TS SET 2018: Paper II, Earth Science
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EARTH SCIENCES
Paper – II
1. Geoid is a 6. Match the following :
(A) Perfect ellipsoid
Period Age
(B) Not perfect ellipsoid
a. Cretaceous i. 24 Ma – 34 Ma
(C) Perfect spheroid
(D) Not perfect spheroid b. Jurassic ii. 34 Ma – 55 Ma
2. Mohorovicic discontinuity separates c. Miocene iii. 99 Ma – 144 Ma
(A) Mantle from outer core d. Eocene iv. 159 Ma – 180 Ma
(B) Inner core from outer core a b c d
(C) Crust from Mantle (A) i ii iii iv
(D) Crust from Atmosphere
(B) ii iii iv i
3. Airy’s hypothesis assumes that uppermost (C) iii iv i ii
layer of earth has
(A) Uniform thermal conductivity (D) iv i ii iii
(B) Variable thermal conductivity 7. Which of the following minerals is largely
(C) Uniform density derived from Ocean waters ?
(D) Variable density (A) Bromine
4. “A line segment joining a planet and the (B) Gold
sun sweeps at equal areas during equal
interval of time”. This is the statement of (C) Silver
(A) Kepler’s First law (D) Bauxite
(B) Kepler’s Second law
8. A general term that refers to all processes
(C) Kepler’s Third law
of weathering, erosion and transportation
(D) Copernicus theory
is
5. Limit for Radiocarbon dating is
(A) Denudation
(A) 20,000 yrs.
(B) Degradation
(B) 40,000 yrs.
(C) Gradation
(C) 60,000 yrs.
(D) 80,000 yrs. (D) Sedimentation
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9. The soil process which is prevalent 14. Which of the following statements is true ?
in conditions of high temperature and
(A) P – Waves travel only through solid
heavy rainfall with alternate wet and dry
part of the earth
conditions is known as
(B) P – Waves travel only through liquid
(A) Podzolisation
part of the earth
(B) Calcification
(C) P – Waves travels not only through
(C) Laterisation the solid part of the earth but also the
(D) Salinisation liquid part of the core
(D) P – Waves can be reflected but cannot
10. ________ are the right hand tributaries of be refracted
Krishna river.
(A) Paleru and Munneru 15. The average density of the earth is
(B) Bhima and Dindi (A) 8.5 grams/cc
(C) Peddavagu and Musi (B) 5.5 grams/cc
(D) Malaprabha and Tungabhadra (C) 2.7 grams/cc
(D) 10.2 grams/cc
11. Himalayan type orogens are caused by
(A) Collision of two continental plates 16. In a thunderstorm the voltage of the
associated lightning will be maximum of
(B) Collision of two Oceanic plates
(A) 1000 volts
(C) Subduction of Oceanic plate and
continental plate (B) 10000 volts
(D) Collision of continental plate and (C) 100000 volts
oceanic plate
(D) 1000000 volts
12. Elastic deformation is a very important
parameter 17. The average height of the Atmosphere
Boundary Layer is
(A) in investigating the seismic waves
through the earth (A) 50 m
(B) in finding the flow direction of (B) 500 m
groundwater
(C) 1000 m
(C) in studying the radioactivity
(D) 1500 m
(D) in mineral exploration
18. The layer in which ozone is present in the
13. The San Andreas fault is a atmosphere is
(A) Dip-slip fault (A) Stratosphere
(B) Normal fault (B) Mesosphere
(C) Reverse fault (C) Thermosphere
(D) Strike-slip fault
(D) Troposphere
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19. The only land locked ocean of the world 24. Landslides cause damage to nature and
is mankind and occur
(A) Arctic Ocean (A) Along the mountain regions
(B) Atlantic Ocean (B) Ground surface
(C) Indian Ocean (C) Oceans
(D) Pacific Ocean (D) Basins
20. The Indian sub- continent gets precipitation 25. The unit used to measure the wavelength
predominantly from along electromagnetic spectrum is
(A) South West Monsoon (A) Centimeter
(B) Cyclones (B) Micrometer
(C) Western Disturbances (C) Meter
(D) North East Monsoon (D) Nanometer
21. Water evaporation, water vapour 26. Hornfelse is the product of
condensation, precipitates on the land
and oceans, infiltration and surface run-off (A) Contact metamorphism
processes are collectively known as (B) Thermal metamorphism
(A) Hydrological cycle (C) Retrograde metamorphism
(B) Geochemical cycle
(D) Dynamo-thermal metamorphism
(C) Atmospheric cycle
27. The unit cell of _________ contains eight
(D) Water cycle
X3Y2Z3O12 formula units.
