Geography Optional Test Series and Content Enrichment Program
Test – 1 Characteristics, Configuration & evolution of rocks and landforms (except Applied Geomorphology) All geomorphology WG ; Physiographic Regions IG, Drainage System IG, Watersheds IG, Relief and Structure IG
Test – 2 Map test of Relief Features of India, Mountains, Plateaus, Hills, Passes, Peaks and Islands Test – 3 Physical ,Regional Study of Weather/Climate& Oceans (except Applied Climatology, Urban climate, Marine Resources, Coral Bleaching, Marine Pollution) All Climatology WG, All Oceanography WG; Mechanism of Indian Monsoons IG, Rainfall Pattern IG, Tropical Cyclones IG, Climatic Regions IG, Western Disturbances IG
Test – 4 Map test of Water bodies of India, Plains, Lakes ,Rivers ,Dams, Multipurpose River Valley Projects &Wetlands
Test – 5 Fundamentals of Biosphere Genesis of soil WG, Classification and distribution of soil WG, Soil Profile WG, Factors influencing world distribution of plants & animals WG, Wild life, Gene Pool centres WG; Ecosystems, Principle of Ecology, Biodiversity WG; Human Ecological adaptation WG, Marine resources WG; Natural vegetation, soil types IG, Resources entire IG
Test –6 Map test of Protected Areas of India, Tiger Reserves, ConR, ComR, Elephant Reserves, Biosphere Reserves, Ramsar Sites & Forest Types
Test –7 Environmental Geography (will include All the Important Conventions & Policies of Environment Mitigation & Adaptation in relevance of GS also) Applied Geomorphology WG, Applied Climatology WG, Marine Pollution WG, Problems of soil degradation, deforestation, Ecological imbalances and changesWG, Ecosystem Management & Conservation, Sustainable Development, Environment Policy, Environmental hazards, remedial measures WG; Ecological issues, Environmental hazards, Pollution, Principle of EIA, Soil Erosion, Environmental Degradation, Environmental Policies (Contemporary issues) IG
Test 8 Map test of Agriculture & Resources of India Crop regions ,Areas of agricultural problems Irrigation Sources , Energy ,Mineral& Ocean Resources.
Test – 9 Reproductive Industries World AgricultureWG, Types, agricultural input & productivities, food and nutrition problem, Food security, Agricultural location models WG; All agriculture IG, Food Security IG
Test – 10 Map test of Industries of India Industrial regions ,Location of textile, pharmaceuticals ,iron &steel, automobile ,paper , cement , petro chemical industries
Test – 11 September Manufacturing Geography Energy crisis, World Economic development, Measurement and problems, World industries WG; All Industry IG; Industrial location models WG
Test – 12 September Map test of Transportation Means Roadways ,Railways , Waterways ,Civil Aviation ,Pipeline & Sea Ports.
Test
– 1 Characteristics, Configuration
& evolution of rocks and landforms
Factors controlling landform development (WG)
Endogenetic and exogenetic forces (WG)
Origin and evolution of the earth’s crust (WG)
Fundamentals of geomagnetism (WG)
Physical conditions of the earth’s interior (WG)
Geosynclines (WG)
Continental drift (WG)
Isostasy; Plate tectonics (WG)
Recent views on mountain building (WG)
Vulcanicity; Earthquakes and Tsunamis (WG)
Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Landscape development (WG)
Denudation chronology (WG)
Channel morphology (WG)
Erosion surfaces; Slope development (WG)
Structure and relief of India (IG)
Drainage systems and watersheds (IG)
Physiographic regions of India (IG)
Physical ,Regional Study of Weather/Climate and Oceans
Temperature and pressure belts of the world (WG)
Heat budget of the earth (WG)
Atmospheric circulation (WG)
Atmospheric stability and instability (WG)
Planetary and local winds (WG)
Monsoons and jet streams (WG)
Air masses and frontal genesis (WG)
Temperate and tropical cyclones (WG)
Types and distribution of precipitation (WG)
Weather and Climate (WG)
Koppen’s, Thornthwaite’s and Trewartha’s classification of world climates (WG)
Hydrological cycle (WG)
Mechanism of monsoons and rainfall patterns of India (IG)
Tropical cyclones and Western Disturbances of India (IG)
Floods and Droughts of India (IG)
Climatic Regions of India (IG)
Bottom topography of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans (WG)
Temperature and salinity of the oceans (WG)
Heat and salt budgets (WG)
Ocean deposits (WG)
Waves, currents and tides (WG)
Laws of the sea (WG)
Fundamentals of Biosphere
Genesis of soils (WG)
Classification and distribution of soils (WG)
Soil profile (WG)
Soil erosion (WG)
Degradation and conservation (WG)
Factors influencing world distribution of plants and animals (WG)
Problems of deforestation and conservation measures (WG)
Social forestry; agro-forestry (WG)
Wild life (WG)
Major gene pool centres (WG)
Principle of ecology (WG)
Human ecological adaptations (WG)
Influence of man on ecology and environment (WG)
Natural vegetation (IG)
Soil types and their distributions (IG)
Land,surface and ground water, energy, minerals, biotic and marine resources (IG)
Forest and wild life resources and their conservation (IG)
Energy crisis (IG)
Environmental Geography
Applied Geomorphology (WG)
Geo hydrology (WG)
Economic geology and environment (WG)
Global climatic change and role and response of man in climatic changes (WG)
Applied climatology and Urban climate (WG)
Marine resources: biotic, mineral and energy resources (WG)
Coral bleaching (WG)
Sea-level changes (WG)
Marine pollution (WG)
Global and regional ecological changes and imbalances (WG)
Ecosystem their management and conservation (WG)
Environmental degradation, management and conservation (WG)
