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Road to IAS: Civil Service Exam – UPSC Prelims (CSAT) Geography

Prepare for Geography section of UPSC Prelims Exam with multimedia aid. Learn unique time-saving and test-taking strategies to help you ace the Prelims Exam.

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Course Introduction:

The Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) is the first round conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) for recruitment to the 24 prestigious services of the Government of India, which comprise of 3 All India Services (IAS – Indian Administrative Service, IPS – Indian Police service and IFS – Indian Foreign Service), 16 group A services and 5 group B services.

With over 9,00,000 applicants every year and a success rate of just 0.1% to 0.3%, the CSAT followed by the Civil Services Mains round is considered to constitute the second toughest competitive exam in the world. Naturally, one must have a comprehensive preparation strategy encompassing thorough understanding of the UPSC pattern and syllabus, and intensive preparation with focus on important topics, to crack the UPSC exam.

The Geography section in the Prelims mostly focuses on Indian Geography, and all its aspects – Physical, Human and Economic. You need to prepare for Questions on the climate of various regions of India, their vegetation, their soils and the like. For example, a rainfall chart would be given, and the question would ask what sort of plants would grow in a particular place.

One of the biggest challenges in Geography is integrating knowledge and ensuring appropriate breadth and depth in terms knowledge gained. This course on UPSC Prelims Geography has been designed by Focus Academy for Career Enhancement to ensure you cover all the important topics with the most economical usage of your time. Most examples in this course are explained pictorially, hence making it easy to remember, something that is crucial when it comes to an exam of this scale.

This course is part of a series of comprehensive test prep courses for the UPSC Prelims. You can subscribe to the course bundle – Civil Services Exam – UPSC Prelims: CSAT Prep Part 1 at a discounted price or you can subscribe to other individual courses in this bundle like:

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Course Objectives:

In this UPSC Geography course, you will learn about:

India’s Location and Extent
The Himalayas
The Northern Plains
The Peninsular Plateau
Rivers in India

Target Audience:

This comprehensive course has been designed for UPSC aspirants seeking to ace the Geography section of the UPSC Prelims examination.

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Course Plan

1. Introduction

51mins

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2 videos

Introduction to the Course 30:12

India’s Location and Extent 21:21

2. Physiographic Regions

1hr 35mins

Preview

6 videos

Physiography 24:54

The Himalayas 10:44

The Northern Plains 16:06

The Peninsular Plateau 18:30

The Ghats 10:22

Desert, Coastal Plains, Islands 15:07

3. Rivers

54mins

3 videos

Introduction to topic and Getting familiar with Indus 16:38

Ganga and Brahmaputra 17:57

Peninsular Rivers 20:23

4. Climates

1hr 16mins

3 videos

Introduction to topic 21:00

Winds and Currents 26:53

Monsoon 28:47

5. Self Assessment

10mins

· 1 test

Test 10:00

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