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Sample Question Papers for IIRS Entrance Exam

(M.Tech./M.Sc)

Common Paper: Basic Science

(M.Tech/M.Sc)

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun

Sample Question Papers for IIRS M.Tech./M.Sc. Entrance Exam

Common Paper: Basic Science

ID Questions

1

Brass is an example of

( ) alloy

( ) compound

( ) mixture

( ) element

2 Gases have

( ) fixed shape and no fixed volume

( ) fixed volume and no fixed shape

( ) neither fixed volume nor fixed shape

( ) fixed volume and no fixed shape

3

A ball is thrown vertically up, what will be its velocity at the peak

( ) 0 m/s

( ) 10 m/s

( ) 25 m/s

( ) 9.8 m/s

4

A car covers a distance of 30 km in one hour, its average speed is equal to

( ) 1 km/ h

( ) 30 km /h

( ) 0.5 km/h

( ) 300 km/ h

5

In deuterium, the number of neutrons are

( ) 5

( ) 1

( ) 3

( ) 0

6

When the planet comes nearer the sun moves

( ) constant at every point

( ) nearly zero

( ) slow

( ) fast

7

The force of gravitation between two bodies in the universe does not depend on

( ) the product of their masses

( ) the gravitational constant

( ) the sum of their masses

( ) the distance between them

8

Loud sound can travel a larger distance, due to

( ) Higher amplitude

( ) High velocity

( ) High frequency

( ) Higher energy

9

What happens to the buoyant force acting on the airship as it rises in the air?

( ) Buoyant force increases

( ) Buoyant force decreases

( ) Buoyant force remains constant

( ) Buoyant force first increases then shows decrease

10

The quantity of motion that the body possesses due to its mass and velocity is known

as

( ) friction

( ) force

( ) momentum

( ) inertia

11

On which of the following no “plus” or “minus” sign is marked

( ) resistor

( ) voltameter

( ) ammeter

( ) battery

12

Which one of the following will have the maximum charge/mass ratio?

( ) α-particle

( ) electron

( ) proton

( ) neutron

13

BTU is measurement of

( ) Heat content

( ) Pressure

( ) Area

( ) Temperature

14 Atmoic mass number of an atom with protons =10, electrons =10 and neutrons =10

are

( ) 20

( ) 30

( ) 10

( ) Insufficient information

15 What is the oxidation number of hydrogen when it is combined with a metal as in. LiH,

NaH, CaH2, and LiAlH4.

( ) -1

( ) 1

( ) 2

( ) -2

16 Which of these is not an example of EMR ?

( ) Sound

( ) Visible light

( ) Radiowaves

( ) X-rays

17 Which one of this is a fossil fuel ?

( ) Coal

( ) Oil

( ) Natural Gas

( ) All of the given options

18 When an object is thrown up, the force of gravity _________

( ) is opposite to the direction of motion

( ) is in the same direction as the direction of motion

( ) becomes zero at the highest point

( ) increases as it rises up

19 Gravitation follows which law w.r.t. distance?

( ) Inverse-square

( ) Inverse-quadratic

( ) Square

( ) Quadratic

20 Work done (in Joules) in applying 20 N of force to move a wall by 0 units is

( ) 0

( ) -20

( ) 20

( ) Insufficient information

21 If velocity of sound in a gas is 360 m/s and the distance between a compression and

the nearest rarefaction is 1m, then the frequency of sound is

( ) 0Hz

( ) 100Hz

( ) 360Hz

( ) 180Hz

22 The nucleus of helium contains

( ) 4 protons

( ) 2 neutrons, 2 protons

( ) 4 protons

( ) 2 electrons, 4 protons

23 Supersonic plane fly with the speed

( ) less than the speed of sound

( ) of sound

( ) greater than the speed of sound

( ) of light

24 Determine the oxidation number of carbon in K2CO3.

( ) 0

( ) 2

( ) 4

( ) -2

25 WiMAX is related to which one of the following?

( ) Biotechnology

( ) Space technology

( ) Missile technology

( ) Communication technology

Common Paper: Basic Mathematics

(M.Tech/M.Sc)



Common Paper: Basic Mathematics

1

A contract on construction job specifies a penalty for delay of completion beyond a

certain date as follows: Rs 200 for the first day, Rs 250 for the second day, Rs 300 for

the third day, etc., the penalty for each succeeding day being Rs 50 more than for the

preceding day. How much money the contractor has to pay as penalty, if he has

delayed the work by 30 days?

( ) 20000

( ) 22550

( ) 27750

( ) None of the given options

2

ABC and BDE are two equilateral triangles such that D is the mid-point of BC. Ratio of

the areas of triangles ABC and BDE is

( ) 2 : 1

( ) 1 : 2

( ) 4 : 1

( ) 1 : 4

3

In a flower bed, there are 23 rose plants in the first row, 21 in the second, 19 in the third,

and so on. There are 3 rose plants in the last row. How many rows are there in the

flower bed?

( ) 10

( ) 11

( ) 12

( ) None of These

4

The centre of a circle passing through the points (6, – 6), (3, – 7) and (3, 3) is

( ) (3, – 1)

( ) (1, – 3)

( ) (2, – 3)

( ) (3, – 2)

5

A circus artist is climbing a 20 m long rope, which is tightly stretched and tied from the

top of a vertical pole to the ground. Find the height of the pole, if the angle made by the

rope with the ground level is 30°

( ) 20 m

( ) 33 m

( ) 10 m

( ) 22 m

6

If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other

at angle of 80°, then ∠ POA is equal to

( ) 50°

( ) 60°

( ) 70°

( ) 80°

7

The radii of two circles are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle

having area equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles.

( ) 15 cm

( ) 5 cm

( ) 10 cm

( ) 20 cm

8

A toy is in the form of a cone of radius 3.5 cm mounted on a hemisphere of same

radius. The total height of the toy is 15.5 cm. Find the total surface area of the toy.

