Geography Sources and Strategy

GEOGRAPHY

Sources

a. India : Physical Environment NCERT

b. Fundamentals of Physical Geography NCERT

c. India People and Economy NCERT

d. Class notes and Handouts of SK Manocha Sir and Md. Rizwan Sir

e. Selective reading of Vajiram Yellow book

f. Selective reading of GC Leong

Prelims Strategy

a. If I found some new things in NCERT/reference books not present in my notes, I would add them at relevant places. This allowed me to consolidate my material from an early stage.

b. Tried to make prelims specific write-ups for quick revision

c. Mapping - Refer Atlas as soon as a global/Indian place of significance crosses your eyes, also analyse features like bordering countries/states, water bodies, mountain ranges etc.

d. In order to track revision efficiency, I took a print out of Vision IAS prelims test series schedule which has micro-pointers for every subject. I used to highlight it with each revision iteration. This helped me for other subjects as well.

e. Gathered random facts/events systematically

Mains strategy

a. Tried to identify repeatedly asked themes from PYQs

b. Used maps of India/World wherever applicable

c. Used internet extensively esp. for world geography and industrial locations