Day 26 (44 days to prelims)

Expected time: 3 hours

Topics to be covered:

o Oceanography:
o Ocean Floor
o Temperature of Ocean
o Tides
o Ocean Currents
o Water bodies in News

✅Source: Geography NCERT and GC Leong.

✅Sleepy Students:
- You can cover the topics in our crash course:
Lecture 13-14 of prelims geography crash course.
-You can practise these topics in our
Parishram Test number: 4 of Geography.

⭐Bonus topic from our Youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/hyGvQMI5kDY?si=QOUbvxMukX4GZjir

Q1. Consider the following statements about the Continental Shelf:
1. It is the shallowest part of the ocean.
2. It is characterised by a gentle geomorphic gradient averaging 1° or less.
3. The shelves can extend for distances up to 1,500 kilometres.
4. The shelves are particularly narrow along the coasts of Chile and the west coast of Sumatra.

Q2. Consider the following statements about salinity in different oceans:
1. The salinity variation in the Pacific Ocean is mainly due to its shape and larger areal extent.
2. The highest salinity in the Atlantic ocean is recorded between 15° and 20° latitudes.
3. The Arabian Sea has lower salinity than the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean.

Q3. Consider the following statements:
1. When the sun, the moon, and the earth are in a straight line the height of some tides will be higher compared to normal high tides.
2. Spring tides occur when the sun and the moon are at right angles to each other.
3. A neap tide generally occurs seven days after a spring tide.

Day 27 (43 days to prelims)

Expected time: 3 hour

Topics to be covered:

o World Climate
o Koeppen Classification
o Indian Monsoon
o El Nino and atmosphere
o La Nina
o Walker Circulation
o Modoki
o Indian Ocean Dipole
o ENSO

✅Source: Geography NCERT and GC Leong.

✅Sleepy Students:
- You can cover the topics in our crash course:
Lecture 15-19 of prelims geography crash course.
- You can practise these topics in our Parishram
Test number: 5 of Geography.

⭐Bonus topic from our Youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/OWgl9kl4Z3w?si=Yg4w1kxgUzDWAf94

Q.1. A region experiences consistent warm temperatures year-round with no distinct dry season. However, it exhibits two periods of maximum rainfall, coinciding with the equinoxes (April and October)’. Which climatic zone best describes this region?

A. Tundra climatic zone
B. Equatorial climatic zone
C. Mediterranean climatic zone
D. Laurentian climatic zone

Q.2.Consider the following statements:

1. Coffee originated in Ethiopia and Arabia.

2. Brazil accounts for almost half the world's production of coffee.

3. Coffee plantations in India started with planting of 'Seven seeds' of 'Mocha' by the saint Baba Budan.

Q.3.Which of the following factors primarily causes the reversal in direction of monsoon
winds in India?

A. Changes in global wind patterns due to Earth's rotation (Coriolis Effect)

B. Differences in air pressure between land and sea masses

C. Variations in solar radiation received at different latitudes

D. Ocean currents and their influence on regional temperatures

Day 28 (42 days to prelims)

Expected time to complete: 3 hours

Topics to be covered:

o Natural Vegetation
o Soil
o Landforms
o Natural Resources
o Indian Agriculture

✅Source: GC leong and NCERT’s

✅Sleepy Students:
- You can cover the topics in our crash course: Lecture 20-21 and 26-27 of
prelims geography crash course.
- You can practise these topics in our Parishram Test number: 6 and 8 of Geography.

⭐Bonus topic from our Youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/YgGrQ-ag1IE?si=2Qx-H0unOINfSa2r

Q.1. Consider the following statements regarding the occurrence of minerals:

1. Veins and lodes of minerals can be found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

2. Certain minerals can occur as alluvial deposits in sands of valley floors.

3. Minerals are absent in beds or layers of sedimentary rocks.

Q.2. Consider the following statements regarding iron ore minerals in India:

1. Hematite is the most abundant and commercially viable iron ore mineral in India.

2. Magnetite is a non-magnetic iron ore mineral.

3. Limonite is a high-grade iron ore with a high iron content.