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SECL MINING SIRDAR 2024 EXAM PAPER

SECL MINING SIRDAR 2024 EXAM PAPER

1.    As per Mines Act 1952, ‘committee’ means:
a)    a committee constituted under Section 12 of the Act
b)    a group of people who come together to work on a project
c)    a committee constituted under Section 13 of the Act
d)    a committee constituted under Section 14 of the Act
Ans. a

2.    According to Mines Act 1952, every person, whether appointed as such or not, who, acting or purporting to act on behalf of the owner, takes part in the management, control, supervision or direction of the mine or of any part thereof is called:
a)    Manager
b)    owner
c)    agent
d)    chief inspector
Ans. c

3.    Mines Act 1952 came into force on:
a)    31st December
b)    1st July
c)    15th March
d)    5th July
Ans. b

4.    A person appointed to superintend the lowering and raising of persons, tools and materials and to transmit signals at the top of a shaft or incline is called:
a)    overman
b)    mining sirdar
c)    onsetter
d)    banksman
Ans. d

5.    Landing or platform in a shaft, and includes an excavation there from between the top and the bottom of the shaft is known as:
a)    inset
b)    pit top
c)    pit bottom
d)    shaft drive
Ans. a

6.    As per CMR 2017, a ‘competent person’ in relation to any work means a person who has attained the age of:
a)    18 years
b)    20 years
c)    21 years
d)    25 years
Ans. b

7.    According to Mines Act 1952, ‘reportable injury’ means any injury that involves, or in all probability will involve, the enforced absence of the injured persons from work for a period of ______ hours or more.
a)    48
b)    72
c)    36
d)    18
Ans. b

8.    Duties and responsibilities of owner come under________ of Coal Mines Regulation 2017.
a)    Regulation no. 36
b)    Regulation no. 37
c)    Regulation no. 38
d)    Regulation no. 40
Ans. b

9.    As per CMR 2017, ‘Information on how to eliminate or control risks arising from the identified hazards associated with the products’ comes under the duties and responsibilities of:
a)    owner
b)    manufacturers
c)    workmen
d)    competent person
Ans. b

10.    ‘Duties and responsibilities of competent person’ comes under Regulation Number ______ of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017.
a)    40
b)    41
c)    42
d)    43
Ans. b

11.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, every official shall carry out the duties assigned to him by the ______ in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
a)    manager
b)    agent
c)    owner
d)    safety officer
Ans. a

12.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, a mine plan shall be prepared with a representative factor of:
a)    2500:1
b)    2000:1
c)    1500:1
d)    3000:1
Ans. b

13.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, in an underground plan, railway, road, river, stream, water-course, tank, reservoir, opencast working and building shall be shown within ______ m of any part of the workings measured on the horizontal plane.
a)    100
b)    150
c)    200
d)    250
Ans. b

14.    ‘List of plans, sections and instruments and their storage’ is covered under ______ of CMR 2017.
a)    Regulation no. 65
b)    Regulation no. 66
c)    Regulation no. 67
d)    Regulation no. 68
Ans. d

15.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, a person shall be appointed as winding engine man if he holds a/an:
a)    overman certificate
b)    mining sirdar certificate
c)    engine driver’s certificate
d)    electrician certificate
Ans. c

16.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, if the duties of any winding engineman are unduly arduous, who is responsible for reducing the period of his shift in writing?
a)    Regional Inspector
b)    Manager
c)    Assistant Manager
d)    Chief Inspector
Ans. a

17.    In signaling of winding system, the code of signals ‘TWO RAPS’ indicates:
a)    raise
b)    lower
c)    stop
d)    start
Ans. b

18.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, persons shall be allowed to ride in the same cage or same deck of a cage or other means of conveyance at one time providing approximately ______ of floor area per person.
a)    0.20 m2
b)    0.30 m2
c)    0.25 m2
d)    0.15 m2
Ans. a

19.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, at the top of every inclined plane, ______ is used to arrest tubs from running or moving out of control.
a)    back stay
b)    stop block
c)    drop warrick
d)    buffer
Ans. b

20.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, tub re-railers are used at an interval of not more than ______ in haulage roadways.
a)    150 m
b)    200 m
c)    250 m
d)    300 m
Ans. c

21.    ‘Fencings and Gates’ is covered under ______ of CMR 2017.
a)    Regulation no. 103
b)    Regulation no. 104
c)    Regulation no. 105
d)    Regulation no. 106
Ans. a

22.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, Effective telephone contact must be available in underground haulage roads that are farther than....... m from the mine shaft or entrance.
a)    200 m
b)    300 m
c)    400 m
d)    500 m
Ans. b

23.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, between the conveyor and one side of the roadway, there is a travelling space free from obstruction of not less than ______ wide.
a)    0.5 m
b)    1.0 m
c)    1.5 m
d)    2.0 m
Ans. b

24.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, a conveyor belt can be stopped from any place along the entire length of the conveyor by providing ______ switches or any other suitable system.
a)    idler
b)    pull cord
c)    tensioning arrangement
d)    belt sway switch
Ans. b

25.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, the submission of code of practice must be done to the Regional Inspector for safe installation of a belt conveyor belowground at least ______ days before the commencement of installation.
a)    30
b)    25
c)    20
d)    15
Ans. a

26.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, haulage and travelling roadways shall be carefully examined at least every ______ days.
a)    15
b)    7
c)    30
d)    45
Ans. b
27.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, the owner, agent and manager shall provide suitable man-riding arrangement, if the travelling distance from the incline or adit mouth or pit bottom exceeds ______.
a)    1.0 km
b)    1.2 km
c)    1.4 km
d)    1.5 km
Ans. a

28.    As per CMR 2017, no gallery in a seam or section shall exceed ______ in height.
a)    2.5 m
b)    3.0 m
c)    3.5 m
d)    4.8 m
Ans. b

29.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, if the depth of seam from surface and width of the galleries does not exceed 60 m and 3.6 m, respectively, then the distance between the centres of adjacent pillars shall not be less than ______.
a)    19.5 m
b)    18.0 m
c)    15.0 m
d)    12.0 m
Ans. c

30.    As per CMR 2017, the pillars formed in any seam or section shall normally be ______ in shape.
a)    parallelogram
b)    rectangular
c)    square
d)    trapezoidal
Ans. b

31.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, during the extraction of pillars, no splitting or reduction of pillars or heightening of galleries shall be affected for a distance greater than the length of ______ pillar(s).
a)    three
b)    two
c)    one
d)    four
Ans. b

32.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, Longwall Mining method is carried out by how many gate roadways during the development stage?
a)    Three
b)    Two
c)    One
d)    Four
Ans. b

33.    The machinery that is used to receive coal from the shearer at longwall face during transportation is known as:
a)    face belt conveyor
b)    beam stage loader
c)    armoured face conveyor
d)    coal carrying tubs
Ans. c

34.    Controlled roof caving is done at longwall face with the help of:
a)    powered support
b)    armoured face conveyor
c)    beam stage loader
d)    shearer
Ans. a

35.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, it shall be the duty of the ______ to prepare a plan for the installation of powered supports and a plan for their withdrawal and transport.
a)    chief inspector
b)     regional inspector
c)    owner, agent and manager
d)    director of mine safety
Ans. c

36.    As per Coal Mines Regulation 2017, who among the following should identify the hazards to the health and safety of the persons employed at the mine to which they may be exposed while at work?
a)    Owner, agent and manager
b)    Safety committee of the mine
c)    Internal safety organisation
d)    Safety officer
Ans. a

37.    In manual opencast working, alluvial soil, morum, gravel, clay, debris or other similar ground, the sides shall be sloped at an angle of safety not exceeding ______ from the horizontal, as per CMR 2017.
a)    50°
b)    60°
c)    45°
d)    30°
Ans. c

38.    In manual opencast coal working, the sides shall be kept benched and the height of any bench shall not exceed ______, as per CMR 2017.
a)    1.5 m
b)    3.0 m
c)    4.5 m
d)    6.0 m
Ans. a

39.    The slope of a spoil bank shall not exceed ______ from the horizontal, as per CMR 2017.
a)    45°
b)    60°
c)    37.5°
d)    38.5°
Ans. c

40.    As per CMR 2017, in mechanised opencast working, the width of the bench in coal shall not be less than the width of the widest machine plying on the bench plus _____.
a)    1 m
b)    2 m
c)    3 m
d)    4 m
Ans. b

