Subject Wise 3.0 2024

INSIGHTS SUBJECT-WISE PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2024
(full package)
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1. Tests on Previous Years’ UPSC Question Papers + Discussion Videos + Strategy
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2. SUBJECT-WISE 3.0 2024 Schedule
3. INSTA Preparatory Classes Strategy (recorded)
4. Notes & Sources
5. Subscription details
1. Previous Years’ UPSC Papers + Discussion & Strategy Videos
Date Subject
Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2015 Discussion Video


Pre-loaded Strategy & Tips to Solve MCQs & To follow the Prelims Test Series
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2. SUBJECT-WISE 2.0 2024 Schedule
Date Subject Syllabus Sources

Essential Tests
General Studies Test 1 : Prelims Test 1
10th July 2023 General Studies: Ancient History Old NCERT
Monday Ancient • Prehistoric period • Ancient India – R S
& ■ Paleolithic Sharma
Medieval India ■ Mesolithic • Medieval India – Sat-
■ Neolithic ish Chandra
■ Chalcolithic
• Harappan / Indus Valley New NCERT
Civilization • Our pasts – I
• Vedic Age • Our pasts – II
■ Early Vedic period • Themes – I
■ Later Vedic period • Themes – II
• Mahajanapadas & Rise of
Magadh TamilNadu History
• Religious Reforms Textbook - Class XI
• Iranian & Macedonian Inva-
sion Current Affairs:
• Mauryan Age (1/1/2023- 9/7/2023)
• Post Mauryan Age from the below sources.
■ Indo Greek Invasion
○ Indo-Greeks Sources:
○ Parthians • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
○ Shaka rent Affairs Quiz.
○ Kushanas • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
○ Indo-Sassanian rent Affairs.
■ Sungas • PRIME Notes
■ Kanvas • INSIGHTS REVISION
■ Satavahanas THROUGH MCQs
• Guptas Age
• Sangam Age
• Regional Kingdoms
• Post Guptas Age
■ Harshavardhana
■ Pallava
■ Chalukya
Medieval History
• Triparty Struggle
Prathiharas
Palas
• Chola Empire
• Turkish conquest of India
Ghaznavid
Muhammad Ghuri
• Rajput states
• Delhi sultanate
■ Slave dynasty
■ The Khaljis
■ The Tughlaqs
■ The Sayyids
■ The Lodhis
• Mughal empire (Including
later Mughals)
• Maratha Confederacy
• Southern Dynasties
■ Hoysalas
■ Yadavas
■ Kakatiyas
• Vijaynagara
• Bahmani Kingdom
• Regional kingdoms
• Religious Movements
■ Bhakti Movement
■ Sufi Movement
(Brief History, Salient Features,
Social, Economics,Religious and
Cultural conditions of all the
above)
• Current Affairs
General Studies Test 2: Prelims Test 2
18th July 2023 General Studies: • Architecture
Tuesday ■ Cave Architecture • Introduction to Indi-
Art ■ Temple Architecture an art (NCERT class
& ■ Indo-Islamic Architec- 11th)
Culture ture • Living Craft Tra-
■ Modern Architecture ditions of India
(Under Indus Valley Civilization, (NCERT class 12th)
The Mauryan Architecture, The • Indian Culture by
Sungas, Kushanas, Satavahanas Nitin Singhania
& Guptas, Post Guptas, Delhi-Sul- • CCRT - Art and Cul-
tanate, Mughals etc) ture
• Sculpture -- Indian Sculpture

and Different schools of Art Current Affairs:
• Indian Paintings (1/1/2023 -17/7/2023)
■ Pre historic painting & from the below sources.
Cave paintings
■ Mural Paintings • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Miniature Paintings - rent Affairs Quiz.
Pala School, Rajput Paint- • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
ings, Mughal Paintings, rent Affairs.
Hill paintings etc. • PRIME Notes
■ Folk Paintings • INSIGHTS REVISION
■ Modern Indian Paintings THROUGH MCQs
■ Personalities Associated
• Religion
■ Hinduism
■ Jainism
■ Buddhism
■ Islam
■ Christianity
■ Zoroastrianism
■ Judaism
• Philosophy
■ Six Schools of Philosophy
■ Ajivika
■ Lokayata etc.
• Indian Music
■ Classical Music
○ Hindustani Music
○ Carnatic Music
■ Folk Music Tradition
■ Modern Music
■ Personalities
• Indian Dance
■ Classical Dance forms in
India – Odissi, Kathak,
Kathakali, Mohiniat-
tay, Sattriya, Manipuri,
Bharatanatyam, Kuchipu-
di
■ Folk Dances
■ Modern Dance in India
• Theatre
■ Sanskrit Theatre
■ Folk Theatre
■ Modern Theatre
■ Personalities
• Puppetry
■ History
■ Different forms of Pup-
petry in
■ People Associated with
Theatres
• Indian Cinema and
• Circus
• Bhakti & Sufi Movement
• Language & Literature
■ Indian Language
○ Classical Languag-
es
○ Scheduled Lan-
guages
■ Indian Literature
○ Religious Litera-
ture
○ Secular Literature
• Fairs, Festivals and Craft
■ Religious Festivals,
■ Secular
■ Festivals (States & UT’s)
■ Art & Crafts
• Science & Technology
■ Ancient, Science & Tech-
nology
■ Medieval Science & Tech-
nology
■ Famous Personalities in
■ Ancient and Medieval
India
• Promotion and Preservation
of Indian Heritage
■ Indian Word Herit-
age Sites – Tangible &
non-tangible heritage,
Tentative list
■ Cultural Heritage Sites
■ Natural Heritage Sites
■ Important Institutions
28th July2023 Modern India • Fall of Mughals • Our past III (Both
Friday (Pre-Congress • Advent of Europeans part 1 & part 2
phase) ■ Coming of Europeans --NCERT class VIII)
■ Struggle among Europe- • Themes in Indian
ans History – III (NCERT
■ Rise of East India Com- Class XII)
pany • A brief History of
• India under East India Com- Modern India –
pany’s Rule Spectrum Publica-
■ Administration tion
■ Political policies • Struggle for India’s
○ Regulating Act of Independence – Bip-
1773 in Chandra
○ Pitt’s India Act
1784
○ Charter acts of
1784, 1793, 1813,1833,
1853
■ British Expansion policy:
Doctrine of lapse, Subor-
dinate alliance etc.
■ Economic policies and
their impact
○ Agricultural pol-
icies
○ Famine policy
■ Foreign Policies
■ Social Policies
○ Education Policies
○ Religious policies
• Indian Kingdoms in 18th
century: Marathas, Punjab,
Mysore, Hyderabad etc.
• Socio - Religious Reform
Movements in the 19th and
20th CE India – Arya Samaj,
Brahmo Samaj , etc.
• The Great Revolt of 1857
• Changes in Indian Adminis-
tration after 1858 - GOI ACT
1858, Councils Act, 1861,
1892.
• Growth of Political Ideas and
Political Organisations (up
to 1885)
CSAT TEST 1: Prelims Test 4
28th July 2023 1. Comprehension
Friday 2. Basic numeracy & General mental ability
(a) Numbers
(b) HCF & LCM
(c) Averages
(d) Ratio & Proportion
(e) Percentage
(f) Profit & Loss
(g) Simple interest & Compound interest
(h) Problems on ages
(i) Problems on clock
(j) Partnership
(k) Pipes & cistern

