Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust’s

Record No:
Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering & Research ACAD/R/11
Ravet, Pune
Academic Year:2018-19 Retest UT-I SEMESTER -II
Department: Civil Engineering Class: SE Civil Div: All
Subject: Engineering Geology Maximum Marks: 30 Duration: 1Hour
Subject Code: 207009 Date: 30/01/2019

Note: 1. Solve Que 1 or Que2 and Que 3 or Que 4

2. Give explanation or justification wherever required.
Course Outcomes: CO1- Students will be able to explain basic concepts of engineering geology.

CO2 - Students will be able to differentiate between the different rock types, their inherent
characteristics and their application in civil engineering.

Que 1 (a) State all the physical properties of minerals and explain any 3 in detail (Marks – 6)
with one example each.
[CO1]
(b) Distinguish between Volcanic and Plutonic igneous rocks and describe any (Marks – 6)
one rock from each category.
[CO2]
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Que 2 (a) Give in detail, the classification of sedimentary rocks. Describe one rock (Marks – 6)
from each group/sub- group.
[CO1]
(b) Give classification of Igneous rocks based on silica percentage. (Marks – 6)

[CO2]

Que 3 (a) With the help of labeled diagram explain different parts of Folds. (Marks – 10)

[CO1]
(b) Solve following MCQs. (Marks – 08)
i) Element which constitute earth’s crust with maximum volume
[CO1]
percent is
a) Potassium c) Sodium
b) Silicon d) Oxygen 1 mark

ii) A glassy texture indicates;

a) Slow cooling c) None of these
1 mark
b) Very rapid cooling

iii) The hardest and softest mineral in Moh’s scale is……&……..

a) Diamond, Chalk c) Diamond, Talc
b) Garnet, Talc d) Corundum, Gypsum 1mark

iv) Most common rock forming minerals are

 a) Oxides c) Carbonates
1 mark
b) Silicates d) Sulphates

v) In formation of the rock, it’s…… depends on the rate of cooling.

a) Colour c) Texture 2 marks
b) Density d) Mineralogy

vi) Chemical substance that have exactly the same chemical formula but
different crystal structures are called
a) Polymorphs c) Electrons
b) Isotopes d) Ions 2 marks

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Que 4 (a) Define unconformity and explain different types of unconformities with (Marks – 10)
the help of diagrams.
[CO2]
(b) Solve following MCQs. (Marks – 08)
i) Inclination of a rock bed from horizontal in any other direction than that
[CO2]
of true dip is known as
a) Dip c) Apparent Dip
b) Strike d) True Dip 1 mark

ii) A surface of erosion or non- deposition occurring within a sequence of

rocks is called
a) Conformity c) Unconformity
1 mark
b) Bed d) None of these

iii) Intrusive Igneous contact is indicative of a/an

a) Angular unconformity c) Disconformity
1 mark
b) Non- conformity d) None of these

iv) Plutonic type of rocks generally show

a ) Fine grained texture c) Course grained texture
1 mark
b) Both d) None
 v) Cleavage is not seen in which of the following mineral?
a) Feldspars c) Calcite 2 mark
b) Quartz d) Halite

vi) Formation or development of long needle like crystals is known as

a) Fibrous c) Radiating
b) Columnar d) Acicular
2 mark

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