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IAS Prelims Test Series-2024 GENERAL STUDIES & CSAT Package-II Starting Structure 10 SEPTEMB...

IAS Prelims Test Series-2024 GENERAL STUDIES & CSAT Package-II Starting Structure 10 SEPTEMBER th The First Test is 30 Tests GS 20 Sectional Tests 2023 5 Full Syllabus Tests Free for All CSAT 5 Full Syllabus Tests English and Hindi Medium Online and Offline Mode Fee : `10,000/- (For Drishti Student : `7,500/-) tEST SERIES CENTRE Mukherjee Nagar Karol Bagh Prayagraj Jaipur Lucknow Vardhman complex, Nehru 21, Pusa Road, 13/15 Edmonston Road, Plot No. 45, 45A, Harsh 47/CC, Burlington Mall, vihar, near mukherjee Karol Bagh, Tashkent Marg, Tower 2, Tonk Road, Jaipur Vidhan Sabha Marg, nagar, Delhi New Delhi Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) (Rajasthan) Lalbagh, Lucknow, U.P.   How to prepare the Static portion and Current Affairs simultaneously?  How to ensure that the entire syllabus is covered at least 3 times prior to May 26th, 2024?  How to maintain your mental and psychological balance in the examination hall?  How to practice answering questions correctly with the help of smart-techniques like elimination method, avoiding the extremes, etc.? Dear Students, No serious aspirant of UPSC Civil Services exam can take the risk of ignoring the aforementioned questions. Your selection in UPSC CSE depends on your ability to work through these questions and arrive at the right answers. We at Drishti, using our vast experience of successfully guiding and mentoring students, have designed the Drishti IAS Prelims Test Series-2024 to help you in figuring out a solution to these questions. We invite you to join us in this programme to give a boost to/augment your preparations. Salient Features of Drishti IAS Prelims Test Series: z Comprehensive coverage of entire syllabus of UPSC CSP exam through UPSC standard MCQs. z Thorough coverage of each subject in the given time and subject-wise evaluation of students’ progress. z Comprehensive coverage of 16 Months Current Affairs, right from January 2023 to March 2024. z Proportional presence of questions of every nature- ranging from factual to conceptual ones. z Practice of application of different tactics of choosing the correct answer viz. elimination tactics, avoiding the extremes and so on. z Tests designed to prepare students mentally as well as psychologically to handle exam pressure and help them efficiently manage their time. z Performance Analysis of aspirants, Section wise analysis, Difficulty Analysis, All India Rank, comparison with toppers, Integrated Score Card, Analysis of Mock Test papers based on difficulty level & nature of questions etc. z Opportunity to continuously assess one’s performance and improve upon the strategy. z Detailed explanation to mock questions covering the entire gamut of information on important areas for deep understanding of the topics. Structure: Drishti IAS Prelims Test Series-2024 includes 30 Tests - 25 General Studies Tests and 5 CSAT tests. 20 Sectional Tests GS 5 Full syllabus Tests 30 Tests CSAT 5 Full Syllabus Tests 2  Relative importance of different segments of General Studies on the Basis of analysis of CS Prelims’ previous twelve years papers The proportion, in which questions are going to be asked from the different sections of the syllabus in the General Studies paper, is not fixed. Generally, more questions were asked from History, Polity, Environment and Ecology, Economics and Geography, but 2016 witnessed an overhaul in this pattern. This tendency of change of pattern was apparent in the 2023 paper as well. Thus, the proportional distribution of questions is something which is very uncertain. The following table can help you know the proportion of questions asked from various sections from 2012 to 2023. Segments 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 History of India 20 16 19 16 16 13 22 16 19 19 14 13 Indian Polity & 21 17 10 13 6 22 13 15 18 17 10 14 Governance Geography of 17 18 20 18 3 8 9 8 6 12 12 17 India & World Environment & 14 14 20 12 16 17 10 19 20 17 13 15 Ecology Indian Economy 14 18 11 16 15 29 22 20 23 17 19 14 & Development General Science 10 16 12 9 7 3 14 15 12 12 17 8 & Technology Current Affairs 04 01 08 16 37 8 10 7 2 6 15 19 Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 The table given below highlights that how many questions have been asked from different sections of CSAT in the last twelve years. Break down of questions asked in CSAT 2012-2023 Segments 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Reading Comprehension 32 24 26 30 27 30 26 30 25 26 27 27 (Bilingual) English Comprehension 8 8 6* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Basic Numeracy 3 9 16 20 28 24 17 26 22 21 24 39 Data 0 5 5 0 0 0 12 10 11 17 17 9 Interpretation / Sufficiency Reasoning /Analytical 30 28 27 30 25 26 25 14 22 16 12 5 Ability Decision Making & 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Problem Solving Total 80 80 80* 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 *In 2014, the evaluation of questions from English Comprehension were not taken into consideration, which means that only 74 questions were taken for calculating the the cut-off. From year 2015 onwards, English comprehension was removed from the CSAT question paper. 3  Prelims Test Series – 2024 (Complete Schedule) Total Tests 30 (25 GS + 5 CSAT) TEST CODE DATE SUBJECT CURRENT AFFAIRS COVERAGE 10th September, 2023 2401 Full Syllabus GS Paper-I (Based on basic concepts) (Sunday) 17th September, 2023 Indian Polity January 2023 2402 (Sunday) (NCERT Based) (Drishti Current Affairs Today March 2023 Issue) 24th September, 2023 Geography February 2023 2403 (Sunday) (NCERT Based) (Drishti Current Affairs Today April 2023 Issue) 1st October, 2023 History March 2023 2404 (Sunday) (NCERT Based) (Drishti Current Affairs Today May 2023 Issue) 8th October, 2023 Economy April 2023 2405 (Sunday) (NCERT Based) (Drishti Current Affairs Today June 2023 Issue) 15th October, 2023 Environment & Ecology May 2023 2406 (Sunday) (NCERT Based) (Drishti Current Affairs Today July 2023 Issue) 22nd October, 2023 Science and Technology June 2023 2407 (Sunday) (NCERT Based) (Drishti Current Affairs Today August 2023 Issue) 29th October, 2023 Indian Polity-I + July 2023 2408 (Sunday) Modern Indian History (Drishti Current Affairs Today September 2023 Issue) 5th November, 2023 Economy + Science and August 2023 2409 (Sunday) Technology (Drishti Current Affairs Today October 2023 Issue) 3rd December, 2023 Geography I + September 2023 2410 (Sunday) Environment & Ecology (Drishti Current Affairs Today November 2023 Issue) Ancient & Medieval History + 10th December, 2023 October 2023 2411 Art & Culture + Indian (Sunday) (Drishti Current Affairs Today December 2023 Issue) Polity-II January 2023-June 2023 17th December, 2023 Geography II + 2412 (Drishti Current Affairs Today (Sunday) Science and Technology March 2023 to August 2023 Issue) 31st December, 2023 Economy + January-February February 2023 2413 (Sunday) Environment & Ecology (Drishti Current Affairs Today March-April 2023 Issue) 7th January, 2024 March-April 2023 2414 