What is the syllabus of PUCAT Geology?

<p>Candidates can get an idea of PUCAT Geology syllabus below:</p><p>Origin of Earth; Radiometric dating methods of rocks, Geological time scale; Internal structure and&nbsp;chemical composition of the Earth, Weathering, Landforms related to wind, rivers and glaciers.&nbsp;Basic concepts of plate tectonics and sea-floor spreading; Basic concept of stress and strain.&nbsp;Measurement of dip, strike and thickness of beds; Forms of igneous bodies; Fold and faults. Basic<br>idea about crystal, crystal growth and crystallization; Crystal systems. Twinning and common twin&nbsp;laws; Physical properties, chemical composition, occurrences and uses of minerals belonging to the&nbsp;Silica, Feldspar, Feldspathoid, Amphibole, Pyroxene, Olivine, Mica and Garnet families. Principles&nbsp;of stratigraphy. Physical and structural subdivisions of the Indian subcontinent and their characters.&nbsp;Brief idea of Archaean and Proterozoic successions of Peninsular India. Marine and non-marine&nbsp;Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic successions of the Himalayan and Peninsular India; Gondwana&nbsp;super group; Deccan traps and Siwalik Group. Process of fossilization; Preliminary idea of origin&nbsp;of life and Precambrian fossil records; Morphology and geological history of Bivalvia, Gastropoda, &nbsp;Brachiopoda, Cephalopoda and Trilobita. Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks; Bowen&rsquo;s<br>Reaction series; Magmatic differentiation and assimilation; Texture of igneous rocks; IUGS classification of igneous rocks, Phase rule; mineralogical characteristics of acidic, basic, alkaline&nbsp;and ultramafic igneous rocks. Origin and classification of sedimentary rocks; Diagenesis; Texture&nbsp;of sedimentary rocks; Sediment characteristics; Sedimentary structures. Definition, agents and<br>types of metamorphism; Metamorphic rocks: texture, structure and classification; Process of&nbsp;formation of ores, Occurrence, origin and distribution of important mineral deposits of India.&nbsp;Conventional and non-conventional Energy resource; Concept of surface and subsurface mining.&nbsp;Remote sensing concepts and its applications in Geology; Groundwater and its vertical distribution<br>types; Types of aquifers. Geological hazards namely Earthquakes, Landslides, Floods and Tsunami.</p>

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