Geological History of India and Geological Aspects of India
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Question No. 1
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The Cuddapah System is economically significant for:
A.
Petroleum reserves
B.
Uranium and limestone
C.
Coal deposits
D.
Natural gas
Question No. 2
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Which river valley contains the largest coal deposits of the Gondwana System?
A.
Satpura basin
B.
Mahanadi valley
C.
Godavari valley
D.
Damodar valley
Question No. 3
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The term 'Deccan Traps' was first used by:
A.
Edward Suess
B.
W.H. Sykes
C.
H.B. Medlicott
D.
T.S. Holland
Question No. 4
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The Paleozoic Era in Indian Geological Time Scale is known as:
A.
Archaean Era
B.
Dravidian Era
C.
Purana Era
D.
Aryan Era
Question No. 5
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The Indo-Asian collision began approximately:
A.
90 Ma
B.
50 Ma
C.
70 Ma
D.
40 Ma
Question No. 6
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The Tertiary period in India is most significant for:
A.
Coal formation
B.
Deccan volcanism
C.
Birth of Himalayas
D.
Gondwana sedimentation
Question No. 7
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The Eastern Ghat Mobile Belt (EGMB) is located along:
A.
Northern border
B.
East coast of India
C.
Central India
D.
West coast of India
Question No. 8
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Which period marks the beginning of the formation of the Archaean rocks in India?
A.
2 billion years ago
B.
3 billion years ago
C.
4 billion years ago
D.
1 billion years ago
Question No. 9
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India's fossil record includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A.
Marine reptiles
B.
Glossopteris flora
C.
Dinosaur fossils
D.
Stromatolites
Question No. 10
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The Gondwana sequence began deposition in which period?
A.
Lower Permian
B.
Upper Carboniferous
C.
Lower Triassic
D.
Upper Jurassic
Question No. 11
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The Vindhyan Basin covers an area of approximately:
A.
1,62,000 sq km
B.
50,000 sq km
C.
1,00,000 sq km
D.
2,00,000 sq km
Question No. 12
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The Closepet Granite in the Dharwar Craton has been dated to approximately:
A.
4000 Ma
B.
2513 Ma
C.
1800 Ma
D.
3000 Ma
Question No. 13
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The Aravalli Range was formed due to collision between which cratons?
A.
Eastern and Western Dharwar
B.
Singhbhum and Aravalli
C.
Dharwar and Bastar
D.
Bundelkhand and Marwar
Question No. 14
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The Indian Shield covers approximately what percentage of the Indian Peninsula?
A.
75%
B.
Two-thirds
C.
50%
D.
40%
Question No. 15
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The Gondwana System provides what percentage of India's coal reserves?
A.
Over 95%
B.
85%
C.
90%
D.
75%
Question No. 16
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Gondwana basins in Peninsular India occur along how many major linear belts?
A.
Five
B.
Four
C.
Two
D.
Three
Question No. 17
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Which type of lava predominantly formed the Deccan Traps?
A.
Andesitic lava
B.
Dacitic lava
C.
Rhyolitic lava
D.
Basaltic lava
Question No. 18
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Which geological formation provides the famous building stone used in Red Fort and Taj Mahal?
A.
Vindhyan sandstone
B.
Cuddapah limestone
C.
Dharwar quartzite
D.
Deccan Traps
Question No. 19
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Who advocated India's own Geological Time Scale?
A.
H.B. Medlicott
B.
T.S. Holland
C.
Edward Suess
D.
W.H. Sykes
Question No. 20
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The Lower Gondwana Sequence is characterized by the dominance of:
A.
Glossopteris flora
B.
Pteridophyte flora
C.
Gymnospermae flora
D.
Angiospermic flora
Question No. 21
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The Purana Rock System includes which two major rock systems?
A.
Tertiary and Quaternary
B.
Gondwana and Deccan
C.
Archaean and Dharwar
D.
Cuddapah and Vindhyan
Question No. 22
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The Great Boundary Fault separates which two geological regions?
