CONTENTS

Indian Geography              7
1. Basics of India, Location, latitude, longitude, time zone
Answers & Explanation      22
2. Neighbours
Answers & Explanation       40
3. Important straits 

Answers & Explanation      50
4. States and their position
Answers & Explanation       57
5. States with international boundaries
Answers & Explanation        63
Physical features                  66
1. The Himalayas - geological formation, climate, veg-etation, soil, biodiversity, physiographic divisions, major passes, significance
2. The Great North Indian Plains geological formation, physiographic divisions, climate, vegetation, soil, biodiversity, significance
3. Peninsular Plateau - geological formation, Central Highlands, Deccan Plateau, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats
4. Indian Desert 
5. Coastal plains and islands
Answers & Explanation      78
River systems                     85
1. Himalayan rivers
2. Peninsular rivers
3. River basins
4. Regional development and planning
5. Hydropower projects, major dams
6. West-flowing and east-flowing rivers
7. Interlinking of rivers
Answers & Explanation      92
Climate                                97
1. Monsoons - driving mechanism, El Nino, La Nina
2. Seasons
3. Cyclones
Answers & Explanation    108
Minerals and industries    114
Mineral distribution, Industrial policies, Location
Answers & Explanation      121
Agriculture                          126
1. Land utilisation
2. Types of agricultural practices
3. Green revolution
4. Soils and crops
5. Irrigation
6. Land reforms
7. Animal husbandry
8. Government schemes
Answers & Explanation      139
Natural vegetation and fauna       147
1. Classification of natural vegetation
2. Rainfall distribution in India
3. Biosphere reserves, national parks, etc.
4. Red-listed species
Answers & Explanation       161
Economic infrastructure     169
1. Transportation (highways, inland waterways, etc.)
2. Power and energy sector
3. Conventional and non-conventional sources of energy
4. Energy conservation
Answers & Explanation     177
Human Geography            182
1. Demographics
2. Recent census
Answers & Explanation     194
World Geography              203
Physical Geography
Geomorphology
Climatology
Oceanography
Human Geography
Answers & Explanation     221
Assam Geography            236
Physical
Social
Economic
Answers & Explanation     245
Miscellaneous                    253
Answers & Explanation      266
APSC (P) Geography Question Papers Solved     277