Description : Diamond and graphite are polymorphs of which of th following elements? w) magnesium x) carbon y) sulfur z) nitrogen
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CARBON
Description : Which one of the following is an example of chemical weathering? w) the splitting of a boulder x) the grinding of pebbles into sand y) the cleavage of a feldspar crystal z) the rusting of hornblende
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE RUSTING OF HORNBLENDE
Description : High quality crop soil requires humus as a major component. Which of the following best describes the composition of humus w) fine sand particles x) decaying organic matter y) mineral like clay matter z) chemical fertilizers
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER
Description : A mineral breaks along preferred directions is called A) cleavage B) hardness C) crystal form D) fracture
Last Answer : cleavage
Description : The major difference between breccia and conglomerate is (A)size of grain (B) shape of grain (C) composition of grain (D)all of these
Last Answer : shape of grain
Description : Give the term that describes different crystalline modifications of the same chemical substance. Is it: w) polymorphism x) isomorphism y) tetrahedral z) perovskite
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- POLYMORPHISM
Description : Which of the following is not considered a physical property of minerals? A) silicate structure B) streak C) hardness D) luster
Last Answer : silicate structure
Description : The internal structure of crystals was first studied with which of the following? w) x-rays x) isotopes y) electron microscopes z) lasers
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- X-RAYS
Description : Breccia belongs to which type of sedimentary rocks? (A) organic sedimentary (B) chemical sedimentary (C) clastic sedimentary (D) All of them
Last Answer : clastic sedimentary
Description : Rocks formed in layers are said to be: w) crystalline x) stratified y) chemical z) metamorphosed
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- STRATIFIED
Description : What is the chemical formula for quartz? w) CaCO-3 x) SiO-2 y) Fe-2O-3 z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SiO-2
Description : Waste gases from industrial plants form acids that hasten chemical weathering. Most of the gases are compounds of: w) argon x) hydrogen y) iron z) sulfur
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SULFUR
Description : Of the following minerals, the one most resistant to both chemical and mechanical weathering is: w) calcite x) muscovite y) hornblende z) quartz
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- QUARTZ
Description : Carbonic acid is extremely active in the chemical weathering of: w) feldspar x) quartz y) carbon z) quartzite
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FELDSPAR
Description : Which of the following is the chemical formula for calcite? w) CaCO3 x) CaMgSO4 y) FeCO3 z) FeS2
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CaCO3
Description : The chemical union of iron, oxygen and water forms w) magnetite x) hematite y) limonite z) pyrite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- LIMONITE
Description : Of the following, the rock that is most resistant to both chemical and mechanical weathering is: w) shale x) limestone y) marble z) quartzite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- QUARTZITE
Description : Calcium present with protein is known as free while in salt form is called as (A) Bound (B) Precipitated (C) Solid (D) Polymorphs
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Which of the following organisms are pathognomonic of acute necrotic ulcerative gingivitis? A. Spirochaetes and fusobacterium SP B. Spirochaetes and eikenella corrodes C. ... D. Actinobacillus actinomycetes comitans oral capnocytophaga E. Porphyromonas gingivalis and prevotella intermedia
Last Answer : A. Spirochaetes and fusobacterium SP
Description : While many different gases are found in the atmosphere, a number do NOT contribute significantly to solar heating of the atmosphere. Which TWO of the following gases do NOT absorb much heat? w) carbon dioxide x) nitrogen y) water vapor z) oxygen
Last Answer : ANSWER: X and Z -- NITROGEN and OXYGEN
Description : Which of the following is TRUE of an earthquake's epicenter and focus? w) they are the same x) the focus is above the epicenter y) the epicenter is at the earth's surface z) the focus is at the earth's inner core
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE EPICENTER IS AT THE EARTH'S SURFACE
Description : Which one of these is NOT true? w) All planets revolve in the same direction. x) All planets rotate in the same direction. y) The orbits of the planets are all ellipses. z) The orbits of the planets are nearly in the same plane.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ALL PLANETS ROTATE IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
Description : Crinoids are the same as one of the following. Which one is it? Is it w) algae x) sea scorpions y) sea lilies z) lobe-finned fishes
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SEA LILIES
Description : On a topographic map, lines that connect points of the same elevation are termed: w) benchmarks x) bathymetric lines y) contour lines z) isobars
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CONTOUR LINES
Description : A city that suffered a major earthquake, but is not on a plate boundary, is w) Los Angeles, California x) San Francisco, California y) Tokyo, Japan z) Charleston, South Carolina
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Description : What is the name given to compounds having the same chemical composition but different structural arrangement?
