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GATE - ALL Fold Related Questions

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2019 Q.7 The plunge of the normal to the axial planes of vertical and upright folds is_______.  (A) 0 o (B) 45 o  (C) 60 o  (D) 90 o 2018 Q.17 A ‘gentle’ fold with an interlimb angle equal to 160 o appears tight (apparent interlimb angle equal to 20 o ) in horizontal section. According to the plunge of the fold axis, it can also be classified as (A) horizontal fold. (C) steeply plunging fold. (B) gently plunging fold. (D) vertical fold. Q.46 The stretching lineation on the axial plane (S2) of a reclined fold on the S1 foliation makes an angle of 30 o with the S1/S2 intersection lineation. The rake of the stretching lineation on the axial plane in degrees is ______________. 2017 Q.31 A limb of a non-plunging fold With an attitude 070 o 40°S is rotated about its fold. axis 30 o clockwise (looking towards ENE). The plunge ammount of the pole to the fold limb after rottation is: ________degres. 2016 Q.22 Two vertically dipping limbs of a fold

GATE DAM RELATED QUESTIONS

GATE 2014 Q.42 The best match of terms in Group I with those in Group II is Group I (P) Alkali reaction (Q) Arching (R) Rip rap (S) Clay core Group II (1) Tunnelling in hard rocks (2) Earth dam (3) Concrete aggregate (4) Surface slope protection (5) Concrete gravity dam (A) P-4; Q-5; R-1; S-3 (C) P-3; Q-1; R-4; S-2 (B) P-5; Q-4; R-2; S-3 (D) P-1; Q-3; R-4; S-2 GATE 2013 Q.36 Which of the following is a type of dam? (A) Anchor (B) Shotcrete (C) Geogrid (D) Buttress GATE 2012 Q.44 Match the items in Group I with those in Group II.  Group I P. Churching Q. Curtain grouting R. Piping S. Pozzolan Group II 1. Concrete gravity dam 2. Tunnelling 3. Cement 4. Earth dam (A) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3 (C) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4 (B) P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3 (D) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4 A

GATE- ALL GRAVITY RELATED QUESTIONS

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GATE 2019 Q.5 The acceleration due to gravity (g) begins to fall sharply towards the centre of the Earth from the ________ discontinuity. (A) Conrad (B) Mohorovicic (C) Gutenberg (D) Lehmann GATE 2019 Q.15 Which one of the following is only a correction and not a reduction in the computation of gravity anomalies with respect to a datum? (A) Free air (B) Bouguer (C) Terrain (D) Isostatic GATE 2019 Q.71 In gravity anomalies, the ‘Indirect effect’ mainly arises from ________. (A) the sources outside the area of investigation (B) improper instrument drift C) effect of mass lying between the geoid and ellipsoid (D) short-wavelength uncompensated masses in the subsurface GATE 2019 Q.74 If ΔJ and Δσ are the uniform magnetization and density contrasts respectively, of a point source, the relation between the vertical components of the gravity (gz) and magnetic (Tz) anomalies can be expressed (neglecting long-wavelength component) as _________. (G is Gravitational constant)

GATE - ALL WAVE VELOCITY RELATED QUESTIONS

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GATE 2019 Q.17 A high frequency acoustic wave propagating in a gas saturated sandstone formation exhibits an increase in ________. (A) frequency (B) velocity (C) wavelength (D) wave number GATE 2019 Q.25 The shear wave velocity in an igneous rock with a density of 2.7 gm/cc and rigidity modulus of 24.3 GPa is ______ km/s. (round off to 1 decimal place). GATE 2019 Q.62 A 3-D seismic tomography experiment was carried out with an inter-station spacing of ‘X’ km. The subsurface velocity perturbations in three dimensional blocks were estimated with block size of ‘2X’km and ‘0.5X’km in case 1 and case 2, respectively. Which one of the following statements is CORRECT? (A) The spatial resolution is poor and variance is small for case 1. (B) The spatial resolution is good and variance is small for case 2. (C) The spatial resolution is good and variance is large for case 1. (D) The spatial resolution is poor and variance is large for case 2. GATE 2019 Q.78 A split-spread refle

GATE RQD

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GATE 2019 Q.23 For a dam site investigation, drilling was carried out up to a depth of 20 m. The total length of recovered core pieces, each over 100 mm, add up to 16 m. The Rock Quality Designation (RQD) of the foundation rock mass is __________%. GATE 2015 Q.38 From the figure given below depicting a recovered core of a total length of 200 cm, the RQD (Rock Quality Designation) is_________%.

