Lof 12 Ramesh Prajapat, First Class Manager, India. Whatsapp:- +91 6376115221 Mine Legislation | MCQ Multiple Choice Questions | Answer | DGMS Exam 1) Exhaust / Retarder braking system in a truck; . a) Is primarily to protect the service break from excess heat and save wear b) Can stall the engine if the speci ed engine speed is not maintained 1. c) Is the preferred means of speed control when travelling down grades 1. d) All above 2) Whatis the minimum height of Roof in case of at roof Rest Shelters? 2.a)2.5 Mts b)3.0Mts ©) L.8 Mts d)3,5Mts 3) Which of the following are the causes of “Slope failure” 1. a) Geological structure, textur b) Anomalies like dykes, faults, folds Ete. 1. ¢) Dynamic Loading. d) Fissures and joint Le) ‘al, ‘bt, ‘¢! &/d! are correct £) ‘al &“b' are correct 1. g) ‘ce’ &‘d! are correct h) ‘a’ & ‘d’ are correct, 4) No drill shall be used for boring a shot hole unless it allows a clearance of atleast over the diameter of the cartridge of explosive which it is intended to u 2.a)2mm_ b) 2.5mm c)4mm d) 3mm. 5) Minor injuries shall be recorded in Form __ 8/17, 11:50 Aland reports shall be sent to Regional Inspector once in 1a) ‘J’- once ina quarter b)’K’- once ina year 1.6) ‘J’-once ina year d)’K’ - once in a quarter 6) Sound level of Audio Visual Alarm (AVA) should be at least, igher than theambient noise level. 1a) 50.20% b) 10 to 15% ©) 20 t0 25% d)5t0 10% 7) Runaway ramps can be seen at 1. a) Benches b) Haul roads ©) OB Dumps d) Workshop 8) Which of the Fire Extinguisher can be used for Electrical res? 1.a) Automatic b) water type c) Foam type d) CO2 type 9) As per Reg.177 of MMR 1961 Every Fence erected on the surface shall once at least inevery week be examined by 1. a) Mines Manager b) Asst. Mines Manager c) Foreman d) Competent person 10) Adult means a person who has completed his. year. 1. a) 20th b) 18th ) 2ist ) 19th 11) What are the “UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS? at Mines? Choose from the following, a) | Defective tools or equipment. b) Congestion in the workplace. ©) | Narrow roads. 4) Improper method of working. €) | Poorhousekeeping, )all are correct f 12) A vehicle transporting EXPLOSIVES shall not be driven at speed exceeding______ KMPH. La) 25 b) 20 915 430 13) Voltage shall not exceed____Volts for hand held portable apparatus used in theMines as per CEA Regulations. 2010, 1a) 230 b) 125 ¢) 250 d) 110 14) To reduce the Noise induced hearing loss by implementing La) E ective Personal Protective Equipment b)E. ective engineering controls 1.¢) E ective administrative controls d) Alla’, ‘b’ & ‘c’ are correct 2of 12 SAVIT, 11:50AMfactors responsible for Blast induced ground vibrations? 15) Which of the following are the ma a)| Physio-Mechanical properties of | b) Explosive types and their Rock mass. properties. ¢) | Irregular shape of free face. ) Ground water table. ¢) | Allabove f) ‘a’, ‘bt & ‘care correct 16) As per 11th National Safety conference the contractor shall not employ or terminatehis worker without the knowledge of the 1.a) Mine Management _b) Regional Inspector e)LabourO cer d) DGMs 17) Proximity warning device is to be tted for_____asan additional safetyfeature. 1. a) Excavators bb) Water tankers ©) Drilling equipment d)Dumpers/Tippers 18) “Flash back arrestor” should be provided for, 1.) Compressor b) Gas welding / cutting set ©) Generator d) weigh bridge 19) First-Aid Room shall have oor space not less than__. 1.a) 5 SqMtr b)10Sq.Mtr ©) S0SqMtr—d) 15Sq.Mtr 20) Notice of accident causing death or serious bodily injury in connection with miningoperations, in Form 1V ‘A’ shall be sent to Regional Inspector within hours. la) 24 b)48 72 ayi2 21) Burden is the distance between 1.a) Two blast holes in same row b) distance between two rows 1.c) First row of the blast holes and bench —_d) none is correct 22) Who will set permanent or temporary speed limits, for any area of the Mine or anyvehicle or class of vehicle? 