Mining Geology — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Panna area is the correct answer to “Most of the Indian diamond comes from”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Lode is the correct answer to “The mineral deposit in solid rock is called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Focus is the correct answer to “The exact spot underneath the earth's surface at which an earthquake originates is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Wind-formed deposits of sand is the correct answer to “What is dunes”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Orthoclase is the correct answer to “Potash, felspar also known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

ochre is the correct answer to “A natural mineral substance of iron oxide, clay and sometimes manganese is called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Gneiss is the correct answer to “If granite is the original rock then what is its metamorphic rock”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Anticline is the correct answer to “The crest of fold where strata are bent up to form an arch is called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Producer gas is the correct answer to “The gas formed by blowing a mixture of stream and air through a bed of hot coal is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Overlap is the correct answer to “If it is found that a younger bed completely covers up and advances much beyondthe limits of the underlying beds then the structure is called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Gash vein is the correct answer to “The mineralized vertical solution joints in carbonate country rock containing valuable deposits of metallic and non-metallic minerals is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Seismographs is the correct answer to “The delicate instrument that records earthquake is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Graphite and Diamond is the correct answer to “Polymorphs of carbon is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Metallogenetic period is the correct answer to “The different geological periods during which mineral deposits were formed in abundance in certain sectors of globe are commonly known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Oblique fault is the correct answer to “A fault that runs at some angle between the dip and strike of the bed is called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Gangue is the correct answer to “In metalliferrous deposit, the ore minerals generally occur in association with some non-metallic minerals known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Permeability is the correct answer to “It is the property by virtue of which it allows water to travel through its pore-spaces or other openings and found to be proportional to the square of the diameter of the grains forming the rock.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Casts is the correct answer to “The hollowsleft within the rock beds are filled up with mineral matter giving rise to”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

CO + H2 is the correct answer to “Water gas is a combination of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Mineable is the correct answer to “Which of the following reserve is least in quantity”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Wash out is the correct answer to “It is an irregularity where the bed thins out generally due to erosion by river or stream. This is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Mesozoic age is the correct answer to “Amongst the vertebrates, remains of reptiles occur abundantly in the rocks of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Decan traps is the correct answer to “The extensive lava-flows giving rise to flat-topped mountains and plateaus is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Dolomite is the correct answer to “It is a compound of CaCO 3 and MgCO 3 in various proportions”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

White is the correct answer to “Pure Rocksalt colour”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Calcite is the correct answer to “Essential constituent of marble, limestone or chalk.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Symmetric is the correct answer to “When axial plane of a fold is vertical and either of the limbs have the same amount of dip then such fold is described as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Quartz is the correct answer to “It is an important constituent of granite and a chief constituent of sandstone where it occurs as broken form. Its hardness is 7 (seven). Name the mineral.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Fossils is the correct answer to “The traces of former living creatures, plants preserved in rocks.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Insitu theory is the correct answer to “Two theories are known to explain the heavy accumulation of vegetable and organic matter that formed coal seams. If one of the two theories is drift theory, what is the other”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Carbonization is the correct answer to “During which transportation, the organism is decomposed and it loses nitrogen, oxygen and other volatile constituent”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Solid ice is the correct answer to “Glaciers are masses of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

10 is the correct answer to “Diamond hardness number”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Precambrian is the correct answer to “Oldest period in geological time scale.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

5.27 is the correct answer to “Specific gravity of monazite”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Porosity is the correct answer to “The ratio of volume of voids in a rock or soil to its total volume is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Carboniferous to jurassic is the correct answer to “The geological age of gondowana rocks is believed to be during”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Fold is the correct answer to “These are wavy undulations developed in country rocks whenever the region is subjected to severe pressure or stress”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

Lake basins is the correct answer to “The topographic depressions that accommodates lakes are known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.

25 mm to 50 mm is the correct answer to “As per the sized gradation of coal, the size of rubble coal is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Mining Geology.