Geology and Geophysics
GATE GG-1 year:2026 PYQs
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Questions 31–40 of 65. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 31
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If a dextral strike-slip fault system has a right step-over, which one of the following features will develop?
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Which of the following biostratigraphic zones is/are depicted in the figure below?
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Which of the following fossils was/were completely extinct by the end of Permian?
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Which of the following microfossils has/have a geological range from Cambrian to Recent?
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Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT in terms of dentition in bivalves?
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Which of the following deposits is/are linked to magmatic-hydrothermal fluids derived from granitic plutons?
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Which of the following statements related to crystal defects is/are CORRECT?
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Choose the CORRECT factor(s) from the following, which affect(s) the
isotopic ratio in foraminifera growing in an ocean.Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.
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Which of the following sedimentological processes lead(s) to time averaging of fossil record?
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A sandstone bed has an orientation of 360°/45W. If the true thickness of the bed is 50 m, the width of the outcrop exposed on a flat surface is ________ m (rounded off to one decimal place).
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