Shivaji University Entrance Exam 2020 Question Paper M.Sc Geology

Shivaji University , Kolhapur
Seat Paper Code(ENT202008)
No.
M.Sc Entrance Exam , MAY-2020

58732-Geology

Day And Date : Thursday 19/11/2020 Total Marks : 100
Time : 13:00 To 14:30
Marks
1 In Bagh area, Cretaceous Nimar beds are made up of _________. 1
A) Limestones
B) Sandstones
C) Schist
D) Shales
2 Minerals of mica group show ------------- set/s of cleavage. 1
A) one
B) Two
C) Three
D) NO
3 62.The Muth Formation in Kashmir is made up of 1
A) Sandstone
B) Quartzite
C) Shale
D) Gneiss
4 The Lipak and Po Series belongs to __________ age. 1
A) Carboniferous
B) Silurian
C) Permian
D) Cretaceous
5 Cephalon is a part found in ___________ . 1
A) Echinoid
B) Lamellibranch
C) Cephalopod
D) Trilobite
6 Fossils having a short range and wide geographic distribution are called 1
___________ .
A) Ichnofossils
B) Index Fossils
C) Trace fossils
D) Zone fossils
7 Magnetite is an ore of ___________ . 1
A) Magnesium
B) Iron
C) Copper
D) Manganese

8 Jharia is famous for ___________ . 1
A) Iron
B) Coal
C) Copper
D) Silver
9 The Zawar area in Rajasthan is associated with ___________ deposits. 1
A) Cu – Ag
B) Pb - Cu
C) Pb – Zn
D) Pb – Fe
10 The Bababudan Group is associated with ___________ deposits. 1
A) Copper
B) Lead
C) Manganese
D) Iron
11 The formation of new crust takes place at the ___________ . 1
A) Subduction zone
B) Convergent boundary
C) Mid-oceanic ridges
D) Colliding plate margins
12 The oldest stage in Trichinopoly Cretaceous Formation is 1
A) Niniyur
B) Ariyalur
C) Uttatur
D) Trichinopoly
13 The sequence from older to younger formations in Gondwana Supergroup is 1
___________ .
A) Mahadeva-Rajmahal-Jabalpur-Umia
B) Umia-Jabalpur-Rajmahal-Mahadeva
C) Umia-Rajmahal-Jabalpur-Mahadeva
D) Umia-Mahadeva -Jabalpur-Rajmahal-
14 Lingula belongs to ___________ . 1
A) Lamellibranchs
B) Gastropods
C) Brachiopods
D) Trilobites
15 Streams containing water only after rainfall or snow melting and having no 1
connection with water table are called ___________ streams .
A) Intermittent
B) Permanent
C) Ephemeral
D) Ameral
16 The physical property of the rock that defines the amount of interstices is called 1
___________ .
A) Permeability
B) Yield
C) Transmissibility
D) Porosity

17 A rock formation that yields large amount of ground water is called ___________ . 1
A) Aquifer
B) Aquitard
C) Aquiclude
D) Artesian
18 Groundwater can move only through ……………….. rocks. 1
A) compact
B) porous
C) permeable
D) all
19 For groundwater investigation ………… method is most suitable. 1
A) electrical resistivity
B) magnetic
C) gravity
D) none of these
20 Stalactites are ……………features formed by groundwater. 1
A) erosional
B) abrasion
C) deposional
D) none of these
21 The uniaxial minerals are present in ___________ system. 1
A) Orthorhombic
B) Tetragonal
C) Triclinic
D) Monoclinic
22 The biaxial minerals are present in ___________ system. 1
A) Cubic
B) Tetragonal
C) Hexagonal
D) Monoclinic
23 The number of axes of symmetry in the normal class of the Cubic system is 1
___________ .
A) Thirteen
B) Seven
C) Five
D) Three
24 Class Pelecypoda belongs to Phyllum ___________ . 1
A) Brachiopoda
B) Mollusca
C) Echinodermata
D) Arthropoda
25 The indices of Trisoctahedron in the Isometric system are ________. 1
A) ( hhl )
B) ( hll )
C) ( hko )
D) ( hkl )