41.    As per the DGMS Circular, the minimum Factor of Safety to be considered for design of pit, bench and dump slope shall in any case not be less than ______ for a permanent or long-standing slope.
a)    1.3
b)    1.4
c)    1.5
d)    1.2
Ans. c

42.    As per CMR 2017, the owner, agent or manager shall at least once in every ______ days examine the rate of emission of inflammable gas in cubic meters per ton of coal raised and the percentage of inflammable gas in the general body of air.
a)    90
b)    60
c)    45
d)    30
Ans. d

43.    All surface structures and supports within a horizontal distance of ______ from all entrances to a mine shall be of fireproof material, as per CMR 2017.
a)    20 m
b)    15 m
c)    10 m
d)    25 m
Ans. c

44.    As per CMR 2017, in case of a gassy seam of the first or second degree, flame or electric welding or repairing apparatus may be used belowground; an order in writing of the ______ shall be required.
a)    regional inspector
b)    safety officer
c)    manager
d)    ventilation officer
Ans. c

45.    As per CMR 2017, in order to detect spontaneous heating in early stages, the air in the return airway of every depillaring district shall be tested for percentage of CO once at least every ______ days.
a)    21
b)    15
c)    14
d)    7
Ans. d

46.    As per CMR 2017, a dust plan shall be maintained at every mine having working belowground on a scale with a representative factor of not less than ______.
a)    1000:1
b)    1500:1
c)    2000:1
d)    2500:1
Ans. c

47.    At every place in the mine where persons are required to work or pass, the air must not contain less than ______ of oxygen, as per Regulation no. 153 of CMR 2017.
a)    15%
b)    17%
c)    21%
d)    19%
Ans. d

48.    As per CMR 2017, at every shaft or incline ordinarily used for lowering or raising of persons or materials where a mechanical ventilator is installed, there shall be provided a properly constructed ______.
a)    door
b)    regulator
c)    air lock
d)    air crossing
Ans. c

49.    As per CMR 2017, a competent person shall, once at least every ______ days, examine every airway, air crossing, ventilation stopping and door in use.
a)    7
b)    14
c)    15
d)    21
Ans. b

50.    As per CMR 2017, for first, second or third degree of gassiness, what should be the velocity of air current (in m/min) at immediate outbye ventilation connection from the face?
a)    15
b)    25
c)    30
d)    45
Ans. c

51.    As per CMR 2017, the inflammable gas shall be deemed to have been found by a methane detector to be ______ or more in case of a mine with degree two seams.
a)    2.0%
b)    1.5%
c)    1.0%
d)    0.5%
Ans. d

52.    As per CMR 2017, ‘safety lamps to be used in belowground mines’ come under ______.
a)    Regulation no. 165
b)    Regulation no. 166
c)    Regulation no. 168
d)    Regulation no. 169
Ans. c

53.    Which of the following explosives shall NOT be used in any mine, as per Regulation no. 183 of CMR 2017?
a)    Liquid oxygen explosive
b)    Ammonium nitrate fuel oil
c)    Site mixed slurry explosives
d)    Nitroglycerine
Ans. a

54.    Explosives shall not be stored belowground in a mine except with the written approval of the ______, as per Regulation no. 184 of CMR 2017.
a)    regional inspector
b)    chief inspector
c)    chief controller of explosive
d)    manager
Ans. b

55.    As per CMR 2017, no person other than a ______ shall carry any priming cartridge into a shaft which is in the course of being sunk.
a)    mining sirdar
b)    overman
c)    shot-firer
d)    assistant manager
Ans. c

56.    As per CMR 2017, no person shall be appointed to be a shot-firer in case of below ground mines unless he holds:
a)    a manager’s certificate or an overman’s certificate
b)    a manager’s certificate or an overman’s certificate or a sirdar’s certificate
c)    a manager’s certificate or an overman’s certificate or a sirdar’s certificate together with a gas-testing certificate
d)    an overman’s certificate or a sirdar’s certificate together with a gas-testing certificate
Ans. c

57.    No drill shall be used for drilling a shot-hole unless it allows a clearance of at least ______ over the diameter of the cartridge of explosives, as per Regulation no. 192 of CMR 2017.
a)    0.6 cm
b)    0.5 cm
c)    0.4 cm
d)    0.3 cm
Ans. d

