Post: HSST Geology
Department: Higher Secondary Education
Category Code: 565/17
Qualification: Master's Degree, B.Ed Degree in Geology + Must have passed the State Eligibility Test for HSST
Date of Test: 13-06-2018
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- Identify the factors affecting the selection of teaching method.
A) Objectives of instruction
B) Nature of child
C) Nature of the subject matter
D) All of these- C
- A
- D
- B
- A brief summary of proposal or dissertation
- Abstract
- Thesis
- Report
- Proposal
- Research purposes may be grouped into :
A) Exploration
B) Description
C) Diagnosis
D) Experimentation- A, B, C
- C, D, A
- B, C, D
- All of these
- Grading in which fixed ranges of scores are determined in advance for each grade.
- Direct grading
- Absolute grading
- Relative grading
- None of these
- Research aims at finding solution for immediate problem facing in a society.
- Descriptive research
- Analytical research
- Conceptual research
- Applied research
- 'A lamp can never light another lamp, unless it continues to burn its own flame'. What does this imply?
- Pre-service education
- Vocational education
- Lifelong education
- Technical education
- Socialised method intended to improve individual proficiency and development of psychomotor skills of learner
- Workshop
- Symposium
- Panel discussion
- Seminar
- Identify the odd one while researching with children.
- Informed consent of parties to research
- Confidentiality of data collected
- Subjectivity of researcher
- Competence boundary of researcher
- Which among the following is a creative problem solving technique?
- Roleplay
- Brainstorming
- Buzz session
- Simulation
- Which among these is not descriptive research?
- Survey studies
- Interrelationship studies
- Developmental studies
- Historical research
- Recrystallisation of rocks in response to changes in the physical and chemical environment is
- Metamorphism
- Metasomatism
- Weathering
- All these
Question Error
- Chemical reactions involved in the alteration of feldspar to clay
- Hydration
- Carbonation
- Hydration and carbonation
- Carbonation and oxidation
- Which among the following is not an erosional feature formed by wind?
- Zeugens
- Yardangs
- Hamades
- Playas
- Groynes protect the coast from the action of
- Breaking waves
- Longshore currents
- Surf
- Rip currents
- Kayals along the west coast of Kerala are formed by
- Submergence of land
- Emergence of land
- Erosion of land
- All these
- Munnar plateau in Kerala represent
- Plantation surface
- Lava flow
- Bajada
- Delta
- Landslides in Kerala are commonly triggered by
- Seismicity
- Rainfall
- Anthropogenic activities
- All these
- Waves in which water particles describe circular motion
- Oscillatory waves
- Translatory waves
- Surf
- All these
- Uniformitarianism concept was put forth by
- Harry Hess
- William Smith
- Charles Lyell
- James Hutton
- Which among the following is a fluvial feature?
- Stack
- Natural levee
- Esker
- Tombolo
- Crystal form with 2 parallel faces each meeting one axis and parallel to other two axes is
- Pedian
- Pinacoid
- Dome
- Sphenoid
- Maximum number of faces possible in a simple form is
- 24
- 46
- 48
- 56
- Which of the following classes have centre of symmetry?
- Plagiohedral class of isometric system
- Trirhombohedral class of Hexagonal system
- Trapezohedral class of tetragonal system
- Sphenoidal class of orthorhombic system
- Most abundant mineral in the earth's crust
- Olivine
- Pyroxene
- Feldspar
- Quartz
- Which of the following mineral do not have two sets of cleavage?
- Hornblende
- Pyroxene
- Feldspar
- Mica
- Varying relief is exhibited by
- Garnet
- Sillimanite
- Calcite
- Quartz
- Kaersutite is a/an
- Amphibole
- Garnet
- Pyroxene
- Feldspar
- In optically positive uniaxial mineral
- Ordinary light is fast
- Ordinary light is slow
- Both ordinary and extraordinary light is fast
- Both ordinary and extraordinary light are slow
- A mineral which shows maximum absorption when the polarizer vibration direction is parallel to cleavage traces
- Hornblende
- Hypersthene
- Tourmaline
- Biotite
- U-Pb radiometric technique is good for dating
- Peridotite
- Gabbroic rocks
- Pyroxenite
- Granitic rocks
- Igneous rock which does not have a volcanic equivalent
- Carbonatite
- Kimberlite
- Anorthosite
- Gabbro
- Intermediate mineral in forsterite-silica system
- Fayalite
- Enstatite
- Ferrosilite
- Hypersthene
- Most abundant sedimentary rock
- Mudrock
- Sandstone
- Limestone
- Laterite
- Ultramafic rock which is not ultrabasic
- Dunite
- Peridotite
- Anorthosite
- Pyroxenite
- Characteristic pyroxene in eclogite
- Aegirine
- Hypersthene
- Omphacite
- Pyrope
- In Thompson's AFM diagram the projection point is
- K-feldspar
- Muscovite
- Quartz
- Sillimanite
- Flysch denotes intercalations of
- Conglomerate, sandstone and limestone
- Breccia, sandstone and shale
- Shale, sandstone and limestone
- Conglomerate, sandstone and shale
- Most abundant igneous rock in earth
- Granite
- Basalt
- Anorthosite
- Peridotite
- Kurtosis would give an idea about
- Average size of grains
- Peakedness of grain size
- Medium of deposition
- Fines of sediment
- According to phase rule, pure water boiling in an open container at atmospheric pressure will have how many degrees of freedom?
