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This section includes 115 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Geology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Agate is not found banded. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 52. |
Which of the following mineral shows phosphorescence? |
| A. | Orthoclase |
| B. | Calcite |
| C. | Quartz |
| D. | Galena |
| Answer» D. Galena | |
| 53. |
Rock crystal belongs to which mineral group? |
| A. | Quartz group |
| B. | Feldspar group |
| C. | Carbonate group |
| D. | Ferro-magnesium group |
| Answer» B. Feldspar group | |
| 54. |
The mica group minerals show which structure in the microscopic level? |
| A. | Box structure |
| B. | Sheet structure |
| C. | Hexagonal structure |
| D. | Columnar structure |
| Answer» C. Hexagonal structure | |
| 55. |
The streak given by the quartz group is __________________ |
| A. | White |
| B. | Colourless |
| C. | Blue |
| D. | Pale yellow |
| Answer» C. Blue | |
| 56. |
Chromite shows which type of structure? |
| A. | Granular |
| B. | Globular |
| C. | Reniform |
| D. | Mammillary |
| Answer» B. Globular | |
| 57. |
Cleavage is described in terms of ___________ |
| A. | Number of direction |
| B. | Degree of perfect splitting |
| C. | Degree of cracking |
| D. | Degree of perfect splitting and number of direction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
Structure or form which depicts leaf-like sheets is __________ |
| A. | Foliated |
| B. | Lamellar |
| C. | Radiating |
| D. | Granular |
| Answer» C. Radiating | |
| 59. |
The Phenomenon where electric charge develops due to application of pressure is __________ |
| A. | Pyro-electric minerals |
| B. | Piezo-electric minerals |
| C. | Paramagnetic minerals |
| D. | Diamagnetic minerals |
| Answer» C. Paramagnetic minerals | |
| 60. |
What is the form or structure of corundum? |
| A. | Tabular, flaky |
| B. | Schistose, columnar |
| C. | Hexagonal, columnar |
| D. | Globular, tabular |
| Answer» D. Globular, tabular | |
| 61. |
What is the colour and streak of olivine respectively? |
| A. | White and green |
| B. | Olive green and white |
| C. | Yellow and green |
| D. | Green and no streak |
| Answer» C. Yellow and green | |
| 62. |
Which mineral is used as refractory material? |
| A. | Calcite |
| B. | Rock crystal |
| C. | Talc |
| D. | Magnesite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
What is the form or structure of asbestose? |
| A. | Massive |
| B. | Flaky |
| C. | Tabular |
| D. | Globular |
| Answer» C. Tabular | |
| 64. |
Augite mainly consists of __________ |
| A. | Fe |
| B. | Fe and Mn |
| C. | Fe and Ca |
| D. | Fe and Mg |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
What is the streak given by calcite minerals? |
| A. | Colourless |
| B. | White |
| C. | Black |
| D. | Yellow |
| Answer» C. Black | |
| 66. |
Streak colour and colour of the mineral are always same. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 67. |
The tendency of a crystallized mineral to break along certain directions yielding more or less smooth, plane surfaces is ___________ |
| A. | Tenacity |
| B. | Hardness |
| C. | Cleavage |
| D. | Fracture |
| Answer» D. Fracture | |
| 68. |
What percent of crust do the micas form approximately? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | More than 60% |
| C. | 4% |
| D. | 40% |
| Answer» D. 40% | |
| 69. |
Example for elongated structure is __________ |
| A. | Calcite |
| B. | Beryl |
| C. | Orthoclase |
| D. | Barite |
| Answer» C. Orthoclase | |
| 70. |
Hardness is a relative property. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 71. |
How many groups are the felspar minerals classified into, on the basis of chemical composition? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 72. |
The semi-precious gemstone not belonging to corundum is _______________ |
| A. | Ruby |
| B. | Sapphire |
| C. | Diamond |
| D. | Oriental emerald |
| Answer» D. Oriental emerald | |
| 73. |
Which of the following is not true about plagioclase? |
| A. | It is composed of K mainly |
| B. | It is composed of either Na, Ca, or Al |
| C. | It is of massive or crystalline structure |
| D. | It gives 2 sets of cleavages |
| Answer» B. It is composed of either Na, Ca, or Al | |
| 74. |
Form in which neither a crystal face nor a cleavage is seen is __________ |
| A. | Crystalline |
| B. | Crystallized |
| C. | Amorphous |
| D. | Crystalline and crystallized |
| Answer» D. Crystalline and crystallized | |
| 75. |
The type of cleavage due to the mineral can be split very easily is ___________ |
| A. | Eminent cleavage |
| B. | Distinct cleavage |
| C. | Basal cleavage |
| D. | Cubic cleavage |
