G.S. GEOGRAPHY FOR MAINS

In UPSC Mains Geography forms a major part of Paper-I and Paper-III. The marks allocated to Geography can be seen in the following combination

Paper – I – History, Culture, Social Issues & Geography in the ratio of 35:8:3:54

Paper – III – S & T, Economy & Geography in the ratio of 20:20:60

Thus for preparing the Geography topics for Civil Services Mains one has to understand and keep in mind that it is the most dynamic of all the papers and also fetch good marks. With the help of Maps, diagrams, flow charts the answers of Geography become very attractive and prompts the examiner to give more marks.