Hydrology,Earth Science Model Test Paper
Geology Practice Sample Paper with Solved Answers
Q.1: Secondary porosity results:
a) During formation of rocks.
b) After formation of rocks.
c) Before formation of rocks.
d) Both during and after formation of rocks.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.2 : The term " Geohydrology" indicates :
a) Emphasizing geological aspects
b) Emphasizing hydrological aspects.
c) Emphasizing hydrological aspects.
d) Both (a) and (b)
ANSWER: (a)
Q3 : Match the following columns :
I ll
1. Patamology i) Science of lakes
2. Limnology ii) Science of climates.
3. Cytology iii) Science of surface streams.
4. Climatology iv) Science of snow and ice.
a)1-ii,2-iii,3-I,4-iv.
b)1-iii,2-i,’3-iv,4-ii.
c)1 -ii,2-ii,3-iv,4-i.
d)1-i,2-iii,3-iv,4-ii.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.4: How many percentage of water is frozen in ice Caps?
a) 2 %
b) 5 %
c) 7 %
d) 8 %
ANSWER: (a)
Q5: The water entrapped in sediments ls called:
a) Meteoric Water.
b) Connate Water.
c) Juvenile Water.
d) Plutonic Water.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.6: New water of magmatic or cosmic origin is known as:
a) Well cutting
b) Drilling time log and core analysis
c) Neutron log.
d) All the above
ANSWER: (a)
Q.7: Permeability of an aquifer can be achieved by:
a) Data on rate of water level rise in bore wells.
b) ’V’ notch test.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Drilling time log.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.8 In the zone of aeration the pores are filled up with:
a) Water only.
b) Air only.
c) Both water and air.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.9: The zone which is found below the water table is known as :
a) Zone of aeration.
b) Zone of saturation.
c) Vadose zone.
d) Capillary zone.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.10: Water in the phreatic zone is under:
a) Atmospheric pressure.
b) Hydrostatic pressure.;
c) Gravity forces.
d) All the above.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.11: The tropical cyclones are called ......... ln North America and ........... in Japan :
a) Typhoons / Hurricanes.
b) Hurricanes/ Typhoons.
c) Cyclones/ Typhoons.
d) Hurricanes/ Cyclones.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.12: From hydrological view point, precipitation is:
a) Any form of moisture reaching the earth's surface.
b) Water drops with diameter between 0.1 and 0.5 mm.
c) Water drops with high intensity falling on the earth’s surface.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (a)
Q.13: Rain is precipitation of liquid water in which the drops are generally larger than......
in size :
a) 0.1 mm.
b) 0.2 mm.
c) 0.4 mm.
d) 0.5 mm.
ANSWER: (d)
Q.14: The precipitation caused by air masses. Which strike some natural topographic barriers?
Like mountain ls known as -:
a) Cyclonic precipitation.
b) Convective precipitation.
c) Orographic precipitation.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.15: Which precipitation is responsible for most of the winter rains in Haryana and Punjab in
India:
a) Convective precipitation.
b) Cyclonic precipitation.
c) Orographic precipitation.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.16: Humidity 'ls usually measured by the:
a) Psychomotor or Hygrometer.
b) Rain gauge.
c) Radiometer.
d) Pyranometer.
ANSWER: (a)
Q.17: Line joining points of equal rainfall ls called:
a) Isolated lines.
b) lSObar.
c) lsovel.
d) lsohyets.
ANSWER: (d)
Q.18: When water converted directly from solid state to vapour state then lt is called:
a) Evaporation.
b) Sublimation
c) Transpiration.
d) Evapotranspiration.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.19: The portion of precipitation which appears in the surface streams is called the:
a) Infiltration.
b) Percolation.
c) Runoff
d) Evapotranspiration.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.20: ln which type of formation, the capillary rise will be high:
a) Gravel.
b) Medium sand.
c) Loam.
d) Clay.
ANSWER:(d)
Q.21: A thin continuous water film around soil particles, held at a tension ranging from 1/3 to
31 atmospheres is called as:
a) Hygroscopic water.
b) Capillary water.
c) Gravitational water.
d) Soil water.
ANSWER:(b)
Q.22: Which is the correct sequence of sub-zones in the Vamoose zone from top to bottom?
a) Soil - water zone, Capillary zone and Intermediate Vamoose zone.
b) Intermediate vamoose zone, Soil-water zone and Capillary zone.
c) Soil-water zone, Intermediate Vamoose zone and Capillary zone.
d) Capillary zone, Intermediate vamoose zone and Soil - water zone.
ANSWER:(c)
Q.23: The maximum amount of capillary water remaining in the soil after the removal of
Gravitational water is called its:
a) Available water.
b) Field capacity.
c) Witting point.
d) Gravitational capacity.
ANSWER:(b)
Q.24: The ratio of volume of water retained in the material to the total volume ofthe material in
Called as:
a) Specific retention
b) Specific yield.
c) Porosity.
d) Willing point.
