APSC Mains GS5 Syllabus Topic List

Disaster Management

 Basics
  Disaster management acts
 Disasters in Assam
 Land slide
 Flood
 Earthquake
 Boat capsizes
 Others
  Management of disasters
 State disaster Response force
 Disaster preparedness

Assam Security Issues

 Internal Security in Assam

 Problems of terrorism
 Basics
 2008 serial blasts
 Others
 Insurgency in Assam
 ULFA
 BLT
 Others
 Security Organisations
 Issue with money laundering and black money
 Cyber security
 Naxal issue
 Recent Development
Assam Environment and Bio Diversity


 Environment and ecology of Assam
 Biodiversity in Assam
 Protected Area Network
 Man Animal conflict
 Problem of climate change
 Environmental Organisation
 Pollution
 Government initiatives
 Assam Economy  Renewable energy
 Others
1. Structure of Assam Economy 8. Economic planning

 Basics  Assam during 5 year plans

 Primary  NITi Ayog and Assam
 Secondary  Issues with planning
 Tertiary 9. Progress and prospect of
2. Growth and Development of Assam industrialization

 GDP Since independence  The tea industry

 Slow growth  Basics
 Poverty  Issues with tea industry
 Education  Coal industry
 Health  Petroleum industry
 Others  Handloom
3. Agriculture development  Textiles
 Others
 State of agriculture  Prospects of industrialization
 Different crops and production 10. Public sector enterprises and issues
 Problems
 Land reforms  Assam Petrochemicals Limited
 Productivity  Assam State Fertilizers and
4. Industrial development Chemicals Ltd.
 Power distribution companies
 Cachar Sugar Mills Ltd.

 Industrial Papers (Assam) Ltd.
 Status of industries
 Other PSU
 Industrial policies
 Issues
 Recent developments
 Government efforts 11. Recent developments
 Exports
5. Service sector  Mega food park
 Bamboo park
 Status of the sector  Plastic parks
 Tourism  Software technologies park
 Banking  Organic farming
 Trade  Aerocity
 Transport 12. Recent policies
6. Infrastructure
 Industrial policy 2014
 Basics  Population policy
 Major infra projects  Tourism policy 2017
 Transport sector  Start up policy
 Communication  Sugar policy
 Others  IT and electronics policies
7. Resources  Bamboo mission
 Organic farming
 Schemes
 Natural resources  Women
 Human resources  Child and newborn
 Girl child
 Farmers
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 St
 Obc
 Disabled person
 Old age people
 Labours
 Minorities
 Education
 Health
 Skill development
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Assam Polity

1.Historical perspectives Panchayatiraj system in Assam


Assam in 21st century

3. Chief Ministers of Assam
Assam during British rule
Election during British rule
Sadullah ministry 4. Governors of Assam
Bordoloi ministry
Cabinet mission
5. Constitutional bodies
Sylhet referendum
System of government adopted
2. Assam Since independence Advocate general of the state

State Election commission

Assam Public Service

Migrant crisis
Commission
State reorganizations
 Others
Border issues
6. Other bodies
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Others State information commission

Language movement State human rights commission

Assam during emergency Lokayukta

ULFA issue 7. Important Acts
Assam movement
Beginning
Assam Panchayatiraj Act 1994
Intensification
Citizenship Amendment Act
Mass satyagraha
PRANAM Act
Nellie Massacre
Others
Assam Accord
8. Local governments in Assam
IMDT Act
Bodo movement
Basics  History
Bhupinder singh committee  Panchayatiraj
Bodo Accord  Municipality
BTC Accord  Others
9. 6  Scheduled Areas in Assam
th
 Autonomous councils by
government
 Territorial council under
6th Schedule Basics
6th Schedule
Powers under 6th schedule
 Statutory Autonomous council
Karbi Anglong
under state acts
North Cachar
10. Autonomous councils
  Development councils under the  Sonowal Kachari Autonomous
state Council
 Autonomous Councils under  Development councils
6th schedule  Moran
 Bodoland Territorial Council  Motok
 Dima Hasao Autonomous  Chitia
District Council  Girkha
 Karbi Anglong Autonomous  Others
District Council 11. Other topics
 Statutory Autonomous council
 Rabha Hasong Autonomous
 Citizen charter
Council
 Public policy
 Mising Autonomous Council
 Two child policy
 Tiwa Autonomous Council
 Legal Rights
 Deori Autonomous Council
 Others
 Thengal Kachari Autonomous
Council
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Assam Geography