Indian Polity (Sunday) (Drishti Current Affairs Today May-June 2023 Issue) Ancient and Medieval History 14th January, 2024 May-June 2023 2415 + (Sunday) (Drishti Current Affairs Today July-August 2023 Issue) Art & Culture July-August 2023 28th January, 2024 2416 Modern Indian History (Drishti Current Affairs Today (Sunday) September-October 2023 Issue) *Please refer the syllabus 4  September-October 2023 4th February, 2024 2417 Geography (Drishti Current Affairs Today (Sunday) November-December 2023 Issue) November 2023 11th February, 2024 2418 Economy (Drishti Current Affairs Today (Sunday) January 2024 Issue) December 2023 3rd March, 2024 Science and Technology + 2419 (Drishti Current Affairs Today (Sunday) Environment & Ecology February 2024 Issue) January 2024 10th March, 2024 Economic Survey & 2420 (Drishti Current Affairs Today (Sunday) India Year Book March 2024 Issue) 31st March, 2024 2421 / C2406 Full Syllabus : GS Paper-I / Full Syllabus : CSAT-1 (Sunday) 7th April, 2024 2422 / C2407 Full Syllabus : GS Paper-II / Full Syllabus : CSAT-2 (Sunday) 14th April, 2024 2423 / C2408 Full Syllabus : GS Paper-III / Full Syllabus : CSAT-3 (Sunday) 21st April, 2024 2424 / C2409 Full Syllabus : GS Paper-IV / Full Syllabus : CSAT-4 (Sunday) 28th April, 2024 2425 / C2410 Full Syllabus : GS Paper-V / Full Syllabus : CSAT-5 (Sunday) *Please refer the syllabus 5  Detailed Syllabus Test Code 2401 Test Code 2404 Indian Polity Economy NCERT NCERT z DRISHTI IAS NCERT Series Polity & Governance z DRISHTI IAS NCERT Series Economy z Class VI: Social and Political Life – I z Class XI: Economics (Indian Economic Development) z Class VII: Social and Political Life – II z Class XII: Introduction to Macroeconomics (Complete) z Class VIII: Social and Political Life – III z Class XII: Microeconomics (only relevant topics) z Class IX: Democratic Politics Part-1 Questions based on Current Affairs: April 2023 z Class X: Democratic Politics Part-2 z Class XI: Political Theory Test Code 2405 z Class XI: Indian Constitution at Work Environment & Ecology z Class XII: Politics in India Since Independence NCERT z Class XII: Contemporary World Politics z Class 12 Biology – Relevant Chapters th Questions based on Current Affairs : January 2023 z Class 11th Chemistry (Part II) – Chapter 14 z Subject Specific Current Affairs from January 2023 to May Test Code 2402 2023 Geography Questions based on Current Affairs: May 2023 NCERT Test Code 2406 z Class VI: The Earth, Our Habitat z Class VII: Our Environment Science & Technology z Class VIII: Resources and Development NCERT z Class IX: Contemporary India – I z Class VI: Science z Class XI: Biology z Class X: Contemporary India – II z Class VII: Science z Class XII: Biology z Class XI: Fundamentals of Physical Geography z Class VIII: Science z Class XI: Chemistry z Class XI: India: Physical Environment z Class IX: Science z Class XII: Chemistry z Class XII: Geography India z Class X: Science Questions based on Current Affairs : February 2023 Questions based on Current Affairs: June 2023 Test Code 2403 Test Code 2407 History Indian Polity-I + Modern Indian History NCERT Indian Polity-I z DRISHTI IAS NCERT Series History z Class VI: Our Past - I Indian Polity and Governance (Part –I) z Class VII: Our Past - II z Political systems: concepts, forms and types z Class VIII: Our Past - III (Part-I & II) z Indian Constitution: Historical Background; Making of the z Class IX: India and the Contemporary World - I Constitution and its philosophies z Class X: India and the Contemporary World - II z Salient Features of the Constitution z Class XII: Themes in Indian History – I ™ Preamble ™ Territory of the Union z Class XII: Themes in Indian History – II ™ Citizenship z Class XII: Themes in Indian History – III ™ Fundamental Rights and Duties Questions based on Current Affairs: March 2023 ™ Directive Principles of State Policy *Please refer the syllabus 6  ™ Procedure for Amendment z Recommended study material for students ™ Basic Structure of the Constitution ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book Indian Polity & Governance ™ Parliamentary System ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book History of India & Indian ™ Nature of Federal System National Movement ™ Centre-State Relations and Inter-State Relations ™ Emergency Provisions Test code 2408 ™ Constitutional and Non-Constitutional bodies (Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies) Economy + Science & Technology History of India (Modern) Indian Economy z Focus on Phases of Indian Freedom Movement, First War of z Basic concept & definitions of economy Independence 1857, Socio Religious Reforms, Moderate z Planned and Mixed Economy, Five-year Plans, Inclusive Phase, Extremist Phase, Revolutionary Terrorism, Age of Growth, NITI Aayog Gandhian Mass Struggle, Communist Influence, Role of z Economic Reforms: LPG, Economic Reforms since 1991 different groups and Women z National Income Accounting ™ India in Eighteenth Century: Advent of Europeans Powers ™ Definition, Concepts: GDP, NDP, GNP, NNP, Measurement & the Decline of Mughal Empire of National Income ™ British advent in India: Administration and Economic ™ Taxes, Subsidies etc. Policies (1757-1857) z Money and Banking ™ Rising Resentment & the Revolt of 1857; Administrative ™ Function of Money, Evolution of Money, Money supply changes after 1857 etc. ™ Social & Cultural Awakening in the first half of 19 th ™ Banking: Functions and Types of Banks and NBFC, Century Banking Reforms, NPA, Basel Norms etc. ™ Early Nationalism (1857 to 1906); Formation of Congress ™ Central Bank, Concepts of Money, Credit & Monetary & Moderate Phase Policy (CRR, Repo, etc.) ™ Extremist Phase (1905 to 1919), Partition of Bengal, Surat ™ Financial Inclusion: Jan Dhan, Mudra, Gold Monetization Split (1906) and Bonds etc. ™ Revolutionary Nationalism Phase & Movements from z Inflation and Employment outside India ™ Inflation: Definition, types and causes, Inflation targeting, ™ Swadeshi Movement, Home Rule Movements ™ Phase of Mass Struggle (1919-1942): Gandhian Age in Controlling & Inflation scenario National Movements ™ Types and nature of employment and unemployment ™ Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and Khilafat z Government Budgeting and Fiscal Policy Movement ™ Budgeting, types, its evolution in India & Future Outlook ™ Socialistic Trends in Indian National Movement, Kisan ™ Public finance, Revenue and Expenditure, Fiscal Policy, Sabha Deficits, ™ Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Round Table ™ Tax Structure: Methods – Progressive, Regressive, Conference (RTC) I, II, Quit India Movement Proportional &Tax Reforms ™ Events from 1942 till India’s Independence (INA, RIN ™ Types of Taxes – Direct, Indirect, VAT, GST, CTT, STT, Mutiny etc.) Capital Gains, MAT etc. ™ Reforms, Acts & Committees, Congress Sessions, ™ 14th Finance Commission, 15th Finance Commission Governor Generals & Viceroys Plans ™ Tribal & Peasant Uprisings, Development of Modern z External Sector, Foreign Trade and Currency Exchange Education & Press, Eminent Personalities of Indian rates National Movement, Role of women, Communalism and ™ Balance of Payment, Balance of Trade, International trade, Regionalism IMF ™ Post-Independence India: Consolidation of States, ™ Currency types and management, recession: Types and Linguistic States, Elections Management ™ Major Political, Social and Economic Events, Reforms and ™ Capital/Current Account Convertibility Policies after Independence ™ Trade related issues and challenges: WTO, IPR’s, GAAR, Questions based on Current Affairs: July 2023 TRIPS, Trade policies, etc. *Please refer the syllabus 7 z Financial Market ™ Atomic and Nuclear physics ™ Capital Market: Primary and Secondary Markets. ™ Modern Physics, Astronomy and Space Science ™ Money Market: Important terms and concepts, Market z Chemistry instruments (Treasury bill, Commercial Paper, Call money ™ Matter, Chemical Reactions &Equations, etc) ™ Structure of the Atom, Atoms and Molecules z Industry ™ Periodic classification of elements, Chemical Bonding ™ Industrial Policies, Disinvestment, Roads, Railways, ™ Carbon and its compound, Oxidation and Reduction Aviation, Maritime& Energy Scenario ™ Acid, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-metals ™ PPP Models, Smart Cities, Schemes and Programs: Make ™ Thermodynamics, Nanotechnology, Polymers and Plastics In India, Start Up India, Uday etc. ™ Chemistry in Everyday Life, Agricultural & Food z Services Chemistry ™ Present situation and Performance, Research and ™ Bio & Medicinal Chemistry Development z Biology ™ Introduction, Classification of Living Organisms ™ Trade Agreements: Bilateral, Multilateral, Regional, ™ Study of Cell-Cytology, Photosynthesis, Plant Biology Reforms and Future Outlook ™ Life processes, Origin and Evolution of life z Agriculture ™ Bio-communication, Systems of Human Body, Nutrition ™ Land Reforms & Green Revolution, Cropping Patterns, ™ Genetics, Diseases and Defence Mechanism Animal husbandry z Technology ™ Food Management, Buffer Stock, PDS & Subsidies, ™ Science & Technology development in India & Everyday ™ Model APMC Act, Agriculture Marketing & Commodity Life Futures Market ™ Defense Technology, Space Science & Technology ™ Farm Management: Mechanization, fertilizers, seed banks, ™ Communications, Computers& Information Technology Extension services ™ Environment and Science, Energy, Nuclear Technology z Insurance ™ Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Robotics, Laser ™ Industry and Reforms, Institutions and Agencies, Schemes Technology z India and International Institutions ™ Superconductivity, Artificial Intelligence, Genetic ™ IMF, WTO, World bank, MIGA, ADB, AIIB, BRICS etc. Engineering z Sustainable Development ™ Applied Science and latest Technology with current ™ SDG, Climate Change, Paris Agreement, Green Finance, developments Renewable energy, INDC & Future Outlook Questions based on Current Affairs: August 2023 z Human Development ™ HDR, Gender Issues, Poverty: Estimates, Inclusive growth, z Recommended study material for students Demographic Attributes ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book Indian Economy ™ Reforms: Educational, Child, Labour, Health, Social sector ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book General Science and Science & Schemes Technology z Important Topics in News ™ Economic Survey, Budget and important policy papers, Test Code 2409 Demonetization Geography-I + Environment & Ecology ™ Demographic Dividend, Universal Basic Income, Bad z Geography of India (Physical Geography) (Part-I) Bank, Twin Balance sheet crisis ™ Location, Area and Boundaries ™ Multilateralism Regional Restrictions and Deglobalisation. ™ Structure and Relief: Physiographic Divisions- Northern ™ Inequality Solution: Social sector schemes, Universal Mountains, Plains of India, Peninsular Plateau and Islands Healthcare & Education of India. Science and Technology ™ Indian Drainage System: Himalayan and Peninsular z Physics Drainage System ™ Standards and units, Motion ™ Spatial and temporal distribution of temperature, pressure, ™ Mechanics and properties of matter winds and rainfall ™ Work, Energy and Power ™ Indian Climate (Monsoon): Regional Weather, Climate ™ Heat, Sound, Optics, Properties of Fluid and Seasons, Cyclones, Rainfall Pattern, Climatic Regions ™ Electricity and Magnetism, Gravitation of India *Please refer the syllabus 8  ™ Plant and Animal Life, Natural Vegetation Regional z Conservation Efforts for Biodiversity - India and World variation ™ Environmental Acts and Policies, Environmental ™ Forests and their distribution, Forest Conservation conventions ™ Conservation of Environment: Ex-situ, In-situ – Biosphere ™ Red Book, IUCN Classification: Critically Endangered, Reserves, National Park, Wild Life Sanctuaries & Schedule List - WPA, 1972 Organizations ™ Man-Animal Conflict, Project Tiger, Elephant, Vulture, ™ Soil Types, Regional Variation and Conservation Turtle, Hangul, Ganges Dolphin etc. ™ Natural Hazards and Disasters, Disaster Management z Environmental Issues ™ Indian Geography Map Work ™ Environmental Pollution: Types, Energy Crisis and Non- z Geography of World (Physical Geography) (Part-I) Conventional Source. ™ The focus will be on the World Geography-Static portion ™ Air, Smog, Fly Ash, Water, Soil, Noise, Radio Active along with relevant contemporary Geographical Issues, Waste, E-Waste, Bio Remediation Events & Map Work. z Agriculture ™ Earth & Universe, Interior of the Earth ™ Crop And Its Classification, Cropping System and Pattern ™ Shape of the Continents, Continental Drift, Volcanoes, Farming System Earthquakes ™ Sustainable Indian agriculture, Integrated Farming System, ™ Earth Movements- Plate Tectonics, Seafloor Spreading Soil Science ™ Landforms, Weathering, Mass Wasting & Erosion z Climate Change & Organizations & Mitigation ™ World Climate, Climatic Classification: Koppen ™ Global Warming, Greenhouse effect, GEF, REDD AND ™ Atmosphere, Planetary and Local Winds REDD+ ™ Heat Budget & Upper Atmospheric Phenomenon ™ UNFCCC, KYOTO, Paris, Bali Copenhagen, Cancun, & ™ Ocean, Seas, Salinity, Bottom Topography of Oceans Durban Summit ™ Movement of Oceans: Ocean Currents, Tides, Waves ™ Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Sink, Carbon Credit, Carbon ™ Hydrological Cycle, Temperature distribution & Corals Offsetting, Carbon Tax and related phenomenon ™ Geo-Engineering, Ocean Acidification, Ozone Depletion. ™ Natural Vegetation, Conservation of Environment: Ex-situ, z India and Climate Change: In-situ – Biosphere Reserves, National Park, Wild Life ™ National Action Plan on Climate Change, GHG Mitigation, Sanctuaries & Organizations Green Building, BSE GREENEX, Environmental Impact ™ Soil &Formation, Types of Soil, Erosion and Conservation, Assessment Natural Hazards and Disasters ™ Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) ™ Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, z Acts, Policies and Mitigations Strategies Europe and Australia Continental Features & Mapwork ™ Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment, laws Environment & Ecology and policies z Ecology & Environment ™ Sustainable Development, Wild Life Protection Act 1972, ™ Concepts: Ecology & Ecosystem, Functions of an