G E O L O G Y
Paper-I :
General Geology
Origin and internal constitution of the earth; Volcanoes and earthquakes; Geological work of water, wind, and glacier; Isostasy; Common types of landforms; Soils.
Structural Geology and Geotectonics
Diastrophic and Non-diastrophic; Structures; Types of folds and faults; Joints; Planar and linear structures; Geosynclines, mobile belts and island arcs; Mid-oceanic ridges; Continental drift and concepts of sea-floor spreading and plate tectonics.
Stratigraphy
Principles of stratigraphy; Standard stratigraphic column; Principles of measurement of geological time; Sedimentary environment; Sedimentary facies: Principles of stratigraphic correlation; stratigraphy of India.
Palaeontology
Systematic palaeontology; palaeo-ecology; stratigraphic palaeontology; Important genera of India vertebrate, invertebrate and plant fossils; Organic evolution.
Paper-II :
Crystallographv and Mineralogy
Crystal habits and forms; Crystal symmetry; Classification of crystals ; Principles of uses of X-ray in the study of crystals; Physical and optical properties of minerals - their classification.
Petrology
Petrography of common sedimentary rocks Forms and petrography of common igneous rocks; Principles of crystallisation of magma; Classification of igneous rocks Genesis of common types of igneous rocks; Environment, factors and types of metamorphism; Structure and petrography of common metamorphic rocks.
Economic Geology
Formation of mineral deposits and their classification; Important metalliferous and non-metalliferous deposits of India; Coal and Petroleum resources of India; Ground water geology; Principles of engineering·geology; Elements of prospecting and mineral economics.
