List of top Geology Questions

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 most important factors for the development of foliation in metamorphic rocks are:

Cross beds and graded beds do not occur together, because they represent:

The two valves of a brachiopod shell are:

The rhombohedron has:

Which one of the following is the most suitable condition for development of the karst topography?

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?

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?

Which of the following is not related to unconformity?

Which of the following group of minerals shows highest number of polymorphs?

The parallelism of contour lines and the bedding plane in a geological map indicates the presence of a:

Which of the following is not a diagnostic mineral property?

Which of the following is a fold with parallel limbs?

Which one of the following sedimentary structures is mostly found in delta?

Mushroom-shaped structures having slender columns and wide tops resulting from the abrasive action of wind are known as:

Cirque originated by:

On level surface, elliptical outcrops are commonly exhibited by:

In case of inclined beds, progressively younger beds occur along the directions of dip if:

Purple colour of Amethyst is due to the presence of:

The maximum amount of substitution of Al for Si is found in:

The relative size and shape of a particular face of a crystal is a function of: