M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2017
Second Semester
Applied Geology
MARINE GEOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all the questions.
1. Write notes on Isostasy with a diagram.
2. What are barrier islands? Give examples.
3. Write notes on hydrophones.
4. What type of continental margin of India is? Explain
briefly.
5. Explain in brief the different types of buoys.
6. Write notes on littoral currents.
7. List the different types of heavy minerals found along the
Indian beaches.
8. What are Chemogenous deposits?
9. Name few off shore Petroliferous basins of India.
10. Write notes on turbo drilling method of oil exploration.
Sub. Code
464701
RW-097
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Wk6
Part B x 5 25)
Answer all the questions either or
Each question carries equal marks.
11. Write notes on sea floor spreading.
Or
Give an account on the submarine earthquakes and
volcanism.
12. Explain the off shore gravity and magnetic surveys.
Or
Explain various marine geophysical instruments
employed in ocean studies.
13. Discuss and distinguish between storm surges and
tsunamis.
Or
Give an account on the historical review of
oceanography.
14. Describe various beach placer deposits.
Or
Give an outline on the methods of mining of beach
sands.
15. Give an account on ocean laws and management.
Or
Write notes on the environmental impact of mining.
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Wk6
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Give a detailed account on the classification of coast and
marine sediments.
17. Write an essay on the various Geophysical methods of
exploration of hydrocarbons.
18. Describe the following
Tides and currents
Oceanography ships and platforms.
19. Explain the origin, mineralogy and distribution of
manganese nodules.
20. Write an essay on the origin and occurrence of
hydrocarbons with a note on supportive evidences for
organic origin of petroleum.
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