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.

Q.3. Which of the following combinations of factors is most likely to result in the development of a dense evergreen forest in a particular region?

A. High temperatures, low rainfall and sandy soil

B. Moderate temperatures, abundant rainfall and well-drained, fertile soil

C. Low temperatures, moderate rainfall and rocky, nutrient-poor soil

D. High temperatures, high humidity and waterlogged soil

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Day 29 (41 days to prelims)

Expected time to complete: 3 hours

Topics to be covered:
🔘India: Physiographic Division
o Location & map
o Size
o The Islands
o The Great Plains of India
o Himalayas
o Aravali
o Differences between Himalayas and Aravallis
o Peninsular Plateau
o Drainage System - Terms
o Drainage System - India
o Himalayan Drainage & amp
o Peninsular Drainage

✅Source: GC leong and NCERT’s

✅Sleepy Students:
- You can cover the topics in our crash course: Lecture 22-25 of prelims
geography crash course.
- You can practise these topics in our Parishram Test number: 7 of
Geography.

⭐Bonus topic from our Youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/sMM6WaSo-y0?si=yEF4xfh6DATDT6Fo

Q1. Consider the following statements:

1. Standard meridians are generally selected in multiples of 7° 30' of longitude.

2. Indian Standard Time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) by 5 hours and 30 minutes.

3. IST passes through Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh.