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 : Field capacity represents the maximum quantity of water held: w) in the soil against the force of gravity x) in the ground water zone y) in the intermediate zone z) below the water table
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IN THE SOIL AGAINST THE FORCE OF GRAVITY
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 : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The zone below water table, is called zone of saturation (B) The zone above water table, is called zone of aeration (C) The water which exists in the zone of saturation, is called ground water (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Surface along which the block of rock slip is called _____? (A) Fault zone (B) Fault Plane (C) Fault scarp (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Fault Plane
Description : The ozone in the atmosphere helps to block out excess of what type of rays?
Last Answer : ANSWER: ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
Description : In an ocean, the upper layer of water with sufficient light penetration to support photosynthesis by aquatic plants i known as the: w) free zone x) plant zone y) photic zone z) primary zone
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTIC ZONE
Description : Now India is divided into ____________ seismic zones. (A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 4
Last Answer : (D) 4
Description : The deep, least productive part of a lake is calle the: w) littoral zone x) profundal zone y) photic zone z) limnetic zone
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PROFUNDAL ZONE
Description : Which of the following areas is closest to the total surface area of the earth in square kilometers? w) 500 million x) 500 billion y) 500 thousand z) 5 billion
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 500 MILLION
Description : Ground subsidence:
Last Answer : When the groundwater withdrawal is more than its recharge rate, the sediments in the aquifer get compacted, which results in sinking of overlaying land surface. This process is known as ground subsidence.
Description : The hydrolysis of orthoclase results in the formation of: w) shale x) kaolin y) lime z) hydrochloric acid
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- KAOLIN
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 : The rock in which ground water is LEAST likely to form caverns is: w) sandstone x) limestone y) salt z) rock gypsum
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SANDSTONE
Description : A circular cavity ground out of bedrock by running water is called a: w) cave x) pothole y) sinkhole z) kettle hole
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- POTHOLE
Description : The fossils found in the tar pits of Rancho La Bre in Los Angeles included all of the following EXCEPT one. Which one was absent? w) saber-toothed cat x) dire wolf y) wooly mammoth z) giant ground sloth
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- WOOLY MAMMOTH
Description : All the following statements about ketone bodies are true except (A) Their synthesis increases in diabetes mellitus (B) They are synthesized in mitchondria (C) They can deplete the alkali reserve (D) They can be oxidized in the liver
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : When the nurse observes that the postoperative patient demonstrates a constant low level of oxygen saturation, although the patient's breathing appears normal, the nurse identifies that the patient may ... , and cardiac arrest. d) Anemic Anemic hypoxemia results from blood loss during surgery.
Last Answer : a) Subacute Supplemental oxygen may be indicated.
Description : After the sun rises, rapid heating of the air over the land compared to that over the ocean often causes of near surface air over the land. (a) Localized subsidence and high pressure. (b ... and high pressure. (c) Localized subsidence and low pressure. (d) Localized convection and low pressure.
Last Answer : (d) Localized convection and low pressure.
Description : Of the following choices, the color purple on a topographic map indicates what surface feature? w) vegetation x) water y) photorevision z) rock formations
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTOREVISION
Description : Of the following, the color blue on a topographic map indicates what surface feature? w) vegetation x) water y) photorevision z) rock formations
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- WATER
Description : A rift valley is formed mainly due to: [NDA 2003] (a) forces of tension in the earth's crust (b) the subsidence of the floor of a river valley (c) the valley formed after the formation of fold mountains (d) the deepening of a valley by ice action
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : In which tectonic environment, you can find the surface expression in the form of folding? (A) Extensional (B) Compressional (C) Strike slip (D) All of these
Last Answer : (B) Compressional
Description : Most earthquakes originate at depths of between w) the surface and 100 kilometers x) 100 kilometers and 500 kilometers y) 500 kilometers and 700 kilometers z) 700 kilometers and the outer core
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE SURFACE AND 100 KILOMETERS
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 : What is the name given to the term that defines the proportion of the incident solar radiation which is diffusely reflected from the atmosphere and surface of the planet back into outer space?
