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Date of Topics covered
TEST No. Mock Test Syllabus (The list is indicative to help students; however, it is not Sources covered
exhaustive. A topic may have more subtopics)
Test 1 August 6th, 2017 Indian Polity & Constitution ♦ Political systems: Democratic & Non-Democratic, Parliamentary &  9th NCERT: Democratic Politics 1
[2428] (Personalized Presidential, Unitary & Federal, Direct and Representative, Republic  10th NCERT: Democratic Politics 2
scheduling: ♦ Political systems: concepts, forms and and Monarchy etc.  11th NCERT: Indian Constitution at Work
reschedule the types ♦ Constitutionalism  Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth
date of Mock ♦ Historical Underpinnings
♦ Political system as established by the
tests based on ♦ Evolution & Making of the Constitution
aspirant’s plan)
Constitution ♦ Features and Significant Provisions
♦ Indian Constitution: Historical ♦ The Preamble
Underpinnings, Evolution & Making of ♦ The Union and its Territory
the Constitution, Features, Significant ♦ Citizenship
Provisions ♦ Fundamental Rights
♦ Directive Principles
♦ The Preamble
♦ Fundamental Duties
♦ The Union and its Territory ♦ Amendment of Constitution
♦ Citizenship ♦ Basic Structure of the Constitution
♦ Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles ♦ Emergency Provisions
& Fundamental Duties Constitutional Bodies
♦ Amendment of Constitution ♦ Election Commission
♦ Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
♦ Basic Structure of the Constitution
♦ State Public Service Commission (SPSC)
♦ Emergency Provisions ♦ Finance Commission
♦ Constitutional & Non Constitutional ♦ CAG
Bodies ♦ Attorney general of India
♦ Advocate general of India
♦ Special officer for Linguistic Minorities
♦ National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
♦ National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)
♦ National Commission for Backward Castes ( NCBC)
Non-Constitutional Bodies
♦ NITI Aayog
♦ NHRC, Governing Council, SHRC, CIC, SIC, CVC, CBI, Lokpal,
Lokayukta, NCPCR etc.
Test 2 August 16th, 2017 Working of Indian Constitution ♦ President  11th NCERT: Indian Constitution at Work
[2429] ♦ Vice President  Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth
♦ Central Government: President, Vice ♦ Prime minister
President, Prime minister, Central Council ♦ Central Council of Ministers and Cabinet committees
♦ Posts like Cabinet Secretary, Chief Secretary, etc
of Ministers, Parliament
♦ Parliament: The Council of States, The House of People,
♦ State Government: Governor, Chief Disqualification and Vacation of Seats, Presiding Officers of
Minister, State Council of Ministers, State Parliament, Houses: Their Working, Legislative Procedures in
Legislature Parliament, Budget, Powers and Functions of Parliament: Its Role,
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♦ Indian Federalism and Centre-State Committees of Parliament, Parliamentary Forums
Relations ♦ Governor
♦ Chief Minister
♦ Local Government: Panchayati Raj, Local
♦ State Council of Ministers
Urban Government ♦ State Legislature
♦ Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, ♦ Indian Federalism
Subordinate Courts ♦ Centre State Relations
♦ Structure, organization and functioning of ♦ Panchayati Raj
the Executive; Ministries and ♦ Local Urban Government
♦ Supreme Court
Departments of the Government.
♦ High Courts
♦ Elections ♦ Subordinate Courts: District Courts, Gram Nyayalayas, ADRs, NALSA
♦ Transparency & Accountability etc.,
- RTI, Citizen’s Charter, e-Governance ♦ Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive.
♦ Ministries and Departments of the Government.
