Part B1 Geology (60M) — GATE Geology and Geophysics (GG)
Part B1 Geology (60M) for GATE Geology and Geophysics (GG): all 14 topics, with study resources and previous year questions for each.
Topics in Part B1 Geology (60M)
- Geomorphology (GATE GG) — Geomorphology: Basic geomorphic concepts, Geomorphic processes, and agents; Development and evolution of landforms in continental and oceanic settings; Landsca…
- Structural Geology (GATE GG) — Structural Geology: Stress and strain analysis, deformation mechanisms, primary and secondary structures; Geometry and genesis of planar and linear structures…
- Crystallography and Mineralogy (GATE GG) — Crystallography and Mineralogy: Elements of crystal symmetry, form, and twinning; Crystallographic projections; Classification of minerals, physical and optica…
- Geochemistry (GATE GG) — Geochemistry: Nucleosynthesis and cosmic abundance of elements; Classification and components of meteorites; Geochemical affinities and distribution of major,…
- Igneous Petrology (GATE GG) — Igneous Petrology: Classification and textures of common igneous rocks; Mantle melting; Magmatic differentiation; Role of major, trace, and rare earth elements…
- Thermodynamics (GATE GG) — Thermodynamics: Equilibrium, Gibbs free energy; enthalpy, entropy, energy, Clapeyron Equation, Mineral stability and Phase equilibria, Schreinmakers rules; Pha…
- Sedimentology (GATE GG) — Sedimentology: Texture, structure, sedimentary processes, physical principles related to fluid flow; Statistical analysis in sedimentology; Petrology of common…
- Metamorphic Petrology (GATE GG) — Metamorphic Petrology: Structures and textures of metamorphic rocks; Extreme metamorphism; Metamorphic facies and grades; Paired metamorphic belts; Mineral rea…
- Paleontology (GATE GG) — Paleontology: Diversity of life through time, mass extinctions- causes and effects; Taphonomy - processes of fossilization. functional morphology of invertebra…
- Stratigraphy (GATE GG) — Stratigraphy: Principles of stratigraphy, concepts of correlation and their applications in Indian stratigraphy; Quantitative Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraph…
- Resource Geology (GATE GG) — Resource Geology: Ore-mineralogy; Ore forming processes - magmatic, hydrothermal, sedimentary, supergene, and metamorphogenic ores; Fluid inclusions in ore gen…
- Engineering Geology (GATE GG) — Engineering Geology: Physico-mechanical properties of rocks and soils; rock index tests; Rock failure criteria (Mohr-Coulomb, Griffith, and Hoek-Brown criteria…
- Hydrogeology (GATE GG) — Hydrogeology: Porosity and permeability; Groundwater storage and aquifer properties; Darcy’s law; Hydraulic conductivity and groundwater flow dynamics; Groundw…
- Remote Sensing (GATE GG) — Remote Sensing: EM spectrum, multispectral remote sensing in visible, infrared, thermal IR and microwave regions including hyperspectral; Digital processing of…