View 302 Lectures- 263 hrs on ISRO NRSC (Remote Sensing Scientist/Engineer) [SC] Geology (Part A)

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1. Universe & Solar System, Earth: Major Terminologies and Concepts 43 mins
2. Planets: Inner and Outer Planets; Asteroids, Comets, Oort Clouds; Meteor, Meteoroids; Satellites 45 mins
3. Sun: Layers; Stars: Formation, Decay, Classification 1h : 4m
4. Modern Theories on the Origin of the Earth and Other Planetary Bodies 1h : 13m
5. Three Core Orbital Parameters 52 mins
6. 3 Laws of Kepler and Newton՚s Derivation 52 mins
7. Fundamental Principles of Radioactive Decay 1h : 14m
8. U-Pb System; Rb-Sr System; Sm-Nd Systm; K-Ar System 1h : 50m
9. Meteorites and Their Classification 1h : 13m
10. Earth՚s Gravity Field and Magnetic Field 1h : 42m
11. Earth՚s Thermal Structure 1h : 7m
12. Concept of Geoid and Spheroid 47 mins
13. Isostasy: Models, Rebound and Anamolies 1h : 10m
14. Folds, Types of Folds 53 mins
15. Joints and Types of Joints 28 mins
16. Faults, Types of Faults 32 mins
17. Unconformities & Types of Unconformities 23 mins
18. Nappes & Types; Outliers & Inliers 17 mins
19. Crystal and Characters 18 mins
20. Crystal Forms: Characteristics, Importance, Classification 34 mins
21. Crystal Forms and Habits; Zone and Zone Law 25 mins
22. Crystallographic Reference: Parameters, Axes and Axial Notation 24 mins
23. Weiss Parameters & Miller Indices 28 mins
24. Crystakllography: Symmetry, Bravais Lattice, Crystal Class, Mineral Distribution, Space Group 1h : 29m
25. Symmetry Elements of the Isometric (Cubic) System 46 mins
26. Symmetry Elements of the Tetragonal and Orthorhombic Crystal System 44 mins
27. Symmetry of the Hexagonal & Trigonal Systems 27 mins
28. Hydrological Cycle 5 mins
29. Ocean Topography, Layers & Major Oceans of World 31 mins
30. Soil: Soil Profile, Characteristics 14 mins
31. Biogeography: Soil Characteristics - Depth, Mineral Content, PH 11 mins
32. Genesis of Soil & Classification of Soils 47 mins
33. Soil Erosion & Conversion 11 mins
34. Agroforestry vs Social Forestry: Objectives, Types and Limitations 30 mins
35. Environmental Geography & Principles of Ecology 22 mins
36. Ozone Depletion, Green House Effect, Global Warming, Biodiversity Depletion 24 mins
37. Pollution & Its Types, Control of Pollution 26 mins
38. Environmental Degradation & Management 41 mins
39. India՚s Physical Settings: Structure & Physiographic Regions 1h : 38m
40. India: Drainage & Rivers 23 mins
41. India: Environmental Hazards - Earthquakes, Cyclones, Tsunami, Pollution & Their Prevention 18 mins
42. India: Environmental Degradation & Management; Deforestation & Desertification 58 mins
43. India: Soil Erosion, Environmental Awareness & Protection, Policy and Management 32 mins
44. India: Sustainable Development Goals & Millennium Development Goals 13 mins
45. GIS (Geographic Information System): Data, Components, Disciplines, Applications, Process 43 mins
46. GIS (Geographic Information System): Vector & Raster Data; Software; Analysis 43 mins
47. Photogrammetry - Aerial Photography: Types, Elements, Terminology 53 mins
48. Photogrammetry - Aerial Photography: Distortion, Displacement, Films, GPS, Applications 50 mins
49. Stages of Remote Sensing Process; Electromagnetic Spectrum & Radiation Laws 37 mins
50. Energy Interactions & Spectral Reflectance 22 mins
51. Remote Sensing: Reflection, Spectral Bands & Components of Remote Sensing 40 mins
