Description : What is composed of weathered rocks and decomposed organic material from dead plants and animals?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : An example of a rock whose minerals have been crushed into thin sheets or bands is: w) shale x) schist y) conglomerate z) granite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SCHIST
Description : Cement pressure grouting is suitable for a) Very fine crack b) weathered concrete c) Active crack where cause of crack is known and remedial action has been taken* d) Crushed masonry
Last Answer : c) Active crack where cause of crack is known and remedial action has been taken
Description : Granite, quartzite areas have upstanding look because – (1) mechanically weathered faster (2) these rocks are resistant to all kinds of erosion (3) these rocks are not easily eroded (4) not easily worn down
Last Answer : (4) not easily worn down Explanation: Granite is high in quartz, a mineral very resistant to weathering. Similarly, quartzite is harder than steel. So, they are not easily worn down and ... and vice versa. So quartzite, though hard and chemically inert, can be fractured by physical weathering.
Description : How is crushed granite made?
Last Answer : Crushed stone is a free-flowing material with grains larger than 5 mm. It is extracted by mechanical crushing of rocks, in the case of granite crushed stone - granite. In turn, granite is a ... them to wholesale construction bases or do something else - the crushed stone is completely ready for use.
Description : For reinforced concrete, the aggregate used is (a) Sand (b) Gravel (c) Crushed rock (d) All of these
Last Answer : (d) All of these
Description : The rock which is not calcareous, is: (A) Lime stone (B) Chalk (C) Laterite (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : The wedging is adopted for quarrying costly stratified rock such as (A) Laterite (B) Marble (C) Limestone (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Laterite is a/an (A) Volcanic rock (B) Argillaceous rock (C) Calcareous rock (D) Siliceous rock
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Pick up the hypabyssal rock from the following: (A) Granite (B) Dolerite (C) Basalt (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the polymineralic rock from the following: (A) Quartz sand (B) Pure gypsum (C) Magnesite (D) Granite
Description : The rock generally used for roofing, is (A) Granite (B) Basalt (C) Slate (D) Pumice
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Pick up the plutonic rock from the following: (A) Granite (B) Dolerite (C) Basalt (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Based on the following rocks and minerals, select the correct statement, quartz, shale, basalt, granite, marble, gypsum, mica (A) Basalt and marble are the only metamorphic rocks (B) There is no sedimentary rock (C) Granite is the only igneous rock (D) Quartz and mica are minerals
Description : Pick up the volcanic rock from the following: (A) Granite (B) Dolerite (C) Basalt (D) All the above
Description : Question No. 51 A low wall built out into the sea more or less perpendicular to the coast line, to resist the travel of sand and shingle along a beach, is called (A) Break water (B) Break wall (C) Groins (D) Shore wall
Last Answer : (C) Groins
Description : . Which of the following relationships between co-efficient of friction (μ) between rock & roll and a (half of the angle of nip) of the particle to be crushed is correct? (A) μ > tan α (B) μ ≥ tan α (C) μ > tan 2α (D) μ ≤ tan α
Last Answer : (B) μ ≥ tan α
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Cumulative analysis for determining surface area is preferred over differential analysis, because of the assumption that "all particles in a simple fraction equal in size" is ... throwing of the balls through the air to the toe of the heap is called 'cataracting'
Last Answer : (C) Capacity of crusher in choke feeding is increased
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Sand obtained from pits, is washed to remove clay and silt (B) Sand obtained from flooded pits, need not be washed before use (C) The ... shore sand and shingle may cause corrosion of reinforcement if the concrete is porous (D) All the above
Description : Name the parent rock of Laterite Soil. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The parent rock of Laterite Soil is Laterite rock. It is mainly found in the Malwa Plateau region.
Description : Is water and pebbles a solution?
Last Answer : No, pebbles in water does not make a solution. The pebbles are solid, and remain just as they are when put into the water. A solution forms when the solute (the solid component of ... uniformly distributed within the solvent (the liquid component). This isn't happening in the situation described.
Description : Bearing capacity of soils cannot be improved by (A) Draining sub-soil water (B) Ramming crushed stone in soil (C) Driving sand piles (D) Watering surface of soil
Last Answer : Granite volcanic rock
Description : What Granite is an example of igneous rock that forms deep beneath earths surface?
Description : _________ is an example of intrusive igneous rock. Granite Padma Bhushan awards are given on which of the following days? Republic Day Who is the founder of Charminar of Hyderabad?
Last Answer : Mohammad Quli Qutub Shahi
Description : Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [IAS 2003] (a) Black cotton soil of north-west India was formed by the weathering of basaltic lava rocks (b) Sedimentary rocks are distinguished ... feldspar and mica in it (d) A metamorphic rock is softer and less compact than its original type
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The rock that results from solidification of molten lava from a volcano is an example of Which of the following? (1) Igneous rocks (2) Granite Rock (3) Basalt Rock (4) Magnetite
Last Answer : (1) Igneous rocks Explanation: Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma (or lava).