Environmental Protection Act 1986 Ecosystem, Natural Resource conservation ™ National Forest Policy 1988, Biological Diversity Act ™ Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystem, Marine Organism, 2002, Wetland Rules 2010 Ecological Succession ™ Schedule Tribes And Other Forest Dwellers Act 2006, z Biodiversity Coastal Regulation Zone ™ Basic Concepts, Plant and Animal Diversity, Marine ™ National Green Tribunal, The Ozone Depleting Substances Organisms, Threat to Biodiversity, Rules ™ Protected Area Network: National parks, Wildlife z International Conventions & Protocols sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves, Reserved and protected ™ UNCED, CBD, Ramsar Convention, CITES, IUCN, CMS, forests, Conservation and community reserves, Village and CAWT, ITTO Panchayat Forests, Private protected areas, Conservation ™ Wildlife Trade (TRAFFIC), Trafficking (CAWT), Timber areas Org (ITTO), Global Tiger Forum (GTF) ™ India & World Biodiversity and conservation efforts, ™ Basel Convention, Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam Bioprospecting, Biosafety, Biopiracy Convention ™ Sustainable Development, Environmental Monitoring and ™ UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), UN Impact Assessment Forum On Forests (UNFF), *Please refer the syllabus 9  ™ International Whaling Commission (IWC), Vienna z Ruling dynasties in different eras and socio, political, Convention and Montreal Protocol administrative, economic, religious, cultural developments z Environmental Institutions & Organizations - India during their rule. ™ National Wildlife Action Plan, National Afforestation and z The major phases include: Eco-Development ™ Early Medieval Period: North Indian Empires (Pala, ™ CAMPA, CEPI, ECO-MARK, Social Forestry, National Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas etc) and South Indian Empires Bamboo Mission (Pallavas, Chalukyas, Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas) ™ National Biodiversity Authority, Mangroves, National ™ Invasions in medieval period (Ghazani, Ghori etc.) Lake Conservation Plan ™ The Delhi Sultanate: (Mamluk, Khilji, Tughlaqs, Sayyid ™ Animal Welfare Board, Wildlife Crime Control Board etc. and Lodi) Questions based on Current Affairs: September 2023 ™ Vijayanagara Kingdom & Bahmani Sultanate ™ Cultural and Religious Movements: Bhakti Movement, z Recommended study material for students Sufi Movement ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book Environment and Ecology ™ Afghans, Rajputs, Surs, Mughal Dynasty and the struggles ™ DRISHTI IAS Prelims Practice Series Indian & World Geography for supremacy, Battles of Panipat ™ The Rise and Fall of Deccan States (Ahmadnagar, Bijapur, Test Code 2410 Golconda etc.) ™ Fall of Mughal Empire and Rise of Sikhs, Jats, Afghans, Ancient and Medieval History + Indian Polity-II Marathas etc. History of India (Ancient) Art and Culture z Focus on chronological historical developments in Ancient z Focus on Art (Murals, Sculptures, Painting, Puppetry, Music, India Dance) Architecture, Language, Religion and Philosophy, z Ruling dynasties in different eras and socio, political, Science and Technology in ancient, medieval and modern administrative, economic, religious, cultural developments India. during their rule ™ Architecture: Indus Valley Civilization, Mauryan z The major phases include: Architecture, Architecture during Sungas, Kushanas, ™ Prehistoric period (Stone Age, Chalcolithic Age, Iron Age) Satavahanas & Guptas, Temple Architecture, Forts and ™ Ancient Indian History (Importance, Background, Tombs, Indo-Islamic Architecture, Modern Architecture Geographical Distribution and Characteristics) ™ Sculpture: Indian Sculpture and Different schools of Art ™ Harappan/Indus Valley Civilization ™ Indian Paintings: Wall Paintings, Cave and Mural ™ Vedic Age (Rigvedic to Later Vedic Phase: Society, Paintings, Miniature Paintings, Mughal Paintings, Rajput Economy, Political organization, Religion, Thought); Paintings, Folk Paintings, Other Paintings Sources of Vedic History ™ Religion and Philosophy: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, ™ Mahajanapadas (Magadha, Kosala, Vrijji etc.) ™ Religious Reforms (Rise of Jainism, Buddhism etc.) Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism ™ Pre-Mauryan Age (Haryanaka, Shishunaga, Nanda ™ Philosophy: Six Schools of Philosophy, Ajivika, Lokayata Dynasty etc.) etc.; Bhakti & Sufi period; Religious reform Movements ™ Persian and Macedonian Invasions, Influence on Art and in Medieval and Modern India culture (Eg. Gandhara School of Art, Greco-Buddhist ™ Indian Music: Classical Music (Hindustani Music, Carnatic Culture) Music), Folk Music Tradition ™ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age, Sangam Age ™ Indian Dance: Classical Dance forms in India, Folk Dances ™ Central Asian Invasions (Indo Greek, Indo-Scythian, ™ Puppetry: Various forms (String, Rod, Glove etc.) Parthians, Kushanas) ™ Science & Technology, Famous Personalities and their ™ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age (Harshavardhana etc.) contributions ™ States of Southern and Western India (Satavahanas, ™ Theatres in India: Folk Theatre, Indian Cinema and Circus Pallavas, Chalukyas, Pandyas etc.) ™ Indian Heritage Sites UNESCO: Cultural, Historical and History of India (Medieval) Important Institutions z Focus on chronological historical developments in Medieval ™ Medieval and Modern Languages & Literature India. ™ Fairs and Festivals, Martial arts *Please refer the syllabus 10 Indian Polity-II ™ Industry: Location factors, Classifications, Distribution of Indian Polity and Governance (Part–II) Major Industries ™ Trade & Communication: Roadways, Railways, Airways, z Important concepts: The Union Executive, Parliament, The Ports, Waterways, Pipelines, Foreign Trade State Executive, Judiciary, Local Government, Elections and ™ Population & Settlement: Distribution & Density, Races Electoral reforms, Special Provisions for States, Governance. & Tribes, Demographic Attributes, Migration & Settlement, z Central Government: Cultural factors ™ President, Vice-President ™ Indian Industries: Types, Locational factors ™ Prime Minister, Council of Ministers z Geography of World (Human and Economic Geography) ™ Cabinet Committees, Parliament (working, powers and functions, budget, role of parliament) ™ Activities: primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary and ™ Parliamentary Committees, Groups and Forums. quinary. z State Government: ™ Resources: Land, Forest, Water, Mineral & Energy ™ Governor ™ State Council of Ministers ™ Agriculture: Types of Farming, Cropping Pattern, Agro ™ Chief Minister ™ State Legislature climatic classification, Food Security z Judiciary: ™ Industry: Location factors, Classifications, Distribution of ™ Supreme Court Major Industries ™ High Court, Subordinate Courts ™ Trade & Communication: Important Trade Routes and ™ Lok Adalats, NALSA, Gram Nyayalaya, ADR etc., Lines, Roadways, Railways, Airways, Ports, Waterways, ™ Judicial Review, Judicial Activism Pipelines ™ Public Interest Litigation ™ Population & Settlement: Distribution & Density, Races