GS – I History

Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the Indian Heritage & Culture
World and Society Indian Art Forms  Medieval Literature
 Women Poets of Bhakti
 Indian Culture - Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and  Indian Paintings  Trends in Medieval Literature
Architecture from ancient to modern times.  Classical Dance Forms  Modern Indian Literature
 Modern Indian History from about the middle of the eighteenth  Folk Dance Forms
century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.  Classical Music Architecture
 The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important  Puppetry
contributors/contributions from different parts of the country.  Pottery  Harappan Architecture
 Post-independence Consolidation and Reorganization within the  Drama/Theatre  Temple Architecture
country.  Martial Arts  Cave Architecture
 History of the World will include events from 18th century such as  Indo-Islamic Architecture
Industrial Revolution, world wars, Redrawal of National Boundaries, Literature  Medieval Architecture
Colonization, Decolonization, political philosophies like  Modern Architecture
Communism, Capitalism, Socialism etc.— their forms and effect on  Ancient Indian Literature  Contribution of Buddhism &
the society.  Classical Sanskrit Literature Jainism to the Development of
 Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.  Literature in Pali and Prakrit Indian Architecture
 Role of Women and Women’s Organization, Population and  Early Dravidian Literature  Rock Cut Architecture
Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization,  Colonial Architecture & the
their problems and their remedies. Modern Period
 Effects of Globalization on Indian society.
 Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism. Modern Indian History
 Salient features of World’s Physical Geography.
Middle of the Eighteenth Century  British Policies & Their
 Distribution of Key Natural Resources across the world (including
Until The Present Impact – Economic,
South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the
Administrative & Socio-
location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in
 Socio-economic Condition of cultural
various parts of the world (including India).
People  Socio-cultural Reform
 Important Geophysical Phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami,
 European Penetration of India Movements
Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their
 British Conquest of India  Uprisings Against British Pre-
location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-
1857
bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such
changes.
The Freedom Struggle
Revolt of 1857  Swarajists & No-Changers

Growth of Nationalism in India
(1858-1905)
 Political, Economic &
Administrative Unification of
the Country
 Role of Western Education
 Role of Press
 Rediscovery of India’s Past
 Early Political Movements
 Formation of INC
 Era of Moderates
Growth of Militant Nationalism &
Revolutionary Activities (1905-
1918)
 Swadeshi & Boycott
Movement
 Surat Split
 International Influence
 Morley – Minto Reforms
 Growth of Communalism
Beginning of Mass Nationalism
(1919-1939)
 Mahatma Gandhi – His Ideas
& Leadership
 Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
 Rowlatt Act, Satyagrah and
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
 Non-cooperation & Khilafat
Movement
Post-independence Consolidation
 Emergence of New Forces – Nation Building  Agrarian & Land Reforms
Socialistic Ideas, Youth &  Industrial Reforms
Trade Unionism  Partition and Its Aftermath  LPG Reforms
 Revolutionary Activity  Integration of Princely States
 Simon Commission & Nehru  Reorganisation of States Polity
Report  Issue of Official Language
 Civil Disobedience Movement  Tribal Consolidation  Era of One-Party Dominance
 Round Table Conferences  Regional Aspirations  Emergence of Opposition
 Communal Award & Poona Parties
Pact Foreign Policy  Emergency: Crisis of
 Participation in Elections to Democratic Order
Central Legislature (1934) &  Non-Aligned Movement  Rise of Regional Parties
Provincial Assemblies (1937)  Panchsheel  Coalition Era
 Government of India Act,  Wars with Pakistan & China
1935  Nuclear Policy Social
Towards Freedom & Partition Economy  Popular Movements
(1939-1947)  Communalism
 Planned Development  Indian Women Since
 National Movement During  Green Revolution, Operation Independence
World War II Flood & Cooperatives  Naxalism
 August Offer
 Individual Satyagraha
 Growth of Communalism
 Peasant Movements
 State People’s Struggle
 Cripps Mission
 Quit India Movement
 Wavell Plan
 INA & Subhash Chandra
Bose
 Cabinet Mission
 Nationalist Upsurge Post-
World War II
 Independence with Partition

