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How To Approach Geography For CSAT-Prelims?: Click ME
How To Approach Geography For CSAT-Prelims?: Click ME
How To Approach Geography For CSAT-Prelims?: Click ME
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NCERT class 11, 12: Geography (except that practical book on mapping
and survey methods)
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NOS Studymaterial on Geography (if the time and eyes permit you!)
Free download links for above PDF files, have been given in previous Act II. Click
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When this is done, move to general studies manual to fill up the missing gaps if
any.
Now lets check how to effectively utilise Tata McGraw-Hill General studies
manual for Geography portion.
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ignore the facts about earth (weight, volumne and stuff like that)
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understand the difference between dew, frost, fog, smog, mist and haze.
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From lakes, only important and famous ones : Caspian Sea, Lake
Superior, Superior, Victoria, Baikal, Aral Sea, Wulur, Vostock
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ignore table on major water falls, except famous ones : Angel, Victoria,
Niagara,
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World geography
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Go through entire human geography but ignore trivial details like Lapps=
people of Eurasian trunda. (But famous tribes are important
e.g.Bushman=Kalahari Desert.)
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Chief agro products (tea, wheat etc) : the land/climate conditions required
= important.
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Mineral producers= only the major ones (coal, iron ore, gold, nuclear, oil
etc). Otherwies Mercury producers = Spain and Italy= ignore.
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important cities= not that important for UPSC , but may help you in GK
based questions in SSC/Bank.
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old name and new name for various countries and cities= indirectly
important for the interviews.
Indian geography
In last two years, very few questions are coming from world geography. but at
the same time, it is not a good idea to completely ignore world geography
especially when you have time. because a something really straightforward
asked Tropical Savannah climate, then you should not miss the opportunity.
In the 90s, they would give you some map based questions. ( location of
rivers, mountains, nations etc). but they have not asked map-based
questions in last two years.
but it does not hurt much preparing the Atlas because it indirectly helps
you understand the international-relations and diplomacy topics in better
manner.
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for the lakes, rivers, waterfalls, irrigation projects, wildlife parks and
sanctuaries etc. only prepare the famous ones and those related with odd
animals such as Wild Ass. and prepare the trivial ones only if they are from
your home state (for profile based interview questions and for State PSC)
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sex ratio, literacy rate :top 3, bottom 3, and your home state.
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India maps on political, physical, wildlife and biosphere, seaports, soilvegetation, = important for indirect MCQs.
Once this is done. (Physical, World and Indian Geography.) Again restart process
and then solve MCQs from GS Manual