MINING ENGINEERING MCQ MIX-125

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Q1. Which cut is used for solid blasting in Indian coal Mines
c) Wedge cut
Q2. Permitted explosives are safe to use because
d) Special chemical are used to extinguish the spark produced during blasting.
Q3. Burden is the distance between
c) Distance between first row of blast holes and bench
Q4. Which of the following explosive have maximum strength
c) RDX
Q5. To measure the performance of blasting which factor is calculated
d) Powder factor
Q6. What is the formula for blast ability?
a) B = c / t

Where B = Blast ability c = compressive strength t = tensile strength of a rock

Q7 As per provision of regulation 170 (1a)(b) of CMR 1957 danger zone is an area falling a radius of -----
---

d) 300m

Q8 While blasting in hot strata the temperature of hole should not exceed

d) 80 c

Q9 Fly rocks during opencast blasting is controlled by

c) muffled blasting

Q10 While dealing with Misfire shot the relieving hole is drilled at a distance not less than
a) 10 m
Q11 As per CMR the recapping of rope is done once at least in every
c) 6 months

Q12 what is the maximum angle of fleet is permissible in winding as per CMR

b) 1.5

Q13 a coal seam is said to be of degree III if rate of emission of gas in m3 /te of coal raised is

c) more than 10

Q 14 reportable injury means any injury other than serious bodily injury, which involves the enforced
absence of injured person from work for a period of

d) 72 hours or more

Q15 When the air and mineral flow is in same direction the ventilation is known as
a) Homotropal ventilation

Q16 Roof falls are more common if the face is at

b) Parallel to the main cleat

Q17 A seam is worked at a depth of 70 mtrs . from surface and the width of the galleries is 3.2 mtr the
dimension of the pillar should not exceed

b)16.5 mtrs

Q18 in board and pillar panel worked in conjuction with hydraulic stowing extraction line preferred is

a) step diagonal

Q19 emulsion explosive is mixtur

d) ammonium nitrate, water, hollow microballons

Q20 Coalfication has taken place in order of

a) peat . lignite, bituminous, anthracite

Q21 coal seams are normally found in

a) Sedimentary rocks
Q22 In India a coal seam is defined as a thick coal seam if its thickness is

c)More than 4.8m

Q23 black damp is a mixture of

a) CO2 + N2

Q24 When working approaches waterlogged areas apparatus used as precautionary measure is

b) Burn side boring

Q25 keps are used in

d)Drum winding

Q26 Chasnala mine disaster is due to

c) Explosion

Q27 permissible dust concentration in Indian mines is

d) 5mg/m2 of air

Q28 Factor of safety for winding rope is

a) 10

Q29 Life of winding rope is

a) 4.5 years

Q30 Runaway switch is used in

a) Rope haulage

Q31 The purpose of wire gauge in flame safety lamp is

a) to prevent the passage of flame from inside to the outside of the lamp

Q32 the hopkalite used in CO detector is a mixture of MnO2 and

e) Silica gel

Q33 Self-rescuer can be used upto ________ % of CO

b) 3

Q34 According to CMR 1957 CH4 % in return airway should not exceed

c) 0.75%

Q35 the wet bulb temperature in development faces should not exceed

a) 33 C

Q36 In contiguous seams means the parting between two seams is within

b) 9m

Q37 which of the following instruments is used to measure the cooling power of the air

d) Katathermometer

Q38 Joining of two ropes is called as

a) Splicing

Q39 Clifton pulley is used in

d) Endless rope haulage

Q40 when shot hole is blasted at a quarry

face, fracture of rock takes place by
c) Both by compression and tensile

Q41 The minimum accuracy of colliery triangulation survey is aimed at

a) 1 in 5000

Q42 fast and accurate extension of centerlines in long tunnels can be done by

c) Laser beam ranger

Q43 Mechanized opencast mining in India is economically feasible at present if the overburden to coal
ratio is approximately up to
c) 1in 8

Q44 for overburden removal with shovel dumper combination the optimum size of the dumper depends
on

c) Size of the shovel and the distance of haul

Q45 In an underground coal mine the place where explosive is stored in underground is called as

a) Reserve station

Q46 for heavy duty crushing on hard material the type of jaw crusher normally selected is

a) Blake type double toggle

Q47 To separate two finely divided solids from one another the process to be selected is

a) Floating

Q48 A Zn deposit is formed by a geological process is called

a) Hydrothermal

Q49 cut and fill stoping can be operated

c) Both underhand and overhand

Q50 If the RQD of the ore and wall rock are low the method of stoping selected will be

c) Block caving

Q51 the stoping method in which maximum cost is incurred is

a) Square set stoping

Q52 In the panel caving system of block caving the contact between the ore and capping is kept
b)Inclined

