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Q1 mcq
Suresh said, β€œI did it yesterday.” Which one of the following options is the correct form of this sentence in indirect speech?
a.
Suresh said that I did it yesterday.
b.
Suresh says I did it yesterday.
c.
Suresh says that he did it the day before.
d.
Suresh said that he had done it the day before. Correct Answer

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Q2 mcq
To continue the sequence of tiles shown, the tile indicated by the question mark should be
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Choice A image
b.
Choice B image
c.
Correct Answer Choice C image
d.
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Q3 mcq
Consider an art gallery whose walkways are shown as lines in the diagram. A black dot represents a junction of two walkways. A guard may be placed at a junction to watch over the walkways that join at that junction. The minimum number of guards needed to watch all the walkways is ________.
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a.
2
b.
3 Correct Answer
c.
4
d.
5

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Q4 mcq
The 2 nd of June is a Thursday in a certain year. Which day of the week is the 3 rd of July in that year?
a.
Thursday
b.
Friday
c.
Saturday
d.
Sunday Correct Answer

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Q5 mcq
A coin with heads facing up is shown as and a coin with tails facing up is shown as. Six coins are placed in the Starting Arrangement, as shown in the figure below. A β€œstep” is defined as interchanging a pair of adjacent coins without flipping them. The minimum number of steps needed to go from the Starting Arrangement to the Final Arrangement, as shown in the figure, is ________.
a.
3
b.
6
c.
9 Correct Answer
d.
12

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Q6 mcq
Exacerbate: Mitigate:: ___________ Choose the option with the correct pair of words to fill the blank.
a.
Aggravate: Alleviate Correct Answer
b.
Alleviate: Precipitate
c.
Aggravate: Precipitate
d.
Emancipate: Exonerate

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Q7 mcq
A paper shown in Panel I is folded along the dashed lines (- - -) to construct a cube. The shaded regions shown in Panel I appear on the outer surface of the cube. Referring to cubes shown in Panel II, which one of the options is correct?
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a.
Only (i) can correspond to the unfolded cube in Panel I.
b.
Only (ii) can correspond to the unfolded cube in Panel I. Correct Answer
c.
Both (i) and (ii) can correspond to the unfolded cube in Panel I.
d.
Neither (i) nor (ii) can correspond to the unfolded cube in Panel I.

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Q8 mcq
In a population, patients who have high cholesterol also have high blood-pressure (BP). Some patients with high BP also have diabetes. There are no patients who have both high cholesterol and diabetes. Furthermore, 1. the total number of patients with at least one of these conditions is 75, 2. the number of patients with high cholesterol is 10, 3. the number of patients with high BP is 45, and 4. the number of patients with only high BP and no other conditions is 20. Then the number of patients who have both diabetes and high BP is _______
a.
0
b.
15 Correct Answer
c.
20
d.
10

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Q9 mcq
Four people P, Q, R, and S, of different ages, make the following observations. P – I am younger than S. Q – I am neither the youngest nor the oldest. R – P is older than me. Based on these observations, the youngest person is ______.
a.
P
b.
Q
c.
R Correct Answer
d.
S

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Q10 mcq
Circles $C$ 1, $C$ 2, and $C$ 3, with centers $O$ 1, $O$ 2, and $O$ 3, and radii $r$ 1, $r$ 2, and $r$ 3, respectively, touch each other as shown in the following figure. Given $r$ 1 = 2 cm, $r$ 2 = 1 cm and the angle $∠O$ 1 $O$ 3 $O$ 2 is 90°, $r$ 3 = _____ cm.
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a.
1 (-3 + $\sqrt{17}$) 2 Correct Answer
b.
1 (3 + $\sqrt{17}$) 2
c.
1 (-2 + $\sqrt{17}$) 2
d.
1 (-3 + $2\sqrt{17}$) 2

