Earth Sciences for Civil Engineering (Part-II)

Assignment-1 (Week-1)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)

Q. 1 – Q.10 carry one mark each.

1. Which of the following is not categorised under geologic hazard?

(A) Tropical cyclone
(B) Earthquakes
(C) Volcano
(D) Floods

2. Which one is the 2nd large magnitude earthquake occurred during past 100 yrs?
(A) 2001, Bhuj earthquake
(B) 2004, Sumatra earthquake
(C) 2015, Nepal earthquake
(D) 2005, Kashmir earthquake

3. New Zealand is an example of

(A) Convergent plate boundary
(B) Divergent plate boundary
(C) Conservative plate boundary
(D) Both convergent and conservative plate boundaries

4. Which one of the following is a secondary phenomenon during an earthquake?

(A) Fault scarp
(B) Terrace offset
(C) Liquefaction
(D) All of these

5. Which of the following is not categorised under the Himalayan earthquake?

(A) Uttarkashi Earthquake
(B) Kangra Earthquake
(C) Gorkha Earthquake
(D) Bhuj Earthquake

6. Along which active fault the Trans-Alaska pipeline was survived during an earthquake?
(A) Denali fault
(B) Himalayan frontal thrust
(C) Alpine fault
(D) None of these

7. 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
8. In which type of the fault the hanging wall is moving up with respect to foot wall?
(A) Normal fault
(B) Strike slip fault
(C) Reverse fault
(D) None of these

9. _______ is the angle of a fault plane w.r.t. vertical.

(A) Hade
(B) Throw
(C) Heave
(D) Dip

10. Surface along which the block of rock slip is called _____?
(A) Fault zone
(B) Fault Plane
(C) Fault scarp
(D) None of these

Assignment-2 (Week-2)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)

Q. 1 – Q.10 carry one mark each.

1. Now India is divided into ____________ seismic zones.

(A) 5
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) 4

2. The San Andreas Fault is an example of:

(A) Normal fault
(B) Reverse fault
(C) Right lateral strike slip
(D) Left lateral strike slip

3. Point on fault plane where slip initiated is termed as:

(A) Epicenter
(B) Hypocenter
(C) Fault scarp
(D) Hanging wall

4. 1995 Kobe earthquake was occurred in ________.

(A) Japan
(B) United States of America
(C) Taiwan
(D) India
5. 2005 Muzaffarabad earthquake was occurred on _______ active fault.
(A) Kangra Active fault
(B) San Andreas fault
(C) Main Boundary thrust
(D) Tanda Active fault

6. Sag pond is an example of :

(A) Normal fault
(B) Reverse fault
(C) Strike slip fault
(D) None of these

7. Which type of movement has been seen in right lateral strike-slip fault?
(A) Sinistral movement
(B) Dextral movement
(C) Upward movement
(D) None of these

8. The displaced aqueduct of Al Harif is in between ________ and _________ plates.

(A) African plate and Arabian plate
(B) Indian plate and Eurasian plate
(C) African plate and Pacific plate
(D) None of these

9. 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

10. Taksal fault is an example of:

(A) Normal fault
(B) Reverse fault
(C) Strike slip fault
(D) None of these

Assignment-3 (Week-3)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)

Q. 1 – Q.10 carry one mark each.

1. Which of the following is the suitable location for the construction of dams in a folded terrain?
(A) Crest of the fold
(B) Trough of the fold
(C) Limbs of the fold
(D) None of these
2. Most suitable rocks for construction of tunneling:
(A) Argillaceous S.st
(B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts
(C) Limestone
(D) Schist & Phyllite

3. Tunneling _____________ to the fold axis is not at all desirable.

(A) Perpendicular
(B) Parallel
(C) None of these

4. Tsunami waves are generated with the earthquake. True or false.

(A) False
(B) True
(C) None of these

5. Which is the largest subduction earthquake?

(A) 1960 Chile earthquake
(B) 1905 Kangra earthquake
(C) 2011 Tohuku earthquake
(D) 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake

6. What is the rupture length of 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake?

(A) 500 km
(B) 5000 km
(C) 1200 km
(D) None of these

7. 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

8. Abrupt uplift and gentle subsidence are indicative of:

(A) Hat microatoll
(B) Hemispherical coral head
(C) Cup microatoll
(D) Cylindrical coral head

9. 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
10. 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

Assignment-4 (Week-4)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)

Q. 1 – Q.10 carry one mark each.

1. 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)

2. In translational slides, movement _______ to planes of weakness and occasionally _____to slope.
(A) Parallel, parallel
(B) Parallel, perpendicular
(C) Perpendicular, parallel
(D) Perpendicular, perpendicular

3. ________are defined as free falling fragments of rocks from steep cliff or slope.
(A) Rockfalls
(B) Toppling
(C) Debris avalanche
(D) Earthflow

4. 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

5. Which of the following is not one of the channel pattern?

(A) Braided
(B) Narrow
(C) Meandering
(D) Straight

6. Terraces are remnants of former:

(A) Rivers
(B) Alluvial fans
(C) Floodplains
(D) None of these
7. 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

8. Which of the following is not one of the three broad types of channel pattern?
(A) Straight
(B) Serrated
(C) Braided
(D) Meandering

9. The volume rate of flow of water at a point in a given time is:

(A) Competence
(B) Viscosity
(C) Discharge
(D) Capacity

10. 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