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1. Which of the following is exclusively marine ?

a. Gastropods

b. Cephalopods

c. Pelecypoda

d. None of these

2. Vertebraria is a

a. Rhizome

b. Leaf

c. Stem

d. Flower

3. Land plants for the first time appeared during

a. Ordovician

b. Carboniferous

c. Cambrian

d. Permian

4. Taxodont dentition is found in

a. Cardita

b. Trigonia

c. Arca

d. Ostrea

5. Umbo pointing in posterior is called

a. Opisthogyre

b. Prosogyre

c. Orthogyre

d. None of these

6. Desmodont dentition is found in

a. Arca

b. Trigonia

c. Gryphea

d. All of these

7. Turrilites is a

a. Gastropod

b. Brachiopod

c. Cephalopod

d. Bivalve

8. Madreporite plate is found in

a. Ammonite

b. Graptolite

c. Trilobite

d. Echinoids

9. Trilobite become absolutely extinct before

a. Late Triassic

b. Early Triassic

c. Early Permian

d. Late Permian

10. Age of Graptolite is

a. Cambrian to Permian

b. Devonian to Triassic

c. Lower Ordovician to Lower Devonian

d. Devonian to Cretaceous

11. The earliest appearance of Elephas was in

a. Pleistocene

b. Pliocene

c. Miocene

d. Oligocene

12. Hipparian is a genus belonging to

a. Mammalia

b. Mollusca

c. Brachiopod

d. Proterozoa

13. The brain capacity of Homo sapiens is

a. 1350 cc

b. 1450 cc

c. 1550 cc

d. 1650 cc

14. Conodonts are found in

a. Cambrian to present

b. Upper Cambrian to Upper Triassic

c. Ordovician to Eocene

d. Devonian to Upper Triassic

15. The principle of uniformitarinism was proposed by

a. Charles Darwin

b. William Smith

c. Charles Lyell

d. James Hutton

16. The term Tethys Sea was proposed by

a. Hall

b. Suess

c. Darwin

d. Smith

17. Who amongst the following proposed the Principle of Order of Superposition of strata ?

a. Smith

b. Wagener

c. Steno

d. Lyell

18. Which of the following mineral has highest specific gravity ?

a. Wolframite

b. Pyrite

c. Magnetite

d. Haemetite

19. Which of the following is an amorphous mineral ?

a. Opal

b. Cat’s Eye

c. Topaz

d. Lapiz Lazuli

20. Ilmenite crystalizes in which crystal system ?

a. Orthorhombic

b. Tetragonal

c. Monoclinic

d. Trigonal

21. On a granite basement younger sedimentary rocks are deposited. What will be the structure ?

a. Non. conformity

b. Angular Unconformity

c. Disconformity

d. Conformity

22. Which of the following fold has horizontal axial plane ?

a. Chevron Fold

b. Symmetrical Fold

c. Recumbent Fold

d. Homocline

23. The angle between the Fault plane and imaginary vertical plane is measured as

a. Hade

b. Hinge

c. Heave

d. Slip

24. The crust consisting of lower Gabbroic composition overlain by the Granitic composition is found

a. below the oceans

b. below the continents

c. below the mountains

d. all over the earth

25. The discontinuity between outer core and inner core is known as

a. Mohorovicic Discontinuity

b. Conard Discontinuity

c. Repetti Discontinuity

d. Lehmann Discontinuity

26. Which of the following rock is found in Island arc ?

a. Komateiite

b. Albitite

c. Syenite

d. Andesite

27. Earliest life on planet earth belongs to

a. Green algae

b. Cyanobacteria

c. Trilobite

d. Sponges

28. Old age fossils deposited in the younger age rocks are called

a. Trace Fossils

b. Living Fossils

c. Derived Fossils

d. None of these

29. Which of the following is a living fossil ?

a. Arca

b. Cardita

c. Lingula

d. Trigonia

30. Specimen of a species from the same locality as its holotype is called

a. Neotype

b. Metatype

c. Paratype

d. Topotype

31. The welded tuffs are known as

a. Agglomerates

b. Nunatak

c. Ignimbrite

d. Inselberg

32. Volcanic domes are also known as

a. Hornotos

b. Lava cones/domes

c. Cinder cones

d. Trenches

33. A volcano which has stopped eruption over a long period is known as

a. Active volcano .