7th August 2023 General Studies: • Foundation of the Indian Na- • Our past III (Both
Monday Modern India tional Congress part 1 & part 2
(National Move- • National movement (1885 - --NCERT class VIII)
ment) 1919) • Themes in Indian
■ Moderate Phase (1885 – History – III (NCERT
1905) Class XII)
■ Partition of Bengal and • A brief History Of
the Swadeshi Movement Modern India –
■ The first phase of Revo- Spectrum Publica-
lutionary and Terrorist tion
Movement • Struggle for India’s
■ The Morley-Minto Independence – Bip-
Reforms or the Indian in Chandra
Councils Act, 1909
■ The Lucknow Pact (1916)
■ The Home Rule Move-
ment
• National movement (1919 -
1939)
■ Montague-Chelmsford
Reforms or the Govern-
ment of India act, 1919
■ The Khilafat Movement
(1920-22) and Non-Co-
operation Movement
■ The Left MovementThe
second phase of Revo-
lutionary and Terrorist
Movement
■ Anti-Simon Commission
Agitation (1928-29)
■ Nehru Report, 1928 Current Affairs:
■ The Lahore Session, 1929 (1/1/2023-6/8/2023)
■ The Civil Disobedience from the below sources.
Movement
■ The Government of India • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
Act, 1935 rent Affairs Quiz.
■ Provincial Elections and • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
Formation of popular rent Affairs.
Ministries in Provinces, • PRIME Notes
1937 • INSIGHTS REVISION
THROUGH MCQs
• Freedom to Partition (1939
- 1947)
■ The Second World War
and the National Move-
ment
■ The August Offer 1940
■ The Individual Satyagra-
ha 1940-41
■ The Cripps Proposal,
1942
■ The Quit India Move-
ment, I942
■ Subhash Bose and Indian
National Army
■ Rajagopalachari Formula
& Desai Liaqat Plan
■ Wavell Plan and Simla
Conference 1945
■ General Elections in
India, 1945
■ Naval Mutiny: 1946
■ The Indian Independence
Act, 1947
• Other Dimensions
■ Tribal Movements
■ Peasants Movement
■ Dalit Movements
■ Women movement
■ Role of Press and Publi-
cations
■ Role of Business groups
• Miscellaneous: Reforms /
Acts / Committee, Congress
Sessions, Governor –General
Viceroys etc.
17th August 2023 General Studies: Physical Geography of the world • Fundamentals of
Thursday Geography • Origin and evolution of Uni- Physical Geography
(World Geography) verse Solar system (NCERT Class XI)
■ Geological History of the • Fundamentals of
Earth Human Geography
■ Geological Time scale (NCERT Class XII)
Latitude and Longitude • Goh Cheng Leong -
including important Par- Certificate Physical
allels and Meridians and Human Geogra-
■ Motions of the Earth and phy
their effects Inclination
of the Earth’s Axis and its Current Affairs:
effects (1/1/2023-16/8/2023)
■ Local and Standard Time from the below sources.
and the International
Date Line, Calendar • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Eclipses - Solar, Lunar rent Affairs Quiz.
• Geomorphology • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Interior structure of the rent Affairs.
earth • PRIME Notes
■ Rock • INSIGHTS REVISION
■ Landform Development THROUGH MCQs
■ First order (continental
drift theory, sea floor
spreading, plate tectonics
theory)
■ Second order (Moun-
tains, Plateaus, Plains &
other landforms)
■ Internal forces & their
impact - Volcanoes,
Earthquakes,
■ Folding, Faulting, Isos-
tasy
■ External forces & their
impact - Weathering,
Erosion & landforms thus
developed
• Climatology
■ Structure, Composition
of atmosphere
■ Weather & Climate
■ Heat & temperature
○ Insolation
○ Heat Budget
○ Distribution of
temperature
○ Temperature
Inversion
■ Pressure and Pressure
belts
■ Winds
○ Planetary winds
○ Seasonal winds
○ Local winds
■ Precipitation-Forms &
Types, Distribution of
rainfall
■ Air Masses
■ Cyclones and anti-cy-
clones
■ World Climatic regions
• Oceanography
■ Bottom relief Features
■ Ocean waves, currents,
tides & Tsunamis
■ Temperature distribution
■ Salinity distribution
■ Marine resources
• Biogeography
■ Soils
○ Classification
○ Distribution
○ Erosion & Conser-
vation
■ Biomes
World Economic and Human Ge-

ography:
• Natural resources and min-
eral resources and distribu-
tion of key natural resources
across the world
• Agriculture and agro-climat-
ic regions
• Industry and location factors
• Infrastructure
• World Population, density &
distribution, races & tribes,
• settlements & migration
Continents - Major physical fea-

tures, natural resources
27th August 2023 General Studies: Physical Geography of India • India Physical En-
Sunday Geography vironment (NCERT
(Indian Geography) • Location Class XI)
■ Latitude • India - People and
■ Longitude Economy (NCERT
■ Physiographic division of Class XII)
India • Mapping – India
○ Northern Moun-
tains Current Affairs:
○ Plains of India (1/1/2023-26/8/2023)
○ Peninsular Pla- from the below sources.
teau
○ Islands of India • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Drainage System rent Affairs Quiz.
○ Himalayan Drain- • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
age System rent Affairs.
○ Peninsular Drain- • PRIME Notes
age System • INSIGHTS REVISION
○ Other small river THROUGH MCQs
system
• Indian Climate
■ Spatial and temporal dis-
tribution of temperature
& pressure
■ Winds
■ Rainfall
○ Indian Monsoon
■ Mechanism
■ Onset
■ Variability
○ Rainfall distribu-
tion
■ Climatic Regions of India
• Soils
■ Classification of Soils
■ Problems of Soil and
Conservation
• Indian Flora & Faun
■ Forests and their distri-
bution
■ Forest Conservation
■ Fauna
Indian Economic and Human Ge-

ography
• Agriculture typology and
major Crops grown in India
• Agro-Climatic Regions
• Land Reforms and Land use
pattern
• Animal Husbandry, Fisheries
and Aquaculture
• Water Resources- Availa-
bility and potential: Lakes,
rivers, dams, power and
irrigation projects, wetlands
and interlinking of rivers
• Mineral Resources- classifi-
cation and distribution
• Energy Resources- conven-
tional and non-conventional
resources
• Population and Growth
trends - density, sex ratio,
literacy, tribes and racial
groups in India
• Rural and Urban Settle-
ments- types and patterns
• Industries- types and their
locational factors
• Transport and Communi-
cation -railways, highways,
inland
• water transport, shipping
and sea-ports, air transport
Map Based Questions from In-

dia (Location of state, city, river,
lakes, important places includ-
ing Ramsar sites, Biosphere Re-
serves, Wildlife Sanctuaries and
National Parks)
27th August 2023 1. Comprehension
Sunday 2. Basic numeracy & General mental ability
(a) Time & work
(b) Time & Distance
(c) Boats & streams
(d) Problems on trains
(e) Permutation & combination
(f) Probability
(g) charts, graphs, tables etc.

4th Sep 2023 General Studies: 1 Full GS 1 Syllabus Sources Mentioned for
Monday (Revision of GS Test 1 to 6) GS Tests 1 – 6
Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023- 3/9/2023)
from the below sources.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION
THROUGH MCQs

