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1. General Geology:

The Solar System, Meteorites,

Origin and interior of the earth and age of earth; (Radioactivity and age of earth)

a. 201!

". #$%aves and S$%aves 1&&0, 200!

c.d. 'ra% neat diagrams only (no descrition) to illstrate

*nternal constittion of the earth 1&+&,200!

e. -lain ho% radioactivity as heled in sorting ot some of the geological ro"lems.

1&+,200!

f. arths lanetary dynamics in relation to *ce !ge$ 1&+/,200!

olcanoes$ cases and rodcts, olcanic "elts;

201

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#rodcts of volcanic ertions 1&&0, 200!

arthaes$cases, effects, Seismic 3ones of *ndia; (earthae "elts, seismicity of

*ndia, intensity and magnitde, seismongrahs)

2014!

2014!

#$%aves and S$%aves 1&&0, 200!

5rite short essay on arthaes giving *ndian e-amles. 1&++,200!


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*sland arcs, dee sea trenches and mid$ocean ridges;

201!

Mid oceanic ridges and dee sea trenches 1&++,200!

6ontinental drifts; evidences and mechanics

2014!

Seafloor sreading, #late tectonics;

2014!

201!

201!

Tectonic frame%or of *ndia. 1&+&,200!

6oncet of ocean floor sreading 1&+&,200!

#late tectonics and 6ontinental drift 1&+,200!

*sostasy. orogeny and eeirogeny. 6ontinents and oceans.

201 !

Origin of continents and oceans 1&&0, 200!

*n the light of modem concet discss the origin of continents

and oceans. 1&+,200!

2. Geomorphology and Remote Sensing: 7asic concets of geomorhology;

5eathering and soil formations; (5eathering and mass %asting.)

201!

Soil tyes and their relation to grond%ater 8eology 1&+&,200!

Soil tyes of *ndia 1&+/,200!

9andforms, sloes and drainage;


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2014!

2014!

2014!

201!

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9andforms in relation to the natre of rocs 1&++,200!

8eomorhic cycles and their interretation;

Morhology and its relation to strctres and lithology;

Coastal geomorphology;

!lications of geomorhology in mineral rosecting, civil engineering;

2014!

201!

:ydrology and environmental stdies;

8eomorhology of *ndian s"continent.

!erial hotograhs and their interretation$merits and limitations;

201!

'iscss in detail the se of aerial hotograhs in geological investigations. 1&&0, 200!

The lectromagnetic sectrm;

Or"iting satellites and sensor systems;

*ndian Remote Sensing Satellites;

Satellites data rodcts;

2014!

!lications of remote sensing in geology;

The 8eograhic *nformation Systems (8*S) and 8lo"al #ositioning System (8#S) $ its

alications.


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201!

3. Structural Geology:

#rinciles of geologic maing and ma reading, #roection diagrams, Stress and strain

ellisoid and stress$strain relationshis of elastic, lastic and viscos materials;

2014!

Strain marers in deformed rocs; 7ehavior of minerals and rocs nder deformation

conditions;

2014!

201!


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Time relationshi "et%een crystalli3ation and deformation.

*ntrodction to etrofa"rics

4. Paleontology:

Secies$ definition and nomenclatre;

2014!

Megafossils and Microfossils; Modes of reservation of fossils; 'ifferent inds of

microfossils; !lication of microfossils in correlation, etrolem e-loration,

aleoclimatic and aleoceanograhic stdies;

2014!

2014!

2014!

201!

201!

201!

Microfossils and their significance 1&&0, 200!

'iscss= @se of fossils in= 1&+&,200!

*. reconstrction of ast environments and climate

**. geologic correlation

'iscss the role of microfossils in e-loration for mineral fels. 1&++,200!

'iscss the alied and academic imortant of micros fossils in "ore$hole correlation

geology. 1&+,200!

Morhology, geological history and evoltionary trend in 6ehalooda, Trilo"ita,

7rachiooda, chinoidea and !ntho3oa. Stratigrahic tility of !mmonoidea, Trilo"ita

and 8ratoloidea.

2014!

'ra% a neat, fll$age$si3e la"elled diagram in illstrate the e-ternal morhology of= 1&&0,200!


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a 8astrood

Trilo"ita

5ith the hel of neat setches descri"e the morhology of "rachiooda. 8ive for e-amles

of fossil "rachohoda from *ndia, mentioning the stratigrahic hori3on to %hich they "elong.

1&+&,200!

'escri"e the evoltionary changes effecting the Trilo"ite 6ehalic shield. 1&++,200!

'escri"e the morhology and evoltionary trends in Trilo"ites. 1&+,200!

Methods of stratigrahic correlation. 1&+&,200!

'iscss "riefly the morhology of trilo"ites %ith sita"le setches. :o% are the trilo"ites

sefl for stratigrahic correlation> ?ame si- imortant trilo"ites of *ndia. 1&+/,200!

voltionary trend in :ominidae, idae and #ro"oscidae; Si%ali fana; 8ond%ana

flora and fana and its imortance;

'iscss the follo%ing= 1&&0, 200!

8ond%ana flora climatic vicissitdes and stratigrahic classification of the sergro

6lassification of 8ond%anas 1&++,200!

voltion of Man 1&+/,200!

nde! "ossils and their signi"icance.

#. ndian Stratigraphy:

6lassification of stratigrahic seences= lithostratigrahic, "iostratigrahic,

chronostratigrahic and magnetostratigrahic and their interrelationshis;

201!

6ode of stratigrahic classification and nomenclatre 1&+,200!

'istri"tion and classification of #recam"rian rocs of *ndia;

'escri"e the geology of the re$6am"rian roc of Singh"hm region in the light of recentmorhotectonic %or. 1&+,200!


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Stdy of !*?atigrahic distri"tion and lithology of #hanero3oic rocs of *ndia %ith

reference to fana, flora and economic imortance;

Maor "ondary ro"lems$ 6am"rianA#recam"rian, #ermianATriassic, 6retaceosATertiary

and #lioceneA#leistocene;

201!

201!

#ermian$Triassic 7ondary 1&&0, 200!

'iscss= 6retaceos$ocene "ondary 1&+&,200!

?eogene$Batemary "ondary 1&++,200!

#ermian Triassic 7ondary 1&+/,200!

Stdy of climatic conditions, aleogeograhy and igneos activity in the *ndian

s"continent in the geological ast;

201!

Tectonic frame%or of *ndia;

201!

voltion of the :imalayas.

$. %ydrogeology and &ngineering Geology:

:ydrologic cycle and genetic classification of %ater;

201!

Movement of s"srface %ater;

Srings;

#orosity, ermea"ility, hydralic condctivity, transmissivity and storage coefficient,

classification of aifers;

201!

201!

5ater$"earing characteristics of rocs;

2014!

8rond$%ater chemistry;

Salt %ater intrsion;


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2014!

Tyes of %ells;

'rainage "asin morhometry;

'rainage atterns 1&&0, 200!

5hat is meant "y the term drainage attern> :o% is it different from drainage tyes>

'iscss. *llstrate for different atterns of drainage and their significance %ith resect to

geologic strctre (s) andAor "asal lithology. 1&+&,200!

-loration for grond%ater; 8rond%ater recharge; #ro"lems and management of

grond%ater;

2014!

201!

5hat is grond%ater> 5hat role geology lays in its stdy> 'iscss the imortance of

grond%ater in the *ndian conte-t. 1&++,200!

Rain%ater harvesting;

ngineering roerties of rocs; 8eolo$gical investigations for dams, tnnels high%ays, rail%ay and "ridges;

2014!

201!

Roc as constrction material;

!lali$aggregate reaction

9andslides$cases, revention and reha"ilitation;

arthae$resistant strctres

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1. )ineralogy:

6lassification of crystals into systems and classes of symmetry;

'escri"e the symmetry elements classes and forms of orthorhom"ic system and give for

e-amles of mineral "elonging to this system. 1&+&,200!

Symmetry in crystals 1&+,200!-lain the derivation of 2 classes of crystal symmetry. 1&+/,200!

*nternational system of crystallograhic notation; @se of roection diagrams to reresent

crystal symmetry; 6rystal defects.

2014!*nternational system of crystallograhic soltion 1&&0, 200!

@se of stereograhic roections to reresent symmetry 1&&0, 200!

-lain ho% stereograhic roections are sed to reresent crystal symmetry. 1&+,200!

lements of C$ray crystallograhy.

201!


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'iscss in detail alication of C$rays for crystal stdies. 1&&0, 200!