History of the World
Industrial Revolution
 Renaissance
 Discovery of Sea Routes
 Reformation
 Counter Reformation
 European Nations Settle North
America
 Rise of Slave Trade
 American War of
Independence
 French Revolution
 Nationalism in Europe
 Rise of Capitalism,
Colonialism & Imperialism
World War I
 Causes of the War
 Scope & Course of the War
 Russian Revolution
 End of the War & Peace
Treaties
 Consequences of the War
 League of Nations
World Between the Two Wars
 Europe After the War –
Fascism & Nazism
 The Great Depression
 Emergence of Soviet Union
 Nationalist Movements in Asia
& Africa
World War II
 Fascist Aggression &
Response of Western
Democracies
 Outbreak of the War
 Theatres of the War
 US Entry into the War
 Global Nature of the War
 The Holocaust
 Resistance Movements
 After-effects of the War
Decolonialisation & Redrawal of
National Boundaries
 Europe after World War II
 Cold War
 Rise of Asia & Africa
 Developments in West Asia
& North Africa
 Spread of Communism
 Korean War
 Vietnam War
 Cuban Crisis
 Collapse of Soviet Union
Concept, Types & Social Impact of
Political Philosophies
 Communism
 Capitalism
 Socialism
 US as a Strong Power
Indian Society
Salient Features of Indian Society
 Diversity (Types – caste,  Unity in Diversity
linguistic, social and  Inequality and Exclusion
religious, race, tribe and  Family System
ethnicity, culture)  Examples of above. 
 Challenges posed by
Diversity
 Unity
 Pluralism
Role of Women and Women's Organization
 Women's Organisations –  Resurgence of Women's
Empowerment through Movement in the 70s: (1)
Action Emergence of New Organisations,
 th
19 Century Social (2) Approaches and Issues
Reform Movements and  Contemporary Women's Issues &
Early Women's Organisation Response
Organisations – (1)  Women's Organisations and SHGs
Agrarian Struggles and  Challenges faced by Women's
Revolt, (2) Participation in Organisations
Freedom Struggle
 Women's Organisations
Post – 1947
Population and Associated Issues
 Basic Demography of  Changing Age Structure of Indian
India Population
 Population Trends in India  Demogarphic Dividend: Boon or
and their Implications Bane for India
 Causes and Effects of  Population Aging in India
 Over Population  India's Population Policy &
 Challenges of Population Initiatives
Explosion

Poverty and Developmental Issues

 Concept of Development  Problem of Rising Urban Poverty
and Poverty  Poverty Alleviation Initiatives Effects of Globalization on Indian Society
 Types of Poverty  Policy shift from “Trickle Down”  Understanding  Globalisation & India
 Measurement of Poverty – Economics to Inclusive or Pro- Globalisation – Its  Impact of Globalisation on India -
Poverty Line poor Development to Reduce Different Dimensions Socio-cultural, economic, on
 Causes of Poverty Poverty  Globalisation & Culture - women, agrarian sector etc.
 Poverty as a Social  Relation between Poverty Homogenisation vs.  Does Globalisation cause
Problem Reduction and Development: Glocalisation Poverty?
 Socio-economic Spread of Poverty-Inequality-Development  Factors Driving
Poverty Nexus Globalisation
 Consequences of Poverty –
o Inequality Social Empowerment
o Continuation of
 Which are the Socially  Government Initiatives to Aide
Vicious Cycle
Disadvantaged Groups? Social Empowerment
o Who are worst
 Dimensions of Social
affected by Empowerment
poverty?
Communalism
Urbanization
 Communalism – Its  Consequences of Communalism
 Urbanisation Trends in  Social Consequences of Characteristics  Measures to Control & Eradicate
India and Their Urbanisation  Communalism in India in Communalism
Implications -  Impact of Urbanisation in Rural the Past  Secularism as an Antidote to
Demographic and Social Areas  Communalism in Communalism
Dimensions  Urban Planning and Role of Contemporqary India
 Factors Driving Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)  Causes of Communalism
Urbanisation  Reforms Required and
 State of Service Delivery Government Initiatives Taken So
and Challeges posed by Far Regionalism
Urbanisation  Problems of Slums  Concept of Region &  Consequences of Regionalism
 Problems of Urban Areas Regionalism  Federalism & Regionalism
 Different Forms of  Role of Regional Parties
Regionalism  Measures to Contain Regionalism