Q53 The ventilation plan of a mine should be on a reference scale o

c)2000:1
 Q54 In any working below ground there should be provided at least two shafts or incline which should be
away from each other by a minimum distance
b)13.5 mtrs

Q55 Poisson ratio is a relationship between

d) Longitudinal strain and lateral strain

Q56 RQD is a quantitative index based on core recovery procedure, which is determined by incorporation
of only those pieces of core that is

b) Greater than or equal to 100mm

Q57 In a contoured Map if there are higher values in side the loop it indicates

a) Ridge

Q58 The intersection of a vertical line through the observer’s station with the upper portion of the
celestrial sphere is called
a) Nadir

Q59 the effect of curvature in leveling is an error, which is

a) Subtractive

Q60 The minimum accuracy of colliery triangulation survey is aimed at

a) 1in 5000

Q61 The earliest indication of the spontaneous heating of coal can be given by

a) Sweating of strata

Q62 In an underground coal mine ventilated by 100 HP fan (Air HP) it is required to double the quantity
ofair for the purpose of air HP required will be

c) 800 H.P.

Q63 Ore for metal lead is

a) Galena

Q64 DGMS comes under

b) Labour Ministry

Q65 lily controller is used for the protection in winder

a) Over wind
 Q66 balance rope is used on Koepe friction winder

d) To balance cage winding rope and to reduce power consumption

Q67Factor of safety (FOS) in connection with winding

d)applicable to static loading

Q68 LHD is a

d) Loading, hauling and dumping machine

Q69 the shape of the casting in a centrifugal pump is

a) involute

Q70 Magnetic separation is

a) A dry method

Q71 Notice to regional inspector of mines about occurrence of serious accident is given in form
a) IV A

Q72 Blasting Gallery method is not suitable for working seam thickness

a) Less than 7 m

Q73 The size and speed of rotation being the same the head developed is max in case of
d) A forward bladed centrifugal fan

Q74 In water gas explosion the two highly explosive gases that are involved are

a) H2 and CO

Q75 In an underground working area CH4 and CO2 are normally expected to be found respectively

c) Near the roof and near the floor

Q76 The most important parameter of a dust that governs its physiological effect is

d) Size of dust

Q77 In a mine a big roof fall has taken place in the mine intake place in main intake airway. The fan drift
water gauge
b) Will register an increase

Q78 Stone dust barriers are installed in underground

a) to prevent the imitation of coal dust explosion

Q79 . 60 dB + 60dB

c) 63 dB
 Q80 In ventilation network analysis, kirchhoff’s first law is used which states

b)the algebraic sum of quantitities flowing at a junction is zero

Q81 Atkinson’s equation P = RQ2 is applicable for

a) Laminar flow only

Q82 NVP in a mine is more in

b)Winter as the air going in is cold

Q83 Reynolds number varies

b) Directly with flow velocity

Q 84 Resistance of a mine airway does not depend upon

c) Quantity of air flowing in it

Q85 An electric cap lamp as used in mine has a fuse of capacity

d) 4 amp

Q86 A 10% increase in cross sectional area of a roadway will reduce the resistance approximately by
a) 10%
Q87 The recommended instrument for the air borne respirable dust sampling in the Indian mines is

d)NCB/MRE-113A

Q88 The oxygen concentration in underground mine should not be less than

c)19%

Q89 the thickness of ventilation stopping should not be less than

b)38 cms
Q90 A cap lamp must be able to produce an illumination of

a) 0.25 lumans

Q91 Gravimetric dust samplers works on the principals of

a) filtration

Q92 carbon monoxide detector tubes uses

d)Potassium palladium sulphate

Q93 Installation of booster fan in one district

a) Reduces the flow of air in other district

Q94 Pitot tube is generally used for

c) Measurement of air velocity in ducts

Q95 Gas chromatography utilizes the principal of

 c)Solid gas absorption

Q96 Explosibility of coal dust generally does not depends on

d)Colour of dust

• Q97 For measuring relative humidity we use

c)Psychrometer

Q98 Geothermal gradient in Indian coalfields is about

c)1 0 C / 38m

Q99 A drum Shearer is mounted on

a) Its own skid

Q100 Dust generation may be reduced by drilling b) Sharp bit

Q.1: Grab sampling consists in:

a) Picking pieces of ore at one place only.
b) Picking pieces of ore at random to make up a sample.
c) Picking pieces of coal only.
d) Picking pieces of ore in a grid fashion.
Answer:(b)

Q.2: The spacing of the trenches pits and boreholes depend on:
a) The length of the ore body.
b) The modes of occurrence of the deposits.
c) The depth of the deposits.
d) The outcrops of the deposits.
Answer:(b)

