Preliminary Examination Syllabus  - Geography

SECTION-I

Physical, Economical and Human Geography.

SECTION - II

Geography of the world.

SECTION - III

Geography of India and North East India.

Section -I : Physical : (i) The crust of the Earth : its structure and formation, (ii) Major relief features of the earth and their origin - continents, ocean, basins and mountains, (iii) Weathering, erosion and deposion, cycles of erozion, (iv) Elements of climate and types of climate, (v) Types of soils and negetation.Economic : (i) Types of resources, land, water mineral, biotic and human, (ii) Agriculture, (iii) Industry, (iv) Transport and Communication.Human : (i) Man and environment, (ii) Population, distribution and density, (iii) Urban and Rural settlements patterns.

Section-II : Geography of the world : (i) Landforms, (ii) Climates and Vegetation, (iii) Natural regions of the world, (iv) Growth of population, (v) International migration, (vi) Races of mankind, (vii) Occupation pattern, (viii) Regional study of Africa, South East Asia, South West Asia and Latin America.

Section-III: Geography of India and North East India : (i) Physiography, (ii) Climate, (iii) Soil and Vegetation, (iv) Agriculture and Irrigation, (v) Mineral and Energy resources - Industries (vi) Population - distribution, density and growth.

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