| Test No. |
Topics Covered |
To Study |
| Test-1 |
Essay :
- Women and child related Issues
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- Yojana related issues
- PIB Features
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Test-2
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General Studies – 1 : World Geography
- Salient features of world’s physical geography.
- Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India)
- Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
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- Fundamentals of physical geography, India: Physical environment – 11 th NCERTS
- Fundamentals of human geography
- India, people and environment – 12 th NCERTs
- Certificate physical and human geography by Oxford India publications
- World geography by Majid Hussain
- Comprehensive geography of india – Khullar
- Orient longman atlas
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Test-3
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General Studies – 2 : Constitution, Polity
- Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
- Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
- Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
- Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries
- Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
- Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
- Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
- Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
- Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies
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- Indian Constitution at
work- 11 th NCERTs
- Indian polity by Laxmikant
- 2 nd ARC report (relevant
chapters only)
- Punchhi Commission report
(relevant chapters only)
- PIB website
- Yojana
magazine
- Public administration by Laxmikant (relevant chapters)
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Test-4
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General Studies – 3 : Technology
- Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life
- Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
- Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
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- Science and technology by Tata Mcgraw Hill
- India Year book
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Test-5
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General Studies – 4 : Ethics, Values & Attitude
- Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.
- Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
- Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
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- 2nd ARC report- (Ethics in governance, personnel administration, RTI, Citizen Centric administration)
- Lexicon for ethics, integrity and aptitude
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Test-6
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Essay :
- Constitutional and moral Issues for India
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- Yojana issues
- Newspaper columns of The hindu, Indian Express, etc.
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Test-7
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General Studies – 1 : Indian History and Cultural Heritage
- Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
- Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues
- The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.
- Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
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- Introduction to fine arts – NCERT class 11 th
- CCRT website
- Modern India by Bipin
Chandra – Old NCERT
- Brief history of modern
India – Spectrum
- Politics in India After Independence- NCERT
- India and Contemporary
World – 9th and 10th NCERTs
- India after independence- Bipin Chandra
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Test-8
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General Studies – 2 : Social Justice
- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
- Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders
- Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
- Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
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- Reports of concerned
ministries for relevant social
issue
- Selected articles from EPW
- Polity and governance by
Laxmikant
- Economic survey 2016-17
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Test-9
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General Studies – 3 : Environment and Disaster Management
- Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
- Disaster and disaster management.
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- ICSE environment
education,
- Environment by Shankar IAS,
- The Hindu survey of
environment
- 2nd ARC (Crisis
management)
- Disaster Management by
IGNOU
- Selective reading of www.ndmindia.nic.in
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Test-10
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General Studies – 4 : Probity in Governance
- Concept of public service;
- Philosophical basis of governance and probity;
- Information sharing and transparency in government,
- Right to Information,
- Codes of Ethics,
- Codes of Conduct,
- Citizen’s Charters,
- Work culture,
- Quality of service delivery,
- Utilization of public funds,
- challenges of corruption.
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- 2nd ARC report (Ethics in governance, Personnel Administration, RTI, Citizen Centric Administration)
- Lexicon for ethics, integrity and aptitude
- Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by G Subbarao.
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Test-11
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Essay :
- India and issues
- Social Justice issues
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- Yojana issues
- EPW articles
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Test-12
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General Studies – 1 : Society
- Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
- Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
- Effects of globalization on Indian society
- Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
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- Indian society, social
- change and Development- 12 th NCERTs
- Social problems in India by Ram Ahuja
- Indian social system – Ram Ahuja
- Indian Society and culture – Nadeem Hussain
- Ministry of child and women development report
- Selected articles from EPW
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Test-13
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General Studies – 2 : International Relations
- India and its neighborhood- relations.
- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
- Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
- Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.
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- Challenges strategy rethinking India’s foreign policy – Rajiv Sikri
- Ministry of External Affairs website
- Relevant current affairs from The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
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Test-14
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General Studies – 3 : Internal Security
- Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
- Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
- Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention
- Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism
- Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate
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- 2nd ARC report (Public order, Capacity building for conflict resolution, Combating terrorism)
- Ministry of Home affairs website and annual report
- Challenges to internal security of India by Ashok kumar (TMH)
- Relevant current affairs from The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
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Test-15
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General Studies – 4 : Emotional Intelligence, Aptitude & Thinkers
- Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections.
- Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.
- Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
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- Lexicon for ethics, integrity and aptitude
- Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by G Subbarao
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Test-16
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Essay :
- Philosophical and Moral Issues
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- Yojana
- PIB Features
- Newspapers
- Frontline issues
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Test-17
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General Studies – 1: World History
- History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization,
- Political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.
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- World history by Norman lowe
- World history –Arjun dev (Old NCERT)
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Test-18
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General Studies – 2 : Governance
- Important aspects of governance,
- transparency and accountability,
- e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential;
- citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
- Role of civil services in a democracy.
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- Reports of concerned ministries for relevant social issues
- Selected articles from EPW
- Polity and governance by Laxmikant
- Economic survey 2016-17
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Test-19
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General Studies – 3 : Economic Development
- Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
- Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
- Government Budgeting.
- Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers
- Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
- Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
- Land reforms in India.
- Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
- Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
- Investment models.
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- Indian economic development – 11 th NCERTs
- Economic survey
- 12 th 5 year plan (relevant chapters only)
- Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
- Uma and Kapila
- Yojana relevant articles
- India year book
- Relevant current affairs from The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
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Test-20
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General Studies – 4 : Ethics in Public Administration
- Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration:
- Status and problems;
- ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions;
- laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance;
- accountability and ethical governance;
- strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance;
- ethical issues in international relations and funding;
- corporate governance.
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- 2nd ARC report- (Ethics in governance, personnel administration, RTI, Citizen Centric administration)
- Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by G Subbarao
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