58.    As per CMR 2017, a relieving hole shall be so placed and drilled in such a direction that at no point shall it be nearer than ______ from the misfired hole.
a)    50 cm
b)    30 cm
c)    20 cm
d)    15 cm
Ans. d

59.    As per CMR 2017, a competent person or persons appointed for the purpose shall, once at least every ______ days, make a thorough inspection of all machinery and plant in use.
a)    7
b)    15
c)    21
d)    45
Ans. a

60.    As per CMR 2017, no narrow main or advance gallery shall be driven more than ______ ahead of the widened gallery.
a)    4.5 m
b)    3.0 m
c)    1.5
d)    1.0 m
Ans. b

61.    As per CMR 2017, if any dispute arises as to the life of any protective equipment, it shall be referred to the ______ for a decision.
a)    regional inspector
b)    chief inspector
c)    owner
d)    manager
Ans. b

62.    As per CMR 2017, based on the identified hazards and risks, the owner, agent and manager of every mine shall prepare an auditable document called:
a)    Standard Operating Procedure
b)    Safety Management Plan
c)    Mine Safety and Health Policy
d)    Principal Hazard Management Plans
Ans. b

63.    As per Mines Rules 1955, at every mine employing more than ______ persons on any one day of the preceding calendar year, there shall be provided and maintained in good order a suitable first-aid room.
a)    250
b)    200
c)    150
d)    100
Ans. c

64.    As per Mines Rules 1955, in every opencast working, one first-aid station must be provided for every ______ persons or part thereof, employed at any one time.
a)    25
b)    30
c)    50
d)    60
Ans. c

65.    As per Mines Rules 1955, when the number of persons employed in a mine exceeds 1500, the Workmen’s Inspector shall be assisted by one additional Workmen’s Inspector in the mining discipline for every additional ______ persons or part thereof.
a)    2500
b)    2000
c)    1500
d)    1000
Ans. d

66.    As per Mines Rules 1955, who shall be the chairman of the safety committee?
a)    Assistant manager
b)    Manager
c)    Safety officer
d)    Agent
Ans. b

67.    As per Mines Rules 1955, the quantity of drinking water to be provided in a mine or any part thereof shall be on a scale of at least ______ litres for every person employed.
a)    3.0
b)    2.5
c)    2.0
d)    1.5
Ans. c

68.    As per Mines Rules 1955, an Inspector may, by order in writing, require the drinking water to be effectively cooled by mechanical or other means available, where ______ persons or more are employed, either above ground or in opencast workings, at any one time.
a)    50
b)    100
c)    150
d)    200
Ans. b

69.    As per CMR 2017, before introducing any machinery, the manager of every mine shall frame and enforce the ‘Code of Practice’ and the same shall be submitted to the ______, who may at any time, by an order in writing, require such modifications in the codes as he may specify therein.
a)    regional inspector
b)    chief inspector
c)    director of mine safety
d)    owner
Ans. a

70.    ‘Act’ means the Mines Act, ______.
a)    1953
b)    1952
c)    1985
d)    1955
Ans. b

71.    As per Mines Rescue Rules 1985, at every rescue station, there shall be maintained a rescue brigade of not less than ______ rescue trained persons.
a)    24
b)    22
c)    20
d)    18
Ans. d

72.    Who shall conduct periodical inspection of rescue rooms, as per Mines Rescue Rules 1985?
a)    Instructor
b)    Rescue room in charge
c)    Superintendent
d)    Rescue room attendant
Ans. c

73.    As per Mines Rescue Rules 1985, every rescue team engaged in work with breathing apparatus in a mine shall be under a ______ who shall be appointed by the Superintendent.
a)    manager
b)    principal official
c)    leader
d)    instructor
Ans. c

74.    As per DGMS (Tech) Circular No. 06 of 2020, system comprising sensor(s) and a control unit capable of automatically switching high beam lamp to low beam as soon as it senses a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction at a distance of about ______.
a)    300 m
b)    200 m
c)    150 m
d)    100 m
Ans. c

75.    As per DGMS (Tech) Circular No 06 of 2020, the width of the virtual target area shall be equal to the width of the dumper/truck plus ______ on both sides.
a)    1.0 m
b)    0.5 m
c)    1.5 m
d)    2.0 m
Ans. b

