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Geology (Subject Code-13)

Part - I

1. Physical Geology: Solar system and the Earth. Origin, age and internal constitution of Earth. Basic concepts of geosynclines and isostasy. Mountain building continental drift. Weathering, erosion, transportation and desposition by river, glacier and wind. Earthquakes causes and effects. Volcanoes-types causes and products.
2. Geomosphology: Preliminary concepts of geomorphology, Drainage patterns, Landforms produced by river, glacier, sea and wind.
3. Structural Geology: Recognition description and classification of folds, faults, joints and unconformities Mechanics of folding and faulting. Effect of folds and faults on outcrop.
4. Field Geology: Basic concepts of dip and strike. Clinometer compass and its uses. Topographical and geological maps. Representation of attitude and slope in Topographical, and dip and strike in geological maps. Effect of ground slope and dip on the wiedh of an outcrop.

Part - II

1. Crystallography: Crystal, Crystalline and emporphous substances; crystal structure. Laws of crystallography. Symmetry elements and forms of normal class of all crystal systems.
2. Minerology: Physical, Chemical and optional properties of minerals, Ploochroism, and anisortropism, birefrigence and extinction, Nicol prism-Construction and uses. Physical properties, chemical composition, optical characters, and mode of occurance of quartz, feldspar, feldspathoid, olivine, pyroxene, ambhibole, garnet and mica group of minerals, catcite, tourmalline, chlorite, kyanite and staurolite.
3. Economic Geology: Ore, mineral and gangue Metalic and non-metalic mineral deposits. Genesis and classification of economic mineral deposits Mode of accurance, genesis and distribution of the following deposit in India, gold; ores of Iron, manganese, uranium, copper, aluminium, lead and zinc, mica, magnesite, diamond, coal and patroleum.

Part - III

1. Igneous Petrology : Composition and nature of magma Crystallisation, differentiation and assimitation, Bowen's reaction principle, Modes of occurance, texture, structure and classification of igneous rocks. Petrographic description fo granite, rhyollite, syenite, anorthosite, gunite, gabbro and bassal.
2. Sedimentary Petrology : Formation of sedimentary rocks. Primary sedimentary structure, bedding, cross-bedding, graded-bedding, ripple marks and mud crocks. Texture and classification of clastic and non-clastic rocks. Petrol characters of sandstone shall and Limestone.
3. Metamorphic Petrology : Agent and types of metamorphism. Textures structures, facies and classification of metamorphic rocks. Petro-graphic features of quartzite, schist, queiss. amphi-bollite and marble.

Part - IV

1. Palaeontology : Definition of fossil, conditions for fossilization, Modes of preservation and uses, Chief morphological features and stratigraphic distribution of brachiopoda, bivalvia, cephalopoda, gastropoda, trilobita, echinoidea and corals. A brief study of Gondwana flora and Siwalik mammels.
2. Stratigraphy : Principles of Stratigraphy, Criteria for determination of order to superposition of beds. Stratigraphic classification and nomenclature, Major geological divisions of India and their chief characteristics. Distributions. Lithology, life and economic importance of the following : Dharwar, Vindhyan and Gondwans Super groups; Jurassics of Kachch; Deccan traps; and Teritiary Rocks of Assam.

UPPSC - Combined Lower Subordinate Services Exam 2009 Geology Syllabus