Jamia Hamdard Residential Coaching Academy

School of Education Traning & Empowerment

Hamdard NagarNew Delhi-110062
UPSC-Mains Test Series

Dated: - 17-12-2019

This is to inform all candidates that UPSC –Mains Mock Test Series will be conducted in the Academy as per the
Schedule given below:

Duration: 2 hrs Time: 2.30 -4.30 pm

S.No. Day & Date Topics to be covered Sources/References

1. Friday,27th G. S. PAPER-II: POLITY AND CONSTITUTION ▪ NCERTs: Class 9 and
December,2019 10 - Democratic
Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, Politics 1 & 2 ▪
amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. ▪ Functions and NCERT: Class 11 -
responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining Indian Constitution at
to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels Work ▪ Indian Polity
and challenges therein. ▪ Separation of powers between various organs by M Laxmikant ▪
dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. ▪ Comparison of the Indian Introduction to the
constitutional scheme with that of other countries. ▪ Parliament and State Constitution of India:
Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & D D Basu ▪ Indian
privileges and issues arising out of these. ▪ Structure, organization and Express, Hindu ▪
functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of Current Affairs
the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their
role in the Polity. ▪ Salient features of the Representation of People's Act. ▪
Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and
responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. ▪ Statutory, regulatory and
 various quasi-judicial bodies.
& Current Affairs
2. Friday,3rd G. S. PAPER-I & III: GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENT AND NCERTs - Class 11
January,2020 DISASTER MANAGEMENT and 12 (Physical and
Human) ▪ Certificate
G. S. PAPER-I: GEOGRAPHY ▪ Physical and Human
Salient features of world's physical geography. ▪ Important Geophysical Geography by Goh
phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., Cheng Leong ▪
geographical features and their location changes in critical geographical Newspapers: The
features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the Indian Express, The
effects of such changes. ▪ Distribution of key natural resources across the Hindu ▪ CBSE - Class
world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); factors 11 (Natural Hazards
responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector and Disaster
industries in various parts of the world (including India). Management)
G. S. PAPER-III:
ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT ▪ Conservation,
environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
▪ Disaster and disaster management. + Current Affairs
3. Friday,10th NIOS – Indian
January,2020 G.S.PAPER-I&II: HISTORY (ART AND CULTURE/MODERN/WORLD), Culture and Heritage
GOVERNANCE & SOCIETY ▪ ▪ NCERT -
Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Introduction to Fine
Architecture from ancient to modern times. ▪ Modern Indian history from Arts ▪ NCERT -
about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present significant Modern India (Bipan
events, personalities, issues. ▪ The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and Chandra) ▪ NCERT -
important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country. ▪ Themes in Indian
History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial History (Part 3) ▪
revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, India's Struggle for
decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism Independence - Bipan
etc.- their forms and effect on the society. ▪ Important aspects of governance, Chandra ▪ NCERT -
transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, World History (Arjun
successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & Dev) ▪ NCERT -
accountability and institutional and other measures. ▪ Role of civil services in Themes in World
 a democracy. ▪ Development processes and the development industry- the History ▪
role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, Newspapers: The
institutional and other stakeholders. ▪ Government policies and interventions Indian Express, The
for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and Hindu ▪ NCERT:
implementation. ▪ Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population Class 12 - Indian
by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, Society ▪ NCERT:
laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of Class 12 - Social
these vulnerable sections. ▪ Issues relating to development and management Change and
of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. ▪ Development in India
Issues relating to poverty and hunger. ▪ Salient features of Indian Society, ▪ NCERT: Class 11
Diversity of India. ▪ Role of women and women's organization, population (Political Theory)
and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their + Current Affairs
problems and their remedies. ▪ Effects of globalization on Indian society ▪
Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism. + Current
Affairs
4. Friday,17th NCERT – Class 11
Januray,2020 G. S. PAPER-III: ECONOMICS ▪ (Indian Economic
Development) ▪ Class
National Income Accounting ▪ Money and Banking ▪ Central Bank and 12 – Macroeconomics
