List of top Geology Questions

In an oblique slip fault with an attitude 000°, 30° E, the net slip vector has a length of 20 m and a rake of 30° S on the fault plane. The displacement of a horizontal bed along the fault trace in a plane perpendicular to the strike of the fault is ________ m. (Answer in integer.)
Choose the CORRECT statement(s) out of the following.
Which of the following statement(s) regarding hydrocarbon occurrence is/are CORRECT?
Following are the statements regarding types of sandstone as per Pettijohn’s classification. Which is/are the CORRECT statement(s) out of the following?
Which among the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
A marine organic-rich, black shale with tiny pyrite crystals shows complete absence of body or trace fossils. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT regarding ophitic texture?
Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
Fossils from which of the following invertebrate classes show pentameral symmetry?
The attitude of the two limbs of a fold was measured as striking 4° N, dipping 85° easterly and striking 30° N, dipping 60° easterly. Which of the following is/are TRUE for describing the geometry of the fold?
Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
In the context of phylogeny of horses, the CORRECT chronological order from old to young is
If a coarse-grained igneous rock is composed of >90% of plagioclase and <10% of olivine and pyroxene, then the name of this rock according to the IUGS classification is
Which one of the following crystal forms DOES NOT belong to the di-tetragonal pyramidal class?
Choose the CORRECT sequence of older to younger formations in the stratigraphy of the Cuddapah Supergroup.
Which one of the following represents the compositional change in plagioclase during the crystallization of mafic magma?
Find the CORRECT statement out of the following.
Which among the following is the only possible plunge for a lineation located on the foliation plane striking 20° N and dipping 40° southeasterly?
Which one of the following tectonic plates has the maximum average velocity?
Which one of the following stratigraphic units belongs to the Cretaceous?
The igneous body with dome or mushroom-like shape is known as a
Select the youngest volcanic event out of the following.
Identify the plant fossil from the following list.
A limestone contains lime mud and around 25% allochems, which are separated from each other. The name of the rock as per Dunham’s classification is
Bituminous coal deposits in India occur in which one of the following formations?