22. Water resources can be conserved by (A) Plagioclase
adopting
(B) Garnet
(A) Groundwater exploitation
(C) Enstatite
(B) Watershed management practices
(D) Biotite
(C) Surface water use
(D) Intensive irrigation 28. Slickensides are
(A) Axial planes of folds
23. Solar energy resource falls in the category
of (B) Surface that result from unconformities
(A) Conventional energy resource (C) Polished and striated surfaces that
result from friction along the fault
(B) Non-renewal energy resource plane
(C) Non-conventional energy resource (D) Vertical joints that resulted from
(D) Pollution causing energy resource tectonic activity
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29. Match the following : 31. Match the following :
a. Glossopteris i. Well preserved
a. Island arcs i. Formed from
entire organism
the submarine
b. Trace fossils
ii. Structures which
eruption of resemble fossilised
oceanic crustal organic remains
upper mantle c. Pseudo fossils iii. Plant fossil
b. Hotspots ii. The point at which d. Body fossils iv. Foot prints
three plate Codes :
boundaries meet
a b c d
c. Ophiolites iii. A portion of the (A) i ii iii iv
earth’s surface (B) iii iv ii i
which experiences (C) iv iii ii i
volcanism (D) i iv iii ii
d. Triple junction iv. Created through 32. Index fossils are used for
the collision
(A) Mineral Exploration
of tectonic plates
(B) Groundwater exploration
in an ocean setting
(C) Remote Sensing
Codes :
(D) Dating and identification of rocks
a b c d
33. Succession of the alternate layers of
(A) i ii iii iv coarse current bedded material and fine
(B) ii iii i iv grained horizontal laminae is termed as
(A) Cross bedding
(C) iv iii i ii
(B) Torrential bedding
(D) iv iii ii i
(C) Graded bedding
30. E x a m p l e o f d i v e r g e n t t y p e p l a t e (D) Ripple marks
boundary 34. Coral reefs are the examples for the
(A) Greenland island following organic structures
(A) Druse
(B) Mid-Atlantic ridge
(B) Geode
(C) Island of Sri lanka
(C) Bioherms
(D) Antarctica continent (D) Concretions
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35. A climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean with 39. Uraninite and Pitchblende
a global impact on weathering pattern (A) have same chemical composition
(A) Coriolis Effect (B) have same crystal form
(B) El Nino (C) have different chemical composition
(C) Ekman Spiral (D) occur in beach sands
(D) Hydrological cycle
40. Coal is extracted by Singareni Collieries
36. The accumulated excrement of seabirds in which of the following districts of
and bats used as a fertilizer Telangana ?
(A) Gypsum (A) M a h a b u b a b a d – K h a m m a m –
Warangal (R) – Mancherial – Rajanna
(B) Galena
Sircilla – Jagityal
(C) Guano
(B) J a y a s h a n k a r B h u p a l a p a l l y –
(D) Gladite Bhadradri Kothagudem – Peddapalle
– Mancherial – Kumaram Bheem
37. In a stable nuclide with low atomic number, Asifabad – Khammam
the number of protons is approximately
equal to the number of neutrons, or (C) J a y a s h a n k a r B h u p a l a p a l l y –
the neutron to proton ratio, N/Z, is Khammam – Rajanna Sircilla –
approximately equal to unity. This rule is Jangaon – Karimnagar – Bhadradri
called as Kothagudem
(A) Oddo-Harkins rule (D) Bhadradri Kothagudem – Karimnagar
– Jayashankar Bhupalapally
(B) Van der Walls rule – Mancherial – Warangal (U) –
(C) Symmetry rule Khammam
(D) Ingamell’s rule 41. For locating a well point the best method
of exploration is
38. In __________ , the solid stability area
(A) Remote sensing
is related to the saturation condition
(B) Seismic method
and dominant aqueous species gives
fundamental information on sorption and (C) Electrical Resistivity
colloidal phenomena as well as surface (D) Gravity method
characteristics of minerals. 42. The bulk of the Indian Pre-cambrian
(A) Wilcox diagram continental crust was formed prior to
(A) 1500 m.y.
(B) Piper diagram
(B) 2000 m.y.
(C) Durov diagram
(C) 2600 m.y.
(D) Eh-pH diagram (D) 1800 m.y.
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43. Granulites are found at the Earth’s Surface 47. The following is the subsystem of GIS
in two different settings Architecture
(A) Exposed in low grade regional (A) Data capture
metamorphic belts and granites (B) Data storage and retrieval
(B) Exposed in contact metamorphic (C) Data manipulation and analysis
zones and granites
(D) All of the above
(C) Exposed in thermal metamorphic belts
and basalts 48. Nagarjunasagar is a
(D) Exposed in high grade regional (A) Gravity dam
metamorphic belts and as small (B) Masonry dam
xenoliths in basaltic pipes (C) Earth-fill dam
44. Quaternary era is divided into (D) Arch dam
(A) Pleistocene and Holocene epochs 49. Which of the following is not a cause for
landslides ?
(B) Miocene and Pliocene epochs
(A) Slow weathering
(C) Eocene and Oligocene epochs
(B) Erosion
(D) Cretaceous and Palaeocene epochs (C) Earthquake
45. Rann of Kutch in Gujarat is a (D) Surveying
(A) Glacial deposit 50. Calamine Violet (Yellow blossoms) is an
indicator plant for
(B) Salt desert
(A) Copper deposits
(C) Beach sand deposit
(B) Gold deposits
(D) Mica deposit (C) Silver deposits
46. __________ spectrum of Electromagnetic (D) Zinc deposits
Radiation is produced when the material is 51. In geochemical surveys, elements
interposed between source and sensor. measured to detect an Ore body are
termed as
(A) Absorption or transmission
(A) pathfinder elements
(B) Reflected
(B) Associated elements
(C) Emission
(C) Indicator elements
(D) Adsorption (D) Critical elements
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52. Match the items in Group – I with those in 54. Match the mineral deposits (Group – I)
Group – II : with the most appropriate geophysical
Group – I Group – II exploration methods (Group – II)
a. Cassiterite i. Ultramafic rocks Group – I Group – II
b. ilmenite ii. Ultramafic and P. Mineralized 1. Gravity
mafic rocks Conductive
Veins
c. chromite iii. anorthosites
Q. Disseminated 2. Magnetic
d. nickeliferous iv. S-type K-granites
sulphides
sulfides
R. Massive barytes 3. Induced
Codes :
polarization
a b c d
S. Kimberlite 4. Resistivity
(A) iv iii i ii
pipes Profiling
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) i iii ii iv (A) P – 4, Q – 3, R – 1, S – 2
(D) iii i iv ii (B) P – 4, Q – 2, R – 1, S – 3
(C) P – 2, Q – 1, R – 4, S – 3
53. The combination of geophysical method
most suitable for exploration of chromite (D) P – 3, Q – 1, R – 4, S – 2
deposits is 55. A successful combination of geophysical
methods for exploration of kimberlite
(A) Gravity and electrical methods pipe is
(A) Radiometric and seismic
(B) Gravity and magnetic methods
(B) Radiometric and magnetic
(C) Magnetic and electrical methods
(C) Magnetic and electromagnetic
(D) Radiometric and electrical methods (D) Gravity and radiometric
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56. The geophysical method for the exploration 60. Erosional Remnants in a Karst topography
of disseminated sulfide deposits is are termed as
(A) Gravity (A) Stacks and chimneys
(B) Magnetic (B) Inselbergs and Bornhards
(C) Hums and Pepeino Hills
(C) Self-Potential
(D) Monad nocks and spurs
(D) Induced Polarization (IP)
61. Assertion (A) :Adiabatic Lapse Rate
57. Fluorosis is caused due to the presence refers to non exchange of heat in a parcel
of __________ in the drinking water. of ascending or descending air with its
(A) Fluoride surroundings.
(B) Nitrate Reason (R) : Heating and Cooling of
ascending or descending parcel of air
(C) Arsenic
through Compression and expansion
(D) Mercury without any exchange of heat between the
parcel and surrounding atmosphere.
58. Which one of the following is the Ghyben
(A) Both A and R are correct and R is a
Herzberg relation ?
correct explanation of A
ρf
(A) z = h (B) Both A and r are correct but R is not
( ρs − ρ f ) a correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
( ρ − ρf ) h
z= s (D) A is false but r is true
(B)
ρf
62. Which one of the following is considered
ρf as the convective layer of the atmosphere ?
(C) z = +h
( ρs − ρ f ) (A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
ρf
(D) z = −h
( ρs − ρ f ) (C) Mesosphere
(D) Ionosphere
59. Which one of the following processes is
not a glacial process ? 63. Mangrove forests are also called as
(A) Solifluction (A) Xerophytes
(B) Plucking (B) Boreals
(C) Deflation (C) Halophytes
(D) Striation (D) Selvas
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64. Kaziranga Sanctuary is known for 69. A filter using past output values for the
current output is called
(A) Elephants
(A) Discrete filter
(B) Rhinoceros
(B) Continuous filter
(C) Tigers
(C) Recursive filter
(D) Birds (D) Non-recursive filter
65. Kamet is the highest peak of 70. Convolution of two functions means
(A) Dhauladhar Range rotating one function at an angle of
(A) 90º
(B) Zaskar Range
(B) 180º
(C) Ladakh Range
(C) 270º
(D) Karakoram Range
(D) 360º
66. W h i c h o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i s
71. In free space, the Poisson’s equation
mismatched ? becomes
Coal Producing region State (A) Maxwell equation
(A) Chirmiri MP (B) Ampere equation
(C) Laplace equation
(B) Bokaro Jharkhand
(D) Steady State equation
(C) Talcher Tamil Nadu
(D) Raniganj West Bengal 72. Green’s theorem is a special case of
(A) Prime number theorem
67. Limnic Eruptions occur in
(B) Kelvin-strokes theorem
(A) Volcanoes (C) Helmholtz’s theorem
(B) Lakes (D) Fermat’s little theorem
(C) Craters
73. For a definite integral of any third
(D) Springs order polynomial, the two point Gauss
Quadrature rule will give the same result
68. P and S waves are referred to as as the
(A) Surface waves (A) 1 – segment trapezoidal rule
(B) Interior waves (B) 2 – segment trapezoidal rule
(C) 3 – segment trapezoidal rule
(C) Body waves
(D) Simpson’s 1/3 rule
(D) Rayleigh waves
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74. Finite element method formulation of 79. One of the dams associated with reservoir
problem results in a system of induced seismicity is situated across the
(A) Differential equation
(A) Koyana river
(B) Algebric equation
(B) Krishna river
(C) Arithmatic equation
(D) Laplace’s equation (C) Kaveri river
75. The change in gravity caused by Earth’s (D) Godavari river
tides on the land surface in a complete
tidal cycle is in the range of (in milligal) 80. On Richter scale a “6” means tremor is 10
times greater than a scale of
(A) 0.2 to 0.3
(B) 0.3 to 0.4 (A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 0.4 to 0.5 (C) 5 (D) 2
(D) 0.5 to 0.6
81. Assertion (A) : Earth’s magnetic field is
76. Clairaut’s theorem relates the sum of measured using a magnetometer.
geometrical and gravitational flattening to
the Reason (R) : Proton Precession
(A) Equatorial force of gravity Magnetometer can be used to measure
(B) Equatorial centrifugal force vertical component of Earth’s magnetic
(C) Ratio of equatorial force of gravity and field.
equatorial centrifugal force (A) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true
(D) Ratio of equatorial centrifugal force to
(B) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false
equatorial force of gravity
(C) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true
77. How many types of triple junctions are
present during the present phase of plate (D) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are false
tectonics ?
(A) 4 (B) 6 82. Application of Reduction to Pole (RTP) to
(C) 8 (D) 10 a magnetic anomaly results in
(A) Transforming the asymmetry in the
78. Vine-Matthew’s hypothesis explains
anomaly to symmetry
(A) Origin of Solar system
(B) Origin of Earth’s Magnetic field (B) Flattening the anomaly curve
(C) Formation of magnetic lineations (C) Doubling the amplitude
(D) Isostacy (D) Halving the amplitude
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83. Which of the following methods is best 86. In seismic reflection prospecting, random
suited to estimate the resistivity variations
in the upper mantle ? noise is removed by geophone grouping
(A) Magnetotellurics and
(B) GPR – Ground Penetrating Radar
(A) deconvolution
(C) Controlled source electromagnetics
(D) Deep electrical resistivity (B) f-k filtering
84. Match the EM methods in group – I with (C) wiener filtering
the corresponding quantity measured by
them in group – II : (D) stacking
Group – I Group II
87. A uranium deposit is exposed on the
P. VLF 1. Amplitude ratio
and phase surface. The emitted α particles can
difference
travel in air up to
Q. Two-frame 2. Real and
imaginary (A) 1 – meter
R. Slingram 3. dip angle
(B) 10 meter
S. TURAM 4. Amplitude ratio
(A) P – 3, Q – 4, R – 2, S – 1 (C) 20 cm
(B) P – 2, Q – 4, R – 3, S – 1 (D) 100 meter
(C) P – 2, Q – 3, R – 4, S – 1
(D) P – 3, Q – 4, R – 1, S – 2 88. Which of the following logging techniques
85. A seismic recording unit uses a 16-bit is best suited to estimate the shalines of
A/D converter with one sign bit. It also
hydrocarbon reservoirs ?
uses binary gain ranging amplifiers. The
dynamic range available with such a
(A) Sonic
system is
(A) 96 dB (B) Resistivity
(B) 90 dB
(C) Gamma-ray
(C) 180 dB
(D) 192 dB (D) Induction
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89. The albedo of the Vegetation 92. In the spectral representation on a sphere,
if n = 5 and the zonal waves are three, then
(A) decreases with wavelength between
the number of nodes in the Y - direction
0.4 and 0.9 would be
(B) increases with wavelength between (A) 1
0.4 and 0.9 (B) 2
(C) increases with wavelength between (C) 3
1.0 and 1.6 (D) 4
(D) decreases with wavelength between 93. The oscillations that operate predominantly
1.0 and 1.6 in the tropics in the East-West direction
are
90. The Divergence of a geostrophic wind is
(A) Quasi Biennial Oscillations
(A) zero
(B) Madden Julian Oscillations
(B) one (C) Inertial Oscillations
(C) infinity (D) El-Nino Southern Oscillation
(D) none of the above 94. The decreasing number of Monsoon
depressions during the South West
91. In Meteorology the most significant waves Monsoon season over the Indian sub
are continent is due to
(A) Gravity waves (A) weakening of the tropical easterly jet
(B) strengthening of the tropical easterly
(B) Electromagnetic waves
jet
(C) Sound waves
(C) weakening of the Somali jet
(D) Rossly waves
(D) strengthening of the Somali jet
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95. Which of the following statement is true ? 98. Rip Currents essentially form due to
in aviation meteorology the take off and beaches with
landing of the aircraft will be (A) Breaking waves
(B) High tide waves
(A) Against the wind direction
(C) Tidal waves
(B) Towards the same direction of the
(D) Storm surges
wind
99. The rise of the sea level is mainly due to
(C) Take off towards the wind and landing
(A) Swell waves
against the wind
(B) Increase in the Rainfall
(D) Take off against the wind and landing
towards the wind (C) Depletion of the continent
(D) Melting of Glaciers
96. The up welling in an Ocean can be
identified by 100. Match the following :
u
a. Froude Number 1.
(A) Measuring the wind Hg
(B) Colour of the Ocean UL
b. Reynold’s number 2.
ν gp
(C) Wave height in the Ocean
c. Richardson’s 3.
( ∂u / ∂z )2
(D) Measuring the Chlorophyll Number
v
97. TSUNAMIS are long waves which travel d. Rossly number 4.
fL
at the speed of Codes :
(A) 200 kmph a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 400 kmph
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 800 kmph
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 50 kmph (D) 4 1 2 3
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