GATE Half-Life PROBLRMS

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GATE 2013 Q.16 If a radioactive isotope has a decay constant of 1.55 × 10-10 year-1, its half-life (in years) would be (A) 4.57 × 109 (B) 4.47 × 109 (C) 4.57 × 1010 (D) 4.47 × 1010 GATE 2015 Q.20 The pair of curves that depicts the radioactive decay and growth of a parent-daughter pair in the following figure is (N – Number of nuclides, Time in multiples of half-life). (A) P, Q (C) P, S (B) P, R (D) S, Q GATE 2016 Q.10 Which one of the following parent-daughter systems has the longest half life? (A) 147Sm → 143Nd (B) 40K → 40Ar (C) 87Rb → 87Sr (D) 187Os → 187Re GATE 2016 Q.52 The fraction of a radioactive nuclide remaining after 10 half-lives is closest to (A) 0.1 (B) 0.01 (C) 0.001 (D) 0.0001 GATE 2013 Q.16 If a radioactive isotope has a decay constant of 1.55 × 10-10 year-1, its half-life (in years) would be (A) 4.57 × 109 (B) 4.47 × 109 (C) 4.57 × 1010 (D) 4.47 × 1010 GATE 2018 Q.80 The ratio of the number of daughter nuclides to the number of

GATE Resistivity sounding curve

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GATE 2011 Q.42 The apparent resistivity sounding curve representing the resistivity structure  ρ 1 >  ρ 2 <  ρ 3 <  ρ 4 is (A) HK type (C) KH type (B) HA type (D) KQ type GATE 2013 Q.33 In a 4-layer subsurface model, which combination of A-, H-, K- and Q- type electrical resistivity sounding curves is NOT possible? (A) HA (B) AK (C) KQ (D) HQ GATE 2016 Q.44 The five-layer Schlumberger resistivity sounding curve given below represents ________. (A) HAQ-type (B) HKQ-type (C) HKH-type (D) HAK-type 2009 Q.11 Over a three layered earth. comprising of top dry soil followed by saturated weathered layer and hard rock basement, a resistivity sounding experiment is performed. The obtained VES curve is_________ (A) K-typc (C) H-type (B) A-type (D) Q-type 2007 Q.13 The apparent resistivity type curve recorded over the following three layer section (top - dry soil; middle - saturated aquifer; bottom - bed rock) is Q.14 (A) A-Type (B) Em» (C) K-Type (D) Q-T

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xPetrography of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks Paperback – Import, 1 Aug 1988 by Anthony R. Philpotts (Author)

Petrography of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks Paperback – Import, 1 Aug 1988 by Anthony R. Philpotts  (Author) Title: Petrography of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks Volume: Author(s): Anthony R. Philpotts Series: Periodical: Publisher: City: Year: Edition: Language: English Pages (biblio\tech): 190\190 ISBN: 1577662954, 9781577662952, 0136623131, 9780136623137 ID: 648396 Time added: 2011-08-31 04:54:40 Time modified: 2016-03-20 07:50:50 Library: Library issue: до 2011-08 Size: 22 MB (23064867 bytes) Extension: pdf Download PDF - https://uploadrive.com/241f04gg9pfd (22MB) Amazon
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xStructural Geology Hardcover – 3 Mar 2016 by Haakon Fossen (Author)

