Kerala University 2009 B.Tech Bioinformatics Final Year B.Sc ,, – V : Indian Geology and Economic Geology - Question Paper

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Final Year B.Sc. Degree Examination, March 2009

Part – III : Group – VI : GEOLOGY

Paper – V : Indian Geology and Economic Geology



Time : three Hours Max. Marks : 60


Instruction : Illustrate your answers with sketches if necessary.

I. Answer any ten of the subsequent :

1) The division ranging from Patcham and Katrol in the Kutch region.

2) Age of Utta thur beds in Trichinopoly.

3) Sedimentary formation obtained in ranging from Deccan trap flows.

4) Mio Pliocene succession which is obtained in the Kerala coast.

5) Unconformity separating Archean and Proterozoic.

6) The formation from where barytes are mined in Andhra Pradesh.

7) The part of an ore deposit from which a metal or metals is not extracted.

8) The process of formation of Bauxite.

9) Important mineral deposit mined in Jadaguda in Bihar.

10) High temperature hydrothermal deposits that occur nearer to the intrusives.

11) Typical mineral formed by the process of sublimates.

12) Mineral composition of Monazite. (10×½=5 Marks)




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II. Define any ten of the subsequent :

1) Syngenetic deposits.

2) Stock works.

3) Siderophile elements.

4) Metallogenic epoch.

5) Ceramic minerals.

6) Seismic surveys.

7) Shield areas.

8) Bagh beds.

9) Raj Mahal series.

10) Erinpura granite.

11) Semri series.

12) Muth Quartzite. (10×1=10 Marks)

III. Describe any ten of the subsequent in a snippet :

1) Placer deposits.

2) Metamorphic deposits.

3) Manganese deposits of India.

4) Grades of coal.

5) Late magmatic deposits.

6) Important building stones of India.

7) Khondalites.


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8) Warkallai beds.
9) Upper Cuddapahs
10) Damuda series.
11) Sargurs of Karnataka.
12) Climate during Gondwana. (10×2½=25 Marks)
IV. discuss the process and products of supergene sulphide enrichment.

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elaborate the Hydrothermal processes of ore formation ? define hydrothermal replacement deposits. (1×10=10 Marks)

V. Discuss Deccan trap Volcanism. Add a note on the economic importance, intertrappeans and age.

OR

define the cretaceous of Tamil Nadu. Comment on the economic importance, fossil assemblage and age. (1×10=10 Marks)





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