UPSC Mains GEOLOGY-PAPER-I 2011

25 Questions • 480 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers

1
15 Marks150 Wordseasy
Difference between continental drift and plate tectonics
GeographyGeology
2
15 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Advantages and limitations of remote sensing analysis of the earth over conventional ground studies
GeographyScience & Technology
3
15 Marks150 Wordseasy
Geomorphic divisions of the Indian subcontinent
Geography
4
15 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Significance of unconformities
GeographyGeology
5
30 Marksmedium
Explain the evidences and mechanism of sea-floor spreading.
GeographyGeology
6
30 Marksmedium
What is a volcanic belt? Discuss the causes of volcanism and products of volcanoes.
GeographyGeology
7
20 Marksmedium
Morphometric analysis of drainage basins
Geography
8
20 Marksmedium
Application of geomorphology in mineral prospecting
GeographyGeologyEconomics
9
20 Markseasy
Indian Remote Sensing Satellites
Science & TechnologyGeography
10
20 Markshard
Behaviour of mineral and rocks under deformation conditions
GeographyGeology
11
20 Marksmedium
Shear and tension joints
GeographyGeology
12
20 Markshard
Significance of stereographic projection in structural analyses
GeographyGeology
13
15 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Great Boundary Fault and its significance
GeographyGeology
14
15 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Rock as construction material
GeographyEngineering
15
15 Marks150 Wordshard
Interrelationship of biostratigraphic and magnetostratigraphic zonations (with Indian examples)
GeographyGeology
16
15 Marks150 Wordseasy
The 'Piltdown' hoax
HistoryScience
17
20 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Enumerate various kinds of micro-fossils. Add a note on the application of foraminifers in palaeoceanographic studies.
GeographyGeology
18
20 Marks200 Wordsmedium
What is cast? How is it produced and how can it be differentiated from a natural shell/test?
GeographyGeology
19
20 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Write on Gondwana reptiles in India and their significance.
GeographyGeology
20
20 Marksmedium
Igneous activities in India during the Palaeozoic times
GeographyGeology
21
20 Markshard
Charnockite-their types and distribution in India, and their petrological and stratigraphical significance
GeographyGeology
22
20 Marksmedium
Bagh formation-their invertebrate fauna and economic importance
GeographyGeologyEconomics
23
20 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Precautions required in construction of a tall building in an earthquake-prone area
GeographyEngineering
24
20 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Properties of a good aquifer rock
Geography
25
20 Marks200 Wordseasy
Springs and oasis
Geography