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Programme Highlights
1. Our well designed test papers will focus on testing
concepts as well as factual knowledge as per UPSC
Pattern.
2. Total 37 Tests:
a. Fundamental Tests - 14
b. Revision Tests (including Current Affairs) - 7
c. Economic Survey + Budget + IYB - 1
d. Mock Tests - 15
Sub-sectional Tests: Under this each subject will
be divided in sub-topics to bring more depth in
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preparation. These tests will be of 100 Questions
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Revision Tests (RT) : Under this each subject
mentioned in the UPSC syllabus & Current Affairs
will be catered and each test will consist of 100
Questions.
Mock Tests: Mock tests will be conducted on
UPSC pattern.Paper1 will consist of 100 Qs. and
Paper 2 will consist 80 Qs.
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TEST SCHEDULE

S.No Date of Test Subject Detailed Syllabus

Constitutional Development + Preamble

19 January, 2020 + Union Territories + Citizenship + FR
Fundamentals of
Test 1 + DPSP + FD + Other Constitutional
(Sunday) Polity -1
Provisions such as Emergency Provisions
etc.

22 January, 2020 Fundamentals of

Test 2 Executive + Legislature + Judiciary
(Wednesday) Polity -2

25 January, 2020 Fundamentals of

Test 3 Ancient + Medieval India History
(Saturday) History -1

29 January, 2020 Fundamentals of

Test 4 Modern India (1757 – 1947) History
(Wednesday) History -2

02 February, 2020 Art & Culture of India (Visual Arts +

Fundamentals of
Test 5 Performing Arts + Religions + Languages
(Sunday) History -3
+ Literature + Institutions)

05 February, 2020 World Geography (Geomorphology

Fundamentals of
Test 6 + Climatology + Oceanography +
(Wednesday) Geography -1
Biogeography)

09 February, 2020 Indian Geography (Indian Physiography

Fundamentals of
Test 7 + Drainage System + Indian Climate +
(Sunday) Geography -2
Soils in India + Natural Vegetation)

Human & Economic Geography

12 February, 2020 (Demography + Census + Economic
Fundamentals of
Test 8 Activities + Agriculture + Minerals +
(Wednesday) Geography -3
Energy Industry + Transport + Trade +
Communication)

15 February, 2020 Fundamentals of

Test 9 Environment and Ecology + Biodiversity
(Saturday) Environment -1

16 February, 2020 Environmental Pollution and

Fundamentals of
Test 10 Management + Climate Change + Global
(Sunday) Environment -2
Warming+ Environmental Governance

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S.No Date of Test Subject Detailed Syllabus

19 February, 2020 Basic Concepts of National Income +

Fundamentals of
Test 11 Budgeting + Fiscal and Monetary Policy
(Wednesday) Economy -1
Agricultural and Industrial Policy

23 February, 2020 External Sector + International

Fundamentals of
Test 12 Institutes + Money, Banking Financial
(Sunday) Economy -2
Market and Other Provisions

26 February, 2020 Fundamentals of

Test 13 Biology + Everyday Science
(Wednesday) Science -1

Science and Technology (IT + Telecom

29 February, 2020 Fundamentals of + IPR + Nanotech + Robotics +
Test 14
(Saturday) Science – 2 Nuclear tech + Biotechnology + Health
+ Defence + Space )

01 March, 2020 Polity Revision

Test 15 Complete Polity + Current Affairs
(Sunday) Test- 1

04 March, 2020 Polity Revision

Test 16 Complete Polity + Current Affairs
(Wednesday) Test- 2

08 March, 2020 History Revision Complete History + Art and Culture of

Test 17
(Sunday) Test India

11 March, 2020 Geography

Test 18 Complete Geography + Current Affairs
(Wednesday) Revision Test

15 March, 2020 Environment Complete Environment + Current

Test 19
(Sunday) Revision Test Affairs

18 March, 2020 Economy

Test 20 Complete Economy + Current Affairs
(Wednesday) Revision Test

22 March, 2020 Science &

Complete Science & Technology
Test 21 Technology
(Sunday) + Current Affairs
Revision Test

25 March, 2020
Test 22 Mock – 1 PAPER 1 (GS)
(Wednesday)

25 March, 2020
Test 23 Mock – 2 PAPER 2 (CSAT)
(Wednesday)

29 March, 2020
Test 24 Mock – 3 PAPER 1 (GS)
(Sunday)

02 April, 2020
Test 25 Mock – 4 PAPER 1 (GS)
(Thursday)

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02 April, 2020
Test 26 Mock –5 PAPER 2 (CSAT)
(Thursday)

07 April, 2020
Test 27 Mock – 6 PAPER 1 (GS)
(Tuesday)

12 April, 2020
Test 28 Mock – 7 PAPER 1 (GS)
(Sunday)

12 April, 2020
Test 29 Mock – 8 PAPER 2 (CSAT)
(Sunday)

16 April, 2020
Test 30 Mock – 9 PAPER 1 (GS)
(Thursday)

21 April, 2020
Test 31 Mock – 10 PAPER 1 (GS)
(Tuesday)

21 April, 2020
Test 32 Mock – 11 PAPER 2 (CSAT)
(Tuesday)

26 April, 2020
Test 33 Mock – 12 PAPER 1 (GS)
(Sunday)

30 April, 2020 CURRENT

Test 34 Economic Survey + Budget + IYB
(Thursday) AFFAIRS

05 May, 2020
Test 35 Mock – 13 PAPER 1 (GS)
(Tuesday)

10 May, 2020
Test 36 Mock – 14 PAPER 1 (GS)
(Sunday)

10 May, 2020
Test 37 Mock – 15 PAPER 2 (CSAT)
(Sunday)

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LIST OF SOURCES

Subject Sources

 Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth.

(Polity)
Indian Polity & Constitution  Introduction to the Constitution of India – D. D. Basu
(Constitution)
 GSSCORE Target PT Material

 India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma. (Ancient India – Text Book)

 History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra. (Medieval India –
Text Book)
 History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (Modern India – Text
Book)
 India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (Modern
Indian History and Culture India – Read like a story)
 Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania. (Culture)
 Ancient and Medieval India – Poonam Dalal (Ancient and
Medieval India)
 A Brief History of Modern India – Spectrum (Modern India)
 GSSCORE Target PT Material

 NCERT (Class 7th to 12th)

Geography  Certificate Physical and human Geography by Goen Che Leong
 GSSCORE Target PT Material

 Class 12th Biology

 Environment & Ecology: A Complete Guide by R. Rajgopalan
Environment
 IGNOU Environment & Ecology
 GSSCORE Target PT Material

 NCERT (10th, 11th And 12th)

 Economic Survey of Last 3 years
Economics
 Indian Economy - Ramesh Singh
 GSSCORE Target PT Material

NCERT (6th to 10th)

Science & Technology
 GSSCORE Target PT Material

Current Affairs  GSSCORE Target PT Material

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3000+ Topics Covered

! 3000+ Topics to be covered, through Smart Solution. It can be used as REVISION NOTES
! SMART Solutions will be provided so that you learn how to approach a question in the exam, even if you
don’t have the full knowledge of the topic given.

EXAMPLE:  Ecosystems use sunlight as their

Let’s see how smart solution can be effective source of energy.
through a practice question.
 The size of a consumer population
Q Which of the following are the characteristics
of a stable ecosystem? is maintained such that overgrazing

1. Dynamic Equilibrium and other forms of overuse do not

2. Maturity occur.
3. High inertia  Biodiversity is maintained.
4. Low Species Diversity
 Some of the important characteristics of
Select the correct answer using the code
a stable ecosystem are:
given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only  They are in dynamic equilibrium. It
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only means there is a relatives stability within

(c) 3 and 4 only a community of organism in terms of

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Option: (a)
Explanation:
 Statement 4 is incorrect: These
ecosystems have high (not low) species
diversity.
Supplementary notes :
Ecosystem Stability
 Ecosystem stability refers to the
capability of a natural ecosystem to
apply self-regulating mechanism so as to
return to a steady state after an outside
disturbance. Ecosystem stability means
there is a balance between production
and consumption of each element in the
ecosystem. Smart Solution
 The Principles of Ecosystem Stability
are:
 Ecosystems dispose of waste and
replenish nutrients by recycling all
elements.
genetic, species and ecosystem.
 They are mature ecosystems. For
example mixed tree size forest ecosystem
characterised by a complex food web
system in which a number of species are
interdependent and interconnected .
 These ecosystems have high inertia. An
inertia of an ecosystem refers to the
delay or slowness in the response of an
ecosystem to certain factors of change.
 These ecosystems have high (not low)
species diversity.
 If a candidate knows that these
ecosystems have high (not low) species
diversity CODE (b), (c) and (d) can be
straightaway rejected
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FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITY - 1
TEST - 1 (CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT + PREAMBLE + UNION
19 JANUARY, 2020 TERRITORIES + CITIZENSHIP + FR + DPSP + FD + OTHER
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS SUCH AS EMERGENCY
PROVISIONS ETC.)

1. Historical evolution and features ! Writs and their uses

! What is Constitution? ! Restrictive limitations on fundamental rights
! Importance of Constitution
4. DPSP
! Historical evolution of the Constitution
! Basic features
! Constituent Assembly
! Economic and Social DPSP
! Objectives of the Constitution
! Gandhian DPSP
! Salient features of Indian Constitution
! Administrative DPSP
! Unitary features
! DPSP related to international peace
! Federal features
! Implementation of DPSP
! Parliamentary form of government
! Presidential form of government 5. Fundamental duties
! Parliamentary vs. Presidential system of ! Features
government ! Link of Fundamental Rights and Fundamental
Duties
2. Preamble
! Preamble 6. Citizenship
! Basic features ! Basic constitutional features
! Value premises of constitution ! Methodology of getting citizenship
! Terminologies as: ! Modes of Losing the Citizenship of India
 Democratic ! Concept of dual citizenship
 Sovereign ! Citizenship provisions in J&K
 Socialist ! Special privileges enjoyed by citizens in India
 Secular 7. Panchayats
 Republic ! Brief history
 Justice ! Provisions of 73rd AA
 Equality ! Role and functions of different tiers
 Liberty
! Provisions of 74th AA
 Fraternity
! Role and functions of different tiers
 Integrity
! Municipal Corporations
3. Fundamental rights ! Municipal Councils
! Meaning and importance of Fundamental Rights ! Nagar Panchayats
! Right to Equality ! The steps taken towards women’s empowerment
! Right to Freedom ! Role of State Election Commission
! Right against Exploitation ! Role of State Finance Commission
! Right to Freedom of Religion ! XIth and XIIth Schedules
! Cultural and Educational Rights
! Right to Constitutional Remedies 8. The Scheduled and Tribal Areas
! Difference between procedure established by law ! 5th schedule areas
and due process of law ! 6th schedule areas

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! Composition of autonomous councils ! Changes in Corporate Funding

! Role and functions of councils ! NOTA in Elections
! Role of Governor with respect to tribal areas ! E- Postal Ballot
! Tribal sub plan
13. Special Provisions Relating To Certain
9. Relations between the Union & the States Classes
! Administrative relations ! Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and
! Legislative relations Scheduled Tribes in centre and state legislatures
! Financial relations ! Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community
! Misuse of emergency powers ! National Commission for Scheduled Castes and
! Issue of devolution of funds Scheduled Tribes
! Interstate council 14. Official language provisions
! Zonal council ! Official language of the Union
! Cooperative federalism concept
! Commission and Committee of Parliament on
official language
10. Services
! All India Services ! Official language or languages of a State

! State Services ! Official language for communication between

one State and another or between a State and the
! Central Services
Union
! Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
! Language of The Supereme Court, High Courts, etc.
! State Public Service Commission (SPSC)
! Special Officer for linguistic minorities
! Joint Public Service Commission (JPSC)
15. Emergency provisions
! National emergency
11. Tribunals
! State emergency
! Need of tribunals
! Financial emergency
! Salient features of tribunals
! Procedure of proclamation and removal of
! Composition
emergency
! Procedure
! Emergency and fundamental rights
! Powers and functions
! Impact of emergencies
! Different types of tribunals: some examples

