VT f2w
Codes:
(a)ABCD (b)ABCD
3421 3412
(c)ABCD (b)ABCD
1432 1423.- The texture of sandstone is
(a) prophyritic (b) conglomerate
(c) vesicular (d) granular crystalline - In rock masses reduction is strength occurs due to the presence of relatively large quantities
of
(a) silica (b) iron
(c) orthoclase (d) hornblende - Which of the following is unstratified?
(a) Sandstone (b) Limestone
(c) Shale (d) Granite - Stone is placed along its natural bed so that the applied load is
(a) parallel to it (b) normal to it
(c) at 45° to it (d) at 30° to it - Marble is quarried by
(a) blasting (b) excavating
(c) heating (d) wedging - Which of the following is hardest mineral?
(a) Quartz (b) Felspar
(c) Garnet (d) Amphibole - Which of the following is the sofest mineral?
(a) Mica (b) Gypsum
(c) Olivine (d) Serpentine - Syenite is a
(a) deep seated plutonic rock (b) hypabassal rock
(c) basic rock (d) acid rock - Consider the following statements with regards to basalt
- It is an ultrabasic rock
- It contains 45 – 60% silica
- It is an effusive rick
Of these the correct answer is
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3 - Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Sandstone Igneous rock
(b) Limestone Sedimentary rock
(c) Basalt Metamorphic rock
(d) Granite Argillaceous rock