20th Sep 2023 General Studies: • Constitutionalism • Indian Constitution
Wednesday • Historical Underpinnings at Work (NCERT
Polity • Evolution & Making of the Class XI)
Constitution • LAXMIKANTH – In-
• Features and Significant dian Polity
Provisions
• Political systems
• Democratic & Non-Demo-
cratic
• Parliamentary & Presidential
• Unitary & Federal
• Direct and Representative
• Republic and Monarchy etc.
• The Preamble
• Constitutionalism Current Affairs:
• Historical Underpinnings (1/1/2023-19/9/2023)
• Evolution & Making of the from the below sources.
Constitution
• Features and Significant • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
Provisions rent Affairs Quiz.
• Political systems • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Democratic & Non-Demo- rent Affairs.
cratic • PRIME Notes
• Parliamentary & Presidential • INSIGHTS REVISION
• Unitary & Federal THROUGH MCQs
• Direct and Representative
• Republic and Monarchy etc.
• The Preamble
• The Union and its Territory
• Citizenship
• Fundamental Rights
• Directive Principles
• Fundamental Duties
• Amendment of Constitution
• Basic Structure of the Con-
stitution
• Emergency Provisions
• Central Government
■ President of India
■ Vice President of India
■ Prime minister
■ Central Council of Minis-
ters, Parliament
• State Government
■ Gover-
nor1/6/2022-31/8/2022
■ Chief Minister
■ State Council of Ministers
■ State Legislature
• Judiciary
■ Supreme Court
■ High Courts
■ Subordinate Courts
• Indian Federalism
■ Centre-State Relations
■ Inter-state Relations
• Local Government
■ Panchayati Raj
■ Local Urban Government
30th Sep 2023 Polity • Other Dimensions • Indian Constitution
Saturday ■ Official Language at Work (NCERT
■ Public Services Class XI)
■ Tribunals • LAXMIKANTH – In-
■ Special provisions for dian Polity
SCs, STs, BCs, Minorities
& Anglo-Indians Current Affairs:
■ Rights and liabilities of (1/1/2023-29/9/2023)
the Government from the below sources.
■ Authoritative text in Hin-
di Language • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Anti-defection law rent Affairs Quiz.
• Political dimensions • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Ministries and Depart- rent Affairs.
ments of the Government • PRIME Notes
■ Pressure groups • INSIGHTS REVISION
■ Elections & political THROUGH MCQs
parties
■ Representation of People’s
Act
■ Election Process
■ Governance
■ Transparency & Account-
ability
■ RTI
■ Citizen’s Charter
■ e-Governance
• Constitutional Bodies
■ Election Commission
■ Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC)
■ State Public Service Com-
mission (SPSC)
■ Finance Commission
■ CAG
■ Attorney general of India
■ Advocate general of India
■ Special officer for Lin-
guistic Minorities
■ National Commission for
Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
Scheduled Tribes (NCST)
Backward Castes (NCBC)
etc.
• Non-Constitutional Bodies
NITI Aayog, NHRC, SHRC,
CIC, SIC, CVC, CBI, Lokpal,
Lokayukta, NCPCR etc.
30th Sep 2023 Revision test of CSAT Test 1 & Test 2 Syllabus
Saturday

10th Oct 2023 Polity • International Institutions • Indian Constitution
Tuesday UN, World Bank, IMF, WIPO, at Work (NCERT
ADB, BRICS etc. Class XI)
• LAXMIKANTH – In-
• Government Schemes dian Polity
Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-9/10/2023)
from the below sources.
rent Affairs Quiz.
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
THROUGH MCQs

18th Oct 2023 General Studies • Full GS 2 Prelims Sources Mentioned for
Wednesday • (Revision of GS Test 8-10) GS Test 8 – 10
Current Affairs:
( 1 / 1 / 2 0 2 3 -
17/10/2023) from the
below sources.
rent Affairs Quiz.
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
THROUGH MCQs
3rd Nov 2023 Economics • National Income Ac-
Friday counting: • Indian Economic Develop-
■ Definition ment (NCERT Class XI)
■ Concepts: GDP, GNP, • RAMESH SINGH – Indian
Market Price and Economy
Factor Cost, NNP,
NDP, transfer pay-
ments, National in- Current Affairs:
come at FC, Personal (1/1/2023-2/11/2023)
Income, disposable from the below sources.
income, factors
affecting national
income, net foreign • INSIGHTSIAS Current
facto income Affairs Quiz.
■ Measurement of • INSIGHTSIAS Current
national income: Affairs.
value added meth- • PRIME Notes
od, income method, • INSIGHTS REVISION
expenditure method, THROUGH MCQs
Application of var-
ious methods, Base
year, GDP deflator
■ Debates around GDP
and other indices
• Money and Banking

■ Money
○ Definition
○ Functions and
significance
○ Evolution of
Money
○ Money supply
in India and fac-
tors affecting it
■ Banking
○ Need of banks
○ Function
○ Commercial
Banks
■ Central Bank:
○ Importance
○ Functions
○ Structure
○ Monetary
Policy
○ Policy tools,
(CRR, SLR, OMO,
Repo and Rev
Repo, MSF etc.)
■ Banking Reforms
• Capital Markets & Mon-
ey Markets
■ Basic Terms and
Concepts, Equity and
debt Instruments
■ Primary market and
Secondary markets
etc.
• Inflation and Employ-

ment
■ Inflation
○ Definition
○ Inflationary
Gap and Inflation-
ary process
○ Inflation Cy-
cles: Demand Pull
Inflation, Cost
Push Inflation,
○ Causes of
Inflation
○ Inflation Con-
trol measures
■ Unemployment
○ Types of
Unemployment:
Structural, Sea-
sonal, Frictional,
Cyclical
○ Nature of
Unemployment in
India
• Government budgeting
and Fiscal Policy
■ Budgeting
○ Evolution of
Budgeting
○ Institutions
and Laws
○ The Union
Budget: Compo-
nents - Revenue
Account,
○ Capital Ac-
count, Measures
of Government
Deficit etc.,
○ Weaknesses
in the Budgetary
Process
• Fiscal Policy
■ Public Finance - Role
and Importance,
■ Public Expenditure
- Revenue and Capi-
tal, Development and
Non-Development
■ Public Revenue
○Sources of Revenue
○Taxes
• Classification - Di-
rect and Indirect,
Specific and Ad
Valorem
• Social and Eco-
nomic Objectives
of Taxes
• Public Debt
• Deficit Financing

3rd Nov 2023 1. General mental ability
Friday (a) Series completion
(b) Coding — Decoding
(c) Blood Relations
(d) Puzzle Test
(e) Sequential Output Tracing
(f) Direction Sense Test
(g) Logical Venn diagrams
(h) Alphabet Test
(i) Number, Ranking & Time Sequence Test
(j) Logical Sequence of Words
(k) Arithmetical Reasoning
(l) Inserting the Missing Character
(m) Data Sufficiency
(n) Decision Making
(o) Assertion and Reason
(p) Situation Reaction Test
(q) Verification of Truth of the Statement
13th Nov 2023 Economics • External Sector and Currency Ex- • Indian Economic
Monday change rate Development
■ Balance of Payments: Definition, (NCERT Class
Current and Capital Accounts, XI)
Convertibility • RAMESH SINGH
■ FDI, FII -- issues, challenges etc. – Indian Econ-
■ Foreign Trade of India omy
■ Trade Policy
■ Product wise trade Current Affairs:
■ Region wise trade (1/1/2023-
■ Subsidy boxes 12/11/2023)
■ WTO related issues and India from the below
■ Intellectual Property Rights sources.
• International Trade and Bodies:
■ IMF: Purpose and • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Objectives, Organization and Current Affairs
Functions, Working and Quiz.
■ Evaluation, IMF and Underde- • INSIGHTSIAS
veloped Countries, SDR’s, Current Affairs.
■ Reforms etc., • PRIME Notes
■ World Bank • INSIGHTS REVI-
■ Bilateral and Regional Cooper- SION THROUGH
ation MCQs
• Agriculture:
■ Recent trends in Agriculture
Sector
■ Cropping System and Pattern;
■ Agricultural Marketing and
Reforms
■ Agricultural Research;
■ Sustainable Agriculture;
■ Animal Husbandry
■ PDS
■ Farm distress and government
initiatives
• Industrial Sector:
■ Industrial Policies
■ Licensing
■ MSME
■ Labour Reforms
■ Companies Act
■ Make in India, Skill India
■ Challenges in Industrial develop-
ment
■ Organised and unorganised
sector
■ PPP
■ Investment models
• Initiatives by the govt.
■ Government policies
■ Five-year Plans: Priorities and
Performance, Issues related to
planning
■ Economic Policies till 1991
■ Economic Reforms since 1991:
End of license Raj, Liberaliza-
tion, Privatisation and Globali-
sation
• Infrastructure:
■ IT, Communication, Urbanisa-
tion, Transport, Mining, etc.

