Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2014 (English and Hindi). Source

Syllabus

Geography · Resources & Industry

Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).

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