FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2015
CSS Past Paper of Geology 2015
Geology - Paper I
PART - II
Q. 2. Discuss compositional variations between the end members and describe substitutions of the major cations in the feldspars, pyroxenes and olivines.
Q. 3. Discuss the Primary clastic structures in sedimentary rocks.
Q. 4. Explain the relationship between magma chemistry and the production of pyroclastic material and discuss the classification of pyroclastic rocks.
Q.5. What processes cause the origination of flood plains and how do they contribute to the development of floodplains? Also compare and contrast the Depositional and Erosional Terraces.
Q. 6. Describe the nature of contacts in the stratigraphic record. Also discuss the types of grain size trends associated with transgression and regression.
Q. 7. Discuss the Barrovian type metamorphism with the example from Indian plate margin in Kaghan valley.
Q. 8. Write notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Fauna of Permean Sequence of Salt Range
(b) Ditrigonal Scallenohedral Class or Calcite type.
(c) Sites of magma generation on the basis of tectonic setting
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2015
CSS Past Paper of Geology 2015
Geology - Paper II
PART - II
Q. No. 2. Compare the geological conditions responsible for the formation of coal, oil, and natural gas. (20)
Q. No. 3. Discuss the Geological factors in hydro power projects. (20)
Q. No. 4. Discuss the Uranium mineralization in Siwalik fluvial depositional system of Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 5.Give a detailed account of the types of landslides, the causative factors and the methods to prevent landslides. (20)
Q. No. 6. Discuss the various laboratory and field tests carried out to determine the engineering properties of rocks. (20)
Q. No. 7. Discuss the lithostratigraphic units of Salt range regarding the raw materials for cement industry. (20)
Q. No. 8. Write notes on any TWO of the following. (10 each)
(a) Path finders in geochemical exploration
(b) Evaporite mineral deposits
(c) C14 dating
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