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This section includes 215 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Geology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
Which type of shale involves both clastic and non-clastic sources? |
| A. | Residual shales |
| B. | Transported shales |
| C. | Hybrid shales |
| D. | Quartz shales |
| Answer» D. Quartz shales | |
| 202. |
What is the grain size of volcanic rocks? |
| A. | Very coarse |
| B. | Coarse |
| C. | Intermediate |
| D. | Very fine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 203. |
The arenaceous rocks have the grain size equal to ____________ |
| A. | Gravel |
| B. | Sand |
| C. | Silt |
| D. | Clay |
| Answer» C. Silt | |
| 204. |
Special property of talc schist is __________ |
| A. | Colour |
| B. | Its structure |
| C. | Soapy feel |
| D. | Good odour |
| Answer» D. Good odour | |
| 205. |
The cleavage also called slaty cleavage is __________ |
| A. | Flow cleavage |
| B. | Fracture cleavage |
| C. | Fine cleavage |
| D. | Medium cleavage |
| Answer» B. Fracture cleavage | |
| 206. |
Quartzite is formed from which rock? |
| A. | Pure shale |
| B. | Pure Basalt |
| C. | Pure sandstone |
| D. | Pure Granite |
| Answer» D. Pure Granite | |
| 207. |
What is the grain size of slate rock? |
| A. | Fine |
| B. | Medium |
| C. | Coarse |
| D. | Very coarse |
| Answer» B. Medium | |
| 208. |
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 | |
| 209. |
Pick the rock which is not volcanic in terms of mode of occurrence. |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Basalt |
| C. | Obsidian |
| D. | Pumice |
| Answer» B. Basalt | |
| 210. |
Give an example for a rock with cataclastic structure. |
| A. | Schist |
| B. | Marble |
| C. | Slate |
| D. | Augen gneiss |
| Answer» D. Augen gneiss | |
| 211. |
Which of the following is not a factor explaining texture? |
| A. | Wind conditions |
| B. | Degree of crystallization |
| C. | Granularity |
| D. | Fabric |
| Answer» B. Degree of crystallization | |
| 212. |
Grain size 5mm to 1mm is termed as ______________ |
| A. | Coarse grained |
| B. | Intermediate grained |
| C. | Fine grained |
| D. | Medium grained |
| Answer» E. | |
| 213. |
The degree of crystallization where the constituents are very fine or glassy are ______________ |
| A. | Holocrystalline |
| B. | Holohyalline |
| C. | Homohyalline |
| D. | Homocrystalline |
| Answer» C. Homohyalline | |
| 214. |
What is the range of grain size for coarse grained igneous rock? |
| A. | Above 2 mm |
| B. | Below 2 mm |
| C. | Above 5 mm |
| D. | Below 5 mm |
| Answer» D. Below 5 mm | |
| 215. |
What is the term used when constituents are crystallized completely? |
| A. | Holocrystalline |
| B. | Holohyalline |
| C. | Homohyalline |
| D. | Homocrystalline |
| Answer» B. Holohyalline | |