1. Mark the correc correctt statement statement about about Platinum Platinum Group Group Minerals Minerals (PGM). (PGM). (a) PGM occurs as immiscible segregation in early magmatic stage and is locked up in silicates (b) They are primarily localized in ultramafc rocks (c) Hydro thermal actiity plays a signifcant role in the concentration o! Platinum group elements (d) "ll are correct (e) #one o! these
$. %hrysolite "sbestos result !rom the& (a) Magmatic li'uid (b) "lteration o! erpentine (c) "lteration o! liine to erpentine (d) Hydrothermal solutions (e) #one o! these *. Mn+ore o! chemical grade should hae& (a) ,+-/ o! Mn (b) 0$+0/ o! Mn (c) 2+0/ o! Mn (d) 3,+3*/ o! Mn (e) #one o! these 2. The ma4or elements is Mn+nodules are& (a) 5e and Mn (b) 5e6 Mn and #i (c) 5e6 Mn6 #i and %u (d) 5e6 Mn6 #i6 %u and %o (e) #one o! these . 7ron ulphide minerals are o!ten indicators o! the8 (a) Geochemical conditions under 9hich they are !ormed (b) :epositional ;niro ;nironments nments (c) T (c) Transportation ransportation agencies (d)
. Molybdenum teels are used in& (a) "ircra!t (b) "utomobiles (c) il machinery (d) "ll o! these (e) #one o! these 0. =hich is the most stable mineral to9ards 9eathering& (a) >uartz (b) 5eldspar (c) Hornblende (d) liine (e) #one o! these -. =hich rare earth element replaces ?irconium in ?ircon& (a) Thorium (b) %erium (c) Ha!nium (d) #one o! these 1,. ;pidote crystallises in& (a) rthorhombic system (b) Monoclinic system (c) Triclinic system (d) %ubic system (e) #one o! these 11. The degree o! transparency o! a mineral is kno9n as& (a) chillerization (b) :iaphaneity (c) Phosphorescence (d) #one o! these 1$. Polymorphous elements like carbon are called& (a) emi+ploytropic (b) Polytropic (c) "llotropic (d) #one o! these 1*. =hich type o! drainage pattern deelops in !olded or tilted blocks& (a) :endretic pattern (b) Trellis pattern (c) @ectangular pattern
(d) #one o! these 12. " plain o! eroded bed rock deeloped bet9een mountain and basin areas is kno9n as& (a) Pediment (b) Playa (c) Piedment (d) Peneplains (e) #one o! these 1. "morphous substances are& (a) 7sotropic (b) "nisotropic (c) AniaBial (d)
$. (i) The 'uality o! coal o! Thar coal deposits is& (a) "nthracitic (b)
(d) Parh Dimestone (e) #one o! these (iii) 5. H. Dahee and @. @. %ompton are the authors o! the !amous books on the sub4ect& (a) Geomorphology (b) 5ield Geology (c) tuctural Geology (d) ;ngineering Geology (e) #one o! these (iB) Fhas Fheli oil feld in lo9er indh 9as discoered in& (a) 1--1 (b) 1-01 (c) 1-1 (d) 1-31 (e) #one o! these (B) =arsak dam is built on& (a) Fabul @ier (b) Furram @ier (c) Gomal @ier (d) 9at @ier (e) #one o! these (Bi) "lpine+type %hromite deposits occur at& (a) %hagai (b) Fohistan (c) @askoh (d) Muslimbagh (e) "ll o! these (Bii) =hich o! the !ollo9ing prospecting method is most suitable !or locating "sbestos6 Pyrrhotite and Manganese8 (a) "ir+born magnetic surey (b) Ground magnetic surey (c) eismic method (d) ;lectrical @esistiity method (e) "ll o! these (Biii) To obtain in!ormation about magnetic minerals !rom tereogramtereopair !ollo9ing instrument is used& (a) tereometer (b) Magnetometer (c) @esistiitymeter (d) eismometer
(e) #one o! these (Bi) 5ollo9ing rocks are not suitable as construction materials due to "@ and "%@ hazards respectiely& (a) Granite and :iorite (b) :olomite and %alcite (c) "ndesite and :olomite (d)
(d) Gneiss (e) #one o! these (BB) il seepages in the ulaiman @ange are !rom the rocks o! the !ollo9ing ages& (a) Triassic and Eurassic (b) Eurassic and %retaceous (c) %retaceous and Paleocene (d) Paleocene and ;ocene (e) "ll o! these (i) =hich o! the !ollo9ing is a part o! the defnition o! a mineral8 (a) a li'uid that may become solid (b) man+made (c) defnite chemical composition (d) unorganized structure (e) "ll o! these (ii) =hich o! the !ollo9ing minerals are arranged in order o! increasing hardness8 (a) talc6 apatite6 corundum6 diamond (b) topaz6 'uartz6 Cuorite6 corundum (c) talc6 'uartz6 calcite6 diamond (d) 'uartz6 topaz6 diamond6 Cuorite (e) Cuorite6 calcite6 gypsum6 talc (iii) Ho9 do the crystal structures o! micas and !eldspars dier !rom each other8 (a) !eldspars are !rame9ork silicates6 micas are double chain silicates (b) !eldspars are double chain silicates6 micas are sheet silicates (c) micas and !eldspars hae the same crystalline structure (d) !eldspars are single chain silicates6 micas are double chain silicates (e) micas are sheet silicates6 !eldspars are !rame9ork silicates (i) JimaK is a general term used to re!er to& (a) rocks o! the ocean basins (b) rocks o! the continents (c) #one o! these (d) all rocks that compose ;arthIs crust (e) rocks that compose the crust o! terrestrial planets () =hich o! the !ollo9ing parameters inCuences the iscosity o! magma8& (a) temperature o! the magma (b) oBygen content o! the magma (c) depth o! the magma beneath ;arthIs sur!ace (d) 'uantity o! minerals in the magma (e) all o! these
(i) The %ontinuous eries o!
