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1. Magnesite deposits are commonly associated with

(A) Sandstones and Quartzites
(B) Peridotites and limestone/dolomite
(C) Ultrabasic rocks only
(D) Granites and granodiorites

2. The most favourable sites for placer deposits are

(A) Upper reaches (B) Lower reaches
(C) Middle reaches (D) None of the above

3. In echinoids the pore pair in the plates of the ambulacral areas may be surrounded by
(A) Peripodium (B) Loven’s plane
(C) Branchiae (D) Pedicellarise

4. In branchiopods, the hinge which is much less than the width of the shell and is strongly curved
is referred as
(A) Megathyrid (B) Spirifer
(C) Submegathyrid (D) Terebratulid

5. The geological range of bivalves is

(A) Ordovician to recent (B) Devonian to Cretaceous
(C) Triassic to Cretaceous (D) Jurassic to Recent

6. Which of the following best defines high and low tide limits in the marine environment?
(A) Neritic (B) Neritopelagic
(C) Bathyal (D) Littoral

7. The process responsible for rims of Augite enclosing Olivine crystals is

(A) Fractional crystallisation (B) Gravity settling
(C) Assimilation (D) Magmatic mixing

8. Eclogites are distinguished from the amphiboles on the basis of

(A) Pyroxene (B) Amphibole
(C) Garnet (D) Plagioclase

9. The highest temperature and the highest pressure facies among the following
(A) Granulite (B) Eclogite
(C) Blueschist (D) Sanidinite

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10. Owen fracture zone lies in the

(A) Pacific ocean (B) Atlantic ocean
(C) Arabian sea (D) Bay of Bengal

11. Submergence of an oceanic crust is indicated by

(A) Plate tectonics concept (B) Sea floor spreading
(C) Island arcs (D) Seamounts and guyots

12. Formation is the term used to designate mappable units in the scale
(A) 1 : 10000 (B) 1 : 100000
(C) 1 : 50000 (D) 1 : 500

13. The most important source for freshwater on the earth is

(A) Polar ice caps (B) Seas
(C) River discharges (D) Ground water

14. Fossil excrements are described as

(A) Casts (B) Coprolits
(C) Moulds (D) Tracks

15. Which of the following lamprophyres is rich in orthoclase?

(A) Vogesite (B) Kersanite
(C) Spessartite (D) Malachite

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SOLUTIONS

1. (B) Magnesites are mainly found in peridotites, limestone. These are the main host rock of
this ore.
2. (C) The placer deposits are mainly occur in the middle reach.
3. (A) Peripodium is the portion which surrounds the pore pair in the plates.
4. (D) The hinge line is very striking feature of the brachiopode, the hingeline of the terebratulid
is very smaller than the width of the shell and it is very curvy also.
5. (A) Bivalves have been prevailing on the Earth from the Ordovician age to recent age.
6. (D) Littoral zone is defined by the boundaries which are high tide and low tide limit.
7. (A) In the process of the fractional crystallisation the rim texture is mainly formed. Where
olivine surrounded by amphibole and amphibole surrounded by pyroxene are found.
8. (A) The main constituent of the amphibolites are hornblend and plagioclase but eclogite also
has pyroxene (hypersthenes) along with the above mentioned minerals.
9. (B) Eclogite facies has the highest temperature and pressure condition. See the P-T graph
of the metamorphic facies.
10. (D) Owen fracture zone lies in the Bay of Bengal.
11. (D) Seamounts and guyots are the indication of the submerged oceanic crust.
12. (C) The mappable range for the formation is 1 : 50000.
13. (A) The melting of the polar ice cap is the main source of the fresh water for the earth.
Actually it is the part of the hydrological cycle.
14. (B) Coprolits are the excrements of the fossils. This has also very important significance.
15. (A) Vogesite is the lamprophyre which is very rich inorthoclase.

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