- Zero
- One
- Two
- Three
- Parasitic folds that develop on the left limb of major fold are
- Z folds
- M folds
- S folds
- M-S folds
- Folds whose crest is concentric but becomes sharp with depth is known as
- Similar folds
- Parallel folds
- Chevron folds
- Box folds
- Angle between a lineation and strike of the foliation measured on the foliation surface is
- True dip
- Apparent dip
- Pitch
- Plunge
- Graben denote
- Two normal faults dipping towards each other
- Two normal folds dipping away from each other
- Two reverse faults dipping towards each other
- Two reverse faults dipping away from each other
- Deccan volcanism is associated with the separation of India from
- Madagascar
- Seychelles
- Antarctica
- Australia
- In which of the following districts oldest rocks in Kerala are found
- Kottayam
- Idukki
- Malappuram
- Waynad
- Which among the following fossil is found in Archaean rocks?
- Trilobite
- Graptolites
- Stromatolites
- Brachiopods
- V-shaped outcrop of beds that closes downstream, in a gently sloping topographic valley denote
- Beds that dip upstream at low angles
- Beds that dip upstream at high angles
- Beds that dip downstream at low angles
- Beds that dip downstream at high angles
- Pangaea supercontinent existed at about
- 1000 Ma
- 750 Ma
- 550 Ma
- 200 Ma
- Age of anorogenic granites in Kerala falls in the range
- 2500-2000 Ma
- 1500-1000 Ma
- 650-550 Ma
- 80-65 Ma
- Kyanite deposit of Lapsaburu, Jharkhand is an example for
- River placer
- Beach placer
- Eluvial placer
- Bedded deposit
- Which of the following ores contain highest percentage of copper?
- Chalcopyrite
- Covellite
- Bornite
- Chalcolite
- Major gold production in India comes from
- Primary lode deposit
- River placer
- Residual deposit
- Metamorphic deposit
- Which of the following is known as mineral charcoal?
- Vitrain
- Durain
- Clarian
- Fusain
- Oldest productive oil fields in India
- Rudrasagar
- Digboi
- Bombay High
- Ankleshwar
- Which among the following is the radioactive mineral found in the beach placer of Kerala?
- Ilmenite
- Rutile
- Monazite
- Sillimanite
- 'Winze' is a mining geology term denoting an excavation parallel to
- Strike of ore body
- Dip of ore body
- Across dip of ore body
- All these
- Which of the following represent iron ore deposits in Kerala?
- Cherupa
- Alampara
- Eleyettimala
- All these
- A rock which is very rich in rare earth elements
- Anorthosite
- Dunite
- Pyroxenite
- Carbonate
- Zawar in Rajasthan is famous for
- Pb and Zn deposits
- Fe deposits
- Mn deposits
- U deposits
- According to Ghyben-Herzberg principle, 1 m of fresh groundwater table above mean sea level along the coastal tracks can push saline water to a depth of
- 30 m
- 40 m
- 50 m
- 60 m
- Most widespread aquifer in the midlands of Kerala
- Alluvium
- Gravel layer
- Laterite
- Fracture crystalline rock
- Which of the following electrode configuration is best suited for vertical electrical sounding?
- Wenner
- Schlumberger
- Wenner and Schlumberger
- None of these
- Allowable limit of iron in potable water as per WHO standard is
- 1 ppm
- 2 ppm
- 3 ppm
- 4 ppm
- Remote sensing makes use of which part of the electromagnetic spectrum?
- Visible region
- Near infrared region
- Thermal infrared region
- All these
- Which of the following is true about passive remote sensing?
- Very slow
- Used during earlier days of remote sensing
- Make use of sun's radiation
- Images can be collected even during night
Question Error
- The poor permeability of clay layer is due to
- Poor porosity
- Very fine pore space
- Poor interconnection of pores
- Equal size of grains
- Of the total water on the earth, groundwater constitute
- 20%
- 10%
- 1%
- <1%
- Subsurface dam is a/an
- An artificial barrier constructed below ground to improve groundwater potential
- Basement part of the surface dam
- Construction associated with tunnels
- Construction associated with hydroelectric power stations
- Which among the following is the first Indian remote sensing satellite?
