GATE GG-1 2017 question paper — Paper 1
65 questions · 100 imported marks. Browse the original paper or practise online.
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65
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3
GG-C · GG-1 · GA
Year
2017
Archive paper 1
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02 · PAPER STRUCTURE
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Section GG-C
- Questions
- 25
- Imported marks
- 25
Geology and Geophysics
- Questions
- 30
- Imported marks
- 60
General Aptitude
- Questions
- 10
- Imported marks
- 15
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GG-C · Question 1
Section GG-C
Which one of the following is a continental hotspot?
GG-C · Question 2
Section GG-C
The diagram given below shows a Mohr circle for two-dimensional stress with points numbered as shown. The mean stress and the maximum shear stress are given by which one…
GG-C · Question 3
Section GG-C
Which type of fault is developed in the setting shown in the figure below? Velocity vectors on either side of the fault are given in the figure.
GG-C · Question 4
Section GG-C
The age of most of the bituminous coal seams of India is
GG-C · Question 5
Section GG-C
The time equivalent of the time-stratigraphic term ‘Series’ is
GG-C · Question 6
Section GG-C
Match the following stratigraphic units of India (Group-I) with their age (Group-II). Group-I (P) Barakar Formation (Q) Warkalli (Varkala) Formation (R) Bagh Beds (S) Bh…
GG-C · Question 7
Section GG-C
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) is a type of
GG-C · Question 8
Section GG-C
The groundwater flow equation , where h refers to the hydraulic head and x, y, z are coordinates, is valid when the flow condition is
GG-C · Question 9
Section GG-C
Los Angeles abrasion test was conducted for a granite aggregate with an initial weight of 4800 grams. After the test, the aggregate weighed 3504 grams. The Los Angeles a…
GG-C · Question 10
Section GG-C
Brightness temperature is a function of surface temperature and
GG-C · Question 11
Section GG-C
Which one of the following minerals has poor cleavage in all directions?
GG-C · Question 12
Section GG-C
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
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