Geology Quiz Hydro-geology Objective Sample Paper

  Geology Quiz Hydro-geology Objective Sample  Paper

Geology MCQ  Earth Science Solved Test 

 

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)

Q.3: 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)

Q.5 : Vadose zone is :

a) Zone of aeration.

b) Zone of saturation.

c) Phreatic zone.

d) All the above.

ANSWER: (a)

 

Q.6 : Zone of saturation is also known as :

a) Vadose zone.

b) Capillary zone.

c) Phreatic zone.

d) Aeration zone.

ANSWER: (c)

Q.7 : For the purpose of description ofthe hydrologic cycle. It may be visualised as beginning

with the :

a) Evaporation process.

b) Transpiration process.

c) Precipitation from the atmosphere.

d) Infiltration process.

ANSWER: (c)

Q.8 : When the wind blows spirally outward clockwise, it is known as :

a) Cyclone.

b) Thunder storm.

c) Anticyclone.

d) Tornadoes.

ANSWER: (c)

 

Q.9 : Hydrology interacts with :

a) Hydrometeorology.

b) Meteorology

c) Climatology

d) All the above.

ANSWER: (d)

Q.10 : Ground water less than 0.8Km depth accounts for ........... and ground water more than 0.8

Km depth accounts for : .

a) 0.01 % and 0.2 %

0) 0.11 % and 0.3 %

0) 0.31 °/0 and 0.31%

d) 0.90 % and 1.2 %

ANSWER: (c)



Q11: The oceans with a mean depth o13.8 Km hold as large as ....... as of the earth’s water

a) 50 %

b) 72 %

c) 89 %

d) 97 %

ANSWER: (d)

Q.12: 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.13: 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.14: 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.15 : 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.16: Water in the phreatic zone is under:

a) Atmospheric pressure.

b) Hydrostatic pressure.;

c) Gravity forces.

d) All the above.

ANSWER: (b)

Q.17: 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.18: 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.19: 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.20: 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.21: 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.22: Which is the non - recording Raingange :

a) Simons Raingange.

b) Tipping bucket type Raingange.

c) Weightily type Raingange.

d) Floating type Raingange.

ANSWER: (a)

Q23: The process for groundwater replenishment is:

a) Evaporation.

b) Runoff.

c) Infiltration.

d) Ail the above.

ANSWER: (c)

Q.24: Ammeter is a device to measure:

a) Infiltration.

b) Transpiration

c) Evaporation.

d) All me above.

ANSWER: (c)

Q.25: ln which type of formation, the capillary rise will be high:

a) Gravel.

b) Medium sand.

c) Loam.

d) Clay.

ANSWER:(d)