Coal Mines Regulations 2017 Chapter I – Preliminary MCQ | Indian Minerology

Coal Mines Regulations 2017 - Chapter I MCQ

Objective Questions for DGMS | Mine Manager | Overman | Sirdar Exams

Chapter I – Preliminary (CMR 2017 MCQs with Answers)

Q1. The Coal Mines Regulation 2017, is made under section ___ of the Mines Act 1952:

(a) Section 57 (b) Section 58 (c) Section 61 (d) Section 64

Q2. CMR 2017 is effected from:

(a) 25th November 2017 (b) 26th November 2017 (c) 27th November 2017 (d) 28th November 2017

Q3. Draft of CMR 2017 were published in the Gazette of India on:

(a) 20th October 2011 (b) 20th October 2012 (c) 20th October 2014 (d) 20th October 2015

Q4. Draft is published in the Official Gazette inviting objections and suggestions for a period of:

(a) 1 month (b) 2 months (c) 3 months (d) 4 months

Q5. Abandoned working means such working:

(a) With intention of working in future (b) Suspended for more than 60 days (c) With no intention of working in future (d) Suspended due to rainfall

Q6. Approval of safety lamp and approved electric torch is given by:

(a) Chief Inspector (b) Regional Inspector (c) Central Government (d) None of these

Q7. A forcing fan or an exhausting fan used belowground wholly or mainly for ventilating faces is called:

(a) Main Mechanical Ventilator (b) Booster fan (c) Auxiliary fan (d) Secondary fan

Q8. Banksman is appointed to superintend lowering and raising of persons, tools and materials at the:

(a) Bottom of shaft (b) Any inset (c) Top of a shaft (d) Bank of a mine

Q9. A mechanical ventilator used to push whole current of air along intake or return airway is called:

(a) Auxiliary fan (b) Booster fan (c) MMV (d) Primary fan

Q10. Committee means committee made under which section of Mines Act 1952:

(a) 22A (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 12

Q11. A competent person is appointed in writing by:

(a) Owner (b) Agent (c) Manager (d) None

Q12. Competent person means a person who has attained the age of:

(a) 16 years (b) 18 years (c) 20 years (d) 23 years

Q13. In deep-hole drilling and blasting, the depth of holes shall be:

(a) less than 3m but more than 2m (b) less than 3.5m but more than 2.5m (c) less than 5m but more than 3m (d) more than 3m (e) none

Q14. In case of a mine lying in two districts, District Magistrate will be:

(a) In whose jurisdiction larger mine area lies (b) Any one (c) Chief Inspector will decide (d) Authorised by Central Govt

Q15. Disused working means such working:

(a) With intention of working in future (b) Suspended more than 60 days (c) With no intention in future (d) Suspended due to rainfall

Q16. Face means the moving front of:

(a) Any working place (b) The inbye end of any gallery (c) Roadway or drift (d) All of the above

Q17. In opencast mine if spontaneous heating is detected, seam is called:

(a) Gassy seam (b) Heating seam (c) Opencast seam (d) Fiery seam

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