M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Third Semester
Geology
Elective — REMOTE SENSING, GIS AND
COMPUTATIONAL GEOLOGY
(CBCS 2015 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Define Electromagnetic spectrum.
2. Define Microwave Remote sensing.
3. Define Parallax.
4. Define Photographic Scale.
5. What are photo recognition elements?
6. Contrast stretching.
7. Various components of GIS.
8. Different types of land use.
9. SAGA.
10. Define Quantile.
Sub. Code
5MGE3E1
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Part B x 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Explain EM energy interaction in the atmosphere.
Or
Explain about the capability of active and passive
remote sensing system.
12. Briefly explain about the fundamentals of air photo
interpretations.
Or
Write a note on Flight planning.
13. Write a note on spatial filtering technique.
Or
Brief out the applications of remote sensing for
geological studies.
14. Write a note on various projections involved in GIS.
Or
Compare and contrast Raster and Vector data.
15. Write a note on concepts of correlation and
Regression.
Or
Write a brief note on statistical software
STATISTICA.
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Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Explain in detail about Electromagnetic spectrum and its
sources.
17. Elaborate in detail about the causes and variation of
scales in the aerial photographs.
18. Write in detail about remote sensing and GIS
applications for various groundwater exploration.
19. Enumerate various software and Hardware components
of GIS.
20. write in detail about various utilities of distributions of
statistical data.
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