Civil Service Geography Main Exam Paper One Syllabus
PRINCIPLES OF GEOGRAPHY
Section-A: Physical geography
1. Geomorphology: Factors controlling landform development; endogenetic and exogenetic forces Origin and evolution of the earth’s crust; Fundamentals of geomagnetism; Physical condition of the earth’s interior;Geosynclines;Continental drift; Isostasy;Plate tectonics; Recent views on mountain building;Vulcanicity;Earthquakes and Tsunamis; Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Landscape development; Denudation chronology; Channel morphology; Erosion surfaces; Slope development: applied Geomorphology:Geohydrology,economic geology and environment
2. Climatology: Temperature and pressure belts of the world; Heat budget of the earth; Atmospheric circulation; atmospheric stability and instability. Planetary and local winds; monsoons and jet streams; Air masses and fronto genesis, Temperate and tropical cyclones; Types and distribution of precipitation; Weather and Climate; Koppen’s, Thornthwaite’s and Trewartha’s classification of world climates; Hydrological cycle; Global climatic change and role and response of man in climatic changes, Applied climatology and Urban climate
3. Oceanography: Bottom topography of the Atlantic ,Indian and Pacific Oceans; Temperature and salinity of the oceans; Heat and salt budgets, Ocean deposits;Waves,currents and tides; Marine resources :biotic ,mineral and energy resources; Coral reefs, coral bleaching ; sea-level changes; law of the sea and marine pollution
4. Biogeography: Genesis of soils; Classification and distribution of soils; Soil profile; Soil erosion Degradation and conservation; Factors influencing world distribution of plants and animals; problems of deforestation and conservation measures; Social forestry;agro-forestry;Wild life; Major gene pool centers
5. Environmental Geography: Principle of ecology; Human ecological adaptations; Influence of man on ecology and environment; Global and regional ecological changes and imbalances; Ecosystem their management and conservation; Environmental degradastion,management and conservation Biodiversity ad sustainable development; Environmental policy; Environmental hazards and remedial measures; Environmental education and legislation
Section-B:Human Geography
1, Perspectives in Human Geography: A real differentiation; regional synthesis; Dichotomy and dualism; Environmentalism; Quantitative revolution and locational analysis;radical,behavioural, human and welfare approaches; Languages , religious and secularization; Cultural regions of the world; Human development index
2. Economic Geography: World economic development: measurement and problems; World resources and their distribution; Energy crisis; the limits to growth; World agriculture: typology of agricultural regions; agricultural input and productivity; Food and nutrition problems; Food security ;famine: causes, effects and remedies; World industries: locational patterns and problems; patterns of world trade
3.Population and Settlement Geography: Growth and distribution of world population; demographic attributes; Causes and consequences of migration; Concepts of over, under and optimum population ; Population theories, world population problems and polices, Social well-being and quality of life population as social capital. Types and pattern of rural settlements; Environmental issues in rural settlemts;Hierarchy of urban settlements;Urbqan morphology: Concept of primate city and rank-size rule; Function classification of town; Sphere of urban influence; Rural-urban fringe; Satellite towns; Problems and remedies of urbanization ;Sustainable development of cities
4. Regional Planning: Concept of a region; Types of regions and methods of regionalization ;growth centers and growth poles; Regional imbalances; regional development strategies; environmental issues in regional planning; Planning for sustainable development.
5 Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography: systems analysis in Human geography; Malthusian Marxian and demographic transition models; Central place theories of christaller and Losch; Perroux and Boudeville; Von Thune’s model of agricultural location; Weber’s model of industrial location; Rostov’s model of stages of growth. Heartland and Rimland theories; Laws of international boundaries and frontiers
Note: Candidates will be required to answer one compulsory map question pertinent to subject covered by this paper.
PRINCIPLES OF GEOGRAPHY
Section-A: Physical geography
1. Geomorphology: Factors controlling landform development; endogenetic and exogenetic forces Origin and evolution of the earth’s crust; Fundamentals of geomagnetism; Physical condition of the earth’s interior;Geosynclines;Continental drift; Isostasy;Plate tectonics; Recent views on mountain building;Vulcanicity;Earthquakes and Tsunamis; Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Landscape development; Denudation chronology; Channel morphology; Erosion surfaces; Slope development: applied Geomorphology:Geohydrology,economic geology and environment
2. Climatology: Temperature and pressure belts of the world; Heat budget of the earth; Atmospheric circulation; atmospheric stability and instability. Planetary and local winds; monsoons and jet streams; Air masses and fronto genesis, Temperate and tropical cyclones; Types and distribution of precipitation; Weather and Climate; Koppen’s, Thornthwaite’s and Trewartha’s classification of world climates; Hydrological cycle; Global climatic change and role and response of man in climatic changes, Applied climatology and Urban climate
3. Oceanography: Bottom topography of the Atlantic ,Indian and Pacific Oceans; Temperature and salinity of the oceans; Heat and salt budgets, Ocean deposits;Waves,currents and tides; Marine resources :biotic ,mineral and energy resources; Coral reefs, coral bleaching ; sea-level changes; law of the sea and marine pollution
4. Biogeography: Genesis of soils; Classification and distribution of soils; Soil profile; Soil erosion Degradation and conservation; Factors influencing world distribution of plants and animals; problems of deforestation and conservation measures; Social forestry;agro-forestry;Wild life; Major gene pool centers
5. Environmental Geography: Principle of ecology; Human ecological adaptations; Influence of man on ecology and environment; Global and regional ecological changes and imbalances; Ecosystem their management and conservation; Environmental degradastion,management and conservation Biodiversity ad sustainable development; Environmental policy; Environmental hazards and remedial measures; Environmental education and legislation
Section-B:Human Geography
1, Perspectives in Human Geography: A real differentiation; regional synthesis; Dichotomy and dualism; Environmentalism; Quantitative revolution and locational analysis;radical,behavioural, human and welfare approaches; Languages , religious and secularization; Cultural regions of the world; Human development index
2. Economic Geography: World economic development: measurement and problems; World resources and their distribution; Energy crisis; the limits to growth; World agriculture: typology of agricultural regions; agricultural input and productivity; Food and nutrition problems; Food security ;famine: causes, effects and remedies; World industries: locational patterns and problems; patterns of world trade
3.Population and Settlement Geography: Growth and distribution of world population; demographic attributes; Causes and consequences of migration; Concepts of over, under and optimum population ; Population theories, world population problems and polices, Social well-being and quality of life population as social capital. Types and pattern of rural settlements; Environmental issues in rural settlemts;Hierarchy of urban settlements;Urbqan morphology: Concept of primate city and rank-size rule; Function classification of town; Sphere of urban influence; Rural-urban fringe; Satellite towns; Problems and remedies of urbanization ;Sustainable development of cities
4. Regional Planning: Concept of a region; Types of regions and methods of regionalization ;growth centers and growth poles; Regional imbalances; regional development strategies; environmental issues in regional planning; Planning for sustainable development.
5 Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography: systems analysis in Human geography; Malthusian Marxian and demographic transition models; Central place theories of christaller and Losch; Perroux and Boudeville; Von Thune’s model of agricultural location; Weber’s model of industrial location; Rostov’s model of stages of growth. Heartland and Rimland theories; Laws of international boundaries and frontiers
Note: Candidates will be required to answer one compulsory map question pertinent to subject covered by this paper.
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