RBSE SS Geology study plan

Build a one-page geological time and rock-cycle reference sheet linking plate settings to dominant rock types

Sketch and label the internal structure of the Earth and the three plate-boundary types from memory

Classify ten common igneous rocks by texture and mineralogy using a hand-specimen description list you write yourself

Explain in writing how magma composition controls eruption style and landform shape

Distinguish erosional from depositional landforms for fluvial, glacial, coastal and aeolian systems in a comparison table

Describe the sedimentary rock classification scheme and assign five described samples to the correct class

Summarise the metamorphic facies concept and match four described mineral assemblages to facies

Explain weathering, mass wasting and slope-failure controls with one worked example each

List the six crystal systems with their symmetry elements, axial ratios and interfacial angle constraints

Derive the Miller indices for five described crystal faces and sketch the resulting forms

Identify the diagnostic physical properties of the major rock-forming silicate groups and two non-silicates

Explain silicate structure from isolated tetrahedra to frameworks and link each class to cleavage and habit

Interpret a stereographic projection for a described fold or fault and state the plunge, trend and dip

Compute true dip from two apparent dips and check the result geometrically

Describe the symmetry classification of a given crystal class and name two minerals that crystallise in it

Explain stress, strain and the brittle-ductile transition using a labelled Mohr-circle sketch

Identify fold, fault and unconformity types from written structural descriptions and justify each identification

Construct a geological cross-section from a supplied table of dips, strikes and bed thicknesses

Outline the Indian stratigraphic succession from Archaean to Recent with the key economic units of each era

Explain the tectonic framework of the Indian plate including the Himalaya, Peninsular shield and Deccan Traps

Describe the morphology, range and stratigraphic utility of the main invertebrate fossil groups

Explain the Gondwana and Siwalik vertebrate fossil records and their palaeogeographic significance

Apply the principles of stratigraphic correlation and biostratigraphic zoning to a described sequence

Summarise major mass extinctions and their proposed causes with the supporting evidence

Classify ore deposits by genetic type and match each to a described Indian example

Explain the formation of coal, petroleum and residual laterite/bauxite deposits in India

Outline the stages and reporting codes of mineral exploration from reconnaissance to resource estimation

Interpret a described geological map to infer structure, lithology and groundwater potential

Complete two full-length timed mock papers under exam conditions and score them

Diagnose the three weakest domains from mock results and re-teach each using your own notes

Practise field-notebook entries: describe a specimen, log a bed and record a structural measurement

Consolidate a one-page formula and definition sheet for the whole syllabus