MH SET 2013: 17 February, Paper II, Earth Atmospheric Ocean and Planetary Science
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Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
Paper II
Time Allowed : 75 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This Paper contains Fifty (50) multiple choice questions. Each question
carries Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
1. Which of the following layered 3. Krol and Tal formations of lesser
igneous complex is not employed in
Himalaya represents the following
Deccan Volcanic Province ?
time horizon :
(A) Sittampundi
(B) Girnar (A) Cambro-Ordovician
(C) Phenaimata
(B) Precambrian-Cambrian
(D) Mundwara
(C) Permo-Triassic
2. REE’s are usually normalised to
chondrite reference standard (D) Jurassic-Cretaceous
because :
4. The capacity of a saturated rock to
(A) Chondrites are ultrabasic rocks
drain water under the force of
(B) Chondrites are very rarely
found gravity is called ................................ .
(C) Chondrites are the
(A) Adhesion
unfractionated samples of the
solar system dating from (B) Specific yield
original nucleosynthesis
(C) Specific retention
(D) Chondrites are most commonly
present sediments (D) Surface tension
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5. One of the following statements 6. Gravimetry, Nephelometery, Lidar
about mass wasting is incorrect :
method etc. are some of the methods
(A) When no water is present
used for monitoring ......................... .
friction among closely packed
(A) Hydrocarbons and ozone
particles on slopes holds them
in place (B) Suspended particulate matter
(B) When no water is present
(C) Trace metals
friction among loosely packed
(D) NO-NOx
particles on slopes holds them
in place 7. Major metallogenic provinces are
(C) When the soil is saturated the located in :
grains are forced apart and
(A) Continental collision zones
friction is increased allowing
the soil to move up slope (B) Mid ocean ridges
(D) When the soil is saturated the (C) Active continental margin
grains are forced apart and
settings
friction is reduced allowing the
(D) Continental rift settings
soil to move downslope
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8. For the stress-strain relation, the 11. In ACF diagrams, the suffix ‘A’
Hooke’s law holds true only in the stands for :
following condition :
(A) FeO
(A) Plastic Deformation
(B) FeO + Fe2O3 + MnO
(B) Anelastic limit
(C) FeO + MgO + MnO
(C) Linear range of elasticity
(D) FeO + Fe2O3
(D) Permanent strain
9. In Brunton Compass which of the 12. Deformation of an early schistosity
following markings are transposed ? by a later one gives rise to :
(A) E and W (A) Phyllonite
(B) N and S (B) Lepidoblastic texture
(C) E, W, N and S (C) Porphyroblasts
(D) W and S
(D) Crenulation cleavage
10. The .................................... muscles
13. When water is pumped from wells
close the valves and form the central
in some coastal areas, a problem
muscle-scar pattern on the valves of
arises known as :
ostracods.
(A) Central (A) Saltwater incursion
(B) Abductor (B) Permeability decrease
(C) Adductor (C) Artesian recharge
(D) Zenker’s (D) Permeability increase
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14. An igneous texture where all 16. When the older beds within a
cumulus grains are in contact with
sequence of sediments are tilted or
one another along boundaries is
deformed, before being buried by the
called ............................. .
younger beds, the resultant feature
(A) Adcumulate
is called an .......................... .
(B) Mesocumulate
(A) angular unconformity
(C) Orthocumulate
(D) Crescumulate (B) unconformity
15. Dendritic, bifurcating erosional (C) disconformity
features called as ril marks are
(D) non-conformity
produced by erosion when water
drain out of soft sediment surface at 17. Arkosic and lithic are the terms used
the falling water level. These are for sandstones having :
signatures of .............................. .
(A) < 25% feldspar
(A) dry surface
(B) > 25% feldspar and lithic content
(B) thick water column
(C) > 60% of fossil fragments
(C) violently flowing water
(D) thin water cover (D) < 30% of debris
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18. Oldoinyo lengai volcano in northern 20. The lunar torque over spinning
Tanzania is known for : earth affects the axis of the earth
to cause :
(A) Basaltic eruption
(A) Tilting
(B) Carbonatite eruption
(B) Precession
(C) Rhyolite eruption
(C) Vibration
(D) Andesite eruption
(D) Angular momentum
19. The current standard model of the
21. Evolutionary change within
Earth’s internal structure called
population and species is termed
PREM is derived from :
as :
(A) Inversion seismology
(A) Macro evolution
(B) Forward seismology
(B) Micro evolution
(C) Borehole prediction
(C) Syngenetic evolution
(D) P-T paths
(D) Biotic evolution
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22. The hominids (family Hominidae) 24. Which one of the following
statements is correct ?
