Coalification has taken place in the order of
A. Peat, lignite, bituminous, anthracite
B. Lignite, Peat, bituminous, anthracite
C. Peat, lignite, anthracite, bituminous
D. Bituminous, Peat, lignite, anthracite
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Ore grade for which revenue from the recoverable reserve exactly equals the cost of mining, treatment, and marketing is known as
A. cut-off grade
B. average grade
C. break-even grade
D. liquidation grade
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In a surface mine blast, the peak particle velocity (V in mm/s) is estimated from the equation
V = 120 ( SD ) − 1.0 , where SD is square root scaled distance. If at a distance of 100 m from the blast site the permissible peak particle velocity is 25 mm/s, the maximum charge per delay in kg is
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Which of the following thick seam methods can be suitably applied for a deposit of any shape containing both hard and weak coals, self igniting and emitting firedamp where stability of wall rocks is of no importance
A. blasting gallery
B. inclined slicing
C. horizontal slicing
D. sub-level caving
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Out of the support categories given for an underground coal mine, identify the 'active support'.
A. Wire mesh
B. Shotcrete
C. Fully grouted roof bolt
D. Hydraulic Prop
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When the Young's Modulus is small, failure of immediate roof will initiate from?
A. at the gob edges near the chain pillar
B. at the centre of chain pillar
C. at the centre of the gob
D. just above the corner powered support of the set of powered support
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In our country a coal seam is classified as thick seam if it is more than
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According to statute what is the maximum permissible charge per hole in underground coal mine with SB technology?
A. 265 gm
B. 365 gm
C. 465 gm
D. 565 gm
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Cut and fill stoping can be operated
A. underhand only
B. overhand only
C. both the above
D. none of the above
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Which one of the following is the most likely mode of slope failure for waste dump
A. Circular
B. Wedge
C. Plane
D. Toppling
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A longwall face cut by double back shuffle method can be only worked with
A. fixed drum shearer
B. single ended ranging drum shearer
C. double ended ranging drum shearer
D. plough
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What is the relationship between break-even stripping ratio (BESR) and ordinary stripping ratio (OSR)?
A. BESR < OSR
B. BESR = OSR
C. BESR > OSR
D. no relation
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Which of the following unique mining method is known as novel method?
A. opencast mining
B. methane drainage
C. bord and pillar
D. long wall
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Which of the following factor is considered for calculation of cycle time of excavating machine such as shovel, drag line etc?
A. swell factor
B. bucket factor
C. swing factor
D. drill factor
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Which of the following method is still followed in maximum number of underground coal mines in India
A. Longwall mining
B. Blasting gallery
C. Highwall mining
D. Bord & Pillar mining
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Which of the following method may be approaching obsolescence and proved to be the most expensive of all mining methods?
A. square set stoping
B. shrinkage stoping
C. cut and fill stoping
D. blasting gallery
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The mining method used in thick and steep coal seam, where the slices are neither horizontal nor parallel to the inclination of the seam, is called
A. transverse slicing
B. inclined slicing
C. horizontal slicing
D. integral caving
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Size of pillars is decided based on
A. nature of roof and floor
B. time dependent strain
C. depth from surface
D. coal strength
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Why different types of explosives are not normally charged in the same shot hole?
A. less output per round of blasting
B. chances of misfire
C. chances of explosion
D. cost of blasting will be maximum
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Which of the following method is known as vertical crater retreat, VCR (patented) method?
A. bord and pillar mining
B. blasting gallery
C. sublevel stoping
D. shrinkage stoping
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