Q.25: The specific yield of a material is always:
a) Equal to the porosity.
b) More than the porosity.
c) Less than the porosity.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (c)
Geology Practice Sample Paper with Solved Answers
Q.1: Secondary porosity results:
a) During formation of rocks.
b) After formation of rocks.
c) Before formation of rocks.
d) Both during and after formation of rocks.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.2 : The term " Geohydrology" indicates :
a) Emphasizing geological aspects
b) Emphasizing hydrological aspects.
c) Emphasizing hydrological aspects.
d) Both (a) and (b)
ANSWER: (a)
Q3 : Match the following columns :
I ll
1. Patamology i) Science of lakes
2. Limnology ii) Science of climates.
3. Cytology iii) Science of surface streams.
4. Climatology iv) Science of snow and ice.
a)1-ii,2-iii,3-I,4-iv.
b)1-iii,2-i,’3-iv,4-ii.
c)1 -ii,2-ii,3-iv,4-i.
d)1-i,2-iii,3-iv,4-ii.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.4: How many percentage of water is frozen in ice Caps?
a) 2 %
b) 5 %
c) 7 %
d) 8 %
ANSWER: (a)
Q5: The water entrapped in sediments ls called:
a) Meteoric Water.
b) Connate Water.
c) Juvenile Water.
d) Plutonic Water.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.6: New water of magmatic or cosmic origin is known as:
a) Well cutting
b) Drilling time log and core analysis
c) Neutron log.
d) All the above
ANSWER: (a)
Q.7: Permeability of an aquifer can be achieved by:
a) Data on rate of water level rise in bore wells.
b) ’V’ notch test.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Drilling time log.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.8 In the zone of aeration the pores are filled up with:
a) Water only.
b) Air only.
c) Both water and air.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.9: The zone which is found below the water table is known as :
a) Zone of aeration.
b) Zone of saturation.
c) Vadose zone.
d) Capillary zone.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.10: Water in the phreatic zone is under:
a) Atmospheric pressure.
b) Hydrostatic pressure.;
c) Gravity forces.
d) All the above.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.11: The tropical cyclones are called ......... ln North America and ........... in Japan :
a) Typhoons / Hurricanes.
b) Hurricanes/ Typhoons.
c) Cyclones/ Typhoons.
d) Hurricanes/ Cyclones.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.12: From hydrological view point, precipitation is:
a) Any form of moisture reaching the earth's surface.
b) Water drops with diameter between 0.1 and 0.5 mm.
c) Water drops with high intensity falling on the earth’s surface.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (a)
Q.13: Rain is precipitation of liquid water in which the drops are generally larger than......
in size :
a) 0.1 mm.
b) 0.2 mm.
c) 0.4 mm.
d) 0.5 mm.
ANSWER: (d)
Q.14: The precipitation caused by air masses. Which strike some natural topographic barriers?
Like mountain ls known as -:
a) Cyclonic precipitation.
b) Convective precipitation.
c) Orographic precipitation.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.15: Which precipitation is responsible for most of the winter rains in Haryana and Punjab in
India:
a) Convective precipitation.
b) Cyclonic precipitation.
c) Orographic precipitation.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.16: Humidity 'ls usually measured by the:
a) Psychomotor or Hygrometer.
b) Rain gauge.
c) Radiometer.
d) Pyranometer.
ANSWER: (a)
Q.17: Line joining points of equal rainfall ls called:
a) Isolated lines.
b) lSObar.
c) lsovel.
d) lsohyets.
ANSWER: (d)
Q.18: When water converted directly from solid state to vapour state then lt is called:
a) Evaporation.
b) Sublimation
c) Transpiration.
d) Evapotranspiration.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.19: The portion of precipitation which appears in the surface streams is called the:
a) Infiltration.
b) Percolation.
c) Runoff
d) Evapotranspiration.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.20: ln which type of formation, the capillary rise will be high:
a) Gravel.
b) Medium sand.
c) Loam.
d) Clay.
ANSWER:(d)
Q.21: A thin continuous water film around soil particles, held at a tension ranging from 1/3 to
31 atmospheres is called as:
a) Hygroscopic water.
b) Capillary water.
c) Gravitational water.
d) Soil water.
ANSWER:(b)
Q.22: Which is the correct sequence of sub-zones in the Vamoose zone from top to bottom?
a) Soil - water zone, Capillary zone and Intermediate Vamoose zone.
b) Intermediate vamoose zone, Soil-water zone and Capillary zone.
c) Soil-water zone, Intermediate Vamoose zone and Capillary zone.
d) Capillary zone, Intermediate vamoose zone and Soil - water zone.
ANSWER:(c)
Q.23: The maximum amount of capillary water remaining in the soil after the removal of
Gravitational water is called its:
a) Available water.
b) Field capacity.
c) Witting point.
d) Gravitational capacity.
ANSWER:(b)
Q.24: The ratio of volume of water retained in the material to the total volume ofthe material in
Called as:
a) Specific retention
b) Specific yield.
c) Porosity.
d) Willing point.
Q.25: The specific yield of a material is always:
a) Equal to the porosity.
b) More than the porosity.
c) Less than the porosity.
d) None of these.
ANSWER: (c)
