B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Fifth Semester
Geology
Elective — FIELD GEOLOGY
(CBCS 2011 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions briefly.
1. What is hand lens?
2. What is fossil?
3. What is strike line?
4. Define dip angle.
5. What is true thickness?
6. What is repetition of outcrop?
7. What is channel sampling?
8. Define sample.
9. What are common structural symbols used in maps?
10. What is indexing of map?
Sub. Code
1BGEE1A
AFC-10318
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Wk 10
Part B x 5 25)
Answer all questions, shortly choosing either or
11. Write short note on field equipments.
Or
What is outcrop and where to look for outcrops?
12. Write short note on influence of dip and ground
slope on outcrops.
Or
Write short notes on topographic features.
13. Write short notes on determination of vertical
thickness of bed in the field.
Or
Write in short how repetition of bed occurs in an
outcrop.
14. Write short note on uses of clinometers compass
with neat sketch.
Or
Write short notes on bore hole sampling.
15. Write short note on conventional signs used in the
geological map.
Or
Write short note on plotting attitude of bed.
AFC-10318
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Wk 10
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Discuss about the estimation of ore reserves.
17. Explain the methods of representing topography on
maps.
18. Discuss the relationship between true thickness and
vertical thickness.
19. Write in detail about the coning and quartering methods
of sampling.
20. Explain the significance of preparation of geological
maps.
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