(b) andesite olcanism (c) large6 damaging earth'uakes (d) olcanic mountain chain (e) "ll o! these (Biii) "n eBample o! a conergent plate boundary is& (a) the uachita Mountains (b) the "ppalachian Mountains (c) the Himalaya Mountains (d) the %ascade Mountains (e) "ll o! these (Bi) The strike o! a layer is& (a) the angle at 9hich that layer intercepts a horizontal sur!ace (b) the degree to 9hich the layer has compressed during mountain building (c) a line !ormed by the intersection o! the layer 9ith the ;arthIs sur!ace (B) "n anticline is a structure in 9hich& (a) the oldest rock layers are located at the top o! the structure (b) the rock layers dip a9ay !rom the aBis o! the structure (c) rock layers are do9n 9arped (d) "ll o! these (Bi) The L+shaped outcrop pattern o! a plunging syncline 9ill& (a) be tilted (b) close in the direction o! plunge (c) open in the direction o! plunge (d) not be obsered (e) point to9ard the aBis (Bii) =hich o! the !ollo9ing is not a !eature o! an anticline8 (a) youngest rocks on the Canks (b) oldest rocks near the aBis (c) layers dip to9ard the aBis (d) up9arped rock layers (e) "ll o! these (Biii) =hich o! the !ollo9ing is not a principle used in relatie dating8 (a) the Principle o! uperposition (b) the Principle o! riginal Horizontality (c) the Principle o! 5aunal uccession (d) the Principle o! %ross+%utting @elationships (e) The Theory o! ;olution (BiB) =hat is the hal!+li!e o! a radioactie element8
(a) the time re'uired !or one+hal! o! a gien 'uantity o! the element to decay to its daughter element (b) the time re'uired !or all o! the radioactie element to decay to its daughter element (c) hal! o! the time re'uired !or a gien 'uantity o! the element to decay to its daughter element (d) the time re'uired !or the radioactie element to decay hal! o! the time (e) i! you obsere a radioactie element6 hal! the time it decays6 hal! the time it doesnIt (BB) The Principle o! 5aunal uccession states that& (a) !ossils presered in rock layers are less compleB in older rocks (b) the Theory o! ;olution is proen by the succession o! !ossils obsered in rocks (c) the !ossil record o! li!e proes that li!e has succeeded on ;arth (d) it is unlikely that li!e could hae succeeded on other planets (e) #one o! these (i) :iamonds are stronger than graphite because they hae& (a) Lan der =aals bonds (b) coalent bonds (c) ionic bonds (d) metallic bonds (ii)
() :oubling o! the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is predicted to cause& (a) change in rain!all patterns (b) increase in aerage global temperature o! 1.$ % (c) north9ard moement o! optimal gro9ing zones (d) "ll o! these (i) Platinum and chromium deposits are typically associated 9ith& (a) pegmatites (b) hydrothermal deposits (c) black smokers (d) igneous mafc layered intrusions (ii) =ith increasing metamorphism6 a shale 9ill go through 9hich o! the !ollo9ing teBtural changes& (a) phyllite6 gneiss6 schist6 slate (b) schist6 slate6 gneiss6 phyllite (c) slate6 phyllite6 gneiss6 schist (d) slate6 phyllite6 schist6 gneiss (iii) Most petroleum is generated !rom source rocks deposited& (a) in oBic to dysoBic (b) dysoBic+to+suboBic (c) suboBic+to+anoBic (d) dysoBic+to+oBic enironments (iB) The main driing !orce behind secondary migration in absence o! hydrodynamics is& (a) buoyancy (b) capillarity (c) sur!ace tension (B) Mendeleer proposed that6 metallic carbides deep 9ithin the ;arth reacted at high temperature 9ith H$6 to !orm hydrocarbons& (a) methane (b) ethane (c) acetylene (d) benzene (Bi) Good hydrocarbon source rocks are usually& (a) %oarse grained (b) fne grained (c) medium grained