Description : Which one of the following is igneous rock? (1) Limestone (2) Granite (3) Marble (4) Slate
Last Answer : (2) Granite Explanation: Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word ignis meaning fire) is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic rock. Igneous rock is ... of three processes: an increase in temperature, a decrease in pressure, or a change in composition.
Description : Which of the following is an organic rock? (1) Marble (2) Coal (3) Granite (4) Slate
Last Answer : (2) Coal Explanation: Coal is an organic sedimentary rock that forms mainly from plant debris. The plant debris usually accumulates in a swamp environment.
Description : Which one of the following is a Sedimentary Rock? (1) Granite (2) Charnockite (3) Basalt (4) Arkose
Last Answer : (4) Arkose Explanation: Arkose is a detrital sedimentary rock, specifically a type of sandstone containing at least 25% feldspar. It is commonly coarsegrained and usually either pink of gray (depending on the color of feldspar).
Description : The rock that results from solidification of molten lava from a volcano is an example of which of the following? (1) Igneous Rock (2) Granite Rock (3) Basalt Rock (4) Magnetite
Last Answer : (1) Igneous Rock Explanation: Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma (or lava). As hot, molten rock rises to the surface, it undergoes changes in temperature and ... Earth's crust. However, some are also formed on the surface as a result of volcanic activity.
Description : Which of the following is an example of Plutonic Igneous Rock? (1) Basalt (2) Granite (3) Slate (4) Dolomite
Last Answer : (2) Granite Explanation: When magma solidifies under the earth's surface, it forms plutonic rock bodies or plutons. The most common rock types in plutons are granite, granodiorite, tonalite, monzonite, and quartz diorite.
Description : Which one of the following is an igneous rock? (1) Sandstone (2) Shale (3) Quartzite (4) Granite
Last Answer : (4) Granite Explanation: Igneous rock is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic rock. In terms of modes of occurrence, igneous rocks can be either ... cools and solidifies within the crust of a planet. They form central cores of major mountain ranges.
Description : Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock? (1) Dolomite (2) Granite (3) Basalt (4) Gabbro
Last Answer : (1) Dolomite Explanation: Dolomite is a common sedimentary rock-forming mineralcomposed of calcium magnesium carbonate, ideally CaMg(CO3)2. It is the primary component of the sedimentary rock ... rock known as dolomitic marble. Limestone that contains some dolomite is known as dolomitic limestone
Description : Which of the following rock formations resulted in Eastern Ghats? (1) Charnockites, bauxite, granite gneiss and quartzite rock (2) Khondalites, bauxite, granite gneiss, metamorphic gneisses ... and quartzite rock (4) Charnockites, granite gneiss, quartzite rock, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses
Last Answer : (4) Charnockites, granite gneiss, quartzite rock, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses Explanation: The Eastern Ghats are made up of charnocicites, granite gneiss, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses and quartzite ... range. Limestone, bauxite and iron ore are found in the Eastern Ghats hill ranges.
Description : When granite rock gets metamorphosed, they changed into?
Last Answer : Gneiss
Description : . Match List I (Original Rock) with List II (Metamorphic Rock) and select the correct answer using the code given below: L i st I L i st I I (Or i gi nal Rock ) (Met amor phi c Rock ) A. Granite I. Diamond B. Coal II. Marble C. ... II, C-IV, D-I (3) A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III (4) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Last Answer : (4) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Description : A rock composed of cemented sand and gravel is: w) shale x) conglomerate y) granite z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CONGLOMERATE
Description : Which of the following is a metamorphic rock? w) sandstone x) granite y) quartz z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MARBLE
Description : Which of the following is an igneous rock? w) Granite x) Shale y) Coal z) Slate
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GRANITE
Description : Which of the following pairs contains one igneous and one sedimentary rock? w) shale and marble x) sandstone and quartzite y) granite and limestone z) obsidian and gneiss
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- GRANITE AND LIMESTONE
Last Answer : Charnockites, granite gneiss, quartzite rock, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses
Description : The rock that results from solidification of molten lava from a volcano is an example of which of the following ? (1) Igneous Rock (2) Granite Rock (3) Basalt Rock (4) Magnetite
Last Answer : Igneous Rock
Last Answer : Dolomite
Description : Which of the following is an organic rock ? (1) Marble (2) Coal (3) Granite (4) Slate
Last Answer : Coal
Description : Which one of the following is a Sedimentary Rock ? (1) Granite (2) Charnockite (3) Basalt (4) Arkose
Last Answer : Arkose
Last Answer : Granite
Description : Which one of the following is igneous rock ? (1) Limestone (2) Granite (3) Marble (4) Slate
Description : Which method is used to separate pebbles and stones from sand? -Science
Last Answer : Sieving is a process by which fine particles are separated from bigger particles by using a sieve. It is used in flour mill or at construction sites. In flour mill, impurities like husks and stones are removed from wheat. Pebbles and stones are removed from sand by sieving.