Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) 2006 M.Sc Computer Science JAM (ENTRANCE FOR IN IITs) GEOLOGY - Question Paper

younger rocks. Such exposures are called
(A) inlier
(B) window
(C) outlier
(D) klippe
18. The largest known kyanite deposit in the world is in
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Bihar
(C) Assam
(D) Tamil Nadu
19. Match the subsequent
Group I Group II
(P) Lameta Formation (1) Elephas
(Q) Raniganj Formation (2) Glossopteris
(R) Pinjor Formation (3) Titanosaurus
(S) Umaria Marine Beds (4) Productus

(A) P – four Q – one R – two S – three
(B) P – one Q – three R – four S – two
(C) P – two Q – one R – three S – four
(D) P – three Q – two R – one S – four
20. Ophiolitic mélange is characteristic of
(A) Lesser Himalaya
(B) Higher Himalaya
(C) Outer Himalaya
(D) Indus Suture Zone

21. The angle ranging from the “Y” vibration direction and the optic axis of a monoclinic
mineral is
(A) 0o
(B) 45o
(C) 90o
(D) 102o
22. Identify the incorrect pair
(A) Lithostratigraphy - Formation
(B) Biostratigraphy - Interval Zone
(C) Chronostratigraphy - Series
(D) Geochronology - System

23. On a Survey of India toposheet number 53 J/3, a distance of 4 centimeters ranging from
two points represents an true ground distance of
(A) one km
(B) two km
(C) eight km
(D) 16 km
24. A rock that is porous but not permeable is
(A) sandstone
(B) siltstone
(C) shale
(D) marble
25. The upper mantle of the earth is composed largely of
(A) peridotite
(B) gabbro
(C) mafic granulite
(D) eclogite

26. Refer to the geological map, which indicates the
development of a metamorphic aureole around a granite

Earning:   Approval pending.