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GATE 2024 MN – Question 21

Mining Geology, Mine Development and Surveying · Mine Surveying · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Match plan features P shaft, Q staple shaft, R abandoned shaft, S abandoned staple shaft with the four numbered symbols shown.

Diagram for GATE 2024 MN question 21
  1. P–1, Q–3, R–4, S–2
  2. P–4, Q–2, R–1, S–3
  3. P–2, Q–4, R–3, S–1
  4. P–4, Q–1, R–2, S–3

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Correct answer: (D) P–4, Q–1, R–2, S–3

Explanation

The conventional shaft symbol is the concentric-circle form 4, and the staple shaft uses the diagonally divided square 1. The abandoned versions add the corresponding closure/cross marking:shaft 2 and staple shaft 3. Therefore P–4, Q–1, R–2, S–3, D.

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