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Geography of World and India Preliminary Syllabus RAS

Scheme of Examination & Syllabus

The Preliminary Examination will consist of one paper on the subject specified below, which will be of objective type and carry a maximum of 200 marks.

Topic	Description	Link
General Knowledge and General Science	Paper I 200 marks: 150 objective questions, negative marking	More Info
World Geography	Major Landforms: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Deserts Major Rivers & Lakes Types of Agriculture Major Industrial Regions Environmental Issues: Desertification, Deforestation, Climate Change, Global Warming, Ozone Layer Depletion	More Info
Geography of India	Major Landforms: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains Mechanism of Monsoon & Rainfall distribution Major Rivers & Lakes Major Crops: Wheat, Rice, Cotton, Sugarcane, Tea, Coffee Major Minerals: Iron ore, Manganese, Bauxite, Mica Power Resources: Conventional & Non-Conventional Major Industrial Regions National Highways & Major Transport Corridors	More Info