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This section includes 87 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. |
People living in which country are at high risks of earthquake? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Srilanka |
| Answer» D. Srilanka | |
| 2. |
Clay is changed into which rock? |
| A. | Basalt |
| B. | Granite |
| C. | Marble |
| D. | Slate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The thinnest layer of earth is |
| A. | Core |
| B. | Mantle |
| C. | Crust |
| D. | Earth |
| Answer» D. Earth | |
| 4. |
The crust is the most important layer for |
| A. | Animals |
| B. | People |
| C. | Plants |
| D. | Lions |
| Answer» C. Plants | |
| 5. |
Forecasting the weather is a responsibility of |
| A. | Scientists |
| B. | Meteorologists |
| C. | Environmentalists |
| D. | Climatologist |
| Answer» C. Environmentalists | |
| 6. |
Which type of sedimentary rock consists of grains of sands? |
| A. | Sandstone |
| B. | Granite |
| C. | Basalt |
| D. | Clay |
| Answer» B. Granite | |
| 7. |
Magma from the mantle rises upwards on the surface, which forms |
| A. | Metamorphic rocks |
| B. | Igneous Rock |
| C. | Sedimentary Rock |
| D. | Magma Rocks |
| Answer» C. Sedimentary Rock | |
| 8. |
Granite is formed by a destructive plate boundaries from |
| A. | Metamorphic rocks |
| B. | Magma |
| C. | Sedimentary Rock |
| D. | Lava |
| Answer» C. Sedimentary Rock | |
| 9. |
Below 1000mbs, there is a tendency towards |
| A. | Low pressure and Wet Weather |
| B. | High Pressure and rainy weather |
| C. | Dry weather |
| D. | Sunny weather |
| Answer» B. High Pressure and rainy weather | |
| 10. |
Magmatic ore deposits do not commonly occur in forms of injective. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 11. |
The best grade chromite in India occurs in which state? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» D. Kerala | |
| 12. |
Gypsum commonly occurs as a mineral of which origin? |
| A. | Primary |
| B. | Secondary |
| C. | Tertiary |
| D. | Quarternary |
| Answer» C. Tertiary | |
| 13. |
Which continent is rich in minerals in the world? |
| A. | America |
| B. | Asia |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» D. Europe | |
| 14. |
Which mineral is also used in chemical industry for manufacture of chromates? |
| A. | Iron |
| B. | Chromite |
| C. | Bauxite |
| D. | Copper |
| Answer» C. Bauxite | |
| 15. |
Under the ocean the earth's crust is |
| A. | 5km thick |
| B. | 10 km thick |
| C. | 20 km thick |
| D. | 30 km thick |
| Answer» B. 10 km thick | |
| 16. |
Below the mountain the earth's crust is |
| A. | 100km thick |
| B. | 200km thick |
| C. | 300km thick |
| D. | 400km thick |
| Answer» B. 200km thick | |
| 17. |
Which mineral is used in manufacture of Sorel cement? |
| A. | Dolomite |
| B. | Magnesite |
| C. | Manganese |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» C. Manganese | |
| 18. |
How many percent of gold is found in Africa? |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 30% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» B. 40% | |
| 19. |
Deposits that were formed subsequent to the formation of the host rocks are called ____________ |
| A. | Syngenetic |
| B. | Epigenetic |
| C. | Syncgenetic |
| D. | Sinclogenetic |
| Answer» C. Syncgenetic | |
| 20. |
Which of the following is not an essential condition for hydrothermal deposits? |
| A. | Highly active fluids |
| B. | Highly enriched fluids |
| C. | Highly inactive fluids |
| D. | Suitable pathways |
| Answer» D. Suitable pathways | |
| 21. |
How many types of rocks are there on the basis of time of formation? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 22. |
A minerals is obtained by |
| A. | Mining |
| B. | Drilling |
| C. | digging |
| D. | crushing |
| Answer» B. Drilling | |
| 23. |
Which is the rare mineral found in the rocks of earth's crust? |
| A. | Bauxite |
| B. | Iron |
| C. | Slate |
| D. | Gold |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
How many percent of manganese is found in Africa? |
| A. | 75% |
| B. | 65% |
| C. | 95% |
| D. | 55% |
| Answer» B. 65% | |
| 25. |
Which are the most abundant minerals found the surface of earth? |
| A. | Iron and Bauxite |
| B. | Iron and slate |
| C. | Iron and Clay |
| D. | Iron and Limestone |
| Answer» B. Iron and slate | |
| 26. |
Chromite is mostly of which origin? |
| A. | Igneous |
| B. | Sedimentary |
| C. | Metamorphic |
| D. | Any origin |
| Answer» B. Sedimentary | |
