GeographyClimatology: Atmosphere and Winds
Composition and layers of the atmosphere with heights, insolation and the heat budget, temperature and lapse rate, the global pressure belts, planetary, seasonal and local winds, the Coriolis force and jet streams, condensation forms and precipitation, and tropical and temperate cyclones
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GeographyImportant Features of the World (Boundaries, Lines, Canals and Manmade Landmarks)
The world's important boundary lines (Radcliffe, Durand, McMahon, 38th and 17th parallels, Maginot, Hindenburg, Oder-Neisse, Curzon), the major canals and tunnels, the great dams and lakes, the tri-junctions and disputed regions, the date and reference lines, and a security angle, with reference tables and authored CAPF practice
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GeographyIndia: Borders, Neighbours and Strategic Geography
India's land and maritime borders by length, the seven land neighbours, the boundary lines (Radcliffe, Durand, McMahon, LoC, LAC, Sir Creek), the border States, the one-border-one-force mapping (BSF, ITBP, SSB, Assam Rifles), the Siliguri Corridor, the enclaves history, the island groups and the maritime zones, all calibrated to CAPF
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GeographyIndia: Physiography
India's physiographic divisions, the Himalayan ranges, peaks and passes, the Northern Plains belts, the Peninsular Plateau, the coastal plains, the deserts and the island groups, with locations and the CAPF border-defence angle
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GeographyIndian Agriculture and Cropping
Crop seasons, the major food, cash and plantation crops with their conditions and leading producer States, cropping patterns, irrigation sources, the Green Revolution and the colour revolutions, and the border-farming angle for CAPF
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GeographyIndian Industries, Transport and Population
India's industrial regions and their centres, the road, rail, water and air transport networks, the major ports, population distribution and the Census 2011 headline figures, and the strategic-infrastructure angle for CAPF
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GeographyIndian Monsoon and Climate
The monsoon mechanism, onset and withdrawal dates, the two branches, the jet streams and the Tibetan heating, the El Nino and IOD links, rainfall distribution, India's climatic regions, and the climate-versus-border-force angle
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GeographyMap Work Essentials (Latitude, Longitude, Time Zones, Projections and Reading the Map)
The graticule of latitude and longitude, the great and small circles, India's location and extent, the Standard Meridian and Indian Standard Time, time-zone and date-line calculation, map scale and the main projections, contours and conventional symbols, and a navigation-and-security angle, with worked examples and authored CAPF practice
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GeographyOceanography
Ocean relief and deeps, salinity and temperature with the thermocline, the major warm and cold currents by name, tides and the spring-neap rule, waves and the EEZ, and the El Nino, La Nina and Indian Ocean Dipole cycles and their link to the monsoon
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GeographyProtected Areas of India (National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves and Wildlife Conservation)
The categories of protected area under the Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 (national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, conservation and community reserves), tiger and other species projects, biosphere reserves, Ramsar wetlands, world heritage natural sites, the major parks State by State, and a conservation-and-enforcement angle, with reference tables and authored CAPF practice
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GeographyStates, Union Territories and Capitals of India
The 28 States and 8 Union Territories, their capitals (administrative, legislative and judicial), the high courts, the reorganisation milestones (1956 SRC to 2019 Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, 2020 merger of the Daman and Dadra UTs), the border States, and a security-and-administration angle, with reference tables and authored CAPF practice
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