Quest

ions:
Assessment(
Time:
1hour30mi
nut
es)Ful
lmar
ks:
40Passmar
ks:
16

1.a)Whati
sthei
mpor
tanceofgeol
ogyi
nci
vi
lengi
neer
ingf
iel
d?[
3]

b)Drawandlabelthei
nter
nal
str
uct
ureofear
th.Onwhatbasi
swast
hei
nter
nal
st
ructur
esofdivi
ded?[
2]

c)Di
ff
erent
iat
ebet
weenconv
ergentanddi
ver
gentpl
ateboundar
ies.[
3]

2.a)Def
ineandexpl
aint
het
ext
uresofi
gneousr
ocks.Whati
smacul
osest
ruct
ure?[
3]

b)Whatar
eengi
neer
ingsi
gni
fi
cancesofgr
ani
te,
li
mest
oneandphy
ll
it
e?[
3]

c)Cl
assi
fysedi
ment
aryr
ockswi
thexampl
es.[
2]

3.a)Whatar
epr
imar
yandsecondar
ygeol
ogi
cal
str
uct
ures?[
2]

b)Howdoy
our
ecogni
zef
oldi
nfi
eld?[
2]

c)Whati
sfaul
t?Whati
sthesi
gni
fi
canceoff
aul
tinengi
neer
ingconst
ruct
ions?[
3]

4.a)Whatar
ethedeposi
ti
onal
landf
ormsofgeol
ogi
cal
act
ionofr
iver
?Expl
ainwi
thf
igur
es.
[3]

b)Whati
sthedi
ff
erencebet
weenf
oldandf
aul
t?Descr
ibei
nbr
ief
.(2)

c)Howdoy
oudi
sti
ngui
shl
i
mest
one,
dol
omi
teandmar
blei
nfi
eld?(
3)

5.a)Descr
ibegeol
ogyofMal
ekhuar
ea[
4]

b)
Listdownt
het
ect
oni
czonesofNepal
Himal
aya[
2]

c)Wr
it
eshor
tnot
eson:
i)Har
dnessscal
eii
)Pl
atet
ect
oni
cs[
1.5+1.
5]