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Stratigraphy practice questions for entrance exams Q. 1: According to D.N. Wadia the mid Gondwana (Lower Jurassic) is characterised by: (a) Dicroidium (b) Dadoxylon (c) Sphenophyllum (d) Vartebraria ANSWER. (a) Q. 2: The Glossopteris flora commencing from the pennon-carboniferous and attaining it's  Maximum in the: (a) Permian (b) Triassic (c) Jurassic (d) Cretaceous. ANSWER. (a) Q. 3: Based on the changes in the foraminifera assemblage, the Jurassic/Cretaceous  Boundary is defined at the: (a) Athlete/Acnes stage (b) Umia/mundhanian staged (c) Amps/Romani stage (d) It is uncertain. ANSWER. (b) Q. 4: The termination of older ammonites is seen in: (a) The lower Athlete bed of Chari. (b) The Gajansar bed of Katrol (c) The upper Trigonia age of Umia (d) The Bhuj bed of Umia. ANSWER. (c) Q.5: Which is considered as a Precambrian Cambrian Transitional fossil? (a) Lepidopterist (b) Sabelliditids (c) Plantlets (d) Rookeries ANSWER. (b) Q. 6 : Trace fossils of Limulicubichnus are repor...

 EARTH SCIENCE MCQ PRACTICE QUESTIONS  1) The ice sheet that covered northeastern United States came from which of the following locations?  w) Labrador center in eastern Canada  x) Keewatin center in central Canada  y) Cordilleran center in the Rocky Mountains  z) Greenland  2) A volcano which is composed of lava flows and pyroclastic material and which is steep-sided and very tall is known as:  w) Syncline  x) Composite cone  y) Anticline  z) none of these 3) In geological studies, a dome shaped intrusion is called a:  w) volcanic neck  x) laccolith  y) nuee ardente  z) caldera 4) Shiprock in New Mexico is a:  w) laccolith  x) volcanic neck  y) cinder cone  z) caldera 5) Iceland has a great deal of volcanic activity. The reason for this is:  w) it was formed above a mid-ocean rift.  x) it is part of the "Ring of Fire".  y) two tectonic plates are rubbi...

  Earth Science Practice Paper For IOCL Test Free Online Geology Paper Q. 1 : The part where the dam comes in contact with the ground on the upstream side is called : (a) Heel (b) Toe (c) Abutment (d) Sluice ANSWER: (a) Q. 2: The part where the dam comes in contact with the ground on the downstream side is Called: (a) Abutment (b) Toe (c) Heel (d) Spill way. ANSWER: (b) Q. 3 : A dam in which entire forces acting on it are directly transmitted to the foundation rock is known as : (a) Gravity dam (b) Arch dam (c) Buttress dam (d) Earthen dam ANSWER: (a) Q. 4: What type of rivers is most suitable for construction of dams? (a) Influent (b) Effluent (c) Insulated (b) All the above. ANSWER: (b) Q.5: Forces acting a dam is/are due to: (a) Water thrust (b) Weigh of dam itself (c) Uplift pressure (d) All the above. ANSWER: (d) Q. 6: The water stored in the reservoir below the minimum pool level is called: (a) Valley storage (b) Useful storage (c) Dead storage (d) None of these. ANSWER: (c) ...