Ptts2024 Prelims Practice Programme b5!6!52

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TEST SCHEDULE
TEST NO. & DATE SUBJECT TOPIC COVERED
POLITY
Basic Concepts (NCERT);
TEST - 01 Constitutional Development; Salient
POLITY-1
24 SEPTEMBER, 2023 features of the Indian Constitution;
Union & States, and Citizenship
TEST - 02 Fundamental Rights, Directive

POLITY-2 Principles of State Policy,
28 SEPTEMBER, 2023 Fundamental Duties
TEST - 03 Executive, Legislature, and
POLITY-3
01 OCTOBER, 2023 Judiciary
Centre-State Relations; Local

TEST - 04 Governance; Constitutional and
POLITY-4
05 OCTOBER, 2023 Non-Constitutional bodies; Special
Areas; UTs
TEST - 05 Political dynamics; Governance,

POLITY-5 Schemes, Policy and initiatives;
08 OCTOBER, 2023 Recent Developments
TEST - 06 CURRENT AFFAIRS-1
12 OCTOBER, 2023 (May-June 2023)
ECONOMY
Fundamental of Economy (NCERT);
TEST - 07 Micro economy, Macro economy;
ECONOMY-1
15 OCTOBER, 2023 National Income Accounting of
India; Inflation
TEST - 08 Money and Banking; Money

ECONOMY-2 and Financial Sectors; RBI and
19 OCTOBER, 2023 Monetary Policy
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Public Finance, Budgeting,
TEST - 09 Fiscal Policy; Planning and
ECONOMY-3
22 OCTOBER, 2023 Inclusive Growth; Poverty and
Unemployment
TEST - 10 Sectors of Economy (Agriculture,

ECONOMY-4 Industry, Services, and External
26 OCTOBER, 2023 sectors); Recent Developments
TEST - 11
CSAT-1 Reading Comprehension-1
29 OCTOBER, 2023
ENVIRONMENT
TEST - 12 Fundamentals of Ecology and
ENVIRONMENT-1
02 NOVEMBER, 2023 Environment (NCERT)
Basic Concept of Ecology;

TEST - 13 Environment and its factors;
ENVIRONMENT-2 Levels of Ecological Organization;
05 NOVEMBER, 2023 Ecosystem: Structure and
Functions
TEST - 14 Biodiversity and Threats;

ENVIRONMENT-3 Conservation Methods; Biodiversity
09 NOVEMBER, 2023 of India and the World
TEST - 15 Environmental Pollution and

ENVIRONMENT-4 Management; Climate Change and
16 NOVEMBER, 2023 Mitigation
Biodiversity Conservation Efforts;
TEST - 16 Environmental Governance
ENVIRONMENT-5 (National and International);
19 NOVEMBER, 2023 Environmental Impact Assessment;
Recent Developments
23 NOVEMBER, 2023 (July-August 2023)
HISTORY
TEST - 18 NCERT Revision (Ancient and
HISTORY-1
26 NOVEMBER, 2023 Medieval history)
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TEST - 19
HISTORY-2 NCERT Revision (Modern history)
30 NOVEMBER, 2023
Ancient History: Political Structure
TEST - 20 of Ancient India; Economic
HISTORY-3 Conditions of Ancient India; Socio-
03 DECEMBER, 2023 cultural development of Ancient
India
Medieval History: Political Structure
TEST - 21 of Medieval India; Economic
HISTORY-4 Conditions of Medieval India;
07 DECEMBER, 2023 Socio-cultural development of
Medieval India
Modern History-1: India from Early
TEST - 22 18th Century to the 19th century;
HISTORY-5
10 DECEMBER, 2023 Beginning of India’s Struggle for
Freedom
TEST - 23 Modern History-2: India’s freedom

HISTORY-6 movement in the 20th Century;
14 DECEMBER, 2023 India under the British rule
TEST - 24 Art & Culture-1: Architecture &

HISTORY-7 Sculptures; Religion, Language &
17 DECEMBER, 2023 Literature; Miscellaneous
Art & Culture-2: Paintings, Pottery
TEST - 25 and Numismatic; Dance, Drama
HISTORY-8 and Music; Indian Theatre
21 DECEMBER, 2023 and Puppetry; Sports, Recent
Developments
TEST - 26
CSAT-2 Quantitative Aptitude-1
24 DECEMBER, 2023
GEOGRAPHY
TEST - 27 Fundamental of Geography of India
GEOGRAPHY-1
28 DECEMBER, 2023 and the World (NCERT)
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General Geography: Origin of
TEST - 28 Universe, Solar System, Evolution
GEOGRAPHY-2
31 DECEMBER, 2023 of Earth, Earth’s Interior, Rocks and
Minerals
TEST - 29 Geomorphology: Endogenic and

GEOGRAPHY-3 Exogenic factors and Processes,
04 JANUARY, 2024 Landforms and their Evolutions
TEST - 30 Climatology, Oceanography, and
GEOGRAPHY-4
06 JANUARY, 2024 Biogeography of the World
TEST - 31 Location, Physiography and

GEOGRAPHY-5
08 JANUARY, 2024 Drainage System of India
TEST - 32 Climate and Biogeography of India

GEOGRAPHY-6
10 JANUARY, 2024
TEST - 33 Human and Economic Geography

GEOGRAPHY-7 of India and the World, Recent
12 JANUARY, 2024 Developments
15 JANUARY, 2024 (September-October 2023)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

TEST - 35 Fundamentals of Physics,
SCIENCE AND
Chemistry, and Biology & their
18 JANUARY, 2024 TECHNOLOGY-1
application in daily life
TEST - 36 Health and Diseases;

SCIENCE AND
Biotechnology and applications;
Nuclear energy and Technology
Space Science and Technology;
TEST - 37 SCIENCE AND Defense technology and Defense
24 JANUARY, 2024 TECHNOLOGY-3 exercises; Nanotechnology and its
application
IT, Electronics and
TEST - 38 Communications; AI and
SCIENCE AND
Robotics; Intellectual property
rights; Miscellaneous; Recent
Developments
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TEST - 39
CSAT-3 Reasoning -1
30 JANUARY, 2024
TEST - 40
CSAT-4 Reading Comprehension -2
02 FEBRUARY, 2024
TEST - 41
CSAT-5 Quantitative Aptitude -2
05 FEBRUARY, 2024
TEST - 42
CSAT-6 Reasoning -2
08 FEBRUARY, 2024

11 FEBRUARY, 2024 (November-December 2023)
SECTIONAL TEST
TEST - 44 SECTIONAL
Polity and Governance
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TEST - 45 SECTIONAL
Economy
TEST - 46 SECTIONAL
Environment and Ecology
TEST - 47 SECTIONAL
History and Culture of India
TEST - 48 SECTIONAL
Geography
26 FEBRUARY, 2024 TEST- 5
TEST - 49 SECTIONAL
Science and Technology
TEST - 50 CURRENT AFFAIRS -5

