List of top Questions asked in IIT JAM GG

On the magnetic polarity time scale, the present-day epoch/chron is called _______.
Which one of the following options is the CORRECT sequence of seismic waves in order of arrival time recorded on a seismogram after an earthquake?
Match the geomorphic agents in Column I with their corresponding landforms in Column II.
Column-IColumn-II
P.Wind1.Backswamp
Q.Groundwater2.Yardang
R.Glacier3.Doline
S.River4.Drumlin
Which one of the following processes is NOT a mechanism for bedload sediment transport in a river channel?
Which one of the following relationships between the topographic contour value (t) and the stratum contour value (x) of a bed must be TRUE for an outcrop of the bed to occur on the topographic surface?
As per Ramsay’s classification of folds, the maximum thickening of fold hinge and the maximum thinning of the fold limbs are observed in ____.
The number of hinge(s) in a monocline is _______.
Which one of the following gastropod genera displays sinistral coiling?
Which one of the following was emplaced in the Neoproterozoic time?
Match the lithostratigraphic groups in Column I with their corresponding formations in Column II.
Column IColumn II
P.Papaghni Group1.Kajrahat Formation
Q.Uttatur Group2.Nagri Formation
R.Siwalik Group3.Vempalle Formation
S.Semri Group4.Karai Formation
Which one of the following symmetry elements is an INCORRECT representation of rotoinversion operation?
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?
Which one of the following is NOT a sediment-gravity flow?
Which one among the following mineral pairs crystallise early during the cooling of a basaltic melt?
Match the ore deposits in Column I with their corresponding ores in Column II.
Column IColumn II
P.Malanjkhand1.Uranium ore
Q.Tummalapalle2.Gold ore
R.Bhukia3.Tin ore
S.Tosham4.Copper ore
Which one of the following statements is CORRECT?
Which one of the following statements about the hydrological cycle is CORRECT?
Which one of the following mineral deposits is NOT related to the mining for energy production?
At which of the following locations do lignite deposits occur in India?
Which of the following types of dunes form(s) primarily by uni-directional wind?
The attitude of a fault plane was measured to be 350°, 75°E. The rake of the slickenline on the fault plane was found to be 90°. Which of the faults listed below satisfy(ies) these observations?
What type(s) of fossil remains is/are studied in ichnology?
Which of the following combinations of Basin and Formation is/are CORRECT?
Which of the following optical properties CORRECTLY indentify(ies) the apatite {0001} section?
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