12. Elections 16. Amendments

! Procedure of amendment
! Importance of Universal Adult Franchise
! Constitutional provisions ! Special majorities
! National and state party ! Important amendments
! Types of elections ! Special provisions to different states
! Electoral reforms ! Provisions related to NE states
! State funding ! Provisions related to J&K

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TEST - 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITY - 2

22 JANUARY,
2020 (EXECUTIVE + LEGISLATURE + JUDICIARY)

1. Union and States 6. Attorney General of India

! State Reorganization Commission (brief) ! Qualification
! Components of Indian territory ! Functions
! Process of formation of new states ! Powers with respect to parliament
! Union territories
7. Parliament
! Special provisions for states
! Functions of Parliament
2. The President ! Composition of Rajya Sabha
! Importance of President ! Composition of Lok Sabha
! Qualification ! Qualification and disqualification of MPs
! Election procedure ! Vacation of seats

! Advantages and disadvantages of single ! Sessions of parliament

transferable form of voting ! Law making procedure
! Presidents’ Term of Office and emoluments ! Officers of Parliament
! Executive Powers ! Parliament Proceedings
! Legislative Powers ! Motions and resolutions in Parliament
! Emergency Powers ! Powers and Privileges
! Financial Powers ! Budget making process

! Miscellaneous powers ! Comparison of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

! Types of majorities
! Judicial powers
! Special powers of RS
! Presidents Impeachment
! President as nominal head 8. The Union Judiciary
! Integrated judicial system
3. Vice President
! Supreme Court
! Office of the Vice-President
 Composition
! Functions
 Independence of Supreme Court
4. Prime Minister  Jurisdiction of SC
! Appointment of PM  Judicial Review
! Functions of PM
9. High Court
! Role of PM with respect to
! Composition
 CoM ! Terms and removal
 President ! Jurisdiction
 Lok Sabha ! Other powers
 Political Party ! Lower judiciary
 Coalition Government  Appointment
 Powers
5. Council of Ministers
! Division of CoM 10. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
! Role of CoM ! Appointment
! Role of Cabinet ! Functions
! Responsibilities of the Ministers ! Role of CAG in good governance

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11. The Governor ! Concept of Office of Profit

! Appointment, term of office, qualification, etc ! Types of CAG audit
! Powers ! Reforms in Parliament functioning to increasing
! Discretionary powers efficiency
! Ordinance making power
! Dilemma of delimitation
12. Chief Minister ! Significance of WHIP
! Appointment ! Declaration of assets of MP’s
! Powers and responsibilities
! NOTA in Rajya Sabha polls
! Relationship between the Governor and the Chief
Minister ! Demand for a hybrid electoral system
! Relationship between CoM and the Chief Minister ! Various types of electoral systems

13. Council of Minister (CoM) ! First past the post system

! Division of CoM ! Proportional representation
! Role of CoM ! Mixed systems also sometimes referred to as
! Role of Cabinet Hybrid system
! Responsibilities of the Ministers ! Motion of Thanks
14. The Advocate-General for the State ! Privileges to MP
! Appointment ! Ordinance making powers
! Functions ! Parliamentary committees
15. State legislature ! National Court of Appeal
! The composition of Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan ! Middle Income Group Legal Aid Scheme
Parishad
! Public Interest Litigation
! Qualifications of the Members of Legislature
! Powers and Functions of State Legislature ! Criminal Defamation

! Relationship between both the Houses ! Capital Punishment

! Officers of State Legislature ! E-Courts
! Powers, Privileges and Immunities of State ! Tele-law initiative
Legislatures and their Members
! Pro-bono legal services
! Legislative procedure
! Governor’s assent to Bills ! Prison reforms
! Procedure in Financial Matters/Budget ! Law panel on Tribunals
! S.C Collegium proceedings in public domain
16. Miscellaneous
! President Election Procedure (Right to vote or not ! Law Commission Report on United Nations
to vote) Convention against Torture

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TEST - 3 FUNDAMENTALS OF HISTORY - 1

25 JANUARY,
2020 (ANCIENT + MEDIEVAL INDIA)

5. Pre Mauryan Period

ANCIENT INDIA ! Formation of states
! The Sixteen Mahajanapadas
1. Pre Historic Cultures In India ! Republics
! Periodization of Indian Pre History ! Rise of urban centres
! Sources of Pre History ! Haryanka dynasty
! Food Gathering Communities ! Shishunaga dynasty
! Food Producing Men ! Nanda dynasty
! Neolithic or the New Stone Age
! Iron Age
6. The Mauryan Empire
! Chandragupta and Bindusara
! Impact of Iron
! Megasthenes
2. Pastoral and Farming Communities ! Asoka and His Successors
! Neolithic Phase ! Asoka’s Inscriptions and Sites
! Chalcolithic Phase ! Asoka’ a Dhamma
! Early Iron Phase ! Mauryan Administration, Economy, Society and Art
! Geographical Distribution and Characteristics ! The Arthasastra

3. Indus Valley Civilization 7. Post-Mauryan India (sc 200-AD 300)

! Major cities ! Society: Evolution of Jatis
! Town Planning ! Sangam Texts-and Society
! Harappan Trade ! Satavahanas and Other Indigenous Dynasties
! Agriculture ! Foreign Dynasties
! Domestication of animals ! Commercial Contacts with the Outside World
! Crafts ! Schools of Art
! Religion
8. Growth of Jainism and Buddhism
! Harappan Pottery
! Jainism
! Weights and Measures
! Buddhism
! Script and Language
! Paintings 9. Imperial Guptas
! Decline of Harappan Culture ! Sources of Gupta Rule
! Political history of Guptas
4. Vedic Society ! Fahien
! Original Home of Aryans
! Gupta Administration
! Features of Aryan Culture
! Gupta Culture
! Vedic Texts
! Urban centres in Gupta period
! Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society and Culture
! Economic Conditions
! Geography of the Rig Vedic Period and geography
of the later Vedic Phases 10. Harshavardana
! Economic Conditions ! Sources for Harsha’s Period
! Political Organisation and Evolution of Monarchy ! Early life of Harsha
! Social Organisation and Varna System ! Harsha’s Administration
! Religion and Thought ! Important Officials of the empire

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! Economy under Harsha 5. Consolidation and Expansion of the Empire

! Society - Akbar
! Religion ! Conflict with the Afghans - Hemu
! Struggle with the Nobility: Bairam Khan’s
11. The Southern Dynasties
! Regency; Revolt of Uzbek Nobles
! The Satavahanas (230 BC TO AD 225)
! Early Expansion of the Empire (1560-76) - Malwa,
! The Pallavas (AD 330–796) Garh-Katanga, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Eastern India
! The Chalukyas (AD 535–1190) ! Relations with the Rajputs - Growth of a Composite
! The Pandyas of Madurai (AD 590–1323) Ruling Class
! The Chola Dynasty (AD 850–1310) ! Rebellions, and Further Expansion of the Empire in
! Rashtrakutas (AD 753–973) the North West

6. State and Government under Akbar

MEDIEVAL INDIA ! Akbar’s Concept of Suzerainty
! Structure of Government, Central and Provincial
1. Central Asian Politics and the Advance of -the Vikalat, the Central Ministries, Provincial
Babur towards India ! Government, District and Local Government
! The Timurids ! The Working of Government - the Ruler, Land-
Revenue System, the Dahsala System, the
! The Timurid-Uzbek and Uzbek-Iran Conflict and
Mansabdari
Babur
! System and the Army
! Babur’s Advance towards India.
7. Akbar’s Religious Views
2. Struggle for Empire in North India (Afghans,
! Relations with the Ulama and Social Reforms
Rajputs and Mughals ! The Early Phase (1556-73)
! Struggle between Ibrahim Lodi and Babur
! The Second Phase (1573-80) - the Ibadat Khana
! The Battle of Panipat
! Debates - the Mahzar - Breach with Orthodox
! Babur’s problems after the Battle of Panipat ! Ulama - Re-organisation of Madadd-i-Maash Grants
! Struggle with Rana Sanga ! Third or Final Phase - Din-i-Ilahi - State
! Problems of the Eastern Areas and the Afghans ! Policies and religious toleration
! Babur’s Contribution and Significance of his Advent
into India 8. The Deccan and the Mughals (Upto 1657)
! The Deccani States upto 1595
3. Struggle for Empire in North India ! Mughal Advance towards the Deccan
! Humayun and the Afghans ! Mughal Conquest of Berar, Khandesh and Parts of
! Early Activities of Humayun, and the Tussle with Ahmadnagar
Bahadur Shah ! Rise of Malik Ambar, and Frustration of
! The Gujarat Campaign ! Mughal Attempt at Consolidation (1601-27)
! The Bengal Campaign, and Struggle with Sher Khan ! Extinction of Ahmadnagar, Acceptance of Mughal
! Suzerainty by Bijapur and Golconda
4. The Establishment of the North Indian
! Shah Jahan and the Deccan (1636-57)
Empire
! Cultural Contribution of the Deccani States
! The Surs
! Sher Shah’s Early Life 9. Foreign Policy of the Mughals
! Social and Political Background of Bihar and the ! Akbar and the Uzbeks
Rise of Sher Shah to Power. ! The Question of Qandahar and Relations with Iran
! The Sur Empire (1540-56) ! Shah Jahan’s Balkh Campaign
! Contributions of Sher Shah ! Mughal - Persian Relations - the Last Phase

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10. India in the First Half of the Seventeenth
Century
! Jahangir’s Accession - his Early Difficulties
! Territorial Consolidation and Expansion of the
Empire - Mewar, East India and Kangra
! Jahangir as a Ruler
! NurJahan, and the NurJahan ‘Junta’
! The Rebellions of Shah Jahan, and the coup de
main of Mahabat Khan
! State and Religion in the First Half of the
Seventeenth Century
! Shah Jahan - Consolidation and Expansion of the
Empire
! Evolution of the Mughal Ruling Class and the
Mansabdari System
11. Aurangzeb - Religious Policies, North
India and the Rajputs
! War of Succession
! Religious Policy : First Phase (1658-79)
! Reforms and Puritanical Measures, Hindu
! Temples, Jizyah; Second Phase (1679-1707)
! Territorial Consolidation and Expansion of Empire
- North India
! Popular Revolts - Jats, Satnamis, Afghans and Sikhs
! Breach with Marwar and Mewar
12. Climax and Crisis of the Mughal Empire
the Marathas and the Deccan
! Rise of the Marathas - Early Career of Shivaji -
! Treaty of Purandar - the Agra Visit
! Shivaji’s Swarajya - Administration and
Achievements
! Aurangzeb and the Deccani States (1658-87)
! Marathas and the Decean (1687-1707)
! Assessment of Aurangzeb and the Jagirdari Crisis
13. Society-Structure and Growth
! Rural Society
! Towns and Town Life
! Artisans and Master-Craftsmen
! Women
! Servants and Slaves
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! Standard of Living
! The Ruling Classes - Nobility, Rural Gentry
! The Middle Strata
! The Commercial Classes
14. Economic Life-Patterns and Prospects
! Inland Trade
! Overseas Trade - Role of Foreign Trading
! Companies - Position of Indian Merchants Over-
land Trade
! The Mughal State and Commerce
! Trend of India’s Economy and Prospects during
the First Half of the Eighteenth Century
15. Religion, Fine Arts, Science and
Technology
! Religion- Hindu Religion, Sikh Religion, Islam
! Fine Arts - Architecture, Painting, Language and
Literature, Music
! Science and Technology
16. Northern India in the First Half of the
Eighteenth Century
! Bahadur Shah I, and the Beginning of the Struggle
! For Wizarat - Rajput Affairs - Marathas and the
! Deccan - Accentuation of the Party Struggle
! Struggle for ‘New’ Wizarat: Zulfiqar Khan and
Jahandar Shah (1712-13)
! The Saiyid Brothers’ Struggle for ‘New’ Wizarat
! The Saiyid ‘New’ Wizarat
! The Wizarat of M. Amin Khan and Nizam-ul-Mulk
! Rise of Regional States, Beginning of Foreign
Invasions of India (1725-48)
17. The Maratha Bid for Supremacy
! The Marathas and their Policy of Expansion
! The Marathas and Nizam-ul-Mulk
! The Maratha Advance into Gujarat and Malwa
! The Maratha Advance into Doab and Punjab:
! First Phase (1741-52); Second Phase (1752-61);
! Third BaƩle of Panipat
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TEST - 4 FUNDAMENTALS OF HISTORY - 2