52. Platforms, Sensors & Satellites 24 mins
53. Remote Sensing: Resolution, Scanning, Satellites, Data Transmission & Image Interpretation 1h : 15m
54. Digital Image Processing- Preprocessing, Image Enhancement; Applications of Remote Sensing 1h : 24m
55. Concept of Point Group: Symmetry, Rotoinversion, Combination of Operations 23 mins
56. Concept of Space Groups: Operators and Symmetry 15 mins
57. Concept of Reciprocal Lattice 22 mins
58. Diffraction: Principles, Intensity and Methods 36 mins
59. Imaging: Optical and Electron Microscope; SEM 27 mins
60. Mineralogical Spectroscopy & Types; Crystal Field Theory 44 mins
61. Lattice Defects: Point, Linear and Planar 35 mins
62. Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Minerals 43 mins
63. Optical Properties of Minerals: Double Refraction, Diaphaneity (Opacity), Pleochroism, Luminescence 57 mins
64. Bonding and Crystal Structure of Common Oxides 53 mins
65. Bonding and Crystal Structure of Common Sulphides 54 mins
66. Bonding and Crystal Structure of Common Silicates 23 mins
67. Bonding and Crystal Structure of Orthosilicates 42 mins
68. Bonding and Crystal Structure of Dis-Silicates Group 36 mins
69. Bonding and Crystal Structure of Cyclo-Silicate Group of Minerals 38 mins
70. Bonding and Crystal Structure of Ino-Silicate Group of Minerals 38 mins
71. Bonding and Crystal Structure of Phyllo-Silicates Group 48 mins
72. Bonding and Crystal Structure of Framework-Silicates Group 52 mins
73. Transformation of Minerals 34 mins
74. Solid Solution: Structure, Composition, Rule & Types 34 mins
75. Exsolution: Structure, Composition, Examples 19 mins
76. Steady State Geotherm 44 mins
77. Genesis of Magma 38 mins
78. Properties of Magma: Temperature, Types, Viscosity, Pressure 22 mins
79. Emplacement of Magma: Types, Components, Factors, Stokes Law 45 mins
80. Crystallization of Magma: Types, Components, Separation, Stages and Assimilation 44 mins
81. Phase Equilibrium Studies of Simple Systems 34 mins
82. Phase Equilibrium Studies of Binary System with Complete Solid Solutions 34 mins
83. Phase Equilibrium Studies of Binary Eutectic System 30 mins
84. Phase Equilibrium Studies of Binary Peritectic System 35 mins
85. Effect of Volatile on Melt Equilibrium 32 mins
86. Magma Mixing and Mingling 31 mins
87. Metamorphic Structure and Texture: Mineral Growth, Cataclastic Flow, Solution Transfer, Recovery, Recrystallization 52 mins
88. Texture of Contact Metamorphism 31 mins
89. Metamorphic Structures and Texture: Shear Sense, Mantled Porphyroclast 45 mins
90. Regional Orogenic Metamorphic Textures: Tectonites, Foliation, Lineations 1h : 1m
91. Metamorphic Textures: Regional, Kinematics, Inclusions 1h : 12m
92. Metamorphic Isograds and Facies 41 mins
93. Metamorphic Reactions: Exsolution, Net Transfer, Polymorphic 32 mins
94. Metamorphic Reactions: Devolatilization, Continuous, Ion Exchange 41 mins
95. Metamorphic Reactions: Oxidation, Reduction, Chemographics 41 mins
96. Metamorphic Fluids, Mass Transport, and Metasomatism: Nature and Role 34 mins
97. Metamorphic Fluids, Mass Transport, and Metasomatism: Diffusion, Infiltration 30 mins
98. Anorthosites: Types, Petrology, Geochemistry 35 mins
99. Anorthosites: Proterozoic and Archean 36 mins
100. Ophiolites: Structure and Geochemistry 33 mins
101. Kimberlite: Structure, Petrography and Occurrences 1h : 9m
