Stratigraphy MCQs with Answers

1. Arrange the following granitoid bodies in order of their decreasing age.

P. Erinpura Granite
Q. Closepet Granite
R. Singhbhum Granite
S. Ladakh Granitoids

A. R-P-R-S
B. S-Q-R-P
C. R-Q-P-S
D. Q-R-S-P

2. Arrange the following formations of the Gondwana Supergroup in order of their

decreasing age:

(i) Raniganj Formation

(i) Barakar Formation
(iii) Kulti Formation
(iv) Karharbari Formation

A (i) – (ii) – (ii) – (iv)

B. (i) – (ii) – (iii) – (iv)
C. (iv) – (ii) – (ii) – (i)
D. (iv) – (i) – (iii) – (i)

3. Which of the following chronostratigraphic unit(s) is/are correctly matched with the
corresponding geochronologic unit(s) ?

A System-period
B. Stage-era
C. Series-epoch
D. Chronozone-age

4. Which of the following formation(s) was/were deposited in glacial and/or fluvial

environment?

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 A. Subathu Formation
B. Karewa Formation
C. Indus Formation
D. None of these

5. Which of the following stratigraphic units are correctly matched with their ages and
geographical localities?

A. Niniyur Formation – Cretaceous – Cauvery basin

B. Long Formation – Oligocene – Andaman – Nicobar
C. Bhander Group – Early Proterozoic – Vindhyan basin
D. None of these

6. The duration of the Proterozoic Eon in Ma is:

A. 2000
B. 2500
C. 630
D. 230

7. Which of the following is the youngest?

A. Muth Quartzite
B. Lameta Beds
C. Golden Oolite
D. Karewas

8. Ordovician period was named after a :

A. Place
B. Tribe
C. Rock type
D. Geologist

9. Which of the following is the type area of Jarassic rocks in India?

A. Kutch
B. Trichinappally

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 C. Spiti
D. Jaisalmer

10. The smallest division of geological time scale is:

A. Eon
B. Era
C. Period
D. Epoch

11. Siwalik hills are famous for:

A. Invertebrate fossils
B. Plant fossils
C. Dinosaur fossils
D. Mammal fossils

12. Dinosaur were living during:

A. Proterozoic
B. Palaeozoic
C. Mesozoic
D. Cenozoic

13. The age of Bagh Beds is:

A Cretaceous
B. Jurassic
C. Triassic
D. Permian

14. The age of Fenestella Shales is:

A. Ordovician
B. Devonian
C. Carboniferous
D. Permian

15. Which of the following fossils are evidence for Gondwanaland continental assembly ?

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 A. Mesosaurus
B. Lystrosaurus
C. Glossopteris
D. All the above

16. The basic unit in Biostratigraphy is:

A. Subzone
C. Chron
B. Zone
D. System

17. Glossopteris is a plant fossil known from the rocks of:

A Upper Gondwana
B. Middle Gondwana
C. Lower Gondwana
D. Rajmahal Inter-trappean Beds

18. The age of Muthquartzite is:

A. Silurian
B. Ordovician
C. Devonian
D. Archean

19. Permian is represented in Spiti by:

A. Kanawar Group
B. Kuling Group
C. Muth Quartzite
D. Agglomerate Shale

20. Age of the oldest rocks in the ocean basin is:

A. Devonian
B. Eocene
C. Pennian
D. Jurassic

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21. The sills and dykes of basaltic composition.are found at different places of Gondwana
succession. They found in Satpura and Rewa of age, while of Damodar are thought to
be ______ Valley and Assam of age ______ , respectively.

A. Rajmahal – Deccan Trap

B. Deccan Trap – Rajmahal
C. Both are Rajmahal Trap
D. Both are Deccan Trap

22. Syringothyris Cuspidata is the characteristic fossil of:

A. Silurian
B. Lower Devonian
C. Lower Carboniferous
D. Upper Carboniferous

23. Out of these, which is intrusive into Delhi system:

A. Bijli Rhyolite
B. Erinpura Granite
C. Bundelkhand Granite
D. Singhbhum Granite

24. Which combination of geological entities occurs in the same craton?

A. Chitradurga schist belt-Closepet Granite-Hatti gold mine

B. Bhilwara Supergroup-Sitapundi anorthosite – Zawer Pb-Zn deposit
C. Kolar schist belt-Malani rhyolite-Malanjkhand copper deposit
D. Mansar formation – Makrana marble -Sukinda chromite deposit

25. Choose the correct statement from the following:

A. Vindhayan supergroup is devoid of limestone

B. The top of the Cuddapah Supergroup is Phanerozoic
C. Kaladgi basin is situated in the Baster Craton
D. The Mesozoic Bhuj Formation consist predominantly of sandstone