29 JANUARY,
2020 (MODERN INDIA ( 1757 – 1947))

4. The Revolt of 1857

MODERN INDIA ! Economic Causes
! Political Causes
1. The Advent of Europeans In India ! Administrative Causes
! The Portuguese in India ! Socio -Religious Causes
 De Almeida ! Influence of Outside Events
 Albuquerque ! Discontent Among Sepoy’s
 Causes of failure of Portuguese empire in India ! Beginning and Spread
! The Dutch in India
! Leaders of the Revolt
! The Danes in India
! Suppression of Revolt
! The English
! Causes of Failure of Revolt
! The French
! Hindu-Muslim Unity Factor
! Anglo-French Rivalry
! Nature of the Revolt
 First Carnatic War
! Consequences
 Rise of the Hyderahad State
 The Second Carnatic War 5. Administrative Changes After 1857
 The Third Carnatic War ! Administration - Central, Provincial, Local
 Causes of English Success ! Changes in the Army
! Public Services
2. The English in Bengal from 1757 TO 1772
! Princely States
! Black-hole Tragedy
! Administrative Policies
! Battle of Plassey
! Foreign Policy
! Mir Jafar
! Deposition of Mir Jafar 6. Social reforms in India
! Mir Kasim ! Raja Ram Mohan Roy
! Swami Vivekananda
3. Impact of British Administration
! Swami Dayananda Saraswati
! Industrialization—Ruin of Artisans and Handicrafts men
! Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
! Impoverishment of Peasantry
! Jyotiba Phule
! Emergence of New Land Relations, Ruin of Old
Zamindars ! Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
! Stagnation and Deterioration of Agriculture ! Henry Vivian Derozio
! Commercialization of Indian Agriculture ! Debendranath Tagore
! Development of Modern Industry ! Keshab Chandra Sen
! Rise of Indian Bourgeoisie ! Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
! Economic Drain ! Mahadev Govind Ranade
! Famine and Poverty ! Theosophical Society And Annie Besant
! Nationalist Critique of Colonial Economy ! Syed Ahmad Khan
! Abolition of the Dual System ! Parsi Religious Reform Association
! Zamindari system ! Baba Dayal Das
! Ryotwari system ! PanditaRamabai
! Mahalwari system ! Sarojini Naidu

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7. Development of Indian Press
! Early Regulations on Press
! Struggle by Early Nationalists to Secure Press
Freedom
! Vernacular Press Act, 1878
! During and After the First World War
! During the Second World War
! After Independence
8. Development of Education
! Charter Act of 1813
! Orientalist-Anglicism Controversy
! Efforts of Thomson
! Wood’s Des-patch (1854)
! Hunter Education Commission (1882-83)
! Indian Universities Act, 1904
! Government Resolution on Education Policy—1913
! Saddler University Commission (1917-19)
! Education Under Dyarchy
! Hartog Committee (1929)
! Wardha Scheme of Basic Education (1937)
! Sergeant Plan of Education
! Kothari Education Commission (1964-66)
! Development of Vernacular Education
! Development of Technical Education
! Evaluation of British Policy on Education
9. Struggle by the Masses
! Tribal Movements
 Bhil Uprising
 Kol Uprising
 Santhal Rebellion
 Jaintia and Garo Rebellion
 Rampa Rebellion
 Munda Rebellion
 Khonda Dora Uprisings
 Tana Bhagat Movement
! Peasant Movements
 Champaran Satyagraha
 Kheda Peasant Struggle
 Bardoli Movement
 Moplah Rebellion
 Tebhaga Movement
 Telangana Movement
10. Terrorist and Revolutionary Movements
! Terrorist Movements
! The Revolutionary Movement
! Reasons for Failure
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(1900–1915)
! Partition of Bengal (1905)
! Swadeshi Movement (1905)
! Origin of the Muslim League (1906)
! Resolution of Swaraj (1906)
! Surat Session: Split in Congress (1907)
! Morley-Minto Reforms (1909)
12. Middle Phase of the Freedom Struggle
(1915-1930)
! World War I-Reforms and Agitation
! Home Rule Movement (1915–1916)
! Lucknow Pact (1916)
! August Declaration of of 1971
! Beginning of the Gandhian Era
! The Government of India Act (1919)
! Rowlatt Act (1919)
! Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13 April 1919)
! Khilafat Movement (1920)
! Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-1922)
! Chauri-Chaura Incident (1922)
! Trade Union Movement
! Communist Movement in India
! Swaraj Party (1922)
! Muddiman Committee (1924)
! Simon Commission (1927)
! Butler Committee (1927)
! Delhi Muslim Proposal (1927)
! Nehru Report (1928)
! All Parties Muslim Conference (1929)
! Jinnah’s Fourteen Points (1929)
! Lahore Session (1929)
! Allahabad Address (1930)
13. Closer to Freedom (1930-1947)
! Civil Disobedience Movement (1930)
! The First Round Table Conference (1930)
! Gandhi-Irwin Pact
! Second Round-Table Conference (1931)
! Civil Disobedience Movement (Second-Phase)
! Third Round Table Conference (1932)
! The Communal Award (1932)
! Poona Pact (1932)
! The Government of India Act (1935)
! World War II and the Indian Political Situation
! Resignation of Congress Ministers (1939)
! Poona Resolution and Conditional Support to
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Britain (1941)
! August Offer of 1940
! The Individual Civil Disobedience
! Two-Nation Theory
! Demand for Pakistan (1942)
! Cripps Mission (March 1942)
! Quit India Movement (1942–1945)
! The CR Formula (1944)
! Gandhi-Jinnah Talks (1944)
! Desai-Liaqat Pact (1945)
! Wavell Plan and Simla Conference (1945)
! Provincial and General Elections of 1945
! Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
! Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army)
! Direct Action Campaign (1946)
! Interim-Government (1946)
! Mountbatten Plan (1947)
! India Wins Freedom
! Indian Independence Act (1947)
! Partition of India
14. Governor Generals During British India
! Robert Clive (1754-1767)
! Lord Warren Hastings (1773-1785)
! Lord Cornwallis (1786-1793)
! Sir John Shore (1793-1798)
! Lord Arthur Wellesley (1798-1805)
! Lord George Barlow (1805-1807)
! Lord Minto-I (1807-1813)
! Francis Rawdon Hastings (1813-1823): (Marques
of Hastings)
! Lord Amherst (1823-28)
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! Lord William Bentinck (1828-1835)
! Sir Charles Metcalfe (1835-1836)
! Lord Auckland (1836-1842)
! Lord Ellenborough (1842-1844)
! Lord Hardinge-I (1844-1848)
! Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856 great imperialist and
colonist)
! Lord Canning (1856-1857 and 1858-1862)
! Lord Elgin-I (1862-1863)
! Lord Lawrence (1862-1869)
! Lord Mayo (1869-1872)
! Lord North Brook (1872-1876)
! Lord Lytton (1876-1880)
! Lord Rippon (1880-1884)
! Lord Dufferin (1884-1888)
! Lord Lansdowne (1888-1894)
! Lord Elgin-II (1894-1999)
! Lord Curzon (1899-1905)
! Lord Minto-II (1905-1910)
! Lord Hardinge-11 (1910-1916)
! Lord Chelmsford (1916-1921)
! Lord Reading (1921-1926)
! Lord Irwin (1926-1931)
! Lord Willingdon (1931-1936)
! Lord Linlithgow (1936-1944)
! Lord Wavell (1944-1947)
! Lord Mountbatten (1947-1948)
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FUNDAMENTALS OF HISTORY - 3
TEST - 5
02 FEBRUARY, ART & CULTURE OF INDIA
2020 (VISUAL ART + PERFORMING ARTS + RELIGIONS +
LANGUAGES + LITERATURE + INSTITUTIONS)

3. Indo-Islamic Architecture
VISUAL ARTS ! Imperial Style (Delhi Sultanat
! Provincial Style
1. Sculptures ! Mughal Style
! Sculptures of Harappan Civilisation
! Sikh Style of Architecture
! Sculptures of Mauryan Age
! Rajput Architecture
! Post-Mauryan Period
! Salient features
! Jain Sculptures
! Buddhist Sculpture 4. Modern Architecture
! Gupta Sculpture ! European Influence
! Medieval School of Sculpture ! Indo-Saracenic Architecture
! Modern Indian Sculpture ! Post-Independence Period

2. Architecture in Ancient India 5. Indian Paintings

! Harappan Period ! Cave Paintings
! Mauryan Architecture ! Tradition of Mural Paintings in India
! Post-Mauryan Period ! Tradition of Miniature Paintings in India
! Gupta Period ! Paintings in the Deccan
! Temples of Khajuraho ! Rajput School of Painting
! Temples of Odisha ! Pahari School of Painting
! Temples of Gwalior ! Miniature Painting in South India
! Temples of Gujarat ! Regional Paintings
! Temples of Rajasthan ! Modern Paintings
! Temples of Bengal ! Contemporary Paintings
! Temples of Assam
6. Pottery Tradition in India
! Temples of Himachal Pradesh
! Ochre: Coloured Pottery (OCP)
! Temples of Jammu and Kashmir
! Black and Red Ware (BRW)
! Pallava Period
! Painted Grey Ware (PGW)
! Chola Period
! Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW)
! Pandya Temples
! Glazed and Unglazed Pottery
! Vijaynagar Period
! NayakaTemples
! Temples of Kerala PERFORMING ARTS
! Vesara Style
! Hoysala Style 1. Music in India
! Rashtrakuta Period ! Classical Indian Music
! Schools of Temple Architecture  Hindustani Music
 Nagara Style  Carnatic Music
 Hoysaka Style ! Main Pillars of Indian Music
 Dravidians Style ! Forms of Indian Music
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! Institutions Related to Music ! Zoroastrianism

! Folk Music in India ! Judaism

2. Dances in India ! Philosophy in India

! Concept of Dance in India
2. Bhakti and Sufi Movements
! Concept of Ashta Nayika
! Bhakti Movement
! Eight Classical Dance Forms in India
! Folk Dances ! Saints of Bhakti Movement
! Modern Dances ! Sufism

3. Sports in India 3. Languages and Literature in India

! Various Type of Sports ! Sanskrit Literature
! Genesis of Martial Arts ! Pali Literature
! Forms of Traditional Martial Arts
! Prakrit Literature
! Animal Sports
! Tamil Literature
4. Indian Theatre ! Telugu Literature
! History of theater in India ! Malayalam Literature
! Classical Sanskrit Theatre
! Kannada Literature
! Traditional Theatre
! Odia Literature
! Regional Theatre
! Modern Theatre ! Assamese Literature
! Renaissance of Indian Theatre ! Bengali Literature
! Cinema in India ! Gujarati Literature
 History of Indian Cinema ! Rajasthani Literature
 Classification of Indian Cinema Film
! Punjabi Literature
5. Indian Puppetry ! Marathi Literatur
! String Puppets ! Hindi Literature
! Shadow Puppets
! Persian Literature
! Rod Puppets
! Glove puppets ! Urdu Literature
! Modern Puppetry ! Contribution of Language and Literature of foreign
! Tribal Puppetry languages

RELIGION, LANGUAGE AND MISCELLANEOUS

LITERATURE IN INDIA ! UNESCO’s List of Cultural Heritage in India
! Protection and Promotion of Indian Culture and
1. Religions in-India
Heritage: Legal Provisions
! Pre-Vedic Religion
! Hinduism ! Schemes and Awards
! Buddhism ! Personalities Related to Culture
! Jainism
! Places of Cultural Interest
! Sikhism
! Islam ! The Calendar & the Eras
! Christianity ! Science and Technology in Ancient India

