Geology Syllabus for IAS Preliminary Exam
Part-I
(a) General Geology : Solar System. The Earth : its origin, age and internal constitution. Volcanoes-types, distribution geological effects and products. Earthquakes-intensity, magnitude, distribution, causes and effects. Elementary ideas about isostasy, geosynclines, mountain building, continental drift, sea floor spreading and platetectonics.
(b) Geomorphology : Basic concepts. External and internal [...]

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