03 MARCH, 2024 (January - February, 2024 )
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MOCK TEST
TEST - 51
MOCK-1 Paper 1 : General Studies
10 MARCH, 2024
TEST - 52
MOCK-2 Paper 2 : CSAT
10 MARCH, 2024
TEST - 53
17 MARCH, 2024
TEST - 54
17 MARCH, 2024
TEST - 55
24 MARCH, 2024
TEST - 56
24 MARCH, 2024
TEST - 57
31 MARCH, 2024
TEST - 58
31 MARCH, 2024
TEST - 59
07 APRIL, 2024
TEST - 60
07 APRIL, 2024
TEST - 61
14 APRIL, 2024
TEST - 62
14 APRIL, 2024
TEST - 63 CURRENT AFFAIRS - 6
18 APRIL, 2024 (Budget and Economic Survey; India Year Book)
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TEST - 64
21 APRIL, 2024
TEST - 65
21 APRIL, 2024
TEST - 66 CURRENT AFFAIRS - 7
25 APRIL, 2024 (March - April, 2024 )
TEST - 67
28 APRIL, 2024
TEST - 68
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SUB TOPIC
LISTING
TEST No. 01-05: POLITY .......................................... 13-18
TEST NO. 07-10: ECONOMY.................................... 19-23
TEST NO. 12-16: ENVIRONMENT ........................... 24-28
TEST NO. 18-25: HISTORY....................................... 29-34
TEST NO. 27-33: GEOGRPAHY ................................ 35-41
TEST NO. 36-39: SCIENCE & TECH. ........................ 42-48
TEST NO. 40-68: CSAT + SECTIONAL ..................... 49-50
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TEST: 1 - 5
(POLITY)
Important personalities
POLITY - 1 Sources borrowed
Basic Concepts (NCERT);
Constitutional Development; 4. Salient features of the
Salient features of the Indian
Constitution; Union & States, and
Indian Constitution
Citizenship Key Features of the Indian
Constitution
2. Basic Concepts Preamble: Ideals, Values,
Political Theory (NCERT XI) and Objectives of the Indian
Constitution, Significance, and
Indian Constitution at work
its Amendability, Preamble as
(NCERT XII)
Part of the Constitution
Meaning, Importance, and
Federal and Unitary system
Functions of the Constitution
of Government, Federal and
Types of Constitution
Unitary Features of the Indian
Types of Government Constitution
Parliamentary and Presidential
System 5. Union & States
Types of Parliamentary forms of Nation and state
Government
Form of Indian state
Union and its Territory
3. Constitutional
Indestructible Union of
Development
Destructible States
Evolution of Indian Constitution:
Reorganization of Indian States
Key Charter Acts, Government
post-Independence
of India Acts, Demands of
Constituent Assembly
6. Citizenship
Constituent Assembly:
Composition, Features, and Key Meaning and Significance
debates Constitutional Provisions
Making of the Constitution CAA, NRC, NPR, PIO/OCI
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Gandhian Principles
POLITY - 2

Liberal-Intellectual Principles
Fundamental Rights, Directive New Directives Principles
Principles of State Policy, Criticism and utility
Fundamental Duties Implementation
Relationship between FRs and
DPSPs: Key Judgments and
1. Fundamental Rights
Current situation
Evolution, objectives and
features
3. Fundamental Duties
Philosophical dimension of Part
Evolution and Features
III
Key duties
Meaning of state for Part III and
Part IV Enforceability and justiciability
Meaning and importance of Rights and Duties
Fundamental Rights Criticism and Significance
Rule of Law
Right to Equality, Equality 4. Amendment to
before law and equal Constitution
opportunity of law Amendability of the
Right to Freedom Constitution: evolution, and key
Right to life judgments
Right against Exploitation Procedure for the amendment
Right to Freedom of Religion Types of the amendment
Cultural and Educational Rights Basic structure of the Indian
Constitution: Evolution,
meaning, significance, and key
Article 31
judgments
Writs and their uses
Article 33-35
POLITY - 3

Procedure established by law
and due process of law Executive, Legislature, and
Key SC judgments Judiciary
Amendments to the Part III
Effect of Emergencies 1. Executive
President: Appointment, term
2. Directive Principles of of office, qualification, Election
State Policy procedure
Evolution and Sources Presidential Powers
Basic features Impeachment of the President
Socialistic Principles Vice-President: Appointment,
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term of office, qualification, Motions, Resolutions and

Election procedure, Removal Bills
Powers and Functions of Vice- Bills: Types and procedure,
President Joint sitting
Council of minister: Union and Types of majority
States Parliamentary committees
Prime Minister Separation of Power,
Responsibilities and powers of Sovereignty of Parliament
the Ministers funds of India
Office of Governor office of profit
Powers and Functions of State Legislative Assemblies
Governor and Councils
Chief Minister Comparison of Rajya Sabha
Cabinet and Cabinet and State Legislative Councils
Committees Leader of Opposition
Bureaucracy, Permanent
Executives 3. Judiciary
Broad features of our judicial
2. Legislature system
Parliament Supreme Court: Composition
Organization and and Appointment of Judges
Composition Terms and Removal of Supreme
Powers and Functions of Court Judges
Parliament Independence of Supreme
Powers and Privileges of Court
Parliament and MPs Jurisdiction of SC
Sessions, Proceeding, Appointment of High Court
Dissolution, Prorogation, Judges
Effects on bills, President’
Terms, Removal, and Transfer of
address
High Court Judges
Presiding Officers of
Jurisdictions and power of SC
Parliament: Speaker, Deputy
speaker, Chairman, Deputy Jurisdictions and power of High
Chairman of Rajya Sabha Courts
Rajya Sabha: Composition, Supreme Court vs. High Court
Election Lower judiciary: Appointment,
Lok Sabha: Composition, Jurisdictions and Power
Election Judicial Review, activism,
Comparison of Lok Sabha restraints
and Rajya Sabha Public interest litigation (PIL)
Law making Procedure Tribunals: Types, composition,
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Power and functions Cooperative federalism: concept

NALSA, Lok Adalats, Gram and various dimensions
Nyayalayas, Lokpal and Lok Issue of devolution of funds,
Ayuktas Special category states, etc.
Law Commission of India, Bar Emergency provisions
Council of India National Emergency, 42nd
E-Courts, Tele-law initiative, etc. amendment and 44th
amendment
Constitutional Emergency,
POLITY - 4 Misuse of Art. 356
Centre-State Relations; Local Financial Emergency
Governance; Constitutional Emergency and federal
and Non-Constitutional bodies; structure; Key SC judgments,
Special Areas; UTs and Commissions
Impact of emergencies
1. Local Governance 3. Special Areas

Evolution of the third tier Administration of Scheduled
governance in India Areas
73rd AA Administration of Tribal Areas
74th AA 5th schedule areas and 6th
Compulsory and Voluntary schedule areas
Provisions Tribal sub plan
PESA Act Autonomous Councils
Types of urban local bodies Role of Governor and President
Tenure and Election of the Local with respect to tribal areas
bodies Special Provisions for Some
XIth and XIIth Schedules States
Local Governance: Significance
and Problems associated 4. UTs
Role of State Election Creation and categories
Commission Administration of Union
Role of State Finance Territories
Commission
5. Constitutional and Non-
2. Centre-State Relations Constitutional bodies
Administrative, Legislative, and Comptroller and Auditor
Financial relations between General of India
Centre and states Attorney and advocate general
Interstate Relations, Interstate Union Public Service
councils, Zonal councils Commission, SPSC, JPSC
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Election Commission Pressure groups: Types,

Finance Commission Functions, Role in Democracy
Goods and Services Tax Council and Criticism
National Commissions for SCs,
STs, BC 2. Governance
National Commission for Structure of Ministries/
Women departments
National Commission for Secretariat organization:
Minorities Functions of the secretariat,
Functions of attached and
NITI Aayog
subordinate office
National Human Rights
Advantages of the separation
Commission of India, SHRC
of secretariat and executive
Central Information organization
Commission, ICs, SIC, Strengths and weaknesses
Central Vigilance Commission, of the existing structure,
Central Bureau of Investigation Recommendations for
National Disaster Management improving the Organizational
Authority structure
National Investigation Agency Rights and Liabilities of the
Government
POLITY - 5 Foreign Policy
Political dynamics; Governance, 3. Schemes, Policy and