Monetary Policy ▪ Fiscal Policy ▪ Government Budgeting ▪ Inflation ▪ ▪ Economic Survey ▪
External Sector Economics Reforms ▪ Land Reforms ▪ Investment Models ▪ Newspapers: The
Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. ▪ Indian Express, The
Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. ▪ Food Hindu
Processing ▪ Human Capital Formation in India ▪ Inclusive Growth, Poverty + Current Affairs
and Inequality ▪ Employment ▪ Agriculture and its related Issues + Current
Affairs
5. Friday,24th Newspapers: The
Januray,2020 G. S. PAPER-IV: ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND APTITUDE ▪ Indian Express, The
Hindu ▪ Justice by
Important Definitions and Concepts ▪ Civil Services Values ▪ Basic Ethical Michael Sandel ▪
Dilemmas ▪ Fundamentals of Different Schools of Ethical Behaviour NCERT: Class 11
(Political Theory)
6. Friday,31st G. S. PAPER-II: POLITY AND GOVERNANCE – PART 1 Subhash Kashyap -
Januray,2020 Our Constitution, Our
▪ Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, Parliament ▪
amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. ▪ Functions and Introduction to the
responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining Constitution of India:
to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels D D Basu ▪
and challenges therein. ▪ Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme Newspapers: The
with that of other countries. ▪ Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, Indian Express, The
functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out Hindu ▪ Yojana
of these. ▪ Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the 2nd ARC (6th Report
Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups - Local Governance
and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. ▪ Appointment 13th Report -
to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of Organisation
various Constitutional Bodies. ▪ Statutory, regulatory and various quasi- Structure of
judicial bodies. + Current Affairs Government of India)
▪ Kurukshetra ▪ EPW
▪ Three Year Action
Agenda, 2017-18 to
2019-20 - NITI Aay
7. Friday,7th G. S. PAPER-II: POLITY AND GOVERNANCE – PART 2 Our Constitution, Our
February,2020 Parliament: Subhash
▪ Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal Kashyap - ▪
mechanisms and institutions. ▪ Salient features of the Representation of Introduction to the
People's Act. ▪ Important aspects of governance, transparency and Constitution of India:
accountability, egovernance- applications, models, successes, limitations, DD Basu ▪
and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability. ▪ Role of civil Newspapers: The
services in a democracy. ▪ Development processes and the development Indian Express, The
industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, Hindu ▪ Yojana
charities, institutional and other stakeholders. ▪ Government policies and 2nd ARC ▪
interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of Kurukshetra ▪ EPW ▪
their design and implementation. + Current Affairs Three Year Action
Agenda, 2017-18 to
2019-20 - NITI
 Aayog
th
8. Friday,14 G. S. PAPER-I: HISTORY (MODERN AND ART & CULTURE) ▪ NCERT -
February,2020 Introduction to Fine
▪ Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Arts ▪ NCERT -
Architecture from ancient to modern times. ▪ Modern Indian history from Modern India (Bipan
about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present significant Chandra) ▪ NCERT -
events, personalities, issues. ▪ The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and Themes in Indian
important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country. + History (Part 3) ▪
Current Affairs India's Struggle for
Independence - Bipan
Chandra ▪ Spectrum ▪
From Plassey to
Partition: Sekhar
Bandyopadhyay
9. Friday,21st G. S. PAPER-I: WORLD HISTORY AND POST INDEPENDENCE INDIA NCERT: Class 12 -
February,2020 Politics in India since
▪ Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country. ▪ Independence ▪ India
History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial since independence
revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, by Bipan Chandra ▪
decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism Mastering Modern
etc.- their forms and effect on the society. + Current Affairs World History by
Normal Lowe ▪
NCERT - World
History (Arjun Dev) ▪
NCERT - Themes in
World History ▪
NCERT (old) Class 9
and 10 - India and the
Contemporary World
India After Gandhi by
Ramchandra Guha
10. Friday,28th G. S. PAPER-I & PAPER III: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY & DISASTER NCERTs- Class 11 &
February,2020 MANAGEMENT 12 (Physical and
▪ Salient features of world's physical geography. ▪ Important Geophysical Human) ▪ Certificate
phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., Physical and Human
geographical features and their location changes in critical geographical Geography by Goh
features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the Cheng Leong ▪
effects of such changes. ▪ Disaster and disaster management. + Current Newspapers: The
Affairs Indian Express, The
Hindu, Physical
Geography - Savinder
Singh ▪ Down to
Earth Magazine

(Dr. S .S. Ashraf)

Asst Professor, JHRCA

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