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This section includes 10 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. |
The dip of a layer measured in the direction that is at the right angle to strike is _____________ |
| A. | True dip |
| B. | Apparent dip |
| C. | Straight dip |
| D. | Normal dip |
| Answer» B. Apparent dip | |
| 2. |
The study of outcrop dimensions doesn t involve which of the following aspect? |
| A. | Width |
| B. | Thickness and depth |
| C. | Dip and strike |
| D. | Rock composition and type |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
At a dam site, a bed of sandstone is exposed on horizontal ground. If it is 25 towards East. Its width of outcrop on a level ground is 240 m, what is its vertical thickness? |
| A. | 101.9 m |
| B. | 99.9 m |
| C. | 111.9 m |
| D. | 121.9 m |
| Answer» D. 121.9 m | |
| 4. |
A coal seam is exposed on a horizontal ground. If it is 30 towards West. Its width of outcrop on a level ground is 360 m. What is its true thickness? |
| A. | 120 m |
| B. | 150 m |
| C. | 160 m |
| D. | 180 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The dip which involves tectonic forces is _____________ |
| A. | Primary dip |
| B. | Secondary dip |
| C. | Local and Regional dip |
| D. | No dip involves tectonic forces |
| Answer» C. Local and Regional dip | |
| 6. |
The term intrusion is basically associated with which type of rock? |
| A. | Igneous rock |
| B. | Sedimentary rock |
| C. | Metamorphic rock |
| D. | Not associated with any type of rock |
| Answer» B. Sedimentary rock | |
| 7. |
The maximum angle of inclination of a layer of a rock with the horizontal is _____________ |
| A. | Dip |
| B. | Heave angle |
| C. | Strike |
| D. | Depth |
| Answer» B. Heave angle | |
| 8. |
Most widespread rock on earth is _____________ |
| A. | Igneous rock |
| B. | Sedimentary rock |
| C. | Metamorphic rock |
| D. | All are in equal quantities |
| Answer» C. Metamorphic rock | |
| 9. |
Outcrop is seen on land everywhere on earth. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 10. |
The branch of geology which deals with the morphology, classification, mechanism and causes of development of these rock structures is called as ___________ |
| A. | Rock geology |
| B. | Structural geology |
| C. | Basic geology |
| D. | Lithology |
| Answer» C. Basic geology | |