CSS Geology Past Paper 2015

GEOLOGY (PAPER-I)

PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks

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

PART-II

Q. No. 2. Discuss the primary clastic structures in sedimentary rocks.

Q. No. 3. Explain the relationship between magma chemistry and the production of pyroclastic material. Discuss the classification of pyroclastic rocks.

Q. No. 4. What processes cause the origination of flood plains, and how do they contribute to the development of floodplains? Also, compare and contrast depositional and erosional terraces.

Q. No. 5. Describe the nature of contacts in the stratigraphic record. Also, discuss the types of grain size trends associated with transgression and regression.

Q. No. 6. Discuss the Barrovian-type metamorphism with an example from the Indian Plate margin in Kaghan Valley.

Q. No. 7. Write notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Fauna of the Permian Sequence of the Salt Range
(b) Ditrigonal Scalenohedral Class or Calcite Type
(c) Sites of magma generation on the basis of tectonic setting

GEOLOGY (PAPER-II)

PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks

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

PART-II

Q. No. 2. Discuss the geological factors in hydro power projects.

Q. No. 3. Discuss uranium mineralization in the Siwalik fluvial depositional system of Pakistan.

Q. No. 4. Give a detailed account of the types of landslides, the causative factors, and the methods to prevent landslides.

Q. No. 5. Discuss the various laboratory and field tests carried out to determine the engineering properties of rocks.

Q. No. 6. Discuss the lithostratigraphic units of the Salt Range concerning raw materials for the cement industry.

Q. No. 7. Write notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Pathfinders in geochemical exploration
(b) Evaporite mineral deposits
(c) C14 dating