Section A - Physical Geography
i) Geomorphology: Origin of the earth; Geological Time Scale; Interior of the earth; Types and characteristics of rocks; Folding and Faulting; Volcanoes; Earth-quakes; Weathering; Landforms caused by fluvial, aeolian and glacial actions.
ii) Climatology: Structure and composition of atmosphere; Temperature; Pressure belts and Wind systems; Clouds and rainfall types; Cyclones and anti-cyclones; Major climatic types.
iii) Oceanography: -Ocean relief; Temperature; Salinity; Ocean deposits; Ocean currents, El Nino and La Nino; Waves and tides.
iv) Biogeography: Origin and types of soils; Major biomes of the world; Ecosystem and food chain; Environmental degradation and conservation./
Section B - Human Geography
i) Man and Environment Relationship: Growth and development o( Human Geography; Concepts o( Determinism and Possibilism.
ii) Population: Races of mankind and tribes; growth and distribution of world population; migration; population problems of developed and developing countries.
iii) Economic Activities: Food gathering and hunting; pastoral herding; fishing and forestry; Types of agriculture-shifting, subsistence, commercial and plantation; Mining, Power; Manufacturing - locational factors of textile, iron and steel, sugar and fertilizer industries; Tertiary activities - trade, transport, communication and services.
iv) Settlements: Origin, types and patterns of rural settlements; Processes of urbanisation; morphology and functional classification of towns; million-cities and mega-cities.
Section C - Geography Of The World
i) Major Natural Regions: Characteristics, economic base and human adaptation,
ii) Regional Geography of Developed Countries: Canada, U.S.A., Western Europe, Russia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
iii) Regional Geography of Developing Countries: S.E. Asia, S.W. Asia, China, Southern Africa and Brazil,
iv) Regional Geography of South Asia.
Section D - Geography Of India
i) Physical Setting: .Landforms, drainage, climate, soils and natural vegetation,
ii) Economic Base: Minerals and energy resources, aquatic resources, forest resources; irrigation, agriculture and industries; trade and commerce,
iii) Population: Growth, distribution and density; demographic characteristics.
iv) Environmental problems, developmental issues and regional planning.
Section E - Geographical Thought
i) Ancient Period: Contributions of Indians, Greeks, Romans and Arabs.
ii) Pre-Modern Period: Contribution of Verenius, Kant, Humboldt and Ritter.
iii) Modern Period: Dichotomy of determinism and possibilism; contributions of Ratzel, Semple, Huntington and La Blache.
iv) Recent Period: Quantitative Revolution; Radicalism, Behaviouralism and Humanism.
Section F - Techniques Of Geographical Analysis
i) Maps: Scale and types, uses.
ii) Diagrams: Types and uses
iii) Projections: Types, characteristics and uses.
iv) Remote sensing and geographical information system (GIS): Aerial photographs and imagery, GIS.
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Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary Examination
The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers:
Paper I General Studies - 150 marks
Paper II One subject to be selected from the list of optional subjects set out in Para 2 below
CBSE Pre-Medical 2006 Preliminary Exam
Preliminary examination to screen candidates for the main examination would be held on April 2, 2006.
The final examination for admission to various medical and dental colleges in the country would be held on May 14, 2006.
For more details visit the official websites www.cbse.nic.in
The Civil Services Examination consists of two successive stages: (i) Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination; and (ii) Civil Services Main Exam. (Written & Interview) for selection of candidates for the various services and posts noted below. After appearing at the Preliminary Exam., candidates who are declared successful to have qualified for admission to the Main Exam, (held during October/November) have to apply again, in the detailed application form which is supplied to them. Number of vacancies for 2006 exams, have been notified as 495 approx. (liable to alteration).
(a) A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service on the results of an earlier examination and continues to be a member of that Service will not be eligible to compete at this examination.
In case such a candidate is appointed to the IAS/IFS after the Preliminary Examination of Civil Service Examination, is over and he/she continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall not be eligible to appear in the Civil Services Main Examination notwithstanding h^/her having qualified in the Preliminary Examination.
Also provided that if such a candidate is appointed to
Every candidate appearing at the Civil Services Examination, who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted four attempts at the examination.
Provided that this restriction on the number of attempts will not apply in the case of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates who are otherwise eligible.
Provided further that the number of attempts permissible to candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes, who are otherwise eligible, shall be seven.