Schemes, Policy and initiatives; initiatives
Recent Developments
Special Provisions Relating to
Certain Classes
1. Political dynamics Schemes related to the health
Representation of People Act, sector, NFHS survey
1950 and 1951 National Education Policy,
Electoral reforms, State funding Schemes related to the
of Elections, Electoral Bonds education
Schemes related to the
Criminalization of politics,
Vulnerable Sector
Irregularities in polling,
Negative or neutral voting Rural development and poverty
alleviation programmes
Political parties in India, Party
reforms, Problems in the Schemes related to the urban
working of parties dwellers
Anti-Defection Law, Schemes related to WASH
Strengthening of Anti-defection Bills/Acts
measures Miscellaneous
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4. Recent Developments ‘Private Property as a human

right
Hate Speech Online
Article 32 and its ever changing
Marital rape, an indignity to
interpretation
women
Freebies Politics in India
Caste Census
Simultaneous Elections
Gender technology gap
Recusal in Judiciary
Issue of Marriageable Age for
Information Technology
Women
(Intermediary Guidelines and
Global Social Mobility Index Digital Media Ethics Code)
Khushi and Ujjawala Sanitary Rules 2021
napkin initiatives Right to be Forgotten
Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh Criminal Justice System
School Education Quality Index One Nation One Ration Card
Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan E-Gram Swaraj Portal
e-Lok Adalats Ayushman Bharat Health
Armed Forces Tribunal Account mobile application
CURRENT AFFAIRS - 1
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TEST: 7-10
(ECONOMY)
Nominal and real GDP, GDP

ECONOMY - 1 deflator, etc.
Fundamental of Economy Gini Coefficient and Lorenz
(NCERT); Micro economy, Macro Curve
economy; National Income Inflation: Concept, Causes,
Accounting of India; Inflation Control
Inflation Indices
1. Fundamental of Economy Inflation: Impact on Economy,
various sectors, etc.
(NCERT XI and XII)
Inflation and unemployment
Micro economy
Demand and supply
2. National Income
Choices, preferences, utilities
Accounting of India
Normal, inferior, Luxury,
Latest India’s National Income
giffen goods
Estimates
Complement, substitute,
Calculation of National Income
neutral goods
in India
Elasticity of demand
Types of input market
ECONOMY - 2
Types of output market
General equilibrium Money and Banking; Money
and Financial Sectors; RBI and
Market failure, Externalities Monetary Policy
Welfare Economy, Public
goods
Macro economy 1. Money
Aggregate Demand and Money: Definition, Types and
Aggregate Supply Functions
Concepts of National Income Demand Supply of Money
Calculation of National Indian currency system
Income Broad and Narrow Money
Purchasing Power Parity on Money multiplier
GDP Digital Money
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New Monetary Aggregates Concept and functions of

Policy Tools to Control Money financial markets
Supply Instruments of money market
Liquidity and Inflation Types of capital market
Distinguish between capital
2. Banking market and money market
Development of Banking Insurance Industry - Insurance
System in India Industry and Reforms
Types of bank in India Role of regulators viz. SEBI,
RBI Act IRDA, etc.
RBI and its functions Types and Examples of Bond
and securities
Banking Regulation act
Stock Exchanges of India
Banking nationalization
Basel norms
Non-banking financial
ECONOMY - 3
institutions Public Finance, Budgeting,
Digital money, digital payment Fiscal Policy; Planning and
system Inclusive Growth; Poverty and
Crypto currency, Block chain Unemployment
Technology, etc.
Central bank digital currency 1. Public Finance and
Steps for banking reforms Budgeting
Insolvency and bankruptcy Budget: Definition, Types,
Terminologies, Process, etc.
3. Monetary Policy Gender budgeting, Green
Evolution of Monetary policy in budgeting, Zero-based
India budgeting, etc.
Role of RBI in monetary policy Receipts and expenditure
Instruments of Monetary Policy Deficits: Fiscal, Revenue,
and their impacts Effective Revenue, Primary,
Key Interest Rates Policy Rates Monetized, etc.
and Reserve Ratios Deficit Financing
Role of RBI in debt FRBM Act and amendments
management
Monetary Policy Committee and 2. Fiscal Policy
Inflation Targeting Taxation System in India:
Classification, tax rate, effects
4. Money and Financial Various other dimension of
Sectors Taxation: methods (Progressive,
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Regressive, proportional, etc.) Causes of unemployment in

Fiscal reforms, Fiscal drag India
Fiscal consolidation Measurement of
Direct Tax code, problems in Unemployment in India
implementation Unemployment Trends in India
GST and various dimensions
National Anti-Profiteering 5. Planning and Inclusive
Authority Growth
Subsidies: Dimensions and Planning History, Key Five Year
Rationalization Plans, etc.
Financial Stability and NITI Aayog (Planning aspects)
Development Council (FSDC) Inclusive Growth: Meaning and
Financial Stability Report Various dimensions
Public Debt Management Cell Social Sectors and social
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Infrastructure: Health,
Global Minimum Corporate Tax Education, and Standard of
Tax Buoyancy, Tax Avoidance, living
GAAR Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Financial Data Management (WASH)
Centre Poverty Alleviation Programs in
Public Financial Management India
System Employment Generation
Recent trends in Fiscal policy Programs in India
Human Resource Development,
3. Poverty Gender Neutrality, and various
other aspects, etc.
Concept and dimensions of
Poverty Key Reports and Indices
Measurement and
Methodologies to estimate ECONOMY - 4
Poverty in India Sectors of Economy (Agriculture,
Poverty Line Industry, Services, and External
Types and Causes of Poverty sectors); Recent Developments
Hunger, Malnutrition, Stunting,
etc.
Multidimensional Poverty in 1. Agriculture
India Agricultural Inputs: Seeds,
Credit structure, Irrigation, etc.
4. Unemployment Minimum Support Price
Unemployment: Definition and Agricultural Subsidies
Types Crop Insurance in India
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Agriculture land reforms Modified Industrial

Agricultural Outputs: Infrastructure Upgradation
Infrastructure, Marketing Scheme
reforms, Harvesting, etc
Agriculture Price Policy (APP) in 3. Services
India Size and Structure of the
Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund Service sector
Agriculture Extension Champion Services Sectors:
Education, Tourism &
FCI, NABARD, etc.
Hospitality, Information
Food security in India, Public Technology and ITES, Transport
Distribution System and Logistics, Financial, Medical,
Food processing, Mega Food etc.
Park, other dimensions Trade in Services Sector
IPR issues in India, recent trends
2. Industry and Infrastructure
MSMEs sector 4. External sectors
Make in India Balance of Payments and
Industrial corridors Foreign Capital
National Mission on Trade structure, Balance of
Trade
Government e-Market (GeM)
portal Exchange rate regimes: types,
features
PLI scheme
India’s Exchange rate system
Steps for industrial promotion
Depreciation, Appreciation,
Recent steps for Infrastructure Devaluation, Revaluation
push
Current Account Convertibility
National IPR policy and Capital Account
National Manufacturing policy Convertibility
Industrial policy NEER and REER
National Design policy Forex Reserves, External Debt
National Automotive Policy Impact of Globalization on
Logistics sector, Portal Indian Economy
Dedicated Freight Corridors International Organizations:
IMF, WTO, World Bank Group,
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) ADB, AIIB, NDB, WEF, etc.
Energy infrastructure International Groupings: G20,
National E-Mobility Programme BRICS, SCO, G7, ASEAN etc.
National Investment and Types of trade agreements (PTA,
Infrastructure Fund FTA, CEPA, CECA etc.)
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WTO: Trips, Trims, India and National Monetisation Pipeline

