Explore topic-wise MCQs in Geology.

This section includes 106 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

What is the law in which under the same conditions of temperature and pressure, equal volumes of all gas contain equal number of molecules

A. Colioli effect
B. Grahams law
C. Pascal's law
D. Avogadro's law
Answer» E.
2.

Due to temperature variation along a conductor, potential variation occurs along it. This phenomenon is known as

A. Thomson effect
B. Joule effect
C. Seebeck effect
D. Peltier effect
Answer» B. Joule effect
3.

The paramagnetic theory of magnetism applies to

A. nickel
B. mercury
C. iron
D. platinum
Answer» E.
4.

The domain theory of magnetism applies to

A. aluminium
B. copper
C. silver
D. cobalt
Answer» E.
5.

The unit of magnetic permeability is

A. Henry/meter
B. Henry
C. Weber
D. Weber/meter
Answer» B. Henry
6.

The wave of theory of light is based on

A. the laws of reflection
B. the laws of refraction
C. the inverse square law
D. Huyghens' principle
Answer» E.
7.

The wave theory of light can explain

A. comptom effect
B. photoelectric effect
C. black body spectrum
D. interference of light
Answer» E.
8.

The alluminating powers of two sources are compared by

A. a spectrometer
B. a photometer
C. a polarimeter
D. a fluxmeter
Answer» C. a polarimeter
9.

The refractive index of a transparent medium is maximum for

A. red light
B. violet light
C. yellow light
D. green light
Answer» C. yellow light
10.

The lift of an aeroplane is caused by

A. law of gravitation
B. theorem of continuity
C. Pascel's law
D. Bernouli's theorem
Answer» E.
11.

Which of the following characteristics of light remains unchanged when light travels from vaccum enters water

A. speed
B. amplitude
C. frequency
D. wavelength
Answer» D. wavelength
12.

The velocity of falling rain drops attains a terminal value because of

A. surface tension
B. air current
C. upward thrust due to air
D. viscous forcce exerted by air
Answer» E.
13.

In a Carnot engine when heat is taken from the source, its temperature

A. remains constant
B. decreases
C. increases
D. decreases and then remains constant
Answer» B. decreases
14.

The moment of inertia of a body does not depend upon

A. the mass of the body
B. the mass distribution in the body
C. the angular speed of the body
D. the axis of rotation of the body
Answer» D. the axis of rotation of the body
15.

A small piece of a substance is weakly attracted by a strong magnetic field. The substance is

A. diamagnetic
B. ferromagnetic
C. paramagnetic
D. non-magnetic
Answer» D. non-magnetic
16.

In a nuclear reactor, cadmium rods used to

A. absorb excess neutrons
B. absorb the heat produced
C. slow down fast neutrons
D. prevent the fuel rods from coming in contact with one another
Answer» B. absorb the heat produced
17.

1 amu is equivalent to

A. 1 eV
B. 931 eV
C. 931 KeV
D. 931 MeV
Answer» E.
18.

The impurity atoms with which silicon should be doped to make p-type semiconductors are

A. phosphorus
B. antimony
C. boron
D. germanium
Answer» D. germanium
19.

A metal-semiconductor junction diode is called __

A. Schottky diode
B. Photo diode
C. Tunnel diode
D. P-N Juction diode
Answer» B. Photo diode
20.

In a magnetic field, the direction of motion of a current carrying conductor is given by

A. Maxwell's right hand rule
B. Lenz's rule
C. Flemings left hand rule
D. Kirchoff's law
Answer» D. Kirchoff's law
21.

Sound waves do not show the phenomenon of

A. refraction
B. interference
C. diffraction
D. polarisation
Answer» E.
22.

Red light has a wavelength of 7000 A°. In "nm" it is

A. 7 nm
B. 0.07 nm
C. 70 nm
D. 700 nm
Answer» E.
23.

In uniform circular motion, the linear velocity perpendicular to

A. radius
B. force
C. radius vector
D. momentum
Answer» D. momentum
24.

Choose the correct answer : A thermodynamic state function is a quantity

A. used to determine heat changes
B. whose value is independent of path
C. used to determine pressure-volume work
D. whose value depends on temperature only
Answer» C. used to determine pressure-volume work
25.

