Insight IAS Prelims 2021 test 5 with solutions
Insight IAS Prelims 2021 test 5 Exam Date
12th November 2020,
Thursday
Insight IAS Prelims 2021 test 5 Subject
General Studies:
Geography
(World
Geography)
Insight IAS Prelims 2021 test 5 syllabus
Physical Geography of the world
• Origin and evolution of Universe
Solar system
Geological History of the
Earth
Geological Time scale
Latitude and Longitude
including important
Parallels and Meridians
Motions of the Earth and
their effects Inclination of
the Earth’s Axis and its
effects
Local and Standard Time
and the International Date
Line, Calendar
Eclipses – Solar, Lunar
• Geomorphology
Interior structure of the
earth
Rock
Landform Development
First order (continental drift
theory, sea floor spreading,
plate tectonics theory)
Second order (Mountains,
Plateaus, Plains & other
landforms)
Internal forces & their
impact – Volcanoes,
Earthquakes,
Folding, Faulting, Isostasy
External forces & their
impact – Weathering, Erosion
& landforms thus developed
• Climatology
Structure, Composition of
atmosphere
Weather & Climate
Heat & temperature
o Insolation
o Heat Budget
o Distribution of
temperature
o Temperature Inversion
Pressure and Pressure belts
Winds
o Planetary winds
o Seasonal winds
o Local winds
Precipitation-Forms & Types,
Distribution of rainfall
Air Masses
Cyclones and anti-cyclones
World Climatic regions
• Oceanography
Bottom relief Features
Ocean waves, currents,
tides & Tsunamis
Temperature distribution
Salinity distribution
Marine resources
• Biogeography
Soils
o Classification
o Distribution
o Erosion &
Conservation
Biomes
World Economic and Human
Geography:
• Natural resources and mineral
resources and distribution of key
natural resources across the
world
• Agriculture and agro-climatic
regions
• Industry and location factors
• Infrastructure
• World Population, density &
distribution, races & tribes,
• settlements & migration
Continents – Major physical
features, natural resources
Insight IAS Prelims 2021 test 5 Reference Books
Fundamentals of
Physical
Geography (NCERT
Class XI)
Fundamentals of
Human Geography
(NCERT Class XII)
Goh Cheng Leong –
Certificate Physical
and Human
Geography
Mapping – World
Current Affairs:
(1/6/2020-16/9/2020)
from the below sources.
I-CAN (Current Affairs
& News Analysis)
INSIGHTSIAS Current
Affairs Quiz.
INSIGHTSIAS Current
Affairs.
INSIGHTS REVISION
THROUGH MCQs
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