WTO PM Gati Shakti Master Plan
Foreign Investment Models
Credit Rating Agencies:
FDI policy
Credibility and Accountability
New Foreign Trade Policy
Recent trends and measures of
Miscellaneous
banking Reforms
5. Recent Development Circular Economy
G7 corporate tax Financial Inclusion Index
CSAT - 1
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(ENVIRONMENT)
Adaptations in animals
ENVIRONMENT - 1
Adaptations in plants
Fundamentals of Ecology and Evolutionary changes and
Environment (NCERT) natural selection
1. Fundamentals of Ecology 3. Levels of Ecological

and Environment Organization
NCERT XII Biology Organisms
Population
Community
ENVIRONMENT - 2

Ecosystems
Basic Concept of Ecology; Biosphere
Environment and its factors;
Levels of Ecological Organization;
Ecosystem: Structure and 4. Ecosystem: Structure and
Functions Function
Definitions and terms
Components of Ecosystem
1. Basic Concept of Ecology
Productivity and types
Definition and Types of Ecology
Decomposition and related
Habitat & Ecological Niche terms
Ecological Principles Energy Flow
Levels of Organisation Food Chain, types
Population ecology Food web
Ecological dominance Various types of Ecological
Community Ecology Pyramid
Pollutants and Trophical Level
2. Environment and its factors Population Interactions
Environment and its Nutrient Cycle
Components Bio-Geochemical Cycle
Factors of Environment Ecological Succession:
Responses to Abiotic Factors Definition and terms
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Ecological Succession: types 1. Biodiversity: Concept

and Process
Concept and definition
Ecosystem Services
Levels of Biodiversity
Ecotones
Patterns and Distribution of
Threats to Ecosystems Biodiversity
Rebounding Ecosystems The importance of Species
Biome and Genetic Diversity to the
Ecosystem
5. Terrestrial Ecosystem Factors that enhance
Latitude vs altitude variation biodiversity
Tundra Types of Diversity
Taiga Endemism: concept
Grassland Threats to Biodiversity
Tropical Forest Causes of biodiversity losses
Indian Forest Types Extinction of species, Mass
Latest ISFR extinction
Desertification and control Biopiracy
Desert Ecosystem Invasive species
Indicator species
6. Aquatic Ecosystem Keystone species
Ocean and Lake Ecology Speciation
Eutrophication, Algal bloom Evolution
Wetlands ecosystem
Wetland Conservation 2. Conservation Methods and
Programme, Montreux Record Strategies
Ramsar sites Utilitarian aspects for
Estuary conserving biodiversity
Mangrove Methods to conserve
Coral reefs: structure and Biodiversity
function Ex situ vs. In situ
Coral reefs: Threats and Biosphere
conservation Wildlife Sanctuaries
National Parks
ENVIRONMENT - 3
Biodiversity and Threats; 3. Biodiversity of India and
Conservation Methods; the World
Biodiversity of India and the Patterns and Distribution of
World
Biodiversity in India
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Invasive species in India Soil Pollution or Land

IUCN’s Red and Green Status of Degradation
Species Solid Waste: Source and
Critically Endangered Species of Management
India and the World Hazardous Waste Management
Biodiversity Hotspots e-Waste, nuclear waste
Biodiversity Coldspots Bio Medical Waste
Floral endemism Plastic Waste, Plastic Pollution,
Global Eco-regions Micro plastics
Miscellaneous Deforestation: Causes and
Prevention
ENVIRONMENT - 4 Consequences of Deforestation
on the Biodiversity and Climate
Environmental Pollution and Change
Management; Climate Change and
Coral Reefs: Threats, Prevention,
Mitigation
etc.
Bio-Remediation: Types and
1. Environmental Pollution Methods
and Management Effect of Agriculture on
Environment
Pollutant basics, classification,
etc. Effect of Environment on
Agriculture
Air Pollution
Sources of Air Pollution
2. Climate Change and
Effects of Air Pollution
Mitigation
Classification of Air Pollutant
Climate Change and Global
Warming
New techniques of
controlling Air Pollution Greenhouse effect
Air Pollution Disasters GHG emissions
Water Pollution Factors affecting GHG emissions
Sources of Water Pollution Global Warming Potential
Effects of Water Pollution Good ozone vs bad ozone
Water Quality Standards: Ozone Depletion: factors
BOD and COD Recovery of Ozone Layer
Algal bloom, Eutrophication Methane emission
Control of Water Pollution Sea Level Rise and its Impact
(new techniques) Water Stress and Water
Noise Pollution Insecurity
Thermal Pollution Urban Heat Island
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Carbon Sequestration, Carbon National Action Programme to

Sink Combat Desertification
Geo-Engineering Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
Ocean Acidification Project Tiger / National Tiger
Effects of Climate Change: Conservation Authority
Multidimensional Biological Diversity Act 2002
Green Skill Development
ENVIRONMENT - 5 Programme
Biodiversity Conservation Efforts; National Mission for Enhanced
Environmental Governance Energy Efficiency
(National and International); National Green Tribunal
Environmental Impact Forest Survey of India and
Assessment; Recent Developments Forest Reports
National Board for Wildlife
1. Biodiversity Conservation Pollution Control Boards
Efforts Various Organizations
Various Projects
Protected areas of India
Government Programmes for
Biosphere Reserves
Conservation of Forests
Wildlife sanctuaries
Government initiatives for
National park
pollution control
Tiger reserves and Project tiger
Organizations for pollution
Projects for Other species control
Species Recovery Programs
Sacred groves of India 3. Environmental Governance
Community reserves and (International)
Conservation Reserves of India
International Conventions for
UNESCO MAB Ozone recovery, Protocols and
International Efforts and Amendments
convergence of the protection International Conventions for
of Various Species desertification
International Efforts for
2. Environmental Governance Environmental Protection:
(National) UNFCCC, COP,
Forest Conservation Act, I980 Convention on Biological
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 Diversity and Protocols
and Amendment International Union for
Environment (Protection) Act, Conservation of Nature and its
1986 Functions
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Intergovernmental Panel on 4. Environmental Impact

Climate Change, IPCC Special Assessment
Report on Climate Change x Environmental Impact Assessment: Meaning
World Conservation Congress and Objectives
World Wide Fund for Nature

5. Recent Developments
Other Important International
Environmental Organizations Precision farming
Conservation of the world’s sea
Climate finance and Funds,
grasses
Carbon Credit, Carbon Tax, etc.
Link between climate change
Various Conventions for
and wildfires
Pollutants and their trans-
Black carbon deposits on
boundary movement
Himalayan glaciers
Convention on International
Carbon Tax and Feasibility in
Trade in Endangered Species of India
Wild Fauna and Flora
Polluters Pay Principle
Convention on Migratory
Human-Wildlife Conflict and its
Species impact
UN REDD and REDD+ Circular Bioeconomy
Coral Reefs: International efforts Carbon Capture, Utilisation &
for restoration Storage (CCUS)
International efforts for the Ancient Bawadis and Water
management of Plastic Waste Management
Miscellaneous Interconnected Disasters Risk
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(HISTORY)
Mauryan Empire
HISTORY - 1

