Official Examination Pattern
100 Multiple Choice Questions | 100 Maximum Marks | 120 Minutes Duration
Subject & Question Distribution
Every student's exam paper contains 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) worth 100 total marks across these 7 Geography topics:
| Category | Questions | Marks | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Geography | 20 | 20 | Geomorphology, plate tectonics, seismic waves, river/glacial/desert landforms. |
| Indian Geography | 20 | 20 | Physiography, drainage systems, soils, monsoons, mineral belts, and agriculture. |
| World Geography | 15 | 15 | Global mountain belts, rivers, straits, deserts, geopolitical boundaries, and biomes. |
| Map Interpretation | 15 | 15 | Survey of India 1:50,000 toposheets, contour gradients, conventional signs, 6-figure grid refs. |
| Climate & Environment | 10 | 10 | Atmospheric lapse rates, Köppen classification, cyclones, greenhouse gases, ecology. |
| Geographical Data | 10 | 10 | Climographs, population pyramids, hypsographic curves, GIS raster data, statistical tables. |
| Applied Reasoning | 10 | 10 | Disaster management, urban heat islands, remote sensing FCC, sustainable development. |
| Total Examination | 100 | 100 | 120 Minutes (2 Hours) |
Marking Scheme & Negative Marking Formula
+1.00
For Every Correct Answer
-0.25
Negative Marking / Wrong Answer
0.00
Unanswered Questions
Final Score = Correct Answers − (Wrong Answers × 0.25)
Example: A candidate with 80 Correct, 12 Wrong, and 8 Unanswered receives: 80 − (12 × 0.25) = 77.00 marks. The final score is calculated with exact decimal arithmetic and never falls below zero.
Difficulty Tiers
- Moderate: 20 Questions
- Difficult: 50 Questions
- Advanced: 30 Questions
- Total: 100 Questions
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