A 2010 -GG Test Paper Code : GG Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks : 300 INSTRUCTIONS 1. The question-cum-answer booklet has 24 pages and has 44 questions. Please ensure that the copy of the question-cum- answer boolelet you have received contains all the questions. 2. Write your Registration Number, Name and the name of the Test Centre in the appropriate space provided on the right side. 8, Write the answers to the objective questions against each Question No. in the Answer Table for Objective Quostions, provided on Page No. 7 Do not write anything else on this page. 4, Each objective question has 4 choices for its answer: (A), (B), (©) and (D). Only ONE of them is the correct answer. There will be negative marking for wrong answers to objective questions, Tho fellowing marking, ‘scheme for objective questions shall be used (a) For each correct answer, you will be awarded 3 (Three) marks. () For each wrong answer, you will be awarded ~1 (Negative one) mark. (©) Multiple answers to a question will be treated asa wrong answer. (@ For each un-attempted question, you will be awarded 0 (Zero) mark. (©) Negative marks for objective part will be carried over to total marks, 5. Answer the subjective question only in the space provided after cach question. 6. Do not write more than one answer for the same question. In case you attempt a subjective question more than once, please cancel the answer(s) you consider wrong. Otherwise, the answer appearing last only will be evaluated 7. All answers must be written in blucfolacky blue-black ink only. Sketch pen, pencil or ink of any other colour should notbe used. 8, All rough work should be done in the space provided and scored out finally, 9. No supplementary sheets will be provided to the candidates 10.Clip beard, log tables, stide rule, calculator, cellular phone or electronic gadgets in any form are NOT allowed. 11.The question-cum-answer booklet must be retumed in its entirety to the Iavigilator before leaving the examination hall. Do not remove any pate from this booklet, A 2010-GG READ INSTRUCTIONS ON THE LEFT ‘SIDE OF THIS PAGE CAREFULLY REGISTRATION NUMBER Name: Test Centre Do not write your Registration Number or Name anywhere else in this question-cum-answer booklet. Thave read all the instructions and shall abide by them. Signature of the Candidate T have verified the information filled by’ the Candidate above. Signature of the InvigilatorA IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CANDIDATES Questions 1-30 (objective questions) carry three marks each and| questions 31-44 (subjective questions) carry fifleen marks each. Write the answers to the objective questions in the Answer Table for} Objective Questions provided on page 7 only. Qi az Qs Qa Qs as Asteroide are minor planetary bodies located betwoon (A) Earth and Mars (®B) Jupiter and Setum (©) Mars and Jupiter (D) Moreury and Vonus Which one of the following options does correctly represent the elements in order of decreasing abundance in the earth’s crust? (A) Fe>Si>O>Al (B) O>Si>Al> Fe (C) Sir O>Al> Fo @) SirAl>Fe>O Wind-facetted pebbles are known as (A) Lag-gravel (B) Blowouts {C) Yardangs (D) Ventifacts The pitch of a fold axis on the axial plane, dipping at 49° is 88°. The fold is (A) Vertical fold (B) Inclined fold (GC) Roelined fold (D) Recumbent fold Which one of the following successions does represent the correct stratigraphic order from bottom to top? (A) Uttatur Group-Trichinopelly Group-Ariyalur Group-Niniyur Group (B) Trichinopolly Group-Uttatur Group-Ariyalur Group-Niniyur Group (C) Uttatur Group-Trichinopolly Group-Niniyur Group-Aniyalur Group ®) Niniyur Group-Trichinopolly Group-Uttatur Group-Ariyalur Group Silicon has a co-ordination number six in (A) Coesite (B) Stishovite (C) Tridymite (D) Cristobalite GG-124ar Qs Qo Q10 qu Quiz Which one of the following is an INCORRECT statement? (A) Siderite is an iron ore of carbonate composition {B) Hematite is an iron ore with ferro-magnetic character (C) Limonite is a hydrated iron ore (D) Mognetite is on iron