Elections and political parties
♦ Representation of People's Act
♦ Election Process
Governance
♦ Transparency & Accountability
RTI, Citizen’s Charter, e-Governance
Test 3 August 26th, 2017 Geography – I Physical Geography of the world  11th NCERT Geography: Fundamentals of
[2430] ♦ Origin and evolution of Universe, Solar system Physical Geography
Physical Geography of the world ♦ Geological History of the Earth  11th NCERT Geography - India Physical
● Solar System & the Earth and basics of ♦ Geological Time scale Environment
latitude and longitude ♦ Latitude and Longitude including important Parallels and Meridians  Certificate physical and human geography -
♦ Motions of the Earth and their effects Goh Cheng Leong
● Geomorphology ♦ Inclination of the Earth’s Axis and its effects  Orient Longman Atlas or Oxford Atlas
● Climatology ♦ Local and Standard Time and the International Date Line, Calendar
● Oceanography ♦ Eclipses - Solar, Lunar
● Biogeography ♦ Geomorphology - Interior structure of the earth, Earth’s crust,
● Natural Hazards and Disasters Classification of rocks.
♦ Landform Development - First order (continental drift theory, sea
● Continents (Land, Climate, Resources
floor spreading, plate tectonics theory), Second order (Mountains,
etc.): Asia, Africa, North America, South Plateaus, Plains & other landforms)
America, Antarctica, Europe, and ♦ Internal forces & their impact - Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Folding,
Australia Faulting, Isostasy)
♦ External forces & their impact - Weathering, Erosion & landforms
Physical Geography of India thus developed
♦ Climatology - Structure, Composition of atmosphere
● Introduction: Location, Area and
♦ Weather & Climate
Boundaries ♦ Insolation, Heat Budget, Distribution of temperature, Temperature
● Structure and Relief: Physiographic Inversion
Divisions ♦ Pressure and Pressure belts
● Drainage System ♦ Winds - Planetary, Seasonal and Local; Jet Streams
♦ Precipitation-Forms & Types, Distribution of rainfall
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● Weather, Climate and Seasons ♦ Air Masses, Cyclones and anti-cyclones
● Soils ♦ World Climatic regions
♦ Oceanography - Features, Ocean waves, currents, tides & Tsunamis,
● Natural Vegetation, Plant and Animal Life
Temperature & Salinity distribution, marine resources
♦ Biogeography: Soils - Classification, distribution, erosion &
Conservation
♦ Continents - Major physical features, natural resources
Physical Geography of India
♦ Location: Latitude, Longitude
♦ Northern Mountains, Plains of India, Peninsular Plateau and Islands
of India.
♦ Himalayan and Peninsular Drainage System
♦ Spatial and temporal distribution of temperature, pressure, winds
and rainfall
♦ Indian Monsoon: mechanism, onset and variability; spatial and
temporal variations
♦ Climatic Regions of India
♦ Classification of Soils
♦ Problems of Soil and Conservation
♦ Forests and their distribution, Forest Conservation
Map Based Questions from India (Location of state, city, river,
lakes, important places including Ramsar sites, Biosphere Reserves,
Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks)
Test 4 September 5th, Geography - II World Economic and Human Geography:  12th NCERT: Geography - India People and
[2431] 2017 ♦ Natural resources and mineral resources and distribution of key Economy
Economic and Human Geography - World natural resources across the world  12th NCERT: Fundamental of Human
● Economic Geography of the world: ♦ Agriculture and agro-climatic regions Geography
primary, secondary, tertiary, ♦ Industry and location factors  Certificate Physical and Human Geography -
♦ Infrastructure Goh Cheng Leong
quaternary and quinary activities ♦ World Population, density & distribution, races & tribes,  Orient Longman Atlas or Oxford Atlas
● Human Geography of world settlements & migration
● World Population, Distribution & Map Based Questions from World (Location of state, city, minerals,
Density, Races & Tribes, Settlement & industries etc.)