1.) Mines Manag b) Sr. cial. ©) DGMS. d) Mines Foreman. 23) If any employee contracts anoti ed occup: Notice to Regional Inspector in nal disease, the Mine Management shallsend 1.a) Form‘ b) Form ‘Ir ©) Form IVv'C’ d) Form'v’ 24) To measure the performance of the blast which factor is calculated? 1.) Tonnage factor b) space factor c) stripping ratio ) Powder factor 30f12 1/17, 11:50 AM.25) No working shall be made within road or building. meters of any railway or of any public work or of any public 1a) 60 b) 200 4s ) 500 26) Voltage limits shall not exceed for general lighting in Opencast Mines? 1. a) 125 Volts. b) 650 Volts.) 250Volts. —d) 1IKV 27) Pointing out of contraventions by Chief Inspector or Regional Inspector of Mines shall be entered in La) Form-V b) Form-VI c) Form-lV. C d) Form-IV A 28) Operator's Seat in the Vehicle / HEMMs should be___designed tohave adequate comforts while driving continuously. 1.a)Scienti cally —_b) Technically ©) Both ‘a’ &“b’ d) Ergonomically 29) Workmen Inspector is designated by. in consultation with theregistered trade union in the mine. 1.a)DGMS __b) Mines Manager ¢) Owner/Agent ) Mines Foreman 30) In Opencast Mining, the width which is extracted from the working bench is termed as 1a) Cut b) Bench width c) bank width d) Bench face 31) Minimum length of safety fuse atthe ring end shall not be less than 1.) 1.2 Mtb) 2 Mtr c) 1.8 Mtr, 4) 1.5 Mtr 32) Who are the persons not holding position of supervision or Management, choose fromfollowing, 1.a) AsstManager and Safety 0 cer b) Electrical and Mechanical Engineer 1.¢) Electrical supervisor d) Mine Foreman 1.e) Medical o cer, chemist, welfareo cer f) Blaster 1.g) ‘b’ & '¢ are correct h) Mine Mate 33) As per Regulation- 36 of MMR 1961, in opencast mines worked by HEMM, MechanicalEngincer shall be appointed, where aggregate H.P. of all machineries exceeds lia) 750 ‘b) 250, ¢) 450 d) 500 34) According to Mines Act 1952, Calendar year means 1.a) Ist Apr to 31st Mar b) 1st Janto3IstDec —_¢) Ist Janto30thSep _d) Ist Oct to 31st Dec 35) In case of hilly terrain Foreman district shall not exceed Sof 12 8/17, USD AM2.a)2.0KM b)15KM ©) 10KM 4) 05KM 36) Detailed pre-operational checks of vehicles used in theMine; 1.a) Improves mine e ciency, reduces down time and cuts maintenance costs 1. b) Improves equipment operator safety 1. ¢) Improves safety of other miners 1.d) All above 37) Cracking powder is used in Mines. 1. a) Dimension Stone / Granite _b) Limestone ¢) Sand d) Manganese 38) Notice of Medical examination under 29D of Mines Rules 1955 shall be given in___ 1a) Form‘M’ b) Form‘N’ ©) Form d) Form 39) Every Women employed in a mine above ground shall be allowed an interval of not less than hours between the termination of employment on any one day thecommencement of the next period of employment. 1a) viz 24 4) 16 40) For employees engaged in Driving / HEMM operation jobs, eye refraction test should beconducted one in Years. la)2 byt ys d)5 41) The explosives shall be transported to the site of blasting not more than commencement of charging of the holes. 1.a) 30. mib) 1 hour ©) 45 min. d)1%hour before the 42) Which of the following are the examples of an inadequately maintained haul road? 1.a) Pot holes or washouts b) Inadequate berms 1. c) Bumps and muddy areas ) inadequate gradient 1.4) All above 43) The energy shall not be transmitted in to a Mine at a voltage exceeding__andshalll not be used therein at a voltage exceeding. : 6.a) I1KV&66KY —_b) 1I00KV & 660KV ©) 250 V & 650 V d)33KV & 11KV Sof 12 8/1/17, 11:50 AM44) Pit slope is the angle made by the imaginary line joining the — 1. a) Top most crest of the bench to bottom most toe of the 1.) Top most toe of the bench to the bottom most toe of the bene 1. c) Top