( ) 200.15

( ) 115.5

( ) 214.5

( ) None of the given options

9

If p(x) and g(x) are any two polynomials with g(x) ≠ 0, then we can find polynomials q(x)

and r(x) such that p(x) = g(x) × q(x) + r(x), where

( ) r(x) = 0

( ) degree of r(x) > degree of g(x)

( ) degree of r(x) < degree of g(x)

( ) degree of r(x) = degree of g(x)

10 The distance of the point (-3, 4) from the x axis is

( ) 5

( ) 3

( ) 4

( ) 2

11 A pair of equations and has

( ) No solution

( ) Infinite solution

( ) Unique solution

( ) Two solutions

12 If Sohan, while selling two goats at the same price, makes a profit of 10% on one goat

and suffers a loss of 10% on the other

( ) he makes no profit and no loss

( ) he makes a profit of 1%

( ) he suffers a loss of 1%

( ) he suffers a loss of 2%

13 Two cars start towards each other, from two places A and B which are at a distance of

160 km. They start at the same time 08:10 AM. If the speeds of the cars are 50 km and

30 km per hour respectively, they will meet each other at:

( ) 10 : 10 AM

( ) 10 : 30 AM

( ) 11 : 10 AM

( ) 11 : 20 AM

14 A group of 630 children is seated in rows for a group photo session. Each row contains

three less children than the row in front of it. Which one of the following number of rows

is not possible?

( ) 3

( ) 4

( ) 5

( ) 6

15 A worker reaches his factory 3 minutes late if his speed from his house to the factory is

5 km/hr. If he walks at a speed of 6 km/hr then he reaches the factory 7 minutes early

the distance of the factory from his house is:

( ) 3 km

( ) 4 km

( ) 5 km

( ) 6 km

16 A and B decide to travel from place X to place Y by bus. A has Rs. 10 with him and he

finds that it is 80% of the bus fare for two persons. B finds that he has Rs. 3 with him

and hands it over to A. In this context, which one of the following statements is correct?

( ) Now the money A has just enough to buy two tickets

( ) A still needs Rs. 2 for buying the tickets

( ) After buying the two tickets A will be left with 50 paise

( ) The money A now has is still not sufficient to buy two

tickets

17 An electrician has to repair an electric fault on a pole of height 5 m. He needs to reach a

point 1.3 m below the top of the pole to undertake the repair work. What should be the

length of the ladder that he should use which, when inclined at an angle of 60° to the

horizontal, would enable him to reach the required position?

( ) 4.28 m

( ) 5.62 m

( ) 3.23 m

( ) 4.51 m

18 A boy of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp-post at a speed of 1.2

m/s. If the lamp is 3.6 m above the ground, find the length of her shadow after 5

seconds.

( ) No change in shadow

( ) 2.6 m

( ) 2.0 m

( ) None of these

19 Sides of triangles are given below. Determine which of them are right triangles.

(i) 7 cm, 24 cm, 25 cm

(ii) 3 cm, 8 cm, 6 cm

(iii) 50 cm, 80 cm, 100 cm

(iv) 13 cm, 12 cm, 5 cm

( ) (i) and (ii)

( ) (ii) and (iii)

( ) (i) and (iv)

( ) (iii) and (iv)

20 If the points A(6, 1), B(8, 2), C(9, 4) and D(p, 3) are the vertices of a parallelogram,

taken in order, find the value of p.

( ) p = 6

( ) p = 4

( ) p = 7

( ) p = 5

21 The quadratic function has both real roots negative for which value of a?

( ) positive values

( ) negative values

( ) values greater than or equal to 4

( ) 0

22 A girl of height 1.2 m is walking away from the base of a lamp-post at a speed of 0.6

m/sec. If the lamp is 3.6 m above the ground level, then what is the length of her

shadow after 6 seconds?

( ) 1.2 m

( ) 3.6 m

( ) 1.8 m

( ) 1.0 m

23 Which term of the AP : 121, 117, 113, . . ., is its first negative term?

( ) 31st term

( ) 32nd term

( ) 33rd term

( ) 34th term

24 A ladder is placed against a wall such that its foot is at a distance of 2.5 m from the wall

and its top reaches a window 6 m above the ground. Find the length of the ladder.

( ) 2.5

( ) 5.5

( ) 7.5

( ) 6.5

25 Consider Δ ACB, right-angled at C, in which AB = 5 units, BC = 4 units and ∠ ABC = θ.

Determine the value of AC

( ) 0

( ) 1

( ) 3

( ) 2

Common Paper:

General Knowledge, Aptitude Test and Reasoning

(M.Tech/M.Sc)



Common Paper: General Knowledge, Aptitude Test and Reasoning

ID Questions

1

Mars Orbiter Mission of India has total five scientific payloads. What is the total mass of

all the payload taking together?

( ) 15 Kg

( ) 10 Kg

( ) 25 Kg

( ) 21 Kg

2

Which mountain range in India is called Blue mountains?

( ) Nilgiri Mountains

( ) Cardamom Hills

( ) Aravalli Range

( ) Sivalik Hills

3

Which Indian origin woman holds three records for female space travelers: longest

spaceflight (195 days), number of spacewalks (4), and total time spent on spacewalks

(29 hours and 17 minutes)?

( ) Sunita Williams

( ) Kalpana Chawla

( ) Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger

( ) Stephanie Wilson

4

What is the name of radar imaging satellites operated by Indian Space Research

Organisation?

( ) RISAT

( ) INSAT

( ) IMS

( ) IRS

5

Which of the following planet(s) in the solar system is/are less dense than water?

( ) Mercury, Venus and Saturn

( ) Venus and Neptune

( ) Mars and Jupiter

( ) Saturn only

6

Which of the following river(s) do/does not make 'delta'?

( ) Mahanadi

( ) Narmada

( ) Godavari

( ) All the given rivers

7

Suez Canal allows ships to travel between

( ) North and South America

( ) Europe and Russia

( ) Europe and South Asia

( ) East Africa to South-East Asia

8

Which of the following forces are both attractive and repulsive?

( ) Gravitation forces

( ) Electromagnetic forces

( ) Strong interaction forces

( ) Nuclear forces

9

Which of the following phenomenon can be described with the help of ectromagnetism?

