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Historical coverage, with context
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10 available years · 10 papers
ALL YEARS · COMPLETE ARCHIVE
Compare topics across all years
2017–2026 · 10 archived years · 10 papers. Compare total tagged coverage, recurrence and the observed range across years. This analysis uses the selected range and stays independent of the paper year selector.
Average = total matched tagged marks ÷ all 10 papers in this range. Years without a matching tag add no matched marks to this calculation; this does not establish zero actual exam coverage. Read the average alongside the years tagged.
The observed range uses only years with matched data, dividing each year’s marks by its paper count. Topic tags overlap, so totals cannot be added into a whole-paper marks split.
Quantitative Aptitude
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 77
- Tagged questions
- 49
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 7.7
- Observed marks / paper
- 5–11
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Structural geology
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 77
- Tagged questions
- 45
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 7.7
- Observed marks / paper
- 5–10
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Resource geology
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 74
- Tagged questions
- 42
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 7.4
- Observed marks / paper
- 2–13
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Igneous petrology
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 63
- Tagged questions
- 37
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 6.3
- Observed marks / paper
- 4–12
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Crystallography and mineralogy
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 61
- Tagged questions
- 38
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 6.1
- Observed marks / paper
- 2–13
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Earth and planetary system
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 61
- Tagged questions
- 48
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 6.1
- Observed marks / paper
- 4–9
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Geochemistry
Tagged in 9 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 60
- Tagged questions
- 37
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 6
- Observed marks / paper
- 3–13
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Applied geology
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 57
- Tagged questions
- 33
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 5.7
- Observed marks / paper
- 2–9
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Metamorphic petrology
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 50
- Tagged questions
- 29
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 5
- Observed marks / paper
- 2–8
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Sedimentology
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 41
- Tagged questions
- 25
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 4.1
- Observed marks / paper
- 2–8
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Stratigraphy
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 41
- Tagged questions
- 25
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 4.1
- Observed marks / paper
- 2–6
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Verbal Aptitude
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 40
- Tagged questions
- 29
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 4
- Observed marks / paper
- 2–8
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Basic principles of remote sensing
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 34
- Tagged questions
- 20
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 3.4
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–8
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Geomorphology
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 30
- Tagged questions
- 19
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 3
- Observed marks / paper
- 2–6
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Geological time scale
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 26
- Tagged questions
- 17
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 2.6
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–4
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Hydrogeology
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 24
- Tagged questions
- 13
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 2.4
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–4
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Analytical Aptitude
Tagged in 8 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 19
- Tagged questions
- 13
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 1.9
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–3
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
Global tectonics
Tagged in 8 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 17
- Tagged questions
- 13
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 1.7
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–4
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Spatial Aptitude
Tagged in 5 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 15
- Tagged questions
- 10
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 1.5
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–5
Matched years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
Principles and applications of geophysical prospecting methods
Tagged in 1 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 9
- Tagged questions
- 5
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 0.9
- Observed marks / paper
- 9–9
Matched years: 2026
Weathering and soil formation
Tagged in 4 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 9
- Tagged questions
- 6
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 0.9
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–4
Matched years: 2019, 2020, 2025, 2026
Mineral, coal and petroleum resources of India
Tagged in 4 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 6
- Tagged questions
- 6
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 0.6
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–2
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
Paleontology
Tagged in 1 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 6
- Tagged questions
- 5
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 0.6
- Observed marks / paper
- 6–6
Matched years: 2026
Petrology
Tagged in 4 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 6
- Tagged questions
- 6
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 0.6
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–2
Matched years: 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
Mineralogy
Tagged in 3 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 5
- Tagged questions
- 5
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 0.5
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–2
Matched years: 2017, 2019, 2020
Basic structural geology
Tagged in 3 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 4
- Tagged questions
- 4
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 0.4
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–2
Matched years: 2017, 2019, 2020
Introduction to remote sensing
Tagged in 2 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 2
- Tagged questions
- 2
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 0.2
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–1
Matched years: 2019, 2020
Crystallography
Tagged in 1 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 1
- Tagged questions
- 1
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 0.1
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–1
Matched years: 2020
01 · TOPICS ACROSS YEARS
Topics that recur in the selected years
Sorted by the number of archived years with matching tags, then by tagged marks. These are observations from imported papers, not a forecast or an expert priority ranking.
Quantitative Aptitude
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 49
- Tagged marks
- 77
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
Structural geology
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 45
- Tagged marks
- 77
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
Resource geology
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 42
- Tagged marks
- 74
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
Igneous petrology
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 37
- Tagged marks
- 63
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
Crystallography and mineralogy
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 38
- Tagged marks
- 61
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
Earth and planetary system
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 48
- Tagged marks
- 61
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
1 paper · 65 archived questions · 22 matched topics
02 · YEAR-WISE BREAKDOWN
Explore a year in detail
Choose a year to see its matched topics. Marks are shown from highest to lowest; years with several papers pool those papers.
Igneous petrology
5 tagged questions · 9 tagged marks
Principles and applications of geophysical prospecting methods
5 tagged questions · 9 tagged marks
Resource geology
5 tagged questions · 9 tagged marks
Structural geology
6 tagged questions · 8 tagged marks
Crystallography and mineralogy
6 tagged questions · 7 tagged marks
Metamorphic petrology
4 tagged questions · 7 tagged marks
Earth and planetary system
4 tagged questions · 6 tagged marks
Geochemistry
4 tagged questions · 6 tagged marks
Paleontology
5 tagged questions · 6 tagged marks
Quantitative Aptitude
4 tagged questions · 6 tagged marks
Geological time scale
2 tagged questions · 4 tagged marks
Sedimentology
3 tagged questions · 4 tagged marks
Analytical Aptitude
2 tagged questions · 3 tagged marks
Applied geology
2 tagged questions · 3 tagged marks
Spatial Aptitude
2 tagged questions · 3 tagged marks
Stratigraphy
2 tagged questions · 3 tagged marks
Verbal Aptitude
2 tagged questions · 3 tagged marks
Weathering and soil formation
2 tagged questions · 3 tagged marks
Basic principles of remote sensing
1 tagged questions · 2 tagged marks
Geomorphology
1 tagged questions · 2 tagged marks
Hydrogeology
1 tagged questions · 2 tagged marks
Global tectonics
1 tagged questions · 1 tagged marks
03 · UNDERSTAND THE COVERAGE
What these numbers mean
Check the coverage and matching method before comparing years or choosing study priorities.
How topics are matched
Only normalized labels matching the archived 2026 syllabus are included. 404 raw tag/year rows were omitted or consolidated.
For duplicate aliases, the existing row with the most questions is selected. Overlapping aliases are not summed. This is label matching, not an independently reviewed classification of every question.
Archive and tagging limits
10 papers · 650 imported questions. 0 have no topic tag and 650 have more than one imported tag, including metadata tags.
Each topic/year row counts unique tagged questions and their printed marks. Missing matches mean no matched tag data; they do not prove a topic was not tested.
04 · TURN COVERAGE INTO PRACTICE
Build a balanced revision plan
Combine historical coverage with your current strengths, mistakes and the complete syllabus.
Check your scope
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Practise a topic
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Attempt a full paper
Use a previous paper to check timing and coverage across subjects.