Post-Mauryan India
NCERT Revision (Ancient and Gupta Period
Medieval history)
Harshavardhan
Sangam Period
1. NCERT Revision
Ancient and Medieval history 2. Economic Conditions of
Ancient India
HISTORY - 2 Stone Age
Copper-Bronze Age
NCERT Revision (Modern history)
Iron Age
Mahajanapadas period
1. NCERT Revision Mauryan Empire
Modern history Post-Mauryan India
Gupta’s Era
HISTORY - 3: Post-Gupta Era
ANCIENT HISTORY Economic Conditions of the
early South
Ancient History: Political Structure
of Ancient India; Economic
3. Socio-cultural development
Conditions of Ancient India;
Socio-cultural development of of Ancient India
Ancient India Socio-cultural life of Stone Age
Indus Valley Civilization
From Varna system to Caste
1. Political Structure of
System
Ancient India
Buddhism and Jainism, other
Pre-Historic Times strands if Indian religious
Indus Valley Civilization movement
Rig Vedic and Later Vedic Indian School of Philosophy
Period Scientific development in
Mahajanapadas Period ancient India
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Emergence of Bhakti Movement Economic life of South India

in South India Economic Life during Marathas
Emergence of Bhagwatism,
expansion of casteism during 3. Socio-cultural development
Gupta Era of Medieval India
Emergence and Growth of Caste System and Feudalism in
Feudalism in Ancient India Medieval India
Emergence and Spread of Islam
HISTORY - 4: and its impact
MEDIEVAL HISTORY Bhakti and Sufi Movements
Scientific development in
Medieval History: Political
Medieval India
Structure of Medieval India;
Economic Conditions of Medieval
India; Socio-cultural development HISTORY - 5:
of Medieval India
MODERN HISTORY - 1
Modern History-1: India from
1. Political Structure of Early 18th Century to the 19th
Medieval India century; Beginning of India’s
Struggle for Freedom
Tripartite Struggle in North
India
Cholas and other South Indian 1. India from Early 18th
Kingdoms Century to the 19th
Early Muslim Invasions century
Delhi Sultanate Social, Economic, and Political
Mughal Empire structure of the 18th and the
Deccan Kingdoms first half of the 19th Century
Vijayanagara Empire India
Marathas and other Indian Crisis of Mughal Empire, Nadir
States Shah Invasion, and Weakening
of the North-West
Succession states, Regional
2. Economic Conditions of
states, and new states of the
Medieval India 18th Century
Economic Condition and Advent of Europeans in India
Reform in Sultanate Period British supremacy over Other
Economic Life during Mughal Colonial powers and Indian
Period powers
Economic Life of Regional British Expansion and
States in India Consolidation in India:
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Carnatic Wars
HISTORY - 6:
Rise and fall of Mysore,
Anglo-Mysore Wars
MODERN HISTORY - 2
Rise and fall of Marathas, Modern History-2: India’s freedom
movement in the 20th Century;
Anglo-Maratha Wars
India under the British rule
Conquest of Bengal: Battles
of Plassey and Buxar
1. India’s freedom movement
Governor Generalship,
in the 20th Century
Subsidiary Alliance, and
Rise of Extremism during Indian
Doctrine of Lapse
National Movement
British Administration before Difference between Moderates
1857 and Extremists
Economic Policies of the British Surat Split
Impact of British Administration Muslim League
on Social, Cultural, and Political Morley Minto reforms
and Economic lives of the Gahdar Movement
Indians Lucknow Pact
Home Rule Leagues
2. Beginning of India’s August Declaration of 1917
Struggle for Freedom Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
Revolutionary Nationalism
Social Reform Movements and
and Personalities, HRA, HSRA,
Personalities Bengal Armory Raid, etc.
Revolt of 1857 Beginning of Gandhian Era
Peasant, Tribal and Civil Early movements
Movements Rowlatt Act and Satyagraha
Administrative Changes after Jallianwala Bagh massacre
1857 and Reactions
Non-Cooperation Movement
Early Political Organizations for
Khialfat Movement
Freedom
Congress-Khilafat Swaraj
Formation of Indian National Party
Congress and early Methods & Gandhi Irwin Pact
Achievements Lahore Resolution
Important Viceroys and their Karachi Resolution
activities Civil Disobedience Movement
Important Personalities Poona Pact
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August Offer 1937 Indian provincial elections,

Individual satyagraha Formation and Resignation of
Cripps Proposals and Congress Ministry
Reaction Nationalists’ response to the
Quit India Movement Second World War
Wavell Plan and Shimla Indian National Army, INA trials
Conference and Reactions
Indian Independence with
C R Formula or Rajaji Formula
Partition
Cabinet Mission Plan
Important Personalities
HISTORY - 7:
Governor-Generals and
Viceroys ART & CULTURE - 1
Art & Culture-1: Architecture &
2. India under the British rule Sculptures; Religion, Language &
Development of Modern Literature; Miscellaneous
Education
Development of Press
1. Architecture & Sculptures
Important Peasants Movements
and Organizations Architecture of Indus
Civilization
Important Workers Movements
and Organizations Buddhist Architecture
Important Caste Movements Cave Architecture
and Organizations Gandhara Art
Economic Impact of British Rule, Mathura Art
Economic Drain Theory Indo-Saracenic architecture
Industrial policy of British in Mauryan and Post Mauryan
India, Development of Modern Architecture
Industry Temple Architecture
Role of Women in Freedom Various dimensions of Nagara
Movement and Women’s Style
Associations Various dimensions of Dravida
Rise of Communalism in India Style
Rise of Communism and Pallava and Chola Period
Socialism Vesara Style
Nationalists’ response to the Indo-Islamic Architecture: Delhi
First World War sultanate
Nationalist movement in Indo-Islamic Architecture:
princely states Provincial style
Nehru Report and Reactions Indo-Islamic Architecture:
Government of India Act, 1935 Mughal School
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Rajput school of Architecture Literature during freedom

Modern Architecture and movement
Sculpture Secular Sanskrit literature
Sculptures of Harappan Scientific development in
Civilization medieval India
Sculptures of Mauryan and International Memory of the
Post-Mauryan Age
World Register by UNESCO
Jain Sculptures
Manuscripts
Buddhist Sculpture
Gupta Sculpture
4. Miscellaneous
Medieval School of Sculpture
Festivals of India
Bronze Sculpture
UNESCO’s List of Intangible
Satvahana Sculptures
Cultural Heritage
2. Religion UNESCO’s List of Tangible
Cultural Heritage
Buddhism
UNESCO Records
Jainism
Lingayats
Sikhism HISTORY - 8:
Sufi Silsilah ART & CULTURE - 2
Hinduism Art & Culture-2: Paintings,
Schools of Philosophy Pottery and Numismatic; Dance,
Buddhist Philosophy Drama and Music; Indian Theatre
Personalities and Puppetry; Sports, Recent
Paticca-Samuppada Developments
Vajrayana Buddhism
1. Paintings
3. Language & Literature Ancient Rock Painting
Vedic literature
Mural Paintings in India,
Brahmanas and Arayankas Buddhist Painting
Budhhist literature
Pala School of miniature
Jain literature
Mughal School of miniature
Vinaya Pitaka
Paintings in the Deccan
Sangam Literature
Rajput School of Painting
Literature during Gupta’s era
Literature during medieval Pahari School of Painting
period Miniature Painting in South
Literature during modern India
period Modern Paintings
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2. Pottery and Numismatic Regional Theatre

