CUET PG 2024 Geology Question Paper And Analysis: Students Reactions and Expected Cutoff
Central University Entrance Test Postgraduate 2025 ( CUET-PG )
CUET PG 2024 Geology subject exam was conducted in the first shift from 9:00 to 10:45. Applicants who appeared in the CUET PG 2024 exam for Geology subject can check the topics from which maximum questions will be asked, question paper analysis, good attempts in the subjects, and well difficulty level of the exam.
Applicants who appeared with Geology subject as their major subject can check the CUET PG 2024 Geology Question Paper analysis here. The CUET PG 2024 exam will be conducted in multiple shifts between March 11 to 28, 2024 in India.
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Along with this CUET PG Geology memory-based questions and answers, difficulty level of the exam, students reaction and expected cutoff will also be updated on this page after the conclusion of the exam.
NTA, National Testing Agency is the examination conducting body of CUET PG examination. The exam syllabus, structure of the examination is set by the NTA for the ongoing academic session.
On the basis of previous year's trends it is highly expected that NTA will set the CUET PG 2024 structure in such a way that the examination will have 2 sections to be attempted by the candidates. The section I of the examintion will be General Aptitude specific and Section II will be subject domain specific which depends upon the subject choose by the candidates while filling up the CUET PG 2024 examination. There is no complusion in attempting any question asked in the examination. However, it is being advised not to attempt the questions for which candiates are not sure about their answer. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer marked by the candidates.
There are 25 questions in Section 1 of CUET PG exam. This section is compulsory for all.
NTA will release the provisional answer key of Geology subject for the CUET PG exam in the first week of April 2024. While CUET PG Result along with the final answer key will be released in the last week of July 2024.
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According to the students who appeared in the CUET PG exam on the first day it can be said that questions that were asked from Geology subjects were Moderately Difficult. Some questions were tricky and some were lengthy in comparison to last year's exam. Most all the questions were from the syllabus only, no question was asked from out of the syllabus.
Most of the students attempted between 55 to 65 questions of Geology subjects in the CUET PG exam.
There are 75 questions asked in Section 2 of the CUET PG exam. This section contains domain-specific questions on the subject that you have chosen.
- CUET PG Geology Question Paper Structure
- CUET PG Geology Syllabus
- CUET PG Geology Expected Cutoff 2024
CUET PG Geology Question Paper Structure
Applicants who will appear in the exam need to check the updated exam pattern of CUET PG from the below mentioned table:
| Parameters |
Details |
|---|---|
| Total No of Questions |
75 |
| Marking Scheme |
+4 for 1 correct answer -1 for 1 incorrect answer |
| Total Marks |
300 |
CUET PG First Day Shift 1 Student Reactions
CUET PG Geology Syllabus
The questions of Geology subject will be prepared from the Geology syllabus. A detailed description of topics is mentioned below:
| Unit |
Description of Topics |
|---|---|
| Physical Geology |
Introduction to Geology and its scope, Earth and solar system: origin, size, shape, mass, density and its atmosphere. A brief account of various theories regarding the origin and age of the Earth. Brief idea of interior of earth and its composition. Weathering and erosion: factors, types and their effects. Earthquakes: nature of seismic waves, their intensity and magnitude scale; Origin of earthquake. Volcanoes: types, products and causes of volcanism. |
| Geodynamics |
Earth as a dynamic system. Elementary idea of continental drift, sea-floor spreading and mid-oceanic ridges. Paleomagnetism and its application. Plate Tectonics: the concept, plate margins, orogeny, deep sea trenches, island arcs and volcanic arcs. |
| Stratigraphy |
Definition, Principle of stratigraphy; Geological Time Scale and stratigraphic classification; Physiographic division of India. Study of following Precambrian succession: Dharwar, Cuddapha, Vindhyan and Delhi Supergroups; Brief idea of Palaeozoic succession of northwestern Himalaya; Triassic of Spiti; Mesozoic type secession of Kutch and Rajasthan; Cretaceous of Tiruchirapalli. Study of following type localities: Gondwana and Deccan Trap. Paleogene- Neogene sequences of northwest Himalaya and Assam. |
| Economic Geology |
Concept of ore and ore deposits, ore minerals and gangue minerals; Tenor of ores; Metallic and nonmetallic ore minerals; Strategic, Critical and essential minerals. Processes of formation of ore deposits; Magmatic, contact metasomatic, hydrothermal, sedimentation. Study of important metallic (Cu, Pb, Zn Mn, Fe, Au, Al) and non-metallic (industrial) minerals (gypsum, magnesite, mica). Distribution of coal and petroleum in India.
|
| Mineralogy |
Introduction to Mineralogy, Definition and characters of mineral. Physical properties of minerals. Chemical composition and diagnostic physical properties of minerals such as: Quartz, Orthoclase, Microcline, Hypersthene, Hornblende, Garnet, Muscovite, Biotite, Chlorite, Olivine, Epidote, Calcite. Polarizing microscope, its parts and functioning; Ordinary and polarized lights; Common optical properties observed under ordinary, polarized lights and crossed nicols. Optical properties of some common rock forming minerals (Quartz, Orthoclase, Microcline, Olivine, Augite, Hornblende, Muscovite, Biotite, Garnet, Calcite). |
| Geomorphology |
Basic principles of Geomorphology, geomorphological cycles, weathering and erosion; geomorphic mapping- tools and techniques. Epigene/ exogenic processes: degradation and aggradation. Hypogene/endogenic processes; Diastrophism and volcanism, Extraterrestrial processes; Geological work of wind, glacier, river, underground water and ocean. |
| Crystallography |
Crystals and their characters, form, face, edge, solid angle; Interfacial angle and their measurements; Crystallographic axes and angles. Crystal parameters, Weiss and Miller system of notations. Symmetry elements and description of normal class of Isometric, Tetragonal, Hexagonal, Trigonal, Orthorhombic, Monoclinic and Triclinic systems. |
| Resource Management |
Energy resources (Conventional and non-conventional), watershed management, land use planning, management of water resources, land reclamation. |
| Paleontology |
Definition, Fossils: definition, characters, binomial nomenclature in taxonomy, mode of preservation, condition of fossilization and significance of fossils. Morphology and geological distribution of brachiopods, pelecypods, cephalopods. Morphology and geological distribution of trilobite, echinoidea. Evolutionary history of horse. Morphology, distribution and significance of Gondwana flora. |
| Environmental Geology |
Earth and its spheres: atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere and Man; Earth Material. Energy budget: Solar radiation. Global environments: coastal, riverine, desertic, tropical, cold, polar. Concept of global warming and climate change. Geological hazards: Earthquakes, volcanism, landslides, avalanches, floods, droughts; Hazard mitigation. |
CUET PG Geology Expected Cutoff 2024
The CUET PG cut off for Geology subject will be updated in the below-mentioned table after it is out officially. By taking input from the applicants who appeared in the exam, the CUET PG Geology expected cutoff is mentioned below:
| Subject |
Expected Cut off Marks 2024 |
|---|---|
| Geology |
160-170 |
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