1.Location and basics about Assam

 Pressure
Basics  Humidity
Administrative divisions  Winds
2. Physiography of Assam  Others
 Climatic Seasons
 Pre monsoon
  Monsoon
Physiographic division  Retreating monsoon
The Brahmaputra Valley  Dry season
The Barak Valley 5. Soils
The Karbi Plateau
Barail and southern hills
3. The River systems of Assam Alluvial soil

Piedmont soil

Hill soil

Brahmaputra river Laterite soil

Barak river 6. Forest and natural vegetation
4. Climate of Assam
 Tropical evergreen
 Basic characteristics  Tropical semi evergreen
 Temperature  Tropical moist deciduous
 Riverine forest
 Tropical dry deciduous

7. Wildlife and biodiversity Hotspots


Threatened species

Flora and fauna

 Basics
8. Population and settlement of Assam
 National parks
 Wildlife sanctuaries
 Biodiversity  Characteristics
  Trend in population growth
 Distribution of population
 Ethnic and linguistic diversity
9. Transport system

 Road
 Railways
 Waterway
 Airways
 Problems of transport system
10. Resources

 Types and characteristics

 Natural resources
 Human resources
 Others
11. Industries

 Basics
 Problems in industrial
development
 Industrial policy 2008
 Mining Industries
 Oil
 Coal
 Natural gas
 Limestones
 Cement
 Handicraft industries
 Textile
 Bamboo craft
 Bel Metal industry
 Agro based industries
 Food processing Assam History
 Rubber
 Tea 1. Historical Sources
 Fishery
 Silk industry
 Power industries  Literary sources
 Service sectors  Religious books
 Tourism  Manuscripts
 Information technology  Stone inscriptions
 Banking  Foreigners account
 Others  Archaeological sources
 Inscriptions
 Coinage
 Architecture
2. Ancient Mythological history

 Origin of the name Kamrupa

 Danava Dynasty
 Mahirana Danava
 Kirat ruler Ghatatkasur
  Arrival of Aryans  Ratnapal
 Pragjyotishpur Kingdom  Bargoain inscription
 Narakasur  Sualkuchi inscription
 Bhagadatta  Jayapal
 Vajradatta 7. Gauda rule in Assam
 Subahu and Suparna
 King Bhismaka of Kundil/Sadiya
Rama Pal
 King Bali of Sonitpur/Tezpur
Defeated Jayapal of kamrupa
 King Banasura
Tingya deb
 King Bhaluka
Vaidya deb
 Bhalukpung
Buddha deb
 King Debeswar
8. Mohammedan invasion
 Jogini Tantra
 Saka era
 King Dharmapala  First invasion 1206
 Guwahati as capital  Second invasion 1257
 Sage Kendu Kulai 9. The Barobhuyans
 King Arimatta
3. 4  to 12  century Assam
th th