At constant pressure, the volume of a fixed mass of a gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature. It is the statement of

A. Boyle's Law
B. Charle's Law
C. Gay-Lussac's Law
D. Avogadro's Law
Answer» C. Gay-Lussac's Law
26.

Number of lattices in the orthorhombic system is

A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8
Answer» D. 8
27.

Atomic packing factor of body centred cubic structure (bcc) is

A. 0.63
B. 0.68
C. 0.69
D. 0.73
Answer» C. 0.69
28.

Which of the following features of a tunnel diode is its drawback

A. Extremely high frequency response
B. Very wide temperature range of operations
C. Instability due to negative resistance
D. Very low power consumptions
Answer» D. Very low power consumptions
29.

Which of the following experiments analyzed the Fraunhofer lines of the solar spectrum

A. Barkla's experiment on scattering of X-rays
B. Lamb-Rutherford experiment
C. Geiger and Marsdens experiment on scattering of alpha particles
D. Bunsen and Kirchhoff's experiment
Answer» E.
30.

Which of the following is preferred for accelerating electrons

A. Betatron
B. Cyclotron
C. Synchrotron
D. Van de Graft Generator
Answer» B. Cyclotron
31.

Which of the following is not reversible

A. Joule effect
B. Peltier effect
C. Seebeck effect
D. Thomson effect
Answer» B. Peltier effect
32.

If electric resistance is to be decreased, then the number of resistance should be connected in __

A. Series
B. Parallel
C. Mixed arrangement
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Mixed arrangement
33.

Flemings "Left hand Rule" is associated with the effect of

A. Electric field on current
B. Magnetic field on magnet
C. Electric field on magnet
D. Magnetic field on current
Answer» E.
34.

Boyle's law relates to

A. Kinetic Theory of Gases
B. Viscosity of Liquids
C. Elasticity of Solids
D. Plasticity of Solids
Answer» B. Viscosity of Liquids
35.

"God Particle" is

A. Neutrino
B. Higgs Boson
C. Meson
D. Positron
Answer» C. Meson
36.

The number of waves per second in a sound is called __ of that sound

A. Velocity
B. Frequency
C. Displacement
D. Acceleration
Answer» C. Displacement
37.

Heavy water is used in nuclear reactor to

A. Slow down neutron
B. Absorb neutron
C. Increase temperature
D. Increase speed of neutron
Answer» E.
38.

The dimension of Planck constant equals to that of

A. Energy
B. Momentum
C. Angular momentum
D. Power
Answer» D. Power
39.

Atomic hydrogen has a life period of

A. One hour
B. One day
C. One minute
D. A fraction of a second
Answer» E.
40.

Who indirectly determined the mass of the electron by measuring the charge of the electron

A. Thomson
B. Millikan
C. Rutherford
D. Einstein
Answer» C. Rutherford
41.

The frequency used in TV and radar system lies in

A. VHF
B. HF
C. SHF
D. UHF
Answer» E.
42.

Kirchhoff's laws are applicable to

A. D.C. circuits only
B. A.C. circuits only
C. D.C. and A.C. circuits both
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
43.

Rainbow is formed due to a combination of

A. Refraction and Scattering
B. Dispersion and total internal reflection
C. Refraction and absorption
D. Dispersion and focussing
Answer» C. Refraction and absorption
44.

According to Rutherford's atomic model, the electrons inside an atom are

A. Centralized
B. Not Stationary
C. Stationary
D. None of these
Answer» C. Stationary
45.

A freely suspended magnet remains horizontal at

A. The magnet equator
B. The magnetic north pole
C. The magnetic south pole
D. The geographic pole
Answer» B. The magnetic north pole
46.

The quantity that is not conserved in an inelastic collision is

A. Momentum
B. Kinetic Energy
C. Total Energy
D. All of these
Answer» C. Total Energy
47.

Which physicists is the writer of the book 'A Brief History of Time'

A. Isaac Newton
B. Hans Bethe
C. Albert Einstein
D. Stephen Hawking
Answer» E.
48.

Echo is heard due to

A. Refraction
B. Scattering
C. Reflection
D. Interference
Answer» D. Interference
49.

Positive feedback is used in

A. Amplifiers
B. Rectifiers
C. Oscillators
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
50.

Kirchoffs Voltage Law is known as

A. Conservation of Charge
B. Conservation Energy
C. Both
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both