Biodiversity and sustainable development (WG)
Environmental policy (WG)
Environmental hazards and remedial measures (WG)
Environmental education and legislation (WG)
Ecological issues (IG)
Environmental hazards (IG)
Landslides, earthquakes, Tsunamis, floods and droughts, epidemics (IG)
Issues relating to environmental pollution (IG)
Changes in patterns of land use(IG)
Principles of environmental impact assessment and environmental management (IG)
Environmental degradation; Deforestation, desertification and soil erosion (IG)
Reproductive
Industries
World agriculture (WG)
Typology of agricultural regions (WG)
Agricultural inputs and productivity (WG)
Food and nutrition problems (WG)
Food security (WG)
Famine: causes, effects and remedies (WG)
Von Thunen’s model of agricultural location (WG)
Infrastructure: irrigation,
seeds, fertilizers, power (IG)
Institutional factors: land
holdings, land tenure and land reforms (IG)
Green revolution and its socio-economic and ecological
implications (IG)
Significance of dry farming (IG)
Livestock resources and white revolution; aqua-culture;
sericulture (IG)
Apiculture and poultry (IG)
Agricultural regionalisation (IG)
Agro-climatic zones (IG)
Agro-ecological regions (IG)
Population explosion and food security (IG)
Manufacturing Geography
Tourism including eco –tourism (IG)
Energy crisis (WG)
The limits to growth (WG)
World industries: Location patterns and problems (WG)
Weber’s model of industrial location (WG)
Evolution of industries (IG)
Location factors of cotton, jute, textile, iron and steel, aluminum, fertilizer, paper, chemical and pharmaceutical, automobile, cottage and agro-based industries (IG)
Industrial houses and complexes including public sector undertakings (IG)
Industrial regionalization (IG)
New industrial policies (IG)
Multinationalsand liberalization (IG)
SpecialEconomic Zones (IG)
Facilitative Industries
Patterns of world trade (WG)
Road, railway, waterway (IG)
Airway and pipeline networks (IG)
Their complementary roles in regional development (IG)
Growing importance of ports on national and foreign trade(IG)
Trade balance (IG)
Trade Policy (IG)
Export processing zones(IG)
Developments in communication and information technology and their impacts on economy and society (IG)
Indian space programme(IG)
Regional Developments and
Planning and Political Aspects
Concept of a region (WG)
Types of regions and methods of regionalization (WG)
Growth centres and growth poles (WG)
Regional imbalances (WG)
Regional development strategies (WG)
Environmental issues in regional planning (WG)
Planning for sustainable development (WG)
Perroux and Boudeville Rostov’s model of stages of growth (WG)
Experience of regional planning in India (IG)
Five Year Plans; Integrated rural development programmes (IG)
Panchayati Raj and decentralized planning (IG)
Command area development (IG)
Watershed management (IG)
Planning for backward area, desert drought prone, hill, tribal area development (IG)
Multi-level planning (IG)
Regional planning and development of island territories (IG)
Problems of agrarian and industrial unrest (IG)
Regional disparities in economic development (IG)
Concept of sustainable growth and development (IG)
Environmental awareness (IG)
Linkage of rivers (IG)
Globalization and Indian economy (IG)
Heartland and Rimland theories (WG)
Laws of international boundaries and frontiers (WG)
Geographical basis of Indian federalism (IG)
State re-organization (IG)
Emergence of new states (IG)
Regional consciousness and interstate issues (IG)
international boundary of India and related issues (IG)
Cross border terrorism (IG)
India’s role in world affairs (IG)
Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian Ocean realm (IG)
Perspectives in Human Geography Population and Settlement
Geography
Areal differentiation (WG)
Regional synthesis (WG)
Dichotomy and dualism (WG)
Environmentalism (WG)
Quantitative revolution and location analysis (WG)
Radical, behavioral, human and welfare approaches (WG)
Languages,religions and secularisation (WG)
Cultural regions of the world (WG)
Human development index (WG)
Systems analysis in Human geography (WG)
Malthusian, Marxian and demographic transition models (WG)
Growth and distribution of world population (WG)
Demographic attributes (WG)
Causes and consequences of migration (WG)
Concepts of over-under-and optimum population (WG)
Population theories (WG)
World population problems and policies (WG)
Social well-being and quality of life (WG)
Population as social capital (WG)
Types and patterns of rural settlements (WG)
Environmental issues in rural settlements (WG)
Hierarchy of urban settlements (WG)
Urbanmorphology (WG)
Concepts of primate city and rank-size rule (WG)
Functional classification of towns (WG)
Sphere of urban influence (WG)
Rural-urban fringe; Satellite towns (WG)
Problems and remedies of urbanization (WG)
Sustainable development of cities (WG)
Cultural Setting and Settlements
Historical Perspective of Indian Society(IG)
Racial, linguistic and ethnic diversities (IG)
Religious minorities (IG)
Major tribes, tribal areas and their problems(IG)
Cultural regions (IG)
Growth, distribution and density of population (IG)
Demographic attributes (IG)
Sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate (IG)
Work-force, dependency ratio (IG)
Longevity (IG)
Migration (inter-regional, intra- regional and international) and associated problems (IG)
Population problems and policies (IG)
Health indicators (IG)
Types, patterns and morphology of rural settlements (IG)
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