Indian and world Geography : For civil services preliminary and main examinations / Majid Husain, Tasawwur Husain Zaidi

Preface to the Sixth Edition
Preface to the First Edition


Part I : World’s Geography


Chapter 1: The Universe and the Solar System


1. The Universe
2. The Solar System


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Chapter 2: World’s Geomorphology


1. Earth’s Four Spheres
2. Geomorphology
3. The Interior of the Earth
4. Rocks
5. Continental Drift Theory
6. Plate Tectonics
7. Continental Relief
8. Volcano
9. Earthquakes
10. Denudation


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Chapter 3: Climatology


1. Atmosphere
2. Atmospheric Pressure
3. Atmospheric Circulation
4. Horizontal Distribution of Air Pressure
5. Meridional Circulation
6. Moisture in the Atmosphere


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Chapter 4: Oceanography


1. Oceans


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Chapter 5: World’s Biogeography


1. Biosphere (Ecosphere)
2. Ecosystems of the Earth
3. Soil System


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Chapter 6: Facts about the World/ Continents/ Countries


Age and Dimensions of Earth


1. Africa
2. Antarctica
3. Asia
4. Australia and Oceania
5. Europe
6. North America
7. South America


Largest Islands of the World
Ocean Trenches
Highest Dams of the World
Mega Cities of the World


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Chapter 7: World’s Economic Geography


Resource: Concept and Types


1. Energy Resources
2. Mineral Resources
3. Industrial Regions


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Chapter 8: Agriculture


1. Feeding the World
2. Agricultural Regions of the World
3. Fishing and Forestry


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Chapter 9: World’s Human Geography


First People (Major Tribes of the World)


1. Indigenous People of Africa
2. Indigenous People of Asia
3. Indigenous People of Australia and New Zealand
4. Indigenous People of Eurasia
5. Indigenous People of North America
6. Indigenous People of South America
7. Population Patterns of the World
8. International Trade Organisation
9. Covid-19 Pandemic


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Part II : India’s Geography


Chapter 10: India’s Physical Setting


1. Size and Location
2. Drainage of India
3. Major Mountain Passes of India
4. Monsoon
5. Natural Vegetation
6. Soils of India
7. Water Resources of India
8. Natural Hazards
9. Amphan Cyclone
10. Power Resources
15. Vizag Gas Leak
16. Mineral Resources
17. Cotton Textile Industry
18. Iron and Steel Industry
19. National Highways
20. International Trade


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Chapter 11: India’s Population


1. Growth of Population
2. Sex Ratio and Literacy Rate
3. Religious Composition
4. Major Scheduled Tribes of India
5. Human Development


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Chapter 12: Some Economic Challenges of India

1. Globalization and Indian Society
2. Land Reforms in India
3. Watershed Management
4. Sustainable Agriculture or Ecofarming
5. Social Forestry
6. Agroforestry
7. Programmes of Rural Development in India
8. Sericulture in India
9. Apiculture (Golden Revolution)
10. Marketing or Agricultural Products in India
11. CAA
12. NPR
13. NRC
14. Locust Infestation
15. Corona Pandemic


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Chapter 13: Indian States and Union Territories

States

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Assam
4. Bihar
5. Chhattisgarh
6. Goa
7. Gujarat
8. Haryana
9. Himachal Pradesh
10. Jharkhand
11. Karnataka
12. Kerala
13. Madhya Pradesh
14. Maharashtra
15. Manipur
16. Meghalaya
17. Mizoram
18. Nagaland
19. Odisha
20. Punjab
21. Rajasthan
22. Sikkim
23. Tamil Nadu
24. Telangana
25. Tripura
26. Uttarakhand
27. Uttar Pradesh
28. West Bengal


Union Territories


1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Chandigarh
3. Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu
4. Delhi, N.C.T
5. Lakshadweep
6. Puducherry
7. Jammu & Kashmir
8. Ladakh


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