26. Identify the correct chronostratigraphic sequence of the Siwalik Group from the
following (Oldest to youngest):

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 A. Pinjor-Nagri-Dhok Pathan-Tatrot
B. Nagri-Dhok Pathan-Tatrot-Pinjor
C. Dhok Pathan-Tatrot-Nagri-Pinjor
D. Tatrot-Pinjor-Nagri-Dhok Pathan

27. The concept of ‘uniformitarianism are found in:

A. J. Hutton
B. Wegner
C. Dutton
D. Kant

28. Which one of the following fossils is found in rocks of Cambrian age?

A Redlichia
B. Fenestella
C. Syringothyris
D. Otoceras

29. Which one of the following flora represents Upper Gondwana?

A. Noeggerathiopsis
B. Gangamopteris
C. Dicroidium
D. Vertebraria

30. Which is the youngest era in the geological time scale?

A. Precambrian
B. Mesozoic
C. Cenozoic
D. Paleozoic

31. The youngest Palaeozoic sediments in Kashmir Himalaya is grouped as:

A. Syringothyris limestone
B. Fenestella shale
C. Zewan formation
D. Lipak formation

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32. Umaria Marine bedsare marine interrelation in:

A. Karewa group
B. Siwalik group
C. Lower gondwana
D. Middle gondwana

33. The beginning of Gondwana sedimentation is characterized by deposition of:

A. Lacustrine sediments
B. Marine sediments
C. Deltaic sediments
D. Glacial sediments

34. Sediments magnesite deposit is found:

A. Pithoragarh
B. Almora
C. Chamoli
D. All the above

35. Important polymetallic sulphide deposit is found to occur in:

A. Rajpura - Dariba
B. Sukindha
C. Khetri
D. None of the above

36. Economic point of view which type of pegmatite is very important:

A. Complex Pegmatite
B. Simple Pegmatite
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above

37. Which of the following is not a chronostratigraphic unit?

A. System
B. Erathem

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 C. Group
D Series

38. Seismic profile help to:

A. Interpret stratigraphic which is not exposed

B. Record subsurface rocks
C. Find focus of the earthquake
D. Find fossils

39. Syringothyris is characteristic fossils of:

A. Silurian
B. Ordovician
C. Carboniferous
D. Canbrian

40. Which of the following sediments types is expected to the marine stable?

A. Globigerina ooze
B. Pteropod ooze
C. Melange
D. Fossiliferous sandstone

41. Which of the following stratigraphic boundary marks maximum events?

A. Cretaceous – Tertiary boundary

B. Precambrian – Cambrian boundary
C. Jurassic – Cretaceous boundary
D. Permian – Triassic boundary

42. First stage of the horse evolution is known as:

A. Eohippus
B. Hyracodium
C. Mesophippus
D. Epihippus

43. In response to the expansion of grasslands, mammals evolved:

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 A. Brachiydent dentiton
B. Bonodent dentition
C. Lophodont dentition
D. Hypsodont dentition

44. A specimen used as diagnostic of a particular new species is known as:

A. Holotype
B. Paratype
C. Lectotype
D. Neotype

45. The concept of punctuated equilibrium was proposed by:

A. James Hutton and Charles Lyell

B. Neils Eldredge and Stephen Gourd
C. Chales Darwin anf Alferd Wegner
D. William smith and Nicholus

46. Evolution above species level is known as:

A. Microevolution
B. Macroevolution
C. Iterative evolution
D. None of these

47. Origin of the Bird is sought among

A. Sauropod dinosaur
B. Omithician dinosaur
C. Prosauropods
D. Dromacosaurid theropods

48. Glassopteris plant fossils

A. Upper Gondwana
B. Middle Gondwana
C. Lower Gondwana
D. Rajmahal

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49. Corals prefer to grow in:

A. Polar ocean
B. Cool Subtropical ocean
C. Stagnant water
D. Tropical water

50. Gungko is a

A. Index fossils
B. Living fossils
C. Invertebrate fossils
D. Vertebrate fossils

Answers
1 C 2 D 3 A,C 4 A 5 A 6 B 7 D 8 B 9 A 10 D
11 D 12 C 13 A 14 C 15 D 16 B 17 C 18 C 19 B 20 D
21 B 22 C 23 B 24 A 25 D 26 B 27 A 28 A 29 C 30 C
31 C 32 C 33 D 34 D 35 A 36 A 37 C 38 C 39 C 40 C
41 D 42 A 43 D 44 A 45 B 46 B 47 D 48 C 49 D 50 B

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