most crest of the bench to bottom most crest of the 1. d) Average of the all bench ang 45) Maximum Exposure Limit of dust prescribed for 8 hrs time weighted average in Mine workingenvironment, 1a) 5 Mgim* b)3Mg/m? oc) 7Mg/m>—d) 10 Mg/av 46) Which of the following is not the cause of “Fly rock” a) | Insu_ cient stemming of b) Overcharging of holes holes ©) | Excessive burden a) Geological disturbances ©) | ‘a’, ‘bi, ‘c’ & a’ are correct _ | e) faulty connection 47) Your colleague is complaining of breathlessness and a tight pain in the chest. You suspect aheart attack, What should you do? 1.a)Gethim to lay down at. 1.) Encourage him to stand up and move around slowly. 1.) Make him to sit in a comfortable positi 1. d) Give him heart compressions and arti_ cial respirati 48) A successful accident investigation must answer three questions: What are they? 1. a) What happened? 2. How it happened? 3. Why it happened? 1.b) Whois behind it? 2. Who are involved? 3, Why they involved? 1.0) Why did they do? 2. Why they couldn't avoid it, 3. What went wrong? 1. 4) 'b' &'c’ are correct 49) Which of the following features should be shown in water danger plan? 1..a) Position of dyke, fault and geological disturbances 1.b) River, stream, water course, reservoir 1.) Surface contour lines 1. d) Highest Flood Level of the area Gof 12 sary,1.e) All above 1. ‘a’, ‘bY & Ad! are correct 50) “Super elevation” is a term used for designing 1a) Benches b) Haul Roads ©) Dumps d) Magazine 51) If the mine wherein 1600 persons are ordinarily employed, the number of WorkmenInspector required as per as per Rulle 29 Q of Mines Rules 1955. 1.a)2 b)3 o4 as 52) The gradient of road is 1 in 16 , convert into degrees (8) = 1.a)Sin-1 (1/16) by Cos -1 (1/16) c) Cot-1 (1/16) d) Tan -1 (1/16) 53) Pit slope is the angle made by the imaginary line joining the — 1. e) Top most crest of the bench to bottom most toe of the 1. f) Top most toe of the bench to the bottom most toe of the bene 1. g) Top most crest of the bench to bottom most crest of the 1h) Average of the all bench ang 54) As per 106 of MMR 1961, No tree, loose stone or debris shall remain within a distance of ——— from the edge or side of excavation. La)Sm b) 4m 3m d)2m 55) If the percentage of free respirable silica present is 10% in the atmosphere , what is thepermissible limit of free silica in milligrams per cubic meter of air sampled. 1a) 15 b)3 10 ays 56) As per 173 of MMR 1961, the hydraulic test for the air receiver to be done at a pressure ofat least —-times the maximum permissible working pressure. 2.a)2timesb) 2.5 times _c) 3 times d) 1.5 times 57) Which of the following is correct statement? 1. Medical certi cates should be retained for 5 years from the date of medical examination 1. Medical certi cates should be retained as long as the person employed in mine. 1. Medical certi_ cates should be maintained as long as the person employed and 10 years thereafler. 1. Medical certi_ cates should be maintained as long as the person employed and 5 years thereafter. 58) The annual returns submitted to the DGMS as per — First Schedule of which form? 1.a) Form-1 b)Form-H —) Form-I_—d) Form-1V Tof 12 17, 1:50AM59) Which of the following are the competent persons? 1.a) Blaster b) wheel loader operator Tipper Operator —_—d) All are correct 60) Full form of DGPS? 1.a) Di erential Global position set. 1.) Digital Geo positioning system, 1.) Data Geometrical positioning system 1.4) Di erential Global positioning system. 61) Miner died due to heart- attack during his duty hours without any injury . which of thefollowing statements is /are not true ? 1. It is considered as natural death due to heart issues. 