Part A Common (25M) — GATE Geology and Geophysics (GG)
Part A Common (25M) for GATE Geology and Geophysics (GG): all 9 topics, with study resources and previous year questions for each.
Topics in Part A Common (25M)
- Introduction to Earth and planetary systems (GATE GG) — Introduction to Earth and planetary systems: Terrestrial planets and moons of the solar system; Concept of isostasy, Internal structure of Earth – elasticity,…
- Plate Tectonics (GATE GG) — Plate Tectonics: Type of plate boundaries; Plate motions and driving mechanisms; Processes at plate boundaries - volcanism, seismicity, orogenesis, sea-floor s…
- Earth surface processes (GATE GG) — Earth surface processes: Landforms created by hillslopes, rivers, wind, glaciers, oceans, and volcanoes.
- Basic structural geology (GATE GG) — Basic structural geology: Mohr’s circle, stress, strain, and material response; Brittle and ductile deformation; Nomenclature and classification of folds and f…
- Mineralogy (GATE GG) — Mineralogy: Silicate crystal structure, physical and chemical properties of common rock-forming minerals.
- Common Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks (GATE GG) — Common Igneous: Sedimentary, and metamorphic-rocks: composition, structure, and formation processes.
- Stratigraphy and Geological time scale (GATE GG) — Stratigraphy and Geological time scale: Relative and absolute time, Half-life, decay constant, radioactive equilibrium, stratigraphic principles, and major str…
- Introduction to remote sensing (GATE GG) — Introduction to remote sensing: Energy sources and radiation principles, atmospheric absorption, interaction of energy with Earth’s surface; Engineering proper…
- Elements of hydrogeology (GATE GG) — Elements of hydrogeology: Principles and applications of gravity, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, seismic, and radiometric methods of prospecting for oi…