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TEST - 6 FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOGRAPHY-1

05 FEBRUARY, (GEOMORPHOLOGY + CLIMATOLOGY + OCEANOGRAPHY +
2020 BIOGEOGRAPHY)

 Physical Characteristics – Crystal Form,

GEOMORPHOLOGY Cleavage Fracture, Lusture, Color, Streak
 Transparency, Structure, Hardness, Specific
1. The origin of the Earth Gravity
! Early Theories  Metallic minerals – precious Ferrous , Non
Ferrous
! Modern Theories
 Non-metallic Minerals – Sulphur , Phosphates,
! Star Formation
Cement
! Formation of Planets
! Rocks (Aggregate of Minerals)
! Solar System
 Petrology
2. The Evolution of the Earth  Rocks & landforms
! Layered Structure  Rocks & Soils
! Evolution of Lithosphere ! 3 Family of Rocks
! Evolution of Atmosphere  Igneous
! Evolution of Hydrosphere  Sedimentary
 Metamorphic
3. Geological History of the Earth
! Rock Cycle
4. Earth
8. Earthquakes
! Latitude and Longitude including important
! Waves: P,S, Body, Surface
Parallels and Meridians
! Motions of the Earth - Rotation, Revolution and ! Shadow Zone
their effects ! Types of Earthquakes
! Inclination of the Earth’s Axis and its effects ! Effects
! Local and Standard Time and the International ! Frequency
Date Line, Calendar ! Locating an Epicentre
! Eclipses - Solar, Lunar
! Earths Magnetic Field
9. Volcanes
! Types
5. Geological Time Scale  Shield
! Origin of Life  Composite

6. Interior of the Earth  Caldera

! Sources of Information  Flood Basalt
 Direct  Mid Ocean Ridge
 Indirect - Earthquake Waves, Volcanoes ! Landforms (intrusive)
! Crust  Batholiths
! Mantle  Lacoliths
! Core  Lapoliths
 Phacoliths
7. Geology  Sills
! Minerals  Dykes
! Major Elements of the Earth’s Crust
 Minerals – Feldspar , Quartz, Pyroxene 10. Geomorphic Processes
Amphibole , Mica , Olivine ! Earth’s Surface

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 Exogenic Forces 12. Landforms and their Evolution

 Endogenic Forces ! Causes
 Gradation, Degradation & Agradation  Geomorphic Processes
! Geomorphic Process  Geomorphic Agents
! Endogenic Process  Erosional or Destructional
! Diastrophism  Depositional or Constructional
 Orogenic ! Agents and their Impacts
 Epierogenic  Wind, Running Water, Ground Water, Glaciers,
 Earthquakes Waves & Currents
 Plate movements ! Winds
! Volcanism  One of the Two dominant agents in Hot deserts
 Exogenic Forces  Cause – Deflation Abrasion Impact
 Denudation Processes  Erosional landforms
! Weathering  Pediments and Pediplains
! Mass movements  Playas
 Deflation Hollows and Caves
11. Distribution of Continents & Oceans  Mushroom, Table & Pedestal Rocks
! Theories
 Depositional Landforms
! Continental Drift Theory
 Barchans
 Alfred Wegner 1912  Seif
 Pangea, Panthalasa  Parabolic
 Laurasia, Gondwanaland  Transverse
! Evidence in support of Continental Drift Theory  Longitudinal
 Jigsaw Fit ! Running Water
 Rocks of Same age across oceans  Erosional Landforms
 Tillite  Valleys
 Placer Deposits  Rills
 Distribution of Fossils  Gullies
! Isostacy - Sea Floor Speading  Valleys – V Shape, Gorge (Hard Rocks),
! Forces of Drifting Canyon (Sedimentary)
 Pole Fleeing Force  Potholes & Plunge pools
 Tidal Force  Incised or entrenched meanders
! Post Drift Studies  River Terraces – paired & unpaired
 Convectional Current Theory  Depositional Landforms
 Mapping of the Ocean Floor  Alluvial Fans
! Continents – plate Tectonics  Delta
! Lithospheric Plates  Flood Plains, Natural Levees, Point Bars
 Major Plate  Meanders, Slip off bank, Under cut bank
 Minor Plates  Oxbow lake
! Plate Boundaries  Braided Channels
 Divergent ! Ground Water (Karst Topography)
 Convergent  Permeable Rocks
 Transform  Percolation
! Rates of Plate Movements  Bedding Plains
! Force of plate movements  Limestone and Dolomite Regions
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 Erosional Landforms ! Physical Forces Gravitational, Expansion, Water

 Pools - Swallow Hole, Valley Sinks Pressure
(Uvalas), Sinkholes, Collapse sinks  Unloading & Expansion
(Dolines), Lapies, Ridges, Limestone  Temperature changes and Expansion
Pavements
 Freezing, Thawing, & Frost Wedging
 Caves – Altering bed of Rocks (Shale
sandstone quartzit, Caves and Tunnels  Salt Weathering
 Depositional landforms ! Biological Weathering
 Stalactites  Burrowing
 Stalagmites  Wedging
 Pillar Columns  Plant Roots
! Glaciers ! Effects of Weathering
 Erosional Landforms  Exfoliation (Flakin) – Exfoliation Domes
 Cirque of Tarn Lakes ! Significance of Weathering
 Hors and Serrated Regions – Arete  Soil Formation
 Glacial Valleys / Troughs – Fiords  Biomes and Biodiversity
 Depositional Landforms  Leaching / Enrichment
 Glacial Tills ! Mass Movements
 Moraines  Activating causes
 Eskers  Forms of movement – Heave, Flow, Slide
 Outwash Planes
13. Landforms across the world
 Drumlins
! Rivers and lakes
! Waves and Currents
! Mountain and Peaks
 High Rocky Coasts & Low Sedimentary Coasts
! Plateaus
 Erosional Landforms
 Cliffs
 Terraces CLIMATOLOGY
 Caves ! Composition
 Stacks
! Gases
 Depositional Landforms
! Water Vapour
 Beaches and Dunes
! Dust Particles
 Bars, Barriers, Spits
! Structure
! Weathering
 Exosphere
 Weather over Earth Materials
 Thermosphere
 Factors
 Mesosphere
 Geological
 Stratosphere
 Climatic
 Troposphere
 Topograhic
 Vegetative ! Altitude vs Temperature
! Major Processes ! Insolation
 Chemical ! Solar Radiation Heat Balance Temperature
 Physical or Mechanical ! Aphelion and Perihelion
 Biological ! Variability of Insolation at the surface of the Earth
! Chemical – Forces Chemical Action  Day Season Year
 Solution
 Rotation on Axis , Angle of Inclination of sun
 Carbonation rays , Length of the day
 Hydration  Transparency of Atmosphere, configuration of
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! Heat Balance ! Water in the Atmosphere

! Heating and cooling of atmosphere ! Water Vapour
 Conduction  Humidity – Absolute and Relative
 Convection  Saturation – Dew Point
 Advection  Evaporation and Condensation
! Terrestrial Radiation ! Precipitation
! Heat Budget of the Planet Earth  Rainfall, Snowfall, Sleet Hail, Hailstones
! Macro Budget  Dew
 Albedo  Frost
 Shortwave Radiation  Fog & Mist
 Long wave Earth Radiation ! Clouds
! Variation in the net Heat Budget at the Earth’s  Types – Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratus, Nimbus
Surface  High – Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus
! Temperature  Middle – Altostratus, Altocumulus
! Factors controlling Temp distribution  Low – Stratocumulus, Nimbostratus
! Distribution of Temp Month of January-July  Vertical Development – Cumulus and
! Range of Temp Month of January-July Cumulonimbus
! Inversion of Temperature ! Types of Rainfall
! Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems  Conventional
! Atmospheric Pressure  Orographic
! Vertical variation of pressure  Cyclonic
! Horizontal distribution of pressue ! World Distribution of Rainfall
! World Distribution of Sea Level Pressure ! World Climate
! Factors affecting the velocity and direction of the  The Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate
Wind  The Tropical Monsoon and Tropical Marine
! Pressure Gradient Force Climates
! Frictional Force  The Savanna or Sudan Climate
! Coriolis Force  The Hot Desert and Mid-Latitude Desert
! Pressure and Wind ( Cyclonic & Anticyclone Climates
Circulation)  The Warm Temperate Western Margin
! General Circulation of the Atmosphere – Pattern (Mediterranean) Climate
of Planetary Winds  The Temperate Continental (SteppClimate
! Latitudanal Variation of Atmospheric Heating  The Warm Temperate Eastern Margin (China
TypClimate
! Emergence of Pressure Belts
 The Cool Temperate Western Margin (British
! Migration of Belts Following apparent Path of Sun
TypClimate
! Distribution of continents & Oceans
 The Cool Temperate Continental (Siberian)
! Rotation of the Earth Climate
! Circulation  The Cool Temperate Eastern Margin (Lauren-
! Simplified Global Circulation – Hadley Cell , Ferrel tian) Climate
Cell  The Arctic or Polar Climate
! Seasonal Wind
! Local Wind
! Land and Sea Breezes
OCEANOGRAPHY
! Mountain and Valley Winds ! Water on the Surface of the Earth
! Air mass & fronts ! Hydrological Cycle
! Extra Tropical Cyclone  Component
! Thunderstorms  Processes
! Tornadoes ! Oceans

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! Relief of the Ocean floor  Tidal currents

! Divisions of the ocean floor  Types of Tides
 Continental Shelf ! Based on Frequency – Semi Diurnal , Diurnal, mixed
 Continental Slope ! Based on SME position – spring and Neap Tides
 Deep sea plain  Importance of Tides
 Oceanic deep and Trenches ! Ocean Currents
! Minor relief features  Primary Force that initiates the movement
 Mid oceanic ridges ! Heating of solar energy
 Seamount ! Wind
 Submarine canyons ! Gravity
 Guyouts ! Coriolis force
 Atoll  Secondary force that influence the currents to
flow
! Temperature of the Ocean Water
 Types of ocean curents:
 Vertical
 Surface currents & Deep water currents based
 Spatial
on Depth
 Factors affecting Temperature distribution
 Cold and Warm Currents based on Temperature
 Latitude
! Major Ocean currents of the World
 Unequal distribution of land & Water
! Effects of Ocean Currents
 Prevailing wind
 Ocean Currents Water Resources
! Horizontal & Vertical Distribution ! Underground water resource
! Salinity of the Ocean Water ! Surface water resources
 Factors affecting salinity ! Inland water resources: Utilization of inland water
resources
! Evaporation and precipitation
! Oceanic Water Resources
! Fresh water flow from rivers
! Utilization of oceans by man
! Ocean currents
! Water consumption patterns
 Horizontals distribution of sailinity
! Water Pollution
 Vertical Distribution of salinity
! Conservation of Water Resources
! Density of Ocean Waters
! Techniques of Water Conservation
! Movements of ocean Water
! Factors influencing Movement
 Temperature BIOGEOGRAPHY
 Salinity
 Density SOIL
! Motion – Horizontal and Vertical Currents ! Soil Characteristics
! Waves ! Factors Responsible for Soil Formation
 Motion of waves and water molecules ! Stages of Soil Formation
 Characteristics of wave ! Soil Forming Processes
 Crest and Trough ! Soil Profiles and Horizons
 Height ! Soil Classification
 Amplitude ! Soil Erosion and Conservation
 Period
 Length LAND
 Speed ! Land-use
 Frequency ! Land capability classification
! Tides ! Causes of Land Degradation
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! Steps taken by GOI  Deforestation in tropical forests