 Origin and sources
 Archaeological Sources  Gura charita
 Nidhaanpur copper plate  Shankar charita
 Doobi plate  Contribution of Barobhuyans
 Other historical sources 10. Chutia kingdom 12th century
4. Varman Dynasty(4thcentury to 650AD)
 Ethno History and Territory
 Maharajadhiraj Pushya Varman  King Birpal 1189
 Samudra Varman  Religion
 Bala Varman  Polity
 Allahabad pillar inscription  Economy
 Importance of Mahabhuti  Decline
Varman 11. Kachari Kingdom
 Badganga inscription
 Aphsad epigraph
 Origin
 Defeat of Susthita Varman by
 War with Koch
Mahasengupta
 War with Ahoms
 Bhaskar Varman
 Tamradhvaj singha
 Alliance with Harsha
 Decline
 Hiuen Tsang
12. Jayantia Kingdom
 War with Gauda
 Kamrupa as described by Hiuen
Tsang  Origin
5. Salastambha dynasty (7th century-990  Dhanmanik
AD)  War with Koch and Ahom
 Decline
13. Koch Kingdom 16th century
 Shri Harshadeva
 Hayunthal epigraph
 Harjjaravarman  Land, people and early history
 Tyaga Singha  Kingship and state formation
6. Pala Dynasty (990AD- 1138AD)  Hariya Mandal
 Bisva Singha 1515
 Administration
 Brahmapal
 Religious policy
  Relation with Ahom
 Narnarayan/Malla Deb 1540
 Expansion and War
 Religious policy
 Ain E Akbari’s description
 Development of literature
 Gosain Kamal Ali
 Sukladhvaj/ Chilarai
 Commander in chief and wars
 Death
 War with Ahoms
 War with Kachari
 War with Jaintia, Tippera and
Sylhet
 Economy and coinage
 Culture and Religion
 Decline of Koch dynasty
14. Early state formation in Kapili Valley
 Historical sources
 Sources about Devaka state
 Ptolemy
 Kalika puran
 Rajmala
 Allahabad stone pillar
 Gachtal stone pillar
15. The advent of Ahoms 13th century
 Origin of Ahoms
 Sukapha 1228-1268
 Charaideo capital
 Moran and Borahi subjugation
 Ministerial rules
 1376-1380
 1389-1397
 Sudangpha/Bamuni Konwar
1397
 Brahminical influence
 War with Tipams and Patkai
Sacrifice
 Dhola town & Charguya
capital
 Suhungmung/Swarganarayan
1497
 Bakota Capital and Dihngiya
Raja
 Chutia annexation & Sadiya
Khowa Gohain
 Kachari annexation
 Naga Expedition
 Reform in administration
  Barpatragohains
 Invasion by Mughals
 Rikkhavan Ceremony
 Srimanta Shankdev and
Vaishnavism
 Achievement of Suhungmung
 Suklengmung
 Garhgaon capital
 Hostilities with Koch
 Starting of Coinage
 Naga Ali
 Sukhampha
 Propagation of Vaishnavism
 Susengpha/Pratap Singha 1603
 Ahom-Mughal War
 Reform in Administration
and Barphukan and
BarBaruah post
 Budhiswarganarayan
 Introduction of Pyke System
 Sutyingpha/Nariya raja
 Sutamla/Jaydhvaj Singha 1648
 Muhammadan invasion
 Attack by Mir Jhumla
 Supungmung/Chakradhvaj
Singha 1663
 War with Mughal
 Udayaditya Singha
 Saraighat War 1671
 Lachit Barphukan
 Laluk Sola Barphukan
 Gadapani/Supatpha 1681
 Itakhulir Rann
 Religious policy
 Architecture
 Lai/Rudra Singha 1696
 Architecture
 Rang Ghar
 Bihu and Culture
 Expansion
 Achievement of Rudra
Singha/Sutanpha/Shiva
Singha
 Religious policy
 Architecture
 Susenpha/Pramatta Singha 1744
 Architecture
 Ranghar contruction in
present form
 Surampha/Rajeswar Singha
 Lata Kata Rann
 Architecture
 Burning of Buranjis
 Sunyeopha/Lakshmi Narayan
 Kirtichandra Barbaruah
 Moamoria rebellion
  Gaurinath Singha
 2nd Moamoria rebellion
 Coming of British
 Captain Welsh
 Kamaleswar Singha 1795
 Dandua Droh
 Purnananda Borgohain and
administration
 Sudinpha/Chandrakanta Singha
1810- 1818
 Badan Chandra Barphukan
 First Burmese Invasion 1815
 Purandar Singha 1818-1819
 Second Burmese invasion
1819
 Reinstatement of Chandrakanta
Singha
 Decline of Ahom Rule
 Military technology of Ahoms
 Organisation of military
 Ghote Pike- Mool, Dowal,
Tewal and cultivators
 Dockyards and navy
 Garhs
 Ahom system of governance
 Social conditions during
Ahoms
 Women
 Marriage & customs
 Culture
 Economic Conditions
 Agriculture
 Industry
 Trade
 Coinage
 Literature
 Buranji
 Vashnav literature
 Religion
 Vaisnavism
