CS (Main) Exam 2018 Geology Paper II Question Paper PDF

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  • Year 2018
  • Conducted By UPSC
  • Questions 8
  • Maximum Marks 250
  • Duration Three Hours
  • Languages English & Hindi

Exam Details

Detail Information
Examination CS (MAIN) EXAM
Year 2018
Conducting Body UPSC
Paper GEOLOGY (Paper II)
Subject Geology
Duration Three Hours
Maximum Marks 250
Number of Questions 8
Question Type Mixed

This is the official question paper for the CS (Main) Exam 2018, specifically for Geology Paper II, conducted by UPSC. The paper is designed to assess candidates' in-depth knowledge of geological principles and applications. It consists of a total of 8 questions divided into two sections, with candidates required to answer five questions in total. Questions 1 and 5 are compulsory, and at least one question must be attempted from each section. The paper allows a time duration of three hours and carries a maximum of 250 marks. This paper is a crucial resource for aspirants preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Main Examination, providing valuable insights into the exam's scope and difficulty.

Major Topics Covered

  • Mineralogy
  • Crystallography
  • Petrology
  • Magma Generation
  • Sedimentary Rocks
  • Metamorphism
  • Migmatites
  • Symmetry Elements
  • Pyroxene Group
  • Calcite
  • Aragonite
  • Uniaxial Minerals
  • Birefringence
  • Continental Flood Basalts

Why This Paper is Important

  • Useful for CS (MAIN) EXAM preparation
  • Helps understand the latest exam pattern
  • Useful for practice and self-assessment
  • Covers frequently asked General Studies topics
  • Helpful for analysing question trends

Related Resources

  • CS (Main) Exam 2017 Geology Paper II
  • CS (Main) Exam 2019 Geology Paper II
  • CS (Main) Exam 2018 Geology Paper I
  • CS (Main) Exam 2018 Geology Paper II Answer Key
  • CS (Main) Exam Geology Syllabus
  • UPSC Mains Geology Paper II Syllabus
  • UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam Pattern
  • CS Mains Exam Structure

Instructions

  • There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO SECTIONS and printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH.
  • Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
  • Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE question from each Section.
  • The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
  • Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided.
  • No marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the authorized one.
  • Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
  • Diagrams/Sketches, wherever required, may be drawn in the space provided for answering the question itself.
  • Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order.
  • Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even if attempted partly.
  • Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Ouestion-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.

Questions (page 2)

Section A

Q1.

(a) 'खनिजों में पंचधा घूर्णन सममिति संभव नहीं है।' कथन को उचित सिद्ध कीजिए।
'Five-fold rotational symmetry is not possible in minerals' - justify the statement.

(b) षटकोणीय-विषमत्रिभुजी फलक संवर्ग में सामान्य आकृति {एच के आइ एल} के त्रिबिम चित्र में सममिति तत्वों को समझाइए ।
Explain the symmetry elements in a stereogram of general form {hkil} in the hexagonal-scalenohedral class.

(c) मैग्मा उत्पादन में विसंपीडन की भूमिका को स्पष्ट कीजिए।
Explain the role of decompression in magma generation.

(d) स्वच्छ चित्रों के साथ, गैब्रोई शैलों में बनने वाले पॉर्फिराइटी और ओफाइटी गठन में, पाइरोक्सीन और प्लैजिओक्लेस के द्विअंगी प्रावस्था आरेख का उचित उपयोग करते हुए वर्णन कीजिए ।
Illustrate with neat sketches the formation of porphyritic and ophitic textures in gabbroic rocks using suitable binary phase diagram of pyroxene and plagioclase feldspar.

(e) स्पारी अपर रासायनिक कार्बोनेट शैल क्या हैं ? उनके निक्षेपण-पर्यावरण पर टिप्पणी लिखिए।
What are sparry allochemical carbonate rocks? Comment on their depositional environment.

Section A

Q2.

(a) स्वच्छ चित्रों के साथ, पाइरोक्सीन समूह के खनिजों की आंतरिक संरचना को सुस्पष्ट कीजिए। संयोजन के आधार पर, पाइरोक्सीन समूह का सामान्य वर्गीकरण दीजिए।
Illustrate with neat sketches internal structure of pyroxene group of minerals. Give a generalized classification of pyroxene group based on composition.

(b) स्वच्छ चित्रों के साथ, कैल्साइट की आंतरिक संरचना को सुस्पष्ट कीजिए। कैल्साइट और इसके बहुरूप ऐरागोनाइट के आंतरिक संरचना में मित्रताओं को आप किस प्रकार स्पष्ट करेंगे ?
Illustrate with neat sketches internal structure of calcite. How would you explain the differences in the internal structure of calcite and its polymorph aragonite ?

(c) इंडिकाट्रिक्स आरेख की सहायता से स्पष्ट कीजिए कि एकअक्षीय खनिज का द्विअपवर्तन किस प्रकार शैलवैज्ञानिक सूक्ष्मदर्शी के अधीन अध्ययन किए जाने पर वह खनिज पतले काट के क्रिस्टलीय अभिविन्यास पर निर्भर करता है।
Explain with the help of indicatrix diagram how the birefringence of a uniaxial mineral depends on crystallographic orientation of the mineral thin-section when studied under petrological microscope.

Section A

Q3.

(a) महाद्वीपीय पूर बेसाल्ट क्या होते हैं ? भारतीय उदाहरण के साथ सुस्पष्ट कीजिए। ऐसे बेसाल्टों के शैलजनन और विवर्तनिक महत्व पर चर्चा कीजिए ।
What are continental flood basalts? Illustrate with example from India. Discuss the petrogenesis and tectonic significance of such basalts.

(b) मृण्मय अवसादी शैलों के पुर:क्रमित कायान्तरण को उपयुक्त खनिज प्रक्रियाओं के साथ सुस्पष्ट कीजिए ।
Illustrate with appropriate mineral reactions prograde metamorphism of argillaceous sedimentary rocks.

(c) मिग्मेटाइट क्या हैं ? उनकी उत्पत्ति की विवेचना कीजिए।
What are migmatites? Comment on their origin.

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This question paper covers GEOLOGY (Paper II).

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