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CSS Geology Past Paper 2018
CSS Geology 2018 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.
- Marks
- 100
- Time
- 3 hours
- Questions
- 7
How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
Questions
Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.
SECTION-I
- Q. 2(20)
- (a)Briefly describe internal structure and composition of the earth.(10)
- (b)What do you know about Isostasy and Isostatic Adjustment? Explain.(10)
- Q. 3(20)
- (a)Describe various modes of fossilization.(15)
- (b)Briefly describe various lithostratigraphic units.(5)
- Q. 4(20)
- (a)Describe various sedimentary structures of the clastic rocks. Also write down their importance in the field.(10)
- (b)Describe various types of volcanic material and their characteristic features.(10)
- Q. 5(20)
- (a)Write down the genetic classification of faults. Also relate principal stresses with all those faults.(10)
- (b)Briefly describe the various types of plate boundaries and the associated earth features along them.(10)
SECTION-II
- Q. 6Briefly describe various types of gravity anomalies and their corrections.(20)
- Q. 7(20)
- (a)What do you know about the trapping mechanism of hydrocarbons? Explain. Also describe various types of traps.(15)
- (b)What do you know about bright spot technique? Explain.(5)
- Q. 8Write short notes on any TWO of the followings:- (10 each)(20)
- (a)Stratigraphic Sequence.(10)
- (b)Copper deposits of Pakistan.(10)
- (c)Earthquakes (Elastic Rebound theory and Locating Epicenter)(10)
- Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
- Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
- All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
- Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
- No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
- Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.