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This section includes 58 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. |
Groundwater is a source of trouble at which place? |
| A. | Plains |
| B. | Slopes |
| C. | Rivers |
| D. | Lakes |
| Answer» C. Rivers | |
| 2. |
What are the qualities required for glacial deposits to make good aquifers? |
| A. | Uniform size and rounded nature |
| B. | Non-uniform and angular nature |
| C. | Uniform size and angular nature |
| D. | Non-uniform and rounded nature |
| Answer» B. Non-uniform and angular nature | |
| 3. |
When can a surface become porous and permeable or water bearing? |
| A. | Weathered |
| B. | Weathered and wet |
| C. | Weathered and disintegrated |
| D. | Disintegrated and wet |
| Answer» D. Disintegrated and wet | |
| 4. |
Which vadose water zone is also called the zone of saturation? |
| A. | Soil water |
| B. | Intermediate water |
| C. | Phreatic water |
| D. | Zone of capillary water |
| Answer» D. Zone of capillary water | |
| 5. |
The vadose water which is lost to the atmosphere by transpiration and evaporation is __________ |
| A. | Soil water |
| B. | Intermediate water |
| C. | Phreatic water |
| D. | Water table |
| Answer» B. Intermediate water | |
| 6. |
Granite and quartzite are examples of __________ |
| A. | Aquifer |
| B. | Aquiclude |
| C. | Aquifuge |
| D. | Aquitard |
| Answer» D. Aquitard | |
| 7. |
Which zones are together called zone of aeration? |
| A. | Soil water and intermediate zone |
| B. | Intermediate zone and zone of capillary water |
| C. | Zone of capillary water and phreatic water |
| D. | Soil water and phreatic water |
| Answer» B. Intermediate zone and zone of capillary water | |
| 8. |
Supplies from perched water-table are reliable as source of water. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 9. |
Which rock formation is absolutely impermeable? |
| A. | Aquifer |
| B. | Aquiclude |
| C. | Aquifuge |
| D. | Aquitard |
| Answer» D. Aquitard | |
| 10. |
Juvenile water is also called __________ |
| A. | Meteoric water |
| B. | Connate water |
| C. | Magmatic water |
| D. | Secondary water |
| Answer» D. Secondary water | |
| 11. |
The rock which shows great variation in water yielding capacity is __________ |
| A. | Sandstone |
| B. | Granite |
| C. | Coal |
| D. | Marble |
| Answer» B. Granite | |
| 12. |
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 | |
| 13. |
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 | |
| 14. |
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 | |
| 15. |
What is the speciality of the Artesian Water? |
| A. | Has a characteristic colour |
| B. | Has a characteristic odour |
| C. | Requires no pumping |
| D. | Requires special type of pumping |
| Answer» D. Requires special type of pumping | |
| 16. |
Storage capacity of a reservoir depends on __________ |
| A. | Porosity of rocks |
| B. | Inter-connections |
| C. | Quality of solidity of rocks |
| D. | Porosity and inter-connections |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Which sedimentary rock is told to be the best kind of formation for groundwater? |
| A. | Sandstone |
| B. | Shale |
| C. | Gravel |
| D. | Limestone |
| Answer» D. Limestone | |
| 18. |
The formation which may be porous enough to hold enough quantity of water is __________ |
| A. | Aquifer |
| B. | Aquiclude |
| C. | Aquifuge |
| D. | Aquitard |
| Answer» C. Aquifuge | |
| 19. |
The lubricating action of water is a positive action for slope rocks. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 20. |
Which aquifer is called water table aquifer? |
| A. | Unconfined aquifer |
| B. | Confined aquifer |
| C. | Ground aquifer |
| D. | Connate aquifer |
| Answer» B. Confined aquifer | |
| 21. |
Aquifers are distinguished into how many types on the basis of physical conditions under which water can exist in them? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 22. |
What is the water obtained from precipitation called? |
| A. | Meteoric water |
| B. | Connate water |
| C. | Juvenile water |
| D. | Secondary water |
| Answer» B. Connate water | |
| 23. |
The rock mass which is capable of yielding the contained water economically __________ |
| A. | Aquifer |
| B. | Aquiclude |
| C. | Aquifuge |
| D. | Aquitard |
| Answer» B. Aquiclude | |
| 24. |
Which types of rocks are highly porous? |
| A. | Igneous |
| B. | Sedimentary |
| C. | Metamorphic |
