QP GeolM 23 GEO PHYSICS PAPER I 240623
QP GeolM 23 GEO PHYSICS PAPER I 240623
QP GeolM 23 GEO PHYSICS PAPER I 240623
GEO-PHYSICS
PAPER—I
Out of the remaining EIGHT questions, FOUR questions are to be attempted choosing
TWO from each Section.
Neat sketches may be drawn to illustrate answers, wherever required. These shall be
Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must
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SECTION—A
where b= re. Calculate the total current flowing in the conductor if radius
0
ro =1 cm.
depth (2), dimension (R) and density contrast (p.) for the ore body. Write the
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The igneous rock of susceptibility 0-18 (SI) intrudes the host sedimentary rock
of susceptibility 3 x10~* (SI) and forms an anticlinal horizontal cylinder.
(i) Assuming that the rocks are magnetised in the vertical direction by the
vertical component of the magnetic field of strength 38000 nT, calculate
the induced magnetisation contrast between the igneous and sedimentary
rocks.
(ii) Assuming that the radius of the horizontal cylinder is one-third the depth
to the cylindrical axis, calculate the maximum value of the vertical field
anomaly over the cylinder.
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obtained? 8+2=10
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Obtain the inverse of the following matrix using Singular Value Decomposition
(SVD) of the matrix :
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Define Apparent Polar Wander (APW) path in the context of continental drift
theory. How do APW paths of the continents provide evidence to the
continental drift? What are the limitations of the APW studies of Precambrian
rocks?
Calculate the bulk modulus (K), shear modulus (1) and Poisson’s ratio (o) for
the lower crust using the values for P-wave velocity (Vp) as 7-4 km s7!, S-wave
The d, 4 is the half-width value at jth of the maximum gravity value measured
over a buried sphere of uniform density p. If z is the depth from the surface to
the centre of the sphere, derive the expression for d,,, in terms of z.
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obtained? 2+4+4=10
(i) Derive an expression for the change of gravity value with latitude.
(ii) What will be the change in the gravity values in milligals per kilometre
along northward direction at latitude 30°? [Use radius of the earth =
6371 km]
(i) With the help of a neat sketch, differentiate between a forward problem
and an inverse problem in terms of model, model parameters and data.
Formulate a linear inverse problem d=Gm (d : data matrix; m : model
parameters matrix) for the given 10 temperature values (13, T5,---, Tig) at
10 depth levels (zy, 25, +, 2) by assuming the model T =m; e™2* (m; and
(ii) How will you solve the linear inverse problem formulated above using a
least square solution?
With the help of a neat sketch, describe the elastic rebound model that
explains the origin of a tectonic earthquake.
Describe the Gauss’s law for magnetic fields. What are the geophysical
constraints provided by the Gauss’s law for magnetic field due to localised
magnetisation distribution buried in the subsurface? Assume the lateral extent
of the magnetic survey to be large compared to the size of the magnetisation
distribution (sources).