CSS Geology Past Paper 2003

GEOLOGY (PAPER-I)

PART-2(Subjective) 100 Marks

Attempt FIVE questions in all, including Question No. 8 which is COMPULSORY. (20×5)

PART-II

Q.1. What are Sedimentary Rocks? How are these classified?

Q.2. How did Earth come into being? Briefly discuss theories about its origin.

Q.3. What are Earthquakes? How are these produced? What measures need to be adopted to mitigate the damage caused by earthquakes?

Q.4. What is meant by Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics? Discuss various tectonic elements of the Earth.

Q.5. What are Fossils? How are these preserved? List the most important Index Fossils of Pakistan.

Q.6. What is Stratigraphy? Briefly describe various stratigraphic units. Summarize the Paleozoic stratigraphy of the Salt Range.

Q.7. What is a Mineral? Discuss various Rock-forming Minerals with the help of examples.

Compulsory Question:

Q.8. Write very short notes on the following:
(1) Foraminifers
(2) Pseudotachylite
(3) Trachite
(4) Magma
(5) Seafloor spreading
(6) Magnetic anomalies
(7) Transform faults
(8) Strike slip faults
(9) Graben
(10) Trench
(11) Island Arc
(12) Sheet volcanic eruption
(13) Liquefaction
(14) Crystal
(15) Salt pseudomorph structure
(16) Cross bed
(17) Ripple mark
(18) Pugore
(19) Amphibole
(20) Manganese nodule

GEOLOGY (PAPER-II)

PART-2(Subjective) 100 Marks

Attempt FIVE questions in all, including Question No. 8 which is COMPULSORY. (20×5)

PART-II

Q.1. Discuss Metallic Mineral Resources of Pakistan. Suggest economically viable, mineral-based industries for various deposits.

Q.2. What are the major Coalfields of Pakistan? Discuss their rank and quality, and propose their suitable industrial applications.

Q.3. Briefly describe the Origin, Migration, and Occurrences of hydrocarbons. Discuss the Hydrocarbon Provinces of Pakistan.

Q.4. What are the important Radioactive Minerals? Discuss their host rocks and occurrences in Pakistan.

Q.5. What are Landslides? Discuss various hazards associated with them. Describe measures to control landslides.

Q.6. Write an essay on the Water Resources of Pakistan. Suggest measures to control water-logging and salinity.

Q.7. Discuss Geophysical Prospecting Techniques employed for the exploration of metals, water, and hydrocarbons.

Compulsory Question:

Q.8. Write very brief notes on the following:

  1. Confined and unconfined aquifer
  2. Monocline
  3. Orocline
  4. Gemstones
  5. Geochemical Exploration
  6. Soils
  7. Any two engineering properties of soils
  8. Reservoir rocks
  9. Salt dome
  10. Porosity
  11. Permeability
  12. Rockslide
  13. Avalanche
  14. BOD
  15. Point source of pollution
  16. Bentonite
  17. Wire line logs
  18. Trace elements
  19. Kerogen
  20. Any two properties of building stones