| Answer» B. Distinct cleavage | |
| 76. |
The property of a mineral by virtue of which it can be cut with a knife is __________ |
| A. | Parting |
| B. | Sectile |
| C. | Malleable |
| D. | Ductile |
| Answer» C. Malleable | |
| 77. |
Pick the wrong statement about mica. |
| A. | They have high hardness |
| B. | They have low hardness |
| C. | They are usually transparent to translucent |
| D. | They are used as good electrical insulators |
| Answer» B. They have low hardness | |
| 78. |
Dolomite is formed by the action of magnesian rich sea water on which deposit? |
| A. | Limestone |
| B. | Sandstone |
| C. | Granite |
| D. | Basalt |
| Answer» B. Sandstone | |
| 79. |
The behaviour of a mineral towards the forces that tend to destroy it is called ___________ |
| A. | Hardness |
| B. | Resistance |
| C. | Tenacity |
| D. | Crystal degree |
| Answer» D. Crystal degree | |
| 80. |
Which quartz mineral shows blue colour? |
| A. | Rose quartz |
| B. | Blue quartz |
| C. | Smoky quartz |
| D. | Rock crystal |
| Answer» C. Smoky quartz | |
| 81. |
What is the streak given by garnet? |
| A. | White |
| B. | Black |
| C. | Grey |
| D. | No colour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
What is the diaphaneity of muscovite mica? |
| A. | Opaque |
| B. | Transparent |
| C. | Translucent |
| D. | Any form |
| Answer» C. Translucent | |
| 83. |
Carbonate minerals are found usually in ___________ |
| A. | Igneous rocks |
| B. | Sedimentary rocks |
| C. | Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks |
| D. | Metamorphic and igneous rocks |
| Answer» D. Metamorphic and igneous rocks | |
| 84. |
What is the hardness of the quartz minerals? |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 85. |
What is the colour and diaphaneity of a calcite mineral respectively? |
| A. | Yellow and opaque |
| B. | Blue and transparent |
| C. | White and transparent |
| D. | Grey and translucent |
| Answer» D. Grey and translucent | |
| 86. |
The felspar minerals are free from __________ |
| A. | Iron |
| B. | Iron and manganese |
| C. | Magnesium |
| D. | Iron and magnesium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
The crystallographic system shown by felspar group is __________ |
| A. | Monoclinic |
| B. | Triclinic |
| C. | Rhomboclinic |
| D. | Monoclinic and triclinic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
The ferro-magnesium mineral which occurs in ultra-basic igneous rocks is __________ |
| A. | Magnesite |
| B. | Olivine |
| C. | Baryte |
| D. | Corundum |
| Answer» C. Baryte | |
| 89. |
What is the streak given by muscovite mica? |
| A. | White |
| B. | Black |
| C. | Yellow |
| D. | Colourless |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
Streak is an important diagnostic property of ___________ |
| A. | Non-coloured minerals |
| B. | Coloured minerals |
| C. | Metallic minerals |
| D. | Non-metallic minerals |
| Answer» C. Metallic minerals | |
| 91. |
Identify the type of structure shown below. |
| A. | Lamellar |
| B. | Foliated |
| C. | Radiating |
| D. | Granular |
| Answer» D. Granular | |
| 92. |
Type of shine or lustre associated with lustre of diamond is ___________ |
| A. | Adamantine |
| B. | Metallic |
| C. | Pearly |
| D. | Vitreous |
| Answer» B. Metallic | |
| 93. |
Hardness of a mineral depends upon ___________ |
| A. | Chemical composition |
| B. | Atomic constitution |
| C. | Chemical composition and atomic constitution |
| D. | Physical makeup |
| Answer» D. Physical makeup | |
| 94. |
Which mineral gives streak? |
| A. | Coloured and translucent |
| B. | Colourless and opaque |
| C. | Coloured and opaque |
| D. | Coloured and transparent |
| Answer» D. Coloured and transparent | |
| 95. |
Hardness is which kind of property? |
| A. | Isotropic |
| B. | Anisotropic |
| C. | Homogenous |
| D. | Non-homogenous |
| Answer» C. Homogenous | |
| 96. |
The mineral which is almost black but gives brown streak is? |
| A. | Magnetite |
| B. | Garnet |
| C. | Hornblende |
| D. | Chromite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
Hardness of human nail varies between ___________ |
| A. | 0.5 to 1.5 |
| B. | 3 to 4 |
| C. | 1.5 to 2.5 |
| D. | 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Answer» D. 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 98. |
Minerals of equal hardness do no scratch each other. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 99. |
The scale of hardness is? |
| A. | Ritcher |
| B. | Mohs |
| C. | Ohm |
| D. | Mho |
| Answer» C. Ohm | |
| 100. |
How does hardness vary with decomposition? |
| A. | Increases with decomposition |
| B. | Decreases with decomposition |
| C. | Does not change |
| D. | Either decreases or increases |
| Answer» C. Does not change | |