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This section includes 11 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. |
What is the bearing of a line of intersection of fault plane and horizontal called? |
| A. | Strike |
| B. | Dip |
| C. | Hade |
| D. | Intersection line |
| Answer» C. Hade | |
| 2. |
What is hade? |
| A. | Inclination of fault with horizontal |
| B. | Inclination of fault with vertical |
| C. | Inclination of fault with any strata |
| D. | Bearing of the fault with ground |
| Answer» C. Inclination of fault with any strata | |
| 3. |
Parameter(s) considered for dip is ___________ |
| A. | Direction |
| B. | Angle |
| C. | Direction and angle |
| D. | Neither direction nor angle |
| Answer» D. Neither direction nor angle | |
| 4. |
What is the angle of fault plane with the horizontal called? |
| A. | Hade |
| B. | Strike |
| C. | Dip |
| D. | Inclination |
| Answer» D. Inclination | |
| 5. |
What is the planar surface of fracture along which relative displacement of bodies has taken place called? |
| A. | Fault plane |
| B. | Fold plane |
| C. | Stress plane |
| D. | Strain plane |
| Answer» B. Fold plane | |
| 6. |
What is the angle that can be made by fault plane with the horizontal? |
| A. | Acute angle only |
| B. | Obtuse angle only |
| C. | Right angle |
| D. | Any angle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
In which direction does the displacement of blocks happen? |
| A. | Horizontal |
| B. | Vertical |
| C. | Inclined |
| D. | Any direction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Faulting is a _________ process. |
| A. | Tectonic |
| B. | Non-tectonic |
| C. | Both tectonic and non-tectonic |
| D. | Precipitation |
| Answer» B. Non-tectonic | |
| 9. |
For a rock structure to be called fault, fracture has to happen but movement is not necessary. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 10. |
What is the key word in the definition of fault? |
| A. | Fracture |
| B. | Movement |
| C. | Both fracture and movement |
| D. | Dip |
| Answer» D. Dip | |
| 11. |
What are the fractures along which there has been relative movement of blocks called? |
| A. | Folds |
| B. | Joints |
| C. | Faults |
| D. | Intrusions |
| Answer» D. Intrusions | |