Paper-V: Advance Geography of India Section-'A' Geological structure and its relation with relief and distribution of minerals(2011,2010,2008).

physiographic divisions(2011,2008,2006), climatic divisions(2010,2009,2008,2006), soil regions-characteristics and distribution(2011,2009,2006). Resources potential a general appraisal. Section-'B'
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Land resources, Water resources, 2010 Vegetational resources, 2011 2010 2008 2006 Animal resources and 2011 2006 Human resources. 2009

Resources development: i. ii.

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Land utilization, Irrigation Agriculture 2009 Livestock development, Mineral development 2011, 2009, 2008, Power development, Industrial development and Transport development. 2010,

Section-'C' River basins of India (2011,2008), riverian problems of sharing water and their planning(2009). Economic regions of India and Regional problems(2010). i. Rajasthan-Regional studies. 1. Marusthal 2010 2. Bangar 2008 3. Chambal valley. 2009 2006 4. Aravali, 2011 Power Development in Rajasthan, 2011 2008 Irrigation Development in Rajasthan, 2009 Industrial Development in Rajasthan. 2010 2006

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Note: Two questions will be set from Rajasthan.

Paper-VII (b) CLIMATOLOGY Section-'A' Nature and scope of climatology and its relationship with meteorology.Composition,mass and structure of the atmosphere.Insolation heat balance of the earth,green house effect;vertical and horizontal distribution of temperature.Atmospheric motion:Forces controlling motion of air vertical motion and vorticity,local winds,jet stream,general circulation in the atmosphere;Atmospheric moisture:Humidity,evaporation,condensation,precipitation:formation. types,acid rain,world pattern of precipitation. Section-'B' Tropical,temperate and high latitude weather systems-concept of air masss and atmospheric disturbances,ocean atomospheric interaction-EL Nino,southern oscillation (ENSO)and La Nina, Monsoon winds,norwesters, and cyclones Tropical Temperatic phenomena climate of India and its controls:Western disturbances. Section-'C' Climatic Classification of Koppen,and Thornthwaite.Major climates of the world-tropical,temperate,desert and mountain climate. Climatic Changes:Evidences.Possible causes;global warming,environmental impacts and society response. Applied climatology:Data collection,archiving,accessing,interpretation and generation of climatic information specially for water balance studies,soils,agriculture activities,house types and health.

Paper-VIII (g) Geography of Water Resources

Section-'A' Water as a focus of geographical interest,inventory and distribution of world's water resources(surface and subsurface);world hydrologic cycle:quantitative estimates;water storages.Glaciers,river channels,lakes and reservoirs,soil moisture,ground water. The basic hydrologic cycle:precipitation:potential evapotranspiration and interception losses;runoff. Water demand and use:methods of estimation-agricultural industrial and municipal uses of water. Agricultural use of water:estimation of crop-water requirement:soil-water-crop relationships;water balance and drought;major and minor irrigation:methods of distribution of water to farms;water harvesting techniques,soil water conservation. Section-'B' Irrigation-water logging,salinity and alkalinity of soil-over exploitation of ground water,land subsidence,saline water intrusion inter the olastal aquifers.Water quality parameters,water pollution over and ground waterfluoride and arsenic. Industrial use of water:methods of estimation;demand for water in the industrial factor of India. Municipal use of water:general trends in water supply to the urban and rural communities in India,Internal navigation,hydel power and recreation. Section-'C' Problems of water resource management Floodsmagnitude/frequency,structutral and non structural adjustment of flood hazards;embankments,reservoirs,channel improvement,soil conservation,afforestation,flood forecasting.evacuation,floodplains;landuse regulation and insurance.Case studies of major floods. Droughts-occurrence,major drought management with reference to Rajasthan. Conservation and planning for the development of water resources-social and institutional considerations;integrated basin planning conjunctive use of surface and ground water resources;watershed management;international and inter-state river water disputes and some case studies.