The Planet
Earth: Origin of the Solar System and the Earth;
Geosphere and the composition of the Earth; Shape and size of the earth;
Earth-moon system; Formation of continents and oceans; Dating rocks and age of
the Earth; Volcanism and volcanic landforms; Interior of earth; Earthquakes;
Earth's magnetism and gravity, Isostasy; Elements of Plate tectonics; Orogenic
cycles.
Geomorphology: Weathering
and erosion; Transportation and deposition due to wind, ice, river, sea, and
resulting landforms, Structurally controlled landforms.
Structural
Geology: Concept of stratum; Contour; Outcrop
patterns; Maps and cross sections; Dip and strike; Classification and origin of
folds, faults, joints, unconformities, foliations and lineations,; shear zones.
Stereographic and equal area projections of planes and lines; computation of
true thickness of beds from outcrops and bore-holes.
Palaeontology: Major
steps in the evolution of life forms; Fossils; their mode of preservation and
utility; Morphological characters, major evolutionary trends and ages of
important groups of animals - Brachiopoda, Mollusca, Trilobita, Graptolitoidea,
Anthozoa, Echinodermata; Gondwana plant fossils; Elementary idea of verterbrate
fossils in India.
Stratigraphy: Principles
of stratigraphy; Litho-, chrono- and biostratigraphic classification;
distribution and classification of the stratigraphic horizons of India from
Archaean to Recent.
Mineralogy: Symmetry
and forms in common crystal classes; Physical properties of minerals;
Isomorphism and polymorphism, Classification of minerals; Structure of
silicates; Mineralogy of common rock-forming minerals; Mode of occurrence of
minerals in rocks. Transmitted polarised light microscopy and optical properties
of uniaxial and biaxial minerals.
Petrology: Definition
and classification of rocks; Igneous rocks-forms of igneous bodies;
Crystallization from magma; classification, association and genesis of igneous
rocks; Sedimentary rocks - classification, texture and structure; size and
shape of sedimentary bodies. Metamorphic rocks - classification, facies,
zones and texture. Characteristic mineral assemblages of pelites in the
Barrovian zones and mafic rocks in common facies.
Economic
Geology: Properties of common economic minerals;
General processes of formation of mineral deposits; Physical characters; Mode
of occurrence and distribution in India both of metallic and non-metallic
mineral deposits; Coal and petroleum occurrences in India.
Applied Geology: Ground
Water; Principles of Engineering Geology.
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