! Sustainable Land Management  Deforestation in temperate forests
Vegetation Resources  Rate and extent of deforestation
! Types of natural vegetation  Causes and factors of deforestation:
! Forests Immediate causes of deforestation
! Significance of forests  Indirect deforestation
 Economic significance, Ecological significance  Underlying causes of deforestation
 Cultural significance ! Conservation of forests
! Factors of forest development  Forest conservation strategies
! Extent of forest cover
 Reforestation
! Classification of forests
 Monoculture plantation
 Grasslands
 Afforestation
 Desert vegetation
 Tundra Vegetation ! Types of forestry
! Economic utilization of forests  Social forestry
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FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOGRAPHY - 2
TEST - 7
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
09 FEBRUARY,
2020 (INDIAN PHYSIOGRAPHY + DRAINAGE SYSTEM + INDIAN
CLIMATE + SOILS IN INDIA + NATURAL VEGETATION)

1. Physiography of India ! Mains Rivers and their tributaries

! Geological Region ! Famous cities and river banks
! Location
3. CLIMATE
! Physiographic Sub-Units
! Factors influencing the climate of India
 Himalayans
 Northern Plains
! Monsoon
 Peninsular Plateau ! Mechanism of the Monsoon
 Thar Desert  Classical Theory
 Coastal Plain  Modern theory
 The Islands  Air mass theory
! Mountain System  Jet stream theory
 Classification of The Himalayan System ! El-Nino and La-Nina
 Regional Division of the Himalaya ! Seasonal rhythm
! The Peninsular - Peninsular Plateaus ! Koppen’s Climatic classification
! Plains - Northern Plains of India ! Indian Droughts and Floods
! Lakes
4. Soils in India
! Deserts
! Soil Acidity
! Indian Coasts and Islands
! Soil textures
2. Drainage System
! Minerals of Soil
! Classification of Drainage
! Soil Erosion
! Himalayan Drainage
! Soil Conservation
! Indus river system
! Indus drainage system 5. Natural Vegetation
! Ganga River System ! Vegetation
! Brahmaputra river system ! Mangroves
! Peninsular River System ! Distribution of Forest Area
! East flowing Rivers ! Forest Problems in India

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FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOGRAPHY - 3
TEST - 8 HUMAN & ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
12 FEBRUARY, (DEMOGRAPHY + CENSUS + ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
2020
+ AGRICULTURE + MINERALS + ENERGY INDUSTRY +
TRANSPORT + TRADE + COMMUNICATION)

1. Demography  Urban Transport

! Concept of human resources  Waste Disposal
! Population distribution  Water Supply, Drainage and Sanitation
! Physical factors  Electronic Waste
! Socio-cultural factors  Urban Poverty
! Demographic factors  Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Bill
! World population distribution
! Way Forward to Tackle Issues Related to
 Ecumene Urbanization
 Non-ecumene
 Inclusive Cities/Smart cities
! Continent-wise distribution of population
 Recent government programmes: AMRUT,
! Density of population
HRIDAY Scheme
! Pattern of population density
! Migration
! Population increase (growth) in the world
! Displacement
! Causes of rapid increase in population
! Future projections ! Importance of the Rehabilitation Policy
! Determinants of population growth ! Urban settlements: types
! Natural increase ! Morphology of urban settlements
! Characteristics of population ! Migration: Push factors and pull factors
 Age composition ! Emigration during colonial, post-independent and
 Population pyramids post-liberalisation period
 Sex composition ! Functional classification of cities
 Literacy ! Difference between boundaries and frontiers, their
! Theories of population growth classification
 Malthusian theory ! Rural urban fringe characteristics, advantages,
 Marxian theory problems
 Demographic Transition Theory ! National urbanisation policy
! Optimum population ! Factors affecting rural settlements, their types and
 Over-population patterns
 Under-population
! Population problems 3. Census
 Population problems of developing countries ! Literacy
 Population problems of developed countries ! Sex Ratio
! Population Policies: of China, of India. ! Family Planning
! Various types of rural settlements ! Old Age
! Relationship between house types with relief, ! Age Structure
climate and building materials
! Density
2. Urbanization ! Population Growth
! Basic Feature and Pattern’s of India’s Urbanization ! Census Terminologies
! Issues of Urbanization in India
 Rural Urban Migration 4. Mineral resource
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! Metallic minerals ! Natural gas: Reserves and Production

! Non-metallic mineral ! Hydro-electricity
! Distribution of minerals and mining regions  Advantages of hydro-electricity
! Distribution, production and international trade of  Ideal conditions for generation of hydro-
Metallic minerals: Ferrous metals: Iron ore electricity
! Ferro-alloys and non-ferrous  Distribution of potential hydro-power
! Manganese  Hydro-electric power generation in India
! Chromium ! Atomic (nuclear) energy
! Nickel  Atomic: source minerals: Uranium
! Tungsten  World distribution of Uranium
! Antimony  Production of Uranium
! Copper  Thorium
! Bauxite and Aluminium  Production of Atomic (Nuclear) Energy
! Zinc; Lead  Nuclear Energy
! Tin ! Alternative (non-conventional) sources of energy
! Gold  Solar energy
! Silver  Wind energy
! Platinum  Geothermal power
! Mineral chemicals  Tidal energy
 Mica  Wave energy
 Potash  Biomass energy
 Phosphate
6. Industry
 Nitrates
! Industrial development
 Sulphur
! Iron and Steel Industry
! Conservation of mineral resources
 Location of iron and steel industry
5. Energy resources  Early localization
! Classification of energy  Development of iron manufacture
! Production of conventional energy  Distribution of iron and steel industry
! General trends of energy production and  Global steel production
consumption  International trade
! Reserves and sources of energy  Growth potential of the steel industry
! Coal ! Textile Industry
 Nature and origin of coal  Cotton Textile Industry: Location of the
 Constituents and kinds of coal industry
 Coal fields and coal production  Recent trends in localization
 By products of coal  Distribution and production of cotton textiles
 Conservation of Coal  Woollen textile industry: Location of the
! Petroleum industry
 Nature and properties of petroleum  Silk textile industry: Raw silk manufacture
 Origin and recovery  Synthetic (artificial) silk industry: Distribution
of man-made fibre and fabrics.
 Exploration
! Engineering Industries
 Petroleum refining
 Machine tools and machines: Areas of
 Petroleum reserves production
 Producing areas  Industrial machinery: Textile machinery
 Consumption of petroleum  Other industrial machinery
 International trade  Agricultural machinery
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 Automobile industry
 Railway car and locomotive industry
 Shipbuilding
 Aircrafts Industry
! Chemical Industry & Fertilizer
 Classes of chemicals: Branches of chemical
industry
 Heavy chemical industry
 Production of acids and alkalies
 Rise of chemical industry
 Fertilizer industry: Nitrogen fertilizers
 Phosphate fertilizers
 Potash fertilizers
! Explosives
! Glass industry: Production of glass
! Agro-industries
 Synthetic rubber industry
 Pulp and paper industry: Essential conditions
for pulp production
 Production of paper and paper board
 Newsprint
! Cement industry
 Distribution of cement industry
 Recent trends: Main global competitors
! Petroleum refining industry: Localization
 Site selection of petroleum refineries
 History of oil refineries
 World pattern of oil refining
 Petroleum products
! Industrial Regions
 Characteristics of industrial regions
 Delimitation of an industrial region
 Principal industrial regions of the world
! Industrial regions of Anglo America—USA, Canada,
Western Europe and Central Britain, Germany,
Belgium, Netherlands, France, Italy, Eastern
Europe, Poland, Former USSR
! Eastern Asia—Japan, China, the ‘Dragons’, India,
High tech patterns.
7. Transport
! Importance and development of transport
! Means of transport
! Transport costs and economic distance
! Operating costs in transport
! Relative importance of means of transport:
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! Profits and freight rates
! Government’s transport policy
! Transport patterns in the world: Oceanic transport
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! Ocean transport routes
! Inland waterways
! Main regions of inland waterways
! Railways: Factors affecting the railroads
! Distribution of railroads in the world
! Air transport: Factors influencing air transport
! Air transport in various continents
! Pipeline transport
 Petroleum (oil) pipelines
 Gas pipelines
8. Basic terms related to Agriculture
! Performance of the agriculture sector
! Types of farming in India
! Dry zone farming
! Organic farming
! Cropping seasons in India
! Cropping Pattern in India
! Agriculture regionalization
! Infrastructure factors: Seeds; Fertilizers; Irrigation
! Land use pattern in India
! Institutional Factors as land reform
! Horticulture sector in India
! Agricultural revolutions
! Agricultural labours
! Price Policy for Agriculture
! Agricultural marketing
! Agricultural Insurance
! Agricultural Census
! Major schemes in agricultural sector
! National Policy for farmers
! Impact of climate change on agriculture
! What is sustainable agriculture?
! Use of IT in agriculture
! Agriculture Issues and Challenges
9. Productivity of Crops and conditions for
growth
! Wheat
 Conditions of growth
 Varieties
 Types of cultivation
 Production pattern
 International trade
! Rice
 Conditions of growth
 Varieties
 Methods of cultivation
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 International trade ! Cotton
! Maize (Corn)  Varieties of cotton
 Conditions of growth
 Conditions of growth
 Production pattern
 Production pattern
 International trade
 International trade
! Barley
 Conditions of growth ! Jute
 Production pattern  Conditions of growth
 International trade  Production pattern
! Oats  International trade
! Rye  Substitutes of Jute: Flax, Hemp
! Beverages ! Raw Silk
! Tea
 Production pattern
 Condition of growth
 States
 Production pattern
! Natural Rubber
 International trade
! Coffee  Other sources of rubber
 Types of coffee  Plantations in South-East Asia
 Conditions of growth  Production pattern
 Production pattern ! Sugarcane
 International trade  Conditions of growth
! Cocoa  Production pattern
 Conditions of growth
 International trade
 Production pattern
 Sugarbeet—Conditions of growth
 International trade
 Production pattern
! Tobacco
 Conditions of growth  Sugar industry
 Production pattern  Sugar consumption
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TEST - 9 FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENT-1

15 FEBRUARY,
2020 (ENVIRONMENT + ECOLOGY + BIODIVERSITY)

1. Ecology ! Types of Biogeochemical Cycle

! Types of Ecology ! Carbon Cycle
! Ecological Hierarchy ! Nitrogen Cycle
! Scope of Ecology ! Phosphorus Cycle
! Habitat & Ecological Niche ! Sulphur Cycle
! Deep vs Shallow Ecology
4. Biomes: Forest, Grassland, Mountain, and
! Ecological Principles
Desert Ecosystems
! Ecological Community
! Biome
! Structure and Characteristics of a Community
! Grasslands
! Stratification
! Tundra
! Ecotones
! Deserts
! Ecological Dominance
! Thar desert
! Seasonal and Diurnal Fluctuation
! Mountain biome
! Periodicity
! Interdependence 5. Aquatic Life Zones: Ocean, Rivers, Lakes,
! Ecological Succession and Wetlands
! Types and Process of Succession ! Aquatic ecosystems
! Climax Community ! Basic facts about the ocean
! Range of Tolerance , Maximum Range ! Importance of the ocean
! Difference between Ecology, Environment and ! Zones of the ocean
Ecosystem ! Marine life
2. Ecosystem and its dynamics ! Coral reefs
! Ecosystem Definitions ! Coral reefs in India
! Functions and Properties of Ecosystem ! Conserving coral reefs
! The Structure/Components of Ecosystem ! Mangroves
 Abiotic Components ! Mangroves in India
 Biotic Components ! Freshwater in India
! Ecosystem Dynamics ! Importance of lakes
 Flow of Energy in Ecosystem ! National Lake Conservation Plan
 Trophic Levels ! Wetlands and their importance
 Food Chain ! Ramsar Convention
 Types & Significance of Food Chain ! Ramsar Sites
 Food Web ! Montreux Record
 Models for Energy Flow ! Extent and distribution of wetlands in India
 Ecological Productivity ! Conserving the wetlands of India
 Ecological Pyramid
6. Biodiversity Basics
! Biomagnifications
! Biodiversity
! Biological Control
! Important kinds of biodiversity
! Organic Farming
! Degree of diversity in an ecosystem
3. Biogeochemical Cycles ! Endemic species
! Parts of a Bio Geochemical Cycle ! Keystone species