102. Deccan Traps: Geology, Characteristics, Composition 20 mins
103. Charnockites 36 mins
104. Granitoids 1h : 17m
105. Alkaline Rocks: Lamproites - Occurence, Classification, Signature 53 mins
106. Alkaline Rocks: Lamprophyres and Carbonatites 59 mins
107. Layered Mafic Intrusives 39 mins
108. Metamorphism of Pelitic Rocks 54 mins
109. Metamorphism of Mafic Rocks 1h : 3m
110. Metamorphism of Calcareous Rocks 59 mins
111. Metamorphism of UltraMafic Rocks 30 mins
112. Stress and Strain: Types, Components, Measurement, Shear 54 mins
113. Stress & Strain, Strike, Dip 1h : 5m
114. Superposition and Types of Superposition 11 mins
115. Theory of Stress and Strain: Elastic Deformation; Young and Bulk Modulus; Plastic, Ductile and Brittle Deformation 46 mins
116. Behaviour of Rocks under Stress: Elastic, Viscous, Plastic, Bingham, Maxwell, Kelvin; Strain Hardening and Softening 38 mins
117. Behavior of Rock under Stress: Creep, Flow of Rocks and Deformation 35 mins
118. Mohr Circle: Diagram, Failure Envelope, Stress States, Failure Criterion 1h : 2m
119. Mohr Circle: Shear and Normal Stress and Sign Conventions 43 mins
120. Geometry and Mechanism of Fracturing 1h : 3m
121. Common Types of Finite Strain Ellipsoids and L, L-S and S Tectonic Fabrics 1h : 1m
122. Techniques of Strain Analysis 56 mins
123. Particle Path and Flow Patterns and Progressive Deformation 1h : 10m
124. Introduction of Deformation Mechanism 1h : 25m
125. Geometry and Analysis of Brittle-Ductile and Ductile Shear Zones 1h : 42m
126. Geometry of Folds: Elements, Classification 1h : 23m
127. Geometry and Mechanism of Folding 1h : 27m
128. Boudinage 1h : 40m
129. Foliations: Types and Cleavage 1h : 51m
130. Lineation: Types 1h : 29m
131. Interference Patterns of Superposed Fold and Fault Related Folding 1h : 7m
132. Gravity Induced Structure: Salt Diapirs 1h : 13m
133. Tectonic Features of Extensional, Compressional and Strike- Slip Terrains 1h : 23m
134. Himalayan Orogeny and Mantle Plume 1h : 20m
135. Concept of Supercontinent, Their Assembly and Breakup 47 mins
136. Theories of Origin of Life and Evidences 32 mins
137. Organic Evolution & Punctuated Equilibrium and Phyletic Gradualism Models 45 mins
138. Mass Extinctions: Criteria, Causes, 5 Major Ones, Recovery 43 mins
139. Application of Fossil in Age Determination and Correlation 33 mins
140. Paleoecology, Life Habitats and Various Ecosystems 33 mins
141. Modes of Preservation of Fossils and Taphonomic Considerations 36 mins
142. Types of Microfossils: Classification and Sampling 46 mins
143. Environmental Significance of Fossils 29 mins
144. Environmental Significance of Trace Fossils 46 mins
145. Use of Microfossils in Interpretation of Sea Floor Tectonism 44 mins
146. Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Studies of Microfossils and Their Use in Paleoceanographic and Paleoclimatic Interpretation 54 mins
147. Application of Micropaleontology in Hydrocarbon Exploration 29 mins
148. Bivalvia Invertebrate Fossils 44 mins
149. Trilobites Invertebrate Fossils 33 mins
150. Brachiopod Invertebrate Fossils 50 mins
151. Cephalopods and Belemnites Invertebrate Fossils 39 mins
152. Bivalvia and Gastropods Invertebrate Fossils 37 mins
153. Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks 28 mins
154. Classification Scheme of Sedimentary Rocks: Gravel, Conglomerate, Texture, Shape 44 mins
