1.

What is the volume of a cube when the sum of all sides is 6

a. 1 b. c. 1/8 d. None
2. The organic matter found at shallow depth is:
a. Kerogen b. Oil c. Gas d. Methane Gas
3. The unit of Permeability is:
a. Gal b. Darcy c. Gallons/cm3
4. The longest division of Geological Time is:
a. Eon b. Era c. Epoch d. Period
5. Most commonly used term for Geological Time is:
a. Era b. Period c. Epoch d. Eon
6. The type of faults formed during deposition are called:
a. Growth faults b. Normal faults c. Reverse faults d.
None
7. The subsiding block between two normal faults is:
a. Horst b. Graben c. Both d. None
8. Chalk found in United Kingdom belongs to:
a. Permian b. Cretaceous c. Pre-Cambrian d. Cambrian
9. The volcanic equivalent of diorite is:
a. Komatiite b. Andesite c. Dolerite d. Serpentinite
10. Square root of 0.0017 would be:
a. 4 b. 0.4 c. 0.04 d. 0.8
11. Formula of Gypsum is:
a. CaSO4 b. CaSO4.2H2O c. CaCO3 d. None of above
12. The hydrolysis of Aluminosilicates would yield:
a. Clay b. Micas c. Both
13. Our lithosphere is in isostatic equilibrium and floats over:
a. Asthenosphere b. Mantle c. Core d. Stratosphere
14. Sediments during their transport may roll along the floor, jump and fall after
covering some distance, termed as:
a. Rolling b. Traction c. Subsidence d. Saltation
15. Particles move along the floor due to:
a. Gravity b. Fluid force c. Viscosity d. Friction
16. Cubes of salt may get dissolved easily to be replaced by some other material
and form:
a. Salt Pseudomorphs b. Salt Crystals c. Salt Cubes d. All
of these
17. Equivalent of Period is:
a. Stage b. System c. Series d. None
18. Commonly which organisms have the shells of aragonite, calcite or of both of
them:
a. Algae b. Bivalves c. Molluscs d. Radiolaria
19. In high altitude areas (mountains) glaciers form at the depressions and cavities
along the slope, called:
a. Piedmont Glaciers b. Valley Glaciers c. Cirque
20. Contact of Crust and Mantle is:
a. Mohorovicic Discontinuity b. Guttenburg Discontinuity c. Sial
21. The amount of mud and texture is the basis of classification of:
a. Folk b. Dunham c. Wentworth
22. Wentworths scale is for the classification of:
a. Felsic rocks b. Mafic rocks c. Metamorphic rocks
d. Detrital rocks
23. Carbonate deposition occurs on flat areas of shallow depth called:
a. Reef b. Platform c. Slope d.
Continental Shelf
24. Hydrocarbon movement from permeable to impermeable rock is called:
a. Primary Migration b. Secondary Migration c. Primary
Accumulation
d. Secondary Accumulation
25. If x 8 = 98, then x + 8 = ?
a. 103 b. 108 c. 114 d. Not
determinable
26. If 2x+3 = 32, then 3x+2 = ?
a.
27. If ( a + 1/a )2 = 100, then a2 + 1/a2 = ?
a.
28. They form under the unconformities and also occur laterally to the reservoir as it
tapers:
a. Cap rock b. Seal rock c. Shale d. Sand
29. These are formed by tidal action, with tides causing coming from one a direction
and then changing the pattern:
a. Hummocky Cross Stratification b. Cross beds c. Cross ripples
d. Sand Shoals
31. Deposition at the edges of a glacier is called:
a. Till b. Moraine c. Both d. None
31. The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:4 and the number of boys are 135, find
out the number of girls in the class?
a. 100 b. 145 c. 160 d. 180
32. The ripples in a sedimentary succession may help in figuring out:
a. Direction of water/air b. Velocity of water/air c.
Both d. None
33. The antonym of Tarnish is:
a. Clean b. Dirty c. Messy