SYLLABUS FOR 2023 EXAM

1 Locating features with the help of a four figure grid reference.

( N0 SIX FIGURE IN SYLLABUS)
2 Definition of contour and contour interval. Identification of landforms
marked by contours (steep slope, gentle slope, hill), triangulated height,
spot height, benchmark, relative height/ depth.
( VALLEY, RIDGE, PLATEUS, WATER DIVIDE, ESCARPMET NOT IN
SYLLABUS)
3 Interpretation of colour tints (Use of colours such as white, green yellow
etc in topo map) and conventional, symbols used on a topographical
survey of India map.
4. Identification and definition of types of scale given on the map.
Measuring direct distance and calculating area using the scale given
therein.
( INDIRECT DISTANCE USING THREAD NOT IN SYLLABUS)
5 Marking directions between different, locations, using eight cardinal
points.
6. Identify:
Site of prominent villages and/o towns, types of land use / land cover
and means of communication with the help of the index given at the
bottom of the sheet.
7. Identification of drainage (direction of flow, left bank and right bank)
and patterns (Dendritic, Trellis, and Radial);
Nature of streams. ( seasonal, perennial)
DISAPPEARING AND UNDEFINED DRAINAGE PATTERN NOT IN
SYLLABUS NOW)
Identification of Settlement patterns
(Scattered and Compact).
ISOLATED AND LIMEARS ETTLEMENT PATTERN NOT IN SYLLABUS
NOW.
8 Identification of natural and man-made features.
Everything else like broken ground, forest, rivers, islands, rocky knob,
tanks, and sluice, siphon, diggi, overhead tank, roads, cart track,
streams, and many more as per the syllabus .)
MAP WORK
Mountains, Peaks and Plateaus:
Himalayas, Karakoram, Aravali, Vindhyas, Satpura, Western and
Eastern Ghats, Nilgiris, Mount Godwin Austin (K2), Mount
Kanchenjunga. Deccan Plateau, Chota Nagpur Plateau.
GARO, KHASI, JAINTIA NOT IN SYLLABUS
Plains: Gangetic Plains and Coastal plains –
(Konkan, Malabar, Coromandel, Northern Circars).
(KANARA COAST NOT IN SYLLABUS)
Desert:
Thar (The Great Indian Desert)
Rivers:
Indus, Jhelum, Satluj, Ganga, Yamuna, Kosi, Chambal, Betwa,
Damodar, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Tapti, Mahanadi, Godavari,
Krishna, Cauveri, Tungabhadra.
(CHENAB, BEAS, GOMATI GHAGARA, GANDAK, SON NOT IN
SYLLABUS)
Water Bodies:
Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhat, Andaman Sea, Chilka Lake, Wular
Lake.
( GULF OF MANNAR AND PALK STRAIGHT NOT IN SYLLABUS)
Passes:
Karakoram, Nathu-La Passes.
Latitude and Longitudes:
Tropic of Cancer, Standard Meridian (82° 30’E).
Direction of Winds:
Southwest Monsoons
(Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal Branches), Northeast Monsoons.
( WESTERN DISTURBANCE NOT IN SYLLABUS)
Distribution of Minerals:
Oil - Mumbai High (Offshore Oil Field);
Iron – Singhbhum, Coal – Jharia.
( DIGBOI NOT IN SYLLABUS)
Soil Distribution –
Alluvial, Black and Red Soil.
( LATERITE SOIL THROUGH MAP WORK NOT IN SYLLABUS)

Cities –
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kochi,
Prayagraj/ Allahabad.
( SRINAGAR, JAIPUR, VISHAKHAPATMAN NOT IN SYLLABUS)
Population - Distribution of Population
(Dense and sparse).

2. PHYSICAL FEATURES,DIVISIONS OF INDIA ONLY THROUGH

MAP WORK
3. Climate
Distribution of Temperature, Rainfall, winds in Summer and Winter
and factors affecting the climate of the area. Monsoon and its
mechanism.
Seasons: March to May – Summer;
June to September – Monsoon;
October to November - Retreating Monsoon.
December to February – Winter.
4. Soil Resources
• Types of soil (alluvial, black, red and laterite)
1. Distribution.
2. Composition and characteristics such as colour, texture, minerals
and crops associated.
3. Soil Erosion – causes, prevention and
4. Conservation of Soil.

5. Natural Vegetation
• Importance of forests.
• Types of vegetation (Tropical evergreen, tropical deciduous, Tropical
desert, littoral and mountain), distribution and correlation with their
environment.
• Forest conservation.
Though major trees and their importance not mentioned in the
syllabus but we may teach as the syllabus says Importance of forests
which means major trees should be included)

6. Water Resources
• Sources (Surface water and ground water).
• Need for conservation and conservation
Practices (Rainwater harvesting and its importance).
• Irrigation: Importance and methods.

7. Mineral and Energy Resources

• Iron ore, Manganese, Copper – uses and their distribution.
(BAUXITE AND LIMESTONE NOT IN SYLLABUS)

• Conventional Sources:
Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas (distribution, advantages and
disadvantages).
• Hydel power
(Bhakra Nangal Dam and Hirakud).
• Non-conventional Sources:
Solar, wind, nuclear and biogas (important areas and advantages).
(TIDAL, GEOTHERMAL NOT IN SYLLABUSA).
DISADVANTAGES OF NON CONVENTIONAL SOURCES ALSO NOT IN
SYLLABUS)

8. Agriculture
• Indian Agriculture – importance, problems and reforms.
• Types of farming in India: subsistence and
Commercial: intensive, extensive, plantation and mixed.
• Agricultural seasons (rabi, kharif, zayad).
• Climatic conditions, soil requirements,
methods of cultivation, processing and distribution of the following
crops:
- Rice, wheat and pulses. - sugarcane, oilseeds (groundnut and,
Mustard). - Cotton, jute, and tea.
( SHIFTING AGRICTURE, SYABEAN, MILLETS( JOWAR, BAJARA
RAGI), COFFEE, RUBBER NOT IN SYLLABUS)

9. Manufacturing Industries
Importance and classification
• Agro based Industry - Sugar, Textile (Cotton And Silk).
( WOOLLEN TEXTILE NOT IN SYLLABUS)

• Mineral based Industry –

Iron & Steel (TATA STEEL Rourkela) Petro Chemical and Electronics.
( BHILAI, VISHAKHAPATNAM NOT IN SYLLABUS)

10. Transport
Importance and Modes – Roadways, Railways, Airways and Waterways
–- Advantages and disadvantages.

11. Waste Management

• Need for waste management.
• Methods of safe disposal -segregation, dumping and composting.
• Need and methods for reducing, reusing and recycling waste.
( IMPACT OF WASTE ACCULULATION SPOILAGE OF LANDSCAPE,
POLLUTION, HEALTH HAZARDS, EFFECTS ON TERRETRIAL AND
AQUATIC LIFE NOT IN SYLLABUS)

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