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1. The difference between the equatorial and

polar radius of the earth is—

(A) 42 km

(B) 49 km

(C) 21 km

(D) 56 km

2. The earth’s crust is thickest under—

(A) Shield area

(B) Platforms

(C) Phanerozoic orogenic belts

(D) Archaean greenstone belts

3. Which of the following radiometric dating

techniques is used to date potteries and

archaeological artifacts ?

(A) Rb - Sr

(B) K - Ar

(C) 14C

(D) U - Th

4. The oldest fossils recorded on earth are—

(A) 2.5 billion years old

(B) 3.0 billion years old

(C) 3.5 billion years old

(D) 4.5 billion years old

5. The first mammals appeared in—

(A) Devonian

(B) Triassic

(C) Jurassic

(D) Cretaceous

6. Which of the following planets has highest

density ?

(A) Jupiter

(B) Pluto

(C) Earth

(D) Venus

7. In case of dipping beds progressively younger

beds occur along the direction of dip if—

(A) Dip > Slope

(B) Dip < Slope

(C) Dip = Slope

(D) None of the above

8. What is the average density of the earth ?

(A) 3.6 gm/cm3

(B) 4.5 gm/cm3

(C) 5.5 gm/cm3

(D) 6.5 gm/cm3

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9. The chemical composition Al2SiO

5 is for—

(A) Sillimanite

(B) Tourmaline

(C) Almandine

(D) Coesite

10. Eclogite contains—

(A) Oncolite

(B) Enstatile

(C) Diopside

(D) Omphacite

11. Vanderwall’s bond is present in the

following—

(A) Fluorite

(B) Graphite

(C) Muscovite

(D) Garnet

12. Blue saphire is a variety of—

(A) Pearl

(B) Corundum

(C) Coral

(D) Diamond

13. Match the following and choose the correct

combination from the choices given below—

(a) Continental Drift (1) Lowthian Green

Theory

(b) Plate Tectonic (2) Elie de Beaumont

(c) Contraction (3) Alfred Wegener

Hypothesis

(d) Tetrahedral theory (4) W. J. Morgan

Code—

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 1 2

(B) 4 3 2 1

(C) 2 4 3 1

(D) 3 4 2 1

14. The φ scale of grain size was proposed by—

(A) Krumbein

(B) Wentworth

(C) Folk

(D) Pettijohn

15. Which sedimentary structure is found in

lower flow regime—

(A) Antidune

(B) Ripple marks

(C) Mega ripples

(D) Flute cast

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16. “Tarn” is a type of—

(A) Lake

(B) Volcano

(C) Dune

(D) Moraine

17. Which rock exhibits Karst topography ?

(A) Granite

(B) Sandstone

(C) Limestone

(D) Basalt

18. Graded bedding is found in which

environment ?

(A) Shallow marine

(B) Deep sea

(C) Lacustrine

(D) Deltic

19. Throughout their entire strike length, the

Himalayas shows a tectonic transport

towards—

(A) South

(B) North

(C) East

(D) West

20. Which of the following seismic waves has

helped to infer that outer core of the Earth is

liquid ?

(A) P-wave

(B) S-wave

(C) Rayleigh wave

(D) Love wave

21. The composition of “Sial” is largely—

(A) Basaltic

(B) Intermediate

(C) Granitic

(D) Peridotitic

22. Earthquake magnitude is measured on which

scale ?

(A) Wentworth

(B) Mercalli

(C) Richter

(D) Kelvin

23. The most common gravity anomaly is—

(A) Free fall anomaly

(B) Isostatic anomaly

(C) Spheroidal anomaly

(D) Bouguer anomaly

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24. Active volcano in India is located at—

(A) Loccadive Island

(B) Barren Island

(C) NE Himalaya

(D) NW Himalaya

25. Rock typically derived from the mantle is—

(A) Granite

(B) Diorite

(C) Peridotite

(D) Anorthosite

26. “Tropopause” lying between—

(A) Troposphere and stratosphere

(B) Stratosphere and mesophere

(C) Mesophere and ionosphere

(D) Below troposphere

27. The stratosphere is a part of which of the

following—

(A) Lithosphere

(B) Atmosphere

(C) Biosphere

(D) Asthenosphere

28. A dense mass of water drops on smoke or

dust particles in the lower atmospheric lays

constitute—

(A) Fog

(B) Mist

(C) Frost

(D) Blizzard

29. The ozone layer is located mainly in—

(A) Stratosphere

(B) Magnetosphere

(C) Inosphere

(D) Biosphere

30. The cloud located at maximum height is—

(A) Cumulus

(B) Nimbus

(C) Cirrus

(D) Stratus

31. The average salinity of the oceans is—

(A) 31%

(B) 35%

(C) 42%

(D) 45%

32. Permeability is measured in units called—

(A) Stokes

(B) Poise

(C) Darcy

(D) Weber

33. The upper surface of a zone of saturation,

below the ground surface is called—

(A) Water table

(B) Water divide

(C) Water shed

(D) None of the above

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34. 90°E ridge is present in—

(A) Atlantic ocean

(B) Pacific ocean

(C) Arbanian sea

(D) Indian ocean

35. Which of the following has least

permeability—

(A) Sandstone

(B) Granite

(C) Clay

(D) Silt

36. The Garbyang formation of Kumaon belongs

to—

(A) Precambrian

(B) Cambrian

(C) Ordovician

(D) Carboniferous

37. Match the following and choose the correct

combination—

List - I List - II

(a) Siwalik Foothills (1) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Aravalli Mountains(2) Kashmir

(c) Satpura Mountains(3) Himalayas

(d) Pir Panjal Range (4) Rajasthan

Code—

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 1 2

(B) 3 1 4 2

(C) 2 1 4 3

(D) 3 1 2 4

38. Which of the following river is not a part of

“Ganges” system ?

(A) Yamuna

(B) Kosi

(C) Beas

(D) Gandak

39. India is an exporter of—

(A) Copper ore

(B) Lead-Zinc ore

(C) Rock Phosphate

(D) Iron ore

40. Bundelkhand massif is characterised by—

(A) Limestones

(B) Basalts

(C) Greenstones

(D) Gramites

41. Where are deposits of Lead and Zinc found ?

(A) Zawar

(B) Jaduguda

(C) Khetri

(D) Singhbhum

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42. The main unconformity separating the

Archaean and Proterosoic succession occur

at—

(A) 3200 my

(B) 2750 my

(C) 2500 my

(D) 1600 my

43. Quaternary period begins at—

(A) 4 million years ago

(B) 1.8 million year ago

(C) 2.8 million years ago

(D) 3.8 million years ago

44. Jaduguda mine is famous for—

(A) Iron

(B) Coal

(C) Zinc

(D) Uranium

45. Siwalik sedimentation began during—

(A) Middle Miocene

(B) Late Oligocene

(C) Early Pliocene

(D) Late Eocene

46. Fawn limestone is part of—

(A) Cuddapah

(B) Vindhyan

(C) Kurnool

(D) Bijawar

47. In Desert Ecosystem the annual rainfall is—

(A) 40 cm

(B) 50 mc

(C) 40 to 50 cm

(D) Less than 25 cm

48. The foundation rocks of the Tehri dam are

mainly—

(A) Sandstone

(B) Shale

(C) Phyllite

(D) Limestone

49. The acid rain occurs when pH of rain water

becomes—

(A) 9

(B) 7.4

(C) 6.5 or more

(D) 5.5 or less

50. The maximum permissible limit of nitrate in

drinking water is—

(A) 45 mg/L

(B) 200 mg/L

(C) 250 mg/L

(D) 300 mg/L

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