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This section includes 8 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. |
A civil engineer has to deal with which rock in the majority of cases? |
| A. | Igneous rocks |
| B. | Sedimentary rocks |
| C. | Metamorphic rocks |
| D. | Ultra-basic igneous rocks |
| Answer» C. Metamorphic rocks | |
| 2. |
The highest grade of coal is ____________ |
| A. | Peat |
| B. | Lignite |
| C. | Bituminous |
| D. | Anthracite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
What is the hardness of the lignite grade of coal? |
| A. | 0.5 |
| B. | 2.5 |
| C. | 5.5 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» C. 5.5 | |
| 4. |
The other name for brown coal is ____________ |
| A. | Peat |
| B. | Lignite |
| C. | Bituminous |
| D. | Anthracite |
| Answer» C. Bituminous | |
| 5. |
The grade of coal with very low calorific value is ____________ |
| A. | Peat |
| B. | Lignite |
| C. | Bituminous |
| D. | Anthracite |
| Answer» B. Lignite | |
| 6. |
The major use of limestone is ____________ |
| A. | Primary source material for manufacture of Portland cement |
| B. | Used in metallurgical industries as flux |
| C. | Used as building stone |
| D. | Used as a source of magnesium |
| Answer» B. Used in metallurgical industries as flux | |
| 7. |
Distinct texture shown by limestone is ____________ |
| A. | Sheeting |
| B. | Lamination |
| C. | Fossiliferous nature |
| D. | Mud cracks |
| Answer» D. Mud cracks | |
| 8. |
The non-clastic sedimentary rock chiefly made of carbonate of calcium is ____________ |
| A. | Limestone |
| B. | Sandstone |
| C. | Shale |
| D. | Breccia |
| Answer» B. Sandstone | |