FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2007.
GEOLOGY, PAPER – II
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: (i) Attempt FIVE questions in all including question No. 8 which is compulsory. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(ii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered
(iii) Candidate must draw two straight lines (==================) at the end to separate each question attempted in Answer Books.
1. Describe the factors controlling organic productivity of organic mass. Discuss the mechanism of oil trapping.
2. Discuss the efficiency of expulsion and also discuss how this expulsion (primary migration) does occur form source rocks?
3. Describe the process of Magmatic concentration during formation of mineral Deposits.
4. Discuss with reference to geographical distribution, economic value and kind of occurrences, various metallic ores and minerals from Pakistan.
5. What geological factors are considered for the sites of Bridges especially in Hilly areas and what consideration should be taken into account for its long life?
6. How photogeology and remote sensing does help in mineral exploration?
7. Why we have more water logging in Sindh region and also discuss various kinds of Aquifer found in this region.
COMPULSORY QUESTION
8. Define/Describe briefly the following terms:
- Carbon cycle
- Lipids
- Seismograph
- Bacterial degradation
- Rotary drilling
- Wire line logging
- Anthracite coal
- Drape structure
- S&P Waves
- Auger boring
- Spillways
- Rotational slides
- Borehole deflection
- Limonite
- Geophone
- Collector well for water
- Water reservoir
- Metallogeny
- Coefficient of permeability
- Dolomitization