Gate/GATE Geology and Geophysics Sample Test,Sample questions

Question:
 A sandstone bed dipping 30° has an outcrop width of 20 m in a flat terrain. What is the true thickness (in m) of the bed?

1.5

2.10

3.20

4.30

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:55:35


Question:
 An analysis of augite yields 3 silicon atoms calculated on the basis of 12 oxygen atoms. If only Al replaces Si, calculate the number of tetrahedral-Al in the mineral.

1.1

2.2

3.3

4.4

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:58:13


Question:
 Ca-montmorillonite is formed by the chemical weathering of

1.calcite

2.augite

3.orthoclase

4.forsterite

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:59:31


Question:
Bouguer correction is applied to correct for the gravity anomaly due to mass between station location and

1.mean sea level

2. local datum plane

3.base of upper crust

4. Mohorovicic discontinuity

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:25:13


Question:
Calculate the concentration (in ppm) of Ni in olivine that crystallizes from a basaltic magma containing 20 ppm Ni. The partition coefficient (solid/melt) of nickel is 5.

1.4

2.20

3.100

4.500

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:56:29


Question:
Calculate the degree(s) of freedom of the assemblage orthopyroxene + clinopyroxene + plagioclase + hornblende + quartz + fluid in the chemical system CaO“FeO“MgO“Al2O3“SiO2“H2O with pressure and temperature as physical variables.

1.0

2.1

3.2

4.3

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:58:41


Question:
During its orbital motion around the Sun, the Earth is nearest to the Sun on

1.March 21

2.July 4

3.September 23

4. January 3

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:27:36


Question:
Eparchean unconformity separates geological units of

1.early Archaean from late Archaean

2.Archaean from Proterozoic

3.Proterozoic from Palaeozoic

4.Archaean from Phanerozoic

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 17:31:32


Question:
If the rake of net slip of an inclined fault is 90°, the fault is

1.strike-slip fault

2.dip-slip fault

3.oblique-slip fault

4.transcurrent fault

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:22:45


Question:
In Mohs' scale of hardness, how many minerals are of silicate composition?

1.4

2.5

3.6

4.7

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 17:28:04


Question:
In which of the following localities does coal deposit occur?

1.Dariba

2.Kudremukh

3.Wardha

4.Rudrasagar

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:53:47


Question:
On a photo-scale of 1:40000, a square shaped open cast coal mine of 1 km2 area would have an area of (in cm2)

1. 2.50

2.4.00

3.6.25

4.12.00

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:23:45


Question:
Out of the following gases which one has the highest contribution towards the greenhouse effect on the Earth?

1.CO2

2. CO

3.CH4

4. H2O

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:31:28


Question:
Specific discharge of 1 cm per day is observed in a porous medium where hydraulic head difference is 0.5 m and flow length is 20 m. Calculate the hydraulic conductivity (in m/day).

1.0.4

2.0.8

3.1.2

4.1.6

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:54:46


Question:
The Jurassic stratigraphic succession of Kutch is characterized by which one of the following?

1.Cephalopods

2.Trilobites

3.Brachiopods

4.Graptolites

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:49:10


Question:
When did the supercontinent Pangaea begin to break up?

1.Cenozoic

2.Mesozoic

3.Palaeozoic

4.Proterozoic

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:51:51


Question:
Which of the following is NOT a variety of silica (SiO2)?

1.Jasper

2.Coesite

3.Stishovite

4.Flinkite

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:37:54


Question:
Which of the following is NOT a variety of silica (SiO2)?

1.Jasper

2.Coesite

3.Stishovite

4.Flinkite

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:46:14


Question:
Which one amongst the following rocks commonly has highest unconfined compressive strength?

1.Coarse-grained sandstone

2.Mica schist

3.Fossiliferous limestone

4.Massive basalt

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 17:30:23


Question:
Which one of the following can be best explored using electromagnetic method?

1.Oil-bearing strata

2.Coal-bearing strata

3.Disseminated sulphide deposit

4.Massive sulphide deposit

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:28:36


Question:
Which one of the following can be estimated from SP log against a saline-water saturated sandstone formation encountered in a well?

1.Resistivity of formation water

2.Degree of water saturation

3.Depth of invasion

4.Permeability

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:26:22


Question:
Which one of the following mineral constituents exhibits strong absorption in the UV-blue band of the EM spectrum due to charge transfer effect leading to colouration?

1.Fe-O

2.Si-O

3.Al-OH

4.Mg-OH

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:50:10


Question:
Which one of the following river systems forms the largest fluvio-deltaic system in the world?

1.Mississippi"“Ohio

2.Red"“Mekong

3.Ganga"“Brahmaputra

4.Yellow"“Ba Hoi

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 17:29:12


Question:
Which one of these is NOT a source of sufficient water supply but can transmit certain quantity of water on a regional scale due to leakage?

1.Aquifer

2.Aquitard

3.Aquiclude

4.Aquifuge

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:48:13


Question:
Which physical property of the medium governs the response of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)?

1.Electrical conductivity

2. Electromagnetic conductivity

3.Seismic wave velocity

4.Electrical permeability (dielectric permittivity)

Posted Date:-2022-03-11 18:29:53


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