Professional Documents
Culture Documents
MODULE WISE TIMETABLE INSIGHTS IAS PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2020 Revised PDF
MODULE WISE TIMETABLE INSIGHTS IAS PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2020 Revised PDF
Test
Subject Topics sources
Number
TEST - 1
Ancient History
• Prehistoric period
Ø Paleolithic
Ø Mesolithic
Ø Neolithic
Ø Chalcolithic
• Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization
• Vedic Age
Ø Early Vedic period
Ø Later Vedic period
• Mahajanapadas & Rise of Magadh
• Religious Reforms
• Iranian & Macedonian Invasion
• Mauryan Age Old NCERT
• Post Mauryan Age • Ancient India – R S
Ø Indo Greek Invasion Sharma
Indo-Greeks • Medieval India –
Parthians Satish Chandra
Shaka
Kushanas New NCERT
July 1, Ancient & Indo-Sassanian • Our pasts – I
Ø Sungas • Our pasts – II
2019 Medieval Ø Kanvas
Monday India • Themes – I
Ø Satavahanas • Themes – II
• Guptas Age
• Sangam Age TamilNadu History
• Regional Kingdoms Textbook - Class XI
• Post Guptas Age
Ø Harshavardhana Current Affairs –
Ø Pallava June 2019
Ø Chalukya
Medieval History
• Triparty Struggle
Prathiharas
Palas
• Chola Empire
• Turkish conquest of India
Ghaznavid
Muhammad Ghuri
• Rajput states
• Delhi sultanate
Ø Slave dynasty
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 1
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
Ø The Khaljis
Ø The Tughlaqs
Ø The Sayyids
Ø The Lodhis
• Mughal empire (Including later
Mughals)
• Maratha Confederacy
• Southern Dynasties
Ø Hoysalas
Ø Yadavas
Ø Kakatiyas
• Vijaynagara
• Bahmani Kingdom
• Regional kingdoms
• Religious Movements
Ø Bhakti Movement
Ø Sufi Movement
4. Religion
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 2
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
Ø Hinduism
Ø Jainism
Ø Buddhism
Ø Islam
Ø Christianity
Ø Zoroastrianism
Ø Judaism
5. Philosophy
Ø Six Schools of Philosophy
Ø Ajivika
Ø Lokayata etc.
6. Indian Music
Ø Classical Music
Hindustani Music
Carnatic Music
Ø Folk Music Tradition
Ø Modern Music
Ø Personalities
7. Indian Dance
Ø Classical Dance forms in India –
Odissi, Kathak, Kathakali,
Mohiniattay, Sattriya, Manipuri,
Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi
Ø Folk Dances
Ø Modern Dance in India
8. Theatre
Ø Sanskrit Theatre
Ø Folk Theatre
Ø Modern Theatre
Ø Personalities
9. Puppetry
Ø History
Ø Different forms of Puppetry in
Ø People Associated with Theatres
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 3
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
Religious Literature
Secular Literature
• Fall of Mughals
• Advent of Europeans
Ø Coming of Europeans
Ø Struggle among Europeans • Our past III (Both
Ø Rise of East India Company part 1 & part 2 --
• India under East India NCERT class VIII)
Company’s Rule • Themes in Indian
Ø Administration History – III
Ø Political policies (NCERT Class XII)
Regulating Act of 1773
• A brief History Of
Modern India Pitt’s India Act 1784
July 21, Modern India –
(Pre- Charter acts of 1784, 1793,
2019 Spectrum
1813,1833, 1853
Congress Publication
Sunday Ø British Expansion policy: Doctrine
phase) of lapse, Subordinate alliance etc. • Struggle for India’s
Ø Economic policies and their Independence –
impact Bipin Chandra
Agricultural policies
Famine policy
Ø Foreign Policies Current Affairs (July
Ø Social Policies 11 – July 20)
Education Policies
Religious policies
• Indian Kingdoms in 18th
century: Marathas, Punjab,
Mysore, Hyderabad etc.
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 4
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Socio - Religious Reform
Movements in the 19th and 20th
CE India – Arya Samaj, Brahmo
Samaj , etc.
• The Great Revolt of 1857
• Changes in Indian Administration
after 1858 - GOI ACT 1858, Councils
Act, 1861, 1892.