Pottery tradition of India Modern Theatre
Coinage systems in Ancient Puppetry of India
India Modern Puppetry
Coinage systems in Medieval Tribal Puppetry
India
5. Sports
3. Dance, Drama and Music Regional Martial arts
Concept of Dance in India, and
their texts 6. Recent Developments
Classical dances ‘’Life in Miniature’ Project’
Folk Dances of India Temples in news
Hindustani Classical Music Schemes related to Art and
Carnatic music Culture
Musical Instruments ‘Iconic’ archaeological Sites
Folk Music and songs Archaeological Sites in news
Tulu Language
4. Indian Theatre and Rogan art
Puppetry Jagannath temple Heritage
Classical Sanskrit Theatre Corridor Project
CSAT - 2
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(GEOGRAPHY)
Non-planetary celestial bodies

GEOGRAPHY - 1

Miscellaneous
Fundamental of Geography of Kuiper belt
India and the World (NCERT)
Goldilocks zone
Circumstellar habitable zone
1. Fundamental of Geography Interstellar space
of India and the World
NCERT XI and XII 2. Earth’s Interior
Sources of information about
GEOGRAPHY - 2 the interior of Earth
Earth’s structure (interior)
General Geography: Origin of
Universe, Solar System, Evolution Crust
of Earth, Earth’s Interior, Rocks Mantle
and Minerals Earth Cores
Various Discontinuity
1. General Geography Lithosphere
Geological Time Scale Magma Formation
Origin of universe: various Earthquake: Causes, types,
theories effects
Origin of stars Earthquake Waves
Origin and evolution of Sun Measuring Earthquakes
Sun: Structure, features Volcanism
Solar storms, Magnetism, Volcanic materials
Auroras Volcanic landforms: Intrusive
Solar system Forms and Extrusive Forms
Planet formations
Origin and evolution of Earth 3. Distribution of Oceans and
Origin of life on earth Continents
Moon, its origin, influence on Continental Crust and Oceanic
earth crust
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Continental drift theory, and Mass Wasting

Evidences Exogenic processes
Post-drift Studies: Convectional Weathering: features, agents
Current Theory and Ocean Floor
Weathering: Effects and
mapping
significances
Concept of sea floor spreading
Weathering: types
Plate Tectonics: Theory and
evidences Soil profile
Plates of the world Process of Soil Formation
Types of plate boundaries: Factors of Soil Formation
Theory, features
Types of plate boundaries: 2. Landforms and their
Examples Evolutions
Distribution of earthquake and Fluvial landforms
volcanoes
Landforms by Groundwater
Rate and Force for the Plate
Movement Glacial Landforms
Indian plate Aeolian Landforms
Coastal Landforms
4. Rocks and Minerals
Rocks: types, examples GEOGRAPHY - 4
Rock cycle Climatology, Oceanography, and
Mineral: Types, examples Biogeography of the World
Mineral: Rocksc
1. Climatology
GEOGRAPHY - 3
Composition of Air
Geomorphology: Endogenic and
Structure of atmosphere
Exogenic factors and Processes,
Landforms and their Evolutions Solar Radiation Heat Balance,
Heat budget
Insolation, Variability of
1. Geomorphic Processes Insolation at the surface of the
Agents of Geomorphic Earth, Albedo
Processes Rotation on Axis , Angle of
Endogenic processes Inclination of sun rays , Length
Orogenic process of the day
Folding Reason of the season
Faulting Heating and cooling of
Epeirogenic process atmosphere
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Terrestrial Radiation, Shortwave Precipitation: Rainfall, Snowfall,

Radiation, Long wave Earth Sleet Hail, Hailstones
Radiation Types of Rainfall
Factors controlling Temp The Hot, Wet Equatorial
distribution, Inversion of Climate, vegetation
Temperature, impact The Tropical Monsoon and
Atmospheric Pressure, Vertical Tropical Marine Climates,
variation of pressure, Horizontal vegetation
distribution of pressure, World The Savanna or Sudan Climate,
Distribution of Sea Level grassland
Pressure The Hot Desert and Mid-
Factors affecting the velocity Latitude Desert Climates,
and direction of the Wind vegetation
Atmospheric Circulation and The Warm Temperate Western
Weather Systems Margin (Mediterranean)
Latitudinal Variation of Climate, vegetation
Atmospheric Heating The Temperate Continental
Pressure Belts, Migration of (Steppe Climate), grasslands
Belts Following apparent Path The Warm Temperate Eastern
of Sun Margin (China Type Climate),
Global Circulation – Hadley Cell, vegetation
Ferrel Cell The Cool Temperate Western
Pattern of Planetary Winds Margin (British Type Climate),
vegetation, The Cool Temperate
Seasonal Wind, Local Wind,
Continental (Siberian) Climate,
Land and Sea Breezes,
vegetation
Mountain and Valley Winds
The Cool Temperate Eastern
Air mass & fronts, Important Margin (Laurentian) Climate,
Streams (Jets), Local streams, vegetation
and their impacts
The Arctic or Polar Climate,
Tropical Cyclone vegetation
Extra Tropical Cyclone Forestry: Social forestry,
Water in the Atmosphere, Water Agro-forestry, Farm Forestry,
Vapour, variation, Humidity – Community Forestry
Absolute and Relative
Precipitation, Saturation 2. Oceanography
Dew Point, Evaporation and Relief of the Ocean floor: major
Condensation and minor
Dew, Frost, Fog & Mist, snowfall Divisions of the ocean floor
etc Distribution of salinity, regions,
Clouds: formation, types, Factors affecting salinity
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Distribution of Temperature,
regions, Factors influencing
GEOGRAPHY - 5
Temperature distribution Location, Physiography and
Waves: Characteristics, Cause, Drainage System of India
role in economy
Waves: Tsunami
1. Location of India
Tides: Cause and Effects
Latitude, longitude, of India
Tides: types
Geographical extremes of India
Ocean Currents genesis,
India and its Neighbors
features
Key Channels, Straits of the
Effects of Ocean Currents
Indian Ocean
Effects on climate, vegetation,
temperature distribution
2. Physiography of India
Effects of Ocean Currents on
economy, major fishing zones Geological Divisions
of the world Physiographic Divisions
Surface currents & Deep water Historiography of Indian Plate
currents based on Depth movement
Cold and Warm Currents based Peninsular Block
on Temperature Formations of Himalayas
Major Ocean currents of the Division of Himalayas
World Peaks, passes, glaciers
Oceanic gyres Faults of Himalayas
Coral Reef: Fringing Reef, Northern plains: features
Barrier Reef & Atoll Northern plains: Division
Marginal seas of the world: Bay, Peninsular Plateau: Features
Gulf, Strait, Isthmus Peninsular Plateau: Division
Peninsular Plateau: Location,
3. Biogeography peaks, pass, etc.
Soils around the World Indian Desert
Soil Acidity, textures, Coastal Plains
ingredients Islands of India
Soil Erosion
Soil Conservation 3. Drainage System of India
Forest Types Evolution of drainage system of
Forest around the World Himalayas
Biogeochemical Cycles Evolution of drainage system of
Major World Biomes Peninsular India
Indus River system
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Ganga River System India