| D. | Igneous and metamorphic |
| Answer» C. Metamorphic | |
| 25. |
The porosity range of limestone is __________ |
| A. | 50 to 75% |
| B. | 20 to 50% |
| C. | 10 to 40% |
| D. | 1 to 20% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
What is the pressure of upper surface of unconfined aquifer? |
| A. | Very high pressure |
| B. | Lower than atmospheric pressure |
| C. | Equal to atmospheric pressure |
| D. | Greater than atmospheric pressure |
| Answer» D. Greater than atmospheric pressure | |
| 27. |
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 | |
| 28. |
Example for best aquiclude is __________ |
| A. | Granites |
| B. | Gravels |
| C. | Compacted clay |
| D. | Sandstone |
| Answer» D. Sandstone | |
| 29. |
All rocks are suitable for holding groundwater. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 30. |
Metamorphic rocks that are inherently fractured and foliated may prove to be good aquifers. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 31. |
Which is the rock mass where partial perviousness is caused because of profuse jointing or cracks? |
| A. | Aquifer |
| B. | Aquiclude |
| C. | Aquifuge |
| D. | Aquitard |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
What is the quantity of water that a unit volume of aquifer drains by gravity called? |
| A. | Porous volume |
| B. | Water yield |
| C. | Specific yield |
| D. | Unit yield |
| Answer» D. Unit yield | |
| 33. |
The zone of water which occurs only in fine particle size is __________ |
| A. | Soil water |
| B. | Intermediate water |
| C. | Phreatic water |
| D. | Zone of capillary water |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
The fractured and fissured metamorphic rock is similar in character to which igneous rock? |
| A. | Volcanic |
| B. | Plutonic |
| C. | Hypabyssal |
| D. | Dykes |
| Answer» C. Hypabyssal | |
| 35. |
High porosity is alone sufficient to ensure water yield. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 36. |
Which among the following is not an example of the good aquifer? |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Gravels |
| C. | Limestones |
| D. | Sandstones |
| Answer» B. Gravels | |
| 37. |
What is rated next to the gravels as water yielding materials? |
| A. | Sandstone |
| B. | Sands |
| C. | Granite |
| D. | Limestone |
| Answer» C. Granite | |
| 38. |
The term which is collectively responsible, along with specific yield, for total porosity of an aquifer is __________ |
| A. | Unit yield |
| B. | Specific retention |
| C. | Unit retention |
| D. | Specific allowance |
| Answer» C. Unit retention | |
| 39. |
What is the isolated water table held by a small extension of impervious rock called? |
| A. | Underlying water |
| B. | Secret water |
| C. | Perched water |
| D. | Underwater |
| Answer» D. Underwater | |
| 40. |
What is the upper surface of water in a confined aquifer called? |
| A. | Primary layer |
| B. | Secondary layer |
| C. | First layer |
| D. | Peizometric layer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
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 | |
| 42. |
Groundwater is a subordinate to surface water. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 43. |
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. | |
| 44. |
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 | |
| 45. |
At many places where is the piezometric surface with respect to the ground level? |
| A. | Below |
| B. | Same level |
| C. | Above |
| D. | Inclined to ground level |
| Answer» D. Inclined to ground level | |
| 46. |
What is the volume of voids in a rock mass expressed in percentage of total volume of rock called? |
| A. | Porosity |
| B. | Voids ratio |
| C. | Permeability |
| D. | Specific yield |
| Answer» B. Voids ratio | |
| 47. |
Igneous rocks are intrusive in nature. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 48. |
The igneous rock rich in cavities is __________ |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Basalt |
| C. | Gabbro |
| D. | Dolomite |
| Answer» C. Gabbro | |
| 49. |
What is usually the nature of connate water? |
| A. | Sweet |
| B. | Odour |
| C. | Salty |
| D. | Odourless |
| Answer» D. Odourless | |
| 50. |
Water present in rocks from the time of their deposition is __________ |
| A. | Meteoric water |
| B. | Connate water |
| C. | Juvenile water |
| D. | Secondary water |
| Answer» C. Juvenile water | |