List of top Geology Questions on Structural Geology asked in GATE GG

An oblique-slip normal fault dipping \(60^{\circ}\)E shows a net slip of 100 m. If the net slip vector has a pitch of \(30^{\circ}\), then the heave of the fault is m (answer in integer).

Which of the following statements CORRECTLY describe(s) a parallel fold?

A sandstone bed has an orientation of 360/45W. If the true thickness of the bed is 50 m, the width of the outcrop exposed on a flat surface is _________ m (rounded off to one decimal place).

If a dextral strike-slip fault system has a right step-over, which one of the following features will develop?

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).