155. Classification Scheme for Sedimentary Rocks: Lithic Grains and Nomenclature 1h : 13m
156. Classification of Sedimentary Rock: Clay, Silt and Mudrock 1h : 1m
157. Limestone and Carbonate Rocks: Classification of Sedimentary Rocks 1h : 0m
158. Classification Scheme of Sedimentary Rocks: Evaporite, Iron, Ferromanganese and Carbonaceous 1h : 8m
159. Classification Scheme of Sedimentary Rocks: Volcaniclastic 23 mins
160. Transport and Fluid Flow: Types, Reynold and Froude Number 1h : 9m
161. Sedimentary Structures: Primary and Secondary 1h : 4m
162. Sedimentary Facies: Analysis, Association, Walther Law, Sequence, Names and Reconstruction 38 mins
163. Sedimentary Basins: Control and Basins Related to Lithospheric Extension 1h : 1m
164. Sedimentary Basins: Crustal Loading, Subduction, Strike Slip Tectonics and Analysis 45 mins
165. Siliciclastic Diagenesis 50 mins
166. Carbonate Diagenesis 46 mins
167. Stratigraphy: Geological Time Scale and Classification 36 mins
168. Stratigraphic Code: Need, Types, Terminology 40 mins
169. Stratigraphic Relationships: Lithostratigraphic Units 1h : 8m
170. Biostratigraphy: Fossils, Classification, Ranks and Evolutionary Trends 41 mins
171. Biostratigraphy: Biozones and Environmental Factors 42 mins
172. Biostratigraphy: Taxa, Correlation 53 mins
173. Chronostratigraphy: Radiometric Dating, K-Ar and Ar-Ar Dating 41 mins
174. Chronostratigraphy: Dating Techniques 54 mins
175. Chronostartigraphy: Isotopic and Chemical Techniques 36 mins
176. Chronostratigraphy: Magnetostratigraphy 41 mins
177. Chronostratigraphy: Dating in Quaternary 1h : 7m
178. Sequence Stratigraphy: Shoreline Changes, Sedimentation, Transgression, Regression 48 mins
179. Sequence Stratigraphy: Accommodation and Sea Level Changes 55 mins
180. Sequence Stratigraphy: Deposition, Boundary, Transgressive Systems 52 mins
181. Sequence Stratigraphy: System Tracts, Parasequences 42 mins
182. Sequence Stratigraphy: Analysis of Seismic, Sedimentary and Geophysical Logs 32 mins
183. Sequence Stratigraphy: Glacio-Eustasy; Sea Level Fluctuations and Causes 1h : 2m
184. Methods of Reconstruction of Paleogeographic Maps 20 mins
185. Earth՚s Climatic History: Various Eons and Eras 44 mins
186. Phanerozoic Stratigraphy of India: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic 27 mins
187. Boundary Problems: P-T, C-T, N-Q Boundary 32 mins
188. Morphologic and Tectonic Domains of the Ocean Floor 37 mins
189. Structure, Composition and Mechanism of the Formation of Oceanic Crust 37 mins
190. Diagenetic Changes in Oxic and Anoxic Environments 1h : 49m
191. Tectonic Evolution of the Ocean Basins 1h : 20m
192. Marine Mineral Resources and Types 1h : 11m
193. Atomic Structure and Properties of Elements 1h : 34m
194. The Periodic Table and Rules 1h : 14m
195. Phase Rule and Its Applications 55 mins
196. Thermodynamics of Reactions: Laws, State Function, Enthalpy, Heat Capacity, Gibbs Free Energy 1h : 38m
197. Ideal and Non-Ideal Solutions 58 mins
198. Equilibrium and Distribution Coefficient 1h : 15m
199. Nucleation and Diffusion Processes in Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary Environments 1h : 32m
200. Redox Reaction and Eh-PH Diagram 1h : 24m
201. Mineral or Mineral Assemblage as Sensor of Ambient Environments 1h : 23m
202. Geochemical Studies of Aerosols 1h : 18m
203. Geochemistry of Surface, Marine and Groundwater 1h : 49m
204. Radioactive Decay Schemes and Their Application; Principles of Radiometric Geochronology 1h : 11m