Migration Indian Geography
♦ Agriculture typology and major Crops grown in India
Economic and Human Geography - India
♦ Agro-Climatic Regions
● Agriculture ♦ Land Reforms and Land use pattern
● Land Resources ♦ Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Aquaculture
● Water Resources ♦ Water Resources- Availability and potential: Lakes, rivers, dams,
● Mineral and Energy Resources power and irrigation projects, wetlands and inter-linking of rivers
● Industries ♦ Mineral Resources- classification and distribution
♦ Energy Resources- conventional and non-conventional resources
● Transport and Communication
♦ Population and Growth trends - density, sex ratio, literacy, tribes
● Foreign Trade and racial groups in India
● Population, Migration, Settlements ♦ Rural and Urban Settlements- types and patterns
♦ Industries- types and their locational factors
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♦ Transport and Communication -railways, highways, inland water
transport, shipping and sea-ports, air transport
Map Based Questions from India (Location of state, city, minerals,
industries etc.)
Test 5 September 15th, Ancient Indian History, Art and Culture and Ancient History  Old NCERT: Ancient India
[2432] 2017 Medieval India: ♦ Prehistoric period  Old NCERT: Medieval India
♦ Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization  Class XI NCERT – Introduction to Fine Art
Ancient History ♦ Vedic Age (part 1)
♦ Prehistoric period ♦ Mahajanapadas  CCRT website:
♦ Religious Reforms http://ccrtindia.gov.in/index.php
♦ Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization ♦ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age
♦ Vedic Age ♦ Sangam Age
♦ Mahajanapadas ♦ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age
♦ Religious Reforms (Brief History, Salient Features, Social, Economics, Religious and
♦ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age Cultural conditions of all the above)
Art & Culture
♦ Sangam Age
♦ Architecture: Indus Valley Civilization, The Mauryan Architecture,
♦ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age The Sungas, Kushanas, Satavahanas & Guptas, The Temple
Architecture, Indo-Islamic Architecture, Modern Architecture
Art & Culture ♦ Sculpture: Indian Sculpture and Different schools of Art
♦ Architecture and Sculptures ♦ Indian Paintings: Historical development - Wall Paintings, Cave and
♦ Religion and Philosophy Mural Paintings, Miniature Paintings, Mughal Paintings, Rajput
♦ Indian paintings Paintings, Folk Paintings, Other Paintings, Modern Indian Paintings
♦ Indian Music & Personalities
♦ Religion and Philosophy
♦ Indian Dances
♦ Religion: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity,
♦ Indian Theatres Zoroastrianism, Judaism
♦ Indian cinema ♦ Philosophy: Six Schools of Philosophy, Ajivika, Lokayata etc.
♦ Indian Language & Literature ♦ Indian Music: Classical Music, Hindustani Music, Carnatic Music,
♦ Arts & Crafts Folk Music Tradition
♦ Science and Technology in Ancient ♦ Indian Dance: Classical Dance forms in India, Folk Dances, Modern
Dance in India
India
♦ Puppetry and Theatre: Different forms of Puppetry in India,
♦ Indo- Islamic Culture Theatres in India: Folk Theatre, Modern Theatre, People Associated
with Theatres, Indian Cinema and Circus
Medieval India: ♦ Language & Literature: Indian Language, Indian Literature
♦ Early Medieval Period ♦ Fairs, Festivals and Craft: Religious Festivals, Secular Festivals
♦ North India (States & UT’s), Art & Crafts
♦ Science & Technology, Ancient, Science & Technology, Medieval
♦ South India
Science & Technology, Famous Personalities in Ancient and
♦ Sultanate Period Medieval India
♦ The Delhi Sultanate ♦ Promotion and Preservation of Indian Heritage: Indian Word
♦ Vijayanagar & other Kingdoms Heritage Sites, Cultural Heritage Sites, Natural Heritage Sites,
♦ Religious Movements Important Institutions
♦ Bhakti Movement Medieval India
♦ Early Medieval Period: North India and South India
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♦ Sufi Movement ♦ Sultanate Period: The Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagar & other
♦ Mughal Period Kingdoms, Religious Movements, Bhakti Movement, Sufi
Movement
♦ Maratha Confederacy
♦ Mughal Period
(Brief History, Salient Features, Social, Economics, Religious and
Cultural conditions of all the above)
Test 6 September 25th, Modern India India under East India Company’s Rule Administration  Old NCERT: Modern India by Bipin Chandra
[2433] 2017  Struggle among European powers in India  India’s struggle for Independence – Bipin
♦ India in the late Eighteenth Century  Regulating Acts and Charter Acts: Regulating Act of 1773, Pitt’s Chandra
♦ The Advent of the Europeans and British India Act 1773 and Charter acts of 1784, 1793, 1813,1833, 1853
Conquest of India  Indian Kingdoms in 18th century: Marathas, Punjab, Mysore,
Hyderabad etc.