( ) Friction

( ) Rainbows

( ) Lightning

( ) All the given options are correct

10

In music, the term note is generally used to represent

( ) the relative duration and pitch of a sound

( ) the loudness and softness of a sound

( ) the interval frequency between two sounds

( ) a style or school of music

11

The bulbs are usually filled with chemically inactive nitrogen and argon gases to

( ) Increase the illumination of the bulb

( ) Prolong the life of filament

( ) Change the heat profile of the filament

( ) Reduce the power consumption of the bulb

12

Genetic engineering cannot be performed with respect to

( ) Virus

( ) Clonal bacteria

( ) Fungi

( ) None of the given options are correct

13

Hypertension is a growing Non-communicable (NCD) disease in India. Which of the

following can lead to hypertension?

( ) Obesity

( ) High protein diet

( ) Old age

( ) All the given options are correct

14 PSLV Stands for:

( ) Polar Stationary Launch Vehicle

( ) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

( ) Peninsular Satellite launch Vehicle

( ) Polar Satellite Launch Veritable

15 What is the standard time of India with reference to Greenwich Mean Time ?

( ) 5:30 hours slow

( ) 11 hours fast

( ) 5:30 hours fast

( ) 11 hours slow

16 What is the name of the India’s Multi Wavelength Space Observatory ?

( ) Chandrayan

( ) Orbiter -2

( ) ASTROSAT

( ) ASTROCAT

17 Mount Everest is located in ?

( ) India

( ) Nepal

( ) Tibet

( ) China

18 Which of the following satellite carried Neil Armstrong on the Moon ?

( ) Apollo 11

( ) Apollo 13

( ) Apollo 17

( ) Apollo 18

19 A, B, C, D and E are members of the same family. There are two fathers, two sons, two

wives, three males and two females. The teacher was the, wife of a lawyer who was the

son of a doctor. E is not male, neither also a wife of a professional. C is the youngest

person in the family and D is the eldest. B is a male.

How is D related to E ?

( ) Husband

( ) Son

( ) Father

( ) Wife

20 Which type of satellites can be used for telecommunications, television broadcasting,

weather forecasting, disaster warning and Search & Rescue operations?

( ) Geostationary Satellites

( ) Geosynchronous Satellites

( ) Polar Synchronous Satellites

( ) Sun Synchronous Satellites

21 What is the name of the probe sent to explore the surface of Mars?

( ) Pathfinder

( ) Sidewinder

( ) Apollo

( ) Viking

22 If we draw the population pyramid of a country, which of the following information cannot

be obtained from it?

( ) Dependency ratio

( ) Whether the population is growing, stable or decreasing

( ) Gender distribution within population

( ) Total population size

23 Consider a case where a nation 'X' has no natural resources. It pays shipping charges

for each tonne of natural resources imported from abroad to manufacture steel. If

shipping charges per tonne are equal for all natural resources, nation 'X' will pay highest

shipping charges for?

( ) Coal

( ) Iron ore

( ) Limestone

( ) Potash

24 Why the difference between the durations of day and night is felt hardly at Kanyakumari

but not so much in Kashmir?

( ) Due to difference of altitude of two places above Mean

Sea Level (MSL)

( ) Due to difference in latitudes of two places

( ) Due to difference in longitudes of two places

( ) Due to difference in proximity with ocean of the two

places

25 Which of the following is the objective of monetary policy?

( ) Zero inflation in the economy

( ) Stable economic growth

( ) High Rupee foreign exchange ratio

( ) None of the given option is correct

Optional Theme / Specialisation: Agriculture and Soils

(M.Tech.)


Sample Question Papers for IIRS M.Tech. Entrance Exam

Optional Theme / Specialization: Agriculture & Soils

ID Questions

1

Land degradation occurs due to

( ) Soil erosion

( ) Water logging

( ) Salt deposition

( ) All the options

2

Soil texture is relative proportion of:

( ) Sand and Silt

( ) Sand and Clay

( ) Sand, Silt and Clay

( ) Clay

3

According to land use statistics net sown area of the country is :

( ) 50.4 Mha

( ) 141 Mha

( ) 328.8 Mha

( ) 25 Mha

4

Mechanical measure type of soil conservation

( ) Terracing

( ) Contour bunding

( ) Trenching

( ) All of the options

5

Terraced cultivation is practiced in hilly and mountain lands to prevent

( ) Soil loss

( ) Water loss

( ) Nutrient loss


6

Growing of two crops in a specific row arrangement termed as _______________

( ) Mixed cropping

( ) Intercropping

( ) Multiple cropping

( ) Mono cropping

7

___________________ is a micro nutrient

( ) N

( ) P

( ) K

( ) Zn

8

One hectare land is equal to

( ) 10000 sq.m

( ) 1000 sq.m

( ) 100 sq.m

( ) 10 sq.m

9

_______________ is an important component of hydrological cycle

( ) Solar radiation

( ) Temperature

( ) Photosynthesis

( ) Evaporation

10

___________________ is the major soybean growing area in the country.

( ) North India

( ) South India

( ) Central India

( ) Eastern India

11

____________________ is related to availability of water in root zone.

( ) Agriculture drought

( ) Meteorological drought

( ) Hydrological drought

( ) Socio economic drought

12

Salt-affected soils are developed mainly in the climate of

( ) Arid-semiarid

( ) Humid

( ) Moist Sub-humid

( ) Temperate

13

Most dominant soil type found in India is _______________________

( ) Alluvial soil

( ) Red soil

( ) Black soil

( ) Brown soil

14 ____________________ rocks are formed by the solidification of molten magma

( ) Igneous

( ) Sedimentary

( ) Metamorphic

( ) None of the options

15 Green revolution in India followed the introduction of dwarf variety of

_________________.

( ) Rice

( ) Cotton

( ) Wheat

( ) Sugarcane

16 __________________ is an essential evil for plants

( ) Respiration

( ) Transpiration

( ) Photosynesthis

( ) None of above

17 _________________region is characterized by scanty rainfall and high evaporative

demand.

