Geography Preparation Strategy for BPSC Pre Exam

INTRODUCTION

In this article, I am going to deliberate upon the geography preparation strategy for BPSC Pre Exam. In the succeeding paragraphs, I will discuss about books, topic-wise priority, and revision approach with appropriate examples for effective BPSC Prelims preparation.

GEOGRAPHY FOR BPSC PRE EXAM

Almost 18 to 22 questions are asked from Geography in BPSC Pre Exam. Geography can be mainly divided into three parts viz; Physical Geography, Indian Geography, and World Geography. The Geography of Bihar is also included in the BPSC Pre Exam syllabus, and in recent years many questions have been asked from Bihar Geography.

It is very important to mention that World Geography is a part of BPSC Pre Exam only and not a part of BPSC Mains Exam. Hence, world geography should not be studied for BPSC Mains Exam.

If you carefully observe previous year BPSC Pre Exam question papers, you will find that the maximum number of questions are asked from Geography of Bihar. We can categorise these sections of geography in order of their importance as below, where the first is the most important and the last is the least important. This priority should be followed strictly as per the BPSC syllabus.

• Geography of Bihar
• Geography of India
• World Geography
• Physical Geography

GEOGRAPHY BOOKS FOR BPSC EXAM

First of all, you must understand that BPSC exam preparation is integrated in nature, and separate geography books for BPSC Pre Exam and BPSC Mains Exam cannot be suggested.

The books mentioned below are important for both BPSC Pre Exam and BPSC Mains Exam. However, the reading style changes according to the exam stage.

• BPSC Pre Exam is objective → focus on facts, data, places, and terminology
• BPSC Mains Exam is subjective → focus on selective and analytical study

NCERT BOOKS BOOK LIST

• Class 6 – Geography: The Earth Our Habitat
• Class 7 – Geography: Our Environment
• Class 8 – Geography: Resource and Development
• Class 9 – Geography: Contemporary India – I
• Class 10 – Geography: Contemporary India – II
• Class 11 – Geography: Fundamentals of Physical Geography
• Class 11 – Geography: India – Physical Environment
• Class 12 – Geography: Fundamentals of Human Geography
• Class 12 – Geography: India – People and Economy

REFERENCE BOOKS

• Geography: A Comprehensive Study – Mahesh Kumar Baranwal

Note: All books mentioned above are available in both Hindi and English medium.

NCERT textbooks form the foundation of Geography preparation for BPSC Prelims. To help aspirants practice NCERT-based questions, we provide free NCERT mock tests for BPSC Pre Exam (Class 6–7) with detailed explanations.

NOTES OF GEOGRAPHY FOR BPSC PRE EXAM

In my opinion, preparation of notes for Geography in BPSC Pre Exam is not needed.

• Simply underline important facts while reading books
• Use underlined facts as revision material
• During revision, focus only on highlighted portions

Preparation of separate notes for BPSC Prelims Geography is a mere wastage of time.

CONCLUSION

Geography plays an important role in the selection process at BPSC Pre level. Aspirants should follow the above-mentioned geography preparation strategy for BPSC Pre Exam, along with the recommended books and revision method, for better performance in the examination.