This set of Engineering Geology Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced people focuses on “Classification of Faults – 02”. 1. Horsts and grabens are believed to occur due to ___________ a) Lateral compression b) Shear compression c) Lateral tension d) Bending 2. Faults involving extensive blocks and resulting in horsts and grabens are called ___________ … Read more
This set of Engineering Geology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Classification of Faults – 01”. 1. Which type of classification emphasises on appearance? a) Based on direction of slip b) Based on apparent movement c) Based on mode of occurrence d) Based on amount of dip of the fault 2. Type of … Read more
This set of Engineering Geology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Fault Terminology – 03”. 1. Heave is _______ a) Horizontal component of dip separation b) Vertical component of dip separation c) Normal horizontal displacement measured d) Signifying separation between two beds 2. What signifies the actual separation between two beds? a) Throw … Read more
This set of Engineering Geology Questions and Answers for Experienced people focuses on “Fault Terminology – 02”. 1. A fault has how many walls? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 2. It is easy to locate older and major folds. a) True b) False 3. What is the block which suffer displacement in … Read more
This set of Engineering Geology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Fault Terminology – 01”. 1. What are the fractures along which there has been relative movement of blocks called? a) Folds b) Joints c) Faults d) Intrusions 2. What is the key word in the definition of fault? a) Fracture b) Movement … Read more
This set of Engineering Geology Interview Questions and Answers for freshers focuses on “Causes of Folding – 02”. 1. Which rock is lifted up during the folding due to intrusions? a) Overlying metamorphic rocks b) Overlying igneous rocks c) Overlying sedimentary rocks d) Overlying petroleum rocks 2. The process of folding which is considered to … Read more
This set of Engineering Geology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Causes of Folding – 01”. 1. Pick the option which is not the cause of folding. a) Folding due to tangential tension b) Folding due to tangential compression c) Folding due to intrusions d) Folding due to differential compression 2. Bending or … Read more
This set of Engineering Geology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Classification of Folds and Miscellaneous Types”. 1. What is Orogeny? a) Flat land building activity b) River forming activity c) Rock breaking activity d) Mountain building activity 2. The fold associated with magmatic activity is ___________ a) Anticlinorium b) Synclinorium c) Diapiric … Read more
This set of Engineering Geology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Classification of Folds – 03”. 1. How many types of folds are there with plunge as a basis? a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 5 2. What is a plunging fold? a) Fold with fold axis horizontal b) Fold with fold … Read more
This set of Engineering Geology Questions and Answers for Freshers focuses on “Classification of Folds – 02”. 1. Pick the wrong statement about recumbent fold. a) It has the arch, which is zone of curvature b) It has the shell, which is the inner zone, made up of mostly igneous rocks c) It has the … Read more
