SINDH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HYDERABAD
Combined Competitive Examination, 2021
G E O L O G Y
Thursday the 17th February, 2022.
Time: 02:00 pm to 05: 00 pm Maximum marks. 100
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NOTE: Attempt any Five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
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Question No.
01 What is the difference between Petrology and Petrography. Also explain the three types of rocks with their classification?
02 How will you explain the Rocks as a construction material in different civil structures, write down the different types of rocks used in construction industry?
03 What are the different types of Glacier? How Glacier form? What type of glacier is present in Pakistan? Also describe various landforms produced by Glacial Erosion.
04 Discuss the collision of Indian plate with the Eurasian plate about 50 Ma and their subsequent convergence, which has produced a spectacular example of active continent-continent collision.
05 (A) What is Flood. How does Hydrograph helps predict floods. What was the effect of the Pakistan 2010 flood?
(B) What are the processes involved in Coastal Degradation? How do they affect the life of coastal dwellers?
06 (A) Discuss the various types of cements in sandstones. Explain the porosity enhancement and reducing processes during sandstone lithification.
(B) Enlist the Sediment deposits of the various transporting agents. Give a comparative analysis of the gravity and glacial processes of the Sediment transport.
07 Evaporates are popularly regarded as “Table Salt”; what importance does salt (evaporate) play in the structural style of sedimentary basins.
08 Natural hazards can be classified into several broad categories, highlights there effects on Environment and society?
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