 Regionalism in India
 Causes of Regionalism
 Concept of 'Sons of Soil'
 Concept of Secularism
 Indian Model of
Secularism
 Secularism in India
 Nature & Practice of
Secularism in India
Geography
Salient Features of World's Physical Geography
Geomorphology
 Origin & Evolution of
Earth
 Interior of the Earth Climatology
 Distribution of Continents
& Oceans
 Plate Tectonic Theory
 Distribution of
Earthquakes & Volcanoes
 Rocks & Rock Cycle
 Geomorphic Processes –
Endogenic & Exogenic
 Landforms & their
Evolution
 Regionalism in the International
Sphere
Secularism
 Uniform Civil Code
 Challenges faced by Secularism in
India
 Measures to Make India Truly
Secular
 Temperature & Salinity of Oceans
 Movement of Oceans – Waves,
Tides, Currents
 Earth’s Atmosphere –
Composition & Structure
 Solar Radiation, Heat Budget &
Temperature
 Atmospheric Circulation &
Weather Systems
 World Climate (examples)
Oceanography Soil Geography
 Hydrological Cycle  Soil & Soil Contents
 Seafloor Spreading  Process of Soil Formation
 Ocean Floor  Soil Forming Factors
Configuration  Types of Soils (examples)
 Soil Erosion & Conservation
Distribution of Key Natural Resources Across the World
Types of Resources  Integrated Water Resources
Management
 On the Basis of Origin,
Ownership, Exhaustability Agricultural Resources
etc.
 Types of Farming
Land Resources  Cropping Patterns
 Contribution to Economy,
 Land Utilisation Employment & Output
 Land Use Pattern  Food Security
 Land Degradation &
Conservation Mineral & Energy Resources
Forest Resources  Classification of Minerals –
Ferrous & Non-Ferrous
 Types & Distribution –  Occurrence of Minerals
Grasslands, Forests etc.  Conservation of Minerals
 Causes of Depletion  Classification of Energy
 Conservation of Forests Resources – Conventional & Non-
Conventional
Water Resources  Occurrence of Energy Resources
 Conservation of Energy Resources
 Marine & Freshwater
  Water Scarcity & Need  Measuring Earthquake
For Conservation  Effects of Earthquake Cyclone

Tsunami  Tropical Cyclones

 Anti-Cyclone
 What Causes Tsunami  Extra Tropical Cyclones
 Effect of Tsunami
 Mitigating the Impact of
Tsunami

Factors Responsible for the Location of Industries

Classification of Industries  Power
 Transport Geographical Features and their Location
Location & Distribution of the  Water  Factors Causing Changes  Impact of Changing Geographical
Industries on the Basis of  Communication in Critical Geographical Features
Features
 Raw Material Distribution of Major Industries – Iron  Examples of Changing
 Labour & Steel, IT, Cotton Textile Geographicl Features -
 Market Mealting of Ice Sheets,
 Capital Agglomeration & Footloose Industries Desertification etc.
 Land
 Grants & Financial
Incentives

Important Geophysical Phenomena

Earthquakes Volcanoes

 Why Does Earth Shake?  Types of Volcanoes

 Earthquake Waves  What Causes Volcanoes?
 Shadow Zone  Volcanic Landforms
 Types of Earthquake