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DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to VTU, Belagavi)
Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bengaluru-560078

MODEL QUESTION PAPER ON MCQ’S

Course: Earth Resources & Geospatial Technology
Code: 21CV381

Q. No. Question paper-1

1a) Which one of the following branch of geology deals with study of rock?
i) paleontology ii) mineralogy iii) petrology iv) hydrogeology
b) Magnetite exhibits ………. Streak
i) cherry red ii) black iii) steel grey iv) greenish brown
c) The capability of mineral to allow light to pass through is called
i) diaphaneity ii) Hardness iii) Cleavage iv) Fracture
d) The scale of hardness is expressed as ……….. scale
i) Rictcher ii) Mohs’ iii) Mercalli iv) Moment magnitude
e) What are the mechanically formed sedimentary rocks also called?
i) Chemical rocks ii) Non-clastic rocks iii) Clastic rocks iv) Organic rocks
f) Pick the igneous rock whose mode of occurrence is volcanic.
i) Basalt ii) Granite iii) Rhyolite iv) dolerite
g) Which one of the following are agents/factors of metamorphism?
i) Pressure ii) Heat iii) chemically active fluids iv) all of these
h) In which of the following igneous rocks silica content is greater than 65 %?
i) ultrabasic ii) basic iii) intermediate iv) acidic
i) The type of fold in which the limbs dip away from each other at the crest is
i) Anticline ii) Syncline iii) Monocline iv) Homocline
j) Which of one the following equipment’s is used for measuring dip and strike of rocks?
i) compass clinometer ii) goniometer iii) seismometer iv) resistivity meter
k) A slow/sudden downhill movement slope forming rock and soil under the force of gravity
is called
i) landslide ii) fault iii) joint iv) earthquake
l) Spheroidal weathering is a type of ………… weathering.

i) chemical ii) biological iii) mechanical iv) both chemical and biological
m) A solid barrier constructed at a suitable location across a river valley to impound water is

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i) Reservoir ii) bridge iii) dam iv) Retaining wall
n) Which one of the following types of shapes of tunnels are adopted?
i) D-shape ii) horse shoe shape iii) Circular shape iv) all of these
o) In any tunnel site, which one of the following impart weakness to the rocks?
i) joints ii) faults iii) folds iv) all of these
p) Electromagneticradiation:
i) Produces a time varying magnetic field and vice versa ii) Once generated, remains
self-propagating iii) Is capable to travel across space iv) All of these
q) The basis for Remote sensing is the electromagnetic energy emitted from …….
i) Sun ii) Moon iii) Mercury iv) all the eight planets
r) The top surface of the perched aquifer is called
i) Groundwater table ii) peizometric surface iii) perched water table iv) Juvenile
water table
s) Which of the following is the type of aquifer?
i) unconfined ii) confined iii) leaky iv) All of these
t) GIS deals with which kind of data
i) Numeric data ii) Binary data iii) Spatial data iv) Complex data

Question paper-2

a Fault in which hanging wall has apparently moved down with respect to foot
wall is-----a) Normal fault b) Reverse fault c) Strike-slip fault d) Hinge
fault

b Fractures along which there has been relative displacement is called

a) Faults b) Joints c) Folds d) Intrusions

c Which of the following is not a type of an aquifer?

a) confined b) unconfined c) leaky d) Dolerite

d The top surface of the saturated zone is called

a) Water table b) piezometric surface c) perched water table d) Juvenile
water table

e A fold in which the limbs are dipping towards each, other at the crest is
called as -------
a) Anticline b) Syncline c) Countercline d) Doesn’t exist

f Which of the following equipment is used to identified the bed rock

a) compass clinometer b) goniometer c) seismometer d) resistivity meter

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 g Hardness of Mineral Quartz is --------