• Growth of Political Ideas and Political
Organisations (up to
1885)
TEST - 4
• Foundation of the Indian National
Congress
• Other Dimensions
Ø Tribal Movements
Ø Peasants Movement
Ø Dalit Movements
Ø Women movement
Ø Role of Press and Publications
Ø Role of Business groups
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 6
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• First order (continental drift
theory, sea floor spreading, plate
tectonics theory)
• Second order (Mountains,
Plateaus, Plains & other
landforms)
• Internal forces & their impact -
Volcanoes, Earthquakes,
• Folding, Faulting, Isostasy
• External forces & their impact -
Weathering, Erosion & landforms
thus developed
3. Climatology
• Structure, Composition of
atmosphere
• Weather & Climate
• Heat & temperature
Insolation
Heat Budget
Distribution of temperature
Temperature Inversion
• Pressure and Pressure belts
• Winds
Planetary winds
Seasonal winds
Local winds
• Precipitation-Forms & Types,
Distribution of rainfall
• Air Masses
• Cyclones and anti-cyclones
• World Climatic regions
4. Oceanography
• Bottom relief Features
• Ocean waves, currents, tides &
Tsunamis
• Temperature distribution
• Salinity distribution
• Marine resources
5. Biogeography
• Soils
Classification
Distribution
Erosion & Conservation
• Biomes
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 7
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
World Economic and Human
Geography:
1. Natural resources and mineral
resources and distribution of key
natural resources across the world
2. Agriculture and agro-climatic regions
3. Industry and location factors
4. Infrastructure
5. World Population, density &
distribution, races & tribes,
6. settlements & migration
3. Soils
• Classification of Soils
• Problems of Soil and
Conservation
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 8
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Fauna
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 9
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Direct and Representative
• Republic and Monarchy etc.
• The Preamble
• The Union and its Territory
• Citizenship
• Fundamental Rights
• Directive Principles
• Fundamental Duties
• Amendment of Constitution
• Basic Structure of the Constitution
• Emergency Provisions
TEST - 8
1. Central Government
• President of India
• Vice President of India
• Prime minister
• Central Council of Ministers,
Parliament
2. State Government
• Governor
• Chief Minister
• State Council of Ministers
• State Legislature
• Indian Constitution
3. Judiciary at Work (NCERT
• Supreme Court Class XI)
Septembe • High Courts • LAXMIKANTH –
r 9, 2019 Polity • Subordinate Courts Indian Polity
Monday
4. Indian Federalism
• Centre-State Relations Current Affairs
• Inter-state Relations (August 30–
September 8)
5. Local Government
• Panchayati Raj
• Local Urban Government
6. Other Dimensions
• Official Language
• Public Services
• Tribunals
• Special provisions for SCs, STs,
BCs, Minorities & Anglo-Indians
• Rights and liabilities of the
Government
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 1
0
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Authoritative text in Hindi
Language
• Anti-defection law
7. Political dimensions
• Ministries and Departments of the
Government
• Pressure groups
• Elections & political parties
• Representation of People's Act
• Election Process
• Governance
• Transparency & Accountability
• RTI
• Citizen’s Charter
• e-Governance
TEST - 9
1. Constitutional Bodies
• Election Commission
• Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC)
• State Public Service Commission
(SPSC)
• Finance Commission
• CAG
• Attorney general of India
• Advocate general of India • Indian Constitution at
• Special officer for Linguistic Work (NCERT Class
Minorities XI)
• National Commission for • LAXMIKANTH –
Septembe Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Indian Polity
r 19, 2019 Polity • National Commission for
Thursday Scheduled Tribes (NCST)
• National Commission for Current Affairs
Backward Castes (NCBC) etc. (September 9–
September 18)
2. Non-Constitutional Bodies
NITI Aayog, NHRC, SHRC, CIC, SIC,
CVC, CBI, Lokpal, Lokayukta, NCPCR
etc.
3. International Institutions
UN, World Bank, IMF, WIPO, ADB,
BRICS etc.