 Hinduism
 Shaivite
 Shakti cult
 Art and Architecture
 Temples
 Water tanks
 Royal court
16. The Moamoria Rebellion
 Identity of Moamoria
 Causes of rebellion
 Mayamara Sattra and Guru
 Murder of Nityananda deva
 Religious policy of Ahoms
 Socio Economic causes
 Event of the rebellion
 Three phases
 British invasion
 Fourth phase of rebellion
 Result of the rebellion
 Political
 Socio economic
 Formation of Matak
Kingdom
17. Burmese invasion
 Political condition of Assam
 Causes of Burmese invasion
 Purnananda Buragohain’s leadership
 Badanchandra Barphukan
 Burmese interference
 First invasion 1817
 Second invasion 1819
 Third invasion 1821
 Jogeswar Singha
 Maanar Din 1821-1825
 Result of Burmese invasion
 First Anglo Burmese war
 Treaty of Yandaboo
Art and Cultural Development of Assam
1.Assamese Literature
 Phases of development
 Early phase – charyapad and
other literatures
 Middle phase –
PreVaishnavite,
Vasihnavite,Post Vaishnavite
 Modern phase – Arunodoi
era, Junaki era
 On the basis of individuals –
 Hemchandra Gunabhiram
 The Romantik Period
 The present period
 Development of literature
2. Vaishnavite movement
 Shankardev
 Madhavdev
 Vasihnav movement
 Literature and culture
 Others
3. Sufi saint of Assam
 Hazrat Shah Badar
  Hazrat Azan Faqir  Military system and Assam
 Zikir and Zari Light Infantry 1826
4. Assamese Festivals  Agreement with Singpho,
Moamoria And Khamti
 Scott’s reform
 Religious
 Revenue reform
 Agriculture based
 Judicial reform
 Bihu
 Police administration
 Tribal festivals
 Estimate of David Scott
5. Music
 T C Robertson in Assam
 Revenue reform
 Religious music  Administrative reform
 Jyotiprasad Agarwala  Judicial reform
 Bhupen Hazarika  Captain Jenkins
 Folk Music  Revenue reforms
 Others  Other reforms
4. Company’s Expansion in Brahmaputra
Valley
6. Architecture and Sculpture
 Annexation of lower Assam 1828
 Restoration of Ahom monarchy
 Stone inscriptions 1833 – Treaty of Guwahati
 Architecture development  Purandar Singha
7. Paintings  Administration
 Revenue reform
 Development  Judicial reform
 Geet Govinda  Socio economic reform
 Sanchipat  British Annexation of Upper
 Others Assam
8. Assamese heritage  Sadiya
 Matak
 Annexation of Cachar
Gamusa  Treaty of Badarpur 1824
Japi  Govinda Chandra murder
Muga silk 1830
Others  Cachar annexation 1832
Modern Assam History  Cachar placed under Decca
1.Decline of Ahoms 1836
 Annexation of North Cachar
1854
 Causes of decline  Annexation of Jayantia
 Ahom resistance against British  Treaty with Ra Singh 1824
2. The Yandaboo Treaty  Jayantia plain annexed 1835
 Khasi hills annexation
 1824 treaty by David scott
 Coming of British
 Revolt by U Tirrot Singh
 Anglo Burmese War
 1833, U Tirrot Singh
 The Treaty
3. British Conquest of North East India surrender
 Garo hills
 1816 Rangpur annexed
 British interest in the region  1865 separate administrative
 Foundation of British rule unit
 David Scott in Assam
  1874 Garo hills brought  Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini
under chief Commissionerate Sabha 1888
of Assam  1857 Gyan Pradayini Sabha
 Assam under chief  1872 Assamese Literary
Commissionerate 1874 Society
5. Anti British uprising  Jonaki Age
 Hemchandra Goswami
 Lakshminath Beabarua
 First Uprising
 Chandrakkumar Agarwala
 Dhananjoy 1828
 Assam Chatra Sanmilan
 Gomdhar Konwar
 1916
 Second uprising
 Ryot Sabha
 Gadadhar Singha
 Tezpur ryot sabha
 Third uprising 1829
 Nagaon ryot sabha
 Dhananjoy
 All Assam Ryot Sabha 1933
 Peali Phukan
 Ahom Sabha
 Jeuram Dhulia Barua
 1893
 Deuram Dihingia Barua
 Ahom Association 1910
6. Revolt of 1857
 Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha, 1884
 Jagannath Barua
 Maniram Dewan  Assam Association 1903
 Revolt in Assam  Manik Chandra Baruah
 Causes of failure of revolt  Assam Provincial Congress
 Importance of the revolt Committee
7. Peasant’s revolt  

