Faulting Recognition MCQs : This section focuses on the "Faulting Recognition". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Faulting Recognition skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
A fracture is formed perpendicular to the axis plane of a fold.
A. False
B. True
Question 2
Disruption of beds due to faulting results in their ___________
A. Displacement
B. Settling
C. Inclination
D. Change in their composition
Question 3
The important physiographic evidence studied is ___________
A. Aligned spring
B. Offset stream
C. Mountain range
D. Offset stream and aligned spring
Question 4
The resistance to stresses of rocks depend upon ___________
A. Cohesive strength only
B. Internal friction only
C. Cohesive strength and internal friction
D. Hardness
Question 5
What is indicative of faulting?
A. Repetition
B. Omission
C. Repetition and omission
D. Cracking
Question 6
What is the assumed nature of the rock for the study?
A. Isotropic
B. Anisotropic
C. Uniform
D. Non-uniform
Question 7
What is the criteria for a covered surface to be said a fault?
A. Polished surface
B. Grooves
C. Striations
D. Polished surface, grooves and striations
Question 8
What is the cause for compressive force?
A. Vertical tension
B. Horizontal tension
C. Vertical compression
D. Shear
Question 9
What is the reason for abrupt termination?
A. Breaking of strata into blocks
B. Movement of the disrupted blocks away from each other
C. Breaking of strata into blocks and movement of disrupted blocks away from each other
D. Movement of the disrupted blocks towards each other
Question 10
What kind of evidence the physiographic features provide?
A. Direct
B. Indirect
C. Certain
D. Uncertain
Question 11
When are the normal stresses formed?
A. Maximum stress is horizontal
B. Maximum stress is vertical
C. Maximum stress is inclined at certain angle other than right angle
D. Intermediate stress is vertical