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Indian Physical Geography: SSC CGL Geography
Indian Physical Geography has 95 questions in the SSC CGL Tier I bank: 40 from the 2023 shifts, 40 from the 2024 shifts and 15 from the 2025 shifts, and 63 of them EASY. Rivers alone account for 41: a river's source, its tributaries and the sea it reaches. The rest ask which range a hill belongs to, which forest a tree grows in, and why the monsoon misses one coast. The pages are tables of rivers, hills and trees, each with the look-alike SSC puts in the options.
The handout has every subtopic, worked example, formula and trap with answers shown. The formula sheet is the chapter’s formulas and traps alone, on one page.
Subtopic notes
Rivers, Lakes and Water Resources
41 PYQsThe Himalayan rivers with their sources, names and tributaries, the peninsular rivers by the sea they reach, and India's lakes, dams and traditional water harvesting.
Mountains, Plateaus and Plains of India
31 PYQsThe Himalayas and their divisions, the hills of the North-East and the two Ghats, the peninsular plateau and the northern plains, and India's size, borders and island channels.
Climate, Soils and Vegetation of India
23 PYQsHow the monsoon reaches India and why one coast stays dry, the traditional seasons, the forest types with their trees, and the forest policy, parks and sanctuaries SSC names.
Formula & revision sheet
0 formulas · 9 reference tables · 9 gotchas across all subtopics — the exam-eve cheat-sheet
Formula & revision sheet
0 formulas · 9 reference tables · 9 gotchas across all subtopics — the exam-eve cheat-sheet
Reference tables (3)
The Himalayan rivers6 rows
The peninsular rivers6 rows
Watch out for (3)
- Bist Doab is Beas and Sutlej→ The Himalayan rivers
- The Sutlej does not start at Dal Lake→ The peninsular rivers
- Largest freshwater, largest brackish, longest→ Lakes, dams and water harvesting
Reference tables (3)
Watch out for (3)
- Pir Panjal is not Purvanchal→ The Himalayas and the north-eastern hills
- Chota Nagpur is not drained by the Chambal→ The peninsular plateau, the Ghats and the plains
- The Gulf of Mannar faces Sri Lanka's west coast→ Size, borders and island channels
Reference tables (3)
Forest policy, parks and sanctuaries4 rows
| Park or sanctuary | State |
|---|---|
| Similipal | Odisha |
| Namdapha | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Bandipur | Karnataka |
| Chandra Prabha | Uttar PradeshQ |
Watch out for (3)
- The south-west monsoon brings the June rains→ The monsoon and the seasons
- Teak is deciduous, not evergreen→ Forest types and their trees
- Forest cover, not forest plus tree cover→ Forest policy, parks and sanctuaries
PYQ weightage by concept
9 concepts · 95 PYQs — where the marks actually sit, so you know what to drill first
PYQ weightage by concept
9 concepts · 95 PYQs — where the marks actually sit, so you know what to drill first
| Concept | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| The peninsular rivers | 16 | 17% |
| The Himalayan rivers | 14 | 15% |
| Lakes, dams and water harvesting | 11 | 12% |
| Concept | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| The peninsular plateau, the Ghats and the plains | 13 | 14% |
| The Himalayas and the north-eastern hills | 11 | 12% |
| Size, borders and island channels | 7 | 7% |
| Concept | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| The monsoon and the seasons | 9 | 9% |
| Forest types and their trees | 9 | 9% |
| Forest policy, parks and sanctuaries | 5 | 5% |
Test yourself on Indian Geography — Physical Features
20 past SSC CGL questions from this chapter, timed at 12 minutes and marked the way the exam marks it. You see your score and every answer the moment you finish. Free to start.