The UPSC optional subject list contains 48 subjects in total, one of which is Geography. The optional syllabus for this subject has a huge overlap with General Studies. It is one of the most popular optional subjects in the Mains exam. The topics included in this subject are related to physical and human geography, economic geography and geography of India.
Candidates who choose Geography as an optional subject in UPSC often find the syllabus to be vast. Notwithstanding the large number of topics included in the syllabus, the subject is relatively easy to prepare due to the wide availability of study material and its popularity in the Mains exam. Apart from this, a large portion of the geography syllabus can be covered while preparing for General Studies In this article, we provide you with the detailed UPSC syllabus for Geography optional and also the UPSC Geography Optional Syllabus.
Geography Optional has 2 papers (Paper I and Paper II) in UPSC Mains. Each paper is of 250 marks with a total of 500 marks. Find below the IAS Geography syllabus:
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