GIA Diamond Grading Exam 2
2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
Before the discovery of South Africa's diamond deposits, the world's two
major producers were India and - ANSWER ✔✔Brazil
Diamond sources started appearing in South Africa during the -
ANSWER ✔✔1860s
The Central Selling Organisation was a - ANSWER ✔✔rough
diamond distribution agency.
The South African diamond rush was sparked by - ANSWER ✔✔the
discovery of the Star of South Africa.
, The soft, diamond-bearing material near the surface of a diamond field
was named - ANSWER ✔✔yellowground
Cecil Rhodes' main competitor in his early attempts to control diamond
production was - ANSWER ✔✔Barney Barnato.
Who established De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. in 1888? -
ANSWER ✔✔Cecil Rhodes
De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. was named after - ANSWER
✔✔the owners of a farm where one of the first diamond rushes took
place.
The group that united in 1890 to buy and sell all of the output of the
major diamond producers, including De Beers, was the - ANSWER
✔✔London Diamond Syndicate.
Oppenheimer's answer to low diamond demand in the 1930s was to -
ANSWER ✔✔shut down operations at De Beers mines.
The Diamond Information Center and the Diamond Promotion Service
were created to - ANSWER ✔✔assist in diamond marketing efforts.
The path diamonds followed from mine to consumer was called the -
ANSWER ✔✔diamond pipeline.
2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
Before the discovery of South Africa's diamond deposits, the world's two
major producers were India and - ANSWER ✔✔Brazil
Diamond sources started appearing in South Africa during the -
ANSWER ✔✔1860s
The Central Selling Organisation was a - ANSWER ✔✔rough
diamond distribution agency.
The South African diamond rush was sparked by - ANSWER ✔✔the
discovery of the Star of South Africa.
, The soft, diamond-bearing material near the surface of a diamond field
was named - ANSWER ✔✔yellowground
Cecil Rhodes' main competitor in his early attempts to control diamond
production was - ANSWER ✔✔Barney Barnato.
Who established De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. in 1888? -
ANSWER ✔✔Cecil Rhodes
De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. was named after - ANSWER
✔✔the owners of a farm where one of the first diamond rushes took
place.
The group that united in 1890 to buy and sell all of the output of the
major diamond producers, including De Beers, was the - ANSWER
✔✔London Diamond Syndicate.
Oppenheimer's answer to low diamond demand in the 1930s was to -
ANSWER ✔✔shut down operations at De Beers mines.
The Diamond Information Center and the Diamond Promotion Service
were created to - ANSWER ✔✔assist in diamond marketing efforts.
The path diamonds followed from mine to consumer was called the -
ANSWER ✔✔diamond pipeline.
