Patliputra University, Bihar, Geography , India and Bihar: Regional Study (Paper III A) Syllabus

Paper – III (A)
India and Bihar: Regional Study
75 Marks

The course has been divided into five units. There shall be ten questions of whichtwo questions
shall be set from each unit. The examinees shall be required toanswer five questions, one from
each unit.The examination shall be of three hours duration and shall carry 75 marks.

INDIA

UNIT -1:-
Structure; Physiography; Climate; Origin and Mechanism of IndianMonsoon; Natural Vegetation.

UNIT- 2:-
Agriculture: Majorcrops; Irrigation; Characteristics of Indian agriculture; Green revolution; Organic farming in India; Problems of Indian agriculture.

UNIT- 3:-
Industries: History of Industrial Development; Power resources; Factorsfor Localization of industries; Study of following Industries — Iron and Steel, Cotton Textile, Sugar, Cement, Engineering Industries, Fertilizers and Petrochemical industry.

UNIT-4: -
Population: Growth, Distribution, Population problems and polices; types Rural and Urban Settlements; Urban growth; and problems of Urbanization.
 

UNIT - 5:-
BIHAR: Structure and Relief; Climate;Soil Problems; Major river valley projects; Agricultural regions; Changing land use patterns; Industrial regions of Bihar;Population, Migration and urbanization in Bihar.

Book recommended:-

• Singh, R.L. - India: A Regional Geography.
• Dutt A. - India.
• Ahmad, E. - Bihar: A Physical, Regional and Economic Geography.
• Gopal Singh - Geography of India.
• P. Dayal - Bharat Ka Bhautik Evam ArthikBhugol.
• U. Singh - Bharat ka NavinArthikBhugol.
• Singh and Kumar - A Monograph ofBihar.
• Mamoria - Bharat ka BrihadBhugol (Hindi).
• Tiwari, R.C. - AdvancedGeography of India.
• AlkaGautam. - Bharat ka Bhugol .