How many months geography Optional takes to complete?
Three month is enough to complete geography optional..
What book should I read for geographic optional?
Geography NCERT-XI & XII. Human Geography by Majid Hussain. Models and theories by Majid Hussain; (other Majid Hussain books for UPSC) Physical Geography- By Savindra Singh.
Can we prepare geography optional without coaching?
I had prepared Geography optional all by myself, without even coaching notes. And I obtained highest marks in Paper 2. So I can guide your UPSC self preparation: Go through the Complete UPSC syllabus daily for at least first one week.
What is the syllabus of egeography optional?
Geography optional syllabus can be broadly divided into three parts. It constitutes Physical Geography, Human Geography, and Indian Geography. Paper I consists of physical and human geography and Paper II consists of Indian geography. Physical geography section is quite technical and scoring.
What are the advantages of taking geography as an optional subject?
Having geography as your optional you have following advantages. It is scientific so once you understand the concept then you can write answer in your own words …flowery language isn’t required like other humanity subjects.
What is wrong with the geography optional this year?
The problem is this year the optional papers of other subject were easy to moderate level. This puts the geography students at disadvantage. Geography students are likely to score between 230–290 whereas the students with other optional likely to score higher.
How do I prepare for Human Geography?
Human Geography section requires lots of memory work. One has to remember the facts related to population, names of geographers, their books (if possible, the year in which book was published), their concepts and much more. This is a non-technical section and less scoring from the perspective of technical background students.