23rd Nov. 2023 Ecology & Environ- • Ecology and Functions of an ecosys- • ICSE Environ-
Thursday ment tem mental Stud-
■ Terrestrial ecosystems ies - Class X
■ Aquatic ecosystems (2018 edition
• Environmental pollution – S.Chand Publi-
■ Pollutants cations)
■ Air pollution • Biology – NCERT
■ Water Pollution 12th – Unit 4
■ Soil Pollution • Shankar IAS –
■ Noise Pollution Environment
■ Radioactive pollution
■ E-Waste
■ Solid Waste Current Affairs:
■ Bioremediation (1/1/2023-
• Biodiversity 22/11/2023)
■ Basic Concepts from the below
■ Plant and Animal Diversity sources.
■ Marine Organisms
■ Threat to Biodiversity • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Protected Area Network: Nation- Current Affairs
al parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Quiz.
Biosphere reserves, Reserved and • INSIGHTSIAS
protected forests, Conservation Current Affairs.
and community reserves, Village • PRIME Notes
and panchayat Forests, Private • INSIGHTS REVI-
protected areas, Conservation SION THROUGH
areas MCQs
■ Biodiversity Conservation efforts
■ Indian Biodiversity ad conserva-
tion efforts
■ Bioprospecting
■ Biosafety
■ Biopiracy
3rd Dec. 2023 Ecology & Environ- • Environmental problems: • ICSE Environ-
Sunday ment ■ Climate Change mental Stud-
■ Acidification ies - Class X
■ Eutrophication (2018 edition
■ Ozone Depletion – S.Chand Publi-
■ Mitigation Strategies cations)
■ India and Climate Change • Biology – NCERT
12th – Unit 4
• Conservation efforts: India and • Shankar IAS –
World Environment
■ Institutional and Organizational
mechanisms Current Affairs:
■ Environmental Acts and Policies (1/1/2023-
■ Environmental conventions 2/12/2023) from
■ Sustainable development En- the below sources.
vironmental Monitoring and
Impact Assessment • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs

3rd Dec. 2023 1. Comprehension
Sunday 2. Logical reasoning & Analytical ability
(a) Logic
(b) Statement - Arguments
(c) Statement - Assumptions
(d) Statement - Courses of Action
(e) Statement – Conclusions
(f) Syllogism
13th Dec. 2023 Science • S&T in India NCERT:
Wednesday & Technology ■ Historical Perspective • Class VI to Class
■ Science and Planning X
■ S&T Policies in Independent • Class XI – Chem-
India istry: Unit 14
■ S&T Infrastructure in India • Class XI – Biolo-
■ Department of Science and gy: Units 4 & 5
Technology • Class XII –
• Earth Sciences Chemistry: Unit
■ Weather Forecasting and Climate 16
Research in India • Class XII – Biol-
■ Seismology Research ogy: Units 8, 9
■ Ocean Development & 10
■ Natural Disasters
Science • Energy
& Technology ■ Types of Energy Resources Current Affairs:
■ Fossil Fuels • Science reporter
■ Renewable Sources and their • News papers
Development in India
• Nuclear Science Current Affairs:
■ Radioactivity (1/1/2023-
■ Radioisotopes 12/12/2023)
■ Nuclear Power from the below
■ Applications of Nuclear S&T sources.
■ Safety Issues
■ Nuclear Weapons • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ India’s Nuclear Science Pro- rent Affairs Quiz.
gramme • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Particle Physics rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
■ Information Technology
• INSIGHTS REVI-
■ Electronics SION THROUGH
■ Computers MCQs
■ The Internet
■ Computer Security
■ Telecommunication
■ India and Info-Tech
■ Artificial Intelligence
■ Robots and Robotics
■ Fibre Optics
■ Computer- and IT-Related
Terms and Products
• Lasers
■ Principles and Types
■ Applications
■ Basic Science
■ Industry
■ Defence
■ Nuclear Energy
■ Health and Medical Care
■ Laser Technology in India
• Superconductivity
■ What is Superconductivity
■ Uses and Applications
■ Research in India
• Nanotechnology
■ Understanding Nanotechnology
■ Approaches in Nanotechnology
■ Applications
■ Implications and Various Con-
cerns
■ Nanotechnology in India
■ Nano Mission
• Astronomy and Space Research
■ Astronomy and its Importance
■ The Origin and Development of
the Universe
■ Accelerating Expansion of the
Universe
■ The Objects in the Universe
■ Observing the Universe
■ Space Exploration
■ Elements of Space Research and
Technology
■ Major Space Probes
■ India’s Space Programme
■ India’s Space Ventures
■ Space Applications
■ Milestones in India’s Space Ven-
tures
■ Space-Industry Partnership in
India
■ Export Promotion
■ International Cooperation in
Space
■ Space Garbage and Dealing with
it
• Defence Research and Technology
■ Weapon Innovations of Note
■ Defence R&D in India
• Health and Medicine
■ Disease-Causing Agents
■ Infectious Diseases
■ Non-Infectious or Degenerative
Diseases
■ Deficiency Diseases
■ Allergies
■ Cancer
■ Recent Life Style Concerns
■ Health Policies and Programmes
in India
■ Indian Systems of Medicine and
Homoeopathy
• Genetics
■ What are Genetics?
■ Physical Basis of Heredity
■ Chemical Basis of Heredity
■ Gene Mapping
■ Genome Analysis and Human
Genetics
• Biotechnology
■ What is Biotechnology
■ Biotechnology Techniques
■ Genetic Engineering
■ DNA Fingerprinting
■ Cloning
■ Artificial Insemination and
Embryo
■ Stem Cell Technology
■ Applications of Biotechnology
■ Biotech Research in India
■ Patents and Biotechnology
• Applications of S&T
■ Agriculture and Rural Develop-
ment
■ Basic Resources of Agriculture
■ Environment-Friendly Agricul-
ture
○ Sustainable Agriculture
○ S&T Advancements in
Agricultural Produce in
India
○ Genetically Modified
Crops: Biosafety and Regu-
lation
○ Animal Husbandry
○ Agriculture in Special
Areas
○ Climate-Smart Agricul-
ture
○ Research, Education,
Transfer of Technology in
India
○ S&T and Rural Develop-
ment in India
■ Industry
○ Major R&D Infrastruc-
ture in India
○ Contribution of CSIR
○ Intellectual Property
Rights Comments on the
National IPR Policy

