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    Civil Services Examination - Syllabus for Geography

    Preliminary Examination - Geography

    • Syllabus as given by UPSC : Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

    Mains Examination - Geography

    • Syllabus as given by UPSC :
    • Salient Features of the World’s Physical Geography.
    • Distribution of Key Natural Resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).
    • Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclones etc., geographical features and their location changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
    Civil Services Examination – Booklist for geography

    Basic Books

    Book Code

    Fundamentals of physical geography*

    Text book (Geography) NCERT +1

    G1

    India – Physical environment*

    Text book (Geography) NCERT +1

    G2

    India – People and economy*

    Text book (Geography) NCERT +2

    G3

    Fundamentals of Human Geography*

    Text book (Geography) NCERT +2

    G4

    Oxford Student Atlas*

     

     

    Reference Books

     

    Indian Geography

    Khullar

     

    Physical Geography

    Strahlar and Strahlar

     

    World Geography

    Majid Hussain

     

    Abhimanu’s IAS Study Group Resources (Notes Available Separately For Pre and Mains)

    Most Important Micro Courses from Prelims point of view

    Micro Courses

    Topic-wise learning modules forGeography

    Strategy of Preparing - Geography for civil services

    Geography is an important part of the UPSC Syllabus and each year a considerable number of questions are asked both in UPSC Prelims and Mains. Geography as a subject has a direct linkage with other subjects like Environment and Ecology, Disaster & Management, Agriculture, etc. Thus it becomes even more important to have a good understanding of the subject.

    To Prepare Geography for UPSC Prelims and Mains, one needs to have an integrated understanding of the Prelims and Mains Syllabus. Many aspirants find geography difficult due to its vast nature, facts, and figures, and sometimes the monotonous approach.

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