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Igneous Petrology - Advanced topics in Geology - Geology & Geophysics Previous Year Questions

Practice Igneous Petrology - Advanced topics in Geology - Geology & Geophysics previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

22Papers
19Years
47Questions
1Topics

Igneous Petrology question pattern

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Questions by year

Year-wise coverage for Igneous Petrology. Each bar uses a separate theme-derived color.

Difficulty distribution

How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.

Medium 32 68.1%
Easy 14 29.8%
Hard 1 2.1%

Question type distribution

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

MCQ 38 80.9%
MSQ 7 14.9%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 1 2.1%
Fill in the blanks 1 2.1%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Geology & Geophysics
47 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Advanced topics in Geology
47 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Igneous Petrology
47 Qs

Paper coverage

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

Geology and Geophysics - Geology (GG) 2026
2 Qs
Geology and Geophysics - Geophysics (GG) 2026
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 1]
4 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 1]
4 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 1]
3 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2022
4 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2020
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2019
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2018
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2017
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2016
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2014
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2013
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2012
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2011
3 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2010
3 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009
4 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2008
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2007
2 Qs

Included previous year papers

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PaperYear / sessionQuestions in this viewOpen
Geology and Geophysics - Geology (GG) 202620262View paper
Geology and Geophysics - Geophysics (GG) 202620261View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 1]20254View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 2]20251View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 1]20244View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 1]20233View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 2]20231View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 202220224View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 202020201View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201920191View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201820182View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201720171View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201620161View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201520152View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201420142View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201320132View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201220121View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201120113View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201020103View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 200920094View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 200820082View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 200720072View paper

All Igneous Petrology previous year questions

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2008 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2008

Find the correct match of mineral pair in Group I with the corresponding crystallization behaviour in Group II

Group IGroup II
P. Silica – K feldspar1. Solid solution
Q. Albite – Anorthite2. Peritectic
R. Forsterite – Silica3. Eutectic
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2008 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2008

An igneous rock with 50% olivine, 25% orthopyroxene and 25% clinopyroxene by mode will be called

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2009 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009
Which of the following accurately describes the rock ‘phonolite’ ?
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2009 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009

Formation of chromitite from a basaltic magma can be explained by

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2009 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009
The name of the rock is

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2009 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009

On partially melting this rock, the first melt will have the composition of point

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2010 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2010

A rock with equal modal contents of quartz, plagioclase and orthoclase is known as

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2010 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2010
The first mineral to crystallize will be
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2010 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2010
Silica-undersaturated minerals are
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2011 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2011

The igneous rock falling in the shaded field of the figure below is

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2011 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2011

Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion (a) and Reason (r).

Assertion: Strontium concentration in a basic magma decreases with fractional crystallization of plagioclase.

Reason: Strontium is a compatible trace element in plagioclase during magmatic crystallization.

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2011 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2011
The magma series typical of the arc is

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2012 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2012

A potassic ultrabasic hybrid igneous rock containing macrocrysts of olivine, Cr-rich diopside, phlogopite and pyrope in a groundmass of serpentine, carbonate and perovskite can be named as

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2013 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2013
Match the items in Group I with those in Group II.
Group I
P. Kersantite
Q. Fenite
R. Mugearite
S. Phonolite
Group II
1. Hornblende-diopside-plagioclase lamprophyre
2. Basaltic trachyandesite
3. Volcanic nepheline syenite
4. Biotite-plagioclase lamprophyre
5. Metasomatic rock associated with carbonatites
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2013 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2013

Mantle xenoliths are observed in

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2014 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2014
Match the alkaline rocks listed in Group I with their characteristics listed in Group II
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2014 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2014

In the given ternary (Fo = forsterite; Di = diopside; An = anorthite) eutectic diagram, the point A represents the composition of magma. What will be the sequence of crystallization during cooling of this magma?

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2015 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015
Which one of the following statements describing aspects of partial melting behavior of a binary eutectic system is NOT TRUE?
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2015 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2015

Chemical analysis reveals that basalts contain much more aluminum (Al2O3 ~ 15%) in comparison to peridotites (Al2O3 ~ 4%). This is because they contain

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2016 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geology · Igneous Petrology
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2016
The figure shows the liquidus phase relations in the forsterite-anorthite-silica system at 1 bar pressure. From the options below, identify the CORRECT reaction that takes place at the isobaric invariant point P.
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