b. Extinct volcano

c. Dormant volcano

d. Dead volcano

34. The lithospheric plates slide past one another and that the plates neither gain nor lose surface areas are called

a. Constructive plate margin

b. Destructive plate margin

c. Conservative plate margin

d. All of the above

35. The Slab Pull theory is related to:

a. Isostasy

b. Plate Zectonics

c. Continental drift

d. Expanding the earth

36. Rocks formed at the ridge crests which are younger than 0.69 million years are:

a. Normally magnetized

b. Reversely magnetized

c. Either normal or reversely magnetized

d. The information is insufficient to predict the nature of magnetization involved.

37. The average radius of the Earth is:

a. 4.2 x 109 years

b. 4.6 x 109 years

c. 4.8 x 109 years

d. 4.9 x 109 years

38. Lower Gondwana rocks were deposited under

a. Warm and humid climate

b. Warm climate only

c. Arid climate only

d. Humid climate only

39. The Trichinopoly stage is subdivided into ___ sub stages.

a. 3

b. 2

c. 5

d. 4

40. Uncoiled ammonites are characteristic of

a. Uttatur stage

b. Niniyur stage

c. Ariyalur stage

d. Trichinopoly stage

41. What is ‘dun’ ?

a. A plain land within mountain

b. A transverse valley cut by river

c. A recent valley

d. A wide longitudinal strike valley

42. The normal magnetic polarity epoch older to Matuyama Reverse and younger to Gilbert Reverse is known as

a. Gauss Normal

b. Brunches Normal

c. Hutton Normal

d. There is no such Normal Epoch and Gilbert Reverse directly passes to Matuyama Reverse

43. Isostasy term was first used by

a. Airy

b. Wagner

c. Dalton

d. Pratt

44. What are the two most abundant elements in nebula (gas clouds) in the universe ?

a. Hydrogen and Helium

b. Nitrogen and Oxygen

c. Oxygen and Silicon

d. Iron and Nickel

45. Which of the following are barchans ?

a. Deflection Basin

b. Oasis

c. Crescent shaped dunes

d. Sand storms

46. Which of the following is associated with volcano ?

a. Tillite

b. Morain

c. Varve

d. Tephra

47. Which of the following is formed by chemical weathering ?

a. Morains

b. Bauxite

c. Gorge

d. Bajada

48. Esker is a type of

a. Moraine deposit

b. Eolian deposit

c. Glacial deposit

d. Fluvial deposit

49. Guyots are formed in

a. Oceans

b. Mountains

c. Desert

d. River Bed

50. Which of the following minerals is not an example of phyllosilicate ?

a. Pyrophyllite

b. Kaolinite

c. Chlorite

d. Anthophyllite

51. Chiastolite is a variety of which mineral ?

a. Andalusite

b. Kyanite

c. Sillimanite

d. Anthophyllite

52. Euler’s Formula is

a. F + V = E + 2

b. F – V = E + 2

c. F + V = E – 2

d. F – V = E – 2

Where, F = number of faces, V = number of vertices and E = number of edges

53. Becke line method is used to determine the

a. Bireferingence

b. Double refraction

c. Pleochroism

d. Relative Refractive Index

54. Which of the following is the weakest bond ?

a. Ionic Bond

b. Covalent Bond

c. Metallic Bond

d. Van der Waal

55. Which of the following accessory plates is used to obtain interference figures ?

a. Gypsum Plate

b. Bertrand Lense

c. Mica Plate

d. Quartz Wedge

56. Which of the following minerals is isotropic under the microscope ?

a. Garnet

b. Plagioclase

c. Biotite

d. Quartz

57. Which of the following precious mineral pair has same composition ?

a. Sapphire – Agate

b. Ruby – Opal

c. Sapphire – Ruby

d. Ruby – Agate

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