Brahmaputra river system Spatio-temporal Distribution of
Other rivers of Northeast Tropical Cyclone in India
Peninsular Rivers Flowing Impact of Temperate cyclones
towards the East and western disturbances on
Peninsular Rivers Flowing India
towards the West Climatic Regions of India
Narmada and tributaries Distribution of Rainfall
Krishna and tributaries El-Nino and La-Nina
Kaveri and tributaries Indian Droughts and Floods
Yamuna and tributaries Monsoons and the Economic
Rivers of Central India Life in India
Rivers of West India Landslides, glacial outbursts
Famous cities on the banks
Key River projects, bridges
2. Biogeography of India
Soils of India: Types
GEOGRAPHY - 6 Soils of India: Features
Soil Acidity, textures,
Climate and Biogeography of ingredients
India
Soil Erosion in India
Soil Conservation efforts
1. Climate of India Types of Forests in India
Seasonal rhythm Forests: location
Koppen’s Climatic classification Forests: features
Factors Determining the Climate Forest Cover in India
of India
Mechanism of Weather in the GEOGRAPHY - 7
Winter Season Human and Economic Geography
Mechanism of Weather in the of India and the World, Recent
Summer Season Developments
Monsoon: Features, location,
extent, etc.
Monsoon: Causative Factors 1. Human Geography of India
Monsoon: Influencing Factors and the World
Mechanism of the Monsoon Nature of Human geography
South-West Monsoon Population growth
Retreating Monsoon Migrants, and Refugees in India
North-East Monsoon Demographic transition theory
Impact of tropical cyclones on Human Development, human
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development index (HDI), MPI, production

etc. Bauxite Resources in India and
Characteristics of population: production
Age composition, Population Graphite, and lithium Resources
pyramids, Sex composition, in India and production
Literacy Rare Earths metals: features and
Population Policies of India reserves in India and the world
Various types of rural Uranium and Thorium reserves
settlements in India
Urbanization, Issues of Countries with the largest oil
Urbanization in India reserves and production
Urban settlements: types; Countries with the largest coal
Morphology of urban reserves and production
settlements India: Energy resources
Urban Transportation, recent Coal-bed Methane, Gas
programmes Hydrates, Shale Oil/Shale Gas
Rural-urban fringe Biofuels, 2G Ethanol
Census Terminologies Programme
Electricity, Generation, capacity
2. Economic Geography of Hydropower projects, thermal
India and the World projects
Types of Agriculture, Co- Renewable energy resources
operative and collective Factors influencing industrial
Farming locations
Climatic conditions of some Industrial Regions of the world
crops Some key industries of India
Cultivation methods, Tertiary and Quaternary
intercropping Activities, quinary activities
Breeds of some crops National highways, transport
Water resources of India corridors
Livestock Census of India: Railways of India
Recent Reports Ports of India
State wise Livestock products National Waterways
World Agricultural: producers,
locations 3. Recent Developments
Cultivation of GM Crops
Rates of desertification of
Methods of Mining Indian states esp. North Eastern
Mineral resources: Iron of the states
world Transition to Climate-Smart
Iron Resources in India and Crops
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Marine heat waves Bamboonomics

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Miyawaki Method
Circulation (AMOC) Minerals found in arctic
Lithium Reserves in India permafrost
East African Rift system, Rice knowledge Bank
breaking away with Madagascar Global Agriculture and food
India Cooling action plan security programme
Climate Vulnerability Map of
India
CURRENT AFFAIRS - 3
TEST: 34 SEPTEMBER to OCTOBER, 2023
CSAT - 3
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(SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)
SCIENCE & TECH. - 1 2. Fundamentals of Chemistry

Elements and molecules
Fundamentals of Physics,
States of Matters
Chemistry, and Biology & their
application in daily life Atomic structure
Chemical bonding
Metals and non-metals
1. Fundamentals of Physics Metallurgy
Properties of fundamental Acid and base
particles
Applications of electrochemistry
Fundamental forces (Battery and Charging devices)
Energy and its various types Properties of solution
Fundamental Optics Chemicals in everyday life
Electromagnetic spectrum Polymers and Biopolymers
Laws and theories in physics, Chemistry of Pharmaceuticals
Relativity Carbon and its allotropes
Electromagnetism Hydrocarbons and their
Heat and thermodynamics derivatives
Waves Biomolecules
Mechanical Vitamins and Enzymes
Electromagnetic waves
Universe 3. Fundamentals of Biology
Planets, stars, and galaxies Chemical Building Blocks of Life
Big-bang theory and History and Origin of Life
singularity Diversity of Living Things
Dark matter and energy Classification and Domains of
Black holes Life
Neutrino Observatory Viruses
Gravitational Waves Prokaryotes
Sunspot Eukaryotes
Magnetars and Neutron stars Protists
Sub-atomic particles Plants
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Fungi Classification by Source of

Animals Energy and Carbon
Evolution Plant Nutrition
Evolution of Life Animal Nutrition
Human Evolution Human Diet
Genetics Plant physiology
Inheritance Photosynthesis
DNA and RNA Respiration
Gene Expression Plant-water balance
Gene Regulation Reproduction
Mutation Economic Zoology
Cells Microbes in Human Welfare
Cell Structure Beneficial animals
Membranes Beneficial insects
Cell-Cell Interactions Economic botany
Respiration Family of angiosperms
Energy and Metabolism Tissue culture
Cells Division Grafting
Tissues Horticulture
Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue 4. Imaging techniques
Muscle tissue CT scan
Nervous Magnetic resonance imaging
Myocardial Positron emission tomography
Hepatic (PET)
Organ system and Human Microscopy
physiology Spectroscopy
Endocrine System
Respiratory system 5. Biological fuel generation
Circulatory system Generation and significance of
Skeletal and Muscular fossils fuels
Systems Biofuels from biomass
Reproduction Biodiesel
Excretion, Osmoregulation Natural gas and petroleum
and Thermoregulation
Hydrogen
The Digestive System
Immune system
Nutrition
SCIENCE & TECH. - 2
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RNA types and technology

Health and Diseases;
Biotechnology and applications; Genome sequencing and its
Nuclear energy and Technology applications
Application of biotechnology in
Environment
6. Health and Diseases Bio composting
Human Diseases Bioremediation
Common diseases in human Microbial remediation
and their causative agents Carbon capture Technology
Diseases due to nutrient Plant biotechnology
deficiency Transgenic plants
Molecular biology and Methods and application of
human disease Plant biotechnology
Chromosomal inheritance Animal biotechnology
and disease Transgenic animals
Extra chromosomal Methods and application of
inheritance and disease Animal biotechnology
Vector borne diseases Application of Biotechnology in
Water borne diseases Food and beverage industry
Lifestyle diseases Bioprocessing
Immunity and its types Bioreactors
Vaccination and Immunisation Manipulation of Enzymes
Vaccination program of India Food processing
Medicines Single cell protein
Antibiotics Food fortification
Antiviral and antifungal drugs Application of Biotechnology in
Monoclonal antibodies agriculture
therapy GM technology
Antimicrobial drug resistance GM crops
Drug formulations Pest Resistant Plants
Drug pricing in India Biotechnology and medicine
Pharmacogenetics Gene Editing
Gene therapy
7. Biotechnology and Molecular Diagnosis
applications PCR
Genetic engineering, process, ELISA
and application Antibody-Antigen interactions
and detections
Genomics
Embryo transfer technology
Proteomics
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Stem cells and their

engineering SCIENCE & TECH. - 3
Biopharmaceuticals/ Space Science and Technology;
therapeutic proteins Defense technology and Defense
Brain fingerprinting exercises; Nanotechnology and its
technology application
Bioethics and Biopiracy
Biosafety protocols 1. Types of orbits
IPR in Biotechnology Types of Launch Vehicles and
Recent trends in biotechnology application
and applied biotechnology Space missions of key space
agencies
8. Nuclear energy and NASA
ISRO
Technology
ESA
Types of nuclear reactions
ROSCOSMOS
Nuclear Energy and its JAXA
application CNSA
Civil and military applications ISRO and its role in national
of Nuclear Energy development
Nuclear fuels and centrifugation Private sector in space
Nuclear Reactor Public-private partnership in
Nuclear Policy of India space sector
Space technology
Nuclear Radiation and its
impact Cryogenics
Nanosatellites
Radioactive Waste
Electric Propulsion
Nuclear & Radiological
Aviation Internet, Starlink
Disasters
communication
Institutions involved in nuclear Satellite communications
energy Development
Remote sensing and its
Department of Atomic applications
Energy Ground Segment-As-A-
Atomic Energy Regulatory Service
Board Green Propellant
Bhabha Atomic Research Deep Space Atomic Clock
Centre Strategic dimensions
Indira Gandhi Centre for Space weapons
Atomic Research A-SAT technology
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Laser technology Weapon system