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! Indicator species ! Protected areas

! Invasive species
! Allopatric and sympatric speciation
! Bioinformatics
! Biodiversity distribution
! Uses and values of biodiversity
! State of global biodiversity
! Threats to biodiversity
! Biodiversity Hotspots
! Eco-regions
! Role of traditional knowledge in biodiversity
! Biopiracy
! Extinction of species
! Mass extinction
! IUCN’s classification scheme
! IUCN Red-List of Threatened Species
! Level of biodiversity in India
! Biogeographic classification of India
7. Biodiversity Conservation
! Ex-situ aid in-situ conservation
! Seed banks
! Zoos in biodiversity conservation
! Botanical gardens
! State of protected areas in the world
! UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB)
! Characteristics of biosphere reserves
! International agreements for biodiversity
conservation
! Convention on Biological Diversity
! Cartagena Protocol
! Nagoya Protocol
! Aichi Biodiversity Targets
! Important Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Areas
of India
! Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of India
! Global Tiger Initiative
! Project Tiger
! Project Elephant
! Indian Rhino Vision
! Recovery Programme for Critically Endangered
Species
! Use of indigenous knowledge for conserving
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! Seed village

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FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENT-2
TEST - 10
16 FEBRUARY, (ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND MANAGEMENT +
2020 CLIMATE CHANGE + GLOBAL WARMING + ENVIRONMENTAL
GOVERNANCE)
1. Effect of Human Activities on Environment
! Effect of Modern Agriculture on Environment
! Effect of Housing on Environment
! Effect of Power Generation on Environment
! Effect of River Valley Projects (Water Resource
Projects) on Environment
! Effect of Mining on Environment
! Effect of Transportation Activities on Environment
! Effect of Tourism on Environment
2. Water Resource degradation
! Water Cycle (Hydrological Cycle)
! Availability and Quality Aspects (groundwater
depletion)
! Water-borne and Water-induced Diseases
! Fluoride Problem in Drinking Water
! Arsenic Problem in Drinking Water
3. Minerals & Environmental Degradation
! Mining and Environment
! Sensitivity of Select Ecosystems to Mining
! Impact of Mining
! Indirect Impact of Mining
! International Laws on Mining
! Main Act or Statue to regulate the impact of Indian
Mining Sector
! Sustainable Mining
4. Deforestation
! Causes of Deforestation
! Implications of Deforestation for Climate Change
! Consequences of Deforestation on the Wildlife of
India
! Impact of Deforestation on Indian Monsoon
! Impact of Deforestation on People
! Deforestation Leads to Water and Soil Resources
Loss and Flooding
! Economical Impacts
! Strategies for Reducing Deforestation
! Government Programmes for Conservation of Forests
! Legislations for Conservation of Forests using
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! Steps for Improving People Participation in Forest
Resource Management
! Use of Local Traditional Methods
5. Waste Management
! Solid Waste
! Hazardous Waste
! e-Waste
! Bio Medical Waste
! Plastic Waste
! Methods for Waste Management
! Effects of Poor Waste Disposal
! Landfill
6. Sustainable Development
! Principles of sustainability
! Measurement of Sustainability or Sustainable
Ethics or Equitable Utilisation of Natural Resource
! Sustainable Lifestyle (Role of an individual in
sustainable, development)
! Challenges to Sustainable Development
! International Efforts to Achieve Sustainability
7. Environmental Pollution
! Air Pollution
 Sources of Air Pollution
 Effects of Air Pollution
 Classification of Air Pollutant
 Control Measures of Air Pollution
 Air Pollution Disasters
 Long Range Transport of Gaseous Air
Pollutants
 National Ambient Air Quality Standards
! Water Pollution
 Sources of Water Pollution
 Types of Water Pollutants
 Effects of Water Pollution
 Water Quality Standards
 Control of Water Pollution
! Thermal Pollution
 Sources of Thermal Pollution
 Effects of Thermal Pollution
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 Control of Thermal Pollution ! Salient features of Forest Conservation Act, I980

! Soil Pollution or Land Degradation ! Salient Features of Wildlife Protection Act,1972
 Sources of Soil Pollution ! Salient Features of Environment (Protection)
 Effects of Soil Pollution Act,1986
 Control Measures ! Role of Government in Environmental Protection
! Noise Pollution
12. Environment related Institutions and
! Air-borne Diseases
Organizations
! Toxic Substances: Toxicant, Toxicity and
! Pollution Control Boards
Toxicology
! National Green Tribunal
! Factors affecting toxicity
! Forest Survey of India
! Carcinogens
! National Board for Wildlife
8. Solid Waste Management
! Sources of Solid Waste 13. Schemes
! Effect of Solid Waste ! National Mission for Clean Ganga
! Control Measures of Solid Waste ! India Signs Global Environment Facility Grant
! Solid Waste Management Rules ! Wood in Good Campaign
! Hazardous Waste Management (HWM) ! Boat Lab to Study Brahmaputra
! Wildlife Action Plan
9. Coastal ecosystem management ! SECURE Himalayas
! Mangroves ! Strategic Plan for Human-Elephant Conflict
 Salient features of Mangroves ! Save the Sparrow
 Importance of Mangroves ! Land Degradation Neutrality
 Mangroves in India ! Biodiversity Heritage Site - Ameenpur Lake
 Mangroves under threats ! Energy Conservation Building Code
 Legal and Regulatory Approaches for ! Special Protection Force for Rhinos
Protection
! Regional Project on Stubble Burning
! Estuaries
! Blue Flag Pilot Project
 Importance of estuaries
! National Afforestation Program
 Threats to estuaries
! National River Conservation Plan
! Coral Reefs
! National Mission for Clean Ganga
 Geographical Conditions Required
! National Air Quality Index (AQI)
 Uses of coral reefs
! National Action Programme to Combat
 Conservation of coral reef
Desertification
! Steps for Coastal Ecosystem Management
! Bharat Stage Norms
10. Environmental Impact Assessment
14. International Environmental Governance
! Government Body which Executes EIA
! UNEP
! Environmental Effects Analysed under EIA
! UNDP
! Process of EIA
! Centre for Biological Diversity
! EIA Ruling 1984
! WWF for Nature
11. Environmental Laws ! IUCN - Red List
! Environmental Laws ! Birdlife International
! Provisions in the Indian Constitution towards ! International Conventions / Protocols & their
Environmental Protection Objectives
! Salient Features of Air (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act,1981* 15. Urbanization and climate
! Salient Features of Water (Prevention and Control ! Pollution in metros and climate change
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! Urban Heat Island ! Impact of use of Pesticides on environment

! Polythene bags and pollution
! Methane generation from waste
16. Impact of agriculture on climate
! Agriculture increases Carbon Dioxide Emissions
! Monoculture practice impacts biodiversity
! Pollution due to use of chemical fertilizers
! Soil-related effects
! Fertilizer’s Effect on the Environment
! Impact of GM crop on environment
! Emission of Methane from agricultural practices
! Sustainable Agriculture Techniques
17. Global Warming & Health
! Health impacts of global warming
! Mosquito-borne diseases

! Impact of livestock on environment ! Ozone depletion and human health

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TEST - 11 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMY-1

19 FEBRUARY, (BASIC CONCEPTS OF NATIONAL INCOME, MONEY BANKING,
2020 AND OTHER PROVISIONS + FINANCIAL MARKET)

1. Basic concepts in Economy ! Call Rates

! Basic concepts of Macroeconomics ! Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)
! Economy Sectors ! Bank Rate
! Classification of Economy ! Banking Sector Reforms in India
! Basic Characteristics of Indian Economy ! Payment banks
! Small Banks
2. National Income ! New banking licence
! Concepts of National Income
! White Label ATM
! Calculation of National Income
! Unified Payments Interface
! Latest India’s National Income Estimates ! Bank Board Bureau
! New Series of National Statistics (Base Year 2011-12) ! Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate (MCLR)
! Annual Estimates of Expenditures on GDP ! Priority Sector Lending Certificates
! Per Capita Income ! Concept of Micro ATM
! Purchasing Power Parity
! Lorenz Curve 6. Important committees
! Philip’s Curve ! Ratan P Watal Committee on Digital Payment
! Gini Coefficient ! Committee for Market Infrastructure Institution (MII)
! D. P. J. Nayak Committee
3. Money ! Deepak Mohanty Committee Report on Medium-
! Indian currency system term Path on Financial Inclusion
! Broad and Narrow Money ! Narasimham Committee Report on Banking Sector
! Money multiplier Reforms
! Digital Money ! Uday Kotak committee on Corporate Governance
! New Monetary Aggregates ! Nachiket Mor Committee
! Monetary Policy
7. Indian Financial Market
! Monetary Policy Committee
! Concept and functions of financial markets
4. Inflation ! Importance of money market
! Types of Inflation ! Types of capital market
! Other variants of inflation ! Distinguish between capital market and money
market
! Effects of inflation
! The stock exchanges in India
! Measures taken by RBI
! Nature and functions of a stock exchange
! RBI and Government Monetary Policy Committee
! Advantages of stock exchanges
5. Banking ! Limitations of stock exchanges
! Development of Banking System in India ! Insurance Industry - Insurance Industry and
! Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Reforms
! Public Sector Banks ! Financial Regulators – Role of SEBI & IRDA
! Other Important Banks and Financial Institutions
8. Miscellaneous
! Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
! Government to recapitalize the PSB’s over the next
! Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 2 years
! Repo Rate ! New RBI rule and regulation for peer to peer (P2P)
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! Domestic Systematically Important Banks (SIBs)
of India
! Financial Inclusion in India
! The Concept of Bad Bank
! Alternative Mechanism Panel for PSB
consolidation
! Employee Provident Fund of India
! Enforcement Department In RBI
! Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS)
! Indian Post Payment Bank (IPPB)
! Indian Gold Coins/Gold Bullion Scheme
9. Agriculture
! New Agri Project - “Green Ag ”
! Operation Green
! Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund
! Kisan credit card
! Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan
! Kisan Kalyan Pradhikaran
! Agriculture Price Policy (APP) in India
! Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan
(PM-AASHA)
! Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana
! Foodgrain Production to touch a New Record of
284 83 Million Tonnes in 2017-18
! Sugar Production
! Maharashtra Adopt Food Park Model
! Gujarat’s first Mega Food Park inaugurated in Surat
! Three Year Action Plan of Agricultural Education
10. Industry
! Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade
! National Mission on Government e-Market (GeM)
portal
! Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk
Industry” for sericulture
! North East Industrial Development Scheme
(NEIDS)
! Government Redefines MSME
! Udyam Sangam-2018 inauguration
! ‘One District One Product’ Summit inaugurated
! Pharma Promotion Tax Exempt: Tribunal
! Cabinet Identified Champion Services Sectors
! Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)
! Department of Commerce Developing National
Logistics Portal
! National Entrepreneurship Awards 2018
! Incredible India Tourist Facilitator Certification
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11. Infrastructure
! Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC)
! First Freight Village
! Bidder Information Management Systems (BIMS)
! Bhoomi Rashi - PFMS linkage
! National E-Mobility Programme
! Draft National Automotive Policy
! Advanced Motor Fuels Technology Collaboration
Programme
! Railways CONCOR begins coastal operations
! Air Sewa - 2 0
! Airports Privatization
! Drone regulations developed by Ministry of Civil
Aviation
! Water Aerodrome
! NABH (Nextgen Airports for Bharat) Nirman
Initiative
! Bansagar Canal Project
! Jal Marg Vikas Project
! National Waterways projects in North Eastern
Region (NER)
! Declaration of irrigation projects as National
Projects
! Portal launched for real-time information on
National Waterways
! Revised PPP Port Concessions
! Solar Charkha Mission
! Patratu Super Thermal Power Plant
! National Energy Storage Mission
! Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP)
! Srinagar - Alusteng - Drass - Kargil – Leh
Transmission System
! Development of renewable energy
! Additional Strategic Petroleum Reserves
established
! TRAI Interconnect Rule
! The TRAI launches integration & availability of TRAI
Mobile Apps on UMANG platform
! Cabinet Approves Easing of Spectrum Cap
! Strategic Investment Fund under NIIF
! O-SMART scheme
12. Banking & Financial Sector
! Central Board of RBI
! Monetary Policy: A Fine Balance between Growth
and Inflation
! RBI to link interest rates to external benchmarks
replacing MCLR
! India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)