♦ The British Administrative Structure,
 British Expansion policy: Doctrine of lapse, Subordinate alliance etc.
Reform, Impact and Organization of  Economic policies and their impact
Government of India  Education Policies
♦ Social – Religious Movements in 19th –  Socio - Religious Reform Movements in the 19th and 20th century
20th centuries India – Arya Samaj, Brahmo Samaj , etc
Freedom Struggle  The Great Revolt of 1857
- The Revolt of 1857 & change after 1857  Changes in Indian Administration after 1858 - GOI ACT 1858,
- Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905) Councils Act, 1861, 1892
 Growth of Political Ideas and Political Organisations (up to 1885)
Extremist Phase (1905 – 17)
 Foundation of the Indian National Congress
- Emergence of Extremist & Leaders  Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905)
- The Partition of Bengal  Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement
- Morley-Minto Reforms  The first phase of Revolutionary and Terrorist Movement
- Swadeshi Movement, Home Rule  The Morley-Minto Reforms or the Indian Councils Act, 1909
Movement etc.  The Lucknow Pact (1916)
The Gandhian Era (1917– 47)  The Home Rule Movement
- Gandhi – Advent and Achievement  Montague-Chelmsford Reforms or the Government of India Act,
1919
- Rowlatt Act, Jallianawala Bagh Massacre
 The Khilafat Movement (1920-22) and Non Cooperation
and Khilafat Movement Movement
- Non- Cooperation, Civil Disobedience and  The Left Movement
Quit India Movement  The second phase of Revolutionary and Terrorist Movement
- British Response and Negotiations  Anti-Simon Commission Agitation (1928-29)
- INA and Subhash Chandra Bose  Nehru Report, 1928
Miscellaneous:  The Lahore Session, 1929
Reforms / Acts / Committee, Congress  The Civil Disobedience Movement (The first phase)
 Second Phase of Civil Disobedience Movement
Session, Governor –General Viceroys etc.
 The Government of India Act, 1935
 Provincial Elections and Formation of popular Ministries in
Provinces, 1937
 The Struggle in the Princely States: The Praja Mandal Movement -
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 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
 Subhas 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 movements
 Role of Press and Publications
 Role of Business groups
 Foreign policies of British India
Miscellaneous: Reforms / Acts / Committee, Congress Sessions, Governor –
General Viceroys etc.
Test 7 October 6th, 2018 India Economy National Income Accounting:  11th NCERT: Economics: Indian Economic
[2434] National Income Accounting ● Definition Development
♦ Definition ● Concepts: GDP, GNP, Market Price and Factor Cost, NNP, NDP,  12th NCERT: Economics: Macroeconomics
transfer payments, National income at FC, Personal Income,  www.arthapedia.in/
♦ Concepts: GDP, GNP, disposable income, factors affecting national income, net foreign
♦ Measurement facto income
Money and Banking ● Measurement of national income: value added method, income
♦ Function of Money, Evolution of method, expenditure method, Application of various methods,
Money etc. Base year, GDP deflator
● Debates around GDP and other indices
♦ Banking: Need of Banks, Functions,
Money and Banking
Types, Banking Reforms, Central Bank  Money: Definition, Functions and significance, Evolution of Money,
and its role Money supply in India and factors affecting it
Inflation and Employment  Banking:
♦ Definition, types etc. o Need of banks,Function,Commercial Banks
o Central Bank: Importance, functions, Structure, Policy tools,
Government Budgeting and Fiscal Policy Monetary Policy (CRR, SLR, OMO, Repo and Rev Repo, MSF
♦ Budgeting, types, its evolution in India, etc.)
Process, Component etc. o Banking Reforms
Inflation and Employment
♦ Public finance, Revenue and  Inflation: Definition, Inflationary Gap and Inflationary Process,
Expenditure, Deficits, Taxes, Debts etc. Inflation Cycles: Demand Pull Inflation, Cost Push Inflation, Causes
External Sector and Currency Exchange of Inflation, Inflation Control measures
 Unemployment: Types of Unemployment: Structural, Seasonal,
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rates Frictional, Cyclical, Nature of Unemployment in India
Government budgeting and Fiscal Policy
♦ BoP, BoT, International trade, IMF,
 Budgeting: Evolution of Budgeting, Institutions and Laws, The
WTO, Trade policies, issues and Union Budget: Components - Revenue Account, Capital Account,
challenges etc. Measures of Government Deficit etc., Weaknesses in the
Budgetary Process
Capital Market
 Fiscal Policy: Public Finance - Role and Importance, Public
♦ Terms and Concepts Expenditure - Revenue and Capital, Development and Non-
Agriculture Development, Public Revenue - Sources of Revenue, Taxes:
Industry Classification, Direct and Indirect, Specific and Ad Valorem, Social
and Economic Objectives of Taxes, Objectives of Taxation, GST, d.)
Services
Public Debt, Deficit Financing
Infrastructure and Communication External Sector and Currency Exchange rate
Five year Plans  Balance of Payments: Definition, Current and Capital Accounts,
Economic Reforms since 1991 Convertibility, Items Included in BoP, BoP and BoT
Foreign Trade  International Trade and Bodies: IMF: Purpose and Objectives,
India and IMF, WTO , WIPO Organization and Functions, Working and Evaluation, IMF and
India and International Institutions Underdeveloped Countries, SDR's, Reforms etc., World Bank,
Bilateral and Regional Cooperation
IPRs
Capital Markets
 Basic Terms and Concepts, Equity and debt Instruments, Primary
market and Secondary markets etc.
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 development
● Organised and unorganised sector
● PPP, Investment models
● Recent initiatives taken by the govt., etc.
Services:
● Banking,
● Insurance,
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● Aviation,
● Tourism,
● Issues and potential of services sector
● Government policies etc.
Five year Plans: Priorities and Performance, Issues related to planning
Economic Policies till 1991
Economic Reforms since 1991: End of license Raj, Liberalization,
Privatisation and Globalisation, FDI, FII, issues, challenges etc.
Infrastructure: IT, Communication, Urbanisation, Transport, Mining,
etc.
Foreign Trade of India: Trade Policy, Product wise trade, Region wise
trade, Subsidy boxes, WTO related issues and India
Intellectual Property Rights
Test 8 October 15th, Ecology & Environment Environment and its components  NCERT Biology 12th – Unit 10 (chapter 13,
[2435] 2017 Ecology and Functions of an ecosystem 14, 15 & 16)
▪ Basic Concepts & Components of the ● Terrestrial ecosystems th
 NCERT Chemistry 11 (Part II) – Chapter 14
● Aquatic ecosystems
Ecology and ecosystem Environmental problems:  ICSE Environmental Education 9th & 10th
▪ Global warming, Climate change and ● Climate Change
● Acidification
Ozone depletion
● Eutrophication
▪ Environmental Issues and Pollution ● Ozone Depletion
▪ Biodiversity, flora and fauna ● Mitigation Strategies
● India and Climate Change
▪ Conservation efforts - India and World Environmental pollution
▪ Sustainable Development ● Pollutants
● Air pollution
▪ Environmental Monitoring and Impact
● Water Pollution
Assessment ● Soil Pollution
● Noise Pollution
● Radioactive pollution
● E-Waste
● Solid Waste
● Bioremediation
Biodiversity
● Basic Concepts
● Plant and Animal Diversity
● Marine Organisms
● Threat to Biodiversity
● Protected Area Network: National 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 conservation efforts
● Bioprospecting, Biosafety, Biopiracy
Conservation efforts: India and World
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● Institutional and Organizational mechanisms
● Environmental Acts and Policies
● Environmental conventions
Sustainable development
Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment
APPLIED & FULL LENGTH TESTS - SCHEDULE, CONTENT & REFERENCE

Primary Secondary
Syllabus Topics covered
Date of Primary Secondary (Essential) (Additional)
TEST * Questions under current affairs will cover (The list is indicative to help students;
Mock Test (Essential) (Additional) News Paper News Paper /
No. important national and international issues however, it is not exhaustive. A topic may
References References / Magazines Magazines /
of specified months have more subtopics)
/ website website
Test 9 October Indian Constitution & Political System ♦ Political systems: Democratic & Non-Democratic, - Class IX and X NCERT: - Introduction to the - The Hindu - The Indian
[2436] 25th, 2017 Parliamentary & Presidential, Unitary & Federal, Democratic Politics Constitution of - Yojana Express
♦ Political systems: concepts, forms and Direct and Representative, Republic and - 11th NCERT: Indian India: D D Basu - PIB :
Monarchy etc. Constitution at Work - Our Political www.pib.nic.in
types
♦ Constitutionalism - Indian Polity by M System: Subhash
♦ Political system as established by the ♦ Historical Underpinnings Laxmikanth Kashyap
Constitution ♦ Evolution & Making of the Constitution
♦ Indian Constitution: Historical ♦ Features and Significant Provisions
Underpinnings, Evolution & Making of ♦ The Preamble
♦ The Union and its Territory
the Constitution, Features, Significant ♦ Citizenship
Provisions ♦ Fundamental Rights
♦ The Preamble ♦ Directive Principles
♦ The Union and its Territory ♦ Fundamental Duties
♦ Amendment of Constitution
♦ Citizenship
♦ Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles
& Fundamental Duties
♦ Amendment of Constitution
+ Current Affairs (May 2017)
Test 10 November, Working of Indian Constitution and System ♦ President ♦ 11th NCERT: Indian ♦ Introduction to ♦ The Hindu ♦ The Indian
[2437] 4th, 2017 of the government ♦ Vice President Constitution at the Constitution ♦ Yojana Express
♦ Prime minister Work of India: D D ♦ PIB :
♦ Central Government: President, Vice ♦ Central Council of Ministers and Cabinet ♦ Indian Polity by M Basu www.pib.n
committees Laxmikanth ♦ Our Political ic.in
President, Prime minister, Central
♦ Posts like Cabinet Secretary, Chief Secretary, System:
Council of Ministers, Parliament etc Subhash
♦ State Government: Governor, Chief ♦ Parliament: The Council of States, The House Kashyap
Minister, State Council of Ministers, of People, Disqualification and Vacation of
State Legislature Seats, Presiding Officers of Parliament, Houses:
♦ Indian Federalism and Centre-State Their Working, Legislative Procedures in
Parliament, Budget, Powers and Functions of
Relations
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♦ Emergency Provisions Parliament: Its Role, Committees of
♦ Local Government: Panchayati Raj, Local Parliament, Parliamentary Forums
♦ Governor
Urban Government
♦ Chief Minister
♦ Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, ♦ State Council of Minister
Subordinate Courts ♦ State Legislature
♦ Structure, organization and functioning ♦ Indian Federalism
of the Executive; Ministries and ♦ Centre State Relations
Departments of the Government. ♦ Emergency Provisions
♦ Panchayati Raj
+ Current Affairs (June 2017)
♦ Local Urban Government
♦ Supreme Court
♦ High Courts
♦ Subordinate Courts: District Courts, Gram
Nyayalayas, ADRs, NALSA etc.,
♦ Structure, organization and functioning of the
Executive.
