List of top Geology Questions

Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): Drumlins show features opposite to those of Roches Moutonnees.
Reason (R): The stoss side is steep and the lee side is roughene
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Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): In a hand specimen quartz can be easily distinguished from orthoclase.
Reason (R): Orthoclase has lower refractive index than quartz.
Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): Gypsum has lower density than anhydrite.
Reason (R): Hydrated minerals tend to expand many times the original volume of the anhydrous minerals.
Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): L waves are responsible for majority of the destructive earthquakes.
Reason (R): They are the surface waves and develop in the immediate vicinity of the epicenter.
The rhombohedron has:
The most important factors for the development of foliation in metamorphic rocks are:
The index fossils have:
Cross beds and graded beds do not occur together, because they represent:
Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): Many natural disasters are caused by the volcanic activity occurring in the island arc systems.
Reason (R): The fissure type volcanism causes the erupted lava to spread over wide areas.
The two valves of a brachiopod shell are:
Which one of the following is the oldest stratigraphically?
Which one of the following is the most important basis for the classification of sedimentary rocks?
Which one of the following is the most suitable condition for development of the karst topography?
In trilobites, the biramous appendages give rise to the two branches. The one used for walking is also known as:
Which one of the following features in a fossil shell of Pelecypod indicates the burrowing habit of the animal?
The underground water that occurs within the zone of aeration is known as:
Which of the following has the least ionic radius?
The parallelism of contour lines and the bedding plane in a geological map indicates the presence of a:
Which of the following group of minerals shows highest number of polymorphs?
Which of the following is not a diagnostic mineral property?
Which of the following is not related to unconformity?
Which of the following is a fold with parallel limbs?
Mushroom-shaped structures having slender columns and wide tops resulting from the abrasive action of wind are known as:
On level surface, elliptical outcrops are commonly exhibited by:
Cirque originated by: