General Geology B.Sc Model Question Papers : alagappauniversity.ac.in

Name of the University : Alagappa University
Degree : B.Sc
Department : Geology
Subject Code/Name : General Geology
Year : III
Semester : VI
Document Type : Model Question Papers
Website : alagappauniversity.ac.in

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General Geology :

Time : 3 Hours
Maximum : 100 Marks
Part A :

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Define the following :
1. Dust Cloud hypothesis.
2. Convection Currents.
3. Dormant Volcanoes.
4. Mercalli’s Intensity Scale.
5. Divergent Plate boundaries.
6. Radioactivity.
7. Volcanoes.
8. Seismogram.
9. Isostacy.
10. Volcanic Cones.

Part B : (5 × 7 = 35)
Answer all questions.
11. (a) Explain about classification of Relief Orders. (Or)
(b) Explain about Ocean Basins.
12. (a) Discuss the Drift theory of Wegner and Taylor. (Or)
(b) Draw a neat sketch and explain the Seismograph.
13. (a) Describe techniques used for generating artificial soundwaves on the Earth Surface in Seismic methods. (Or)
(b) Explain about the mechanism for Plate motion.
14. (a) Explain about the classification of Mountains. (Or)
(b) Discuss about the Lithospheric plates.
15. (a) Explain about Sea floor spreading. (Or)
(b) Discuss the concepts of Radioactive decay and generation of Daughter Elements.

Part C : (3 × 15 = 45)
Answer all questions.
16. (a) Explain about Continents and Ocean basins. (Or)
(b) Discuss the principles and concepts of Resistivity Surveying.
17. (a) Explain about Plate tectonics. (Or)
(b) Explain about the different theories of Isostacy.
18. (a) Brief about the types of eruption and products of Volcanoes. (Or)
(b) Discuss in detail the different courses of Earthquakes.

B.Sc. Degree Examination, April 2011 :
Palaeontology And General Stratigraphy :
(Non-CBCS—2004 onwards)
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum : 100 Marks
Section A (10 × 2 = 20)
Answer all the questions.
1. What do you understand by ‘Petrification’ ?
2. What is an Index fossil ? Give an example.
3. Mention the Geological age for Zaphrentis and Stigmatopygus.
4. Explain ‘theca’ and ‘epitheca’.
5. Give the Geological age for Exogyra and Rhynconella.
6. What are ‘Pallial line’ and ‘Pallial sinus’ ?
7. Mention the Geological age for Calymene and Tetragraptus.
8. Give the Geological age for Glossopteris and Ptilophyllum.
9. Mention any two principles of Stratigraphy.
10. Explain the term ‘Homotaxis’.

Section B : (5 × 7 = 35)
Answer all the questions.
11. (a) Briefly explain the various methods of preservation of fossils.
(Or)
(b) Give the stratigraphic importance of the following
(i) Foraminifera.
(ii) Sponges.

12. (a) Give a brief account of the classification of Phylum Echinodermata.
(Or)
(b) With neat sketches, describe briefly the following fossils
(i) Lithostrotion.
(ii) Pentremites.

13. (a) List out the distinguishing characters between Pelecypoda and Brachiopoda.
(Or)
(b) With neat sketches, describe the following fossils
(i) Pecten.
(ii) Ceratites.

14. (a) Describe briefly about the classification of Trilobites.
(Or)
(b) With neat sketches, describe the various forms and arrangement of rhabdosome and theca in Graptolites.
15. (a) What is ‘Correlation’ ? Mention the different methods of Correlation.
(Or)
(b) Give a brief account on the laws of stratigraphy.

Section C : (3 × 15 = 45)
Answer all questions.
16. (a) Give an elaborate account of the different uses of Fossils.
(Or)
(b) Draw a neat diagram of a Corallite showing the outer and inner views. Label the different parts.
17. (a) Draw a neat diagram of a Gasteropod Shell showing the morphological features. Add a note on the various forms of Gasteropod shells.
(Or)
(b) With neat sketches, describe the following fossils:
(i) Tetragraptus.
(ii) Paradoxides.
(iii) Productus.
18. (a) Give a brief outline on the classification of plant kingdom and describe the following plant fossils :
(i) Sigillaria.
(ii) Glossopteris.
(Or)
(b) Give an elaborate account on the stratigraphic classification of Geological records.

B.Sc. Degree Examination, April 2011 :
Mineralogy :
(Non-CBCS—2004 onwards)
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum : 100 Marks
Section A (10 × 2 = 20)
Answer all questions.
1. List any four uses of quartz minerals.
2. What are Cryptocrystalline Minerals ? Give example.
3. Define Double refraction.
4. Give the uses of Gypsum plate.
5. Define Optic axis.
6. With suitable example, define isotropism.
7. What are percussion figure ?
8. Write the physical properties of Wollastonite.
9. Draw and explain the single chain silicate structure.
10. Mention the optical characters of Calcite.

Section B : (5 × 7 = 35)
Answer all questions.
11. (a) Explain Polymorphism in minerals with examples.
(Or)
(b) Describe Isomorphism with suitable examples.
12. (a) Outline the construction and uses of Nicol prism.
(Or)
(b) State and explain Brewster’s Law.