21th Dec. 2023 General Studies 3 Full GS 3 Syllabus (Revision of GS 12- Sources men-
Thursday 16) tioned for GS Test
12-16
Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
20/11/2023)
from the below
sources.
rent Affairs Quiz.
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs
9th Jan. 2024 Ancient History • Ancient History Ancient History
Tuesday and • Prehistoric period
Art & Culture ■ Paleolithic Old NCERT
■ Mesolithic • Ancient India –
■ Neolithic R S Sharma
■ Chalcolithic • Medieval India –
• Harappan / Indus Valley Civiliza- Satish Chandra
tion
• Vedic Age New NCERT
■ Early Vedic period • Our pasts – I
■ Later Vedic period • Our pasts – II
• Mahajanapadas & Rise of Magadh • Themes – I
• Religious Reforms • Themes – II
• Iranian & Macedonian Invasion
• Mauryan Age TamilNadu History
• Post Mauryan Age Textbook - Class XI
■ Indo Greek Invasion
○ Indo-Greeks Art & Culture
○ Parthians • Introduction
○ Shaka to Indian art
○ Kushanas (NCERT class
○ Indo-Sassanian 11th)
■ Sungas • Living Craft
■ Kanvas Traditions of
■ Satavahanas India (NCERT
• Guptas Age class 12th)
• Sangam Age • Indian Culture
• Regional Kingdoms by Nitin Sing-
• Post Guptas Age hania
■ Harshavardhana • CCRT - Art and
■ Pallava Culture
■ Chalukya
Medieval History
• Triparty Struggle
• Prathiharas Palas
• Chola Empire
• Turkish conquest of India
Ghaznavid Muhammad Ghuri
• Rajput states
• Delhi sultanate
■ Slave dynasty
■ The Khaljis
■ The Tughlaqs
■ The Sayyids
■ The Lodhis
• Mughal empire (Including later
Mughals)
• Maratha Confederacy
• Southern Dynasties Current Affairs:
■ Hoysalas (1/1/2023-
■ Yadavas 8/1/2024) from
■ Kakatiyas the below sources.
• Vijaynagara
• Bahmani Kingdom • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Regional kingdoms rent Affairs Quiz.
• Religious Movements • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Bhakti Movement rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
■ Sufi Movement
• INSIGHTS REVI-
(Brief History, Salient Features, Social, SION THROUGH
Economics, Religious and Cultural con- MCQs
ditions of all the above)
Art & Culture
• Architecture
■ Cave Architecture
■ Temple Architecture
■ Indo-Islamic Architecture
■ Modern Architecture
(Under Indus Valley Civilization, The
Mauryan Architecture, The Sungas,
Kushanas, Satavahanas & Guptas, Post
Guptas, Delhi-Sultanate, Mughals etc)
• Sculpture -- Indian Sculpture and

Different schools of Art
• Indian Paintings
■ Pre historic painting & Cave
paintings
■ Mural Paintings
■ Miniature Paintings - Pala
School, Rajput Paintings, Mughal
Paintings, Hill paintings etc.
■ Folk Paintings
■ Modern Indian Paintings
■ Personalities Associated
• Religion
■ Hinduism
■ Jainism
■ Buddhism
■ Islam
■ Christianity
■ Zoroastrianism
■ Judaism
• Philosophy
■ Six Schools of Philosophy
■ Ajivika
■ Lokayata etc.
• Indian Music
■ Classical Music
○ Hindustani Music
○ Carnatic Music
■ Folk Music Tradition
■ Modern Music
■ Personalities
• Indian Dance
■ Classical Dance forms in India –
Odissi, Kathak, Kathakali, Mohini-
attay, Sattriya, Manipuri, Bharatan-
atyam, Kuchipudi
■ Folk Dances
■ Modern Dance in India
• Theatre
■ Sanskrit Theatre
■ Folk Theatre
■ Modern Theatre
■ Personalities
• Puppetry
■ History
■ Different forms of Puppetry in
■ People Associated with Theatres
• Indian Cinema and Circus
• Bhakti & Sufi Movement
• Language & Literature
■ Indian Language
○ Classical Languages
○ Scheduled Languages
■ Indian Literature
○ Religious Literature
○ Secular Literature
• Fairs, Festivals and Craft -Religious
Festivals, Secular Festivals (States &
UT’s), Art & Crafts
• Science & Technology
■ Ancient, Science & Technology
■ Medieval Science & Technology
■ Famous Personalities in
■ Ancient and Medieval India
• Promotion and Preservation of Indian
Heritage
■ Indian Word Heritage Sites – Tangi-
ble & non-tangible heritage, Tenta-
tive list
■ Cultural Heritage Sites
■ Natural Heritage Sites
■ Important Institutions
CSAT TEST 6 : Prelims Test 24
9th Jan. 2024
Revision test of CSAT Test 4 & Test 5 Syllabus
Tuesday
17th Jan. 2024 General Studies: • Fall of Mughals • Our past III
Wednesday • Advent of Europeans (Both part 1 &
Modern India ■ Coming of Europeans part 2 --NCERT
■ Struggle among Europeans class VIII)
■ Rise of East India Company • Themes in Indi-
• India under East India Company’s an History – III
Rule (NCERT Class
■ Administration XII)
■ Political policies • A brief History
○ Regulating Act of 1773
Of Modern In-
○ Pitt’s India Act 1784
dia – Spectrum
○ Charter acts of 1784,
Publication
1793, 1813,1833, 1853
• Struggle for In-
■ British Expansion policy: Doc-
trine of lapse, Subordinate alliance dia’s Independ-
etc. ence – Bipin
■ Economic policies and their im- Chandra
pact
○ Agricultural policies Current Affairs:
○ Famine policy (1/1/2023-
■ Foreign Policies 16/1/2024) from
■ Social Policies the below sources.
○ Education Policies
○ Religious policies • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Indian Kingdoms in 18th century: rent Affairs Quiz.
Marathas, Punjab, • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Mysore, Hyderabad etc. rent Affairs.
• Socio - Religious Reform Movements • PRIME Notes
in the 19th and 20th CE India – Arya • INSIGHTS REVI-
Samaj, Brahmo Samaj, etc. SION THROUGH
MCQs
• The Great Revolt of 1857
• Changes in Indian Administration
after 1858 - GOI ACT 1858, Councils
Act, 1861, 1892.
• Growth of Political Ideas and Political
Organisations (up to 1885)
• Foundation of the Indian National
Congress
• National movement (1885 - 1919)
■ Moderate Phase (1885-1905)
■ Partition of Bengal and the
Swadeshi Movement
■ The first phase of Revolutionary
and Terrorist Movement
■ The Morley-Minto Reforms or the
Indian Councils Act, 1909
■ The Lucknow Pact (1916)
■ The Home Rule Movement
• National movement (1919 - 1939)
■ Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
or the Government of India act,
1919
■ The Khilafat Movement (1920-
22) and Non Cooperation Move-
ment
■ The Left Movement
■ The second phase of Revolution-
ary and Terrorist Movement
■ Anti-Simon Commission Agita-
tion (1928-29)
■ Nehru Report, 1928
■ The Lahore Session, 1929
■ The Civil Disobedience Move-
ment
■ The Government of India Act,
1935
■ Provincial Elections and For-
mation of popular Ministries in
Provinces, 1937
• Freedom to Partition (1939 - 1947)
■ The Second World War and the
National Movement
■ The August Offer 1940
■ The Individual Satyagraha 1940-
41
■ The Cripps Proposal, 1942
■ The Quit India Movement, I942
■ Subhash Bose and Indian Na-
tional Army
■ Rajagopalachari Formula & De-
sai Liaqat Plan
■ Wavell Plan and Simla Confer-
ence 1945
■ General Elections in India, 1945
■ Naval Mutiny: 1946
■ The Indian Independence Act,
1947
• Other Dimensions
■ Tribal Movements
■ Peasants Movement
■ Dalit Movements
■ Women movement
■ Role of Press and Publications
■ Role of Business groups
Miscellaneous: Reforms / Acts / Com-

