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This section includes 35 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Mushroom rock is formed by the action of |
| A. | River |
| B. | Wind |
| C. | Glacier |
| D. | Underground water |
| Answer» C. Glacier | |
| 2. |
The element that makes up about 50% of the earth's crust is |
| A. | Silicon |
| B. | Iron |
| C. | Oxygen |
| D. | Aluminium |
| Answer» D. Aluminium | |
| 3. |
Flat topped sea mounts are known as |
| A. | Mesa |
| B. | Guyot |
| C. | Inselberg |
| D. | Monadnock |
| Answer» C. Inselberg | |
| 4. |
Chromite is a member of |
| A. | Spinel group |
| B. | Epidote group |
| C. | Olivine group |
| D. | Mellilite group |
| Answer» B. Epidote group | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following is a ceramic mineral |
| A. | Chlorite |
| B. | Calcite |
| C. | Quartz |
| D. | Kaolinite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Description and interpretation of Landforms is called as |
| A. | Geomagnetism |
| B. | Geomorphology |
| C. | Geophysics |
| D. | Geodynamics |
| Answer» C. Geophysics | |
| 7. |
Geometric centre of the Aerial Photograph is called |
| A. | Principal point |
| B. | Over lap |
| C. | Photo scale |
| D. | Mosaic |
| Answer» B. Over lap | |
| 8. |
Pitchblende is an important ore of |
| A. | Zinc |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Titanium |
| D. | Uranium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Thickness of Mantle is |
| A. | 1,900 Km |
| B. | 2,500 Km |
| C. | 2,900 Km |
| D. | 3,500 Km |
| Answer» D. 3,500 Km | |
| 10. |
The sediment produced by chemical weathering of granite is commonly knwon as |
| A. | Cobble |
| B. | Sand |
| C. | Silt |
| D. | Clay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The matrix of packstone is |
| A. | Sand |
| B. | Silt |
| C. | Mud |
| D. | Clay |
| Answer» D. Clay | |
| 12. |
The basic and fundamental unit of Lithostratigraphic classification is |
| A. | Supergroup |
| B. | Group |
| C. | Formation |
| D. | Member |
| Answer» D. Member | |
| 13. |
Parrot coal is a variety of |
| A. | Lignite |
| B. | Anthracite |
| C. | Peat |
| D. | Bituminous Coal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Who is known as the "father of Crystallography" |
| A. | Hauy |
| B. | N Steno |
| C. | F C Philips |
| D. | R Hooke |
| Answer» B. N Steno | |
| 15. |
Aluminium ores are called |
| A. | Cryolite |
| B. | Bauxite |
| C. | Gibbsite |
| D. | All |
| Answer» C. Gibbsite | |
| 16. |
Cerussite is a mineral of |
| A. | Lead carbonate |
| B. | Barium carbonate |
| C. | Copper carbonate |
| D. | Zinc silicate |
| Answer» B. Barium carbonate | |
| 17. |
In which year the continental drift theory was proposed by Alfred Wegener |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1910 |
| C. | 1912 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» D. 1915 | |
| 18. |
Which one is the last Supercontinent (single landmass of continents) in Earth surface |
| A. | Rodinia |
| B. | Pannotia |
| C. | Pangaea |
| D. | Pliocene |
| Answer» D. Pliocene | |
| 19. |
What is the temparature of the inner core of the Earth |
| A. | Approximately 4500 K |
| B. | Approximately 5700 K |
| C. | Approximately 6200 K |
| D. | Approximately 6800 K |
| Answer» C. Approximately 6200 K | |
| 20. |
Which one is not a rock types sedimentary, metamorphic and __ |
| A. | Igneous |
| B. | Sedimentary |
| C. | Metamorphic |
| D. | Geomorphic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Two-fold classification of Gondwana was proposed by |
| A. | C. S. Fox |
| B. | Pascoe |
| C. | Meddicott |
| D. | Feistmantle |
| Answer» B. Pascoe | |
| 22. |
Schulze's solution is used to separate microfossils from |
| A. | Shale |
| B. | Chert |
| C. | Coal |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 23. |
Shells with ammonite suture appear first in |
| A. | Permian |
| B. | Devonian |
| C. | Cretaceous |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Cretaceous | |
| 24. |
Quartz exhibits __ fracture |
| A. | Hackly |
| B. | Uneven |
| C. | Even |
| D. | Conchoidal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Aquamarine is a gem variety of |
| A. | Tourmaline |
| B. | Kyanite |
| C. | Beryl |
| D. | Topaz |
| Answer» D. Topaz | |
| 26. |
Beryl is commercially known as |
| A. | Emerald |
| B. | Ruby |
| C. | Peridot |
| D. | Moonstone |
| Answer» B. Ruby | |
| 27. |
Gibbsite is ore of |
| A. | Iron |
| B. | Aluminium |
| C. | Manganese |
| D. | Lead |
| Answer» C. Manganese | |
| 28. |
Phonolite is a volcanic equivalent of |
| A. | Basalt |
| B. | Granite |
| C. | Nepheline-Syenite |
| D. | Diorite |
| Answer» D. Diorite | |
| 29. |
Which of the following is formed by glacial erosion |
| A. | Yardang |
| B. | Potholes |
| C. | Arête |
| D. | Cuesta |
| Answer» D. Cuesta | |
| 30. |
Which one of the common mineral is present in granite |
| A. | Calcite |
| B. | Calcite |
| C. | Dolomite |
| D. | Haematite |
| Answer» D. Haematite | |
| 31. |
Volcanoes are more numerous around which oceans |
| A. | Indian |
| B. | Atlantic |
| C. | Arctic |
| D. | Pacific |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The term "Isostasy" was first proposed by |
| A. | Sir George Airy |
| B. | Clarence Dutton |
| C. | R. A. Daly |
| D. | Archdeacon Pratt |
| Answer» C. R. A. Daly | |
| 33. |
The scientific study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments at the surface of the Earth is known as |
| A. | Geomorphology |
| B. | Geomythology |
| C. | Geophysics |
| D. | Glaciology |
| Answer» B. Geomythology | |
| 34. |
When the first Geological map of Great Britain by William Smith was published |
| A. | 1807 |
| B. | 1812 |
| C. | 1815 |
| D. | 1821 |
| Answer» D. 1821 | |
| 35. |
Who is known as the Father of modern Geology |
| A. | Abraham Gottlob Werner |
| B. | James Hutton |
| C. | Florence Bascom |
| D. | William Smith |
| Answer» C. Florence Bascom | |