PIEAS MS Fellowship Test 2017 (Part B)

Subject: Mining

1. If coal is extracted from longwall face at rate of 30 tonnes/hr., the specific gravity of coal
is 1.4 and capacity of shuttle car is 0.9 m3 . The distance from longwall face to feeder of
crusher is 60 m. The loading and dumping time of LHD is 40 sec and speed of LHD is 0.5
m/s. How many LHD will be required to meet the requirements?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
2. The cleavage sets in quartz are
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Absent
3. If the slope of bench in an open pit mine is 65 degrees and height of bench is 50 ft. Pit slope
angle of mine is 35 degrees. What will be the working level height?
a) 12 ft.
b) 24 ft.
c) 36 ft.
d) 48 ft.
4. Low shock and high gas pressure blasting is used in the rock:
a) Hard and brittle rock
b) Hard and massive intact
c) Soft and highly jointed
d) Soft and massive intact
5. If the recovery from 1.2 m long different core log is following. What will be the RQD of
rock?
20, 9, 8, 9, 4, 5, 5, 10, 9, 10 (Not remembered exactly)
a) 29%
b) 50%
c) 40%
d) Not remembered
6. If the oxygen and carbon dioxide percentage is 16% and 3% respectively in mine. What
will be the respiratory quotient?
7. The feed to flotation plant of copper assays 0.8%. The concentrate assays 25% and tailing
assays 0.15%. What is recovery of copper in concentrate?

8. A mining equipment is bought at $10,000. Fright of equipment is $100 and installation cost
is $100. What will be the estimated salvage value of equipment after 5 years?
a) $1200
b) $1600
c) Two other options of value
9. Out of support categories, which one is the active support?
a) Wire Mesh
b) Shotcrete
c) Fully grouted roof bolts
d) Props
10. Schmidt Rebound Hammer test is used to measure:
a) Tensile Strength
b) Shear Strength
c) Uniaxial Compressive Strength
d) Radial Strength
11. The discharge from a pump is 2000 L per minute. If the water is pumped from 200 feet and
pump efficiency is 75%, What will be the pump input power in KW?

12. What is the difference between conglomerate and breccia?

a) Mineral composition
b) Grain size
c) Grain shape
d) Cementing Material
13. The Cleavage sets of quartz are
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Absent
14. The true shape of earth is?
a) Ellipsoid
b) Spheroid
c) Oblate Ellipsoid
d) Oblate Spheroid
15. If σxx = 10 MPa, σyy = 5 MPa and τxy = -2 MPa. What will be the sum of principal stresses
on x-y plane?
a) 15 MPa
 b) 13 MPa
c) 17 MPa
d) 20 MPa
16. The instrument used to measure the area of unregular two-dimensional body is
a) Planimeter
b) Anemometer
c) Two other options
17. Two cores of length 45 m and 10 m have percentages grade of 1.2% and 4% respectively.
What will be the average grade of ore body by percentage method?

18. The grade of copper ore and their respective prices are given by two samples acquired from
various parts of an open pit mine. What will be the break-even cut-off grade of ore?
Grade Price (Not exact values)
60 % 3300
65% 2800

a) 62.5 %
b) 58 %
c) 55 %
d) 60 %
19. Efficiency of Geothermal energy system is not affected by one of following factor:
a) Clogging in pipes
b) Excessive heat
c) Depth underground
d) Not remembered
20. The form of uranium used in Chashma Nuclear power plant is:
a) U3 O 8
b) Enriched Uranium
c) UO 2
d) Not remembered
21. The minimum recovery of uranium is achieved in which type of leaching:
a) Vat leaching
b) Heap leaching
c) Thin layer leaching
d) In-situ leaching
22. What will be the mining method if the wall rock is weak?
a) Shrinkage Stoping
b) Sublevel Caving
c) Room and Pillar
 d) Cut and fill
23. Cross match the mining methods with respect to strength, support and type of ore body:
Strength Support Orebody Mining Method
A. Weak D. Unsupported H. Tabular and flat 1. Cut and fill
B. Moderate F. Artificial I. Tabular and steep 2. Room and Pillar
C. Strong G. Self-Supported J. Massive and Steep 3. Block Caving
24. What is the total production of electricity from coal power plants in Pakistan?

25. From following factors, direction of natural ventilation depends upon?

a) Length of mine
b) Depth of mine
c) Number of workers underground
d) Quantity of CH4 emitted from face
26. Which one is not the source of renewable energy? (Option not remembered)

27. In hoisting system, which device is used to prevent rope from over-winding?
a) Safety Catch
b) Detaching Hook
c) Brakes
d) Lilly Controller
28. Cross-match the symbols of devices used in mine ventilation?
1. Regulator
2. Permanent stopping (Symbols were given in paper)
3. Airflow network
29. Plutonic igneous rocks are formed under which conditions:
a) Deep-seated, Slow cooling and high pressure
b) Deep-seated, Abrupt cooling and high pressure
c) Near the surface of earth under high pressure
d) Deep-seated, abrupt cooling and low pressure
30. In self-contained, self-rescuer breathing apparatus, which chemical is used to convert
carbon dioxide to oxygen?
a) Hopcalite
b) Potassium peroxide
c) Two other options like these
31. Internal rate of return is a discount rate that makes --------- of all cash flows from a
project equal to zero.
a) NPV
b) Future Values
c) Two other options like these
32. One question was asked about PERT network?

33. The choice of comminution machine depends upon:

a) Hardness
b) Toughness
c) Ductility
d) Brittleness
34. The percentage of near gravity material and its separating density were given. The pair of
machines must be chosen for separation process from jigs, cones, sluices, shaking tables
and magnetic separator.

35. The materials which travel from high magnetic field to low magnetic field in magnetic
separator are called -------------- materials:
a) Ferromagnetic
b) Paramagnetic
c) Diamagnetic
d) None of above
36. Hindered settling offers various problems EXCEPT:
a) Density increases on classification
b) Size reduces on classification
c) Overcrowding of particles
d) Not remembered
37. One numerical was about covariance?

38. One question was asked about viscosity difference between lava and magma and differe nt
options were given? (like silicon content etc.)

39. The thickness of stratified bed and its compressive strength were given and size of opening
was to be calculated? (one option was “undetermined ”)

40. The impedance ratio of rock and explosives, one or two property of slurry explosive were
given and Velocity of detonation was to be calculated?

41. The metamorphic rock is:

a) Dolomite
b) Phenocryst
c) Ripple marks
d) Amphibolite
42. Which fan has greater heed (two parameters were same/ constant for all) :
a) Axial fan
b) Reverse centrifugal fan
c) Two other options like these
Note: 8 questions not remembered. These 8 questions were probably from physical geology,
economics, rock mechanics and mine ventilation.