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C.S.E. GEOLOGY (MAIN) -
2004
PAPER
- I
Time Allowed:
Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Candidates should attempt
Questions I and 5 which are compulsory and any three of the
remaining questions
selecting at least one question from each Section.
SECTION A
I. Write in about 200 words
on any three of the following: 20 x 3 = 60
(a) 'Orogeny' and 'Epeirogeny.'
(b) Two major landforms.
(c) Indian Remote Sensing
Satellites.
(d) Stress-strain
relationship in elastic materials.
2. Discuss in detail the
concept of 'Plate Tectonics'. Is it synonymous with
'Continental Drift'? 60
3. Write about the
following: 30 x 2 = 60
(a) The basic concepts of
Geomorphology.
(b) Applications of Remote
Sensing in Geology.
4. Discuss the
classification and mechanics of folds. Make neat sketches to illustrate
your answer. 50+ 10=60
SECTION B
5. Answer any three of the
following, each in about 200 words: 20 x 3 = 60
(a) Preservation of
fossils.
(b) Lithostratigraphic
classification of Sedimentary rocks.
(c) Tectonic framework of
India.
(d) Rocks as construction
material.
6. Discuss the evolutionary
trends in Hominidae. 60
7. Discuss the following:
30 x 2 = 60
(a) Economic importance of
Phanerozoic rocks of India.
(b) Paleogeography of the
Indian Subcontinent.
8. Write about the
following: 30 x 2 = 60
(a) Management of
groundwater.
(b) Geological
investigations of a Dam site.
PAPER � II
Time Allowed:
Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300
Candidates should attempt
Questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory and any three of
the remaining questions
selecting at least one question from each Section.
SECTION A
1. In about 200 words,
explain any three of the following:
(a) Symmetry of Isometric
System with forms and examples. 20
(b) Zoning in plagioclase
feldspar and its genesis. 20
(c) Phase rule and
metamorphism. 20
(d) Diagenesis as a
sedimentary process. 20
2. Give the salient
features of structural classification of silicates. Describe arty one
mineral group belonging to
the Nesosilicate class, giving the chemical
composition, physical
properties and occurrence. 60
3. Write explanatory notes
on the following:
(a) Ultramafic rocks in
Ophiolite sequence, their petrography and petrogenesis.
30
(b) Facies of contact
metamorphism and their characteristics. 30
4. Define sedimentary
facies. Describe continental glacial and glacio-fluvial facies
giving their salient
characteristics with an Indian example. 60
SECTION B
5. In about 200 words each,
write notes on any three of theJollowing :
(a) Paragenesis and Zoning
in ore deposits. 20
(b) Classification of
resources and reserves of ore. 20
(c) Composition of
meteorites, their classification and significance in geological
studies. 20
(d) Environmental impact of
opencast mining. 20
6. Write notes on the
following in brief:
(a) Lindgren's
classification of Hydrothermal deposits and their salient charac-
teristics. 30
(b) Lower Gondwana
coalfields of India; their geological setting and coal
resources. 30
7. Discuss the methods of
geophysical prospecting defining their principle and
parameters. Describe anyone
method and its applications. - 60
8. Write notes on the
following, in brief:
(a) Definition of trace
elements. Goldschmidt's rules for the distribution of trace
elements and later
modifications of these rules. 30
(b) Landslides as natural
hazards, their causes, impacts and measures of their
mitigation. 30
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