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July 6th, 2016, 12:35 PM
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Re: Geologist Exam Syllabus

As you requires I am here giving you syllabus for Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist Examination of UPSC (university public service commission).

Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist Examination Syllabus:

GEOLOGY – PAPER I

Section A : Geomorphology and Remote Sensing.
Introduction : Development, Scope, Geomorphic concepts, Types and Tools; Landforms: Role of
Lithology, peneplaination, endogenous and exogenous forces responsible, climatic and Tectonic
factors and rejuvenation of landforms; Denudational processes : Weathering , erosion, transportation,
weathering products and soils – profiles, types, duricrusts; Hillslopes : Their characteristics and
development, fluvial processes on hillslopes; River and drainage basin: Drainage pattern, network
characteristics, Valleys and their development, processes of river erosion, transportation and
deposition; Landforms produced by geomorphic agents: Fluvial, Coastal , Glacial and Aeolian
landforms; Geomorphic indicators of neotectonic movements : Stream channel morphology changes ,
drainage modifications, fault reactivation, Uplift – subsidence pattern in coastal areas; Applied
Geomorphology : Application in various fields of earth sciences viz. Mineral prospecting,
Geohydrology, Civil Engineering and Environmental studies; Geomorphology of India:
Geomorphical features and zones
Electromagnetic radiation – characteristics, remote sensing regions and bands; General orbital and
sensor characteristics of remote sensing satellites; Spectra of common natural objects – soil, rock,
water and vegetation. Aerial photos – types, scale, resolution, properties of aerial photos, stereoscopic
parallax, relief displacement; Principles of photogrammetry; Digital image processing - characteristics
of remote sensing data, preprocessing, enhancements, classification; Elements of photo and imagery
pattern and interpretation, application in Geology; Remote sensing applications in interpreting
structure and tectonics, Lithological mapping, mineral resources, natural hazards and disaster
mitigation, groundwater potentials and environmental monitoring. Landsat, Skylab, Seasat and other
foreign systems of satellites and their interpretation for geological and other studies; Space research
in India – Bhaskara and IRS systems and their applications, Thermal IR remote sensing and its
applications, Microwave remote sensing and its applications. Principles and components of
Geographic Information System (GIS), remote sensing data integration with GIS, applications of GIS
in various geological studies.
Section B: Structural Geology
Principle of geological mapping and map reading, projection diagrams. Stress-strain relationships for
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, faulting and progressive deformation. Shear
Zones: Brittle and ductile shear zones, geometry and products of shear zones; Mylonites and
cataclasites, their origin and significance.Time relationship between crystallization and deformation.
Unconformities and basement-cover relations. Structural behaviour of igneous plutons, diapirs and
salt domes. Introduction to petrofabric analysis.
Section C: Geodynamics
Earth and its internal structure. Continental drift – geological and geophysical evidence and
objections. An overview of plate tectonics including elementary concepts of plates, lithosphere,
asthenosphere, types of plate boundaries and associated important geological features like oceanic
trenches, volcanic arcs, accretionary wedges, topography of mid-ocean ridges, magnetic anomaly
stripes and transform faults. Gravity anomalies at mid-ocean ridges, deep sea trenches, continental
shield areas and mountain chains. Palaeomagnetism and its application for determining palaeoposition
of continents. Isostasy, Orogeny and Epeirogeny. Seismic belts of the earth. Seismiciy at plate
boundaries. Principles of Geodesy, Global Positioning System (GPS) and its application in crustal
motion monitoring including neotectonics. Palaeoposition of India and Geodynamics of the Indian plate.

Section D: Stratigraphy
Principles of Statigraphy : History and Development of Statigraphy; Stratigraphic procedures
(Surface and Subsurface); Concept of Lithofacies and Biofacies; Stratigraphic Correlation (Litho,
Bio- and Chronostrarigraphic Correlation); Study of standard stratigraphic code (Lithostratigraphic,
Biostratigraphic and Chronostratigraphic); Concepts of Magnetostratigraphy, Chemostratigraphy,
Event stratigraphy, and Sequence 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 : Achaean stratigraphy -
tectonic frame-work, geological history and evolution of Dharwar, and their equivalents; Easterghats
mobile belt; Proterozoic stratigraphy -tectonic framework, geological history and evolution of
Cuddapahs and their equivalents. Palaeozoic stratigraphy: Palaeozoic formations of India with
special reference to type localities, history of sedimentation, fossil content. Mesozoic stratigraphy:
Mesozoic formations of India with special reference to type localities, history of sedimentation, fossil
content. Cenozoic stratigraphy: Cenozoic formations of India, Rise of the Himalayas and evolution of
Siwalik basin. Stratigraphic boundaries: Stratigraphic boundary problems in Indian geology.
Gondwana Supergroup and Gondwanaland. Deccan Volcanics. Quaternary stratigraphy. Rocks
record, palaeoclimates and palaeogeography.
Section E : Palaeontology
Evolution of the fossil record and the geological time scale. Basic and functional morphology of
major fossil groups. Species concept; Major evolutionary theories ; Techniques in Palaeontology
mega fossils- microfossils – nannofossils , ichnofossils – collection, identification and illustration –
binomial Nomenclature; Invertebrate Palaeontology – A brief study of morphology, classification,
evolutionary trends and distribution of Bivalves, cephalopoda and Gastropods, Echinoids, Corals and
Brachiopods. Vertebrate Palaeontology – Brief study of vertebrate life through ages. Evolution of
reptiles and mammals; Siwalik vertebrate fauna; Biodiversity and mass extinction events; evidence
of life in Precambrian times; Palaeontological perspective : Use of palaeontological data in a)
Stratigraphy b) Palaeoecology and evolution; Introduction to Micropalaeontology; Types of
Microfossils; Plant fossils: Gondwana flora and their significance. Different microfossil groups and
their distribution in India; Application of palynology. Basic idea about statistical application in
palaeontology. Fundamentals of isotopic studies of fossils.

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