Last Answer : ANSWER: ISOMERS
Description : Metamorphism changes rocks – (1) structure (2) texture (3) both (1) and (2) (4) actual chemical composition
Last Answer : (3) both (1) and (2) Explanation: Namcha Barwa, a mountain in the Tibetan Himalaya, is the eastern anchor of the entire Himalayan mountain chain. It is the highest peak of its own ... as the river enters its notable gorge across the Himalaya, emerging as the Dihang and becoming the Brahmaputra.
Description : Metamorphism changes rocks’ (1) structure (2) texture (3) both (1) and (2) (4) actual chemical composition
Last Answer : both (1) and (2)
Description : Where does moraine form- —
Last Answer : Glacial region
Description : …………….. refers to the collection of information pertinent to systems Project. A) Data transfer B) Data gathering C) Data Embedding D) Data Request
Last Answer : B) Data gathering
Description : Consequences of the Earth's Rotation
Last Answer : The earth rotates rotates on its axis taking approximately approximately 24 hours to complete complete one rotation. rotation. This has important environmental consequences. 1. Rotation creates a diurnal ... of water in the oceans called gyres. The Coriolis force only operates on large features.
Description : From which of the following factor has not influence the drainage density: (A) Climate (B) Topography (C) Soil infiltration capacity (D) Anthropogenic activity (E) Vegetation (F) Geology
Last Answer : (D) Anthropogenic activity
Description : The volume rate of flow of water at a point in a given time is: (A) Competence (B) Viscosity (C) Discharge (D) Capacity
Last Answer : (C) Discharge
Description : Which of the following is not one of the three broad types of channel pattern? (A) Straight (B) Serrated (C) Braided (D) Meandering
Last Answer : (B) Serrated
Description : What type of drainage pattern would you expect to find where the main streams are parallel and very long and the edge of the folded sedimentary rock (weak and resistant) forms long parallel belts? (A) Dendritic (B) Rectangular (C) Radial (D) Trellised
Last Answer : (D) Trellised
Description : Terraces are remnants of former: (A) Rivers (B) Alluvial fans (C) Floodplains (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Floodplains
Description : Which of the following is not one of the channel pattern? (A) Braided (B) Narrow (C) Meandering (D) Straight
Last Answer : (B) Narrow
Description : Subsidence results due to the constant or excess removal of ground water deplete the water table and increases the area of ____________. (A) Water table (B) Ground surface (C) Zone of saturation (D) Vadose zone
Last Answer : (D) Vadose zone
Description : ________are defined as free falling fragments of rocks from steep cliff or slope. (A) Rockfalls (B) Toppling (C) Debris avalanche (D) Earthflow
Last Answer : (A) Rockfalls
Description : In translational slides, movement _______ to planes of weakness and occasionally _____to slope. (A) Parallel, parallel (B) Parallel, perpendicular (C) Perpendicular, parallel (D) Perpendicular, perpendicular
Last Answer : (A) Parallel, parallel
Description : Which one of the following is not an internal factor affects in slope processes? (A) Lithology of the materials on the slope (B) Ground water or rain water (run off) (C) Geological Structures (D) Earthquakes (Tectonic activity)
Last Answer : (D) Earthquakes (Tectonic activity)
Description : Which of the following is not depends on shear strength of the material? (A) Cohesion (B) Internal friction (C) Normal stress (D) Mass of the material
Last Answer : (D) Mass of the material
Description : Driving force can be increased by: (A) Decrease in amount of material on slope (B) Increase in slope angle (C) Decrease in slope angle (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Increase in slope angle
Description : Abrupt uplift and gentle subsidence are indicative of: (A) Hat microatoll (B) Hemispherical coral head (C) Cup microatoll (D) Cylindrical coral head
Last Answer : (C) Cup microatoll
Description : What is the subsidence occurred at Great Nicobar Island due to 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake? (A) 5 m (B) 3 m (C) 10 m (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 3 m
Description : What is the rupture length of 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake? (A) 500 km (B) 5000 km (C) 1200 km (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) 1200 km
Description : Which is the largest subduction earthquake? (A)1960 Chile earthquake (B) 1905 Kangra earthquake (C) 2011 Tohuku earthquake (D)2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake
Last Answer : (A)1960 Chile earthquake
Description : Tsunami waves are generated with the earthquake. True or false. (A) False (B) True (C) None of these
Last Answer : (B) True
Description : Tunneling _____________ to the fold axis is not at all desirable. (A) Perpendicular (B) Parallel (C) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Perpendicular
Description : Most suitable rocks for construction of tunneling: (A) Argillaceous S.st (B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts (C) Limestone (D) Schist & Phyllite
Last Answer : (B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts