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Sunday, April 22, 2012

UPSC INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAMINATION 2012 Practice objective Questions :Geology

UPSC INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAMINATION 2012 Practice Questions :Geology
Sample objective Paper IFS Examination of UPSC-Geology Geology Solved MCQ For UPSC IFC

Q.1: The change in the head per unit distance is:
a) The hydraulic gradient.
b) The equipotential gradient.
c) The flow gradient.
d) The Hydraulic head.
ANSWER: (a)

Q.2: in confined aquifer, water is released due to.............. Of rocks and........... of water
a) Decompression/comprehensive. 
b) Decompression / Decompression.
C) Compression/ Decompression.
d) Compression / Compression.
ANSWER: (c)

Q.3: Usually the configuration ofthe “Water table" indicates the:
a) Loss of groundwater.
b) Recharge of groundwater.
c) Direction of groundwater flow.
d) Fluctuation of groundwater.
ANSWER: (c)


Q.4: Piezometric surfaces are much smoother as compared to water table, the statement is:
a) True.
b) False.
c) Doubtful.
d) Partly true, partly false.
ANSWER: (a)


Q.5: Groundwater flow map is also known as:
a) ISOpach map.
b) Isocontour map.
c) Potentiometric map.
d) Flydraulic map.
ANSWER: (c)


Q.6: Darcy’s law is:
a) The discharge is inversely proportional to head loss.
b) The discharge is inversely proportional to head loss and directly proportional to the length.
c) The discharge is directly proportional to head loss and inversely proportional to area of flow and
to the length of the path.
d) The discharge is directly proportional to head; loss and area of flow and inversely proportional to
the length of the path.
ANSWER: (d)

Q.7: The rate of flow through a unit cross sectional area under a unit hydraulic gradient is
Known as:
a) Darcy velocity.
b) Hydraulic conductivity.
c) Specific discharge.
d) Interstitial velocity.
ANSWER: (b)

Q.8: "Intrinsic" permeability depends on the:
a) Fluid properties only.
b) Properties of material in medium only.
c) Both fluid and medium properties.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (b)


Q.9: ‘Transmissivity’ may be defined as the:
a) Product of hydraulic conductivity and thickness of the aquifer.
b) Rate at which water is Trans mitted through a unit width of aquifer under a unit hydraulic gradient.
C) Rate of flow through a unit cross sectional area under a unit hydraulic gradient.
d) Both (a) and (b).
ANSWER: (d)


Q.10: Water moves vertically down ward from the unconfined aquifer, through the Aquitard,
Into the confined aquifer, when:
a) The water table stands above the piezometric surface.
b) The piezometric surface stands above the water table.
c) Both the water table and the piezometric surface stand at a same level.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (a)

Q.11: The battery of electrical cap lamps comprises:
a) Copper - iron cells.
b) Iron - Manganese cells.
c) Nickel - iron cells.
d) Nickel - cobalt cells.
Answer:(c)

Q.12: Which is a safety explosive?
a) Minable
b) Stonewell
c) Blasting gelatin
d) Card ox
Answer:(d)

Q.13: The channel sampling is generally done:
a) Parallel the ore body.
b) Oblique the ore body.
c) Across the ore body.
d) At any direction in the ore body.
Answer:(c)

Q.14: Number of cubic feet per ton of the ore is known as:
a) Effective grade.
b) Run - of - mine grade.
c) Tonnage factor.
d) Assay value.
Answer:(c)

Q.15: Pine Oil in ore beneficiation is used as a:
a) Collector.
b) Frothier.
   c) Moe lifers.
d) No use
Answer:(b)

Q.16: The staff reading taken on a point of known elevation is termed as:
(a) Intermediate sight.
(b) Foresight.
(c) Back sight.
(d) Change point.
Answer. (c)


Q.17: The operation of levelling across any river is termed as:
(a) Reciprocal levelling.
(b) Compound levelling.
(c) Profile levelling.
(d) Direct levelling.
Answer. (a)



Q.18: The line joining points of equal elevation is known as a:
(a) Level line.
(b) Horizontal line.
(c) Surface line.
(d) Contour line.
Answer. (d)

Q.19: Equidistant and parallel contours represent:
(a) Steep slope.
(b) Gentle slope.
(c) Flat area.
(d) Slope.
Answer. (d)

Q.20: Ring contours of higher values inward represent a:
(a) Hill.
(b) Lake.
(c) Depression.
(d) Valley.
Answer. (a)

Q. 21: Landslides occur because of:
(a) Exhaustion of shear strength
(b) Low moisture content in the material
(c) High compressive strength of material.
(d) None of these.
ANSWER:(a)

Q. 22: Mark the correct statement:
(a) Internal causes of slope failures are occurred due to decrease in shearing resistance in the
Slope material brought about by excess pore water pressure, softening etc.
(b) The short term instability is due to non-availability of sufficient time for the dissipation of pore
Water pressure.
(c) The long term condition is one in which the pore water pressure gradually adjusts itself in the
long run.
(d) All the above are correct.
ANSWER:(d)

Q. 23: The grouting material may being the form of:
(a) Suspension
(b) Solution
(c) Emulsion
(d) All the above.
ANSWER: (d)

Q. 24: Bituminous grouting falls in the category of:
(a) Suspension
(b) Solution
(c) Emulsion
(d) None of these.
ANSWER: (c)

Q. 25: Which method is more suitable in the foundation subjected to buoyancy?
(a) Grouting
(b) Rock bolting
(c) Cable anchorage
(d) All the above.
ANSWER: (c)

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