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Q11 mcq
Which one of the following increases over time when the soil is fully saturated?
a.
Infiltration
b.
Runoff
c.
Porosity
d.
Permeability
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Q12 mcq
In which one of the following layers inside the Earth, the velocity of the P-wave exceeds 13 km/s?
a.
Upper mantle
b.
Outer core
c.
Lower mantle
d.
Inner core
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Q13 mcq
Which one of the following is NOT a volcanic igneous rock?
a.
Dacite
b.
Syenite
c.
Trachyte
d.
Komatiite
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Q14 mcq
If $r$ 1 and $r$ 2, respectively, denote the equatorial and polar radii of a reference ellipsoid, then the radius, $R,$ of its equivalent sphere is given by
a.
$(r$ 1 $r$ 22) 2/3
b.
$r$ 1 $r$ 22
c.
$(r$ 12 $r$ 2) 1/3
d.
$r$ 12 $r$ 2
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Q15 msq
Which of the following sources is/are used in land seismic surveys?
a.
Vibrosis
b.
Dynamite
c.
Airgun
d.
Thumper
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Q16 nat
A pebble has an average diameter of 8 mm. Its $Ο†-value$ on the Udden-Wentworth scale is ___________ (answer in integer).
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Q17 nat
A quartz vein in a granitic outcrop has an initial length of 20 cm. If it undergoes uniform stretching resulting in a longitudinal strain of 0.45, the length of the vein post deformation is _________cm (answer in integer).
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Q18 mcq
Which one of the following is the CORRECT pair of radioactive parent isotope and the corresponding radiogenic daughter isotope?
a.
87
b.
Choice B image
c.
Choice C image
d.
238
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Q19 mcq
Which one of the following pairs of geophysical signatures most commonly indicates volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits?
a.
High gravity and low resistivity
b.
Low gravity and high resistivity
c.
Low gravity and low resistivity
d.
High gravity and high resistivity
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Q20 mcq
Which one of the following is a physical weathering process?
a.
Oxidation
b.
Hydrolysis
c.
Exfoliation
d.
Carbonation
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Q21 msq
Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT according to the laws of electromagnetic induction in the Earth?
a.
Current density in a region of finite conductivity is solenoidal
b.
Magnetic vector potential is irrotational
c.
Magnetic field is solenoidal
d.
Curl of electric field is negative time rate of change of curl of magnetic vector potential
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Q22 msq
Which of the following is/are REE-bearing mineral(s)?
a.
Monazite
b.
Natrolite
c.
Spodumene
d.
Gibbsite
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Q23 msq
Which of the following pair(s) of well logs does/do NOT exhibit crossover for gas- bearing zones in hydrocarbon reservoirs?
a.
Neutron and density
b.
Caliper and resistivity
c.
Neutron and self-potential
d.
Caliper and gamma-ray
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Q24 nat
If the diameter of a scaled-down model of the Earth is 45 cm, then the equivalent length on the surface of the Earth for 1 cm on the model is _____________ km (rounded off to two decimal places). [Use: Radius of the Earth = 6371 km]
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Q25 nat
The wavelength of a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum ranges from 2000 nm to 3000 nm. The highest frequency associated with the above portion of the spectrum $is____________\times10$ 8 MHz (rounded off to one decimal place).
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Q26 nat
Consider that the upper continental crust is 10 km thick and made up of granitic rock having density of 2800 kg/m 3. The surface heat flow due to radiogenic heat from the granitic rock having heat production value of 10 -9 W/kg is______________ mW/m 2 (answer in integer).
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Q27 mcq
What is the value of magnetotelluric impedance phase over a homogeneous half- space?
a.
Choice A image
b.
Choice B image
c.
Choice C image
d.
Choice D image
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Q28 mcq