ore tha: erystallizes in an isometric system The foresets of cross beds in a horizontal sandstone bed have an aititude of N20"H/22°SE, It indicates a palseocurrent directien towards (a) $22°B (B) N20w () S70°E @) NIE An eight-sided basal section of a mineral containing two sets of cleavages at an angle of 90° is (A) Hornblende —(B}_Diopside ©) Calcite (D) Sanidine Which one of the following stratigraphic units does ocour outside the Aravalli Craton? (A) Berach Granite (B) Untala Granite (C) Gingla Granite D) Closepet Granite ‘Match the dentition type in Group I with the Bivalvia genus in Group IL. Group! Group II P. Heterodont 1. Trigonia Q. Desmodont 2. Cerastoderma R. Dysodont, 3 Mya 8. Schizodont 4. Mytiius A) P2,Q3, R484 @) PI, Q3,8-2,84 (C) P-2,Q-5, R-4, 5-1 (D) P-l, @-2, B-3,3-4 Which one of the following constituents of limestone is characterized by concentric structure? (A) Peloid (B) Ovid (C) Sparzy calcite (D) Intraclast GG-204,Qs Quad Qus Qs Qu Qi8 ‘The erystal class which is NOT a planar point group is A 3m ® imm ic 3 @) 6m Circular reefs enclosing shallow body of water are ealled (A) Barrier reefs {B) Fringing reefs {C) Spits {D) Atolls ‘The mineral assemblage which DOES NOT correctly define « metamorphic facies is (A) Albite + Epidote + Actinolite + Chlorite {B) Hornblende + Plagioclase + Imenite (C) Omphacite + Garnet + Plagioclase {D) _Orthopyroxene + Clinopyroxene + Plagioclase + Hornblende Shawn below is a profile section of a folded sequence consisting of limestone, cross bedded sandstone and shale. The fold can be termed as Crors-bedding ‘Sandstons Limestone (A) Synformal syncline (8) Synfermal anticline (C) Antiformal zyncline (D) Antiforma! anticline Commercial magnesite deposit can be hosted in (A) Sorpentinite {B) Potassic Granite (C) Gabbro {D) Nepheline syenite Addition of a centre of symmetry converts the crystal class 622 to (A) 6mm (B) 6fm 2A 2/m (C) 6m2 ) 62m GG.ai24Q.19 Match textures in Group I with its corresponding tock types in Group IL. Group Group I P. Spinifex texture 1. Dolerite Q. Graphic texture 2, Lamprophyre R, Ophitic texture 3. Pegmatite 8, Penidiomorphic texture 4, Komatiite A) P1Q-4,R3,S2 {B) P4,@3, RL 8-2 CC) P-2,Q-3,R-1, 54 (D) P-4, Q-1, R-2, 8-3 Q.20 The chamical formula of olivine containing 60 mole % forsterite and 40 mole % fayalite is (A) Mey: FepsSi0, B) Mg, 4 Feo SiO, (©) Mgze Fe, 48i0, D) Mgys Feqo S10, Q2i Which one of the following sedimentary structures DOES NOT mark the top surface of a hed? (A) Flutecast — B) Currentripple (©) Waveripple (D)_ Rain print Q22 Match the economic deposits in Group I with their corresponding occurrences in Group II. Group 1 Group I P. Lignite 1. Jadaguda Q.Petroleum 2. Malanjkhand R. Copper 8. Neyveli 8. Uranium « 4, Rudrasagar (A) P3,Q4,R1,S2 (B) P2,Q4,R1,83 (C) P-3,Q-4, R281 D) P4,Q-3,R-2, St Q23 A copper-nickel-sulphide ore deposit occurring in the basal part of a layered gabbre can originate hy the following process (A) Barly magmatic segregation (B) Late magmatic residual liquid segregation (C) Early magmatic injection (D) Late megmatic immiscible liquid segregation Q.24 Which one of the following flora belongs to the Lower Gondwana? (A) Gengamopteris (B) Cladophlebis (C) Sphenopteris (Di Ptilophylium. Goa.Qa Q.26 Q27 Q38 Q298 Q.30 A A fault plane dips at an angle of 45° due cast and shows N-S trending slickenside. The rake of net slip of this fault is (A) 90° (B) 45° (C) 225° D) 0° Match the hydrological terms in Group I with these in Group II. Group I Group IL P. Aquifer 1. Non porous, non permeable Q, Aquiclude 2, Porous, non permeable R. Aquitard 3, Poorly parous and poorly permeable 5. Aquifuge 4, Porous and permeable (A P1,Q2,R3, 54 B) P-2,Q-3, R-4, 8-1 ©) P4,@2,R8, 81 D) P-4,Q-3, R41, 8-2 A limestone bed dipping at an angle of 30° due E has a width of 30 m on a horizontal plane. The vertical thickness of the bed in meters is about 17 (By aL (C) a4 (D) 42 Match the modes of occurrence of igneous racks in Group Iwith their corresponding rock types in Group IL Group I Group I P. Batholith 1.Kimberlite Q.Lopolith 2. Granite R.Puboehoe lava 8, Basalt, 8. Pipe 4. Gabbro-norite A P-4, Q.