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UPSC Prelims · General Studies

Geography

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India: resources, agriculture, industry and transport

Livestock, fisheries and allied activities

Practise 1 PYQ

Concepts to cover

  1. Livestock distribution: cattle, buffalo, goats, sheep, poultry by state
  2. Pastoral communities: Changpa (Ladakh, pashmina), Gaddi and Bakarwal (Himachal, Jammu), Raika (Rajasthan), Toda (Nilgiri)
  3. White Revolution, Operation Flood and dairy regions
  4. Marine and inland fisheries: west coast dominance, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh; Blue Revolution and aquaculture
  5. Sericulture (Karnataka mulberry, Assam muga and eri) and other allied activities
Where to study

Contemporary India II, Class X, chapter 4: Agriculture (Reprint 2026-27)

  • ch. 4, Agriculture, p. 1-12 (book pages 30-41)

India: People and Economy, Class XII, chapter 3: Land Resources and Agriculture (Reprint 2026-27)

  • ch. 3, Land Resources and Agriculture, p. 1-20 (book pages 21-40)

Geography of India · Majid Husain

  • ch. 10, Livestock and Marine Resources
  • ch. 13, Cultural Setting and Population
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