[OBJECTIVE]
Subject: Palaeontology
Time Allowed: 15 Min
Total Marks: 10
NOTE: ATTEMPT THIS PAPER ON THIS QUESTION SHEET ONLY. Division of marks is given in front of each question. This Paper will be collected back after expiry of time limit mentioned above.
Part-I Encircle the correct option, each question carries equal marks. (05)
1. SLATE is the metamorphic form of .
a. Shale
b. Quartz
c. Mudstone
d. Sandstone
2. The conversion of plant fossilized material into coal is called
a. Stratification
b. Impression
c. Sedimentation
d. Fossilization
3. Mammals are index fossils of Era
a. Paleozoic
b. Mesozoic
c. Cenozoic
d. Archaeozoic
4. The IGNEOUS rocks produced by LAVA called
a. Plutonic
b. Volcanic
c. Contact
d. Regionat!
4. The gcological changes underwent on earth are documented as
a. Era
b. Period
c. Eon
d. Epoch
6. The tour glaciation events are reported in the Epoch
a. Pleistocene
b. Holocene
c.Miocene
d. Pliocene
7. Fist recard of Proboscidea is known as
a. Protvlopus
b. Protomerypx
c. Mammuthus
d. Moeritherium
8. The basal type in Horse Evolution is known as
a. Hipparion
b. Hyracotherium
c. Pliohippus
d. Sivathippus
9. The fossils are mostly found in the ____________ rocks.
a. Sedimentary
b. Plutonic
c. Metamorphic
d. Volcanic
10. The crust and upper most part of the mantle constitutes the _
a. Hydrosphere
b. Biosphere
c. Lithosphere
d. Atmosphere