! Banks Board Bureau
! New RBI Norms Related to NPAs
! Parliament’s Estimates Committee report on NPA’s
! Prompt corrective action framework of RBI
! Mehta panel 5-point plan to fight NPAs
! Project Sashakt
! Inter-Creditor Agreement (ICA)
! Recapitalization of RRBS
! Pariwartan’ scheme for power sector revival
! Companies Act Notified
! The arbitration and conciliation (amendment) bill,
2018
! Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018
! Name and Shame Wilful Defaulters
! National Financial Reporting Authority
! Public credit registry
! Currency in Circulation Improved
! Micro ATM
! NPCI launched UPI 2.0
! RBI allows Tokenization of Card Transactions
! Nilekani Panel on Strengthening the Digital
Payments Ecosystem
! The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Tele-
communication (SWIFT)
! Independent regulator for the payments industry
! Treasury Bill
! Participatory Notes
! Development Impact Bonds
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! Bharat 22 ETF (Exchange Traded Fund)
! Total Expense Ratio
! World’s First Block-chain Bond
! Share Repurchase
! Currency Derivative Trade Limit
! RBI eases hedging norms for overseas borrowings
! Commercial papers as a source of funds
! TReDS platform
! Merger of three public sector insurance firms
! Steering committee on fintech related issues
! RBI buys gold for first time in nearly a decade
! RBI Surplus transfer to Government
! RBI Launches Ombudsman scheme for NBFCs
! Government Owned Non-Banking Financial
Corporations (NBFCs)
! Khan Committee recommendation on FPI
! Graded Surveillance Measure
! Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Authority
! Board of Management for Cooperative Banks
! Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee
Corporation
! Reasons for fall of Rupee
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TEST - 12 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMY-2

23 FEBRUARY, (EXTERNAL SECTOR + INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTES + MONEY,
2020 BANKING FINANCIAL MARKET AND OTHER PROVISIONS)

1. Government Budgeting/Deficits 5. Investment Models

! Budget ! Measures of Investment
 Plan and Non Plan Expenditure ! Capital and investment
 Revenue, Nonrevenue ! Factors affecting investment
 Receipts, Revenue Receipts, Tax Revenue ! Classification of Investment
Receipts, Non-Tax Revenue Receipts  FDI
 Revenue Expenditure  Angel Investors and Start-ups
 Revenue Deficit, Fiscal Deficit, Primary Deficit  M&A
 Deficit and Surplus Budget ! Investment Models
! Deficit Financing ! Role of State
! PPP (Public-Private Partnership)
2. Fiscal Policy - Revenue ! Savings and Investment Trends
! Tax Structure in India
! National Investment Fund (NIF)
! Tax – Direct Tax, Indirect Tax
! Unit Trust of India
! Methods of Taxation – Progressive , Regressive ! Global Depository Receipts/Foreign Currency
Proportional Convertible Bonds
! Value Added Tax – VAT in India ! Portfolio Investment from Foreign Institutional
! Goods and Services Tax – GST , GST Council Investors
! Service Tax ! Non-Resident Indian Investments
! DTC – Direct Tax Code ! Mutual Funds
! Pension Reforms
3. Subsidies
! Main Features and Architecture of the New
! Food Pension System
! Fuel
! Fertilizers 6. Schemes related to Finance
! Make In India
4. Planning ! Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
! Objectives – Major Objective of Planning ! Digi-DhanVyapar/ Lucky Grahak Yojana
! Planning History ! Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate
 Regional and National Planning Karyakram
 Imperative and Indicative Planning ! Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
 Visvesvaraya Plan, Gandhian Plan FICCI ! Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Proposal, Congress Plan Bombay Plan
7. External Sector
 Planning Commission and National
! Fixed Foreign Currency Market
Development Council (NDC)
! Float Foreign Currency Market
 Central Planning – 5 Year Plans, 20 Point
Program, MPLADS ! Balance Of Payments
 Decentralizes Planning  Current Account
 Analysis of 5 Year Plans  Capital Account
! 12th FYP –Targets – Economic Growth, Poverty and ! Foreign Portfolio Investment
Unemployment, Education, Health, Infrastructure,  Fll
Environment and Sustainability, Service Delivery  FDI
! NITI Aayog and its work ! Exchange Market

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 LERMS ! United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

 NEER Organization (UNESCO)
 REER ! United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO)
 EFF
! Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 Purchasing Power
! World Bank Group (WBG)
! Depreciation
! International Bank for Reconstruction and
! Appreciation Development (IBRD)
! Hard currency ! International Finance Corporation (IFC)
! Soft currency ! International Development Association (IDA)
! Cheap currency ! World Health Organization (WHO)
! Dear currency ! World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
! SEZ ! World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
! Convertibility of Currency ! World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
! India’s Forex Reserves ! World Trade Organization (WTO)
! GAAR ! Asian Development Bank
! Foreign Trade Policy ! Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AII
! New Development Bank
8. International Organizations
! African Development Bank
! United Nations
! Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 9. Trade agreements
! International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ! RCEP
! International Fund for Agricultural Development ! TPP
(IFAD) ! NAFTA
! International Labour Organization (ILO) ! MERCOSUR
! International Maritime Organization (IMO) ! Southern African Development Community (SADC)
! International Monetary Fund (IMF) ! ASEAN
! International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ! SAFTA

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TEST - 13 FUNDAMENTALS OF SCIENCE - 1

26 FEBRUARY,
2020 (BIOLOGY + EVERYDAY SCIENCE)

! Muscle tissue
BIOLOGY
8. Endocrine system
1. Chemical Building Blocks of Life ! Hypothalamus
! Pineal body (epiphysis)
2. History and Origin of Life
! Pituitary gland (hypophysis)
3. Cells ! Thyroid
! Cell Structure ! Adrenal glands
! Membranes ! Reproductive glands
! Cell-Cell Interactions
! Energy and Metabolism 9. Respiration
! Respiration ! External and Internal Respiration
! Photosynthesis ! Respiratory system in Plants
! How Cells Divide ! Respiratory System in Insects
! Sexual Reproduction ! Respiratory System in Humans and Animals
4. Genetics 10. The Transport System in Organisms
! Inheritance
! Transport system in a Cell
! DNA, The Genetic Material
! Transport System in Plants
! Gene Expression
! Transport System in Animals
! Gene Regulation
! Mutation ! Blood Vascular System
! Recombinant DNA Technology ! The Lymphatic System

5. Classification of Living Things 11. Skeletal and Muscular Systems

! Classification and Domains of Life ! Bone and Skeleton System (Osteology)
! General Biology/Classification of Living Things/ ! Ligaments (Syndesmology)
Viruses
! Muscular System (Myology)
! Prokaryotes
! Vertebrates
! Eukaryotes
 Protists 12. Reproduction
 Plants ! Asexual Reproduction in Plants
 Fungi ! Asexual Reproduction in Animals
 Animals
! Sexual Reproduction in Plants
6. Evolution ! Sexual Reproduction in Animals
! Evolution of Life ! Sexual Reproduction in Humans
! Animal Evolution
13. Excretion, Osmoregulation and
! Human Evolution
Thermoregulation
7. Tissues ! Excretory products
! Epithelial tissue ! Excretion in plants
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! Osmoregulation, ADH and formation of Urine in 15. Economic Zoology

Animals
! Beneficial animals: Corals - Earthworm
! Physiological and Behavioural Adjustments
- Vermiculture - Beneficial insects - Prawns -
14. Nutrition Lobsters - Crabs - Pearl oysters - Fishes - Guano
! Classification by Source of Energy and Carbon
- Aquarium - Vivarium.
! Plant Nutrition
! Animal Nutrition ! Harmful animals: Disease causing organisms
! Human Diet - Vectors - Poisonous organisms - Fouling
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FUNDAMENTALS OF SCIENCE - 2
TEST - 14
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
29 FEBRUARY,
2020 (BIOTECHNOLOGY + HEALTH + DEFENCE + SPACE + IT +
TELECOM + IPR + NANOTECH + ROBOTICS + NUCLEAR TECH)

! Genetically engineered hormone and vaccines

BIOTECHNOLOGY ! Animal organs for human patients
! Genetically modified insects
1. Genetics and biotechnology
! Industrial genetics 6. Food and beverage biotechnology
! Protoplast and cell fusion technologies ! Food and beverage fermentations
! Genetic engineering ! Microorganisms as food
! DNA sequencing ! Enzymes and food processing
! Nucleic acid probes ! Amino acids, vitamins and sweeteners
! Genomics and proteomics ! Organic acids and polysaccharides
! Antisense and RNA interfence ! Public acceptance and safety of new
! Potential laboratory biohazards of genetic biotechnology foods
engineering ! Biotechnology and medicine
! Bioprocess/fermentation technology ! Pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals
! Antibiotics
2. Biological fuel generation
! Vaccines and monoclonal antibodies
! Global warming and the significance of fossils
! Biopharmaceuticals/therapeutic proteins
fuels
! Pharmacogenetics
! Photosynthesis: the ultimate energy source
! Molecular biology and human disease
! Biofuels from biomass
! Diagnostics in developing countries
! Bioethanol from biomass
! Gene therapy
! Biodiesel
! Systems biology and medicine
! Methane
! Stem cell biotechnology
! Hydrogen
7. Protection of biotechnological inventions
3. Environmental biotechnology
! Patent protection Trade secrets
! Microbial Ecology Environmental Biotechnology
! Plant breeders’ rights
! Waste water and sewage treatment
! Landfilling technologies
! Composting INSTITUTIONS & POLICY
! Bioremediation ! India’s policy in the field of the science and
! Detect and monitoring of pollutants technology
! Microbes and the geological environment  The S&T policy resolution of 1958
! Environmental sustainability and clean technology  S&T policy of 1983
 S&T policy of 2003
4. Plant and forest biotechnology
 S&T policy of 2013
! Plant biotechnology
! Institutional structure
! Forest biotechnology
 Department of Science & Technology
5. Animal and insect biotechnology  CSIR
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 Science and Engineering Research Council ! India’s Missile System

 Technology Development Board  Agni
 National Accreditation Board For Testing And  Prithvi
Calibration Laboratories  Trishul
! Science and technology as a source of Human  Nag
Resource Development
 Dhanush
! Awards related to Science
 Astra
! New Initiatives Aligned with the National Agenda  Prahaar
! India and World collaboration in science projects ! BrahMos Missile System
! Technology Vision Document 2035 ! Indian Submarines and Naval Ships
! National Biotechnology Development Strategy ! Light Combat Aircraft
2015-2020
! Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
! National Intellectual Property Rights Policy
! Stealth technology
! Organ donation rules in India
! Chemical Weapon
! Policy on Synthetic Biology
! Biological Weapon

SPACE IT, ELECTRONICS &

! Types of orbits
! Launch Vehicle
TELECOM
! Satellite communication in India
! INSAT Satellite application ! Computers
! Remote sensing applications  Generation of computers
! Cryogenic rockets  Computer terminologies
! Global Positioning System  Supercomputer and its applications

 Galileo ! Information technology

 Components of IT
 GLONASS
 IT enabled services
 IRNSS
 Application of IT
 GAGAN
! Display technologies
! Chandrayaan – I & II
 Cathode ray
! Mars Orbitor Mission
 LCD
! Space Organisations
 LED
! Space race/Space junk
 Plasma Monitors
! Recent updates
 OLED
! South Asia Satellite: Significance
! Telecommunications
! Neutrino Observatory  Mobile generations
! Solar Mission- ADITYA  Smartphone
! Gravitational Waves  Important conceps
! Government initiatives
DEFENCE  Digital India Initiative
 MeghRaj
! Missile system and classification  Code Free for India
 On the basis of type  E-Kranti
 On the basis of launch vehicle  Bharat Net project
 On the basis of Range  Bharat QR
 On the basis of propulsion system ! Contemporary debates

