TABLE OF CONTENT 2023-24

TABLE OF CONTENT
GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA & DISASTER MANAGEMENT (MODULE-II)
(PRELIMS PAPER – I AND GS MAINS PAPER – I & III)

The UPSC syllabus for Civil Services Examination (Pre-cum-Mains) contains the following themes which
fall under the purview of Geography. Geography is a core area of the General Studies' syllabus.

Preliminary Exam:

• Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
(Number of questions asked range between 10 and 15)

Main Exam

GS Paper - I – World Geography (weightage is 25-30%)

• Salient feature of 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 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.

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GS Paper – III:

• Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and
irrigation systems.

• Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc.

• Disaster and disaster management

All the above portions of the syllabus will be covered in Geography Modules I & II. The approach is
conceptual, factual and also deals with the applications. The Module- I will cover Geomorphology,
Climatology, Oceanography, Human and Economic Geography along with Indian Geography.
Environment ecology & Biodiversity will be discussed in Module-II. The study is interdisciplinary and
multidisciplinary as to understand all the parts in an integrated manner.

The module is designed in such a way that it helps us thoroughly and conceptually to understand
geography as a discipline can be split broadly into two main subsidiary fields: Human Geography and
Physical Geography. The former largely focuses on the built environment and how humans create, view,
manage, and influence space. The latter examines the natural environment, and how organisms, climate,
soil, water, and landforms produce and interact. Also it covers the environmental geography, which
combines the physical and the human geography, and looks at the interactions between the
environment and humans.

This module will have multiple home exercises comprising of both MCQ type and Descriptive
questions.

Basic Reference Books Rau’s IAS Exam Oriented Study Material

• Oxford Student Atlas • Rau’s IAS Study Material

• NCERT Class 11: India Physical Geography • Rau’s IAS Teacher’s Notes
• Rau’s DNS + IE explained videos + Monthly
current affairs magazine FOCUS

TABLE OF CONTENT
SR. No. TOPICS SUBTOPICS

1. Approach and Strategy • Syllabus

• Question pattern

• Answer writing approach

• Sources of study

2. India Map Locations • Physical Locations

3. India Physical • Physiography of India

Geography • The Great Northern Mountains [the Himalayas], the great
north Indian plains, peninsular plateau, coastal plains, islands
& their significance.

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4. Indian Climate • Factors affecting Indian Climate

• Indian Monsoon

• Rainfall Pattern of India

• Teleological Connections of Indian Monsoon

5. Water Related Issues • Drainage System of India

• Himalayan Rivers

• Peninsular Rivers

• Himalayan vs Peninsular Rivers

• Water stress

• Watershed Management

• Interlinking of Rivers

6. Indian Agriculture • Agriculture in India and its salient features

• Problems of Indian Agricultural

• Major Crops in India

• Cropping Pattern

• Irrigation and its types

• Green Revolutions and Sustainable Agriculture

7. Economic Geography • Mineral Resources in India and their Distribution.

• Energy Resources (Conventional and Non-Conventional)

• Major Industrial regions of India

• Locational Factors for Manufacturing Industry in India

• Transport : Waterways, Ports etc.

8. Disasters Management • Earthquake, Landslide, Droughts, Floods, Tropical Cyclones

Management

ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS

• Class Assignments (MCQs + Descriptive Qs) will be given alongside the module.
• There will be two Class Assignments which will be a combination of objective questions and written
answers.
• In the assignment, MCQ test will comprise 50 Questions and Descriptive test 2–3 Qs. Time allotted
for both will be 1.5 hours each.
• The time and date of tests will be intimated to you by your teacher.
• The test will be thoroughly evaluated under the supervision of your teacher.
• The purpose of that test is to reinforce your classroom learning and help you measure learning
outcome.
• We strongly recommend you to give all assignments and tests and learn from its discussion and
evaluation.