TEST - 10
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 1
1
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
1. National Income Accounting:
• Definition
• Concepts: GDP, GNP, Market
Price and Factor Cost, NNP, NDP,
transfer payments, National
income at FC, Personal Income,
disposable income, factors
affecting national income, net
foreign facto income
• Measurement of national
income: value added method,
income method, expenditure
method, Application of various
methods, Base year, GDP deflator
• Debates around GDP and other
indices
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 1
2
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
Ø Inflation Cycles: Demand Pull
Inflation, Cost Push Inflation,
Ø Causes of Inflation
Ø Inflation Control measures
• Unemployment
Ø Types of Unemployment:
Structural, Seasonal,
Frictional, Cyclical
Ø Nature of Unemployment in
India
TEST - 11
1. External Sector and Currency
Exchange rate • Indian Economic
October
• Balance of Payments: Definition, Development (NCERT
9, 2019
Economy Current and Capital Accounts, Class XI)
Wednesd Convertibility • RAMESH SINGH –
ay • FDI, FII -- issues, challenges etc. Indian Economy
• Foreign Trade of India
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 1
3
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Trade Policy Current Affairs
• Product wise trade (September 29–
• Region wise trade October 8)
• Subsidy boxes
• WTO related issues
• and India
• Intellectual Property Rights
3. Agriculture:
• Recent trends in Agriculture Sector
• Cropping System and Pattern;
• Agricultural Marketing and Reforms
• Agricultural Research;
• Sustainable Agriculture;
• Animal Husbandry
• PDS
• Farm distress and government
initiatives
4. Industrial Sector:
• Industrial Policies
• Licensing
• MSME
• Labour Reforms
• Companies Act
• Make in India, Skill India
• Challenges in Industrial
development
• Organised and unorganised sector
• PPP
• Investment models
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 1
4
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Economic Reforms since 1991: End
of license Raj, Liberalization,
Privatisation and Globalisation
6. Infrastructure:
IT, Communication, Urbanisation,
Transport, Mining, etc.
TEST - 12
1. Ecology and Functions of an
ecosystem
• Terrestrial ecosystems
• Aquatic ecosystems
2. Environmental problems:
• Climate Change
• Acidification
• Eutrophication
• Ozone Depletion
• Mitigation Strategies
• India and Climate Change
3. Environmental pollution
• Pollutants
• ICSE Environmental
• Air pollution Studies - Class X
• Water Pollution • Biology – NCERT 12th
• Soil Pollution – Unit 4
October • Noise Pollution
Ecology & • Shankar IAS –
19, 2019 • Radioactive pollution
Environment Environment
Saturday • E-Waste
• Solid Waste Current Affairs
• Bioremediation (October 9–October
18)
4. Biodiversity
• Basic Concepts
• Plant and Animal Diversity
• Marine Organisms
• Threat to Biodiversity
• Protected Area Network: National
parks, Wildlife sanctuaries,
Biosphere reserves, Reserved and
protected forests, Conservation
and community reserves, Village
and panchayat Forests, Private
protected areas, Conservation
areas
• Biodiversity Conservation efforts
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 1
5
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Indian Biodiversity ad
conservation efforts
• Bioprospecting
• Biosafety
• Biopiracy
2. Environmental problems:
• Climate Change
• Acidification
• Eutrophication
• Ozone Depletion
• Mitigation Strategies
• India and Climate Change • ICSE Environmental
Studies - Class X
3. Environmental pollution • Biology – NCERT 12th
• Pollutants – Unit 4
October • Air pollution • Shankar IAS –
Ecology &
29, 2019 • Water Pollution Environment
Environment
Tuesday • Soil Pollution
• Noise Pollution
Current Affairs
• Radioactive pollution
(October 19–October
• E-Waste 28)
• Solid Waste
• Bioremediation
4. Biodiversity
• Basic Concepts
• Plant and Animal Diversity
• Marine Organisms
• Threat to Biodiversity
• Protected Area Network: National
parks, Wildlife sanctuaries,
Biosphere reserves, Reserved and
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 1
6
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
protected forests, Conservation
and community reserves, Village
and panchayat Forests, Private
