APPSC GEOLOGY EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Q.1 : Mangantpet deposit in cuddapah district (A.P.) is associated with :
(a) Flu spar.
(b) Baryte.
(c) China clay.
(d) Bauxite.
ANSWER:(b)
Q.2 : Bauxite is an aggregate of :
(a) Gibbsite and Diaspora.
(b) Gibbsite and Bonhomie.
(c) Diaspora and Bonhomie.
(d) Gibbsite, Diaspora and Boehme.
ANSWER: (d)
Q.3: Chrysolite asbestos of cuddapah district (A.P.) is found in:
(a) Srisailam quartzites.
(b) Kolamnala shells.
(c) Contact of a bed of cuddapah limestones with a dolerite still.
(d) Tadpatri shales.
ANSWER:(c)
Q.4: ‘Bharat Ratna’ medal is made up of:
(a) Gold.
(b) Platinum.
(c) Silver.
(d) Diamond.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.5: Lithomarge is a:
(a) Black clay.
(b) White or yellowish clay interlaminated with yellow ochre’s.
(C) Yellow ochre formed by magmatic processes.
(d) Clay bed sand switched between two lava flows.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.6: In lndia most of the Baryte occurrences/deposits are of:
(q) Vein type.
(b) Stringer type.
(c) Fissure type.
(d) Bedded type.
ANSWER: (d)
Q.7: Claimed bauxite is mainly used for the production of:
(a) Aluminum metal.
(b) High alumina cement.
(c) High alumina refractory bricks.
(d) None of these.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.8: Baryte deposits of Vinjamuru area in the Nellore schist belt of Southern lndia is of:
(a) Bacteriogenic origin.
(b) Volcanogemc origin
(c) Evaporate origin.
(d) Hydrothermal origin.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.9 : Largest producer of Bauxite In India is :
(a) Madhya Pradesh.
(b) Bihar.
(c ) Karnataka.
(d) Maharashtra.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.10: Baryte deposits of Mangampet (A.P.) are of:
(a) Evaporate origin.
(b) Bacteriogenic origin.
(c) Volcanogenic origin.
(d) Magmatic origin.
ANSWER: (b)
Q. 11: Choose the correct statement about graphite:
(a) lt crystallises in a hexagonal system.
(b) lt has good conductivity of heat and electricity.
(c) It has a high refractoriness.
(d) All the above are correct
ANSWER: (d)
Q.12: The bauxite deposits occurring along the sea coast are mostly
(a) Gibbsite.
(b) Boehmite.
(c) Diaspora.
(d) Kaolinite.
ANSWER: (a)
Q. 13 : Crystallisation of graphite In a rock is related to the :
(a) Temperature.
(b) Temperature and pressure.
(c) Temperature, pressure and oxygen fugacity
(d) None of these.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.14 : Most of the graphite deposits In Orissa are found ln the
(a) Granitic rocks.
(b) Khondalites rocks.
(c) Gondite rocks.
(d) Charnockites rocks.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.15 : Sukinda chromite mine is situated in :
(a) Bihar.
(b) Maharashtra.
(c) Orissa.
(d) Karnataka.
ANSWER: (c)
Q.16: Which state ls the major source of graphite in India?
(a) Karnataka.
(b) Rajasthan.
(c) Bihar.
(d) Orissa.
ANSWER: (d)
Q.17: Mark the odd one, regarding occurrence of bauxite deposits:
(a) Peridolite rock.
(b) Dunite rock.
(c) Norite rock.
(d) Granite rock.
ANSWER: (d)
Q.18: Malachite and Azurite are:
(a) Sulphides.
(b) Carbonates.
(c) Oxides.
(d) Hydroxides.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.19: Which state ls the leading producer of gypsum?
(a) Rajasthan.
(b) Tamil Nadu.
(c) Gujrat.
(d) Uttar Pradesh.
ANSWER: (a)
Q.20: The copper deposits following stratigraphic beds are:
(a) Malanjakhand copper deposits.
(b) Khelri copper deposits.
(c) Rakha copper deposits.
(d) Mosabani copper deposits.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.21: Deposits of gypsum are of:
(a) Sedimentary origin.
(b) Marine evaporates origin.
(c) Hydrothermal origin.
(d) Both (a) and (b).
ANSWER: (d)
Q.22 :The singhbhum copper belt extends between :
(a) Duarapuram and Bah agora.
b) Duarapuram and Kharswan.
(c) Kharswan and seraikella.
(d) Flakha and Mosabani.
ANSWER: (a)
Q.23 : Match the following :
I II
1. Mifiscovite. i Sodium mica.
2. Paragonite. ii Magnesium mica.
3. Lepidolite. iii Potassium mica.
4. Phologopite. iv Lithium mica.
(a)1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii.
(b)1-iii,2-i, 3-iv, 4-ii.
(c) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv.
(d)1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i.
ANSWER: (b)
Q.24 : ln India, mica occurs in :
(a) Bihar mica belt.
(b) Nellore mica belt.
(C) Rajasthan mica belt.
(d) All the above.
ANSWER: (d)
Q.25 : ln Malanjakhand the copper mineralization has taken place in :
(a) Fractured quartz reefs.
(b) Calcareous veins.
(c) Shear zones of pegmatite.
(d) All the above.
ANSWER: (a)