Geologists exam syllabus

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The Union Public Service Commission is conducts a competitive examination for recruitment and selection to the post of Geologist, Geophysicist and Chemist Group A in GSI and Junior Hydro-geologist (Scientist B), Group A for Central Ground Water Board.

Exam Pattern:

There are four papers in each category.
General English is common for all categories.
The examination in all the subjects is of conventional type.

S.No. Paper / Subject Duration Marks
1. General English 3 Hours 100

Category - I: Geologists
2. Geology Paper I 3 Hours 200
3. Geology Paper II 3 Hours 200
4. Geology Paper III 3 Hours 200

Category - II: Geophysicists
2. Geophysics Paper I 3 Hours 200
3. Geophysics Paper II 3 Hours 200
4. Geophysics Paper III 3 Hours 200

Category - III: Chemists
2. Chemistry Paper I 3 Hours 200
3. Chemistry Paper II 3 Hours 200
4. Chemistry Paper III 3 Hours 200

Category - IV: Jr. Hydrogeologists
2. Geology Paper I 3 Hours 200
3. Geology Paper II 3 Hours 200
4. Hydrogeology 3 Hours 200

Important Dates

Date of Notification: 21 March, 2018
Last Date to Apply: 16 April, 2018
Date of Exam: 29 June, 2018 (3 Days)


Syllabus of Geologists exam of Union Public Service Commission:

Geology Paper I

Section A: Geomorphology and Remote Sensing
Basic principles
Weathering and soil, Mass wasting
Influence of climate on processes
Concept of erosion cycles
Geomorphology of fluvial tracts, arid zones, coastal regions, Karst landscapes and glaciated ranges
Geomorphic mapping, slope analysis and drainage basin analysis
Applications of geomorphology in mineral prospecting, civil engineering, hydrology and environmental studies
Topographical maps
Geomorphology of India
Concepts and principles of aerial photography and photogrammetry, satellite remote sensing data products and their interpretation
Digital image processing
Remote sensing in landform and land use mapping, structural mapping, hydrogeological studies and mineral exploration
Global and Indian Space Missions
Geographic Information System (GIS) principles and applications.

Section B: Structural Geology
Principles of geological mapping and map reading, projection diagrams
Stress-strain relationships of elastic, plastic and viscous materials
Measurement of strain in deformed rocks
Behaviour of minerals and rocks under deformation conditions
Structural analysis of folds, cleavages, lineations, joints and faults Superposed deformation
Mechanism of folding and faulting
Time-relationship between crystallization and deformation
Unconformities and basement-cover relations
Structural behaviour of igneous rocks, diapirs and salt domes
Introduction to petro fabrics

Section C: Geotectonics
Earth and the solar system, Meteorites and other extra-terrestrial materials, Planetary evolution of the earth and its internal structure
Heterogeneity of the earths crust
Major tectonic features of the Oceanic and Continental crust
Continental drift geological and geophysical evidence, mechanics, objections, present status
Gravity and magnetic anomalies at Mid-ocean ridges, deep sea trenches, continental shield areas and mountain chains
Palaeomagnetism. Seafloor spreading and Plate Tectonics. Island arcs, Oceanic islands and volcanic arcs
Isostasy, orogeny and epeirogeny. Seismic belts of the earth
Seismicity and plate movements
Geodynamics of the Indian plate

Section D: Stratigraphy
Nomenclature and the modern stratigraphic code
Radioisotopes and measuring geological time
Geological time-scale
Stratigraphic procedures of correlation of unfossiliferous rocks
Precambrian stratigraphy of India
Stratigraphy of the Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic formations of India
Gondwana system and Gondwanaland
Rise of the Himalaya and evolution of Siwalik basin
Deccan Volcanics
Quaternary Stratigraphy
Rock record, palaeoclimates and palaeogeography

Section E: Palaeontology
Fossil record and geological time-scale
Morphology and time-ranges of fossil groups
Evolutionary changes in molluscs and mammals in geological time
Principles of evolution
Use of species and genera of foraminifera and echinodermata in biostratigraphic correlation
Siwalik vertebrate fauna and Gondwana flora, evidence of life in Precambrian times, different microfossil groups and their distribution in India.

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