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CSS Geology Past Papers
11 CSS Geology papers from 2016 to 2026, as text, each with its instructions, questions and marks as FPSC printed them.
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About the paper
CSS Geology is an optional paper in Group II of the CSS written exam, worth 100 marks. The 2026 paper allowed 3 hours. The 11 papers here, 2016 to 2026, set 76 questions between them.
Topics in the syllabus
- Introduction to Physical Geology
- Stratigraphy and Paleontology
- Mineralogy
- Structural Geology and Tectonics
- Petrology and Petrography
- Introduction to Geophysics
- Sequence Stratigraphy
- Petroleum Geology
- Engineering and Environmental Geology
- Mineral and Energy Resources
- Economic and Applied Geology