26 Jharia is famous for ___________ . 1
A) Iron
B) Coal
C) Copper
D) Silver
27 The Talchir Boulders represent _____________ environment. 1
A) Deltaic
B) Desert
C) Fluvial
D) Glacial
28 The Pallial Line is found in ___________ . 1
A) Gastropods
B) Lamellibranchs
C) Trilobites
D) Brachiopods
29 The zone of ………….. occurs below the water table. 1
A) aeration
B) saturation
C) soil water
D) soil
30 The isotropic minerals belong to ___________ system. 1
A) Cubic
B) Tetragonal
C) Hexagonal
D) Orthorhombic
31 Out of the following, the positive uniaxial mineral is ___________ . 1
A) Calcite
B) Garnet
C) Quartz
D) Pyroxene
32 The number of planes of symmetry in the normal class of Hexagonal system is 1
________ .
A) Nine
B) Seven
C) Six
D) Five
33 The instrument used to measure the interfacial angle in a crystal is called 1
___________ .
A) Pyncometer
B) Angle meter
C) Goniometer
D) XRD
34 The number of faces in a normal prism is ___________ . 1
A) Two
B) Three
C) Eight
D) Four

35 The conversion of the remains of plants and animals is called ___________ . 1
A) Petrification
B) Preservation
C) Carbonisation
D) Imprints
36 The removal of surface materials by the wind is called ___________ . 1
A) Deflation
B) Corrasion
C) Abrasion
D) Saltation
37 Streams containing water only after rainfall or snow melting and having no 1
connection with water table are called ___________ streams . (A)
Intermittent ( B ) Permanent ( C ) Ephemeral
( D ) Ameral
A) Intermittent
B) Permanent
C) Ephemeral
D) Ameral
38 The deposition of sands and silts at the border of the flood-plain is called 1
___________ .
A) Delta
B) Natural levees
C) Alluvium
D) River terraces
39 Frost Wedging is a type of __________ weathering. 1
A) Chemical
B) Physical
C) Biological
D) Organic
40 Drumlins are developed due to ___________ . ( A ) Glaciers 1
( B ) Winds ( C ) Rivers ( D ) Lakes
A) Glaciers
B) Winds
C) Rivers
D) Lakes
41 Barchans are a type of ___________ . 1
A) Ripple marks
B) Moraines
C) Dunes
D) Roof hangings
42 The topography dominated by limestone is known as ________ topography. 1
A) Korst
B) Karst
C) Dolines
D) Krapt
43 The Mushroom Rock is generally found in ________ . 1
A) Glaciers
B) Rivers
C) Oceans
D) Deserts

44 The streams developed initially on the surface are called ___________ . ( 1
A) Subsequent
B) Obsequent
C) Consequent
D) Insequent
45 The fold in which the axial plane is inclined and both the limbs dip in the same 1
direction is called ___________ fold.
A) Symmetrical
B) Asymmetrical
C) Recumbent
D) Overturned
46 In Echinoids, the mouth and encircling plates collectively form ___________ 1
A) Periproct
B) Corona
C) Peristome
D) Ocular Plates
47 The fold in which the axial plane is essentially horizontal is called ___________ 1
fold.
A) Isoclinal
B) Overturned
C) Recumbent
D) Asymmetrical
48 Short faults that overlap each other are called ___________ faults. 1
A) En echelon
B) Radial
C) Peripheral
D) Transverse
49 An erosional surface between two parallel rock formations is called _________ . 1
A) Angular unconformity
B) Non-conformity
C) Discontinuity
D) Diastem
50 Deposits formed by the crystallization of minerals from metal-rich solutions from 1
magmas are called ___________ deposits.
A) Syngenetic
B) Pneumatolytic
C) Metasomatic
D) Hydrothermal
51 The metal content of an ore is called ___________ . 1
A) Tenor
B) Gangue
C) Yield
D) Tonnage
52 Khetri in Rajasthan is famous for ___________ deposits. 1
A) Iron
B) Copper
C) Lead
D) Gold