205. Radioactive Decay Schemes 1h : 7m
206. Stable Isotopes and Their Applications 1h : 54m
207. Geochemical Differentiation of Earth 1h : 35m
208. Geochemical Cycles: Carbon and Oxygen 59 mins
209. Geochemical Cycles: Nitrogen, Sulphur and Phosphorus 1h : 19m
210. Economic Geology: Introduction, Terminology, Classification 33 mins
211. Magmatic, Hydrothermal Processes of Ore Formation 1h : 26m
212. Economic Geology: Process of Formation of Ore Deposits 40 mins
213. Surface Processes of Ore Formation 1h : 38m
214. Metallogeny and Its Relation to Crustal Evolution 1h : 27m
215. Active- Ore Forming Systems 1h : 44m
216. Methods of Mineral Deposit Studies 1h : 10m
217. Ore-Microscopy: Compoents, Terminology, Properties 1h : 24m
218. Fluid Inclusions and Isotopic Systematics 1h : 24m
219. Ores and Metamorphism: Cause and Effect Relationships 2h : 2m
220. Geological Setting, Characteristics, and Genesis of Ferrous Metals 1h : 38m
221. Geological Setting, Characteristics, and Genesis of Copper and Lead Deposits 1h : 12m
222. Geological Setting, Characteristics, and Genesis of Zinc and Aluminium Deposits 1h : 28m
223. Geological Setting, Characteristics, and Genesis of Nickel and Tin Deposits 1h : 24m
224. Geological Setting, Characteristics, and Genesis of Manganese and Gold Deposits 1h : 18m
225. Geological Setting, Characteristics, and Genesis of Silver and Platinum Deposits 53 mins
226. Origin, Migration and Entrapment of Petroleum 1h : 21m
227. Properties of Source and Reservoir Rocks 1h : 41m
228. Structural, Stratigraphic and Combination Traps 1h : 10m
229. Methods of Petroleum Exploration 1h : 23m
230. Concepts of Petrophysics and Petroliferous Basins of India 1h : 10m
231. Origin of Peat, Lignite, Bitumen and Anthracite 1h : 9m
232. Classification, Rank and Grading of Coal; Coal Petrography 1h : 14m
233. Gas Hydrates and Coal Bed Methane 1h : 12m
234. Nuclear and Non-Conventional Energy Resources 1h : 9m
235. Evolution of the Continental Lithosphere 1h : 38m
236. Origin of Atmosphere & Hydrosphere (Degassing) 49 mins
237. Evolution of Atmosphere and Hydrosphere: Oxygenation and Transformation 56 mins
238. Evolution of Biosphere 1h : 47m
239. Evolution of Cryosphere 1h : 31m
240. Granite – Greenstone Belts: The Archaean Cratonic Nuclei 47 mins
241. Lithological & Geochemical Characteristics of Grenstones 54 mins
242. Granulite Belts: Chracateristics, Metamorphism - Comparative Analysis to Greenstone Belts 1h : 23m
243. Evolution of the Indian Cratonic Nuclei: A Geochronological Framework 48 mins
244. Dharwar Craton: Stratigraphy & Evolution 53 mins
245. Singhbhum Craton: Lithographic and Stratigraphic Characteristics 53 mins
246. Bastar Craton: Stratigraphy, Geochemistry & Geochronology 45 mins
247. Bundelkhand Craton: Geological and Lithostratigraphy 41 mins
248. Aravalli Craton & Aravalli-Delhi Mobile Belt (ADMB) 47 mins
249. Southern Granulite Terrane (SGT): Geochronology 45 mins
250. Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt (EGMB): Stratigraphic Divisions 45 mins
251. Purana Basins: Geochronology and Stratigraphy 48 mins
252. Vindhyan Basin: Stratigraphy and Geochronology 41 mins
253. The Precambrian-Cambrian (Pc-C) Boundary 26 mins
254. Quaternary Stratigraphy, Oxygen Isotope Stratigraphy, Biostratigraphy 35 mins
255. Quaternary Geology: Magnetostratigraphy 55 mins
