Mains Test Series 2025 – Sectional Test 1

Mains Test Series 2025 - Sectional Test 1

Section 1 - Geomorphology -
Paper 1 - Physical Geography

Topics covered:

Physical Geography

Unit I: Geomorphology: `

i.         Factors controlling landform development

ii.        Endogenetic and exogenetic forces

iii.       Origin and evolution of the earth’s crusts

iv.       Fundamentals of geomagnetism

v.        Physical conditions of the earth’s interior

vi.       Geosynclines

vii.      Continental drift

viii.     Isostasy

ix.        Plate tectonics

x.         Recent views on mountain building

xi.        Volcanicity

xii.      Earthquakes and Tsunamis

xiii.     Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Landscape development

xiv.     Denudation chronology

xv.      Channel morphology

xvi.     Erosion surfaces

xvii.    Slope development

xviii.   Applied Geomorphology

xix.     Geomorphology, economic geology, and environment.