-lain ho% C$ray stdies are sed in mineralogical investigation. 1&++,200!

#etrological microscoe and accessories.

Clay minerals. Otical roerties of common roc forming minerals. #leochroism,

e-tinction angle, do"le refraction, "irefringence, t%inning and disersion in minerals.

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201!

201!

201!

T%inning and T%in 9a%s 1&+&,200!

5hat are interference figres> :o% are they sefl in determining the otic sing of a "ia-ial

mineral> 1&+&,200!

T%inning in crystals 1&++,200!

Otic orientation 1&++,200!

Otical accessories 1&+,200!

Otical indicatrices 1&+/,200!

#hysical and chemical characters of roc forming silicate mineral gros;

Strctral classification of silicates;

201!

8ive an accont of the, strctral classification of silicates. 1&+,200!

6ommon minerals of igneos and metamorhic rocs;

201! Minerals of the car"onate, hoshate, slhide and halide gros;

2.gneous and )etamorphic Petrology:

8eneration and crystalli3ation of magmas;

6rystalli3ation of al"ite$anorthite, dioside$anorthite and dioside$%ollastonite$silica

systems;

201!


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201!

*o+ens Reaction Principle;

7o%enDs Reaction in #rincile 1&&0, 200!

7o%ens Reaction rincile 1&++,200!

Magmatic differentation and assimilation;

Magmatic differentiation 1&+/,200!

#etrogenetic significance of the te-tres and strctres of igneos rocs;

2014!

2014!

8ive an accont of te-tres resent in sedimentary rocs and discss their significance. 1&&0,

200!

'escri"e imortant sedimentary strctres and te-tres and their deositional significance.

1&++,200!

#etro$grahy and etrogenesis of granite, syenite, diorite, "asic and ltra"asic gros,

charnocite, anorthosite and alaline rocs;

5rite an essay on E8ranitesF 1&++,200!

'iscss critically the statement that there are chamocites and chamocites. 1&+/,200!

6ar"onatites;

'eccan volcanic rovince.

Tyes and agents of metamorhism;

201!

Metamorhic grades and 3ones;

#hase rle;


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201!

201!


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:ydrothermal ore deosits 1&+,200!

#rocess of formation of minerals deosits;

6ontrols of ore locali3ation;

Ore te-tres and strct$res;

Metallogenic eochs and rovinces;

2014!

8eology of the imortant *ndian deosits of alminim, chromim, coer, gold, iron,

lead 3inc, manganese, titanim, ranim and thorim and indstrial minerals;

201!

'escri"e the imortant Manganese deosits of *ndia %ith reference to their mineralogy and

geological setting. -lain their origin. 1&+/,200!

'eosits of coal and etrolem in *ndia;

2014!

201!

8ive a "rief accont of the oil and gas fields of *ndia %ith articlar reference to ost$

indeendence discoveries. 1&&0, 200!

8iven a "rief accont of the coal resorces of *ndia. 1&++,200!

?ational Mineral #olicy;

2014!

?ational Mineral #olicy 1&+&,200!

5rite an essay on the ?ational Mineral #olicy 1&+,200!

6onservation and tili3ation of mineral resorces;


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Marine mineral resorces and 9a% of Sea.

#.)ining Geology:

Methods of rosecting$geological, geohysical, geochemical and geo"otanical;

2014!

5rite an essay on the varios methods of geological rosecting, "ringing ot their salient

characteristics. 1&+&,200!

5hat is #rosecting> 8ive a "rief descrition of the varios technies of rosecting.

1&+,200!

Technies of samling;

stimation of reserves or ore;

Methods of e-loration and mining metallic ores, indstrial minerals, marine mineral

resorces and "ilding stones;

201!

Mineral "eneficiation and ore dressing.

2014!

201!Ore dressing and "enefication 1&&0, 200!

Mineral "enefication 1&+/,200!

$.Geochemistry and &n,ironmental Geology:

6osmic a"ndance of elements;

6omosition of the lanets and meteorites;

201!

Strctre and comosition of arth and distri"tion of elements;

201!

Trace elements; lements of crystal chemistrytyes of chemical "onds, coordination

nm"er;

7ia-ial indicatri- *onic radii coordination nm"er 1&&0, 200!


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Tyes of "ondings 1&++,200!

*somorhism and olymorhism;

#olymorhism 1&+&,200!

*somorhism 1&+&,200!


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