protected areas, Conservation
areas
• Biodiversity Conservation efforts
• Indian Biodiversity ad
conservation efforts
• Bioprospecting
• Biosafety
• Biopiracy
TEST - 14
Ancient History
• Prehistoric period
Old NCERT
Ø Paleolithic
Ø Mesolithic • Ancient India – R S
Ø Neolithic Sharma
Ø Chalcolithic • Medieval India –
• Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization Satish Chandra
New NCERT
• Vedic Age
Ø Early Vedic period • Our pasts – I
Novembe Ancient & Ø Later Vedic period • Our pasts – II
r 8, 2019 Medieval • Mahajanapadas & Rise of Magadh • Themes – I
Friday India • Religious Reforms • Themes – II
• Iranian & Macedonian Invasion
TamilNadu History
• Mauryan Age
Textbook - Class XI
• Post Mauryan Age
Ø Indo Greek Invasion
Indo-Greeks Current Affairs
Parthians (October 29–
Shaka November 7)
Kushanas
Indo-Sassanian
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 1
7
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
Ø Sungas
Ø Kanvas
Ø Satavahanas
• Guptas Age
• Sangam Age
• Regional Kingdoms
• Post Guptas Age
Ø Harshavardhana
Ø Pallava
Ø Chalukya
Medieval History
• Triparty Struggle
Prathiharas
Palas
• Chola Empire
• Turkish conquest of India
Ghaznavid
Muhammad Ghuri
• Rajput states
• Delhi sultanate
Ø Slave dynasty
Ø The Khaljis
Ø The Tughlaqs
Ø The Sayyids
Ø The Lodhis
• Mughal empire (Including later
Mughals)
• Maratha Confederacy
• Southern Dynasties
Ø Hoysalas
Ø Yadavas
Ø Kakatiyas
• Vijaynagara
• Bahmani Kingdom
• Regional kingdoms
• Religious Movements
Ø Bhakti Movement
Ø Sufi Movement
Ø Folk Paintings
Ø Modern Indian Paintings
Personalities Associated
19. Religion
Ø Hinduism
Ø Jainism
Ø Buddhism
Ø Islam
Ø Christianity
Ø Zoroastrianism
Ø Judaism
20. Philosophy
Ø Six Schools of Philosophy
Ø Ajivika
Ø Lokayata etc.
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 1
9
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
Ø Folk Dances
Ø Modern Dance in India
23. Theatre
Ø Sanskrit Theatre
Ø Folk Theatre
Ø Modern Theatre
Ø Personalities
24. Puppetry
Ø History
Ø Different forms of Puppetry in
Ø People Associated with Theatres
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 2
0
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
Ø Struggle among Europeans • Themes in Indian
Ø Rise of East India Company History – III
(NCERT Class XII)
• India under East India • A brief History Of
Company’s Rule Modern India –
Ø Administration Spectrum
Ø Political policies Publication
Regulating Act of 1773 • Struggle for India’s
Pitt’s India Act 1784 Independence –
Charter acts of 1784, 1793, Bipin Chandra
1813,1833, 1853
Ø British Expansion policy: Doctrine
of lapse, Subordinate alliance etc. Current Affairs
Ø Economic policies and their (November 18–
impact November 27)
Agricultural policies
Famine policy
Ø Foreign Policies
Ø Social Policies
Education Policies
Religious policies
• Other Dimensions
Ø Tribal Movements
Ø Peasants Movement
Ø Dalit Movements
Ø Women movement
Ø Role of Press and Publications
Ø Role of Business groups
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 2
2
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
4. Oceanography
• Bottom relief Features
• Ocean waves, currents, tides &
Tsunamis
• Temperature distribution
• Salinity distribution
• Marine resources
5. Biogeography
• Soils
Classification
Distribution
Erosion & Conservation
• Biomes
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 2
4
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
Himalayan Drainage System
Peninsular Drainage System
Other small river system
2. Indian Climate
• Spatial and temporal distribution
of temperature & pressure
• Winds
• Rainfall
Ø Indian Monsoon
Mechanism
Onset
Variability
Ø Rainfall distribution
• Climatic Regions of India
3. Soils
• Classification of Soils
• Problems of Soil and
Conservation
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 2
5
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
15. Transport and Communication -
railways, highways, inland
16. water transport, shipping and sea-
ports, air transport
• Constitutionalism
• Historical Underpinnings
• Evolution & Making of the
Constitution
• Features and Significant Provisions
• Political systems
• Democratic & Non-Democratic
• Parliamentary & Presidential
• Unitary & Federal
• Direct and Representative
• Republic and Monarchy etc.