HGV technology Classical weapons
International space Weapon of mass destruction
collaboration Fission and fusion bombs
Various space observatories Chemical Weapons
Various telemetry Biological Weapons
Navigation Directed Energy Weapons
Global Positioning System Defence reforms
Galileo
CDS
GLONASS
Various committees and
IRNSS recommendations
Geopolitics of outer space
Domains of warfare
Defence platforms
2. Defence
Submarine
Missile system and classification
Ballistics and cruise missile Aircraft carrier
India’s Missile System Combat aircraft
Integrated guided missile Defence Organizations and
program laboratories
Missile defence programmes Defence Exercises
Defence Technology
Application of robotics in 3. Nanotechnology and its
defence sector application
Application of AI in defence
Basics of Nan science and
Internet of Military Things Nanotechnology
(IoMT)
Nanomaterial
Cyber warfare, and
preparedness Applications of nanotechnology
Drone technology Nano medicine
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Semiconductors and
Stealth technology computing
Advanced Defense Food
Equipment Textiles
Air Defence system Sustainable energy
3-D printing missiles Environment
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Transport
Hypersonic technology
Space
Hypersonic glide vehicles
Agriculture
Hypersonic cruise missiles
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Impacts of Nanotechnology Big Data Initiative and Privacy

Adverse Health and Cyber-crime and security
Environmental Government initiatives
Social and Ethical Impacts
Nano-science and nano- 2. Robotics and AI
technology in India Robotics
Machine vs Computer vs
Robots
SCIENCE & TECH. - 4
Parts of a Robot
IT, Electronics and
Classification of Robots
Communications; AI and
Robotics; Intellectual property Advantages and
rights; Miscellaneous; Recent Disadvantages of Robot
Developments Applications of Robotics
in Agriculture, industry,
defence, etc.
1. IT, Electronics and AI
Telecommunications Neural networks
Computers Machine Learning and Deep
Generation of computers learning
Computer terminologies Application of AI
Supercomputer and its Artificial Intelligence and
applications Robotics
Cloud computing
Information technology 3. IPR
Components of IT What are Intellectual property
IT enabled services rights (IPR)?
Application of IT Types of Intellectual Property
Rights
Display technologies
International Agreements and
Cathode ray
institutions on IPR
LCD
IPR Regime in India
LED
National Intellectual Property
Plasma Monitors Rights Policy
OLED
AMOLED 4. Miscellaneous
Mobile generations India’s policy in the field of the
Smartphone science and technology
Net Neutrality Various policies for S&T
Internet of Things Institutional structure
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Department of Science & Technology Vision Document

Technology 2035
CSIR
Science and Engineering 5. Recent Developments
Research Board
Deepfakes
Technology Development
Web 3.0
Board
National Accreditation Board Indian Space Association
For Testing And Calibration National Policy for Rare
Laboratories Diseases
Science and technology as a Deep Sea Mission
source of Human Resource
Desalination plants
Development
Digital geological map of moon
Awards related to Science
India and global collaboration NASA’s Artemis mission
in science projects Genome India Project
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TEST: 41 CSAT - 5: Quantitative Aptitude - 2
TEST: 42 CSAT - 6: Reasoning -2
Current Affairs - 4
TEST: 43
(November + December, 2023)
TEST: 44 Sectional Test (Polity & Governance)
TEST: 45 Sectional Test (Economy)
TEST: 46 Sectional Test (Environment)
TEST: 47 Sectional Test (History & Culture of India)
TEST: 48 Sectional Test (Geography)
TEST: 49 Sectional Test (Science & Technology)
TEST: 50 Mock - 1 (Paper 1)
TEST: 54
(January & February, 2024)
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(Budget + Economics Survey + India Year Book)
TEST: 62 Mock - 11 (Paper -1)
TEST: 66
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6 IAS 2024

TEST - 02 Fundamental Rights, Directive

Centre-State Relations; Local

TEST - 05 Political dynamics; Governance,

TEST - 08 Money and Banking; Money

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TEST - 10 Sectors of Economy (Agriculture,

Basic Concept of Ecology;

TEST - 14 Biodiversity and Threats;

TEST - 15 Environmental Pollution and

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TEST - 23 Modern History-2: India’s freedom

TEST - 24 Art & Culture-1: Architecture &

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TEST - 29 Geomorphology: Endogenic and

TEST - 31 Location, Physiography and

TEST - 32 Climate and Biogeography of India

TEST - 33 Human and Economic Geography

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

TEST - 36 Health and Diseases;

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TEST - 43 CURRENT AFFAIRS-4

TEST - 50 CURRENT AFFAIRS -5

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term of oﬃce, qualiﬁcation,  Motions, Resolutions and

Power and functions Cooperative federalism: concept

1. Local Governance 3. Special Areas

Election Commission Pressure groups: Types,

POLITY - 5 Foreign Policy

Political dynamics; Governance, 3. Schemes, Policy and

4. Recent Developments ‘Private Property as a human

 Nominal and real GDP, GDP

New Monetary Aggregates Concept and functions of

Regressive, proportional, etc.) Causes of unemployment in

Agriculture land reforms Modiﬁed Industrial

WTO: Trips, Trims, India and National Monetisation Pipeline

1. Fundamentals of Ecology 3. Levels of Ecological

Ecological Succession: types 1. Biodiversity: Concept

Invasive species in India Soil Pollution or Land

Carbon Sequestration, Carbon National Action Programme to

Intergovernmental Panel on 4. Environmental Impact

World Wide Fund for Nature

Emergence of Bhakti Movement Economic life of South India

 August Oﬀer 1937 Indian provincial elections,

Rajput school of Architecture Literature during freedom

2. Pottery and Numismatic Regional Theatre

Non-planetary celestial bodies

Continental drift theory, and Mass Wasting

Terrestrial Radiation, Shortwave Precipitation: Rainfall, Snowfall,

Ganga River System India

development index (HDI), MPI, production

Marine heat waves Bamboonomics

SCIENCE & TECH. - 1 2. Fundamentals of Chemistry

 Fungi  Classiﬁcation by Source of

RNA types and technology

 Stem cells and their

 Laser technology Weapon system

 Impacts of Nanotechnology Big Data Initiative and Privacy

 Department of Science & Technology Vision Document

TEST: 40 CSAT - 4: Reading Comprehension - 2

TEST: 41 CSAT - 5: Quantitative Aptitude - 2

term of oﬃce, qualiﬁcation, Motions, Resolutions and

Nominal and real GDP, GDP

August Oﬀer 1937 Indian provincial elections,

Fungi Classiﬁcation by Source of

Stem cells and their

Laser technology Weapon system

Impacts of Nanotechnology Big Data Initiative and Privacy

Department of Science & Technology Vision Document