mittee, Congress Sessions, Governor –
General Viceroys etc.
25th Jan. 2024 General Studies: Physical Geography of the world • Fundamentals of
Thursday Geography • Origin and evolution of Universe Physical Geog-
Solar system raphy (NCERT
■ Geological History of the Earth Class XI)
■ Geological Time scale Latitude • Fundamentals
and Longitude including impor- of Human Geog-
tant Parallels and Meridians raphy (NCERT
■ Motions of the Earth and their Class XII)
effects Inclination of the Earth’s • Goh Cheng Le-
Axis and its effects ong - Certificate
■ Local and Standard Time and the Physical and Hu-
International Date Line, Calen- man Geography
dar • India Physical
■ Eclipses - Solar, Lunar Environment
• Geomorphology (NCERT Class
■ Interior structure of the earth XI)
■ Rock • India - People
■ Landform Development and Economy
■ First order (continental drift (NCERT Class
theory, sea floor spreading, plate XII)
tectonics theory) • Mapping – India
■ Second order (Mountains, Pla- & World
teaus, Plains & other landforms)
■ Internal forces & their impact -
Volcanoes, Earthquakes,
■ Folding, Faulting, Isostasy
■ External forces & their impact
- Weathering, Erosion & land-
forms thus developed
• Climatology
■ Structure, Composition of at-
mosphere
■ Weather & Climate
■ Heat & temperature
○ Insolation
○ Heat Budget
○ Distribution of temper-
ature
○ Temperature Inversion
■ Pressure and Pressure belts
■ Winds
○ Planetary winds
○ Seasonal winds
○ Local winds
■ Precipitation-Forms & Types,
Distribution of rainfall
■ Air Masses
■ Cyclones and anti-cyclones
■ World Climatic regions
• Oceanography • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Bottom relief Features rent Affairs Quiz.
■ Ocean waves, currents, tides & • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
Tsunamis rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
■ Temperature distribution
• INSIGHTS REVI-
■ Salinity distribution
SION THROUGH
■ Marine resources MCQs
• Biogeography
■ Soils
○ Classification
○ Distribution
○ Erosion & Conservation
■ Biomes
World Economic and Human Geogra-
phy:
■ Natural resources and mineral
resources and distribution of
key natural resources across the
world
■ Agriculture and agro-climatic
regions
■ Industry and location factors
■ Infrastructure
■ World Population, density &
distribution, races & tribes,
■ settlements & migration Conti-
nents - Major physical features,
natural resources
Physical Geography of India
• Location
■ Latitude
■ Longitude
■ Physiographic division of India
○ Northern Mountains
○ Plains of India
○ Peninsular Plateau
○ Islands of India
■ Drainage System
○ Himalayan Drainage
System
○ Peninsular Drainage
System
○ Other small river system
• Indian Climate
■ Spatial and temporal distribution
of temperature & pressure
■ Winds
■ Rainfall
○ Indian Monsoon
▶ Mechanism
▶ Onset
▶ Variability
○ Rainfall distribution
■ Climatic Regions of India
• Soils
■ Classification of Soils
■ Problems of Soil and Conserva-
tion
• Indian Flora & Faun
■ Forests and their distribution
■ Forest Conservation
■ Fauna
Indian Economic and Human Geogra-
phy
• Agriculture typology and major
Crops grown in India
• Agro-Climatic Regions
• Land Reforms and Land use pattern
• Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and
Aquaculture
• Water Resources- Availability and
potential: Lakes, rivers, dams, pow-
er and irrigation projects, wetlands
and interlinking of rivers
• Mineral Resources- classification
and distribution
• Energy Resources- conventional
and non-conventional resources
• Population and Growth trends -
density, sex ratio, literacy, tribes
and racial groups in India
• Rural and Urban Settlements- types
and patterns
• Industries- types and their loca-
tional factors
• Transport and Communication
-railways, highways, inland
• water transport, shipping and sea-
ports, air transport
Map Based Questions from India (Lo-

cation of state, city, river, lakes, impor-
tant places including Ramsar sites, Bio-
sphere Reserves, Wildlife Sanctuaries
and National Parks)

31st Jan. 2024 General Studies 1 Full GS 1 Syllabus • Sources Men-
Wednesday (Revision of GS Tests 18- 20) tioned for GS
Tests 18-20
Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
30/1/2024) from
the below sources.
rent Affairs Quiz.
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs
31st Jan. 2024 Wednesday Full Syllabus

8th Feb. 2024 General Studies: • Constitutionalism • Indian Consti-
Thursday • Historical Underpinnings tution at Work
Polity • Evolution & Making of the Constitution (NCERT Class XI)
• Features and Significant Provisions • LAXMIKANTH –
• Political systems Indian Polity
• Democratic & Non-Democratic
• Parliamentary & Presidential
• Unitary & Federal Current Affairs:
• Direct and Representative (1/1/2023-
• Republic and Monarchy etc. 7/2/2024) from the
• The Preamble below sources.
• The Union and its Territory
• Citizenship • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Fundamental Rights rent Affairs Quiz.
• Directive Principles • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Fundamental Duties rent Affairs.
• Amendment of Constitution • PRIME Notes
• Basic Structure of the Constitution • INSIGHTS REVI-
• Emergency Provisions SION THROUGH
• Central Government MCQs
■ President of India
■ Vice President of India
■ Prime minister
■ Central Council of Ministers, Par-
liament
■ Governor
■ Chief Minister
■ State Council of Ministers
■ State Legislature
• Judiciary
■ Supreme Court
■ High Courts
■ Subordinate Courts
16th Feb. 2024 General Studies: • Central Government • Indian Consti-
Friday ■ President of India tution at Work
Polity ■ Vice President of India (NCERT Class
■ Prime minister XI)
■ Central Council of Ministers, • LAXMIKANTH –
Parliament Indian Polity
■ Governor
■ Chief Minister Current Affairs:
■ State Council of Ministers (1/1/2023-
■ State Legislature 15/2/2024) from
• Judiciary the below sources.
■ Supreme Court
■ High Courts • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Subordinate Courts Current Affairs
• Indian Federalism Quiz.
■ Centre-State Relations • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Inter-state Relations Current Affairs.
• Local Government • PRIME Notes
■ Panchayati Raj • INSIGHTS REVI-
■ Local Urban Government SION THROUGH
• Other Dimensions MCQs
■ Official Language
■ Public Services
■ Tribunals
■ Special provisions for SCs, STs,
BCs, Minorities & Anglo-Indians
■ Rights and liabilities of the Gov-
ernment
■ Authoritative text in Hindi Lan-
guage
■ Anti-defection law
• Political dimensions
■ Ministries and Departments of
the Government
■ Pressure groups
■ Elections & political parties
■ Representation of People’s Act
■ Election Process
■ Governance
■ Transparency & Accountability
■ RTI
■ Citizen’s Charter
■ e-Governance
• Constitutional Bodies
■ Election Commission
■ Union Public Service Commis-
sion (UPSC)
■ State Public Service Commission
(SPSC)
■ Finance Commission
■ CAG
■ Attorney general of India
■ Advocate general of India
■ Special officer for Linguistic
Minorities
■ National Commission for Sched-
uled Castes (NCSC)
■ National Commission for Sched-
uled Tribes (NCST)
■ National Commission for Back-
ward Castes (NCBC) etc.
• Non-Constitutional Bodies
NITI Aayog, NHRC, SHRC, CIC, SIC, CVC,
CBI, Lokpal, Lokayukta, NCPCR etc.
• International Institutions
UN, World Bank, IMF, WIPO, ADB, BRICS
etc.

22nd Feb. 2024 General Studies 2 Full GS 2 Syllabus • Sources Men-
Thursday (Revision of GS Tests 22 & 23) tioned for GS
Tests 22 & 23
Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
21/2/2024) from
the below sources.
• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs
Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs
22nd Feb. 2024