-2, R38, $1 @B) P-2,Q1,R3, 8-4 (©) P-2, Q-4,R3, $1 (D) P-4,Q-3, R-, 89 A pillowed metabasalt containing the minersl assemblage glaucophane + lawsonite + epidote + chlorite indicates (A) Qeean floor metamorphism (B) Continent-continent collision metamorphism (© Contset metamorphism @) Subduetion-zone metamorphisro ‘The rock, whica DOES NOT have a voleanic equivalent is (A) Anorthosite (B)_ Granite tC) Syenite (D) Gabbro Ga.5/24Space for rough work G62Answer Table for Objective Questions Write the Code of your chosen answer only in the ‘Answer’ column against each Question No. Do not write anything else on this page. ‘Question | Answer | Genotwriteinthis | Question | Answer | Do not write thie No. column No. column ot 16 02 v7 03 18 4 19 05 20 08 2 o7 22 08 28 09 24 10 25 " 28 12 27 413 28 14 29 15 30 FOR EVALUATION ONLY No. of correct answers Marks | (+) No. of incorrect answers Marks | (-) Total marks in question nos. 1-30 |¢ } GG-7/24Qar A ‘The diagrammatic sketch below shows textures and mineral assemblages of rocks from a layered igneous province. fa) &) a Gi) w Gi) Layer Texture LT LG) » Hs Quant 9 ey, Forstente Name the roek in layer A (3) Name a simplified binary chemical system which can explain the origin of rocks A to D, (3) Which broad process of magmatic crystallization can give rise to the sequence of rocks shown in the above figure? @) Name the layers of rocks which represent crystallization at binary eutectic and binary peritectic. 6) GGaeA Q22 (a) Given below is a thin section sketch (not to scale) of a banded metamorphic reck of normal pelite bulk rock composition, The rock shows development of different generations of schistosity and mineral assemblage, Band A has a mineral association of Kis+Qtz+Gri+Si+Bt+P), while band B contains Mu+Bt+Qtz+Grt+Chl+Pl. Answer the following questions. A ) G) Show characteristic shapes in profile sections of two valleys, formed by glacier and river in an actively rising mountainous region. (3) Gi) How are terminal moraines formed? 3 GG.17124Qat fa) b> A Draw the oulcrop patterns of beds 1, 2 and 3 on X and Y surfaces of the block diagrams (i) and (i) respectively. (6) & 1/A/s 1 3 1 x ut 1 3 3 3 WA 3 Zi le 1 a a) With the help of three labelled block diagrams, show the sequence of events stated im (i) to Gil, (a) 4) Gi) (a) On a flat ground surface, a normal sequence of westerly dipping beds 1 (oldest), 2 (intermediate) and 3 (youngest) are exposed. A N-S striking vertical fracture, eutting across the beds has developed. Along this fracture, these beds are faulted with the upthrown block (UTB) in the west. ‘The upthrown block is thea eroded to the level of the downthrown bleck, resulting ia the repetition of beds aG-19/24Q4z (a) qj (6) Ow ‘Three locations (|, || and III) are indicated im the competent layer of a noa-phunging cylindrical fold for possible tunnel construction. The tunnel axis is assumed to be parallel io the fold axis. Which location is considered ‘o be the best for tunnelling? Give reasona for your answer, (>) Define the following hydrological terms: @ Zone of Aeration, Water Table and Perched Water Table, GG-1924A Q43 (a) Indicating the dircetion of aperture, show by labelled diagrams the typical geometrical patterns of suture lines found in the following aramonoids, e) (i) Nautiloid, (i) Goniatite and {iii} Ceratite ib) Gi} What is the age of Syringothyris Limestone? 6) Gi) Amongst the fossils named below, find out the burrowing and the swimming forms (one each): Limo, Venus, Teredo, Gryphea, Lithophaga, Pecten, Lucine Ga-20/24A Q44 (a) (i) Identify the fields of subarkose and lithic arenite in the ternary Quartz (Q)-Feldspar (F)-Rock Fragment (R) diagram. 6 Q 5, 5 25, 25 F 30 BR Gi) Name the sandstone which ie mineralogicslly mature but texturally immature. 3) (b) With the help of diagrammatic sketches, distinguish between flaser lamination and lenticular lamination. © GG-21A4Space for rough work GG-2y24Space for rough work GG-23/24Space for rough work GG.2424