GATE GG-1 year:2017 PYQs & Answers — Page 2

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Which one of the following minerals has poor cleavage in all directions?

Your answerChoose one option.

Fluorite

Orthoclase

Quartz

Muscovite

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The figure below shows the intercepts of the plane HKL with the crystallographic axes a, b, c. The Miller index of the plane HKL is

Diagram for Geology and Geophysics question 12

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(243)

(342)

(436)

(634)

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Match the rocks listed in Group-I with the corresponding general rock classification listed in Group-II.

Group-I P. Granite Q. Basalt R. Gneiss S. Sandstone

Group-II

Extrusive igneous rock

Biochemical sedimentary rock

Intrusive igneous rock

Metamorphic rock

Clastic sedimentary rock

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P-1; Q-3; R-5; S-2

P-4; Q-5; R-1; S-2

P-3; Q-1; R-4; S-5

P-3; Q-4; R-1; S-5

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Which one of the following oceanic ridges is known to be aseismic?

Your answerChoose one option.

Carlsberg

Mid Atlantic

Ninety East

Southwest Indian

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Isogonic lines are contours of equal magnetic

Your answerChoose one option.

inclination.

declination.

total field intensity.

horizontal field intensity.

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Match the geophysical terms in Group-I with their corresponding units of measurements in Group-II.

Group-I P. Transit time Q. Conductivity R. Gravity anomaly S. Magnetic field intensity

Group-II

mGal

nanoTesla

siemens

millivolt

microsecond per feet

Your answerChoose one option.

P-5; Q-4; R-2; S-1

P-5; Q-4; R-3; S-2

P-5; Q-3; R-1; S-2

P-4; Q-3; R-2; S-1

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The Maxwell’s equation based on Ampere’s law is

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The normal gravity formula (for e.g. GRS80) is a function of

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geocentric latitude.

geodetic latitude.

longitude.

altitude.

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A seismic refraction survey was carried out over a subsurface consisting of a stack of horizontal isotropic layers. In the common midpoint (CMP) domain, the moveout (traveltime v/s offset) curve for any primary reflection event is best approximated by

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an ellipse.

a parabola.

a circle.

a hyperbola.

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Assertion (a): Magnetic stripes are observed around mid-oceanic ridge regions. Reason (r): The earth’s magnetic field undergoes reversals of polarity.

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(a) is true but (r) is false.

(a) is false but (r) is true.

Both (a) and (r) are true and (r) is one of the correct reasons for (a).

Both (a) and (r) are true but (r) is not the correct reason for (a).

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