{"id":76633,"date":"2018-06-12T18:51:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T13:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=76633"},"modified":"2018-07-26T12:43:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T07:13:29","slug":"upsc-civil-services-examination-geography-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/education\/upsc-civil-services-examination-geography-syllabus","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Civil Services Examination Geography Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/education\/upsc-civil-services-examination-geography-syllabus\/attachment\/geography-syllabus-upsc\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-76634\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2018\/06\/12183533\/Geography-Syllabus-UPSC.jpg\" alt=\"UPSC Civil Services Examination Geography Syllabus\" width=\"669\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGeography is an important subject for the UPSC Civil Services Exams aspirants, with the subject being a core component of the Prelims and Mains, as well as an Optional subject in the Mains. The subject focuses on India and the world&#8217;s physical features and atmosphere and human effect on the same, while discussing the distribution of resources, population, and economics. Geography is often considered as the most scoring subject, as the nature of questions pertaining to the subject are mainly application and analytical.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography Syllabus Prelims<\/h2>\n<p>The UPSC Civil Services Exams Prelims General Studies Paper-1 carries 15-20% questions from Geography alone, thus, making it an important subject for the aspirants. The Geography syllabus deals with the physical, economic and social Geography of India and the world. In recent years, it has been observed that majority of questions pertaining to the Geography section have covered Indian Geography but that does not take away the importance of World Geography as it is a key aspect of the subject.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography Syllabus for Prelims<\/h2>\n<h3>Indian Geography<\/h3>\n<h4>General idea about India<\/h4>\n<p>a) Latitude, Longitude, Location, and Time Zone<br \/>\nb) Neighbouring States<br \/>\nc) Territory of Indian States and States adjacent to International Borders<br \/>\nd) Straits<\/p>\n<h3>Physical Features of India<\/h3>\n<p>a) The Himalayan Range<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geological Formation<\/li>\n<li>Physiographic divisions<\/li>\n<li>Climate, Vegetation, Soil and Biodiversity<\/li>\n<li>Major passes<\/li>\n<li>Significance<\/li>\n<li>Recent issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>b) The Great Plains of Northern India<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geological Formation<\/li>\n<li>Physiographic divisions<\/li>\n<li>Climate, Vegetation, Soil and Biodiversity<\/li>\n<li>Significance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>c) Peninsular Plateau<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geological formation<\/li>\n<li>Deccan plateau<\/li>\n<li>Central highlands<\/li>\n<li>Western and Eastern Ghats<\/li>\n<li>Socio-economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>d)The Great Indian Deserts<br \/>\ne)Coastal Plains and Islands<\/p>\n<h3>Indian Riverine System<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Himalayan Rivers<\/li>\n<li>Peninsular Rivers<\/li>\n<li>River Basins<\/li>\n<li>Hydro-Power projects, Power plants and Major Dams<\/li>\n<li>Regional development and planning<\/li>\n<li>West flowing and east flowing rivers<\/li>\n<li>Interlinking of rivers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Climate of India<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monsoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Driving mechanism<\/li>\n<li>Effects of El-Nino and La-Nino<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Recent research and theories<br \/>\n<strong>Seasons in India<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Natural Calamities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mineral and industries<\/h2>\n<p>i. Distribution of minerals<br \/>\nii. Industrial policies<br \/>\niii. Location and factors<br \/>\niv. Issues and challenges of the industries<br \/>\nv. Industrial clutters<\/p>\n<h2>Agriculture and Allied-characteristics and Problems<\/h2>\n<p>i. Land utilisation<br \/>\nii. Types of agriculture practices<br \/>\niii. Soils and Crops<br \/>\niv. Agricultural Trends (Green Revolution)<br \/>\nv. Irrigation<br \/>\nvi. Major irrigation projects<br \/>\nvii. Land reforms<br \/>\nviii. Government policies and schemes<br \/>\nix. Animal husbandry (livestock resources)<\/p>\n<h2>Natural vegetation and