Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad B.Tech II Year GENERAL GEOLOGY Previous Question Paper (November/December - 2017 - R15)
Note: This question paper contains two parts A and B. Part A is compulsory which carries 25 marks. Answer all questions in Part A. Part B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
Part A
What is meant by erosion?
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Erosion is the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind, water, ice, or gravity. It involves the detachment and movement of soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location to another on the Earth's surface.
Explain about plate Tectonics.
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Plate Tectonics is a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of the plates making up Earth's lithosphere. The theory posits that the lithosphere is divided into several rigid tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere, interacting at boundaries through processes like subduction, seafloor spreading, and transform faulting, which drive volcanic activity and seismic events.
Describe the buried channels.
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What are the palaeo-channels?
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What is the oxbow lake?
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What is a levee?
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What are the extrusive rocks?
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Describe eclogite.
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What is the fossil?
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Explain the diatoms.
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Part B
Explain the external dynamic process in detail.
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Write an essay on internal dynamic process.
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Give an account of origin of earth.
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Discuss the interior of the earth.
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Write an essay on fundamental concepts in geomorphology.
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Explain the types of drainage patterns.
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Describe the development of drainage basins.
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Explain the landforms in relation to rock types.
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Discuss the features of glacial erosion.
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Explain the work of streams.
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Describe the wind deposits.
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Explain the landforms formed by the action of ocean.
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Give an account of origin of igneous rocks.
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Discuss the petrographic characters of conglomerate and sandstone.
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Explain the topographic and thematic profiles.
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Describe the origin of metamorphic rocks.
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Write an essay on distribution of foraminifera.
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Describe the importance of microfossils in oil exploration.
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Discuss the distribution of ostracodes.
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Explain the importance of paleontology.
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