If $A b$ and $A s$ denote the amplitudes of the body and surface waves, respectively, at a distance, $r,$ from the source, then the relation between them is given by
a.
$A b$ $\propto \sqrt{r}$ $A s$
b.
$A b$ $\proptor$ $A s$
c.
$A b$ 1 $\propto$ $A s r$
d.
$A b$ 1 $\propto$ $A s \sqrt{r}$
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Q29 mcq
If Ο„ and $p$ denote intercept time and slowness, respectively, in the Ο„ - $p$ diagram, then which one of the following is CORRECT for a P-wave propagating inside the Earth?
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a.
Velocity continuously increases with depth
b.
Velocity continuously decreases with depth
c.
Velocity initially increases then decreases and again increases with depth
d.
Velocity initially decreases then increases and again decreases with depth
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Q30 mcq
If $fΜ‚(t)$ denotes the Hilbert transform of $f(t),$ then the Hilbert transform of $fΜ‚(t)$ is equal to
a.
$-fΜ‚(t)$
b.
$f(t)$
c.
$-f(t)$
d.
- $f(t)$ $d$ $dt$
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Q31 mcq
What happens to the magnetic susceptibility $(k)$ and remanent magnetization $(I r$), when the molten rock undergoes rapid cooling?
a.
$k$ increases and $I r$ decreases
b.
$k$ decreases and $I r$ increases
c.
Both $k$ and $I r$ decrease
d.
Both $k$ and $I r$ increase
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Q32 mcq
Between $L$ 1 and $L$ 2 norms, which one of the following is CORRECT in the treatment of outliers in the data?
a.
$L$ 1 norm gives higher weightage to outliers than $L$ 2 norm
b.
$L$ 2 norm gives higher weightage to outliers than $L$ 1 norm
c.
Both $L$ 1 and $L$ 2 norms give equal weightage to outliers
d.
$L$ 1 norm occasionally gives higher weightage to outliers than $L$ 2 norm
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Q33 msq
Which pairs of the following combinations of the H-, Q-, K- and A- type of resistivity sounding curves is/are NOT possible to generate four-layer models?
a.
HQ and AQ
b.
KQ and QH
c.
KH and AA
d.
HH and KA
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Q34 msq
Which of the following is/are the correct explanation(s) for an increase in the adiabatic temperature gradient from the lower mantle (LM) to the outer core (OC)?
a.
OC has lower specific heat capacity and higher temperature than LM
b.
OC has higher specific heat capacity and lower temperature than LM
c.
OC has lower specific heat capacity and lower temperature than LM
d.
OC has higher specific heat capacity and higher temperature than LM
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Q35 msq
Given the Rayleigh wave velocity $(V r$), shear wave velocity $(V s$) and the P-wave velocity $(V p$), which of the following relationships is/are CORRECT?
a.
$V r$ < $V s$ < $V p$
b.
$V s$ < $V r$ < $V p$
c.
$V s$ < $V p$ < $V r$
d.
$V s$ = $V r$ < $V p$
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Q36 msq
Among the given layered models, labelled as P, Q, R and S, which of the following pairs is/are NOT possible to distinguish according to the principle of equivalence?
Question 36 image
a.
P, R
b.
P, S
c.
P, Q
d.
R, S
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Q37 msq
$G G$ 12 $G$ 13 $d$ 11 11 Given data $d$ = [ ] and the kernel $G$ = [ ], which one of the $G G G d$ 21 22 23 21 following expressions correctly represents the generalized linear inverse formula for the model, $m,$ satisfying $d$ = $Gm?$
a.
$(G T G)$ -1 $G T$
b.
$G T (GG T$) -1
c.
$(GG T$) -1 $G$
d.
$GG T G$ -1
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Q38 msq
If a seismic wave is travelling along the radial direction, then which of the following statements is/are CORRECT for Rayleigh (R) and Love (L) waves?
a.
Radial component shows the largest amplitude for both R and L waves
b.
Transverse component shows the largest and smallest amplitudes for L and R waves, respectively
c.
Vertical component shows the largest and smallest amplitudes for L and R waves, respectively
d.
Vertical component shows largest amplitude for R wave only
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Q39 nat
If a signal is sampled at a sampling rate of 0.2 ms, then its sampling frequency is ____________kHz.
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Q40 nat
A P-wave of frequency 20 Hz is travelling through a non-dispersive medium with a velocity of 5 km/s. The amplitude retained at a distance of 10 km from source is _____________ % (rounded off to one decimal place). (Use quality factor, $Q$ = 80)