a) 1 b) 8 c) 7 d) 3

h The following is the type of Luster

a) Uneven b) Vitreous c) Even d) Cubic

i Which of the following rock is example for Metamorphic rock------

a) Granite b) Marble C) Shale d) Limestone

j Which is the following is example for fold type --------

a) Normal b) Reverse c) Monocline d) Master

Q. No. Question paper-3

a) What is the chemical composition of Calcite?
i) K Al O8 ii) Ca Co3 iii) Na Al Si3 O8 iv) Ca Al O8
b) The capability of mineral to allow light to passes through is called
i) Diaphaneity ii) Hardness iii) Cleavage iv)Fracture
c) Which is the example of Ore Mineral?
i) Feldspar ii) Quartz iii) Topaz iv) Chromite
d) Hematite exhibits----------streak
i) Cherry red ii) Black iii) Steel grey iv) Green
e) The example for concordant Igneous intrusion is
i) Dyke ii) volcanic neck iii) Batholith iv) Sills
f) The factor more affecting in Thermal metamorphism is ____________
i) Wind conditions ii) Temperature iii) Pressure iv) Chemically active fluids
g) The following is the example of metamorphic rock
i) Granite ii) Shale iii) Marble iv) Limestone
h) Sedimentary rocks are also called as:
i) Stratified rocks ii) Massive rock iii) Residual rock iv) Artificial rock
i) If the limbs of the fold dipping away from the center is called -------- type of fold
a)Anticlinal fold b)Tight fold c) Monocline fold d) Plunging fold
j) Angle of dip is measured using which instrument?
a) Goniometer b) Theodolite c) Tachometer d) Compass Clinometer
k) In which type of fold the axial plane is essentially horizontal in position ---------
a)Synclinal fold b) Recumbent fold c) Overturned fold d) Anticlinorium fold
l) The maximum angle of inclination of bed with the horizontal surface is called
_______

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 a) True Dip b) Heave angle c) Strike d) Depth

m) Which of the following is not the type of aquifer?

a) confined b) unconfined c) leaky d) Batholith
n) The top surface of the saturated zone is called
a) Water table b) piezometric surface c) perched water table d) Juvenile water
table
o) The visible range of optical Remote sensing is --------- micro meters
a) 1-2 b) 4-6 c) 0.4-0.7 d) 8-10
p) In passive Remote sensing the source of electromagnetic energy is emitted
from …….
a) Sun b) Moon c) Mercury d) Venus
q) Which is the following data type of GIS
a) Numeric data b) Binary data c) Spatial data d) Vector data
r) Which is the example for GIS software?
i) Erads ii) Arc GIS iii) JEM software iv) Rockwork
s) Altitude of US based GPS satellite from the Earth surface is -------
i) 900 km ii) 22000 km iii) 36000 km iv) 300 km
t) How many total U S GPS satellites in 6 orbits of space segments.
i) 8 ii) 12 iii) 24 iv) 18

Question Paper-4

a How many types on the basis of depth of focus are present?

a) 1 b) 3 c) 2 d) 4

b The point of origin of an earthquake below the earth’s surface is called

a) Isocentre b) Isopoint c) Focus d) Epicentre

c What is a type of mass failure in which a superficial mass fails by moving as a

whole along a definite surface of failure called?
a) Flowage b) Sliding c) Subsidence d) Earthquake

d Joints parallel to bedding planes are called

a) Strike joints b) Bedding joints c) Dip joints d) Oblique joints

e The underground routes or passages driven through the ground without

disturbing overlying soil cover are called
a) Bridges b) Passages c) Tunnels d) Sub-routes

f What is the upper surface of the zone saturation called?

a) Aquifer b) Aquiclude c) Water table d) Aquifuge

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g The basis for Remote sensing is the electromagnetic energy emitted from …….

a.Sun b. moon c. Mercury d. all the eight planets

h What is the volume of voids in a rock mass expressed in percentage of total
volume of rock called?
a.porosity b.voids ratio c. permeability d. specific
yield

i Which of among the following is not a method of control of mass movement?

a.Afforestration b.retaining wall c. chemical treatment of rocks

d.deforestration

j Which among the following is not an example of good aquifer?

a.granite b.gravels c.limestone d.sandstone

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