• The Preamble • Indian Constitution at
• The Union and its Territory Work (NCERT Class
• Citizenship XI)
Decembe • Fundamental Rights • LAXMIKANTH –
r 18, 2019 • Directive Principles Indian Polity
Polity
Wednesd • Fundamental Duties
ay • Amendment of Constitution
• Basic Structure of the Constitution Current Affairs
• Emergency Provisions (December 8–
December 17)
Central Government
• President of India
• Vice President of India
• Prime minister
• Central Council of Ministers,
Parliament
State Government
• Governor
• Chief Minister
• State Council of Ministers
• State Legislature
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 2
6
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
Judiciary
• Supreme Court
• High Courts
• Subordinate Courts
TEST - 19
1. Central Government
• President of India
• Vice President of India
• Prime minister
• Central Council of Ministers,
Parliament
2. State Government
• Governor
• Chief Minister
• State Council of Ministers
• State Legislature
3. Judiciary
• Supreme Court
• High Courts • Indian Constitution at
Work (NCERT Class
• Subordinate Courts
XI)
Decembe 4. Indian Federalism • LAXMIKANTH –
Indian Polity
r 28, 2019 Polity • Centre-State Relations
Saturday • Inter-state Relations
Current Affairs
5. Local Government (December 18–
• Panchayati Raj December 27)
• Local Urban Government
6. Other Dimensions
• Official Language
• Public Services
• Tribunals
• Special provisions for SCs, STs,
BCs, Minorities & Anglo-Indians
• Rights and liabilities of the
Government
• Authoritative text in Hindi
Language
• Anti-defection law
7. Political dimensions
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 2
7
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Ministries and Departments of the
Government
• Pressure groups
• Elections & political parties
• Representation of People's Act
• Election Process
• Governance
• Transparency & Accountability
• RTI
• Citizen’s Charter
• e-Governance
8. Constitutional Bodies
• Election Commission
• Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC)
• State Public Service Commission
(SPSC)
• Finance Commission
• CAG
• Attorney general of India
• Advocate general of India
• Special officer for Linguistic
Minorities
• National Commission for
Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
• National Commission for
Scheduled Tribes (NCST)
• National Commission for
Backward Castes (NCBC) etc.
9. Non-Constitutional Bodies
NITI Aayog, NHRC, SHRC, CIC, SIC,
CVC, CBI, Lokpal, Lokayukta, NCPCR
etc.
International Institutions
UN, World Bank, IMF, WIPO, ADB,
BRICS etc.
TEST - 20
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 2
8
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Climate Change
• Acidification
• Eutrophication Current Affairs
• Ozone Depletion (December 28–
• Mitigation Strategies January 6)
• India and Climate Change
8. Environmental pollution
• Pollutants
• Air pollution
• Water Pollution
• Soil Pollution
• Noise Pollution
• Radioactive pollution
• E-Waste
• Solid Waste
• Bioremediation
9. Biodiversity
• Basic Concepts
• Plant and Animal Diversity
• Marine Organisms
• Threat to Biodiversity
• Protected Area Network: National
parks, Wildlife sanctuaries,
Biosphere reserves, Reserved and
protected forests, Conservation
and community reserves, Village
and panchayat Forests, Private
protected areas, Conservation
areas
• Biodiversity Conservation efforts
• Indian Biodiversity ad
conservation efforts
• Bioprospecting
• Biosafety
• Biopiracy
2. Environmental problems:
• Climate Change
• Acidification
• Eutrophication
• Ozone Depletion
• Mitigation Strategies
• India and Climate Change
3. Environmental pollution
• Pollutants
• Air pollution
• Water Pollution
• Soil Pollution
• Noise Pollution
• ICSE Environmental
• Radioactive pollution
Studies - Class X
• E-Waste
• Biology – NCERT 12th
• Solid Waste – Unit 4
January • Bioremediation • Shankar IAS -
Ecology &
17, 2020 Environment
Environment 4. Biodiversity
Friday
• Basic Concepts
• Plant and Animal Diversity Current Affairs
• Marine Organisms (January 7–January
• Threat to Biodiversity 16)
• Protected Area Network: National
parks, Wildlife sanctuaries,
Biosphere reserves, Reserved and
protected forests, Conservation
and community reserves, Village
and panchayat Forests, Private
protected areas, Conservation
areas
• Biodiversity Conservation efforts
• Indian Biodiversity ad
conservation efforts
• Bioprospecting
• Biosafety
• Biopiracy
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 3
0
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Environmental Acts and Policies
• Environmental conventions
• Sustainable development
Environmental Monitoring and
Impact Assessment
TEST – 22
1. National Income Accounting:
• Definition
• Concepts: GDP, GNP, Market
Price and Factor Cost, NNP, NDP,
transfer payments, National
income at FC, Personal Income,
disposable income, factors
affecting national income, net
foreign facto income
• Measurement of national
income: value added method,
income method, expenditure
method, Application of various
methods, Base year, GDP deflator
• Debates around GDP and other
indices
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 3
1
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 3
2
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Balance of Payments: Definition,
Current and Capital Accounts,
Convertibility
• FDI, FII -- issues, challenges etc.