( ) Humid

( ) Per humid

( ) Arid

( ) Semi arid

18 Terracing is soil conservation practice dominantly followed in the state of …………….

( ) Uttar Pradesh

( ) Uttarakhand

( ) Rajasthan

( ) Andhra Pradesh

19 Farmers add manures in soil to increase the crop production as it

( ) Increase organic carbon in soils

( ) Increase nutrients in soils

( ) Make easy to plough the soil

( ) All options

20 _______________ is the main constraint affecting food production across the world

( ) Temperature stress

( ) Nutrient stress

( ) Water stress

( ) Pests/Disease

21 Degraded land in the country is around

( ) 121 million hectares




22 Land generate high runoff water due to

( ) High infiltration rate of soil and high rainfall

( ) Low infiltration rate of soil and high rainfall

( ) High infiltration rate of soil and low rainfall

( ) Low infiltration rate of soil and low rainfall

23 Which among the following is a crop grown in zaid (pre-kharif) season

( ) Soybean

( ) Rice

( ) Jute

( ) Mustard

24 The Concept of “more crop per drop” refers to

( ) Green revolution

( ) White revolution

( ) Blue revolution

( ) Brown revolution

25 Watershed refers to the

( ) Natural hydrologic unit

( ) Storing of water

( ) Farming system

( ) Landuse / Land cover type

Optional Theme / Specialisation:

Forest Resources & Ecosystem Analysis

(M.Tech.)



Optional Theme / Specialization: Forest Resources & Ecosystem Analysis

ID Questions

1

Net primary productivity is

( ) Gross primary productivity - Respiration

( ) Gross primary productivity + Respiration

( ) Gross primary productivity / Respiration

( ) Gross primary productivity x Respiration

2

Shola forests in India are found in

( ) Western Himalaya

( ) Western Ghats

( ) Northeast India

( ) Gangetic plains

3

There are ............... biogeographic zones in India

( ) 26

( ) 10

( ) 16

( ) 35

4

Which of the following category of protected area in India was added in 2005?

( ) Conservation Reserve

( ) National Park

( ) Biosphere Reserve

( ) Wildlife Sanctuary

5

In India, tree diameter at breast height is measured at ............metre from the ground level

( ) 1.37

( ) 1.47

( ) 4.3

( ) 4.6

6

Deciduous trees shed their leaves in a particular season to conserve loss of moisture

through

( ) Transpiration

( ) Evaporation

( ) Respiration

( ) Photosynthesis

7

Forest Survey of India releases forest cover information of the country once in every

( ) 2 years

( ) 5 years

( ) 1 year

( ) 10 years

8

Plant look green because they

( ) Reflect green part of EMR

( ) Absorb green part of EMR

( ) Reflect infrared part of EMR

( ) Absorb infrared part of EMR

9

The part of Cinchona plant which yields quinine is

( ) Leaf

( ) Bark

( ) Flower

( ) Root

10

The tropical grassland with either sparsely scattered trees or bushes are called

( ) Savanna

( ) Prairie

( ) Range land

( ) Steppe

11

Environmental impact assessment is

( ) Site specific

( ) Forest type specific

( ) Landscape specific

( ) Region specific

12

Global CO2 concentration in atmosphere is about

( ) 400 ppm

( ) 300 ppm

( ) 250 ppm

( ) 600 ppm

13 What is ecological amplitude?

( ) tolerance of organism to range of environmental

conditions

( ) phenological waves

( ) harmonics in the diurnal changes in C absorption

( ) none of the above

14 Why plants look green?

( ) They reflect green light

( ) They absorb blue light

( ) They absorb red light

( ) All the options

15 In the Linnaean system of naming, a single species is identified by a binomial, which

consists of the following two parts:

( ) phylum and class

( ) class and order

( ) family and genus

( ) genus and species epithet

16 When is the world environment day celebrated?

( ) 5th September

( ) 5th June

( ) 5th July

( ) 5th August

17 The forests of Eastern Himalayas are more ___________________ than the western

Himalayas.

( ) dry

( ) moist

( ) arid

( ) cold

18 Tropical rainforests receive approx._________ rainfall per year?

( ) < 25 cm

( ) 75 to 125 cm

( ) 120 to 250 cm

( ) >250 cm

19 One of the following belongs to a different family.

( ) Thuja oriantalis

( ) Taxus bacarta

( ) Cedrus deodara

( ) Cupressus tolurosa

20 Drosera is found in soils which are________________.

( ) deficient in nitrogen

( ) deficient in phosphorus

( ) deficient in potassium

( ) deficient in iron

21 In an ecosystem, which one shows one way passage

( ) Carbon

( ) Nitrogen

( ) Potassium

( ) Free energy

22 All of Earth's water, land, and atmosphere within which life exists is known as

( ) A population

( ) A community

( ) A biome

( ) The biosphere

23 The tigers, rabbits, and vegetation in Kaziranga National Park together constitute part of a

( ) Population

( ) Community

( ) Genus

( ) Species

24 An example of a biological control against insects is the use of

( ) Herbicides

( ) Wildlife refuges

( ) Pesticides

( ) Sex hormones

25 What did Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Love Canal, and Bhopal, India all have in

common

( ) They all involved environmental racism

( ) They were environmental problems caused by economic development

( ) They qualified as technological disasters

( ) They were all nuclear disasters

Optional Theme / Specialisation: Geosciences

(M.Tech.)



Optional Theme / Specialization: Geoscience

ID Questions

1

Which of the following is an argillaceous rock?

( ) Grit

( ) Sandstone

( ) Conglomerate

( ) Mudstone

2

Which of the following rock is not a high grade metamorphic rock?

( ) Slate

( ) Charnockite

( ) Granulite

( ) Khondalite

3

Pitch of a line on a plane is defined as the

( ) Acute angle between the line and the strike of the bed

( ) Obtuse angle between the line and the strike of the bed

( ) Both the options


4

How many crystal classes are possible?

( ) 45

( ) 28

( ) 32

( ) 18

5

Basalt is dominated by which feldspar?

( ) Potash Feldspar

( ) Plagioclase Feldspar

( ) Anothoclase

( ) Anorthite

6

Symmetrical repetition of beds on geological map represents

( ) Fold

( ) Fault

( ) Unconformity

( ) Thrust

7

Which of the following is not a sulphide ore?

( ) Galena

( ) Sphalerite

( ) Pyrite


8

Siwalik group of rocks are dominated by

( ) Sandstone and limestone

( ) Claystone and sandstones

( ) Claystone and limestone


9

The Miller indices of a face having axial ratio (1, 2, 3) is

( ) (6, 3, 2)

( ) (3, 2, 1)

( ) (2, 1, 3)

( ) (4, 0, 1)

10

Which of the mineral shows parallel extinction?

