Question 1 : The Indian Subcontinent was originally part of a huge mass called
a) Jurassic Land Mass
b) Ayavarta
c) Indiana
d) Gondwana Continents
Answer : d
Question 2 : Consider the following statements
I. Gondwana land was a supercontinent that existed form the Neoproterozic
II. India was the part of Gondwana
III. Gondwana land became the largest piece of continental crust of the Paleozoic Era
Which of the following statements is are correct?
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) I, II and III
Answer : d
Question 3 : Which is the oldest Rock System of India?
a) Deccan Trap
b) Cuddapah System
c) Vindhyan System
d) Archean System
Answer : d
Question 4 : Which one of the following is not correct regarding Archean Rock System?
a) Archean Rock System is the oldest Rock System of the earth’s crust.
b) In India it is called Purana Rocks, meaning the oldest rocks.
c) This rock system is rich in minerals like coal
d) None of the above are correct
Answer : c
Question 5 : Consider the following statements
I. Archean Rocks are also known as Pre-cambrian rocks
II. The major characteristics of Archean Rocks are that, they are azoid
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
Answer : c
Question 6 : The most mineralised rock system of India is
a) Cuddapah System
b) Dharwar System
c) Gondwana System
d) Vindhyan System
Answer : b
Question 7 : Which of the following rock system is the major source of metallic minerals in India?
a) Tertiary System
b) Vindhyan System
c) Gondwana System
d) Dharwar System
Answer : d
Question 8 : Which among the following rock system in India is also known as storehouse of minerals?
a) Archean Rock System
b) Dharwar System
c) The Cudappah System
d) The VIndhyan System
Answer : b
Question 9 : In which rock system, out of the following, is iron ore found in India?
a) Vindhyan
b) Cuddapah
c) Dharwar
d) Gondwana
Answer : c
Question 10 : Consider the following statements
I. Dharwar Rocks are only found in Dharwar region of India
II. They are rich in iron-ore, copper, manganese, lead, silver etc.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
Answer : b
Question 11 : Consider the following statements regarding Dharwar Rock System.
I. It is older than Archean Rock System.
II. This Rock System is also found in Aravallis, Tamil Nadu, Chota Nagpur Plteau, Meghalaya, Delhi and Himalaya region
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
Answer : b
Question 12 : Which one of the following is not associated with Cuddapah Rock System?
a) Champaner
b) Papagni
c) Semani
d) None of these
Answer : b
Question 13 : Formation of mountains of the Eastern Ghats occurred by which of the following Rock Systems of India?
a) Archean
b) Cuddapah
c) Dharwar
d) Deccan Trap
Answer : b
Question 14 : Veliconda Hills, which is a part of Eastern Ghats, is situated in
a) Odisha
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : d
Question 15 : Vindhyan System is extensively distributed in India from
a) Andhra Pradesh to Kerala
b) Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) to Sasaram (Bihar)
c) Pipli Ghat to Sasaram
d) None of the above
Answer : b
Question 16 : Jabalpur series is the part of which of the following system
a) Gondwana System
b) Vindhyan System
c) Cuddapah System
d) Dharwar System
Answer : b
Question 17 : The Dravidian system of rocks include the rocks of which of the following geological ages?
a) Cambrain System
b) Ordovician System
c) Silurian System
d) All of the above
Answer : d
Question 18 : Consider the following statements
I. The Paleozoic rock formation is known as Dravidian Systems in India
II. The Dravidian rocks mainly includes shales, sandstones, clay, quartzites etc.
Select the correct answer suing the codes given below.
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
Answer : c
Question 19 : Which of the following Rock System of India is the youngest?
a) Vindhyan
b) Cuddapah
c) Dharwar
d) Gondwana
Answer : d
Question 20 : Which one of the following Rock System in India is the main source of coal deposits?
a) Dharwar system
b) Gondwana system
c) Cuddapah system
d) Vindhyan system
Answer : b
Question 21 : Which of the following Rock System provides over 90% of the coal in India?
a) Vindhyan System
b) Dharwar System
c) Tertiary System
d) Gondwana System
Answer : d
Question 22 : Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the Gondwana rocks as most important Rock System of India?
a) More than 90% of limestone reserves of India are found in them
b) More than 90% of India’s coal reserves are found in them
c) More than 90% of fertile black cotton soils are spread over them
d) None of the reasons given above is appropriate in this context
Answer : b
Question 23 : From the geological view, Madhya Pradesh is the part of
a) Vindhyan System
b) Gondwana land
c) Deccan trap
d) All of the above
Answer : b
Question 24 : Which of the following river valleys is most important in respect of coal reserves of Gondwana period?
a) The son river valley
b) Mahanadi river valley
c) Damodar river valley
d) Godavari river valley
Answer : c
Question 25 : The Chota Nagpur Plateau is primarily composed of
a) sandstone, limestone and shale
b) granite, limestone and dolomite
c) Archean rocks of granite and gneiss
d) Gondwana coal, sandstone and limestone
Answer : d
Question 26 : Which of the following is the correct sequence of geomorphic structures present in India, form oldest to the youngest?
a) Cuddapah – Dharwar – Gondwana – Vindhyan
b) Dharwar – Cuddapah – Gondwana – Vindhyan
c) Vindhyan – Gondwana – Dharwar – Cuddapah
d) Dharwar – Cuddapah – Vindhyan – Gondwana
Answer : d
Question 27 : Consider the following statements.
