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This section includes 20 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 lubricating action of water is a positive action for slope rocks. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
2. |
The root system of crops in water-logged areas get __________ |
A. | Decomposed |
B. | Enriched with nutrients |
C. | Photosynthesised |
D. | Growth inhibited |
Answer» B. Enriched with nutrients | |
3. |
An associated protection of rising water-table is the development of __________ |
A. | Loss of nutrients |
B. | Loss of good quality of water |
C. | Salinity of water |
D. | Increase in turbidity |
Answer» D. Increase in turbidity | |
4. |
Which quality of rock should be known properly for the foundations of dams, reservoirs, etc.? |
A. | Colour knowledge |
B. | Geological |
C. | Hydrogeological |
D. | History of the formation of rocks |
Answer» D. History of the formation of rocks | |
5. |
When an aquifer is used to artificially recharge by making it pass through an intervening layer, the aquifer acts as __________ |
A. | A cooling agent |
B. | An aerating agent |
C. | An odour agent |
D. | A filter plant |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
The quantity of water that can be withdrawn annually and also the rate at which this withdrawal could be made without adversely affecting the inventory of the aquifer is called __________ |
A. | Annual yield |
B. | Percent yield |
C. | Operational yield |
D. | Monthly yield |
Answer» D. Monthly yield | |
7. |
Groundwater is a subordinate to surface water. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
8. |
An aquifer can hold water _________ and the state of water is _________ |
A. | Permanently – State of flow |
B. | Temporarily – State of flow |
C. | Permanent – State of stagnancy |
D. | Temporary – State of stagnancy |
Answer» C. Permanent – State of stagnancy | |
9. |
Which of the following doesn’t control aquifer behaviour? |
A. | Wind conditions |
B. | Nature of the rock |
C. | Structural disposition |
D. | Climate conditions like precipitation |
Answer» B. Nature of the rock | |
10. |
THE_ROOT_SYSTEM_OF_CROPS_IN_WATER-LOGGED_AREAS_GET?$ |
A. | Decomposed |
B. | Enriched with nutrients |
C. | Photosynthesised |
D. | Growth inhibited |
Answer» B. Enriched with nutrients | |
11. |
AN_ASSOCIATED_PROTECTION_OF_RISING_WATER-TABLE_IS_THE_DEVELOPMENT_OF?$ |
A. | Loss of nutrients |
B. | Loss of good quality of water |
C. | Salinity of water |
D. | Increase in turbidity |
Answer» D. Increase in turbidity | |
12. |
The lubricating action of water is a positive action for slope rocks. State true or false.$ |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
13. |
Groundwater is a source of trouble at which place? |
A. | Plains |
B. | Slopes |
C. | Rivers |
D. | Lakes |
Answer» C. Rivers | |
14. |
Which quality of rock should be known properly for the foundations of dams, reservoirs etc.? |
A. | Colour knowledge |
B. | Geological |
C. | Hydrogeological |
D. | History of formation of rocks |
Answer» D. History of formation of rocks | |
15. |
When would the dam become irrelevant? |
A. | When the rocks are strong |
B. | When the rocks are impermeable |
C. | When the rocks are porous |
D. | When the rocks are weathered to a certain extent |
Answer» D. When the rocks are weathered to a certain extent | |
16. |
When an aquifer is used to artificially recharge by making it pass through an intervening layer, the aquifer acts as |
A. | A cooling agent |
B. | An aerating agent |
C. | An odour agent |
D. | A filter plant |
Answer» E. | |
17. |
The quantity of water that can be withdrawn annually and also the rate at which this withdrawal could be made without adversely affecting the inventory of the aquifer is called |
A. | Annual yield |
B. | Percent yield |
C. | Operational yield |
D. | Monthly yield |
Answer» D. Monthly yield | |
18. |
Groundwater is a subordinate to surface water. State true or false. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
19. |
An aquifer can hold water _________ and the state of water is _________. Fill in the blanks. |
A. | Permanently – State of flow |
B. | Temporarily – State of flow |
C. | Permanent – State of stagnancy |
D. | Temporary – State of stagnancy |
Answer» C. Permanent ‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬® State of stagnancy | |
20. |
Which of the following doesn’t control aquifer behaviour? |
A. | Wind conditions |
B. | Nature of the rock |
C. | Structural disposition |
D. | Climate conditions like precipitation |
Answer» B. Nature of the rock | |