256. Quaternary Stratigraphy of India 40 mins
257. Quaternary Geology: Correlation between Continental, Marine and Ice-Core Records 53 mins
258. Evolution of Man and Stone Age Cultures & Plant and Animal: Glaciation and Interglaciation Period 43 mins
259. Tectonic Geomorphology, Neotectonics, Active Tectonics 43 mins
260. Enginering Properties of Rock: Darcy Law, Mechanical Strength Properties, Rock Mass Characterization 3h : 0m
261. Physical Properties of Building Stones, Concretes & Other Aggregates 1h : 10m
262. Geological Construction of Dams 1h : 22m
263. Geological Investigations for Bridge Construction 46 mins
264. Geological Investigations for Highway Construction 53 mins
265. Geological Investigations for Tunnel Construction 55 mins
266. Remedial Measures in Engineering Geology 51 mins
267. Mass Movement and Hillslope Instability - Engineering Geology 1h : 11m
268. Seismic Design of Buildings - Engineering Geology 1h : 9m
269. Geophysical Exploration: Surface and Sub-Surface Methods 47 mins
270. Geophysical Exploration: Gravity, Magnetic, Seismic and Electrical Methods 1h : 6m
271. Geochemical Exploration: Anamolies, Dispersion and Sampling Media 47 mins
272. Biological Exploration: Geobotanical and Biogeochemical Prospecting 55 mins
273. Sampling Methods: Drill Hole, Placer, QA, QC 1h : 4m
274. Assaying: Fire, Sample, Instrumental and Spectroscopic Methods 1h : 4m
275. Grade, Tonnage, and Reserve Estimation 1h : 9m
276. Introduction to Hydrological Cycle, Hydrological Budget, System& Origin of Water 43 mins
277. Rock Properties Affecting Groundwater 47 mins
278. Vertical Distribution of Groundwater or Groundwater Zonation 47 mins
279. Geological Formation of Aquifers: Confined and Unconfined Aquifers 38 mins
280. Groundwater Basin and Springs; Groundwater Mapping and Piezometric Nests 45 mins
281. Darcy՚s Law: Verification and Validity 1h : 0m
282. Permeability and Hydraulic Conductivity and Ranges in Representative Rocks 26 mins
283. Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity 39 mins
284. Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity in Anisotropic Aquifers 28 mins
285. Groundwater Flow Rates: Direction and Using Anisotropic Situations 33 mins
286. Flow in Relation to Groundwater Contour and Direction 35 mins
287. Flow of Groundwater Across Water Table 19 mins
288. Groundwater Direction: Flow Across Hydraulic Conductivity Boundary 16 mins
289. Dispersion and Diffusion: Aquifers 30 mins
290. Natural Groundwater Quality; Sources of Salinity 36 mins
291. Rock-Water Interactions; Chemical Equilibrium: Groundwater Quality Management 47 mins
292. Salt Water Intrusion: Ghyben Herzberg Relation 25 mins
293. Saline Water Intrusion (Shape of Fresh-Salt Water Interface) 21 mins
294. Saline Water Intrusion (Structure of Fresh-Salt Water Interface) 30 mins
295. Seawater Intrusion in Karst Terrains & Controls of Saline Intrusion 26 mins
296. Groundwater Issues Due to Urbanization & Pollution of Groundwater: Municipal Waste 29 mins
297. Pollution of Groundwater: Industrial, Agricultural and Miscellaneous Waste & Attenuation of Pollution 35 mins
298. Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal and Plume Migration 33 mins
299. Isotopes (H, C, O) in Groundwater 26 mins
300. Radioisotopes and Age Dating & Discussion on Tritium 31 mins
301. Management of Groundwater and Basin Investigations 31 mins
302. Groundwater Provinces in India 39 mins