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Syllabus:
Geography Preliminary |
Section-A
Physical Geography
i) Geomorphology
Origin of the earth; Geological Time Scale; Interior of the earth;
Types and
characteristics of rocks; Folding and Faulting; Volcanoes;
Earthquakes;
Weathering; Landforms caused by fluvial, aeolian and glacial
actions.
ii) Climatology
Structure and composition of atmosphere; Temperature; Pressure belts
and Wind
systems; Clouds and rainfall types; Cyclones and anti-cyclones;
Major climatic
types.
iii) Oceanography
Ocean relief; Temperature; Salinity; Ocean deposits; Ocean currents,
El Nino and
La Nino; Waves and tides.
iv) Biogeography
Origin and types of soils; Major biomes of the world; Ecosystem and
food chain;
Environmental degradation and conservation.
Section-B
Human Geography
i) Man and Environment Relationship
Growth and development of Human Geography; Concepts of Determinism
and
Possibilism.
ii) Population
Races of mankind and tribes; growth and distribution of world
population;
migration; population problems of developed and developing
countries.
iii) Economic Activities
Food gathering and hunting; pastoral herding; fishing and forestry;
Types of
agriculture-shifting, subsistence, commercial and plantation;
Mining, Power;
Manufacturing -locational factors of textile, iron and steel, sugar
and
fertilizer industries; Tertiary activities-trade, transport,
communication and
services.
iv) Settlements
Origin, types and patterns of rural settlements; Processes of
urbanisation;
morphology and functional classification of towns; million-cities
and
mega-cities.
Section-C
Geography of the World
i) Major Natural Regions : Characteristics, economic base and
human adaptation.
ii) Regional Geography of Developed Countries : Canada,
U.S.A., Western Europe,
Russia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
iii) Regional Geography of Developing Countries : S.E. Asia,
S.W. Asia, China,
Southern Africa and Brazil.
iv) Regional Geography of South Asia.
Section-D
Geography of India
i) Physical Setting
Landforms, drainage, climate, soils and natural vegetation.
ii) Economic Base
Minerals & energy resources, aquatic resources, forest resources;
irrigation,
agriculture and industries; trade and commerce.
iii) Population
Growth, distribution and density; demographic characteristics.
iv) Environmental problems, developmental issues and regional
planning.
Section-E
Geographical Thought
i) Ancient Period : Contributions of Indians, Greeks, Romans
and Arabs.
ii) Pre-Modern Period : Contribution of Verenius, Kant,
Humboldt and Ritter.
iii) Modern Period : Dichotomy of determinism and possibilism;
contributions of
Ratzel, Semple, Huntington and La Blache.
iv) Recent Period : Quantitive Revolution; Radicalism,
Behaviouralism and Humanism.
Section-F
Techniques of Geographical Analysis
i) Maps : Scale and types, uses.
ii) Diagrams : Types and uses
iii) Projections : Types, characteristics and uses.
iv) Remote sensing and geographical information system (GIS) :
Aerial photographs and imagery, GIS.
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