( ) Olivine

( ) Muscovite

( ) Quartz


11

Great boundary fault of Rajasthan separates

( ) Aravalli and Vindhyan

( ) Vindhyan and Gondwana

( ) Sauser Group and Deccan Trap


12

Rajasthan is rich in which ore metal association?

( ) Pb-Zn

( ) Mn-Fe

( ) Cr-Au

( ) Th-U

13

Ophiolites represent

( ) Oceanic Crust

( ) Continental Crust



14 Unconformity represents

( ) A hiatus in deposition

( ) Continuous Deposition

( ) Igneous Intrusion


15 Presence of ripples in sedimentary rock indicate

( ) Current Activity

( ) Aeolian Activity



16 Which of the following is not a mono-minerallic rock?

( ) Anorthosite

( ) Quartzite

( ) Dunite

( ) Monozite

17 Which of the following is not a metamorphic rock

( ) Marble

( ) Phyllite

( ) Gneiss

( ) Limestone

18 MBT stands for

( ) Main Boundary Thrust

( ) Main Body Thrust

( ) Main Boundary Thrust


19 Which of the following mineral does not crystallize in cubic system?

( ) Pyrite

( ) Halite

( ) Zircon

( ) Galena

20 Which of the following is a characteristic feature of karst topography?

( ) Bazada

( ) Esker

( ) Yardang

( ) Uvala

21 When the slope of topography is more than dip of beds, walking along the dip direction of

beds we shall get

( ) Older beds

( ) Younger beds

( ) Same bed

( ) Bottom most bed

22 The direction/ plane along which a mineral will easily break mechanically is

( ) Fracture

( ) Form

( ) Hardness

( ) Cleavage

23 Which of the following is the youngest in age?

( ) Older Metamorphic Gneiss (OMG)

( ) Dalma Lava

( ) Dhokpathan Formation

( ) Spiti Shale

24 Schistose rock consisting of quartz–garnet–rhodonite-sillimanite–graphite-feldspar is

called

( ) Charnockite

( ) Khondalite

( ) Amphibolite

( ) Gondite

25 The oldest minerals found on the surface of the Earth are crystals of

( ) Calcite

( ) Zircon

( ) Biotite

( ) Olivine

Optional Theme / Specialisation: Water Resources

(M.Tech.)



Optional Theme / Specialization: Water Resources

ID Questions

1

Sediment delivery ratio of a watershed (SDR) is related to watershd area (A), relief R

and watershed length (L) as, SDR =

( ) KA-m (R/L)n

( ) KA-m (R/L)-n

( ) KAm (R/L)n

( ) KAm (R/L)-n

2

If ew and ea are the saturated vapour pressure of the water surface and air

respectively, the Dalton’s law for evaporation EL in unit time is given by EL =

( ) (ew - ea)

( ) K *ew *ea

( ) K (ew - ea )

( ) K(ew + ea)

3

The normal onset of monsoon in India is in

( ) early may in Kerala only

( ) early June at Mumbai and Madras

( ) early June at Kerala and Assam

( ) November in Tamilnadu and Kerala

4

For a given stream the rating curve applicable to given section is available. To

determine the discharge in this stream, the following data are needed.

( ) stage at the section

( ) current meter reading at various verticals at the section

( ) slope of the water surface at the section

( ) surface velocity at various section

5

Which part of the electromagnetic wavelength has highest penetration capability in

water.

( ) IR (0.75-0.88)

( ) Green (0.55-0.65 µm)

( ) Blue (0.45-0.55 µm)

( ) Red (0.65-0.75 µm)

6

Water present in artesian aquifers is usually

( ) at sub-atmospheric pressure

( ) at atmospheric pressure

( ) at 0.5 times the atmospheric pressure

( ) above atmospheric pressure

7

The Darcy’s law for flow through porous media is applicable to

( ) ideal fluids only

( ) turbulent flows only

( ) laminar flows only

( ) any type of fluid

8

The design method, used in design of large water supply networks as an aid to simplify

and separate the smaller loops, is

( ) Hardy cross method

( ) Circle method

( ) Electrical analyser method

( ) Equivalent pipe method

9

The method of growing crops on ridges, running on the sides of water ditches, is

known as :

( ) flood irrigation

( ) furrow irrigation

( ) check irrigation

( ) none of them

10

Remote sensing of water bodies can be used to infer

( ) suspended sediment concentration

( ) algae

( ) turbidity

( ) all of the them

11

Pizometric head of the flow is the sum of

( ) pressure head, datum head and velocity

( ) datum head and velocity head

( ) pressure head and velocity head

( ) pressure head and datum head

12

The following recording Raingauges does not produce the mass curve of precipitation

as record:

