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Common Section - Geology & Geophysics Previous Year Questions

Practice Common Section - Geology & Geophysics previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

24Papers
20Years
459Questions
1Topics

Common Section question pattern

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Questions by year

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Difficulty distribution

How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.

Easy 352 76.7%
Medium 104 22.7%
Hard 3 0.7%

Question type distribution

MCQ, numerical, multiple-select and other formats found in these papers.

MCQ 363 79.1%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 61 13.3%
MSQ 24 5.2%
Fill in the blanks 10 2.2%
Subjective 1 0.2%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Geology & Geophysics
459 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Common Section
459 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Introduction to Earth and planetary systems
144 Qs
Earth surface processes
65 Qs
Basic structural geology
61 Qs
Stratigraphy and Geological time scale
59 Qs
Elements of hydrogeology
42 Qs
Plate Tectonics
35 Qs
Introduction to remote sensing
25 Qs
Mineralogy
15 Qs
Common Igneous
13 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

Geology and Geophysics - Geology (GG) 2026
18 Qs
Geology and Geophysics - Geophysics (GG) 2026
5 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 1]
22 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 2]
15 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 1]
14 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 2]
5 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 1]
17 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 2]
8 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2022
29 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2021
11 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2020
13 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2019
14 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2018
27 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2017
27 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2016
14 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015
10 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2014
21 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2013
32 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2012
41 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2011
25 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2010
32 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009
19 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2008
20 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2007
20 Qs

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Introduction to Earth and planetary systems

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144 questions23 papers20 years

Earth surface processes

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65 questions21 papers20 years

Basic structural geology

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61 questions22 papers18 years

Stratigraphy and Geological time scale

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59 questions23 papers19 years

Elements of hydrogeology

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42 questions23 papers20 years

Plate Tectonics

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35 questions16 papers16 years

Introduction to remote sensing

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25 questions17 papers15 years

Mineralogy

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15 questions9 papers8 years

Common Igneous

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13 questions11 papers10 years

Included previous year papers

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Geology and Geophysics - Geology (GG) 20262026
18 questions in this view		2026
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Geology and Geophysics - Geophysics (GG) 20262026
5 questions in this view		2026
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 1]2025
22 questions in this view		2025
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 2]2025
15 questions in this view		2025
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 1]2024
14 questions in this view		2024
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 2]2024
5 questions in this view		2024
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 1]2023
17 questions in this view		2023
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 2]2023
8 questions in this view		2023
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20222022
29 questions in this view		2022
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20212021
11 questions in this view		2021
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20202020
13 questions in this view		2020
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20192019
14 questions in this view		2019
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20182018
27 questions in this view		2018
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20172017
27 questions in this view		2017
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20162016
14 questions in this view		2016
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20152015
10 questions in this view		2015
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20142014
21 questions in this view		2014
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20132013
32 questions in this view		2013
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20122012
41 questions in this view		2012
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20112011
25 questions in this view		2011
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20102010
32 questions in this view		2010
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20092009
19 questions in this view		2009
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20082008
20 questions in this view		2008
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Geology & Geophysics (GG) 20072007
20 questions in this view		2007
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Sample previous year questions

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2008 · Geology & Geophysics · Common Section · Introduction to Earth and planetary systems
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2008
The planet having density less than 1.0 gm/cm³ is
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2009 · Geology & Geophysics · Common Section · Introduction to Earth and planetary systems
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009
The Gutenberg discontinuity is located at a depth of around
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2010 · Geology & Geophysics · Common Section · Basic structural geology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2010

Outcrop pattern parallel to topographic contours signifies

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2011 · Geology & Geophysics · Common Section · Introduction to Earth and planetary systems
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2011

Which of the following statements is TRUE for the temperature variation with altitude in the earth’s atmosphere?

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2012 · Geology & Geophysics · Common Section · Mineralogy
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2012
In Mohs' scale of hardness, how many minerals are of silicate composition?
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2013 · Geology & Geophysics · Common Section · Introduction to Earth and planetary systems
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2013
It takes approximately __________ minutes for sunlight to reach the Earth.
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