1.Itis an accident happened in the Mine. iii, ‘The post mortem report to be submitted to DGMS. 1. If post mortem report fails to submit to DCMS... it is considered as accident in the Mine. La)i by iii ° d)ii&1V 62) Regarding Foreman district the following statementis true. 1, In case of Mechanised Mine — working area of 3 power shovels. 2. In case of Semi ~ Mechanised — area of maximum of 4 Mate districts with 2KM at area as radius. 3. In case of Mechanised Mine ~ working area of max. 2 power shovels. 4. In case of Semi ~ Mechanised - area of maximum of 2 Mate districts. L.a)12 b)2,3 93,4 d) None of the abov 63) The usage of coal in the earth pit for 1. a) To increase the conductance of the earthing 1. b) To reduce the conductance of the earthing, 1. c) To increase the resistance of the earthin 1.d) Allof the above. 64) The bench height is 6m, depth of the hole is 6.6 m (includes sub grade drilling), spacing is 4 m, burden is 5 m, the density of the rock is 2, and explosive used is 24kg. Find thepawder factor. 80f 12 8/1/17. 11:50 AM1a) 12 b) 10 24 ait 65) As per Reg.177 of MMR 1961 Every Fence erected on the surface shall once at least inevery week be examined by. . 1.a, Mines Manager _b) Asst. Mines Manager) Foreman _d) Competent person 66) Which of the following is in the part of ISO (Internal Safety Organisation) i. | Managing Director ii, | Director Technical Safety o cer iv. | None of the above a)1& b)3 c)1,2 | da 2 &3 67) Which of the following is true regarding the workers participation in safety management? 1. a) Pit safety committee 1.b) Committee 1. c) Tripartite committee 1.d) All of the above 68) The number of man days in the year 2014 is 26500, rest days are 54, and non working daysdue to sick are 46. Find the persons ordinarily employed in the Mine. Consider the yearmeans 365 days. 1.a) 110b) 120 ©) 100 4) 90 69) Which of the following statements is/ are true? 1. Parking brake is to be used when the dumper is in motion, 2. Parking brake is to be tested with dumper is in full load 3. Parking brake is to be tested with dumper is in empty position 4, Parking brake is to be tested at maximum gradient, permitted for at least 10 minutes. 1.a) 4only b)2only O24 d)3 only 70) The handling, gures of the Mine for the year 2014-15 are as below. ‘The OB hanlding = 5,00,000 Tonnes , ore production = 2,00,000 Tonnes and densities of OB and Ore are 2.5 and Srespectively . Find the stripping ratio for the year 2014-15. 2a) 1:25 b)25:1 gut d)5:2 71) Which of the following are not the safety features of Belt conveyors? oar RAAT. SO. AM1.a) Limit switch b) Pullchord Switch c) Hold back —_d) vulcanizing device 72) As pet DGMS Circular No 36/1972, nd the minimum width of the bench with the followingdata? ‘The Height of the bench is 7 m, The boom reach of the machine is 6 m , the tipper plying on the bench , where tipperwidth is 2.5 m and the widest machine Hitachi — Ex800 working on the bench , where the EX — 800 widt 5.5m. 7.a)75m b)6m o7m d)55m 73) Regarding the ground vibrations the following statements true. 1.a) The lower the frequency ~ higher the ground displacement. 1.b) The higher the frequency — higher the ground displacement. 1. ¢) The frequency and ground displacements are directly proportional 1. d) None of the abov 74) If the depth of pit reaches —- meters the scienti_c study on slope stability will bedone by scienti_cagency. 1a) 60m b)75mc)50m d) 100m 75) The form which shall be reported by Workmen Inspector. 1.a) Form -T b) Form-R )Form-S ——d) Form~ ANSWERS OF ABOVE QUESTIONS Answer Sheet for Objective questions- Mine Legislation Question | Answer Question | Answer No. No. 1 a 4 a 2 a 42 d 3 e 43 d 4 a 4 a 5 b 45 b 6 a 46 e 7 b 7 ‘ 8 a 48 a9 d 49 e 10 b 50 b ul f 51 b 12 a 52 a 13, b 53 cI 4 d 54 © 15 f 55 16 a 56 a 17 a 57 c 18, b 58 c 19. b 59 d 20 a 60 a 24 © 61 c 2 a 62 b 23 a 63 a 24 d 64 b 25 © 65 a 26 © 66 a 7 b 67, a 28 d 68 c 29 b 69 c 30 b 70 c 31 a 71 a a2 f 72 a 33 a 73 a a4 b 74 a c 75 d 36 a 37 a 38 a 39 40 b This dariiment is x