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 Net Nuetrality  Healthcare Delivery

 Internet of Things  Outer Space
 Big Data Initiative and Privacy  Exploration
 Cyber crime and security  Military Robots
 Disaster Areas

NANO-SCIENCE & NANO 


Entertainment
Agriculture
TECHNOLOGIES  Domestic work

! What is Nanoscience and Nanotechnology? NUCLEAR ENERGY

! Origination of Nanoscience and Technology
! Basics of Nanoscience
! Types of nuclear reactions
! Nanomaterials
! Nuclear Power Reactor
! Applications of nanotechnology
! N-Power Policy of India
 Nano medicine
! Advantages of Nuclear Energy
 Semiconductors and computing
! Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy
 Food
! Non-energy applications of Nuclear energy
 Textiles
! Impact of Radiation
 Sustainable energy
! Issue of Radioactive Waste
 Environment
! Institutions involved in Nuclear energy
 Transport
Development, AERB
 Space
! Safety standards in Nuclear Power plants
 Agriculture
! Nuclear & Radiological Disasters
! Adverse Health and Environmental Impacts of
Nanotechnology
! Social and Ethical Impacts: MISCELLANEOUS
! Nano-science and nano-technology in India
! SPACE TECHNOLOGY & EVENTS
 ISRO’s Mission/Programme:
ROBOTICS  NASA’s Mission/Programme:
 Other Agencies Missions
! What is Robotics?  Point Nemo
! Machine vs Computer vs Robots  Exoplanet
! Parts of a Robot  ‘Super-Earth’ in Constellation Cassiopeia
 Controller  Galaxy Proto-Supercluster — Hyperion
 Manipulator  Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
 End Effector  Einstein’s theory
 Sensor  Sun’s gravity
! Classification of Robots  Einstein Ring
 Rolling Robots  Sunspot Cycle
 Walking Robots  Method to simulate, predict solar activity over
 Autonomous Robots ten years developed
! Artificial Intelligence  ISRO is planning to mine Moon
! Advantages and Disadvantages of Robot  NASA confirms saturns rings will be gone in
! Applications of Robotics million years
 Industrial Sector  New Source of Neutrinos in Space discovered
 Aerospace  Earth has three moons

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 China unveils ‘Heavenly Palace’ space station  Brahmos

 The International Space Station (ISS) is
celebrating its 20th birthday
 Remove DEBRIS
 The case for making Pluto a planet again
 Icarus- farthest star
 Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
(CMBR)
 Green Propellant
 Plan to Prevent Asteroid Attack
 Cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space
 ‘EPIC’ planet
 Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe
 Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
 High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment
 GLONASS of Russia
 Pakistan’s remote sensing satellites PRSS-1 and
PakTes-1A
 Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)
 World’s fastest man-made spinning object
 India-Based Neutrino Observatory
 Human space flight Programme
 NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope retired
 NASA Parker Solar Probe Mission
 Dwarf planet ‘The Goblin’ discovery
 Space X BFR lunar Mission
 Meteorite found in Rajasthan
 Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training
programme (UNNATI)
 The Lyrid meteor shower
 RAMA (Reconstituting Asteroids into
Mechanical Automata)
 Uakitite
 Draft Space Activities Bill, 2017
 Resource Prospector Mission
 GRACE MISSION
 Gaofen – 11
! DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY
! India’s Missile Development Program
 PrithviSeries
 Agni Series
 Akash
 Nag
 Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile
(MPATGM)
 Trishul
 Ballistic Missile Defence System
 Prithvi Air Defence (PAD)
 Advanced Air Defence (AAD)
 K-15 Sagarika
 Dhanush
 Shaurya
 Nirbhay
 Prahaar
 Astra
 Pinaka Rocket
 Made in India’ Artillery boost
 Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)
 Rustom-2
 Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varaha launched
 Vijaya: Indigenously built patrol vessel
commissioned by Indian Coast Guard
 INS Chakra
 Scorpene Submarine Programme
 Maritime boundary
 Vehicle Location Tracking Devices and
Emergency Buttons
 LCA TEJAS clears maiden mid-air refuelling trial
 India’s fi rst missile tracking ship
 Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)
 Defence Innovation Hubs
 India’s fi rst indigenous anti-nuclear medical kit
 Defence Industry Corridor
 Bhabha Kavach
 Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti
 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, 1987
! HEALTH & BIOTECHNOLOGY
 Rare Diseases
 Thalassaemia
 Down Syndrome
 New Classifi cation of Diabetes
 Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY)
 Lymphatic Filariasis
 New Infl uenza Research Programme
 Drug-resistant Superbug Spreading
 Zoonotic Diseases
 Nipah Virus
 Lassa Fever
 Nepal, fi rst country in South-East Asia to
Eliminates Trachoma
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 Zearalenone, a fungal toxin
 Oxytocin
 WHO Publishes Essential Diagnostics List
 Generic Drugs: New Rules Soon for Labelling
 Fixed Dose Drug Combinations (FDCs)
 World’s fi rst Bio-electronic medicine
 5th Global Forum on TB Vaccines
 Drug Eluting Stents
 Dual Mechanism for Embryonic Stem Cells to
Maintain Pluripotency
 Scientists Grow Human Oesophagus in Lab
 Three-Parent Babies Permitted in U K
 New Sheep Insemination Technique
 Mass Embryo Transfer
 CRISPR Technology
 Telerobotic Surgery
 Bionic mushrooms
 Biosensor Technique to Detect Chikungunya
Virus Mitra Clip
 Blockchain Technology in Drug Supply-chain
 Rosehip neurons: The newest neuron in the
human brain
 Nerve Agent
 WHO called for the Elimination of the so-called
‘One Centimetre Per Hour’ Benchmark
 Earth BioGenome Project
 100k Genome Asia Project
 Human Microbiome
 Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP)
 Eat Right India Movement
 Food Fortifi cation
 Transgenic Rice with Reduced Arsenic
Accumulation
 Fighting Fake Drugs through Blockchain
 Project Dhoop
 Eliminate Trans-fats by 2022
 New Norms for Labelling Packaged GM food
 Animal-Free Testing for Drugs
 Elysia chlorotica
 Quadrivalent Infl uenza Vaccine
 Fortifi ed Rice
 Coloured X-Ray on Human
 ‘P Null’ Phenotype
 Bacteria Wolbachia
 Affordable Water Disinfection System- Oneer
 Bisphenol A (BPA)
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! INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERS
 Cyber-Physical System
 BullSequana Supercomputer
 National Supercomputing Mission
 Pratyush Computer
 SpiNNaker – World’s Largest Brain – Like
 Supercomputer
 Shakti – India’s fi rst indigenous
Microprocessor
 India’s First Locally Developed 4G/LTE Telecom
System
 5G
 IIT – Delhi launches fi rst 5G Radio Lab
 Open Transit Data Platform
 Three Factor Authentication
 Facial Authentication Working
 First in Asia: Facial recognition technology at
 Bengaluru airport
 Digital Sky Platform
 M2M’Communication
 Mobile Towers are harmless: CPCB
 Adoption of Blockchain Technology to Stop
Bank Frauds
 India’s First Blockchain District in Telangana
 NASSCOM unveils centre for Data, AI
 Mumbai to have India’s First Artificial
Intelligence Centre
 Model International Center for Transformative
AI (ICTAI)
 Saposhi
 GravityRat Malware
 ToneTag
 World Congress on Information Technology
! NIFTEM
 Scutoid: A New Shape Discovered
 Concept of Living Will
 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
 Methanol as cooking fuel
 Gas Hydrates or Flammable Ice:
 World’s fi rst hydrogen train
 Repurposed Used Cooking Oil (RUCO)
 Hydrogen-CNG
 Europe’s fi rst solar panel recycling plant
 Bengaluru Maps its Solar Wealth
 Shakti Shala Solar Park
 Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership
 Apsara – U Reactor
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Experimental Advanced Superconducting  National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018

Tokamak (EAST)  Intellectual Property Rights Mascot
 World’s fi rst Hyperloop passenger capsule
 GI Tag
unveiled
 Hyperloop between Mumbai and Pune  India to expand polar research to Arctic
 Aerogel- Super-insulating gel  Deep Ocean Mission (DOM)
 Thermal Battery  Chai Sahay App by Tea Board of India
 India’s fi rst coal-gastifi cation fertilizer plant  MISCELLANEOUS
 Quadricycles  Glass Fibre Reinforced Gypsum Concrete
! NANO TECHNOLOGY  EyeROV TUNA India’s fi rst underwater robotic
 Graphene drone handed over to NPOL
 IIT-Madras unveiled word’s fi rst remotely  Nobel Prize 2018
operable LEAP microscope
 Prof SN Bose 125th Anniversary
 Particle Decay
 Stephen Hawking
 Rydberg Polarons
 Raman Effect
 KATRIN Experiment
 Cyclone-30 India’s biggest cyclotron facility  Li-Fi
becomes operational  Vaterite
! SCHEMES & INITIATIVES  Impact Based Forecasting Approach
 Prime Minister’s Science Technology And  India’s fi rst engine-less train
 Innovation Council (PM-STIAC)  Other Scientifi c Achievements in India in 2018
 Young Scientist Programme
 Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI)
 Innovate India Platform
 Microcystallites
 Innovation Cell
 SARAS
 National Statistics Day
 Children’s Science Congress  Silver Copper Telluride
 Imprint II  Ice VII
 Bharatnet Covers 1 Lakh Gram Panchayats  2019 - International Year of the Periodic Table
 National Viral Hepatitis Control Program of Chemical Elements
 National Biopharma Mission  New Element with Magnetic
 Agmark online system Properties Discovered
 World Intellectual Property Organization Indian NaƟonal Centre for Ocean
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TEST - 15 Polity Revision Test 1

01 MARCH, 2020 (Complete Polity + Current Affairs)

TEST - 16 Polity Revision Test 2

04 MARCH, 2020 (Complete Polity + Current Affairs)

TEST - 17 History Revision Test

08 MARCH, 2020 (Complete History + Art and Culture of India)

TEST - 18 Geography Revision Test

11 MARCH, 2020 (Complete Geography + Current Affairs)

TEST - 19 Environment Revision Test

15 MARCH, 2020 (Complete Environment + Current Affairs)

TEST - 20 Economy Revision Test

18 MARCH, 2020 (Complete Economy + Current Affairs)

TEST - 21 Science & Technology Revision Test

22 MARCH, 2020 (Complete Science & Technology + Current Affairs)

TEST - 22
Mock 1 (Paper 1)
25 MARCH, 2020

TEST - 23
Mock 2 (Paper 2 : CSAT)
25 MARCH, 2020

TEST - 24
Mock 3 (Paper 1)
29 MARCH, 2020

TEST - 25
Mock 4 (Paper 1)
02 APRIL, 2020

TEST - 26
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TEST - 27
Mock 6 (Paper 1)
07 APRIL, 2020

TEST - 28
Mock - 7 (Paper 1)
12 APRIL, 2020

TEST - 29
Mock - 8 (Paper 2 : CSAT)
12 APRIL, 2020

TEST - 30
Mock - 9 (Paper 1)
16 APRIL, 2020

TEST - 31
Mock - 10 (Paper 1)
21 APRIL, 2020

TEST - 32
Mock - 11 (Paper 2 : CSAT)
21 APRIL, 2020

TEST - 33
Mock - 12 (Paper 1)
26 APRIL, 2020

TEST - 34 Current Affairs

30 APRIL, 2020 (Economic Survey + Budget + IYB)

TEST - 35
Mock - 13 (Paper 1)
05 MAY, 2020

TEST - 36
Mock - 14 (Paper 1)
10 MAY, 2020

TEST - 37
Mock - 15 (Paper 2 : CSAT)
10 MAY, 2020

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