Structural Geology Hardcover – 3 Mar 2016 by Haakon Fossen  (Author) Title: Structural Geology Volume: Author(s): Haakon Fossen Series: Periodical: Publisher: Cambridge University Press City: Year: 2010 Edition: 1 Language: English Pages (biblio\tech): 481\481 ISBN: 0521516641, 9780521516648, 9780511772825 ID: 774484 Time added: 2012-02-04 16:00:00 Time modified: 2016-03-20 07:50:50 Library: Library issue: 2011 12 30 Size: 116 MB (121957310 bytes) Extension: pdf Download  First edition - PDF Title: Structural Geology Volume: Author(s): Haakon Fossen Series: Periodical: Publisher: Cambridge University Press City: Year: 2016 Edition: 2nd Language: English Pages (biblio\tech): 524\0 ISBN: 1107057647, 9781107057647 ID: 2246958 Time added: 2018-08-08 18:48:15 Time modified: 2018-08-08 18:48:20 Library: Library issue: 0 Size: 30 MB (31702779 bytes) Extension: epub Download Second Edition - Epub Amazon

xPetrology of Sedimentary Rocks Hardcover – Import, 1 Sep 2003 by Sam Boggs (Author)

Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks Hardcover – Import, 1 Sep 2003 by Sam Boggs  (Author) Title: Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks, Second Edition Volume: Author(s): Sam Boggs Jr. Series: Periodical: Publisher: Cambridge University Press City: Year: 2009 Edition: 2 Language: English Pages (biblio\tech): 612\612 ISBN: 0521897165, 9780521897167, 9780511719, 9780511512421 ID: 437440 Time added: 2011-06-04 13:46:07 Time modified: 2016-03-20 07:50:50 Library: Library issue: до 2011-01 Size: 16 MB (17107080 bytes) Extension: pdf https://uploadrive.com/c7xq19k365lq

xPrinciples of Sedimentology & Stratigrap Paperback – 3 Mar 2016 by Boggs (Author)

Principles of Sedimentology & Stratigraphy Paperback – 3 Mar 2016 by Boggs (Author) Title: Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4th Edition) Volume: Author(s): Sam Boggs Jr. Series: Periodical: Publisher: Prentice Hall City: Year: 2005 Edition: 4 Language: English Pages (biblio\tech): 676\676 ISBN: 0131547283, 9780131547285 ID: 419696 Time added: 2011-06-04 13:46:07 Time modified: 2016-03-20 07:50:50 Library: Library issue: до 2011-01 Size: 56 MB (58984662 bytes) Extension: pdf https://uploadrive.com/p72whol0383n

SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY 2ED by NICHOLS G. (Author)

SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY 2ED by NICHOLS G. (Author) Title: Sedimentology and stratigraphy Author(s): Gary Nichols Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Year: 2009 Edition: 2nd ed Language: English Pages (biblio\tech): 432\432 ISBN: 9781405135924, 1405135921, 9781405193795, 1405193794 Size: 16 MB (16298483 bytes) Extension: pdf Download PDF - https://uploadrive.com/munnxxfjcu26 Support the author by buying a Paper copy of the book. Amazon

Principles of Petrology: An Introduction to the Science of Rocks 2nd en by G.W. Tyrrell (Author)

Principles of Petrology: An Introduction to the Science of Rocks 2nd en by G.W. Tyrrell (Author) Title: The Principles of PETROLOGY: An Introduction to the Science of Rocks Author(s): G. W. Tyrrell A.R.C.Sc., F.G.S., F.R.S.E., D.Sc. (auth.) Publisher: Springer Netherlands Year:         1978 Edition:         2 Language: English Pages:         368\359 ISBN:         978-0-412-21500-1, 978-94-011-6026-1 ID:                 969872 Size:         14 MB (14752786 bytes) Extension: pdf Download PDF -  https://uploadrive.com/jjvcsi9v1ep2 Support the author by buying a Paper copy of the book. Amazon1 Amazon2

Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy (with Extended Treatise Crystallography & Physical Mineralogy) by W.E. Ford (Author)

Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy (with Extended Treatise Crystallography & Physical Mineralogy) by W.E. Ford (Author) Paperback: 156 pages Publisher: CBS Publishers & Distributors; 4th edition (December 1, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 9788123908090 ISBN-13: 978-8123908090 ASIN: 8123908091 Download PDF  -  https://uploadrive.com/pw89j90scd1r Support the author by buying a Paper copy of the book. Amazon

Geology of India by D.N. Wadia (Author)

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