List of top Geology Questions

Which of the following is/are slope stabilization method(s)?
90% of the bulk Earth is constituted of Fe, Si, O and:
All the faces of an octahedron can be collectively symbolized by:
In which one of the given mass extinction events, global cooling that resulted in glaciation and lowering of sea level, is considered as the major cause of extinction for more than 50% of marine fauna?
Processes of fossilization affecting an organism from its death to burial under sediments come under the study of:
The dip and dip direction of the lee side of a straight crested ripple on modern sediments are found to be 15$^\circ$ and N10$^\circ$W, respectively. Considering unidirectional water movement, the flow direction is towards:
Rhodochrosite in hand specimen is most likely to be confused with certain varieties of:
The number of lattice points in a face-centered cubic (FCC) unit cell is:
Given $\Delta V_r$ and $\Delta S_r$ are the volume and entropy of reaction, respectively, the most suitable conditions for the reaction to be used as a geothermometer are
Choose the CORRECT statement regarding crystallization of a single feldspar of composition Or$_{50}$Ab$_{50}$ in the Albite–Orthoclase system.
The behavior of trace elements in magmatic systems follows:
Which one of the following mineral pairs shows solid solubility through coupled substitution of elements?
Which of the given folds is/are represented by the stereoplot? \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{04.jpeg} \end{center}
Which one of the following Phanerozoic periods has the shortest duration of time?
At a depth of about 400 km inside the Earth, which one of the following occurs?
Which of the following is a chronostratigraphic unit?
During contact metamorphism, with increasing temperature,
An underground vertical dyke is intercepted by an inclined borehole as shown in the figure below. The length of the dyke core intercepted by the borehole is 4m. If the true thickness of the dyke is 2m, the inclination of the borehole from the vertical is __________ degrees. (In integer)
An underground vertical dyke is intercepted by an inclined borehole as shown in the figure below
A longitudinal profile of a river is shown in the figure below. If the average discharge of the river at reach AB is 200 m3/s and increases to 300 m3/s at reach CD, then the stream power from the reach AB to CD will change by a factor of _______. (Round off to two decimal places)
(Use g = 10 m/s2, Pwater = 1000 kg/m3)
A longitudinal profile of a river is shown in the figure below
The density of a FCC unit cell is 6.5 g/cm3. If the mass of a single atom is 60 g/mol, the diagonal length of the face {100} is ________Å. (Round off to two decimal places) (Use NA = 6.022 × 1023)
Which one of the following Gondwana flora is a seed?
Which one of the following textures shows cuneiform-shape intergrowth between alkali feldspar and quartz?
A pelitic rock consisting of cordierite + garnet + K-feldspar + sillimanite belongs to which one of the following metamorphic facies?
A plutonic igneous rock is composed of 50% orthopyroxene, 45% olivine and 5% clinopyroxene. What is the appropriate name of the rock according to the IUGS classification?
The AFM diagram given below shows stability of minerals in the garnet zone. If P, Q, R and S represent the compositions of different pelitic rocks, which of the following is/are characterised by the equilibrium assemblage of muscovite + garnet + biotite + quartz?
The AFM diagram given below shows stability of minerals