| 27. |
The earth consists of three layers named as |
| A. | Crust, Mantle, Core |
| B. | Crust, Molten, Core |
| C. | Curst, Mantle, Core |
| D. | Crust, Mountain, Core |
| Answer» B. Crust, Molten, Core | |
| 28. |
The place in India where Tungsten is extracted is ____________ |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The non-metallic minerals associated with ore minerals are called _____________ |
| A. | Non-metallic minerals |
| B. | Metallic minerals |
| C. | Gangue minerals |
| D. | Flux minerals |
| Answer» D. Flux minerals | |
| 30. |
In the past weather forecasts from weather forecasters were |
| A. | Authentic |
| B. | Reliable |
| C. | Unreliable |
| D. | Accurate |
| Answer» D. Accurate | |
| 31. |
The earth can be described as a |
| A. | Ball of rock |
| B. | Circle of rock |
| C. | Hard Rock |
| D. | Rock |
| Answer» B. Circle of rock | |
| 32. |
Hutti gold mines are located in which state of India? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 33. |
The core of earth temperature is |
| A. | 4000 °C |
| B. | 3000 °C |
| C. | 2000 °C |
| D. | 5000 °C |
| Answer» B. 3000 °C | |
| 34. |
Metamorphic rocks are a combination of |
| A. | Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks |
| B. | Igneous and metamorphic rocks |
| C. | Sedimentary and Basalt rocks |
| D. | Sedimentary and Granite rocks |
| Answer» B. Igneous and metamorphic rocks | |
| 35. |
Which rocks are associated with old plateau blocks and ancient shields? |
| A. | Sedimentary Rocks |
| B. | Igneous rocks |
| C. | Metamorphic Rocks |
| D. | Limestone Rocks |
| Answer» D. Limestone Rocks | |
| 36. |
The remains of plants and animals, masses of shells of sea on the sea bed forms |
| A. | Limestone Rocks |
| B. | Igneous Rock |
| C. | Sedimentary Rock |
| D. | Metaphoric Rock |
| Answer» B. Igneous Rock | |
| 37. |
Asbestos is a fibrous variety of ___________ |
| A. | Chrysotile |
| B. | Cristile |
| C. | Christile |
| D. | Christine |
| Answer» B. Cristile | |
| 38. |
Which is the most common ore of lead? |
| A. | Sphalerite |
| B. | Galena |
| C. | Chromite |
| D. | Bauxite |
| Answer» C. Chromite | |
| 39. |
Which rocks are formed by fire? |
| A. | Igneous rocks |
| B. | Metamorphic Rocks |
| C. | Sedimentary Rock |
| D. | Granite Rock |
| Answer» B. Metamorphic Rocks | |
| 40. |
How many percent of Chromium is found in Africa? |
| A. | 85% |
| B. | 75% |
| C. | 65% |
| D. | 35% |
| Answer» B. 75% | |
| 41. |
Which area are the old igneous rocks found? |
| A. | Basaltic and Canadian shields |
| B. | Basaltic and American shields |
| C. | Basaltic and Mexican Shields |
| D. | Basaltic rocks |
| Answer» B. Basaltic and American shields | |
| 42. |
The weight of air above the surface of the mercury in a trough forces a certain amount of mercury into the vacuum tube is known as |
| A. | Barometer |
| B. | Mercury barometer |
| C. | Measuring Scale |
| D. | land Surface |
| Answer» C. Measuring Scale | |
| 43. |
The formula to calculate the changing temperature is |
| A. | max-min |
| B. | max+min |
| C. | max-min/2 |
| D. | max+min/2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
People who study the weather is known as |
| A. | Meteorologists |
| B. | Climatologists |
| C. | Environmentalists |
| D. | Geologists |
| Answer» B. Climatologists | |
| 45. |
The deposits occurring close to the roofs of magmatic masses _____________ |
| A. | Magmatic deposits |
| B. | Pegmatite deposits |
| C. | Hydrothermal deposits |
| D. | Metasomatic |
| Answer» C. Hydrothermal deposits | |
| 46. |
Which layer of earth is floating on the mantle? |
| A. | Crust |
| B. | Mantle |
| C. | Earth |
| D. | Core |
| Answer» B. Mantle | |
| 47. |
The term used for the rock hydrothermal deposits that occur in veins of exceptionally small size, but in good number is _____________ |
| A. | Fissure-veins |
| B. | Ladder-veins |
| C. | Gash-veins |
| D. | Stock works |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
What is the mineral which contains a metallic element which can be economically exploited called? |
| A. | Ore mineral |
| B. | Metallic mineral |
| C. | Eco-ore |
| D. | Eco-mineral |
| Answer» B. Metallic mineral | |
| 49. |
What is the source of mineral, which has not yet been mined? |
| A. | Mining |
| B. | Reserve |
| C. | Digging |
| D. | recover |
| Answer» C. Digging | |
| 50. |
Direction is measured through |
| A. | Barometer |
| B. | Weathervane |
| C. | Thermometer |
| D. | Precipitation |
| Answer» C. Thermometer | |