GATE GG-1 2018 Paper 1 — page 14

Questions 40–42 of 65. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.

Based on the hypothetical litholog given below that shows a continuous succession of sedimentary rocks, which one of the following statements is CORRECT?

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The rocks range from Cambrian to Cretaceous and show change in depositional environment from marine to continental.

The rocks range from Cambrian to Triassic and show change in depositional environment from marine to continental.

The rocks range from Cambrian to Cretaceous and show change in depositional environment from continental to marine.

The rocks are Palaeozoic in age and show change in depositional environment from marine to continental.

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Which one of the following cladograms shows the CORRECT interrelationships among the major groups of vertebrates?

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Cladogram I

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Cladogram II

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Cladogram III

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Cladogram IV

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Which one of the following stratigraphic successions is in the CORRECT chronological order (from old to younger)?

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Rajmahal, Dhalbirpur, Bakar

Fenestella Shale, Muth Quartzite, Singothyris Limestone

Bagh Bed, Lameta Formation, Deccan Traps

Singhbhum Granite, Kolhan Group, Older Metamorphic Gneiss

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