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General Studies Paper I · Subtopic

Social geography of India and the world

Official syllabus

Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

UPSC CSE 2026 notification

What this covers

Social geography studies where people live and how social processes vary across space. A dense region, a fast-growing region and a region with net migration are different observations.

Key ideas

  • population distribution
  • migration
  • settlement
  • identity

Official wording is from UPSC's Civil Services Examination 2026 notification, the current baseline for CSE 2027 preparation. Always check the latest notification at upsc.gov.in. Scopes and key ideas are CSE One's study map and are being expanded.