1
10 Marksmedium
Types of twin laws applicable to feldspar and determination of Ab: An ratio
GeologyMineralogy
2
10 Marksmedium
Crystallization and differentiation of basaltic magma with reference to Bowen's reaction series
GeologyPetrology
3
10 Markshard
Mineral assemblages for granulite facies of metamorphism of metabasites (using ACF and AKF diagrams)
GeologyMetamorphic Petrology
4
10 Marksmedium
Classification of alkaline rocks, and age and duration of Deccan volcanism
GeologyIgneous PetrologyIndian Geology
5
10 Markseasy
Types of sedimentary structures and their significance
GeologySedimentology
6
10 Markshard
Significance of cerium and europium anomalies and La/Yb ratio in the interpretation of sedimentary environment
GeochemistrySedimentology
7
20 Marksmedium
Bragg's equation and X-ray diffraction techniques for mineral studies
MineralogyCrystallographyGeochemistry
8
20 Marksmedium
Elements of symmetry and crystallographic notations
MineralogyCrystallography
9
20 Markshard
Optical indicatrix of uniaxial and biaxial minerals, and how it helps determining the optically positive and negative crystals
MineralogyOptical Mineralogy
10
20 Marksmedium
Discuss various types of textures found in volcanic rocks. Comment upon their petrogenetic significance.
GeologyPetrology
11
20 Marksmedium
How and where is the magma generated? Illustrate with neatly labelled diagram, the plate tectonics and various magma generation sites on the Earth.
GeologyPetrologyPlate Tectonics
12
20 Marksmedium
What do you understand by migmatites? Discuss about the theories of granitization.
GeologyMetamorphic Petrology
13
15 Markshard
Define geothermometer and geobarometer with examples from metamorphic petrology.
GeologyMetamorphic Petrology
14
15 Markshard
Explain for the confinement of glaucophane at high pressure and hornblende at high temperature metamorphism of basic rocks.
GeologyMetamorphic Petrology
15
15 Markshard
Account for the appearance of garnet in greenschist facies metapelites.
GeologyMetamorphic Petrology
16
15 Markshard
Write the mineral reactions that take place in pelitic rocks in amphibolite facies metamorphism.
GeologyMetamorphic Petrology
17
10 Marksmedium
Metallogenetic epochs and provinces
Economic GeologyOre Deposits
18
10 Marksmedium
Role of pH during froth floatation of Cu-Pb-Zn sulphide ores
Economic GeologyMineral Processing
19
10 Marksmedium
Mineralogy and genesis of uranium mineralization in India
Economic GeologyIndian Geology
20
10 Marksmedium
Classification of meteorites and definition of equilibrated chondrite and achondrite
GeologyPlanetary Science
21
10 Marksmedium
Biogeochemical and geobotanical prospecting of sulphide minerals
Economic GeologyGeochemistry
22
10 Marksmedium
Self-potential and induced-potential methods of prospecting
Economic GeologyGeophysics
23
15 Marksmedium
Discuss about source, origin and migration of petroleum. Comment upon various types of oil traps.
Economic GeologyPetroleum Geology
24
15 Marksmedium
Describe the mineralogy, micro-structure and the genetic processes involved in the formation of manganese nodules in the present-day ocean.
Economic GeologyMarine Geology
25
15 Marksmedium
Discuss in brief the mode of occurrence and nature of chromite and PGE mineralization in the Bushveld igneous complex and in Sukinda chromite deposit.
Economic GeologyIgneous Petrology
26
15 Marksmedium
Discuss about sampling techniques and various methods of ore-reserve estimation.
Economic GeologyMining
27
30 Markshard
What are the processes of ore formation? Discuss in detail about hydrothermal and supergene sulphide enrichment processes, citing Indian examples.
Economic GeologyOre Deposits