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Is there any prescribed syllabus for PG entrance exams of Geography?


Touqeer Tehseen 29th Jun, 2019
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muskan.sunitaydv_9765333 Student Expert 29th Jun, 2019

Hello there,

Since you have not mentioned the name of any college for which you are preparing, so i am listing below the topics which come in the PG entrance exam of JNU.

Syllabus for Unit I

Geomorphology

  • Basic concepts
  • Details on Plains, plateaus and mountains
  • Geomorphic processes
  • Earth’s movements – Orogenic, Epeirogenic
  • Earthquakes and volcanoes
  • Weathering and Erosion
  • Earth’s interior
  • Wegener’s continental drift theory

Climatology

  • Weather and climate
  • Atmospheric temperature- Horizontal distribution, Vertical distribution
  • Insolation and heat budget
  • Atmospheric pressure
  • Concept of air masses and fronts
  • Cyclones and anticyclones
  • Global pressure System and wind belts

Oceanography

  • Ocean floor topography
  • Salinity and composition of sea water
  • Ocean currents
  • Ocean deposits

Biogeography

  • World distribution of plants & animals
  • Major floristic regions of the world

Human Geography

  • Man – Environment relationship
  • Classification and spatial distribution of human races

Population Geography

  • Population growth and distribution
  • Migration – Causes, Consequence
  • Types of settlement
  • Pattern of rural settlement

Other Topics under Unit I

  • Geographical Information System
  • Growth of population and urbanization
  • Development of agriculture and industries
  • Physiographic divisions
  • Regional geography
  • Remote Sensing
  • Statistical Applications

Syllabus for Unit II

Human Geography

  • Branches of Human Geography
  • Development of Human Geography in Foreign nations
  • Two main schools of Human Geography - Environmental Determinism, Possibilism
  • Neo Determinism
  • Cultural or Social Determinism

Physical Geography of India

  • India – geological structure and physiographic framework
  • Drainage system and climate
  • Soil and vegetation

Regional Geography

  • Types of region
  • Methods of regionalization
  • Concept of regional planning
  • Environmental planning in regional issues
  • Regional planning and sustainable development

Syllabus for Unit III

Cartography

Surveying and leveling

  • Plane table surveying
  • Prismatic compass surveying
  • Theodolite traversing
  • Leveling – Types

Map Projections

  • Classification of Map Projections
  • Types of map projections
  • Choice of map projections
  • Topographical maps of India

Syllabus for Unit IV

Statistical methods

  • Measures of central tendency – Mean, Median, Mode
  • Measures of dispersion – Mean, Deviation, Standard deviation
  • Graphical Representations

hope this helps

GOOD LUCK!!



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29th Jun, 2019
Sorry & yes I was actually asking about JNUSo thanks a lot
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