76.    Which of the following are fully owned subsidiary companies of Coal India Limited?
A. Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)
B. Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited
C. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)
D. Coal Lignite Urja Vikas Private Limited

a)    Only B
b)    Only C
c)    A and C
d)    B and D
Ans. c

77.    What is the Mission of Coal India Limited?
a)    To produce and market the planned quantity of coal and coal products efficiently and economically in an eco-friendly manner with due regard to safety, conservation, and quality.
b)    To maintain market share of coal as the primary producer of energy in India.
c)    To produce and market the planned quantity of coal by-products efficiently and economically and deliver them to the market ahead of schedule.
d)    To limit the import of coal from other countries into India and maintain market position.
Ans. a

78.    As of 2023, who was appointed as the current Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Coal India Limited (CIL)?
a)    Brajesh Kumar Tripathy
b)    PM Prasad
c)    Dr Debjit Paul
d)    P Mohan
Ans. b

79.    Between April 2023 and September 2023, which company has seen a dip of 39.2% in growth of coal production (MT)?
a)    ECL
b)    CCL
c)    WCL
d)    NEC
Ans. d

80.    SECL has won the ‘first prize’ in corporate award for excellent work in ________, which was received on the 48th Coal India Foundation Day held on 1 November 2022, in Kolkata.
a)     CSR
b)    Environment Management
c)    HR Organisation
d)    Quality Awareness
Ans. b

81.    To avoid arduous travelling and hence to enhance efficiency and effective working hours in the underground method of mining, ____________ has been installed in 14 underground mines of SECL.
a)    shovel-dumper mining
b)    dragline mining
c)    surface mining
d)    man-riding system
Ans. d

82.    The coal deposits of SECL in Chhattisgarh are spread over the districts including:
A. Surguja
B. Shahdol
C. Balrampur
D. Anuppur

a)    Only B
b)    A and C
c)    Only D
d)    B and D
Ans. b

83.    Which of the following states received the Raja Bhalendra (Bhalindra) Singh Trophy at the 37thNational Games held in Goa in October-November 2023?
a)    Haryana
b)    Madhya Pradesh
c)    Maharashtra
d)    Kerala
Ans. c

84.    In November 2023, Rear Admiral _______ took over as Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet of the Indian Navy, from Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty, at a parade held in Mumbai.
a)    Rajesh Dhankhar
b)    Ravnish Seth
c)    Sandeep Mehta
d)    CR Praveen Nair
Ans. d

85.    ________ of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill 2023 deals with offences against women and children.
a)    Chapter IV
b)    Chapter V
c)    Chapter VI
d)    Chapter VII
Ans. b

86.    Bal Gangadhar Tilak edited ‘Kesari’, a newspaper published in ________.
a)    Marathi
b)    Hindi
c)    Gujarati
d)    Konkani
Ans. a
87.    The Government of India declared ________ as a ‘Classical Language’ in the year 2014.
a)    Malyalam
b)    Odia
c)    Kannada
d)    Telegu
Ans. b

88.    Which of the following tiger reserves is located in Assam?
a)    Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve
b)    Melghat Tiger Reserve
c)    Similipal Tiger Reserve
d)    Amrabad Tiger Reserve
Ans. a

89.    Which of the following statements related to the Census of India 2011 is correct?
a)    Between 2001 and 2011, the population of India grew by 21.5 per cent.
b)    277.1 million persons live in the urban areas of India.
c)    933.5 million persons live in the rural areas of India.
d)    The population density of India is 382 persons per km2.
Ans. d

90.    Which of the following statements is INCORRECT as per the Constitution of India (as of 31 October 2023)?
a)    In India, the government works at a total of two different levels.
b)    The Constitution guarantees universal adult suffrage for all citizens above 18 years of age.
c)    There are three organs of government in India.
d)    The interference in religion by the State has to be based on ideals laid out in the Constitution.
Ans. a

91.    According to _______ of the Constitution of India, the Vice-President acts as President or discharges his functions during casual vacancies in the office, or during the absence of the President.
a)    Article 67
b)    Article 66
c)    Article 65
d)    Article 64
Ans. c

92.    Food items that turn ________ in colour on adding dilute iodine solution are said to contain starch.
a)    blue-black
b)    yellow-orange
c)    greenish brown
d)    reddish pink
Ans. a