List of practice Questions

Assume heat producing elements are uniformly distributed within a 16 km thick layer in the crust in a heat flow province. Given that the surface heat flow and reduced heat flow are 54 mW/m2 and 22 mW/m2, respectively, the radiogenic heat production in the given crustal layer in uW/m3 is_____.(in integer).
A confined aquifer with a uniform saturated thickness of 10 m has hydraulic conductivity of 10-2 cm/s. Considering a steady flow, the transmissivity of the aquifer in m2/day is (rounded off to one decimal place).
A current of 2 A passes through a cylindrical rod with uniform cross-sectional area of 4 m2 and resistivity of 100 Ω-m. The magnitude of the electric field (E) measured along the length of the rod in V/m is _____(in integer).
Which one of the following lineations can be observed on a foliation with an attitude 210°, 40° NW?
Match the minerals in Group-I with the corresponding cleavage types in Group-II.
 Group-I  Group-II
PDiopside1Cubic
QGalena2Octahedral
RCalcite3Prismatic
SFluorite4Rhombohedral
The composition of which one of the following reservoirs closely matches with that of iron meteorites?
A cylindrical sample of granite (diameter = 54.7 mm; length = 137 mm) shows a linear relationship between axial stress and axial strain under uniaxial compression up to the peak stress level at which the specimen fails. If the uniaxial compressive strength of this sample is 200 MPa and the axial strain corresponding to this peak stress is 0.005, the Young's modulus of the sample in GPa____ is (in integer).
The given figure shows the ray path of a P-wave propagating through the Earth. Choose the CORRECT P-phase corresponding to the ray path.
a P-wave propagating through the Earth
Match the geophysical methods in Group-I with their associated physical properties in Group-II.
 Group-I Group-II
PMagnetic1Chargeability
Q Gravity2Electrical conductivity
RMagnetotelluric3Susceptibility 
S Induced Polarization4Density
The number of planes of symmetry in a tetrahedron is
Which of the following Epochs belong(s) to the Quaternary Period?
Which one or more of the following minerals shows O:Si ratio of 4:1 in its silicate structure?
Which one of the following logging tools is used to measure the diameter of a borehole?
The given figure depicts an array used in DC resistivity surveys, where the current electrodes are denoted by C1 and C2, and potential electrodes by P1 and P2. If all the electrodes are equally spaced, then the given array corresponds to which one of the following configurations?
DC resistivity survey
Which one of the following is an ultramafic rock?
Gold is being produced from which one of the following mines in India?
Which of the following hydrocarbon fields is/are located in the western offshore of India?
The Earth's magnetic field originates from convection in which one of the following layers?
Which of the following type of viscometer is used for the measurement of viscosity of a Newtonian fluid:

The numerically greatest term in the expansion of (3x - 16y)15 when x = 2⁄3 and y = 3⁄2 is ?

Consider the tables Admin and Transport given below:
Table: Admin

\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{S\_id} & \textbf{S\_name} & \textbf{Address} & \textbf{S\_type} \\ \hline S001 & Sandhya & Rohini & Day Boarder \\ S002 & Vedanshi & Rohtak & Day Scholar \\ S003 & Vibhu & Raj Nagar & NULL \\ S004 & Atharva & Rampur & Day Boarder \\ \hline \end{array} \]


Table: Transport

\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{S\_id} & \textbf{Bus\_no} & \textbf{Stop\_name} \\ \hline S002 & TSS10 & Sarai Kale Khan \\ S004 & TSS12 & Sainik Vihar \\ S005 & TSS10 & Kamla Nagar \\ \hline \end{array} \]

Write SQL queries for the following:
  1. Display the student name and their stop name from the tables Admin and Transport.
  2. Display the number of students whose S_type is not known.
  3. Display all details of the students whose name starts with 'V'.
  4. Display student ID and address in alphabetical order of student name, from the table Admin.
A 10 µF capacitor is connected to a 210 V, 50 Hz source as shown in figure. The peak current in the circuit is nearly (π = 3.14) :
A 10 µF capacitor is connected to a 210 V, 50 Hz:

A bullet is fired into a fixed target looses one third of its velocity after travelling 4 cm. It penetrates further \( D \times 10^{-3} \) m before coming to rest. The value of \( D \) is :

As Chief Librarian of Little Wood Library, Birpur, draft a notice informing members about the change in winter timings, effective from 1superscriptst April, 2024. Also inform the members about the newly introduced electronic international journal support service with a remote accessing facility. Invent necessary details. 

What are the advantages of using Kulhads?