z Local Government: & Tribes, Demographic Attributes, Migration & Settlement ™ Panchayati Raj, PESA Science and Technology ™ Local Urban Government z Physics z Others: ™ Standards and units, Motion, ™ Special Provisions for Some States ™ Mechanics and properties of matter ™ Special status of Jammu and Kashmir ™ Work, Energy and Power ™ Union Territories and Scheduled and Tribal Areas ™ Heat, Sound, Optics, Properties of Fluid ™ Co-operative Societies ™ Electricity and Magnetism, Gravitation ™ Official Language ™ Atomic and Nuclear physics ™ Public Services, Tribunals ™ Modern Physics, Astronomy and Space Science ™ RPA Act, Anti-defection law z Chemistry ™ Elections and Electoral reforms ™ Matter, Chemical Reactions &Equations, ™ Political parties and Pressure groups ™ Structure of the Atom, Atoms and Molecules ™ Governance: ™ Periodic classification of elements, Chemical Bonding ™ RTI, Citizen’s Charter ™ Carbon and its compound, Oxidation and Reduction ™ E-Governance, Evaluation of constitution ™ Acid, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-metals Questions based on Current Affairs: October 2023 ™ Thermodynamics, Nanotechnology, Polymers and Plastics ™ Chemistry in Everyday Life, Agricultural & Food z Recommended study material for students Chemistry ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book History of India and Indian ™ Bio & Medicinal Chemistry National Movement z Biology ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book Indian Polity and Governance ™ Introduction, Classification of Living Organisms Test Code 2411 ™ Study of Cell-Cytology, Photosynthesis, Plant Biology ™ Life processes, Origin and Evolution of life Geography-II + Science & Technology ™ Bio-communication, Systems of Human Body, Nutrition z Geography of India (Human and Economic Geography) ™ Genetics, Diseases and Defence Mechanism Technology ™ India Resources: Land, Forest, Water, Mineral & Energy z Technology ™ Agriculture: Types of Farming, Cropping Pattern, ™ Science & Technology development in India Irrigation, Agro climatic classification, Agriculture ™ Defence Technology, Space Science & Technology Techniques, Food Security ™ Communications, Computers& Information Technology *Please refer the syllabus 11  ™ Environment and Science, Energy, Nuclear Technology ™ Currency types and management, recession: Types and ™ Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Robotics, Laser Technology Management ™ Superconductivity, Artificial Intelligence, Genetic Engineering ™ Capital/Current Account Convertibility ™ Applied Science and latest Technology with current developments ™ Trade related issues and challenges: WTO, IPR’s, GAAR, TRIPS, Trade policies, etc. Questions based on Current Affairs: January-June 2023 z Financial Market z Recommended study material for students ™ Capital Market: Primary and Secondary Markets. ™ DRISHTI IAS Prelims Practice Series Indian & world ™ Money Market: Important terms and concepts, Market Geography instruments (Treasury bill, Commercial Paper, Call money ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book General Science and Science & etc.) Technology z Industry ™ Industrial Policies, Disinvestment, Roads, Railways, Test Code 2412 Aviation, Maritime& Energy Scenario ™ PPP Models, Smart Cities, Schemes and Programs: Make Economy + Environment & Ecology In India, Start Up India, Uday etc. Indian Economy z Services z Basic concept & definitions of economy. ™ Present situation and Performance, Research and Development, z Planned and Mixed Economy, Five-year Plans, Inclusive ™ Trade Agreements: Bilateral, Multilateral, Regional, Growth, NITI Aayog Reforms and Future Outlook z Economic Reforms: LPG, Economic Reforms since 1991 z Agriculture z National Income Accounting ™ Land Reforms & Green Revolution, Cropping Patterns, ™ Definition, Concepts: GDP, NDP, GNP, NNP, Measurement Animal husbandry of National Income ™ Food Management, Buffer Stock, PDS & Subsidies, ™ Taxes, Subsidies etc. ™ Model APMC Act, Agriculture Marketing & Commodity z Money and Banking Futures Market ™ Function of Money, Evolution of Money, Money supply ™ Farm Management: Mechanization, fertilizers, seed banks, etc. Extension services z Insurance ™ Banking: Functions and Types of Banks and NBFC, ™ Industry and Reforms, Institutions and Agencies, Schemes Banking Reforms, NPA, Basel Norms etc. z India and International Institutions ™ Central Bank, Concepts of Money, Credit & Monetary ™ IMF, WTO, World bank, MIGA, ADB, AIIB, BRICS etc. Policy (CRR, Repo, etc.) z Sustainable Development ™ Financial Inclusion: Jan Dhan, Mudra, Gold Monetization ™ SDG, Climate Change, Paris Agreement, Green Finance, and Bonds etc. Renewable energy, INDC & Future Outlook z Inflation and Employment z Human Development ™ Inflation: Definition, types and causes, Inflation targeting, ™ HDR, Gender Issues, Poverty: Estimates, Inclusive growth, Controlling & Inflation scenario Demographic Attributes ™ Types and nature of employment and unemployment ™ Reforms: Educational, Child, Labour, Health, Social sector z Government Budgeting and Fiscal Policy Schemes ™ Budgeting, types, its evolution in India & Future Outlook z Important Topics in News ™ Public finance, Revenue and Expenditure, Fiscal Policy, ™ Economic Survey, Budget and important policy papers, Deficits, Demonetization ™ Tax Structure: Methods – Progressive, Regressive, ™ Demographic Dividend, Universal Basic Income, Bad Proportional &Tax Reforms Bank, Twin Balance sheet crisis ™ Types of Taxes – Direct, Indirect, VAT, GST, CTT, STT, ™ Multilateralism Regional Restrictions and Deglobalisation. Capital Gains, MAT etc. ™ Inequality Solution: Social sector schemes, Universal ™ 14th Finance Commission, 15th Finance Commission Plans Healthcare & Education z External Sector, Foreign Trade and Currency Exchange Environment & Ecology rates z Ecology & Environment ™ Balance of Payment, Balance of Trade, International trade, ™ Concepts: Ecology & Ecosystem, Functions of an IMF Ecosystem, Natural Resource conservation *Please refer the syllabus 12  ™ Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystem, Marine Organism, ™ Schedule Tribes And Other Forest Dwellers Act 2006, Ecological Succession Coastal Regulation Zone z Biodiversity ™ National Green Tribunal, The Ozone Depleting Substances ™ Basic Concepts, Plant and Animal Diversity, Marine Rules Organisms, Threat to Biodiversity, z International Conventions & Protocols ™ Protected Area Network: National parks, Wildlife ™ UNCED, CBD, Ramsar Convention, CITES, IUCN, CMS, sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves, Reserved and protected CAWT, ITTO forests, Conservation and community reserves, Village and ™ Wildlife Trade (TRAFFIC), Trafficking (CAWT), Timber Panchayat Forests, Private protected areas, Conservation Org (ITTO), Global Tiger Forum (GTF) areas ™ Basel Convention, Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam ™ India & World Biodiversity and conservation efforts, Convention Bioprospecting, Biosafety, Biopiracy ™ UN Convention To Combat Desertification (UNCCD), UN ™ Sustainable Development, Environmental Monitoring and Forum On Forests (UNFF), ™ International Whaling Commission (IWC), Vienna Impact Assessment Convention and Montreal Protocol z Conservation Efforts for Biodiversity - India and World z Environmental Institutions & Organizations - India ™ Environmental Acts and Policies, Environmental ™ National Wildlife Action Plan, National Afforestation and conventions Eco-Development ™ Red Book, IUCN Classification: Critically Endangered, ™ CAMPA, CEPI, ECO-MARK, Social Forestry, National Schedule List - WPA, 1972 Bamboo Mission ™ Man-Animal Conflict, Project Tiger, Elephant, Vulture, ™ National Biodiversity Authority, Mangroves, National Turtle, Hangul, Ganges Dolphin etc. Lake Conservation Plan z Environmental Issues ™ Animal Welfare Board, Wildlife Crime Control Board etc. ™ Environmental Pollution: Types, Energy Crisis and Non- Conventional Source. Questions based on Current Affairs: January & February 2023 ™ Air, Smog, Fly Ash, Water, Soil, Noise, Radio Active z Recommended study material for students Waste, E-Waste, Bio Remediation ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book Environment and Ecology z Agriculture ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book Indian Economy ™ Crop And Its Classification, Cropping System and Pattern Farming System Test Code 2413 ™ Sustainable Indian agriculture, Integrated Farming System, Indian Polity and Governance (Part –I) Soil Science z Political systems: concepts, forms and types z Climate Change & Organizations & Mitigation z Indian Constitution: Historical Background; Making of the ™ Global Warming, Greenhouse effect, GEF, REDD AND Constitution and its philosophies REDD+ z Salient Features of the Constitution ™ UNFCCC, KYOTO, Paris, Bali Copenhagen, Cancun, & ™ Preamble Durban Summit. ™ Territory of the Union ™ Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Sink, Carbon Credit, Carbon ™ Citizenship Offsetting, Carbon Tax ™ Fundamental Rights and Duties ™ Geo-Engineering, Ocean Acidification, Ozone Depletion. ™ Directive Principles of State Policy z India and Climate Change: ™ Procedure for Amendment ™ National Action Plan on Climate Change, GHG Mitigation, ™ Basic Structure of the Constitution Green Building, BSE GREENEX, Environmental Impact ™ Parliamentary System Assessment ™ Nature of Federal System ™ Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) ™ Centre-State Relations and Inter-State Relations z Acts, Policies and Mitigations Strategies ™ Emergency Provisions ™ Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment, laws ™ Constitutional and Non-Constitutional bodies (Statutory, and policies regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies) ™ Sustainable Development, Wild Life Protection Act 1972, Indian Polity and Governance (Part–II) Environmental Protection Act 1986 z Important concepts: The Union Executive, Parliament, The ™ National Forest Policy 1988, Biological Diversity Act State Executive, Judiciary, Local Government, Elections and 2002, Wetland Rules 2010 Electoral reforms, Special Provisions for States, Governance. *Please refer the syllabus 13 z Central Government: ™ Religious Reforms (Rise of Jainism, Buddhism etc.) ™ President, Vice-President ™ Mahajanapadas (Magadha, Kosala, Vrijji etc.) ™ Prime Minister, Central Council of Ministers ™ Pre-Mauryan Age (Haryanaka, Shishunaga, Nanda ™ Cabinet Committees, Parliament (working, powers and Dynasty etc.) functions, budget, role of parliament) ™ Persian and Macedonian Invasions, Influence on Art and ™ Parliamentary Committees, Groups and Forums. culture (Eg. Gandhara School of Art, Greco-Buddhist z State Government: Culture) ™ Governor ™ State Council of Ministers ™ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age, Sangam Age ™ Chief Minister ™ State Legislature ™ Central Asian Invasions (Indo Greek, Indo-Scythian, z Judiciary: Parthians, Kushanas) ™ Supreme Court ™ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age (Harshavardhana etc.) ™ High Court, Subordinate Courts ™ States of Southern and Western India (Satavahanas, Sakas ™ Judicial Review, Judicial Activism Pallavas, Chalukyas, Pandyas etc.) ™ Public Interest Litigation History of India (Medieval) z Local Government: z Focus on chronological historical developments in Medieval ™ Panchayati Raj ™ Local Urban Government India. z Others: z Ruling dynasties in different eras and socio, political, ™ Special Provisions for Some States administrative, economic, religious, cultural developments ™ Special status of Jammu and Kashmir during their rule. ™ Union Territories and Scheduled and Tribal Areas z The major phases include: ™ Co-operative Societies, ™ Early Medieval Period: North Indian Empires (Pala, ™ Official Language, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas etc) and South Indian Empires ™ Public Services, Tribunals, (Pallavas, Chalukyas, Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas) ™ RPA Act, Anti-defection law ™ Invasions in medieval peiod (Ghazani, Ghori etc.) ™ Elections and Electoral reforms ™ The Delhi Sultanate: (Mameluk, Khalji, Tughlaqs, Sayyid z Governance: and Lodi) ™ RTI, Citizen’s Charter, ™ Vijayanagara Kingdom & Bahmani Sultanate, ™ E-Governance, Evaluation of constitution ™ Cultural and Religious Movements: Bhakti Movement, Questions based on Current Affairs: March & April 2023 Sufi Movement z Recommended study material for students ™ Slave Dynasty, Afghans, Rajputs, Surs, Mughal Dynasty ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book Indian Polity and Governance and the struggles for supremacy, Battles of Panipat ™ The Rise and Fall of Deccan States (Ahmadnagar, Bijapur, Test Code 2414 Golconda etc.) ™ Fall of Mughal Empire and Rise of Sikhs, Jats, Afghans, Ancient and Medieval History + Art & Culture Marathas etc. History of India (Ancient) Art and Culture z Focus on chronological historical developments in Ancient India. z Focus on Art (Murals, Sculptures, Painting, Puppetry, Music, z Ruling dynasties in different eras and socio, political, Dance) Architecture, Language, Religion and Philosophy, administrative, economic, religious, cultural developments Science and Technology in ancient, medieval and modern during their rule. India. z The major phases include: ™ Architecture: Indus Valley Civilization, Mauryan ™ Prehistoric period (Stone Age, Chalcolithic Age, Iron Age) Architecture, Architecture during Sungas, Kushanas, ™ Ancient Indian History (Importance, Background, Satavahanas & Guptas, Temple Architecture, Forts and Geographical Distribution and Characteristics) Tombs, Indo-Islamic Architecture, Modern Architecture ™ Harappan/Indus Valley Civilization ™ Sculpture: Indian Sculpture and Different schools of Art ™ Vedic Age (Rigvedic to Later Vedic Phase: Society, ™ Indian Paintings: Wall Paintings, Cave and Mural Economy, Political organization, Religion, Thought); Paintings, Miniature Paintings, Mughal Paintings, Rajput Sources of Vedic History Paintings, Folk Paintings, Other Paintings, *Please refer the syllabus 14  ™ Religion and Philosophy Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, ™ Socialistic Trends in Indian National Movement, Kisan Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism; Philosophy: Sabha Six Schools of Philosophy, Ajivika, Lokayata etc.; Bhakti ™ Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, RTC I, II, Quit & Sufi period; Religious reform Movements in Medieval India Movement and Modern India. ™ Events from 1942 till India’s Independence (INA, RIN ™ Indian Music: Classical Music, Hindustani Music, Carnatic Mutiny etc.) Music, Folk Music Tradition ™ Reforms, Acts & Committees, Congress Sessions, ™ Indian Dance: Classical Dance forms in India, Folk Dances Governor Generals & Viceroys ™ Puppetry: Various forms (String, Rod, Glove etc.) ™ Tribal & Peasant Uprisings, Development of Modern ™ Science & Technology, Famous Personalities and their Education & Press, Eminent Personalities of Indian contributions National Movement, Role of women, Communalism and ™ Theatres in India: Folk Theatre, Indian Cinema and Circus Regionalism ™ Post- Independence India: Consolidation of States, ™ Indian Heritage Sites UNESCO: Cultural, Historical and Linguistic States, Elections Important Institutions ™ Major Political, Social and Economic Events, Reforms and ™ Medieval and Modern Languages & Literature Policies after Independence ™ Fairs and Festivals, Martial arts Questions based on Current Affairs : July & August 2023 Questions based on Current Affairs: May & June 2023 z Recommended study material for students z Recommended study material for students ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book History of India and Indian ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book History of India and Indian National Movement National Movement Test Code 2416 Test Code 2415 Modern Indian History Geography z Focus on Phases of Indian Freedom Movement, First War of z Geography of India (Physical Geography) Independence 1857, Socio Religious Reforms, Moderate ™ Location, Area and Boundaries Phase, Extremist Phase, Revolutionary Terrorism, Age of ™ Structure and Relief: Physiographic Divisions- Northern Gandhian Mass Struggle, Communist Influence, Role of Mountains, Plains of India, Peninsular Plateau and Islands different groups and Women of India. z India in Eighteenth Century to Twentieth Century: ™ Indian Drainage System: Himalayan and Peninsular ™ Advent of Europeans Powers & the Decline of Mughal Drainage System ™ Spatial and temporal distribution of temperature, pressure, Empire winds and rainfall ™ British advent in India: Administration and Economic ™ Indian Climate (Monsoon): Regional Weather, Climate Policies (1757-1857) and Seasons, Cyclones, Rainfall Pattern, Climatic Regions ™ Rising Resentment & the Revolt of 1857; Administrative of India changes after 1857. ™ Plant and Animal Life, Natural Vegetation regional ™ Social & Cultural Awakening in the first half of 19 th variation Century ™ Forests and their distribution, Forest Conservation ™ Early Nationalism (1857 to 1906); Formation of Congress ™ Conservation of Environment: Ex-situ, In-situ – Biosphere & Moderate Phase Reserves, National Park, Wild Life Sanctuaries & ™ Extremist Phase (1905 to 1919), Partition of Bengal, Surat Organizations Split (1906), ™ Soil Types, Regional Variation and Conservation ™ Revolutionary Nationalism Phase & Movements from ™ Natural Hazards and Disasters and Disaster Management outside India ™ Indian Geography Map Work ™ Swadeshi Movement, Home Rule Movements z Geography of India (Human and Economic Geography) ™ Phase of Mass Struggle (1919-1942): Gandhian Age in ™ India Resources: Land, Forest, Water, Mineral & Energy National Movements ™ Agriculture: Types Of Farming, Cropping Pattern, ™ Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and Khilafat Irrigation, Agro climatic classification, Agriculture Movement Techniques Food Security *Please refer the syllabus 15  ™ Industry: Location factors, Classifications, Distribution of Test Code 2417 Major Industries ™ Trade & Communication: Roadways, Railways, Airways, Economy Ports, Waterways, Pipelines, Foreign Trade z Focus will be on basic economic concepts, government ™ Population & Settlement: Distribution & Density, Races plans and policies & Tribes, Demographic Attributes, Migration & Settlement, ™ Planned and Mixed Economy, Five-year Plans, Inclusive Cultural factors Growth, NITI Aayog ™ Indian Industries: Types, Locational factors, ™ Economic Reforms: LPG,Economic Reforms since 1991 z Geography of World (Physical Geography) z National Income Accounting ™ The focus will be on the World Geography-Static portion ™ Definition,Concepts: GDP, NDP, GNP, NNP, Measurement along with relevant contemporary Geographical Issues, Events & Map Work. ofNational Income ™ Taxes, Subsidiesetc. ™ Earth & Universe, Interior of the Earth ™ Shape of the Continents, Continental Drift, Volcanoes, z Money and Banking Earthquakes ™ Function of Money, Evolution of Money, Money supply ™ Earth Movements- Plate Tectonics, Seafloor Spreading etc. ™ Landforms, Weathering, Mass Wasting & Erosion ™ Banking: Functions and Types of Banks and NBFC, ™ World Climate, Climatic Classification: Koppen Banking Reforms, NPA, Basel Norms etc. ™ Atmosphere, Planetary and Local Winds ™ Central Bank, Concepts of Money, Credit & Monetary ™ Heat Budget & Upper Atmospheric Phenomenon Policy (CRR, Repo, etc.) ™ Ocean, Seas, Salinity, Bottom Topography of Oceans ™ Financial Inclusion: Jan Dhan, Mudra, Gold Monetization ™ Movement of Oceans: Ocean Currents, Tides, Waves and Bonds etc. ™ Hydrological Cycle, Temperature distribution & Corals z Inflation and Employment and related phenomenon ™ Inflation: Definition, types and causes, Inflation targeting, ™ Natural Vegetation, Conservation of Environment: Ex-situ, Controlling & Inflation scenario In-situ – Biosphere Reserves, National Park, Wild Life ™ Types and nature of employment and unemployment Sanctuaries & Organizations z Government Budgeting and Fiscal Policy ™ Soil &Formation, Types of Soil, Erosion and Conservation, ™ Budgeting, types, its evolution in India&Future Outlook Natural Hazards and Disasters ™ Public finance, Revenue and Expenditure,Fiscal Policy, ™ Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Deficits, Europe and Australia Continental Features & Mapwork ™ Tax Structure: Methods – Progressive, Regressive, z Geography of World (Human and Economic Geography) Proportional &Tax Reforms ™ Activities: primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary and ™ Types of Taxes – Direct, Indirect, VAT, GST, CTT, STT, quinary. Capital Gains, MAT etc ™ Resources: Land, Forest, Water, Mineral & Energy ™ 14th Finance Commission, 15th Finance Commission ™ Agriculture: Types of Farming, Cropping Pattern, Agro Plans climatic classification, Food Security z External Sector, Foreign Trade and Currency Exchange ™ Industry: Location factors, Classifications, Distribution of rates Major Industries ™ Balance of Payment, Balance of Trade, International trade, ™ Trade & Communication: Important Trade Routes and IMF Lines, Roadways, Railways, Airways, Ports, Waterways, ™ Currencytypes and management, recession: Types and Pipelines Management ™ Population & Settlement: Distribution & Density, Races ™ Capital/Current Account Convertibility & Tribes, Demographic Attributes, Migration & Settlement ™ Trade related issues and challenges: WTO, IPR’s,GAAR, Questions based on Current Affairs : TRIPS, Trade policies, etc. September-October 2023 z Financial Market ™ Capital Market:Primary and Secondary Markets. z Recommended study material for students ™ Money Market: Important terms and concepts, Market ™ DRISHTI IAS Prelims Practice Series Indian and World instruments (Treasury bill, Commercial Paper, Call Geography money etc) *Please refer the syllabus 16 z Focus will be on basic economic concepts, government plans ™ Mechanics and properties of matter and policies ™ Work, Energy and Power z Industry ™ Heat, Sound, Optics, Properties of Fluid ™ Industrial Policies, Disinvestment, Roads, Railways, ™ Electricity and Magnetism, Gravitation Aviation, Maritime & Energy Scenario ™ Atomic and Nuclear physics ™ PPP Models, Smart Cities, Schemes and Programs: Make ™ Modern Physics, Astronomy and Space Science In India, Start Up India, Uday. z Chemistry z Services ™ Matter, Chemical Reactions &Equations, ™ Present situation and Performance, Research and ™ Structure of the Atom, Atoms and Molecules Development ™ Periodic classification of elements, Chemical Bonding ™ Trade Agreements: Bilateral, Multilateral, Regional, ™ Carbon and its compound, Oxidation and Reduction Reforms and Future Outlook ™ Acid, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-metals z Agriculture ™ Thermodynamics, Nanotechnology, Polymers and Plastics ™ Land Reforms & Green Revolution,Cropping Patterns, ™ Chemistry in Everyday Life, Agricultural & Food Animal husbandry Chemistry ™ Food Management Buffer Stock, PDS & Subsidies, ™ Bio & Medicinal Chemistry ™ Model APMC Act, Agriculture Marketing & Commodity z Biology Futures Market ™ Introduction, Classification of Living Organisms ™ Farm Management: Mechanization, fertilizers, seed banks, ™ Study of Cell-Cytology, Photosynthesis, Plant Biology Extension services z Insurance ™ Life processes, Origin and Evolution of life ™ Industry and Reforms, Institutions and Agencies,Schemes ™ Bio-communication, Systems of Human Body, Nutrition z India and International Institutions ™ Genetics, Diseases and Defence Mechanism Technology ™ IMF, World bank, MIGA, ADB, AIIB, BRICS etc z Technology z Sustainable Development ™ Science & Technology development in India ™ SDG, Climate Change, Paris Agreement, Green Finance, ™ Defence Technology, Space Science & Technology Renewable energy, INDC & Future Outlook ™ Communications, Computers& Information Technology z Human Development ™ Environment and Science, Energy, Nuclear Technology ™ HDR, Gender Issues, Poverty: Estimates, Inclusive ™ Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Robotics, Laser growth,Demographic Attributes Technology ™ Reforms: Educational, Child, Labour, Health, Social sector ™ Superconductivity, Artificial Intelligence, Genetic Schemes Engineering z Important Topics in News ™ Applied Science and latest Technology with current ™ Economic Survey, Budget and important policy papers, developments Demonetization Environment & Ecology ™ Demographic Dividend, Universal Basic Income, Bad z Ecology & Environment Bank, Twin Balance sheet crisis, ™ Concepts: Ecology & Ecosystem, Functions of an ™ Multilateralism Regional Restrictions and Deglobalisation. Ecosystem, Natural Resource conservation ™ Inequality Solution: Social sector schemes, Universal ™ Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystem, Marine Organism, Healthcare & Education Ecological Succession Questions based on Current Affairs : November 2023 z Biodiversity z Recommended study material for students ™ Basic Concepts, Plant and Animal Diversity, Marine ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book Indian Economy Organisms, Threat to Biodiversity, ™ Protected Area Network: National parks, Wildlife Test Code 2418 sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves, Reserved and protected forests, Conservation and community reserves, Village and Science and Technology + Environment & Ecology Panchayat Forests, Private protected areas, Conservation Science and Technology areas z Physics ™ India & World Biodiversity and conservation efforts, ™ Standards and units, Motion, Bioprospecting, Biosafety, Biopiracy *Please refer the syllabus 17  ™ Sustainable Development, Environmental Monitoring and ™ Schedule Tribes And Other Forest Dwellers Act 2006, Impact Assessment Coastal Regulation Zone z Conservation Efforts for Biodiversity - India and World ™ National Green Tribunal, The Ozone Depleting Substances ™ Environmental Acts and Policies, Environmental Rules conventions z International Conventions & Protocols ™ Red Book, IUCN Classification: Critically Endangered, ™ UNCED, CBD, Ramsar Convention, CITES, IUCN, CMS, Schedule List - WPA, 1972 CAWT, ITTO ™ Man-Animal Conflict, Project Tiger, Elephant, Vulture, ™ Wildlife Trade (TRAFFIC), Trafficking (CAWT), Timber Turtle, Hangul, Ganges Dolphin etc. Org (ITTO), Global Tiger Forum (GTF) z Environmental Issues ™ Basel Convention, Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam ™ Environmental Pollution: Types, Energy Crisis and Non- Convention Conventional Source. ™ UN Convention To Combat Desertification (UNCCD), UN ™ Air, Smog, Fly Ash, Water, Soil, Noise, Radio Active Forum On Forests (UNFF), Waste, E-Waste, Bio Remediation ™ International Whaling Commission (IWC), Vienna z Agriculture Convention and Montreal Protocol z Environmental Institutions & Organizations - India ™ Crop And Its Classification, Cropping System and Pattern ™ National Wildlife Action Plan, National Afforestation and Farming System Eco-Development ™ Sustainable Indian agriculture, Integrated Farming System, ™ CAMPA, CEPI, ECO-MARK, Social Forestry, National Soil Science Bamboo Mission z Climate Change & Organizations & Mitigation ™ National Biodiversity Authority, Mangroves, National ™ Global Warming, Greenhouse effect, GEF, REDD AND Lake Conservation Plan REDD+ ™ Animal Welfare Board, Wildlife Crime Control Board etc. ™ UNFCCC, KYOTO, Paris, Bali Copenhagen, Cancun, & Durban Summit. Questions based on Current Affairs : December 2023 ™ Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Sink, Carbon Credit, Carbon z Recommended study material for students Offsetting, Carbon Tax ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book General Science and Science & ™ Geo-Engineering, Ocean Acidification, Ozone Depletion. Technology z India and Climate Change: ™ DRISHTI IAS Quick Book Environment and Ecology ™ National Action Plan on Climate Change, GHG Mitigation, Green Building, BSE GREENEX, Environmental Impact Test Code 2419 Assessment Economic Survey & India Year Book ™ Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) z Acts, Policies and Mitigations Strategies Questions based on Current Affairs : January 2024 ™ Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment, laws and policies Test Code 2420 ™ Sustainable Development, Wild Life Protection Act 1972, Current Affairs : July 2023 to January 2024 Environmental Protection Act 1986 ™ National Forest Policy 1988, Biological Diversity Act (Drishti Current Affairs Today September 2023 to March 2002, Wetland Rules 2010 2024 Issue) 18 20