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Engineering Geology Interview
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Q.1
The main processes which does not come under chemical weathering are ____________
a) Solution
b) Hydration and hydrolysis
c) Insolation
d) Carbonation
Q.2
The rock-mineral insoluble in water is ____________
a) Rock salt
b) Gypsum
c) Calcite
d) Pyrite
Q.3
Limestone is not easily soluble in pure water but carbonated water dissolves the rock effectively.
a) False
b) True
Q.4
Minerals like Orthoclase and Felspar undergo which method of chemical decomposition?
a) Hydration
b) Hydrolysis
c) Oxidation
d) Reduction
Q.5
Which of the following is reduction?
a) Removal of hydrogen
b) Removal of electron
c) Removal of oxygen
d) Addition of oxygen
Q.6
2KaISi3O + 2H + CO2 → Al2Si2O5(OH) + K2CO + 4SiO2
a) Illite
b) Kaolinite
c) Montmorillonite
d) Halloysite
Q.7
Which of the following about Spheroidal weathering is not true?
a) It is a complex type of weathering
b) Both mechanical and chemical weathering are believed to happen
c) Formation of joints is involved
d) Formation of joints is not involved
Q.8
Factor not affecting weathering is ____________
a) Colour of the rock
b) Nature of the rock
c) Climate
d) Physical environment
Q.9
It is said that Sandstone is more resistant to weathering compared to Granite. What is the basic reason behind this phenomenon?
a) The external outline form of sandstone
b) Sandstone is harder than granite
c) Granite is mainly made of quartz
d) Sandstone is mainly made of quartz
Q.10
Identify the pair mismatched.
a) Cold and humid – Both mechanical and chemical weathering
b) Dry and cold – Neither of them
c) Hot and humid – Mechanical weathering is predominant
d) Hot and dry – Mechanical weathering is predominant
Q.11
Which of the following rock forming minerals is more resistant to weathering compared to Hornblende?
a) Augite
b) Biotite
c) Olivine
d) Calcite
Q.12
Which of the following is true about Eluvium?
a) It is that category of end product of weathering that has been moved to some distance after its formation
b) It is associated with weathering of slopes
c) It is the end product of weathering that happens to lie over and above the parent rock
d) Regolith is not the other name for Eluvium
Q.13
The zone consisting of mixed composition is ____________
a) Zone A
b) Zone B
c) Zone C
d) Zone D
Q.14
Among the following the term which is not effect of chemical weathering is ____________
a) Scree formation
b) Disfiguring
c) Pitting
d) Honeycombing
Q.15
Formation of colloids is sometimes the end product of weathering.
a) True
b) False
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