Q.3: The grade which is available from a property after actual mining is:
a) Computed grade.
b) Effective grade.
c) Run - of - mine grade.
d) Pit head grade.
Answer:(b)

Q.4: "Salting" of an ore is done:

a) By adding common salts.
b) By removing salt form the ore.
c) By mixing substances for increasing the values in the ore sample.
d) By mixing substances for lowering the values in the ore samples.
Answer:(a)

Q.5: High explosives containing:

a) Nitroglycerine.
b) Sodium nitrate.
c) Ammonium nitrate.
d) Charcoal sulphur.
Answer :(a)

Q.6: The drill holes which are driven vertically and make the sides of the excavation are
Described as:
a) Easers.
b) Simpers.
c) Dressers.
d) Hole directors.
Answer:(c)

Q.7: Blasting gelatin is made up of:

a) Nitroglycerine and ammonium nitrate
b) Nitroglycerine and sodium nitrate.
c) Nitroglycerine and guncotton.
d) Nitroglycerine only.
Answer:(c)

Q.8: The mining terminology, exploitation or winning is:

a) The process of blasting.
b) The process of extracting the ore or economic mineral from the earth.
c) The process of ventilation.
d) The detailed mapping of the ore body.
Answer:(b)

Q.9: Snake holes are:

a) Vertically drilled holes.
b) More of less horizontally drilled holes at the foot of a high bench.
c) Inclined drilling holes.
d) Vertically drilled holes with two lateral openings.
Answer:(b)

Q.10: The openings in the mini, which serve as a means of entry is known as:
a) Shafts.
b) Edits
c) Cross cut.
d) Stop.
Answer:(a)

Q.11: Minimum metal percentage, at which mining is profitable, is known as:

a) Average grade.
b) Cut off grade.
c) Mill grade.
d) Economical grade.
Answer:(b)

Q.12: Strip mining is a method of:

a) Underground mining.
b) Opencast mining with a high degree of mechanization.
c) Horizon mining.
d) Long wall mining.
Answer:(b)

Q.13: Choose the most suitable answer for Gathering:

a) lt is a opencast mining method.
b) lt is a underground mining method.
c) lt is a mining method, which is used for coal winning.
d) lt is a underground mining method used for small rich ore bodies.
Answer:(d)

Q.14: Long wall method is generally employed for:

a) Copper ore mining.
b) lron ore mining.
c) Coal mining.
d) Gypsum mining.
Answer:(c)

Q.15: The width of the ore body which can be economically mined is:
a) Stopping width.
b) Assay width.
c) Actual width.
d) Grady width.
Answer:(a)

Q.16: Long wall method is:

a) Generally applicable to thin coal seams.
b) Applied to deep mining.
c) Applicable to thick coal seams.
d) Applied to very deep mining and thick coal seams.
Answer:(a)

Q.17: The mining methods adopted in Rakha copper mine:

a) Cut and fill method
b) Room and pillar method.
c) Post and pillar method.
d) All the above.
Answer:(d)

Q.18: Horizon mining for coal winning is more suitable where:

a) The coal seams are horizontal.
b) The coal seams are highly disturbed.
c) The coal seams are slightly dipping.
d) The coal seams are found above the earth’s surface.
Answer:(d)

Q.19: Drift mining is generally employed:

a) For the underground mining.
b) For coal mining.
c) ln the exploitation of placers.
d) In the exploitation of copper ore.
Answer:(c)

Q.20: When the material collected to represent a rock type, or a formation or an ore body in
the quantitative sense then it is termed as:
a) Specimen.
b) Sample.
c) Both specimen and sample can be used.
d) Quantitative specimen.
Answer:(b)

Q.21: Coning and quartering is:

a) A mining method employed in unconsolidated ground.
b) A mining method employed for the diamond mining.
c) A method employed for obtaining a laboratory sample from the field sample.
d) A cutting and filling method employed in underground mining.
Answer:(c)

Q.21: The purpose of the bulk sampling of the coal is:

a) To study the wash ability
b) To study the carbon content.
c) To study the method of formation.
d) For grading purpose.
Answer:(a)

Q.23: “Minimum stopping width" is the:

a) Average width of the ore body.
b) Minimum width of the ore body.
c) Minimum distance between two ore body.
d) Minimum width required for mining.
Answer:(d)

Q.24: The ore reserves for which tonnage and grade are computed party from specific
Measurements and partly from projection for a reasonable distance on geologic evidence is
Known as:
a) Proved or measured ore reserves
b) Probable or indicated ore reserves.
c) Possible or inferred ore reserves.
d) Actual ore reserves.
Answer:(d)

Q.25: The size of the Theodolite is defined according to the:

(a) Diameter of graduated horizontal circle.
(b) Length of the telescope.
(c) Height of the standard.
(d) All the above are correct.
Answer