I. More than 90% of India’s coal reserves are found in Gondwana Rock System
II. Gondwana coal is high quality coal with low ash content
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
Answer : c
Question 28 : The continuous outpouring of magma, form the tissues over the Indian plate led to the formation of a layered structure is called
a) Cuddapah System
b) Deccan Trap Rock System
c) Vindhyan System
d) None of the above
Answer : b
Question 29 : Deccan Trap is the major source for which of the following soil?
a) Red tropical
b) Chernozem soil
c) Regur soil
d) Laterite
Answer : c
Question 30 : Basaltic lava rocks over Indian Deccan Plateau were formed in which of the following period?
a) Cretaceous period
b) Pleistocene period
c) Carboniferous period
d) Miocene period
Answer : a
Question 31 : North-West part of the Indian Peninsula was converted into a great centre of vulcanicity in
a) the end of Cretaceous period
b) the mid of Cretaceous period
c) the start of Cretaceous period
d) the whole of Cretaceous period
Answer : d
Question 32 : Consider the following statements.
I. The Deccan Trap has been divided into three groups, the Upper Trap, the Middle Trap and the Lower Trap.
II. The Deccan Trap covers almost all of Maharashtra, some parts of Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and marginally Andhra Pradesh.
Which of the above statements is are correct?
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
Answer : c
Question 33 : The tertiary age is important for
a) formation of Himalayas
b) huge discovery of mammalian fossils
c) formation of coal
d) both (a) and (b)
Answer : d
Question 34 : Alongwith the formation of Himalayas, the geological rock structure of Kachchh, Myurbhanj, Konkan and Malabar signified
a) Dharwar rock system
b) Vindhyan rock system
c) Tertiary rock system
d) Gondwana rock system
Answer : c
Question 35 : The coal deposits of Assam belonging to the Barail series were from
a) Tertiary age
b) Gondwana age
c) Dharwar age
d) Cuddapah age
Answer : a
Question 36 : Which among the following is most recently formed mountain range
a) Vindhya
b) Aravalli
c) Shivalik
d) Annamalai
Answer : c
Question 37 : Shivalik range is characterised by abundance of mammalian fossils. The first discovery was made in
a) 1839, Haridwar
b) 1862, Almora
c) 1861, Dehradun
d) 1847, Nepal
Answer : a
Question 38 : The oldest Himalayan range is
a) greater Himalayan Range
b) lesser Himalayan Range
c) Shivalik
d) Dhauladhar
Answer : a
Question 39 : The rocks belonging to Tertiary age has been discovered at
a) Foothill of Himalayas, Barail range and Surma Valley in Assam, Garo hills and kachchh in Gujarat
b) Singhbum region of Jharkhand, Northern Karnataka and Malwa plateau
c) Indo-Gangetic Plain, Narmada Valley and Damodar Valley
d) None of the above
Answer : a
Question 40 : Consider the following statements regarding Tertiary Rock System
I. These rocks were formed from Eocene to Pliocene about 60 to 70 million years ago
II. The coal deposits of upper Assam was formed during this age
III. Fossils of various fauna had been discovered along with sedimentations from middle miocene to lower pleistocene
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
a) I and II
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) All of these
Answer : d
Question 41 : Tertiary system, though not included in Sir T Holland system geological classification of Indian Geologic History, is important for certain reasons. What are they?
I. Himalayas were born during this time period.
II. It is the age of mammals
III. Oligocence system belongs to it
IV. It has 4 sub-system
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) I and II
b) I, II and III
c) I and III
d) All of these
Answer : b
Question 42 : Which among the following rock system is more recent in origin?
a) Archaean rock system
b) Purana rock system
c) Tertiary rock system
d) Quaternary rock system
Answer : d
Question 43 : The karewas of Kashmir famous for saffron cultivation was formed during ………… geological age.
a) Quaternary
b) Tertiary
c) Dharwar
d) Gondwana
Answer : a
Question 44 : Mark the correct features that evolved during Quaternary System.
I. Alluvial plains in North India
II. Rajasthan Desert
III. Regur soil
IV. Ice age deposit in Kashmir
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) I and IV
b) I and III
c) None of these
d) All of these
Answer : d
Question 45 : The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian land mass has moved.
a) Northward
b) Southward
c) Eastward
d) Westward
Answer : a
Question 46 : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Himalayas Tertiary – Fold Mountain
b) Deccan Trap – Volcanic fissure eruption
c) Western Ghats – Paleozoic fold mountains
d) Aravalli – Pre-Cambrian relict mountain
Answer : a
Question 47 : Consider the following statements.
I. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana belts
II. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodama
III. Dharwars are famous for petroleum.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) I and II
b) Only II
c) II and III
d) None of these
Answer : b
Question 48 : Consider the following statements.
I. The Damuda series of rock system contain all the metallurgical coal in India.
II. Tamil Nadu is the chief producer of lignite coal in India.
III. Tertiary coal is mainly confined to the Peninsular India
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) Only I
b) II and III
c) I and II
d) I, II and III
Answer : c
Question 49 : Consider the following statements.
I. Geologically India was a part of the Gondwana land.
II. Tamil Nadu has some of the oldest rocks of the world
III. Vindhyan Ranges is rich in coal deposits
IV. Babudan is rick in iron ore.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) I, II and III
b) I, II and IV
c) II, III and IV
d) I, II, III and IV
Answer : b
Question 50 : With reference to the Himalayan range, which of the statements is/are correct?
I. The sedimentary rocks of the greater Himalayas were fossil less.
II. Marine living fossils are found in the sedimentary rocks of lesser Himalayas.
III. Remains of human civilisation are found in outer or Shivalik Himalayas.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) I and II
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) I, II and III
Answer : d
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