fauna- Characteristics, importance, comparison and significance<\/h2>\n<p>i. Classification of natural vegetation<br \/>\nii. Rainfall distribution<br \/>\niii. Wildlife sanctuaries<br \/>\niv. National Forest Policy<br \/>\nv. Biosphere reserve<br \/>\nvi. National Parks<br \/>\nvii. Environmental concerns<br \/>\nviii. Endangered species<\/p>\n<h2>Economic infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>i. Transportation, Road (National Highways)- Railways- Airways- Waterways and its Significance<br \/>\nii. Energy and Power sector<br \/>\niii. Conventional and non-conventional sources of energy<br \/>\niv. Energy crisis and conservation<br \/>\nv. Recent developments<\/p>\n<h3>Human Geography<\/h3>\n<p>i. All the attributes Population<br \/>\nii. Recent census- 2011<\/p>\n<p><strong>World Geography<\/strong><br \/>\nGeography is an important subject for the UPSC Civil Services Exams aspirants, with the subject being a core component of the Prelims and Mains, as well as an Optional subject in the Mains. The subject focuses on India and the world&#8217;s physical features and atmosphere and human effect on the same, while discussing the distribution of resources, population, and economics. Geography is often considered as the most scoring subject, as the nature of questions pertaining to the subject are mainly application and analytical.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography Syllabus Prelims<\/h2>\n<p>The UPSC Civil Services Exams Prelims General Studies Paper-1 carries 15-20% questions from Geography alone, thus, making it an important subject for the aspirants. The Geography syllabus deals with the physical, economic and social Geography of India and the world. In recent years, it has been observed that majority of questions pertaining to the Geography section have covered Indian Geography but that does not take away the importance of World Geography as it is a key aspect of the subject.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography Syllabus for Prelims<\/h2>\n<h3>Indian Geography<\/h3>\n<h4>General idea about India<\/h4>\n<p>a) Latitude, Longitude, Location, and Time Zone<br \/>\nb) Neighbouring States<br \/>\nc) Territory of Indian States and States adjacent to International Borders<br \/>\nd) Straits<\/p>\n<h3>Physical Features of India<\/h3>\n<p>a) The Himalayan Range<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geological Formation<\/li>\n<li>Physiographic divisions<\/li>\n<li>Climate, Vegetation, Soil and Biodiversity<\/li>\n<li>Major passes<\/li>\n<li>Significance<\/li>\n<li>Recent issues<br \/>\nb) The Great Plains of Northern India<\/li>\n<li>Geological Formation<\/li>\n<li>Physiographic divisions<\/li>\n<li>Climate, Vegetation, Soil and Biodiversity<\/li>\n<li>Significance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>c) Peninsular Plateau<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geological formation<\/li>\n<li>Deccan plateau<\/li>\n<li>Central highlands<\/li>\n<li>Western and Eastern Ghats<\/li>\n<li>Socio-economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>d)The Great Indian Deserts<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>e)Coastal Plains and Islands<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Indian Riverine System<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Himalayan Rivers<\/li>\n<li>Peninsular Rivers<\/li>\n<li>River Basins<\/li>\n<li>Hydro-Power projects, Power plants and Major Dams<\/li>\n<li>Regional development and planning<\/li>\n<li>West flowing and east flowing rivers<\/li>\n<li>Interlinking of rivers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Climate of India<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monsoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Driving mechanism<\/li>\n<li>Effects of El-Nino and La-Nino<\/li>\n<li>Recent research and theories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seasons in India<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Natural Calamities<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Mineral and industries<\/h2>\n<p>i. Distribution of minerals<br \/>\nii. Industrial policies<br \/>\niii. Location and factors<br \/>\niv. Issues and challenges of the industries<br \/>\nv. Industrial clutters<\/p>\n<h2>Agriculture and Allied-characteristics and Problems<\/h2>\n<p>i. Land utilisation<br \/>\nii. Types of agriculture practices<br \/>\niii. Soils and Crops<br \/>\niv. Agricultural Trends (Green Revolution)<br \/>\nv. Irrigation<br \/>\nvi. Major irrigation projects<br \/>\nvii. Land reforms<br \/>\nviii. Government policies and schemes<br \/>\nix. Animal husbandry (livestock resources)<\/p>\n<h2>Natural vegetation and fauna- Characteristics, importance, comparison and significance<\/h2>\n<p>i. Classification of natural vegetation<br \/>\nii. Rainfall distribution<br \/>\niii. Wildlife sanctuaries<br \/>\niv. National Forest Policy<br \/>\nv. Biosphere reserve<br \/>\nvi. National Parks<br \/>\nvii. Environmental concerns<br \/>\nviii. Endangered species<\/p>\n<h2>Economic infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>i. Transportation, Road (National Highways)- Railways- Airways- Waterways and its Significance<br \/>\nii. Energy and Power sector<br \/>\niii. Conventional and non-conventional sources of energy<br \/>\niv. Energy crisis and conservation<br \/>\nv. Recent developments<\/p>\n<h3>Human Geography<\/h3>\n<p>i. All the attributes Population<br \/>\nii. Recent census- 2011<\/p>\n<h2>World Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Universe<\/p>\n<p>i.Theories of Solar System<br \/>\nii.Theories on formation of Universe<br \/>\niii.Recent updates<\/p>\n<h2>Basic Understanding of Earth<\/h2>\n<p>i.Motion of Earth-Revolution and Rotation<br \/>\nii.Longitudes and Latitudes<br \/>\niii.Earth&#8217;s Axis and its effect on Indian seasons<br \/>\niv.Solar and Lunar Eclipse<\/p>\n<h2>Geomorphalogy<\/h2>\n<p>i.Exo-Genetic and Endo-Genetic Movement of Earth<br \/>\nii.Volcanic activities and earthquakes<br \/>\niii.Continental Drift Theory, Tectonic Plate theory, Sea-bed stretching<br \/>\niv.Earth&#8217;s Interior<br \/>\nv.Lithosphere<br \/>\nvi.Lithosphere&#8217;s interaction with other spheres<br \/>\nvii.Mass Land movement, erosion, and deposit<br \/>\nviii.Basic information about geographical landforms and their significance<br \/>\nix. Rock system and Classification of Rocks<\/p>\n<h2>Climatology<\/h2>\n<p>i.Structure and composition of atmosphere<br \/>\nii.Factors controlling temperature distribution<br \/>\niii.Insolation and terrestrial radiation<br \/>\niv.Heat budget<br \/>\nv.Global warming and ozone layer<br \/>\nvi.Humidity and condensation<br \/>\nvii.Clouds<\/p>\n<p>Classification of clouds<\/p>\n<p>viii. Precipitation<br \/>\nPrecipitation mechanism<br \/>\nDifferent types and forms of precipitation<br \/>\nix Pressure belts<br \/>\nx. Atmospheric circulation<br \/>\nWinds<br \/>\ni. Planetary Winds<br \/>\nii. Seasonal and local Winds<br \/>\nCyclones Tropical and Temperate cyclone<br \/>\nFormation of cyclone, characteristics and impact<br \/>\nJet streams<br \/>\nVarious atmospheric phenomenon<\/p>\n<h2>The Hydrosphere<\/h2>\n<p>i.Bottom relief of ocean<br \/>\nii.Salinity and temperature variation<br \/>\niii.Ocean currents<br \/>\niv.Ocean deposit<br \/>\nv.Ocean resources<br \/>\nvi.Recent issues and development with reference to oceanography- Eg: UNCLOS<\/p>\n<h2>Biosphere<\/h2>\n<p>i.Major Biomes<br \/>\nii.Flora and fauna<br \/>\niii.International organisation for biodiversity<br \/>\niv.Conservation of Biodiversity<br \/>\nv.Recent problems<\/p>\n<h2>Economic geography<\/h2>\n<h2>Map work<\/h2>\n<p>Places in news<\/p>\n<h2>Geography Syllabus Mains<\/h2>\n<p>Geography is also an integral in Mains as the subject is part of the General Studies Paper-1 as well as an Optional Subject. Here is the Geography syllabus for General Studies Paper-1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Factors responsible for the geographical location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in several parts of the world including India; distribution of key natural resources across the world including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent.<\/li>\n<li>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. Important Geophysical occurrences such as Tsunami, earthquakes, cyclone, volcanic activity, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Geomorphology \u2013 interior of the earth, physical phenomenon, tectonics, mountain building, volcanoes, weathering &amp; erosion, rocks, earthquakes, landforms<\/li>\n<li>Climatology \u2013 atmosphere, temperature distribution, precipitation, cyclones, pressure &amp; wind systems, jet streams, air-masses, fronts, humidity, climatic regions of the world, geographical phenomenon<\/li>\n<li>Oceanography \u2013 ocean currents , temperature distribution, ocean relief, salinity, coral bleaching, sea level change, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/society\/marine-pollution-causes-types-effects-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marine pollution<\/a>, UN laws, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Biography \u2013 soil profile, conservation, degradation, biotic regions, changes in critical geographical features, deforestation and conservation of forests, environmental pollution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geography is an important subject for the UPSC Civil Services Exams aspirants, with the subject being a core component of the Prelims and Mains, as well as an Optional subject in the Mains. 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