PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE – 2025
SUBJECT: GEOLOGY (PAPER – II)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE: Attempt Five Questions in All. Attempt in Urdu or English.
Q No. 1: Describe different geological materials used in construction. Discuss the characteristic features of coarse aggregate used with cement?
Q No. 2: Write down in detail the physical properties of water. The hydrologic cycle is a descriptive term applied to the general circulation of water. Write down in detail, with a diagram, about the hydrologic cycle.
Q No. 3: What are compression, extension, and shearing? Briefly explain them and the structural changes that occurred in rocks?
Q No. 4: Explain the causes, process, and texture of soil. What are the main soil horizons?
Q No. 5: Briefly discuss the electromagnetic spectrum.
Q No. 6: Define the vector data model and its representation of spatial features. Discuss its advantages in mapping?
Q No. 7: What are igneous rocks? Give, in short, the mineralogical and textural classification of igneous rocks?
Q No. 8: What is a Strike-Slip Fault? Discuss the structures associated with a strike-slip fault.
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