Last Answer : ANSWER: ALBEDO
Description : In geological studies, a fault in the earth's surface in which the hanging wall has moved down relative to the footwall is termed: w) normal fault x) reverse fault y) upthrust fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- NORMAL FAULT
Description : In geological studies, a fracture in the earth's surface along which movement has taken place is termed: w) tension fracture x) gash fracture y) fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FAULT
Description : The surface of a "desert pavement" is composed mainly of which of the following? w) loose sand x) sand and clay y) pebbles and boulders z) concrete and cement
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PEBBLES AND BOULDERS
Description : In studies of the surface of the earth, a reverse fault having a dip between 10 and 45 degrees is known as a: w) thrust fault x) normal fault y) strike-slip fault z) neither of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THRUST FAULT
Description : In geological studies, a fault in the earth's surface in which the hanging wall has moved UP relative to the footwall is termed: w) overthrust fault x) reverse fault y) tear fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- REVERSE FAULT
Description : What is the name of the phenomenon that causes an accumulation of heat in the lower atmosphere because of the absorption of longwave radiation from the Earth's surface?
Last Answer : ANSWER: GREENHOUSE EFFECT
Description : Fine parallel lines, or striations, are most likel to be seen on a cleavage surface of which of the following minerals? w) quartz x) orthoclase y) hornblende z) plagioclase (pron: play-gee-o-klase)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PLAGIOCLASE
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The controlling resistance in case of heating of air by condensing steam is in the air film (B) The log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for ... a pure fluid at a given pressure from liquid to vapor or vice-versa occurs at saturation temperature
Last Answer : (C) In case of a 1 - 2 shell and tube heat exchanger, the LMTD correction factor value increases sharply, when a temperature cross occurs
Description : Biomass energy is w) formed through photosynthesis x) caused by heat due to the large mass of the Earth y) has been used for only a few years z) the predominant source of commercial heat energy in the northern regions of the United States
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FORMED THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Description : The beds which have a gentle upstream dip will be_______ to the resultant force (R), hence can provides the best resistance to withstand the stresses or loads acting in the area. (A) Parallel (B) Perpendicular (C) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Perpendicular
Description : Which of the following is the approximate ratio of the area of the continents to the area of the earth's oceans? w) 2:1 x) 1:1 y) 2:5 z) 1:10
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 2:5
Description : The air around a high pressure area circulates: w) clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere x) counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere y) clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere z) in either direction regardless of hemisphere
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CLOCKWISE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Description : An area that is not in a major earthquake belt is the region of the w) Andes mountains x) Coast Ranges of Central America y) Appalachian Mountains z) the islands of Japan
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
Description : The continental shelves comprise what percentage o the Earth's total land area? w) 38 percent x) 28 percent y) 18 percent z) 8 percent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 18 PERCENT
Description : Which of the following is not a ground for suspension or removal of members of BOA? a. Negligence in the performance of duties, or lack of professional competence. b. Intolerance of ... . Final judgment of crimes involving moral turpitude. d. Rigging of the CPA licensure examination results.
Last Answer : Intolerance of violations of the Philippine Accountancy Act.
Description : The flow of excess water from the field after saturation of soil.
Last Answer : Ans.Runoff
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Swenson-Walker crystalliser is a batch crystalliser (B) Super saturation of the solution is the driving potential for a crystal growth (C) The ... a solution is called mother liquor (D) The first stage of crystal formation is called nucleation
Last Answer : (A) Swenson-Walker crystalliser is a batch crystalliser
Description : Consider the following zones : 1. Saturation zone 2. Capillary zone 3. Intermediate zone 4. Soilwater zone Which of these does not relate to the zone of aeration in the soil profile ? a) 1 and 2 b) 2 and 3 c) 4 only d) 1 only
Last Answer : d) 1 only
Description : The removal of paint from electrical equipment, such as generators, should be cautiously undertaken because ____________. A. the mechanical shock of paint removal lessens the dielectric strength ... phase windings frequently become isolated from each other due to dust interference at the terminals
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Weeping in a distillation column (A) Increases tray efficiency (B) Provides large interfacial surface for mass transfer (C) Results due to very high gas velocity (D) Results due to very low gas velocity
Last Answer : (D) Results due to very low gas velocity
Description : If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the (A) Effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change (B) Effective stress is ... D) Total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change
Last Answer : (B) Effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
Description : What is subsidence caused by?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Subsidence of land:
Last Answer : It is mainly associated with underground mining. Subsidence of mining area results in cracks in houses, tilting of buildings, bending of rail tracks.
Description : Atolls are most probably formed by: w) a rise in the earth's crust x) sand brought in from the mainland y) collapse of the center of a volcano z) coral reef upbuilding during subsidence
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CORAL REEF UPBUILDING DURING SUBSIDENCE