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This section includes 19 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. |
Non-detrital rocks refer to ____________ |
| A. | Clastic rock |
| B. | Non-clastic rock |
| C. | Residual rock |
| D. | None of the types |
| Answer» C. Residual rock | |
| 2. |
A clastic rock might not have more than one grade. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 3. |
Which of the following are finest grain sized? |
| A. | Rudaceous rocks |
| B. | Arenaceous rocks |
| C. | Argillaceous rocks |
| D. | Psephites |
| Answer» D. Psephites | |
| 4. |
An example for arenite would be ____________ |
| A. | Breccia |
| B. | Shale |
| C. | Limestone |
| D. | Sandstone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The arenaceous rocks have the grain size equal to ____________ |
| A. | Gravel |
| B. | Sand |
| C. | Silt |
| D. | Clay |
| Answer» C. Silt | |
| 6. |
Rudites are also called as ____________ |
| A. | Arenites |
| B. | Psamites |
| C. | Lutites |
| D. | Psephites |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The process not contributing to clastic rocks is _____________ |
| A. | Weathering |
| B. | Oxidation |
| C. | Erosion |
| D. | Deposition |
| Answer» C. Erosion | |
| 8. |
WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_ARE_FINEST_GRAIN_SIZED??$ |
| A. | Rudaceous rocks |
| B. | Arenaceous rocks |
| C. | Argillaceous rocks |
| D. | Psephites |
| Answer» D. Psephites | |
| 9. |
Non-detrital rocks refer to$ |
| A. | Clastic rock |
| B. | Non-clastic rock |
| C. | Residual rock |
| D. | None of the types |
| Answer» C. Residual rock | |
| 10. |
A clastic rock might not have more than one grade. State true or false.$ |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 11. |
Pick the type of sedimentary not belonging to chemically formed rocks. |
| A. | Oxide rocks |
| B. | Carbonaceous rocks |
| C. | Ferruginous deposits |
| D. | Siliceous deposits |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
An example for arenite would b? |
| A. | Breccia |
| B. | Shale |
| C. | Limestone |
| D. | Sandstone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The arenaceous rocks have the grain size equal to |
| A. | Gravel |
| B. | Sand |
| C. | Silt |
| D. | Clay |
| Answer» C. Silt | |
| 14. |
Rudites are also called as |
| A. | Arenites |
| B. | Psamites |
| C. | Lutites |
| D. | Psephites |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Give an example for rudaceous rock. |
| A. | Breccia |
| B. | Shale |
| C. | Limestone |
| D. | Sandstone |
| Answer» B. Shale | |
| 16. |
What is the average grain size of rudaceous rocks? |
| A. | Greater than 1 mm |
| B. | Lesser 1 mm |
| C. | Greater than 2 mm |
| D. | Lesser than 1 mm |
| Answer» D. Lesser than 1 mm | |
| 17. |
What is not true about silts? |
| A. | They are coarser than sand |
| B. | They are finer than sand |
| C. | They are further divided into fine, medium and fine silts |
| D. | They are major constituents of shale |
| Answer» B. They are finer than sand | |
| 18. |
What is the size required for a particle to be called gravel? |
| A. | Greater than 1 mm |
| B. | Lesser 1 mm |
| C. | Greater than 2 mm |
| D. | Lesser than 1 mm |
| Answer» D. Lesser than 1 mm | |
| 19. |
The process not contributing to clastic rocks is |
| A. | Weathering |
| B. | Oxidation |
| C. | Erosion |
| D. | Deposition |
| Answer» C. Erosion | |