 Raij Mel in Assam 11. Independence movement(1885-1905)

 Phulaguri Dhawa 1861
 Poppy and tamul paan tax
 Formation of INC 1885
 Importance
 Devicharan Barua
 Revolts in lower Assam
 Congress session 1886 Calcutta
 Rangia revolt 1893
 Kalikanta Barkakati
 Lachima revolt 1894
 Devicharan Barua
 Revolt of Patharughat
 Gopinath Bordoloi
 Importance
 Satyanath Borah
8. Tribal revolts
 National movement till 1905
12. National Movement (1905-1934)
 Jaintia revolt 1835
 North Cachar revolt 1881
 Anti partition agitation
 Revolt of Nagas 1878
 Swadeshi Movement
 Revolt of Manipur
 Ambikagiri Roychaudhury
9. Growth of Tea industry
 Seva sangha
 Morley Minto reform
 Robert Bruce and C A Bruce  1911 chief commissioner’s
 Reports by Jenkin and Charlton province
 First tea garden  World War 1
 Rise of tea industry  Montagu Chelmsford reform
 Contribution of Maniram Dewan  Assam and Non Corporation
10. National Awakening in Assam Movement
 Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
 Kuladhar Chaliha
 Growth of Assamese Nationalism  Omeo Kumar Das
 Tarunram Phukan
  Swaraj Party of Assam
 Tarunram Phukan
 Rohini Choudhury
 Gopinath Bordoloi
 Bhanumoti Talukdar
 INC , Pandu Session 1926
 Simon Commission agitation
 Political role of Assam
Chatra Sanmilan
 Lahore session of congress
 Civil Disobedience Movement
 Movement in Assam
 Cunningham circular
 Banar sena- Pushpalata Das
 Mukti Sangha
 Round Table conferences
 Central Legislative Assembly
 Basanta Kumar Das
 Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
13. National Movement (1934-47)
 Govt of India Act 1935
 Bicameral Legislature in Assam
 22 members council
 108 seats Assembly
 Election of 1937
 Sadullah Government
 Congress Coalition Ministry
 Second Sadullah govt
 Governor’s rule
 Quit India Movement and Assam
 Kushal Konwar
 Kanaklata
 Mrityu Bahini
 Election of 1946
 Bordoloi Ministry
 Assam and Cabinet Mission
 Mahendra Mohan Chaudhury
 Bijoy Chandra Bhagawati
 Formation of interim government
 Mountbatten plan
 Gopinath Bordoloi and Gandhi
meeting
 Indian independence Act 1947
14. Women in independence movement
 Non corporation movement
 Girija Devi
 Bidyutprova Devi
 Nalinibala Devi
 Pushpalata Das
 Chandraprabha Saikiani
 Bhanumoti Talukdar
 Assam Women Association 1926
 Civil Disobedience 1930
 Banar Sena
 Pushpalata Das
 Mukti Sangha
 Kamrup Mohila Samiti
 Quit India Movement
 Mrityu Bahini
 Kanaklata Barua
 All Assam Girl Students
Committee
 Shanti Sena
15. Important Personalities
 Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
 Omeo Kumar Das
 Ambikagiri Roychaudhury
 Tarunram Phukan
 Manik Chandra Barua
 Devicharan Barua
 Others
16. Development of Press in Assam
17. Development of Education
18. Impact of British rule

 Economic impact
 Political
 Socio economic
 Cultural
 Others
19. Post-independence Assam

 Gopinath Bordoloi ministry
 Bishnuram Medhi ministry
 Language revolt of 1960
 Bimala Prasad chaliha ministry
 Mohendra Mohan Chaudhury
ministry
 Problem of illegal migration
 Assam Agitation
 Assam Accord
 Problems of insurgency and
ULFA