Full Syllabus
Thursday
6th Mar. 2024 General Studies: • National Income Accounting: • Indian Economic
Wednesday ■ Definition Development
Economy ■ Concepts: GDP, GNP, Market (NCERT Class
Price and Factor Cost, NNP, XI)
NDP, transfer payments, Nation- • RAMESH SINGH
al income at FC, Personal In- – Indian Econ-
come, disposable income, factors omy
affecting national income, net
foreign facto income Current Affairs:
■ Measurement of national in- (1/1/2023-
come: value added method, 5/3/2024) from
income method, expenditure the below sources.
method, Application of various
methods, Base year, GDP defla- • INSIGHTSIAS
tor Current Affairs
■ Debates around GDP and other Quiz.
indices • INSIGHTSIAS
• Money and Banking Current Affairs.
■ Money • PRIME Notes
○ Definition • INSIGHTS REVI-
○ Functions and signifi- SION THROUGH
cance MCQs
○ Evolution of Money
○ Money supply in India
and factors affecting it
■ Banking
○ Need of banks
○ Function
○ Commercial Banks
■ Central Bank:
○ Importance
○ Functions
○ Structure
○ Monetary Policy
○ Policy tools, (CRR, SLR,
OMO, Repo and Rev Repo,
MSF etc.)
■ Banking Reforms
• Capital Markets & Money Markets
■ Basic Terms and Concepts, Equi-
ty and debt Instruments
■ Primary market and Secondary
markets etc.
• Inflation and Employment
■ Inflation
○ Definition
○ Inflationary Gap and
Inflationary process
○ Inflation Cycles: Demand
Pull Inflation, Cost Push
Inflation,
○ Causes of Inflation
○ Inflation Control meas-
ures
■ Unemployment
○ Types of Unemployment:
Structural, Seasonal, Fric-
tional, Cyclical
○ Nature of Unemployment
in India
• Government budgeting and Fiscal
Policy
■ Budgeting
○ Evolution of Budgeting
○ Institutions and Laws
○ The Union Budget: Com-
ponents - Revenue Account,
○ Capital Account, Meas-
ures of Government Deficit
etc.,
○ Weaknesses in the Budg-
etary Process
■ Fiscal Policy
○ Public Finance - Role and
Importance,
○ Public Expenditure - Rev-
enue and Capital, Develop-
ment and Non-Development
○ Public Revenue
■ Sources of Revenue
■ Taxes
▶ Classification - Direct and
Indirect, Specific and Ad
Valorem
▶ Social and Economic Objec-
tives of Taxes
■ Public Debt
■ Deficit Financing
• External Sector and Currency Ex-
change rate
■ Balance of Payments: Definition,
Current and Capital Accounts,
Convertibility
■ FDI, FII -- issues, challenges etc.
■ Foreign Trade of India
■ Trade Policy
■ Product wise trade
■ Region wise trade
■ Subsidy boxes
■ WTO related issues and India
■ Intellectual Property Rights
• International Trade and Bodies:
■ IMF: Purpose and Objectives,
Organization and Functions,
Working and Evaluation, IMF
and Underdeveloped Countries,
SDR’s, Reforms etc.,
■ World Bank
■ Bilateral and Regional Cooper-
ation
• Agriculture:
■ Recent trends in Agriculture
Sector
■ Cropping System and Pattern;
■ Agricultural Marketing and
Reforms
■ Agricultural Research;
■ Sustainable Agriculture;
■ Animal Husbandry
■ PDS
■ Farm distress and government
initiatives
• Industrial Sector:
■ Industrial Policies
■ Licensing
■ MSME
■ Labour Reforms
■ Companies Act
■ Make in India, Skill India
■ Challenges in Industrial develop-
ment
■ Organised and unorganised
sector
■ PPP
■ Investment models
• Initiatives by the govt.
■ Government policies
■ Five year Plans: Priorities and
Performance, Issues related to
planning
■ Economic Policies till 1991
■ Economic Reforms since 1991:
End of license Raj, Liberaliza-
tion, Privatisation and Globali-
sation
• Infrastructure: IT, Communication,
Urbanization, Transport, Mining,
etc.
General Studies 26: Prelims Test 34
14th Mar. 2024 General Studies: 1. Ecology and Functions of an ecosys- • Indian Economic
Thursday tem Development
Ecology ■ Terrestrial ecosystems (NCERT Class
& Environment ■ Aquatic ecosystems XI)
2. Environmental problems: • RAMESH SINGH
■ Climate Change – Indian Econ-
■ Acidification omy
■ Eutrophication
■ Ozone Depletion Current Affairs:
■ Mitigation Strategies (1/1/2023-
■ India and Climate Change 13/3/2024) from
3. Environmental pollution the below sources.
■ Pollutants
■ Air pollution • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Water Pollution Current Affairs
■ Soil Pollution Quiz.
■ Noise Pollution • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Radioactive pollution Current Affairs.
■ E-Waste • PRIME Notes
■ Solid Waste • INSIGHTS REVI-
■ Bioremediation SION THROUGH
4. Biodiversity MCQs
■ Basic Concepts
■ Plant and Animal Diversity
■ Marine Organisms
■ Threat to Biodiversity
■ Protected Area Network: Nation-
al parks, Wildlife sanctuaries,
Biosphere reserves, Reserved and
protected forests, Conservation
and community reserves, Village
and panchayat Forests, Private
protected areas, Conservation
areas
■ Biodiversity Conservation efforts
■ Indian Biodiversity ad conserva-
tion efforts
■ Bioprospecting
■ Biosafety
■ Biopiracy
5. Conservation efforts: India and World
■ Institutional and Organizational
mechanisms
■ Environmental Acts and Policies
■ Environmental conventions
■ Sustainable development En-
vironmental Monitoring and
Impact Assessment
22nd Mar 2024 General Studies: • S&T in India
Friday Science & Tech- ■ Historical Perspective
nology ■ Science and Planning
■ S&T Policies in Independent
India
■ S&T Infrastructure in India
■ Department of Science and
Technology
• Earth Sciences
■ Weather Forecasting and Climate
Research in India
■ Seismology Research
■ Ocean Development
■ Natural Disasters
• Energy
■ Types of Energy Resources
■ Fossil Fuels
■ Renewable Sources and their
Development in India
• Nuclear Science
■ Radioactivity
■ Radioisotopes
■ Nuclear Power
■ Applications of Nuclear S&T
■ Safety Issues
■ Nuclear Weapons
■ India’s Nuclear Science Pro-
gramme
■ Particle Physics
• Information Technology
■ Electronics
■ Computers
■ The Internet
■ Computer Security
■ Telecommunication
■ India and Info-Tech
■ Artificial Intelligence
■ Robots and Robotics
■ Fibre Optics
■ Computer- and IT-Related
Terms and Products
• Lasers
■ Principles and Types
■ Applications
■ Basic Science
■ Industry
■ Defence
■ Nuclear Energy
■ Health and Medical Care
■ Laser Technology in India
• Superconductivity
■ What is Superconductivity
■ Uses and Applications
■ Research in India
• Nanotechnology
■ Understanding Nanotechnology
■ Approaches in Nanotechnology
■ Applications
■ Implications and Various Con-
cerns
■ Nanotechnology in India
■ Nano Mission.
• Astronomy and Space Research
■ Astronomy and its Importance
■ The Origin and Development of
the Universe
■ Accelerating Expansion of the
Universe
■ The Objects in the Universe
■ Observing the Universe
■ Space Exploration
■ Elements of Space Research and
Technology
■ Major Space Probes
■ India’s Space Programme
■ India’s Space Ventures
■ Space Applications
■ Milestones in India’s Space Ven-
tures
■ Space-Industry Partnership in
India
■ Export Promotion
■ International Cooperation in
Space
■ Space Garbage and Dealing with
it
• Defence Research and Technology
■ Weapon Innovations of Note
■ Defence R&D in India
• Health and Medicine
■ Disease-Causing Agents
■ Infectious Diseases
■ Non-Infectious or Degenerative
Diseases
■ Deficiency Diseases
■ Allergies
■ Cancer
■ Recent Life Style Concerns
■ Health Policies and Programmes
in India
■ Indian Systems of Medicine and
Homoeopathy
• Genetics
■ What is Genetics?
■ Physical Basis of Heredity
■ Chemical Basis of Heredity
■ Gene Mapping
■ Genome Analysis and Human
Genetics
• Biotechnology
■ What is Biotechnology
■ Biotechnology Techniques
■ Genetic Engineering
■ DNA Fingerprinting
■ Cloning
■ Artificial Insemination and
Embryo
■ Stem Cell Technology
■ Applications of Biotechnology
■ Biotech Research in India
■ Patents and Biotechnology
• Applications of S&T
■ Agriculture and Rural Develop-
ment
○ Basic Resources of Agri-
culture
○ Environment-Friendly
Agriculture
○ Sustainable Agriculture
○ S&T Advancements in
Agricultural Produce in
India
○ Genetically Modified
Crops:Biosafety and Regula-
tion
○ Animal Husbandry
○ Agriculture in Special
Areas
○ Climate-Smart Agricul-
ture
○ Research, Education,
Transfer of Technology in
India
○ S&T and Rural Develop-
ment in India
■ Industry
○ Major R&D Infrastruc-
ture in India
○ Contribution of CSIR
○ Intellectual Property
Rights Comments on the
National IPR Policy
CSAT TEST 9 : Prelims Test 36
22nd Mar 2024

