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                      IASbaba Geography Optional Test Series 2020 Schedule 
                                                                       
                   Test       Date of                            Topics                                    Sources 
                   No           Test 
                    1.      10/11/2019  Geomorphology:               Factors      controlling           Geomorphology  by 
                                            landform  development;  endogenetic  and                     Savinder        Singh 
                                            exogenetic forces; Origin and evolution of                   (Ch-1, 10 concepts. 
                                            the    earth’s    crust;    Fundamentals       of           Physical  geography 
                                            geomagnetism;  Physical  conditions  of  the                 by Savinder Singh. 
                                            earth’s  interior;  Geosynclines;  Continental              G.C.LEONG. 
                                            drift; Isostasy; Plate tectonics; Recent views              PHYSICAL         GEO- 
                                            on     mountain        building;     Vulcanicity;            RUPA 
                                            Earthquakes  and  Tsunamis;  Concepts  of                    PUBLICATIONS. 
                                            geomorphic        cycles     and      Landscape             Earth’s     Dynamic 
                                            development.       Denudation       chronology;              Surface      –      K. 
                                            Channel  morphology;  Erosion  surfaces;                     Siddhartha 
                                            Slope           development;             Applied            Strahler          and 
                                            Geomorphology:  Geohydrology,  economic                      Strahler 
                                            geology and environment. 
                                             
                                            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. 
                     2      20/11/2019  Climatology:  Temperature  and  pressure                        Physical  geography 
                                            belts  of  the  world;  Heat  budget  of  the                by savinder singh. 
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                                         earth;        Atmospheric          circulation;         G.C.LEONG. 
                                         atmospheric      stability   and    instability.        PHYSICAL        GEO- 
                                         Planetary and local winds; Monsoons and                  RUPA 
                                         jet streams; Air masses and fronto genesis,              PUBLICATIONS. 
                                         Temperate and tropical cyclones; Types and              NCERT-11 
                                         distribution  of  precipitation;  Weather  and          Climatology  –  K. 
                                         Climate;                                                 Siddhartha 
                                         Koppen’s,  Thornthwaite’s  and  Trewartha’s             General 
                                         classification     of     world      climates;           Climatology – 
                                         Hydrological  cycle;  Global  climatic  change           Critchfield 
                                         and role and response of man in climatic                Essentials of 
                                         changes,  Applied  climatology  and  Urban               Oceanography – 
                                         climate.                                                 Garrison 
                                         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. 
                                         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  degradation, 
                                         management           and        conservation; 
                                         Biodiversity and sustainable development; 
                                         Environmental       policy;    Environmental 
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                                      hazards    and     remedial     measures; 
                                      Environmental education and legislation. 
                 3.     30/11/2019  Perspectives  in  Human  Geography:  Areal           Geographical 
                                      differentiation;    regional     synthesis;         thoughts: R.D.Dixit 
                                      Dichotomy and dualism; Environmentalism;           Evolution  of  geo 
                                      Quantitative  revolution  and  locational           thoughts  :  Majid 
                                      analysis;  radical,  behavioural,  human  and       Hussain 
                                      welfare  approaches;  Languages,  religions        Geo        thought: 
                                      and secularisation; Cultural regions of the         Sudeepta Adhikari 
                                      world; Human development index.              
                                      Models,  Theories  and  Laws  in  Human            Models    in   geo: 
                                      Geography:  Systems  analysis  in  Human            Majid Hussain 
                                      geography;   Malthusian,    Marxian    and 
                                      demographic  transition  models;  Central 
                                      Place  theories  of  Christaller  and  Losch; 
                                      Perroux  and  Boudeville;  Von  Thunen’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. 
                  4     10/12/2019  Economic  Geography:  World  economic                Economic       and 
                                      development: measurement and problems;              Social  Geography – 
                                      World  resources  and  their  distribution;         Rupa Publication 
                                      Energy crisis;  the  limits  to  growth;  World 
                                      agriculture:  typology    of   agricultural 
                                      regions;    agricultural    inputs     and 
                                      productivity; Food and nutrition problems; 
                                      Food security; famine: causes, effects and 
                                      remedies;  World  industries:  locational 
                                      patterns  and  problems;  patterns  of  world 
                                      trade. 
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                                         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  policies,  Social 
                                         well-being and quality of life; Population as 
                                         social  capital.  Types  and  patterns  of  rural 
                                         settlements; Environmental issues in rural 
                                         settlements; Hierarchy of 
                                         urban  settlements;  Urban  morphology: 
                                         Concepts of primate city and rank-size rule; 
                                         Functional  classification  of  towns;  Sphere 
                                         of  urban  influence;  Rural  urban  fringe; 
                                         Satellite towns; Problems and remedies of 
                                         urbanization;  Sustainable  development  of 
                                         cities. 
                                         Regional  Planning:  Concept  of  a  region; 
                                         Types     of   regions    and    methods  of 
                                         regionalisation; Growth centres and growth 
                                         poles;    Regional     imbalances;     regional 
                                         development  strategies;        environmental 
                                         issues  in  regional  planning;  Planning  for 
                                         sustainable development. 
                   5      20/12/2019  Simulated full length test of PAPER –I                              
                          30/12/2019  Indian  Geography-Physical  Setting:  Space  Introduction             to   Indian 
                   6                     relationship  of  India  with  neighboring  Geography – Majid Hussain 
                                         countries;  Structure  and  relief;  Drainage   
                                         system  and  watersheds;  Physiographic  Indian Geography - Khullar 
                                         regions;  Mechanism  of  Indian  monsoons 
                                         and rainfall patterns, Tropical cyclones and 
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