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21 Thickness of Mantle is
A 1,900 Km
B 2,500 Km
C 2,900 Km
D 3,500 Km

Answer: 2,900 Km
22 The sediment produced by chemical weathering of granite is commonly knwon as
A Cobble
B Sand
C Silt
D Clay

Answer: Clay
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23 The matrix of packstone is
A Sand
B Silt
C Mud
D Clay

Answer: Mud
24 The basic and fundamental unit of Lithostratigraphic classification is
A Supergroup
B Group
C Formation
D Member

Answer: Formation
25 Who is known as the "father of Crystallography"
A Hauy
B N Steno
C F C Philips
D R Hooke

Answer: Hauy
26 Aluminium ores are called
A Cryolite
B Bauxite
C Gibbsite
D All

Answer: Bauxite
27 Parrot coal is a variety of
A Lignite
B Anthracite
C Peat
D Bituminous Coal

Answer: Bituminous Coal
28 In which year the continental drift theory was proposed by Alfred Wegener
A 1905
B 1910
C 1912
D 1915

Answer: 1912
29 Which one is the last Supercontinent (single landmass of continents) in Earth surface
A Rodinia
B Pannotia
C Pangaea
D Pliocene

Answer: Pangaea
30 What is the temparature of the inner core of the Earth
A Approximately 4500 K
B Approximately 5700 K
C Approximately 6200 K
D Approximately 6800 K

Answer: Approximately 5700 K
31 Which one is not a rock types sedimentary, metamorphic and __________
A Igneous
B Sedimentary
C Metamorphic
D Geomorphic

Answer: Geomorphic
32 Two-fold classification of Gondwana was proposed by
A C. S. Fox
B Pascoe
C Meddicott
D Feistmantle

Answer: C. S. Fox
33 Schulze's solution is used to separate microfossils from
A Shale
B Chert
C Coal
D None of these

Answer: Coal
34 Shells with ammonite suture appear first in
A Permian
B Devonian
C Cretaceous
D None of the above

Answer: Devonian
35 Aquamarine is a gem variety of
A Tourmaline
B Kyanite
C Beryl
D Topaz

Answer: Beryl
36 Quartz exhibits ___________ fracture
A Hackly
B Uneven
C Even
D Conchoidal

Answer: Conchoidal
37 Beryl is commercially known as
A Emerald
B Ruby
C Peridot
D Moonstone

Answer: Emerald
38 Gibbsite is ore of
A Iron
B Aluminium
C Manganese
D Lead

Answer: Aluminium
39 Phonolite is a volcanic equivalent of
A Basalt
B Granite
C Nepheline-Syenite
D Diorite

Answer: Nepheline-Syenite
40 Which of the following is formed by glacial erosion
A Yardang
B Potholes
C Arête
D Cuesta

Answer: Arête
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