CSS Geology Past Paper 2009

GEOLOGY (PAPER-I)

PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks

Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)

PART-II

Q.2. How many tectonic plate boundaries are found? Describe them briefly with emphasis on the Indian Plate.

Q.3. Describe volcanic processes in detail with emphasis on volcanic activity in the Indus and Balochistan Basins.

Q.4. What do you understand by rock failure theory? Describe various features resulting due to tectonic forces.

Q.5. What importance do microfossils have in stratigraphy? Give the classification of Phylum Sarcodina up to the family level.

Q.6. Describe the succession (various formations) of the Mesozoic Era from the Salt Range.

Q.7. Describe principal types of metamorphic rocks in detail.

Q.8. Define/describe briefly the following terms:

  1. Horst and Graben Fault
  2. Range Fossils
  3. Law of superposition
  4. Lithosphere
  5. Type section
  6. Continental Rise
  7. Disconformity
  8. Jhelum Group
  9. Alluvial Fan
  10. Jasper
  11. Moh’s Scale
  12. Differential Weathering
  13. Primary structures
  14. Meandering Stream
  15. Detritus Rocks
  16. Geosyncline
  17. Petrifaction
  18. Panel Diagram
  19. Transform Fault
  20. Graded Bedding

GEOLOGY (PAPER-II)

PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks

Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)

PART-II

Q.2. Describe the characteristics of reservoir rocks and enlist producing reservoir rocks of the Indus Basin.

Q.3. Describe the trap mechanism and classify the kinds of traps according to Allen & Allen.

Q.4. Describe the seismic method of exploration and briefly discuss the mechanism of seismographs and geophones.

Q.5. Discuss the geographical distribution, economic value, and occurrences of non-metallic minerals in Pakistan.

Q.6. Discuss the characteristic features of building materials and enlist all those factors to consider for the construction of a dam.

Q.7. Discuss the future prospects of coal mining in Pakistan with reference to the Sindh region especially.

Q.8. Define/describe briefly the following terms:

  1. Photosynthesis
  2. Bitumen Shale
  3. Hematite Ore
  4. Seal Rock
  5. Career Bed
  6. Buoyant Force
  7. Buckle Fold Trap
  8. Directional Drilling
  9. Fuel Minerals
  10. Drilling Mud
  11. Oil Fields of Kohat
  12. Stable Slopes
  13. Remote Sensing
  14. Water Logging
  15. Aquifer Well
  16. Expulsion of Soil
  17. Vuggy Porosity
  18. Exinite Matter
  19. Gas Chromatography
  20. Gravity Method of Exploration