• Foreign Trade of India
• Trade Policy
• Product wise trade
• Region wise trade
• Subsidy boxes
• WTO related issues
• and India
• Intellectual Property Rights
8. Agriculture:
• Recent trends in Agriculture Sector
• Cropping System and Pattern;
• Agricultural Marketing and Reforms
• Agricultural Research;
• Sustainable Agriculture;
• Animal Husbandry
• PDS
• Farm distress and government
initiatives
9. Industrial Sector:
• Industrial Policies
• Licensing
• MSME
• Labour Reforms
• Companies Act
• Make in India, Skill India
• Challenges in Industrial
development
• Organised and unorganised sector
• PPP
• Investment models
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 3
3
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
• Government policies
• Five year Plans: Priorities and
Performance, Issues
• related to planning
• Economic Policies till 1991
• Economic Reforms since 1991: End
of license Raj, Liberalization,
Privatisation and Globalisation
11. Infrastructure:
IT, Communication, Urbanisation,
Transport, Mining, etc.
TEST - 23
India year book
February Current Affairs
India year
3, 2020 (January 27–
book February 2)
Monday
TEST - 24
Economic Survey
February Budget Current Affairs
13, 2020 Economy (February 3–
Thursday February 12)
TEST - 25
• Economic Survey Current Affairs
February
• Budget (February 13–
20, 2020
• India year book February 22)
Thursday
TEST - 26
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
March FULL • Geography
8,2020 LENGTH • History of India
Sunday TEST ( • Indian Economy & Social Development
• Ecology & Environment
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 3
4
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
COMPLETE • General Science
SYLLABUS ) • Current Affairs
TEST - 27
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
FULL • Geography
March LENGTH • History of India
15,2020 TEST • Indian Economy & Social Development
Sunday (COMPLETE • Ecology & Environment
SYLLABUS ) • General Science
• Current Affairs
TEST - 28
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
FULL • Geography
March LENGTH • History of India
22,2020 TEST • Indian Economy & Social Development
Sunday (COMPLETE • Ecology & Environment
SYLLABUS ) • General Science
• Current Affairs
TEST - 29
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
FULL • Geography
March LENGTH • History of India
29,2020 TEST • Indian Economy & Social Development
Sunday (COMPLETE • Ecology & Environment
SYLLABUS) • General Science
• Current Affairs
TEST - 30
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
FULL • Geography
April 5, LENGTH • History of India
2020 TEST • Indian Economy & Social Development
Sunday (COMPLETE • Ecology & Environment
SYLLABUS) • General Science
• Current Affairs
TEST - 31
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
FULL • Geography
April 12, LENGTH • History of India
2020 TEST • Indian Economy & Social Development
Sunday (COMPLETE • Ecology & Environment
SYLLABUS) • General Science
• Current Affairs
TEST - 32
April 19, FULL • Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
2020 LENGTH • Geography
Sunday TEST • History of India
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 3
5
INSIGHTS IAS MODULE WISE TEST SERIES FOR UPSC PRELIMS - 2020
(COMPLETE • Indian Economy & Social Development
SYLLABUS) • Ecology & Environment
• General Science
• Current Affairs
TEST - 33
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
FULL • Geography
April 26, LENGTH • History of India
2020 TEST • Indian Economy & Social Development
Sunday (COMPLETE • Ecology & Environment
SYLLABUS) • General Science
• Current Affairs
TEST - 34
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
FULL • Geography
May 3, LENGTH • History of India
2020 TEST • Indian Economy & Social Development
Sunday (COMPLETE • Ecology & Environment
SYLLABUS) • General Science
• Current Affairs
TEST - 35
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
FULL • Geography
May 10, LENGTH • History of India
2020 TEST • Indian Economy & Social Development
Sunday (COMPLETE • Ecology & Environment
SYLLABUS) • General Science
• Current Affairs
TEST - 36
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
FULL • Geography
May 17, LENGTH • History of India
2020 TEST • Indian Economy & Social Development
Sunday (COMPLETE • Ecology & Environment
SYLLABUS) • General Science
• Current Affairs
TEST - 37
• Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance
• Geography
FULL
• History of India
May 24, LENGTH
• Indian Economy & Social Development
2020 TEST
• Ecology & Environment
Sunday (COMPLETE
• General Science
SYLLABUS)
• Current Affairs
WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM 3
6