( ) weighing bucket type

( ) natural siphon type

( ) tipping bucket type

( ) telemetry type

13

A plot between rainfall intensity verses time is called as

( ) Hydrograph

( ) Mass curve

( ) Hyetograph

( ) Isohyet

14 A hyetograph is a plot of

( ) Cumulative rainfall vs. time

( ) rainfall intensity vs. time

( ) rainfall depth vs. duration

( ) discharge vs. time

15 At critical depth

( ) the discharge is minimum for a given specific energy

( ) the discharge is maximum for a given specific force

( ) the discharge is maximum for a given specific energy

( ) the discharge is minimum for a given specific force

16 One dimensional method of flow analysis means

( ) uniform flow

( ) steady uniform flow

( ) neglecting the variations in the transverse direction

( ) neglecting the variations in the longitudinal direction

17 The Muskingum method of flood routing is a

( ) form of reservoir routing method

( ) hydraulic routing method

( ) complete numerical solution of St Venant equations

( ) hydrologic cahnnel-routing method

18 The probability that a hundred year flood may not occur at all during the 50 year life of

a project is

( ) 0.395

( ) 0.001

( ) 0.605

( ) 0.133

19 The largest river basin of India is

( ) Godavari Basin

( ) Krishna basin

( ) Brahamaputra basin

( ) Ganga basin

20 The mass curve of rainfall of a storm is a plot of

( ) rainfall depths for various equal durations plotted in

decreasing order

( ) rainfall intensity vs. time in chronological order

( ) accumulated rainfall intensity vs. time

( ) accumulated precipitation vs. time in chronological order

21 In the moving boat method of streamflow measurement, the essential measurements

are

( ) the velocity recorded by the current meter, the depths

and the speed of the boat

( ) the velocity and direction of the current meter, the

depths and the time interval between depth readings

( ) the depth, time interval between readings, speed of the

boat an dvelocity of the stream

( ) the velocity and direction of the current meter and the

speed of the boat

22 Baseflow separation is performed

( ) on a unit hydrograph to get the direct runoff hydrograph

( ) on a flood hydrograph to obtain the magnitude of

effective rainfall

( ) on flood hydrographs to obtain the rainfall hyetograph

( ) on hydrographs of effluent streams only

23 Which combination used for finding NRCS Curve Number (CN)

( ) soil and slope map

( ) slope and LULC

( ) SOIL and LULC

( ) LULC and geology

24 Salinity in irrigation water is measured by

( ) SAR value

( ) pH-value

( ) Electrical-conductivity value

( ) none of the above

25 The basic assumptions of the unit-hydrograph theory are

( ) nonlinear response and time invariance

( ) time invariance and linear response

( ) linear response and linear time variance

( ) nonlinear time variance and linear response


Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

(M.Tech.)



Optional Theme / Specialization: Marine and Atmospheric Science

ID Questions

1

Temperature increases with increasing altitude in the stratosphere due to following

gas

( ) Oxygen

( ) Ozone

( ) Nitrogen

( ) Carbon dioxide

2

Surface temperature of the earth is

( ) 100 K

( ) 200 K

( ) 300 K

( ) 400 K

3

Decrease in pressure with increasing altitude is

( ) Linear

( ) Exponential

( ) Sinusoidal


4

Continuity equation is based on the law of conservation of

( ) Momentum

( ) Energy

( ) Mass


5

Climatic studies can be done using

( ) Monthly data

( ) One year data

( ) Ten year data

( ) Fifty year data

6

Which one of the following features is formed by wave erosion

( ) A barrier island

( ) A spit

( ) A cave

( ) A beach

7

Which of the following has highest reflectivity in visible region?

( ) Trees

( ) Snow

( ) Water

( ) Soil

8

The well-lighted portion of the ocean is termed the _______________ zone:

( ) aphotic

( ) dysphotic

( ) abyssal

( ) photic

9

The time that it takes two successive wave crests to pass a fixed point is termed the:

( ) wave length

( ) wave height

( ) wave trough

( ) wave period

10

A ____________________ is a large, fast-moving ocean wave generated by an

earthquake or submarine landslide

( ) sieche

( ) tidal wave

( ) standing wave

( ) tsunami

11

Greenhouse gases absorb

( ) Solar ultraviolet radiation

( ) Solar visible radiation

( ) Terrestrial infrared radiation

( ) All solar and terrestrial radiation

12

Temperature increases with increasing altitude in the stratosphere due to absortion of

UV radiation by

( ) Oxygen

( ) Ozone

( ) Nitrogen

( ) Carbon dioxide

13

Upwelling

( ) Brings deep water to surface

( ) Improve the nutrients of surface water

( ) Cools the surface water

( ) Brings deep water to surface, Improve the nutrients of

surface water, Cools the surface water

14 Methane has a significant influence on the____________ of the atmosphere

( ) Cooling

( ) Heating

( ) Density

( ) Movement

15 The solar constant, which represents the average rate of incoming solar energy

received on a small, fixed area of the top of Earth’s atmosphere, has an approximate

value of ______________.

( ) 1070

( ) 1370

( ) 1570

( ) 1470

16 How does pressure vary with increasing altitude?

( ) Decreases

( ) Increases

( ) Does not vary


17 The direction of the Earth’s rotation is _______________ when viewed from above

the North Pole, or from _______________ if viewed from directly above the equator

with the North Pole on top.

( ) clockwise, west to east

( ) clockwise, east to west

( ) counterclockwise, east to west

( ) counterclockwise, west to east

18 Which of the following properties of EM radiation doesn’t change when it passes from

one medium to another medium?

( ) Frequency

( ) Wavelength

( ) Velocity


19 Average reflectivity of earth is approximately

( ) 0.3

( ) 0.8

( ) 0.9

( ) 0

20 Which one of the following terms describes the change in the direction of waves as

they approach a shoreline?

( ) Submergence

( ) Refraction

( ) Reflection

( ) Tsunami

21 Coastal sand deposits connected to the shore at one end are called

( ) Sand spits and hooks

( ) Barrier islands

( ) Offshore islands

( ) Bars

22 Coastlines formed by marine organisms and their carbonate skeletons are

( ) Dune coasts

( ) Lava coasts

( ) Reef coasts

( ) Fault coasts

23 Which is a “Autotroph” from the following

( ) Zooplankton

( ) Nekton

( ) Phytoplankton

( ) Fish larvae

24 Salinity is expressed as:

( ) Grams per cubic centimeter

( ) Parts per million

( ) Parts per thousand

( ) Grams

25 Which one of the following is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

( ) Oxygen

( ) Carbon dioxide

( ) Hydrogen

( ) Nitrogen


Urban & Regional Studies

(M.Tech.)



