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Seismology and Interior of the Earth - Advanced topics in Geophysics - Geology & Geophysics Previous Year Questions

Practice Seismology and Interior of the Earth - Advanced topics in Geophysics - Geology & Geophysics previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

22Papers
18Years
48Questions
1Topics

Seismology and Interior of the Earth question pattern

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Questions by year

Year-wise coverage for Seismology and Interior of the Earth. Each bar uses a separate theme-derived color.

Difficulty distribution

How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.

Easy 26 54.2%
Medium 22 45.8%

Question type distribution

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

MCQ 38 79.2%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 5 10.4%
MSQ 4 8.3%
Fill in the blanks 1 2.1%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Geology & Geophysics
48 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Advanced topics in Geophysics
48 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Seismology and Interior of the Earth
48 Qs

Paper coverage

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

Geology and Geophysics - Geophysics (GG) 2026
4 Qs
Geology and Geophysics - Geology (GG) 2026
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 2]
4 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 1]
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 2]
3 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 1]
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 1]
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2022
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2021
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2020
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2019
3 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2018
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2017
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2016
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2014
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2013
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2011
2 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2010
1 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009
3 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2008
3 Qs
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2007
4 Qs

Included previous year papers

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PaperYear / sessionQuestions in this viewOpen
Geology and Geophysics - Geology (GG) 202620261View paper
Geology and Geophysics - Geophysics (GG) 202620264View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 1]20251View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 2]20254View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 1]20241View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 2]20243View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 1]20232View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2023 [Session 2]20232View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 202220222View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 202120212View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 202020202View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201920193View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201820181View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201720172View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201620162View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201420142View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201320131View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201120112View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 201020101View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 200920093View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 200820083View paper
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 200720074View paper

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2008 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2008

The shear wave is

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2008 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2008

Liquid outer core is evidenced by shadow zone for direct P-wave in the epicentral distance of

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2008 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2008

The Lame's coefficient (λ) can be written in terms of compressibility of the material (β) and Poisson's ratio (σ) as

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2009 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009

In paleomagnetism, detrital magnetization is an important process for study of

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2009 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009

A Geiger-Muller counter is used for measuring

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2009 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2009

PKIKP is a seismic body wave which travels through

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2010 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2010

Sunspots are regions of

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2011 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2011

The P-wave velocity of the earth’s mantle at the Mohorovičić discontinuity is

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2011 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2011
The Poisson ratio (\( \sigma \)) for rocks in terms of Lame’s constants \( \lambda \) and \( \mu \) is
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2013 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2013

Geomagnetic secular variations originate from the

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2014 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2014
The S-wave velocity of a medium having a Poisson’s ratio and a P-wave velocity of 0.5 and 3 km/s respectively is ______ km/s.
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2014 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2014

The PkiKP phase denotes the passage of a seismic wave in the Earth as

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2016 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2016
The S-wave shadow zone of the Earth ranges from __________.
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2016 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2016
Which one of the following is the ray path for the P-wave that converts to S-wave while passing through the solid inner core?
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2022 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2022
Which among the following is/are CORRECT statement(s) about the Van Allen radiation belts?
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2022 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2022
The given figure shows ray paths for direct P and P-to-S converted phases recorded at a station on the surface (R) for a teleseismic event. Given that the ray parameter (p) is 0.1 s/km, the arrival time difference between the P-to-S converted phase and the direct P-phase at the receiver R is ______ sec. [round off to 2 decimal places]
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2024 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 1]
The given figure shows the ray path of a P–wave propagating through the Earth. Choose the CORRECT P–phase corresponding to the ray path.

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2024 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 2]

With increasing depth in the Earth, the P-wave velocity shows a significant decrease across which one of the following boundaries?

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2024 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2024 [Session 2]

The given beach-ball figure denotes the focal mechanism corresponding to which one of the following faults?

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2025 · Geology & Geophysics · Advanced topics in Geophysics · Seismology and Interior of the Earth
Geology & Geophysics (GG) 2025 [Session 1]

The ratio of P-wave to S-wave velocities, Vp/Vs, within the Earth depends on

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