Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer
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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'HSST GEOLOGY' And exam conducted in the year 2018. And Question paper code was '032/2018/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
D:-Delta
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question37:-Landslides in Kerala are commonly triggered by
A:-Seismicity
B:-Rainfall
C:-Anthropogenic activities
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question38:-Waves in which water particles describe circular motion
A:-Oscillatory waves
B:-Translatory waves
C:-Surf
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question39:-Uniformitarianism concept was put forth by
A:-Harry Hess
B:-William Smith
C:-Charles Lyell
D:-James Hutton
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question40:-Which among the following is a fluvial feature ?
A:-Stack
B:-Natural levee
:-Esker
D:-Tombolo
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question41:-Crystal form with 2 parallel faces each meeting one axis and parallel to other two axes is
A:-Pedian
D:-Sphenoid
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question42:-Maximum number of faces possible in a simple form is
A:-24
-46
C:-48
0-6
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question43:-Which of the following classes have centre of symmetry ?
A:-Plagiohedral class of isometric system
-Trirhombohedral class of Hexagonal system
C:-Trapexohedral class of tetragonal system
D:-Sphenoidal class of orthorhombic system
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question44:-Most abundant mineral in the earth's crust
A:-Olivine
B:-Pyroxene
C:-Feldspar
D:-Quartz
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question45:-Which of the following mineral do not have two sets of cleavage ?
A:-Hornblende
-Pyroxene
C:-Feldspar
D:-Mica
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question46:-Varying relief is exhibited by
A:-Garnet