GS Prelims: 10 Years’ Papers
(2010 to 2019)
Geography (Part II)
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Syllabus
Preliminary examination
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Indian Geography (2010-2019)
Tribes and
Population
4%
Transportation
Topic Number of questions and trade
India - map locations 17 3% India - map
Physical features 4 locations
Resources and
22%
River system 14 Industry
Climate 1 14%
Vegetation 9 Physical
features
Soil 4
5%
Agriculture 12 Agriculture
16%
Resources and Industry 11
Transportation and trade 2 River system
Tribes and Population 3 18%
Soil
Total 77
5%
Vegetation
12%
Climate
1%
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India - map locations
• Number of questions asked: 17
• Difficulty level: Moderate
• Nature: Factual
• Change in trend: Intermixing of themes & more
current locations and practical ones
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Physical features
• Number of questions asked: 4
• Difficulty level: Moderate
• Nature: Information based
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River system
• Number of questions asked: 14
• Difficulty level: Moderate
• Nature: Information based
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River system - topics
• Major rivers
• Tributaries
• water falls
• Lakes & wetlands
• hydro projects & dams
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Climate
• Number of questions asked: 1
• Difficulty level: Easy
• Nature: Conceptual
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Vegetation
• Number of questions asked: 9
• Difficulty level: Moderate
• Nature: Information based and conceptual
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Soil
• Number of questions asked: 4
• Difficulty level: Easy to moderate
• Nature: Information based and conceptual
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Agriculture
• Number of questions asked: 12
• Difficulty level: Moderate to difficult
• Nature: Factual & conceptual
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Resources and Industry
• Number of questions asked: 11
• Difficulty level: Information based
• Nature: Moderate to difficult
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Transportation and trade
• Number of questions asked: 2
• Difficulty level: Easy to moderate
• Nature: factual
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Tribes and Population
• Number of questions asked: 3
• Difficulty level: Moderate to difficult
• Nature: factual
• Trend: initially population based now on tribes
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