fe 
(B) Mn 
(C) Pt 
(D) Cr 
  
  
Q.2 The transition from spinel to perovskite structure occurs between _________. 
(A) lower mantle and outer core  
(B) outer core and inner core 
(C) upper mantle and lower mantle 
(D) lower crust and upper mantle 
  
  
JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 4/36 
Q.3 Which one of the following textures shows cuneiform-shape intergrowth 
between alkali feldspar and quartz?                 
(A) Spherulite texture 
(B) Graphic texture 
(C) Porphyritic texture 
(D) Spinifex texture 
  
  
Q.4 A pelitic rock consisting of cordierite + garnet + K-feldspar + sillimanite 
belongs to which one of the following metamorphic facies?                
(A) Granulite 
(B) Eclogite 
(C) Greenschist 
(D) Blueschist 
  
  
JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 5/36 
Q.5 Which one of the following dams resists external forces by its own weight? 
(A) Earthen dam   
(B) Gravity dam 
(C) Storage dam   
(D) Detention dam 
  
  
Q.6 Which one of the following minerals is NOT a framework silicate?                 
(A) Feldspar 
(B) Zeolite      
(C) Chlorite 
(D) Quartz 
  
  
  
JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 6/36 
Q.7 Crustal thickness is maximum at the ___________.                
(A) ocean-ocean convergent plate boundary 
(B) ocean-continent convergent plate boundary 
(C) continent-continent convergent plate boundary 
(D) continent-continent divergent plate boundary 
  
  
Q.8 Which one of the following causes sediment movement parallel to shoreline in 
the coastal area? 
(A) Longshore current 
(B) Rip current  
(C) Backwash 
(D) Edge wave 
  
  
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JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 3/36 
Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each. 
 
 
Q.1 Hollandite is an ore mineral of which one of the following elements?  
(A) Fe 
(B) Mn 
(C) Pt 
(D) Cr 
  
  
Q.2 The transition from spinel to perovskite structure occurs between _________. 
(A) lower mantle and outer core  
(B) outer core and inner core 
(C) upper mantle and lower mantle 
(D) lower crust and upper mantle 
  
  
JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 4/36 
Q.3 Which one of the following textures shows cuneiform-shape intergrowth 
between alkali feldspar and quartz?                 
(A) Spherulite texture 
(B) Graphic texture 
(C) Porphyritic texture 
(D) Spinifex texture 
  
  
Q.4 A pelitic rock consisting of cordierite + garnet + K-feldspar + sillimanite 
belongs to which one of the following metamorphic facies?                
(A) Granulite 
(B) Eclogite 
(C) Greenschist 
(D) Blueschist 
  
  
JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 5/36 
Q.5 Which one of the following dams resists external forces by its own weight? 
(A) Earthen dam   
(B) Gravity dam 
(C) Storage dam   
(D) Detention dam 
  
  
Q.6 Which one of the following minerals is NOT a framework silicate?                 
(A) Feldspar 
(B) Zeolite      
(C) Chlorite 
(D) Quartz 
  
  
  
JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 6/36 
Q.7 Crustal thickness is maximum at the ___________.                
(A) ocean-ocean convergent plate boundary 
(B) ocean-continent convergent plate boundary 
(C) continent-continent convergent plate boundary 
(D) continent-continent divergent plate boundary 
  
  
Q.8 Which one of the following causes sediment movement parallel to shoreline in 
the coastal area? 
(A) Longshore current 
(B) Rip current  
(C) Backwash 
(D) Edge wave 
  
  
JAM 2023 Confidential Geology (GG) 
MS 7/36 
Q.9 Which one of the following dinosaur fossils is a theropod?                 
(A) Kotasaurus 
(B) Titanosaurus 
(C) Rajasaurus 
(D) Barapasaurus  
  
  
Q.10 Spiti Shale was deposited during the _______ time.  
(A) Palaeozoic  
(B) Mesozoic  
(C) Cenozoic  
(D) Proterozoic  
  
  
  
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