53 The process of leaching of small percentage of metal from a large volume of rock 1
and redeposition of this metal as a higher grade deposit in a smaller volume of
rock is called _____ .
A) Magmatic segregation
B) Telethermal deposition
C) Hypothermal deposition
D) Supergene enrichment
54 Olivine alters to serpentine on the addition of ------ 1
A) H2O
B) SiO2
C) H2O+ SiO2
D) CO2
55 The Si:Al ratios in the tektosilicates are ------ 1
A) 1:1
B) 3:1
C) 1:1/3:1
D) 1:2
56 Mineral----------- represents hardness 6 in Mohs' Scale. 1
A) calcite
B) orthoclase
C) topaz
D) talc
57 Helix is an ___________ . 1
A) Cephalopod
B) Gastropod
C) Trilobite
D) Echinoid
58 Mineral 'augite' belongs to ------------ Group. 1
A) amphibole
B) mica
C) pyroxene
D) feldspar
59 Bauxite is an ore of - - - - - - -. 1
A) aluminum
B) iron
C) manganese
D) gold
60 An example of Felspathoid mineral is ________ . 1
A) Celsian
B) Leucite
C) Apophyllite
D) Microcline
61 The hardness of Fluorite is__________ . 1
A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 4

62 The iron rich variety of Garnet is called ___________ . 1
A) Almandine
B) Grossular
C) Spessartine
D) Pyrope
63 The mineral Paragonite belongs to ________ group. 1
A) Amphibole
B) Pyroxene
C) mica
D) Garnet
64 Simultaneous crystallisation of two components at the eutectic point gives rise to 1
___________ texture.
A) Porphyritic
B) Poikilitic
C) Graphic
D) Orthophyric
65 Feldspathoid bearing rocks are ___________ rocks. 1
A) Undersaturated
B) Saturated
C) Oversaturated
D) Acidic
66 Basalt is _____________________ rock. 1
A) Igneous, volcanic, acidic, calc-alkali series
B) Igneous, volcanic, basic, alkali-series
C) Igneous, volcanic, basic, calc-alkali series
D) Igneous, volcanic, ultrabasic, calc-alkali series
67 The product of decomposition and disintegration of rocks is called __________ . 1
A) Petrolith
B) Rogolith
C) Ragolith
D) Regolith
68 The face which always intersects the vertical axis is ___________ . 1
A) Prism
B) Pyramid
C) Brachy pinacoid
D) Macro pinacoid
69 The correct sequence from smaller to larger size rock fragments is __________ . 1
A) Sand – Gravel – Pebble – Cobble
B) Sand – Gravel – Cobble - Pebble
C) Sand – Cobble – Pebble – Gravel
D) Sand – Mud – Pebble – Cobble
70 Phosphatic deposit of organic origin is called ___________ . 1
A) Guano
B) Gossan
C) Diatoms
D) Radiolarian oozes

71 The dominating factor in pyrometamorphism is ___________ . 1
A) Directed Pressure
B) Heat
C) Uniform Pressure
D) Chemically active fluids
72 The sequence of metamorphic facies from low grade to high grade is 1
_____________________ .
A) Hornfels – Amphibolite – Greenschist - Eclogite
B) Hornfels – Amphibolite – Eclogite – Greenschist
C) Hornfels – Greenschist – Amphibolite – Eclogite
D) Greenschist – Hornfels – Amphibolite – Eclogite
73 The formation of Himalayas is due to ___________ . 1
A) Diverging Plates
B) Colliding Plates
C) Transform Faults
D) Weathering
74 The single super continent was called ___________ . 1
A) Panthalassa
B) Gondwanaland
C) Laurasia
D) Pangaea
75 The single super ocean in the geological past was called ___________ . 1
A) Panthalassa
B) Gondwanaland
C) Laurasia
D) Tethis
76 The “ Marina Trench” is present in the ___________ ocean . 1
A) Pacific
B) Atlantic
C) Indian
D) Arctic
77 The Mantle-Core interface is marked by _________ discontinuity . 1
A) Mohorovicic
B) Gutenburg
C) Oldham
D) Lehmann
78 The concept that highly elevated mountains are made up of low density materials 1
is related to the concept of ___________ .
A) Plate Tectonics
B) Sea-floor Spreading
C) Palaemagnetism
D) Isostasy
79 A fold where both the limbs dip in the same direction is called ___________ fold. 1
A) Isoclinal
B) Recumbent
C) Overturned
D) Box

