In the above question, the panel OMS in tones is
A. 12.75
B. 15.75
C. 8.75
D. 5.25
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The provisions of Mines Act, 1952 shall not apply (except few sections) to any mine or part where not more than 'n' persons are employed on any day in connection with the excavation. 'n' is given by
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Barrier in between panels is preferably punctured at "A" number of places. A is given by
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To estimate appropriate air requirement in underground mine which of the following is true?
A. exact manpower employed in the district
B. exact daily tonne output
C. size of the mine
D. persons employed in the district and daily tonne output
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No locomotive shall be used where the gradient of the track exceed
A. 1 in 6
B. 1 in 8
C. 1 in 12
D. 1 in 15
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The design, construction and layout of haul roads in opencast mines must satisfy which one of the following
A. 1 in 3
B. 1 in 6
C. 1 in 10
D. standards as laid down by a special order by CI
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For O.B. removal with shovel - dumper combination, the optimum size of the dumper depends on
A. distance of the haul
B. size of the shovel
C. distance of the haul and size of the shovel
D. tonnage to be handled
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Intrinsically safe apparatus is such an apparatus
A. which is inherently incapable of creating spark of sufficient intensity to ignite firedamp
B. which is safe in operation as no hot gases comes out of it
C. it is operated at a lower level of temperature
D. it has an overload protection
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For an open pit mining the value of metal is Rs. 210 per kg, and recoverable grade is 1.2%. Production cost per tonne of ore inclusive of mining and processing but excluding stripping is Rs. 2000. If the break even stripping ratio is 3.49 m3 /te, then the stripping cost is
A. Rs. 149 per m3
B. Rs.72 per m3
C. Rs.60 per m3
D. Rs.49 per m3
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In horizon system of mining lateral are driven
A. At right angles to the strike of the seam
B. Parallel to the strike of the seam
C. At 45° to the dip of the seam
D. At any angle to the strike of the seam
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It eliminates drilling, blasting in opencast mines and has scope of selective mining. Identify the machine?
A. dozer
B. shovel
C. dragline
D. surface continuous miner
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The stoping method, where a large part of blasted ore is allowed to accumulate in the stope to serve the purpose of providing working platform for stoping as well as to support the wall-rock, is known as
A. shrinkage stoping
B. cut and fill stoping
C. square-set stoping
D. sublevel stoping
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In a 4.2 m wide and 3.0 m high gallery in a coal seam, twelve shot holes are blasted per round. The holes are charged with 2 explosive cartridges of 435 g each. If the powder factor of the blast is 2.2 tonne/kg and specific gravity of coal is 1.4, the pull per round of blast in m is
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What is the rate of stone dust loading per meter of shelf length for heavy type barriers?
A. @ 10 Kg/m length of shelf
B. @ 30 Kg/m length of shelf
C. @ 60 Kg/m length of shelf
D. @ 120 Kg/m length of shelf
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The co-efficient of friction, Kilomurg (kμ) is the
A. resistance or friction of an airway
B. friction of water in a pipe
C. friction of molecule
D. resistance of electrons in a conductor
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The minimum size of barrier in between two panels is
A. equal to width of gallery size
B. equal to dimension of panel
C. equal to pillar size
D. equal to face dimension
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Which of the following statement is true for panel system of working?
A. control of subsidence is difficult and crushing of pillars happens frequently
B. chances for spon heating is maximum resulting in closure of mines
C. it has independent transport, ventilation and loading system
D. crushing of barriers may result in joining of 2 faces
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The track gauge width used for direct rope haulage in underground coalmine is
A. 0.6 m
B. 0.8 m
C. 1.0 m
D. 1.1 m
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Reaction time of seismic detonators is
A. < 5 ms
B. > 10 ms
C. < 1 ms
D. < 1 ms & > 5 ms
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'Soutirage' mining is the other name of
A. sub level caving
B. horizon mining
C. integral caving
D. depillaring with caving
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