(Biii) 5irst discoery o! oil 5ield 9as made at Fhaur in Pot9ar
(a) Pun4ab Plat!orm "rea (b) Thar Plat!orm "rea (c) argodha High (d) Fohat+Pot9ar
(d) :e!ormation (e) #one o! these (ii) Mohoroicic :iscontinuity is the boundary bet9een& (a) %rust and Dithosphere (b) ima and ial (c) %rust and Mantle (d) %rust and "sthenosphere (e) #one o! these (iii) Type o! !oliation associated 9ith ery fne grained pelitic rocks metamorphosed to lo9 grade is kno9n as& (a) Phyllitic tructure (b) Gneissic tructure (c) chistose tructure (d) laty %leaage (e) #one o! these (iB) =hich o! the !ollo9ing statements is true8 (a) "patite is harder than 5luorite (b) >uartz is harder than %alcite (c) %orundum is harder than >uartz (d) :iamond is harder than all minerals (e) "ll o! these (B) "mong !ollo9ing 9hich are classed as chronostratigraphic units& (a) ;ra6 Period6 ;poch (b) Group6 5ormation6 Member (c) ystem6 eries6 tage (d) Palaeozoic6 %retaceous6 Miocene (e) #one o! these (Bi) =hich o! the !ollo9ing group o! rocks is kno9n as basic igneous rocks8 (a) Monzonite6 yenite6 @hyolite (b) Granite6 :iorite6 Granodiorite (c) Trachyte6 "ndesite6 :acite (d) Gabbro6 #orite6 :olerite (e) #one o! these (Bii) "ntistress and stress minerals are discussed in the conteBt o!& (a) Metamorphic rocks (b) edimentary rocks (c) Plutonic rocks
(d) Lolcanic rocks (e) "ll o! these (Biii) 7sland "rc is a linear or arcuate chain o! olcanic islands at& (a) Trans!orm Plate
(e) #one o! these (BiB) uartz (b) Glaucophane6 Da9sonite and >uartz (c) ;pidote and "lbite (d) Marble and >uartzite (e) #one o! these (BB) The hinge line o! a doubly plunging syncline is& (a) %urilinear (b) @ectilinear (c) Horizontal (d) Lertical (e) #one o! these (iii) =hen moist air moes and encounters a mountain range6 it Co9s up and do9n the other side6 rain occurs in the zone o! cooling air6 called& (a) %onectine precipitation (b) %yclonic precipitation (c) rographic precipitation (d) #one o! these (i) %lay is& (a) More porous and more permeable (b) Dess porous and less permeable (c) More porous and less permeable (d) Dess porous and more permeable () 7n "lkali+ilica @eaction strained 'uartz is& (a) #on+reactie (b) Most reactie (c) Preent "@ (d) 7mparts high strength (i) 7n concrete "@ is eBhibited by& (a) Parallel 5ractures (b) bli'ue !ractures (c) Transerse !ractures (d) #one o! these (ii) Grey9acke and other phillosilicates are generally prone to& (a) "lkali ilica @eaction (b) "lkali %arbonate @eaction (c) "lkali ilicate @eaction (d) "ll o! these (iii) "n a'ui!er6 not in contact 9ith atmosphere6 oerlain by a'uitards6 hae inCo9 or out Co9 o! ground9ater through oerlying (or underlying) a'uitards6 is kno9n as& (a) emi+unconfned a'ui!er (b) %onfned a'ui!er (c) Anconfned a'ui!er (d) emi+confned a'ui!er (iB) " !ormation 9hich can transmits 9ater at a ery lo9 rate (sandy clay6 !ractures shales6 silts) !orms& (a) "'uitard (b) "'ui!uge (c) "'uiclude (d) "'ui!er (B) Maps haing contour lines connecting points o! e'ual depths o! precipitation !or the aerial distribution o! rain!all are called& (a) %ontour Maps (b) 7sopack Maps (c) 7sohyetal Maps (d) Hydrological Maps
(Bi) Haing uni!orm grain size6 choose the correct statement& (a) %ubic packing has higher porosity than rhombohedral packing (b) @hombohedral packing has higher porosity than cubic packing (c)