Note: 1. An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be deemed to be an attempt at the examination.
2. If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary examination, he shall be
Union Public Service Commission holds Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination during May (Notification for Preliminary Exam, is generally issued during November/December).
Reservation is made for candidates belonging to Scheduled- Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.
Centres of Examination:
Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Aligarh, Allahabad, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal, Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta), Chandigarh, Kochi (Cochin), Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwar, Dispur (Guwahati), Gangtok, Hyderabad, Impbal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kohima, Lucknow, Chemiai (Madras), Madurai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Pondicherry, Portblair, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Tirupati, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Udaipur
Scheme Of The Examination
The Combined Preliminary Examination will be of a Test for selection of candidates for the Main Examination for the different categories of posts, mentioned in the first paragraphs, and would comprise the following subjects:
Paper
No. of Questions
Marks
Duration
Part A General Intelligence &
General Awareness
100
100
2 Hrs
Part B Arithmetic
100
100
2 Hrs
Note :-
a. Both Parts A & B will be of objective type (multiple choice type).
b. Question Papers (Test Booklets) for both the Parts in Preliminary Exam will be set both in English and Hindi.
The competitive examination comprises two successive stages:
(i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and 1 (ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts.
2. The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of Objective type (Multiple choice questions) and carry a-maximum of 450 marks in the subjects set out in sub-section (A) of Section II. This xamination is meant to serve as a screening test only;
The district administration has made all arrangements for the conduct of Civil Services Preliminary examination in the twin cities on Sunday.
District Collector R.V.Chandra Vadan addressing media persons at the Collectorate here on Saturday said the preliminary examination would be held in 40 centres in the city. The zonal/ supervisory officers and candidates should reach the centres well ahead of the scheduled time.
Examinations were also set up in Barkas, Kanchanbagh in the old city and adequate bandobust at every centre including those in the old city for the peaceful conduct of the exam. The Collector said that supervisorsshould be
General intelligence
The syllabus for General Intelligence would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal types. The test may include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualization, problem solving analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, etc.
The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate's abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationships, arithmetical computations and other analytical functions.
General Awareness
Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidates general awareness of the environment around him and its application
a. Age
Candidate must have attained the age of 18 years and must not have attained the age of 27 years as on the first day of August of the year of examination.
b. Educational Qualifications
Must have passed Matriculation or equivalent or higher examination as on first day of August of the year of examination.
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Mr. Velmohan told reporters that the first round of the examination would be held on September 28.
The test based on the State board curriculum and being conducted for the third year now, would help students to assess their strengths and weaknesses.
In the first year, over 56,000 students from across the State
Staff Selection Commission - Combined Graduate Level Examination 2006
Addendum
Sub: Combined Graduate Level (Preliminary) Examination 2006 Scheme of Examination for Visually Handicapped (Blind / Partially blind) candidates with visual disability of forty percent and above.
F.No.3/6/2006 P&P-I, candidates may please refer to the Notice published by the Commission in the Employment News. Rozer Samachar edition 14-20th October 2006 on the above subject matter and to note that all the visually handicapped candidates including Blind and partially blind persons with visual disability of forty percent and above, who have applied for examination and intends to avail the
All India Pre Medical / Pre Dental Entrance Examination (CBSE- AIPMT 2007)
Exam Date: 01-Apr-2007
Details:All India Entrance Examination for Admission to MBBS/ BDS Course, 2007 under 15% merit positions in Medical/ Dental colleges.
Applications are invited in the prescribed form for All India Pre-Medical / Pre-Dental Entrance Examination (AIPMT) 2007 to be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Delhi as per the following schedule for admission to 15% of the total seats for Medical/Dental Courses in all Medical/Dental colleges run by the Union of India, State Governments, Municipal or other local authorities in India except in the
University of Allahabad Admission 2006
Department of Geography
Announcement of employment oriented 1 year P.G Diploma Programme in Remote Sensing & Geographical Information system (GIS)
Admission to above employment-oriented programme will be made on the basis of combined merit, entrance (on mental ability) and interview. Graduate (in any discipline) from the recognized universities can apply on forms available from the department on payment of Rs. 300/- only favoring Course Coordinator, P.G Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS, Department of Geography, University of Allahabad Payable at Allahabad. They can also download the form & other details from out website; www.allduniv.edu and send the duly
