Stones are obtained from rocks that are made up of:

a) Ores

b) Minerals

c) Chemical compounds

d) Crystals

Which one of the following is not a classification of stones?

a) Physical Classification

b) Mineralogical Classification

c) Chemical Classification

d) Practical Classification

The hot molten material occurring naturally below the surface of the Earth is called:

a) Lava

b) Slag

c) Magma

d) Tuff

At what depth and rate is a hypabyssal rock formed?

a) Slow cooling of magma at considerable depth

b) Quick cooling of magma at a shallow depth

c) Rapid cooling of magma at Earth’s surface

d) Rapid cooling of magma at a shallow depth

What is a sedimentary deposit?

a) Weathered product remains at site

b) Weathered product carried away in solution

c) Weathered product gets carried away agents

d) Insoluble weathered product is carried away in suspension

Which factor disturbs the equilibrium of rocks, commencing metamorphism?

a) Increase in temperature

b) Decrease in temperature and pressure

c) Increase in temperature and pressure

d) Decrease in pressure

Which of the following is not a metamorphic change?

a) Calcite to schist

b) Limestone to marble

c) Shale to slate

d) Granite to gneisses

Which of the following rocks are hard and durable?

a) Argillaceous rocks

b) Siliceous rocks

c) Calcareous rocks

d) Carbonaceous rocks

Foliated structure is very common in case of:

a) Sedimentary rocks

b) Plutonic rocks

c) Igneous rocks

d) Metamorphic rocks

Granite is a type of:

a) Plutonic rock

b) Metamorphic rock

c) Hypabyssal rock

d) Volcanic rock

Which of the following is a hand tool used for quarrying?

a) Plier

b) Hammer

c) Quarrying wire

d) XSM