the primate family that includes
(A) Dinosaurs became extinct
present day humans and their
during the Pleistocene Ice Age
extinct ancestors, have a fossil record
(B) Dinosaurs evolved during the
extending back. late permian but were most
diverse during carboniferous
(A) 1.6 million years
(C) Pterosaurs were non-flying
(B) 2.0 million years
vertebrate animals
(C) 4.4 million years (D) Triassic mammals and reptiles
were not very diverse and all
(D) 1.9 million years
were small sized
23. The standard deviation is :
25. Seawater in equilibrium with
atmospheric CO2 is slightly :
(A) a measure of central tendency
(A) Acidic
(B) the square of variance
(B) Alkaline
(C) a measure of variability
(C) Neutral
(D) a measure of skewness (D) Turbid
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28. The oldest dated rock in the Dharwar
26. Phanerozoic continental growth
craton is :
occurs in :
(A) Closepet granite
(A) Rift setting (B) Kolar granite
(C) Gorur gneiss
(B) Arc setting along active plate
(D) Champion gneiss
margins
29. The following represents the correct
stratigraphic order in the Siwalik
(C) Continental collisional settings
Group :
(D) Intraplate settings (A) Nagri-Dhok Pathan-Tatrot
27. The Nanga Parbat syntaxis is a (B) Chinji-Kamlial-Nagri
(C) Nagri-Chinji-Pinjor
northwardly plunging ........................
(D) Tatrot-Chinji-Nagri
in the core of which occur proterozoic
30. One of the following is not associated
gneisses. with steeper alluvial fans in arid
regions :
(A) Synclinal structure
(A) Increased grain size
(B) Antiformal structure (B) Poor sorting
(C) Increased discharge
(C) Transcurrent fault
(D) Increased concentration of the
(D) Monoclinal structure sendiment load
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31. The great increase in atmospheric
33. Fluid containing dissolved chemicals
dust during glaciations is not due
to : escaping from waste disposal sites
(A) Increase in wind intensity is :
(B) Increased exposure of extensive
(A) Slurry
sediment source areas on
meltwater flood plains
(B) Effluent
(C) Increased chemical weathering
(C) Influent
(D) Increase in the exposed area of
the continental shelves by
(D) Leachates
lowered sea level
32. Paired river terraces are significant 34. The washing out of the fine soil
evidence of :
components from upper to lower soil
(A) Vertical downcutting in an
horizons is known as :
intermittent fashion
(B) Lateral erosion in an (A) Leaching
intermittent fashion
(B) Solum
(C) Vertical downcutting in a
continuous fashion
(C) Illuviation
(D) Lateral erosion in a continuous
(D) Eluviation
fashion
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35. The distance between the highest 37. Climatologically, the frequency of
level of water in the reservoir and the thunderstorms is the highest
the top of the dam is called as : in :
(A) Free board (A) Tropical Regions
(B) Suspension board (B) Areas poleward of 45° latitude
(C) Heel of the dam (C) Polar regions
(D) Toe of the dam (D) Areas poleward of 60° latitude
36. Abrupt and extremely fast 38. The atmosphere is in the state of
movement of loosened blocks and absolute instability when :
pieces of jointed or fractured rocks (A) Environmental Lapse Rate
from cliffs and steep slopes is (ELR) is higher than Dry
called ................................... . Adiabatic Lapse Rate (DALR)
(A) Debris flow (B) ELR is lower than Saturated
(B) Rock fall Adiabatic Lapse Rate (SALR)
(C) Rock slide (C) ELR is higher than SALR
(D) Earth fall (D) ELR is zero
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39. During active monsoon conditions, 41. In unconfined aquifers, the upper
surface of water is called :
the position of the monsoon trough
is : (A) Phreatic level
(B) Water table
(A) At the normal position
(C) Vadose level
(B) To the north of its normal
(D) Peizometric surface
position
42. What is high-field strength elements
(C) To the south of its normal
(HFSE) in geochemistry ?
position
(A) Elements that form ions with
(D) At equator
higher charge than +2
40. Specific yield is maximum in : (B) Elements that form ions with
lower charge than +2
(A) Clay
(C) Elements that have ions with
(B) Silt
charge equal to +2
(C) Gravel
(D) Elements that have ions with
(D) Sand
charge equal to +1
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43. Which of the following isotopic 45. Fluorite deposit in India occurs
dating method is suitable for
at :
archaean ultramafic rocks :
(A) Amba Dorger
(A) U-Pb method
(B) Amba Ji
(B) K-Ar method
(C) Kala Dorger
(C) Rb-Sr method
(D) Sm-Nd method (D) Girnar Complex
44. World largest Barites deposit is 46. Magnetite (Fe 3 O 4 ) is the end-
located in :
member of the solid-solution series
(A) Managampet in Cuddapah
of :
basin
(A) Pseudoboockite-Magnetite
(B) Superior province in Canada
(B) Ilmenite-Ulvospinel
(C) Vindhyan basin in central
India (C) Ulvospinel-Magnetite
(D) Witwatersand in South Africa (D) Magnetite-Ilmentite
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47. The apparent resistivity equation 49. Quartz is an exmple of ....................
ρa = 2πa (V/I) is true for :
(A) Cyclosilicate
(A) Wenner arrangement
(B) Inosilicate
(B) Schlumberger arrangement
(C) Tectosilicate
(C) Dipole arrangement
(D) Phyllosilicate
(D) Self-potential arrangement
48. The line bisecting the acute angle 50. One of the following is not a
between the two optic axes is geostationary satellite.
called :
(A) RESOURCESAT-2
(A) Isogyre
(B) KALPANA-1
(B) Melatope
(C) GSAT-2
(C) Acute bisetrix
(D) INSAT-4A
(D) Obtuse bisetrix
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