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Q41 nat
A land magnetic survey was carried out along a profile length of 500 m with an inter-station spacing of 5 m over a buried ore body. The optimum width of the body that can be best resolved is __________m (answer in integer).
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Q42 nat
If the depth of penetration of an inducing electromagnetic wave of 1 kHz frequency is 400 m, then the resistivity of the subsurface is $___________m$ (answer in integer).
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Q43 nat
If $F$ represents the Earth’s total magnetic field corresponding to its dipole source only, then the increase in $F$ from $0$ to $60$ N magnetic latitude is __________ % (rounded off to one decimal place).
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Q44 nat
Considering a surface point source, the horizontal resolution recoverable from the seismic data acquired using a 10 Hz seismic pulse reflected from a depth of 30 km within the crust, with a velocity of 6.5 km/s is__________km (rounded off to two decimal places).
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Q45 mcq
A vertical contact separating two resistive domains is shown in the figure below. The magnitude of the discontinuity in the apparent resistivity, when the electric field, E, is perpendicular to the strike is
Question 45 image
a.
$(ρ$ 1 ⁄ $ρ$ 2) 2
b.
$(ρ$ 2 ⁄ $ρ$ 1) 2
c.
$(ρ$ 1 ⁄ $ρ$ 2) 1/2
d.
$(ρ$ 2 ⁄ $ρ$ 1) 1/2
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Q46 mcq
If $g FA$ and $g BA$ respectively denote the free-air and Bouguer gravity anomalies over a fully compensated mountain, then which one of the following is CORRECT in case of Airy-isostacy?
a.
$g FA$ = 0, $g BA$ > 0
b.
$g FA$ > 0, $g BA$ = 0
c.
$g FA$ > 0, $g BA$ < 0
d.
$g FA$ = 0, $g BA$ = 0
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Q47 mcq
Analytic signal, $A(ΞΈ),$ for $f(ΞΈ)$ = cos $ΞΈ$ is equal to
a.
$A(ΞΈ)$ = - cos $ΞΈ$
b.
$A(ΞΈ)$ = - sin $ΞΈ$
c.
$A(ΞΈ)$ = $e iΞΈ$
d.
$A(ΞΈ)$ = $-e iΞΈ$
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Q48 mcq
In regions of lateral conductivity contrasts, the time-independent separation between the subsurface apparent resistivity curves of transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) modes relative to each other arises mainly due to
a.
impedance phase change
b.
amplitude magnification
c.
local distortion of electric field
d.
variation in the frequency of the inducing magnetic field
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Q49 mcq
How many traces will be present in a zero-offset section that is generated from the following marine seismic survey?
Question 49 image
a.
2400
b.
2414
c.
2450
d.
2420
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Q50 mcq
$βˆ†T$ = $[βˆ†T$ 1, $βˆ†T$ 2, …. $βˆ†T$ 19, $βˆ†T$ 20 ], and $βˆ†T u$ = $[βˆ†T u1$, $βˆ†T u2$, …. $βˆ†T u19$, $βˆ†T u20$ ] denote the magnetic data observed at heights 0 km and 5 km, respectively, along a profile of length 100 km. What is the maximum attenuation at a height of 5 km? [use wave number in radian/km]. $Ο€$
a.
$e$ - 2
b.
$e -Ο€$
c.
$e -2Ο€$
d.
$e -3Ο€$
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Q51 mcq
The given figure shows the geometry of a seismic ray path inside the Earth, with the P-wave velocities of 10 km/s, 11 km/s and 12 km/s corresponding to the layers L1, L2 and L3, respectively. If the angle of incidence $()$ at L1-L2 boundary is $40,$ then what is the angle of refraction at the L2-L3 boundary? (answer in nearest integer)
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a.
Choice A image
b.
Choice B image
c.
Choice C image
d.
Choice D image
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Q52 msq
Which of the following statements about digital filters is/are CORRECT?
a.
Non-recursive filters do not have poles
b.
Recursive filters can have only poles OR both poles and zeros
c.
The order of the digital filter defines the presence of minimum number of previous inputs only
d.
The ratio of output to input defines the transfer function of the digital filter
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Q53 msq
$βˆ†B z$ represents the maximum vertical magnetic anomaly along a profile due to a horizontal cylinder with susceptibility contrast (βˆ†k), and radius $(r)$ at a depth $(z)$ below the Earth’s surface. Which combination(s) of βˆ†k, $r,$ and $z$ labelled as P, Q, R and S given below, produces/produce the same $βˆ†B z$ ? (P) βˆ†k=0.02, $r$ = 100 $m,$ and $z$ = 200 $m$ (Q) βˆ†k=0.01, $r$ = 80 $m,$ and $z$ = 160 $m$ (R) βˆ†k=0.005, $r$ = 200 $m,$ and $z$ = 400 $m$ (S) βˆ†k=0.02, $r$ = 150 $m,$ and $z$ = 300 $m$
a.
P, S
b.
P, Q
c.
R, S
d.
Q, R
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Q54 msq
If $f(t)$ = [-1, 2, 1] and $g(t)$ = [0, -1, 2] are two wavelets and $f(Ο„)$ and $g(Ο„)$ represent flipped versions of $f(t)$ and $g(t),$ respectively, then which of the following expressions is/are CORRECT? [* and βŠ— denote convolution and cross-correlation operations, respectively]
a.
$f(t)$ βˆ— $g(t)$ = $f(t)$ βŠ— $g(t)$
b.
$f(t)$ βˆ— $g(t)$ = $f(t)$ βŠ— $g(Ο„)$
c.
$f(t)$ βˆ— $g(t)$ = $f(Ο„)$ βŠ— $g(t)$
d.
$f(t)$ βˆ— $g(t)$ = $f(Ο„)$ βŠ— $g(Ο„)$
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Q55 msq
Which of the following assumptions is/are valid for electromagnetic induction to happen in the Earth?
a.
Plane-wave approximation of the inducing field
b.
Displacement currents are not neglected
c.
Earth behaves as Ohmic conductor due to conservation of charge
d.
Earth does not generate electromagnetic energy, but only absorbs or dissipates it
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Q56 msq
The model regularization in a damped least square problem is/are used to
a.
introduce additional constraints to the ill-posed problems
b.
add stability to the inversion
c.
convert well-posed problems into ill-posed problems
d.
control the trade-off between the misfit and the model variance
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Q57 msq
The vector field $(F)$ for a region is described by $F$ = $ar n rΜ‚ (r =ΜΈ$ 0), where $a$ is a non-zero constant and $r$ is the radial distance from the source. For what value(s) of $n, F$ becomes both solenoidal and irrotational?
a.
2
b.
-2
c.
1
d.
-1
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Q58 nat
The maximum strain for the plane wave at $t$ = 0, having a wavelength of 16 km and unit amplitude, travelling along the X-direction, as shown in the figure, is _______(rounded off to three decimal places).
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Q59 nat
A causal recursive filter is given by $y n$ = $x n$ - $2x n-1$ + $3y n-1$. If the input values, $x$ 0, $x$ 1 and $x$ 2 are 1.2, -0.8 and 2.3, respectively, the output, $y$ 2, of the filter is __________ (rounded off to one decimal place).
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Q60 nat
If C1 & C2 and P1 & P2 are the pairs of current and potential electrodes in the Wenner (W) and Dipole-Dipole (DD) array configurations as shown in the figure below, then the fraction of the geometric factor for DD array that will be equal to half of that of W array is _______________ (rounded off to three decimal places). (Use n = 1 in DD array)
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Q61 nat
A scintillometer records 300 counts per second (cps) in a radiometric survey. If the background radiation and dead-time of the instrument are 100 cps, and 250 $$ s, respectively, then the true net count rate is _______ cps (rounded off to two decimals).
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Q62 nat
Gamma-ray (GR) log values for clean sandstone and shale are 15 API and 115 API, respectively. If GR records 35 API for shaly-sandstone, then the GR index is _____________ (rounded off to one decimal place).
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Q63 nat
If the inclination of the remanent magnetic field of a 140 million years old crustal block at equator is $50,$ then its drift-rate is ______________cm/yr (rounded off to two decimal places). [use $1$ = 111 km]
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Q64 nat
Consider a seismic source located at the Earth’s surface. A vertical well is located at a distance of 1 km away from the seismic source and a geophone is suspended inside the well at a depth of 800 m as shown in the figure below. The travel time of the primary reflected wave from a horizontal reflector located at a depth of 2 km is ___________s (rounded off to three decimal places).
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The figure below shows Bouguer gravity anomaly values (in mGal) at a grid interval of 1 km. The second vertical derivative at P is _________mGal/km 2 (rounded off to two decimals).
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