- LANDSAT
- IRS
- KARTOSAT
- IKNOS
- KKPT in southern granulite terrain of India is a proposed
- Shear zone
- Granulite block
- Isograde
- Rock formation
- Incipient charnockite in South India was first reported from
- Ponmudi
- Arni
- Kabbaldurga
- Dharmapuri
- Which among the following supercontinent is the oldest
- Pangaea
- Rodinia
- Pannotia
- Ur
- Charnockite was first studied and named by
- Job Charnock
- Thomas Holland
- Pichamuthu
- Winkler
- Ultrahigh temperature metamorphism is indicated by the presence of
- Sapphirine
- Sapphirine + quartz
- Spinel
- Cordierite
- The dominant mineral in the Chavara placer deposit in Kerala is
- Rutile
- Zircon
- Ilmenite
- Monazite
- D"layer is located between
- Upper and lower mantle
- Mantle and outer core
- Outer core and inner core
- Middle and lower crust
- Komatiite is
- Ultramafic pluton
- Ultramafic lava
- Alkaline rock
- All these
- Which of the following analytical facility is used for determining composition of mineral on a microscopic level?
- EPMA
- XRF
- AAS
- ICP-AES
- Platinum group element mineralization is associated with
- Kadavur anorthosite
- Perinthatta anorthosite
- Sittampundi complex
- Hogenakel carbonatite
- "If you don't allow our children to study, weeds will grow in your fields" Who said this?
- ChattampiSwamikal
- Ayyankali
- Pandit Karuppan
- Sahodaran Ayyappan
- Who wrote the monograph, "Gandhian Non-violent struggle and Untouchability in South India: The 1924-25 Vykom Satyagraha and Mechanism of Change"?
- Dr. Gene Sharp
- Mary Elizabeth King
- Anuradha Roy
- K. K. Kusumam
- Which of the following book is written by Kuttippuzha Krishnapillai?
- Atmaposhini
- Vicharaviplavam
- Mokshapradeepam
- Janani Navaratnamanjari
- Under whose leadership was the "Achipudava Strike" organized?
- Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker
- Ambalapuzha Madhava Kurup
- A. V. Kuttimalu Amma
- Akkamma Cheriyan
- Who started a branch of the Brahmo samaj at Calicut?
- Ayya Swamikal
- Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan
- Ayyankali
- Brahmananda Sivayogi
- Kerala Government's 'Awaz' Scheme offers
- Health Insurance for migrant workers
- Insurance for the disabled people
- House to all houseless families
- Free treatment to children
- President of which country recently resigned from his post after 37 year autocratic rule?
- Congo
- Angola
- Zimbabwe
- Kenya
- Which is India's last village?
- Mana
- Tawang
- Zuluk
- Dawki
- India's largest floating solar plant has been set up at
- Mattupetty Dam
- Pothundi Dam
- Kakkayam Dam
- Banasura Sagar Dam
- With which country India signed Rafale Warplanes Agreement?
- America
- France
- Russia
- South Korea
- The concept of 'Welfare State' is included in the Constitution of India in the
- Fundamental Rights
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Preamble
- None of these
- The allotment of seats in the Rajya Sabha from States and Union Territories has been given in which schedule of the Constitution of India?
- 8th Schedule
- 3rd Schedule
- 9th Schedule
- 4th Schedule
- In which case the Supreme Court took the view that Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles are complementary to each other and there was a need to sacrifice one for the other.
- Keshavananda Bharati Case
- Golaknath Case
- Minerva Mill Case
- A. K. Gopalan Case
- The common feature of Indian and American federation is
- Executive is responsible to the legislature
- Single citizenship
- Suspension of Fundamental Rights during emergency
- Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution
- Leaving the opposition to join the party in power or vice-versa by a Parliamentarian
- Crossing the floor
- Yeilding the floor
- Gerrymandering
- Guillotine
- Which article describes the procedure of impeachment?
- Article 51
- Article 55
- Article 56
- Article 61
- Which was the first country in the world to have enacted a legislation for providing for citizens RTI?
- Denmark
- Sweden
- India
- Australia
- The National Food Security Act was signed in to law on
- 22nd December, 2011
- 12th September, 2012
- 12th September, 2013
- 5th July, 2013
- Which one of the following statements is not true of the protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005?
- Only women can make a complaint under this legislation
- Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom has live in a domestic relationship
- This act provides civil remedies to protect a woman subjected to domestic violence
- This act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships
- Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act"?
- Adult members of below poverty line
- Adult members of any households
- Adult members of only the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe households
- Adult members of households of all backward communities
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Anorthosite doesn't have a volcanic equivalent
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