Full Syllabus
Friday

28th Mar. 2024 General Studies 3 GS 3 Full Syllabus Sources
Thursday (Revision of GS Tests 25 – 27) mentioned for GS
Tests 25-27
Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
27/3/2024) from
the below sources.
• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs
Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs
3rd Apr 2024 General Studies • India year book 2023
Wednesday • Current Affairs
Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-2/4/2024) from the below sources.
• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs Quiz.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION THROUGH MCQs

8th Apr 2024 Economic Survey • Economic Survey 2022-23, Budget 2023-24
Monday • Current Affairs (1/1/2023-7/4/2024) from the below
sources.
• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs Quiz.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION THROUGH MCQs
8th Apr 2024

Full Syllabus
Monday
FULL WEEKLY SYLLABUS TESTS (Mimics UPSC Prelims Exam)
13th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Saturday
18th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Thursday
23th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Tuesday
23th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Tuesday
28th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Sunday
28th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Sunday
3rd May 2024

Full Syllabus
Friday
3rd May 2024

Full Syllabus
Friday
8th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Wednesday
8th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Wednesday
13th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Monday
13th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Monday
18th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Saturday
18th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Saturday
3. INSTA Preparatory Classes Schedule
INSTA Preparatory Classes

Date Topic Description
Pre-loaded Introductory class (strategy for You will get a great insight on
CSE 2024) the UPSC Journey, what should
be the overall strategy, what
would help in becoming top-
pers, how to make a customized
plan for each individual and
how to evaluate the plan and
stick to it.
Pre-loaded How to read books for IPM Considering the vast syllabus
tests? and also stack of study materials
available, it is very important to
choose the right books and also
read them the right way. In this
class, you will get to know how
to study extensively as well as
selectively from different sourc-
es available.
Pre-loaded How to read Current affairs? UPSC has time and again shown
the width & depth of current af-
fairs that it can go into. With the
growing importance of Current
Affairs, it is equally important to
study current affairs with UPSC
Exam perspective. This class
throws a light on how to link
current affairs to the Prelims, to
GS answers as well as in Option-
al Subjects
Pre-loaded How to make notes? Effective notes making strat-
egy is utmost important. An
aspirant should learn to make
customized notes for quick revi-
sion. One should not waste most
of the time in making notes, at
the same time should not ignore
making important notes for
quick revision
Pre-loaded Approach to General Studies Writing answer to General Stud-
answer writing? ies papers has been a case of ‘So
near, yet so far’ for many CSE as-
pirants. The skill of answer writ-
ing with adequate weightages
to demands & hidden demands,
hierarchy of demands, interdis-
ciplinary linkages are the way of
conquering these papers.
Pre-loaded Approach to Ethics Answer Ethics paper is one of the high
writing? scoring papers of the MAINS
exam. It’s a paper that person-
ifies the true character of an
individual and though scoring
is easier with right ingredient,
it has been a paradox to many.
Unravel the mantra for ensuring
the success in this paper in this
session.
Pre-loaded Approach to Essay Answer The most scoring paper of the
writing? MAINS examination gives an
ample opportunity to script
your viewpoint. Knack of se-
lecting the topic which is very
much in consonance with your
preparation, having the right
approach in presenting your
viewpoint will reap greater divi-
dends in examination.
Pre-loaded How to prepare n complete syl- ‘Crisis of plenty’, w.r.t to the vast
labus for each IPM test? number of resources (study ma-
terial), is the situation every stu-
dent face in their preparation to
the test or CSE Exam. Funneling
the right resources is what helps
you in completing the syllabus
of exam & upping the ante of
emerging successful in exam.
Pre-loaded Strategy Class and Tricks This class will deal with dif-
to score well in mocks? ferent techniques and tricks
through which you can commit
less mistakes, increase accuracy
and score high in prelims and
set your answers on higher ped-
estal in MAINS.
Note: We may add more classes if need be. These classes are in addition to the discussion classes for
each test. Video of the classes will be made available in the portal.
4. Note on Sources Mentioned:
a. In all cases except otherwise specifically mentioned we will follow New NCERTs
b. Economy: 10th Edition of Ramesh Singh will be referred.
c. Modern India: Refer to either Latest edition of Spectrum Publication or Struggle for India’s
Independence – Bipin Chandra.
d. Current Affairs: We will be covering previous 10 days of Current Affairs from multiple sourc-
es. However, depending on the importance and need, we may cover current affairs of previ-
ous months’ too.
e. Map Based Questions: We suggest students to complete an exercise of Map work of all impor-
tant political and physical geography. Emphasis should be on political and physical maps of
places in news.
f. In due course of time, we will compile the important places in news and how to practice map-
based questions on them.
g. Other parts of the syllabus: (National Parks/Biosphere Reserves etc. + Regional and Inter-
national bodies + Tribes of India): We will share a break-up plan and resources to study and
attempt this part of the syllabus in due time.
5. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
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INSIGHTS SUBJECT-WISE PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2024

1. Previous Years’ UPSC Papers + Discussion & Strategy Videos

Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2016 Discussion Video

Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2018 Discussion Video

Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2019 Discussion Video

Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2022 Discussion Video

Date Subject Syllabus Sources

• Sculpture -- Indian Sculpture

General Studies Test 4: Prelims Test 5

World Economic and Human Ge-

Continents - Major physical fea-

Indian Economic and Human Ge-

Map Based Questions from In-

General Studies Test 7: Prelims Test 9

General Studies Test 8: Prelims Test 10

General Studies Test 10: Prelims Test 13

General Studies Test 11: Prelims Test 14

• Money and Banking

• Inflation and Employ-

CSAT TEST 4: Prelims Test 16

General Studies Test 14: Prelims Test 18

CSAT TEST 5: Prelims Test 20

General Studies Test 17: Prelims Test 22

Art & Culture

• Sculpture -- Indian Sculpture and

Miscellaneous: Reforms / Acts / Com-

Map Based Questions from India (Lo-

General Studies Test 21: Prelims Test 27

CSAT TEST 7: Prelims Test 28

31st Jan. 2024 Wednesday Full Syllabus

General Studies Test 22: Prelims Test 29

General Studies Test 24: Prelims Test 31

22nd Feb. 2024

22nd Mar 2024

General Studies Test 28: Prelims Test 37

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs Quiz.

General Studies Test 30: Prelims Test 39

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs Quiz.

8th Apr 2024

FULL WEEKLY SYLLABUS TESTS (Mimics UPSC Prelims Exam)

General Studies Test 31: Prelims Test 41

13th April 2024

General Studies Test 32: Prelims Test 42

18th April 2024

General Studies Test 33 : Prelims Test 43

23th April 2024

CSAT TEST 11: Prelims Test 44

23th April 2024

General Studies Test 34 : Prelims Test 45

28th April 2024

CSAT TEST 12: Prelims Test 46

28th April 2024

General Studies Test 35: Prelims Test 47

3rd May 2024

3rd May 2024

General Studies Test 36: Prelims Test 49

8th May 2024

CSAT TEST 14: Prelims Test 50

8th May 2024

General Studies Test 37: Prelims Test 51

13th May 2024

CSAT TEST 15: Prelims Test 52

13th May 2024