Optional Theme / Specialization: Urban and Regional Studies

ID Questions

1

Elements at risk in urban areas due to disasters are

( ) People

( ) Infrastructure

( ) Buildings


2

Census town should have a minimum population of

( ) 5000

( ) 10000

( ) 6000

( ) 2000

3

The growth of a city is guided and regulated by

( ) Master plan

( ) Municipal plan

( ) Regional plan


4

Census in India is done at a time interval of

( ) 10 years

( ) 1 year

( ) 5 year

( ) 4 year

5

TCPO stands for

( ) Town and Country Planning Organization

( ) Town and Country public Organization

( ) Transport and Commerce planning organization


6

Green belt is provided

( ) Around the city edge

( ) Around the city core

( ) Around Industrial areas only

( ) Around commercial areas only

7

EWG stands for

( ) Economically weaker group

( ) Enhanced working group

( ) Economic working group


8

Master Plan of a city is prepared for

( ) Planning area

( ) Municipal area

( ) Block/ Tehsil area


9

Maximum contribution in India's GDP comes from

( ) Urban areas

( ) Rural areas

( ) Rural and Urban areas contribute equally


10

The different forms of Urban sprawl are

( ) Leap frogging

( ) Ribbon development

( ) Dispersed development


11

Jaipur city was designed on

( ) Grid iron pattern

( ) Radial pattern

( ) Organic pattern


12

Zoning plan is prepared

( ) After master plan preparation

( ) Before master plan preparation

( ) Simultaneously

( ) None of the option

13

Industrial use should occupy

( ) 2 to 3 % of total city area

( ) 5% of total city area

( ) 10-11 % of total city area

( ) 9% of total city area

14 Where are the headquarters of the UN-Habitat?

( ) London, UK

( ) Nairobi, Kenya

( ) Tashkent, Uzbekistan

( ) Washington DC, USA

15 A map having national, state and district level boundaries is an example of :

( ) Interval Data

( ) Nominal Data

( ) Ordinal Data

( ) Ratio Data

16 Among the following methods, which one is not applicable for regional delimitation?

( ) Fixed index method

( ) Human development index method

( ) Variable index method

( ) Cluster index method

17 Ribbon development leads to

( ) Increased infrastructure costs

( ) Decreased infrastructure costs

( ) No change in infrastructure costs

( ) Marginal change in infrastructure costs

18 This type of sprawl is usually found immediately at the outer edge of existing cities:

( ) Leap frog

( ) Low density

( ) High Density

( ) Ribbon

19 Urban Pollution includes:

( ) Air pollution

( ) Noise Pollution

( ) Water Pollution


20 Which of the following is not an advantage of Sample Surveys?

( ) High Representativeness

( ) Usefulness for Controversial Issues

( ) Less Subjectivity

( ) Low Cost

21 ODR stands for

( ) Other district roads

( ) Origin district roads

( ) Operational district roads

( ) Optimum district road network

22 Urbanisation and occupation of river banks and flood plains leads to:

( ) Periodic exposure to inundation

( ) Greater flow velocity

( ) Higher run off

( ) Increased soil erosion

23 Which one of them is not a land use?

( ) Agriculture

( ) Forest

( ) Fallow land

( ) Plantation

24 Which one of the following survey instrument is not used for land use survey?

( ) Compass

( ) Remote Sensing

( ) Total station

( ) GPR

25 Which of these maps are not provided by the Survey of India?

( ) Aeronautical Charts and Maps

( ) Built Up Mass and Void Maps

( ) District Planning Maps

( ) Plastic Relief Maps


Satellite Image Analysis & Photogrammetry

(M.Tech.)



Optional Theme / Specialization: Satellite Image Analysis and Photogrammetry

ID Questions

1

If the length of a rectangle is decreased by 40% and the breadth is increased by 30%,

then find the % change in the area of the rectangle.

( ) 20%

( ) 25%

( ) 22%

( ) 26%

2

Latent heat of ice is

( ) Less than external latent heat of fusion

( ) Equal to external latent heat of fusion

( ) More then external latent heat of fusion

( ) Twice the external latent heat of fusion

3

In vacuum, through which of process we can transfer thermal energy?

( ) Conduction

( ) Radiation

( ) Conduction

( ) Convection

4

Find the coordinates of the point where the line through (5, 1, 6) and (3, 4,1) crosses the

YZ-plane.

( ) (0 , 17/2 , -13/2)

( ) (0 , 17/2 , 13/2)

( ) (0 , -13/2 , 17/2)

( ) (0 , 0 , 0)

5

The sum of the squares of three numbers is 532 and the ratio of the second as also of the

second to the third is 3 : 2. what is the second number?

( ) 12

( ) 22

( ) 2

( ) 40

6

Which electromagnetic waves have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies?

( ) Gamma rays

( ) Radio waves

( ) X-rays

( ) Ultraviolet rays

7

An object with a higher surface area would

( ) Emit and absorb more infrared radiations

( ) Emit more but absorb less infrared radiations

( ) Emit less but absorb more infrared radiations

( ) Emit and absorb less infrared radiations

8

A radar sends a radio signal of frequency 9 x 109 Hz towards an aircraft approaching the

radar. If the reflected wave shows a frequency shift of 3 X 103 Hz, the speed with which

the aircraft is approaching the radar in m/s is (velocity of radio signal is 3 X 108 m/s).

( ) 100

( ) 150

( ) 50

( ) 25

9

Following equation is related to corrosion rate

( ) Nernst equation

( ) Faraday’s equation

( ) Either

( ) Neither

10 Polar refers to _____.

( ) bonds that have an even distribution of charge

( ) bonds that have an uneven distribution of charge

( ) the formation of uneven size ions

( ) even-sized electronegativities in a bond

11

Who is considered to be father of computing

( ) John Atanasoff

( ) Alan Turing

( ) Charles Babbage

( ) John von Neumann

12

Choose the odd one

( ) SQL

( ) Python

( ) Java

( ) C

13 Electron in hydrogen atom first jumps from third excited state to second excited state and

then from second excited state to the first excited state. The ratio of the wavelength

emitted in the two cases is

( ) 7/5

( ) 27/20

( ) 27/5

( ) 20/7

14 The daily wage is increased by 15%, and a persin now gets Rs 23 per day. What was his

daily wage before the increase?

( ) 30

( ) 20

( ) 10

( ) 40

15 If by applying a force, the shape of a body is changed, then the corresponding stress is

known as

( ) Tensile stress

( ) Bulk stress

( ) Shearing stress

( ) Compressive stress

16 A sound source of frequency 600 Hz is moving towards an observer with velocity 20m/s.

The speed of sound is 340m/s. The frequency heard by observer will be

( ) 630.5hz

( ) 30hz

( ) 637.5hz

( ) 63.5 Hz

17 Benzene was discovered by

( ) We ke

( ) ke We

( ) Faraday

( ) none of the given options

18 A reduction of 25% in the price of cadbury chocolates, enables a person to buy 5 kg more

for Rs 120. Find the original price of cadbury chocolates /kg.