80 The s-waves do not travel through the ________ . 1
A) Outer Core
B) Crust
C) Upper Mantle
D) Lower Mantle
81 Asthenosphere is present in the ____________ . 1
A) Upper Crust
B) Lower Crust
C) Mantle
D) Outer Core
82 Fold mountains are formed due to - - - - - - - - -type of crustal movements. 1
A) orogenic
B) epierogenic
C) denudation
D) none of these
83 In gastropods, the line between two whorls is called ___________ . ( A ) Apex 1
( B ) Spire ( C ) Sinistrel ( D ) Suture
A) Apex
B) Spire
C) Sinistrel
D) Suture
84 Saddles and Lobes are found in ___________ . ( A ) Ammonoids (B 1
) Lamellibranch ( C ) Cephalopod ( D ) Trilobite
A) Ammonoids
B) Lamellibranch
C) Cephalopod
D) Trilobite
85 The capacity of the rock formation for transmitting water is measured by the 1
coefficient of ___________ .
A) Porosity
B) Field capacity
C) Permeability
D) Specific Yield
86 The surface water that percolates down to form groundwater is called………… 1
A) juvenile water
B) connate water
C) meteoric water
D) none of these
87 Groundwater trapped in the sediments is called ___________ . 1
A) Connate
B) Meteorite
C) Juvenille
D) Saline
88 Cirque is formed due to erosional work by ___________ . 1
A) Wind
B) River
C) Sea waves
D) Glaciers

89 The fold in which the crest is broad and flat and two hinges are present is called 1
___________ fold.
A) Chevron
B) Box
C) Normal
D) Fan
90 Folds associated with salt intrusions in arid areas are called________ . 1
A) En Echelon folds
B) Diapers
C) Suprateneous folds
D) Drag Folds
91 A fault in which the hanging wall has moved up relative to the footwall is called 1
___________ fault.
A) Normal
B) Thrust
C) Gravity
D) Wrench
92 Slickensides are associated with ___________ . 1
A) Folds
B) Faults
C) Joints
D) Unconformities
93 An angle made by fault-plane with a vertical- plane is called ___________ . 1
A) Throw
B) Dip
C) Heave
D) Hade
94 Mechanical concentration of minerals, due to gravity separation of heavy minerals 1
from light minerals, by moving water or wind gives rise to ___________ deposits.
A) Metasomatic
B) Hydrothermal
C) Placer
D) Pneumatolytic
95 Digboi in Assam is famous for____ deposits. 1
A) Coal
B) Lignite
C) Petroleum
D) Iron
96 Terra Rosa is a type of ___________ deposit. 1
A) Sedimentary
B) Residual
C) Chemical
D) Organic
97 Sandstone with abundance of feldspar and derived from granite is called 1
___________ .
A) Graywacke
B) Grit
C) Arkose
D) Freestone

98 The Bhander and Rewah Series is a part of __________ system. 1
A) Vindhyan
B) Dharwar
C) Siwalik
D) Gondwana
99 60.The most common rock in the Kurnool System is 1
A) Gneiss
B) Schist
C) Limestone
D) Phyllite
100 The age of the rocks of Haimanta System in Spiti Valley is 1
A) Carboniferous
B) Permian
C) Pleistocene
D) Cambrian