List of top Questions asked in Indian Institute Of Technology Joint Admission Test for MSc

An orebody contains pyrite and chalcopyrite in the same molar proportions. The percentage concentration of Cu in the ore will be ________. (Round off to the nearest integer) (Use atomic weight, in g/mol, of Cu = 63.55, Fe = 55.85, S = 32.06)
Match the minerals in Group I with their highest order of interference color in Group II (for 0.03 mm mineral thickness).
Group IGroup II
P. Bababudan Group1. Eastern Dharwar
Q. Banded Gneissic Complex-I2. Western Dharwar
R. Bonai Granite3. Aravalli
S. Kolar Group4. Singhbhum
Match the morphological features in Group I with the corresponding taxa in Group II.
Group IGroup II
P. Dissepiment1. Echinodermata
Q. Delthyrium2. Trilobita
R. Pygidium3. Brachiopoda
S. Ambulacrum4. Anthozoa
Clinopyroxene crystallizing from a basaltic magma has Sm concentration of 24 ppm. If the clinopyroxene-melt partition coefficient for Sm is 1.2, the concentration of Sm in the basaltic magma will be ______ ppm. (In integer)
The thickness of a dipping coal bed measured along a vertical drill hole is 15 m. If the dip of the coal bed is 30⁰, the orthogonal thickness of the coal bed is ___________ m. (Round off to the nearest integer)
A rock element during deformation, experienced a pressure change of $5×10^4 N/m^2$, due to which its volume changed from 4 cm3 to 3.9 cm3. The bulk modulus of the rock is ________ ×$10^6 N/m^2$. (In integer)
Neutron-rich unstable nuclides undergo
Dropstones are found in
The value of φ (phi) of a sediment grain having a diameter of 0.125 mm is ______ . (In integer)
For the given Barrovian metamorphic sequence, which of the following statements are correct?
For the given Barrovian metamorphic sequence, which of the following statements are correct?
The plate tectonic setting of Benioff-Wadati zone is
Glossopteris is found in which of the following formations?
The saturated thickness of an unconfined aquifer is defined by the distance between
The mineral assemblage found in a granulite facies metabasalt is
The correct stratigraphic successions arranged from the oldest to the youngest are
The correct hierarchy of the given stratigraphic units is
The vertical separation of a displaced horizontal stratum along a dip-slip reverse fault is 10 m when measured on a section perpendicular to the fault-strike. If the dip of the fault is 30⁰, the net slip of the fault will be ______ m. (In integer)
The fraction of $^{24}𝑁𝑎_{11}$ atoms remaining after a decay interval of 5.0 hours will be ______ . (Round off to three decimal places) (Use $t_{1/2}$ = 15.0 hours)
The area of a triangular block of a massive orebody is $1500 m^2$. If the thickness of the orebody is 5 m, 6 m and 7 m at the three corners of the triangular block, and the ore density is $2.5 tons/m^3$, the estimated ore reserve of the block is ______ tons. (In integer)
The given map shows the outcrop patterns of beds (1 – 4) across a fault plane, F – F’, on a flat ground. X and Y refer to the two blocks across F – F’. Which one of the following options is the correct interpretation of the structure depicted on the map?The given map shows the outcrop patterns of beds (1 – 4) across a fault plane, F – F’, on a flat ground. X and Y refer to the two blocks across F – F’.
Which of the following is a body fossil?
Which of the following fossil groups are from the Siwalik Group?
Which of the following combinations are correctly matched?
The mean flow velocity of water in an open channel having an average depth of 0.2 m, and with Froude Number 4, is ________ m/s. (Round off to one decimal place) (Use $g = 9.8 ms^{-2}$)
The atom percent of Fe in pyrrhotite of composition $Fe_{0.77}S$ is ________. (Round off to two decimal places)