( ) 4

( ) 8

( ) 16

( ) 2

19 By selling 66 metres of cloth, I gain the selling price of 22 metres. Find the gain per cent.

( ) 50%

( ) 70%

( ) 80%

( ) 60%

20 A can do a job in 12 days, B in 15 days. They work together for 2 days. Then B leaves

and A alone continues the work. After 1 day C joins A and work is completed in 5 more

days. In how many days can C do it alone?

( ) 11

( ) 12

( ) 50

( ) 25

21 A toy train crosses 210 and 122 metre long tunnels in 25 and 17 seconds respectively.

Find the length of train and speed of train.

( ) 55

( ) 65

( ) 75

( ) 85

22 Ring number is used to express?

( ) TBP

( ) Thermoviscosity

( ) Aromatic content

( ) Boiling point

23 Which of the following type of forces are present in vulcanized rubber ?

( ) Weakest intermolecular forces

( ) Hydrogen bonding

( ) Three dimensional network of bonds

( ) None of these

24 A conversing lens of refractive index 1.5 and of focal length 15 cm in air, has the same

radii of curvature for both sides. If it is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.7, what is

the focal length of the lens in the liquid.

( ) +63.75 cm

( ) -63.75 cm

( ) +33.5 cm

( ) -33.5 cm

25 The probability of a shooter hitting a target is 3/4. How many times he/she must fire so

that the probability of hitting the target at least once is more than 0.99.

( ) 10

( ) 2

( ) 3

( ) None of the given options are Correct

Optional Theme / Specialisation: Geoinformatics

(M.Tech./M.Sc)



Optional Theme / Specialization: Geoinformatics

ID Questions

1

Let the harmonic mean and the geometric mean of two positive numbers be in the ratio 4 :

5. The two numbers are in the ratio

( ) 1:1

( ) 2:1

( ) 3:1

( ) 4:1

2

A G.P. consists of even number of terms. If the sum of all the terms is 5 times the sum of

the terms occupying odd places, then the common ratio will be.

( ) 2

( ) 3

( ) 4

( ) 5

3

Pressure gradient has the same dimension as that of

( ) Velocity gradient

( ) Energy gradient

( ) Potential gradient


4

A and B throw a die alternatively till one of them gets a ‘6’ and wins the game. Find

probability of winning for A, if A starts first.

( ) 6/11

( ) 5/11

( ) 1/6

( ) 5/6

5

If the matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric, then A is a _

( ) None of the given options are true

( ) Diagonal matrix

( ) Upper triangular matrix

( ) Lower triangular matrix

6

The electromagnetic wave is propagating along x-axis, and the magnetic field in a plane

electromagnetic wave is given by . The wavelength and frequency of the wave are

respectively

( ) 1.26 cm and 23.9 GHz

( ) 500 cm and 23.9 MHz

( ) 1.26 cm and 23.9 MHz

( ) 500 cm and 23.9 GHz

7

A body is at rest on the surface of the earth. Which of the following statements is correct?

( ) No force is acting on the body

( ) Only weight of the body acts on it

( ) Net downward force is equal to the net upward force

( ) None of the statements are correct

8

In vacuum, through which of process we can transfer thermal energy?

( ) Conduction

( ) Radiation

( ) Conduction

( ) Convection

9

For a resonating system it should oscillate

( ) Bound

( ) Only for some time

( ) Freely

( ) For infinite time

10

The following factors play vital role in corrosion process

( ) Temperature

( ) Solute concentration

( ) Both

( ) None

11 Who is known as father of electronic digital computer

( ) Alan Turing

( ) John Vincent Atanasoff

( ) Charles Babbage

( ) Jagdish Chandra Bosh

12

What is the binary equivalent of decimal number, 1947

( ) 1100101000111

( ) 0001100101000111

( ) 11110011011

( ) 11110011011000

13

What does 'I' stands for in 'ACID' properties of the Transaction

( ) Inconsistency

( ) Isolation

( ) inclusion

( ) interpretation

14 Values of x for which following equation is valid:

( ) R-[1,3]-{4,5}

( ) R-[1,3]

( ) R-{4,5}

( ) [1,5]

15 What is the de Broglie wavelength associated with an electron moving with a speed of ?

( ) 1.206 nm

( ) 0.954 nm

( ) 0.585 nm

( ) 0.135 nm

16 If a plane is has the intercepts a, b, c and is at a distance of p units from the origin, then

sum of inverse of squares of intercepts is equal to _

( ) 1/p

( ) 1/p

( ) p

( ) p

17 The modulus of elasticity is dimensionally equivalent to

( ) Strain

( ) Stress

( ) Surface tension

( ) Poisson’s ratio

18 Which electromagnetic waves have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies?

( ) Gamma rays

( ) Radio waves

( ) X-rays

( ) Ultraviolet rays

19 An empty spherical flask of diameter 15 cm is placed in water of refractive index 4/3. A

parallel beam of light strikes the flask. Where does it get focussed, when observed from

the center of the flask?

( ) At a distance of -30 cm from the center of the flask

( ) At a distance of +30 cm from the center of the flask

( ) At a distance of -10 cm from the center of the flask

( ) At a distance of +30 cm from the center of the flask

20 Identify the pair whose dimensions are equal.

( ) Torque and work

( ) Force and stress

( ) Stress and energy

( ) Force and work

21 Choose the odd one

( ) c

( ) python

( ) java

( ) PHP

22 A two input 'OR' gate output would be low if

( ) any one the input is high

( ) any one of the input is low

( ) both inputs are high

( ) both inputs are low

23 If A, G, H are arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means between a and b respectively,

then A,G,H are

( ) in G.P

( ) in A.P

( ) in H.P

( ) Real numbers

24 The number of elements in the power set P(S) of the set S =[[ ],1,[2,3]] is

( ) 2

( ) 4

( ) 8

( ) 10

25 The speed of light changes when it goes from medium A (n = 1.361) to medium B (n =

1.461). The ratio of the speed in medium B to the speed in medium A is

( ) 1.99

( ) 1.07

( ) 0.93

( ) 0.51

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