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Maarg Manthan

Exam-ready explainers and insights for UPSC & RAS Prelims and Mains. Choose a subject, find your topic in the index, and read the explainer.

By Team MaargX UPSC

Short answer: Maarg Manthan is the free study material of MaargX UPSC. Each UPSC subject is organised as subject, macro category and micro topic, and every topic has a clear explainer with key facts, GS relevance and practice questions. Pick a subject, open its index and read one topic at a time.

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UPSC Prelims

Ancient History

Topic-wise explainers on Ancient History, each with key facts, a Mains Angle, FAQs and practice statements.

  • 9categories
  • 95topics
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Environment & Ecology

Topic-wise explainers on Environment & Ecology, each with key facts, a Mains Angle, FAQs and practice statements.

  • 20categories
  • 261topics
  • 261ready
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Geography

Topic-wise explainers on Geography, each with key facts, a Mains Angle, FAQs and practice statements.

  • 15categories
  • 222topics
  • 222ready
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Indian Polity

Topic-wise explainers on Indian Polity, each with key facts, a Mains Angle, FAQs and practice statements.

  • 28categories
  • 252topics
  • 252ready
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International Relations & Places in News

Topic-wise explainers on International Relations & Places in News, each with key facts, a Mains Angle, FAQs and practice statements.

  • 19categories
  • 217topics
  • 217ready
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Medieval History

Topic-wise explainers on Medieval History, each with key facts, a Mains Angle, FAQs and practice statements.

  • 9categories
  • 124topics
  • 124ready
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Modern History

Topic-wise explainers on Modern History, each with key facts, a Mains Angle, FAQs and practice statements.

  • 33categories
  • 270topics
  • 270ready
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Science & Technology

Topic-wise explainers on Science & Technology, each with key facts, a Mains Angle, FAQs and practice statements.

  • 18categories
  • 269topics
  • 269ready
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Latest Explainers

Major Gulfs, Bays and Seas of the World - Geography - MaargX UPSC Maarg Manthan

Major Gulfs, Bays and Seas of the World

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A gulf is a large inlet of the sea that is deeply indented into the land, a bay is a smaller inlet with a wide mouth, and a sea is a part of an ocean partly enclosed by land. The major gulfs include the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of Aden; the major bays include the Bay of Bengal and Hudson Bay; the major seas include the Mediterranean, Caribbean, South China, Red, Black and Baltic seas. They affect trade, climate, fishing and oil production.

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World’s Major Physiographic and Natural Regions - Geography - MaargX UPSC Maarg Manthan

World’s Major Physiographic and Natural Regions

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The world's major physiographic regions are mountains, plateaus, plains and islands, and the world's natural regions are large areas that share the same climate, vegetation and soil. Natural regions include equatorial, tropical monsoon, savanna, hot desert, Mediterranean, steppe, temperate, taiga, tundra and polar regions. Together they show how relief, climate and life are connected and why people live and work differently in each region.

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Major Islands and Peninsulas of the World - Geography - MaargX UPSC Maarg Manthan

Major Islands and Peninsulas of the World

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Islands are land masses smaller than a continent that are surrounded by water, and peninsulas are land masses surrounded by water on three sides. Greenland is the largest island of the world, with about 2.16 million sq km, followed by New Guinea, Borneo, Madagascar and Baffin Island. The Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula, with about 3.2 million sq km, followed by Southeast Asia's Indo-China, the Indian peninsula, the Iberian and the Scandinavian peninsulas.

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Important Canals of the World (Suez Canal, Panama Canal, Kiel Canal) - Geography - MaargX UPSC Maarg Manthan

Important Canals of the World (Suez Canal, Panama Canal, Kiel Canal)

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The important canals of the world are the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal and the Kiel Canal. The Suez Canal joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea and shortens the Europe-Asia route. The Panama Canal joins the Atlantic and the Pacific across Central America. The Kiel Canal joins the North Sea with the Baltic Sea across the Jutland peninsula of Germany.

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Important Straits of the World (Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Gibraltar, Bering Strait, Bosphorus) - Geography - MaargX UPSC Maarg Manthan

Important Straits of the World (Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Gibraltar, Bering Strait, Bosphorus)

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A strait is a narrow natural waterway that connects two larger bodies of water and separates two land masses. The important straits of the world are Malacca, Hormuz, Gibraltar, Bering and the Bosphorus. Malacca links the Indian Ocean with the Pacific, Hormuz links the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea, Gibraltar links the Atlantic with the Mediterranean, the Bering separates Asia from North America, and the Bosphorus connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.

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Major Lakes of the World (Caspian Sea, Lake Superior, Lake Victoria, Dead Sea) - Geography - MaargX UPSC Maarg Manthan

Major Lakes of the World (Caspian Sea, Lake Superior, Lake Victoria, Dead Sea)

5 min read

The major lakes of the world include the Caspian Sea, Lake Superior, Lake Victoria and the Dead Sea. The Caspian Sea is the largest lake on Earth by area, about 371,000 sq km, and is saline. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by area, Lake Victoria is the largest lake of Africa and the source of the White Nile, and the Dead Sea is a very salty lake whose shore is the lowest land on Earth, at about 430 m below sea level.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Maarg Manthan?

Maarg Manthan is the free study material of MaargX UPSC. It explains UPSC topics one at a time, in a fixed structure, with key facts, GS relevance and practice questions, so that a student can learn a topic in one sitting.

How is Maarg Manthan organised?

Every subject is divided into macro categories, and each macro category into micro topics. A micro topic is one explainer. Open a subject to see its full index, and read the topics in order or jump to the one you need.

Is the study material free?

Yes. Maarg Manthan topics are free to read, and you can download a topic as a PDF from its page.

Which subjects are available?

Indian Polity is available first, and more subjects are added over time. Each subject page shows how many of its topics are ready.

How should I use Maarg Manthan with NCERTs and PYQs?

Build your base with the NCERTs, read the matching Maarg Manthan topic, and then solve the previous year questions on it. Revise from your own short notes.

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