A.
Eastern and Western Ghats
B.
Aravalli-Delhi orogen and Vindhyan basin
C.
Deccan Trap and Dharwar craton
D.
Himalaya and Indo-Gangetic plain
Question No. 23
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The Indian Geological Time Scale divides rock systems into how many major divisions?
A.
Four
B.
Six
C.
Three
D.
Five
Question No. 24
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The maximum thickness of Deccan Traps is approximately:
A.
1000 meters
B.
4000 meters
C.
2000 meters
D.
3000 meters
Question No. 25
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The term 'Gondwana' was first introduced by which geologist?
A.
Edward Suess
B.
T.S. Holland
C.
W.H. Sykes
D.
H.B. Medlicott
Question No. 26
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The highest peak of the Aravalli Range is:
A.
Kumbhalgarh
B.
Mount Abu
C.
Dilwara
D.
Guru Shikhar
Question No. 27
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The breakup of Gondwanaland began approximately:
A.
300 million years ago
B.
180 million years ago
C.
150 million years ago
D.
225 million years ago
Question No. 28
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The Dharwar System is economically significant for which type of deposits?
A.
Petroleum reserves
B.
High-grade iron ore and gold
C.
Natural gas
D.
Coal deposits
Question No. 29
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The Deccan Traps cover an area of approximately:
A.
77,220 sq km
B.
3,00,000 sq km
C.
5,00,000 sq km
D.
1,00,000 sq km
Question No. 30
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The Deccan Traps were formed when the Indian Plate passed over which hotspot?
A.
Iceland Hotspot
B.
Yellowstone Hotspot
C.
Reunion Hotspot
D.
Hawaiian Hotspot
Question No. 31
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The Cuddapah System is named after which geographical location?
A.
Cuddapah plateau in Maharashtra
B.
Cuddapah district in Andhra Pradesh
C.
Cuddapah river in Karnataka
D.
Cuddapah hills in Tamil Nadu
Question No. 32
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At least how much north-south shortening has been absorbed by the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen?
A.
1400 km
B.
1000 km
C.
1600 km
D.
1200 km
Question No. 33
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The main phase of Himalayan uplift occurred during which period?
A.
Pliocene
B.
Oligocene-Miocene
C.
Paleocene
D.
Eocene
Question No. 34
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Which lineament marks the southern boundary of the Vindhyan Basin?
A.
Godavari Graben
B.
Narmada-Son Lineament
C.
Eastern Ghat Mobile Belt
D.
Great Boundary Fault
Question No. 35
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Which four major Archaean nuclei form the foundation of the Indian Shield?
A.
Dharwar, Bastar, Singhbhum, Aravalli-Bundelkhand
B.
Himalayan, Deccan, Vindhyan, Aravalli
C.
Gondwana, Cuddapah, Dharwar, Vindhyan
D.
Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, Satpura, Aravalli
Question No. 36
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The maximum thickness of Vindhyan sediments is estimated to be around:
A.
6000 m
B.
2000 m
C.
3000 m
D.
4500-5000 m
Question No. 37
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Which rock system is most important for India's iron ore reserves?
A.
Cuddapah System
B.
Dharwar System
C.
Vindhyan System
D.
Gondwana System
Question No. 38
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The Indo-Gangetic plain was formed primarily during which period?
A.
Holocene
B.
Pliocene
C.
Tertiary
D.
Pleistocene
Question No. 39
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The Aravalli Range is considered to be:
A.
Youngest fold mountains in India
B.
Part of Himalayan system
C.
Oldest fold mountains in India
D.
Volcanic mountains
Question No. 40
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The Deccan Traps were formed during which period?
A.
Middle Tertiary
B.
Late Cretaceous to Early Eocene
C.
Late Jurassic
D.
Early Cretaceous
Question No. 41
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Paleozoic formations are almost absent in Peninsular India except near:
A.
Hyderabad in Telangana
B.
Mumbai in Maharashtra
C.
Umaria in Rewa
D.
Bangalore in Karnataka
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