In palaeontology the conversion of remains of plants and animals into rock is known as
A. Fossils
B. Petrification
C. Moulds
D. Carbonization
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Seismic shocks that originate due to crustal movements are defined as
A. Superficial earthquakes
B. Tectonic earthquakes
C. Focus earthquakes
D. P-waves
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A deposit must contain at least certain percentage of metal in it and the lowest admissible limit of metallic content of an ore is known as
A. Simple ore
B. Economic ore
C. Tenor
D. Ore mineral
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Large lave flows give rise to flat topped mountains and plateaus called as
A. Volcano
B. Swam
C. Hill trap
D. Deccan trap
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Colour of Olivene is generally
A. White
B. Green
C. Blue
D. None of the above
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In order to calculate useful heat value in Kcal per Kg of non-coking coal, besides ash percentage what is the name of other character which is considered?
A. Carbon
B. Moisture
C. Volatile
D. Sulphur
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The branch of Geology that deals principally with the mode of occurrence, origin, distribution, classification and association of all minerals and rocks of economic importance is called
A. Engineering geology
B. Structural geology
C. Mineralogy
D. Economic geology
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Colour of Galena
A. White
B. Gray
C. Blue
D. Dark
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The nature of eruption of volcano is principally guided by
A. Size of conduit
B. Physical and chemical character of magma
C. Crater
D. Volcanic cones
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Protodyakonov strength number is used to denote
A. Rock designation
B. Hardness of rocks
C. Rock specific gravity
D. Rock luster
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The plane of contact between the two series of strata is called
A. Homogenity
B. Heterogeneity
C. Unconformity
D. Dip and strike
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Caking index is also known as
A. Protodyakonov index
B. Agglutinating index
C. Plasticity index
D. Shatter index
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Trend of a rock bed on ground surface
A. Strike
B. Joint
C. Bedding plane
D. None
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The study of fossils within rock beds and their proper utilization in elucidating the past history of the earth is called
A. Mineralogy
B. Petrology
C. Palaeontology
D. Structural geology
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Most of the Indian diamond comes from
A. Rakha area
B. Panna area
C. Hatti area
D. Malanjkhand
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The mineral deposit in solid rock is called
A. Ore
B. Lode
C. Gangue
D. Lithology
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The exact spot underneath the earth's surface at which an earthquake originates is known as
A. Epicenter
B. Focus
C. Shake-waves
D. Surface waves
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What is dunes?
A. Wind-borne particles
B. Wind-formed deposits of sand
C. Pedestal rock masses
D. Transverse oasis
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Potash, felspar also known as
A. Hornblende
B. Peridot
C. Augite
D. Orthoclase
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A natural mineral substance of iron oxide, clay and sometimes manganese is called
A. Shale
B. Silt
C. ochre
D. tuff
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