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This section includes 8 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Geology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The term which studied under faults but also is associated with folding is ___________ |
| A. | Nappes |
| B. | Thrusts |
| C. | Radial fault |
| D. | Graben |
| Answer» B. Thrusts | |
| 2. |
What is the term used for blocks or rocks that have been translated to great distances? |
| A. | Thrusts |
| B. | Imbricate structures |
| C. | Nappes |
| D. | Enecholon |
| Answer» D. Enecholon | |
| 3. |
Which mountain range presents example of thrust faults? |
| A. | The Alps |
| B. | The Andes |
| C. | The Rockies |
| D. | The Himalaya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The type of thrust in which the hanging wall seems to have been actively and actually displaced with respect to a passive foot wall is called ___________ |
| A. | Under thrust |
| B. | Over thrust |
| C. | Upper thrust |
| D. | Intermediate thrust |
| Answer» B. Over thrust | |
| 5. |
The fault in which the fault plane is generally inclined between 45 and horizontal is ___________ |
| A. | Reverse fault |
| B. | Normal fault |
| C. | Strike-slip fault |
| D. | Enechelon fault |
| Answer» C. Strike-slip fault | |
| 6. |
Faults in which the fault plane is vertical and the resulting movement is vertical is ___________ |
| A. | Vertical faults |
| B. | Straight faults |
| C. | Reverse faults |
| D. | Enecholon faults |
| Answer» B. Straight faults | |
| 7. |
Faults involving extensive blocks and resulting in horsts and grabens are called ___________ |
| A. | Extensive faults |
| B. | Block faults |
| C. | H-B faults |
| D. | Vertical faults |
| Answer» C. H-B faults | |
| 8. |
Horsts and grabens are believed to occur due to ___________ |
| A. | Lateral compression |
| B. | Shear compression |
| C. | Lateral tension |
| D. | Bending |
| Answer» D. Bending | |