Geography

Prelims — Paper I

• Indian and World Geography — Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

Mains — General Studies Paper I (Geography)

• Salient features 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 phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.; geographical features 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.

Source: Official UPSC Civil Services Examination notification — Preliminary & Main Examination syllabus.