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    GEOGRAPHY(GS)

    (Prelims-cum-Mains)

    MODULES
    INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

    MODULE–1: India Locational setting and Physiographic Regions


    • Location, Size and Relationship with neighbouring countries
    • Northern Mountains– Trans Himalayas, Himalayas and North-East Hilly Region
    • Great Plains– Indo Gangetic plains
    • Peninsular Plateau– Central Highlands, Deccan Plateau, Shillong Plateau
    • Coastal Plains and Islands
    • Thar Desert
    MODULE–2: Indian Drainage System
    • Concept of Watershed
    • Himalayan Rivers
    • Peninsular Rivers
    • Hydro-Electricity Projects
    • River Disputes
    • River Pollution – Ganga Action Plan
    • Interlinking of Rivers
    MODULE–3: Indian Climate
    • Concept of Monsoon and Mechanism of South-West Monsoon, Characteristics of Monsoon
    • Seasons – Winter, Summer, Rainy and Retreating Monsoon season
    • Tropical cyclone
    • Climate change in Indian perspective
    MODULE–4: Indian Soils
    • Soil formation– Processes and factors
    • Types of soil– Alluvial, Black, Red, Laterite, Desert, Mountain, Peaty and saline soils
    • Soil erosion, soil conservation
    MODULE–5: Natural Vegetation of India (Forest)
    • Types of Natural Vegetation (forests)
    • Forest Policy
    • Forest Acts

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    MODULE–6: Indian Agriculture
    • Agriculture seasons and major crops in various parts of the country
    • Cropping pattern
    • Different types of Irrigation and Irrigation system storage
    • Challenges and Problems of Indian Agriculture
    • Green Revolution, Second Green Revolution, White Revolution, Blue Revolution, Pink Revolution etc.
    • Allied activities of Agriculture.
    MODULE–7: Mineral Resources – India
    • Energy Resources– Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas, Conventional sources and Non-conventional sources of energy.
    • Energy Crisis and Energy security
    • Metallic Minerals
    • Non Metallic Minerals
    • Mineral Policy
    MODULE–8: Manufacturing (Industries) in India
    • Agro Based Industries– Cotton textile, Jute textile, Silk textile, Woollen textile, Sugar mills, Paper industries, their
    locational Patterns, Problems and Challenges.
    • Mineral Based Industries– Iron and Steel, Automobile, Petro Chemical, Fertilizer, Aluminium, Industries etc.
    Their locational patterns, problems and challenges.
    MODULE–9: Transportation–India
    • Modes of Transport, Roadways, Railways, Waterways – Seaways and Inland, Waterways, Airways, Pipelines
    and Oil Refineries.
    • Challenges and Remedies in Transport sectors
    MODULE–10: Miscellaneous Topics of Indian Geography
    • Population
    • Region and Major Tribal groups.

    PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

    MODULE–11: Lithosphere (Geomorphology)


    • Internal structure of the Earth – Crust, Mantle, Core
    • Types of Rocks Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks
    • Continental drift theory
    • Sea floor spreading
    • Plate tectonics theory
    • Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanics activity, Mountain building, ocean ridge formation etc.
    • Weathering and Erosion
    • Important fluvial landforms, Glacial landforms, Aeolian landforms.
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    MODULE–12: Atmosphere (Climatology)
    • Composition and structure of Atmosphere
    • Temperature and Pressure belts
    • Winds– Global, Regional and Local winds
    • Types of Clouds, Fog & Precipitation
    • Climate change, especially with respect to water bodies, ice caps, flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
    MODULE–13: Hydrosphere (Oceanography)
    • Water Resource
    • Ocean Bottom Relief
    • Distribution of Salinity and temperature in oceans
    • Ocean Water Movement— Waves, Tides, Ocean currents
    • Coral Reefs

    WORLD GEOGRAPHY (CONTINENT WISE)

    MODULE–14: Africa, Australia, Antarctica

    MODULE–15: North America, South America

    MODULE–16: Europe, Asia

    MODULE–17: Economic Geography of world


    • Distribution of Key Natural Resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian
    Subcontinents)
    MODULE–18: Locational patterns of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sector industries in various parts of
    the world (including India)

    Civil Services Examination (CSE) Prelims: Previous Year Questions

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    Geographical Feature Region

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    City River

    List I List II
    (Geographic feature) (Country)
    A. 1.
    B. 2.
    C. 3.
    D. 4.
    A B C D

    Theory/Law Associated Scientist

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    List-I (City) List-II (River)
    A. 1.
    B. 2.
    C. 3.
    D. 4.
    A B C D

    Assertion (A):
    Reason (R):

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    Civil Services Examination (CSE) Mains: Previous Year Questions

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