♦ Ministries and Departments of the
Government.
Test 11 November Governance in India Constitutional Bodies  Indian Polity by M  The Hindu  The Indian
[2438] 14th, 2017 ♦ Election Commission Laxmikanth  Yojana Express
♦ Constitutional & Non Constitutional ♦ Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)  Governance in  PIB :
Bodies ♦ State Public Service Commission (SPSC) India by M www.pib.n
♦ Finance Commission Laxmikanth ic.in
♦ Elections and political parties: problems
♦ CAG  Class 12th NCERT:
and processes ♦ Attorney general of India Politics in India
♦ Electoral politics ♦ Advocate general of India since
♦ Working of the political system since ♦ Special officer for Linguistic Minorities Independence
independence ♦ National Commission for Scheduled Castes
♦ Governance (NCSC)
♦ National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
- Good Governance, e-Governance
(NCST)
♦ Transparency & Accountability ♦ National Commission for Backward Castes
- RTI, Citizen’s Charter & Anti-Corruption (NCBC)
- Civil Society, People participation Non-Constitutional Bodies
- Reforms: Police Reform, Administrative ♦ NITI Aayog
Reform, Judicial Reform, Political Reform ♦ NHRC, Governing Council, SHRC, CIC, SIC, CVC,
CBI, Lokpal, Lokayukta, NCPCR etc.
etc.
Other Constitutional Dimensions
♦ Social Audit ♦ Provisions related to Language
♦ Public Policy: Making, Implementation, ♦ Rights and Liabilities of the government
Evaluation and monitoring ♦ National Commission to Review the Working of
♦ Public Sector Management the Constitution
♦ Public-private partnerships (PPP) ♦ Co-operative societies
♦ Tribunals
♦ Rights Issues etc.
Elections and political parties
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+ Current Affairs (July 2017) ♦ Problems and processes
♦ Electoral politics
♦ Representation of People's Act
♦ Working of the political system since
independence
Governance
♦ Good Governance
♦ e-Governance
♦ Transparency & Accountability
♦ RTI, Citizen’s Charter & Anti-Corruption
♦ Civil Society, People participation
♦ Reforms: Police Reform, Administrative
Reform, Judicial Reform, Political Reform etc.
♦ Social Audit
♦ Public Policy: Making, Implementation,
Evaluation and monitoring
♦ Public Sector Management, Regulatory
framework
♦ Public-private partnerships (PPP)
♦ Rights Issues etc.
Test 12 November Geography – I Physical Geography of the world  11th NCERT:  Old NCERT  The Hindu  The Indian
[2439] 24th, 2017 ♦ Origin and evolution of Universe, Solar system Fundamental of Books of  PIB : Express
Physical Geography of the world ♦ Geological History of the Earth Physical Geography Geography www.pib.n
● Solar System & the Earth and basics of ♦ Geological Time scale  11th NCERT: (Class 6, 7, 8) ic.in
♦ Latitude and Longitude including important Geography - India
latitude and longitude
Parallels and Meridians Physical
● Geomorphology ♦ Motions of the Earth and their effects Environment
● Climatology ♦ Inclination of the Earth’s Axis and its effects  Certificate physical
● Oceanography ♦ Local and Standard Time and the International and human
● Biogeography Date Line, Calendar geography - Goh
● Natural Hazards and Disasters ♦ Eclipses - Solar, Lunar Cheng Leong
● Continents (Land, Climate, Resources ♦ Geomorphology - Interior structure of the  ICSE 9th and 10th
earth, Earth’s crust, Classification of rocks. Total Geography
etc.): Asia, Africa, North America, South Landform Development - First order
♦  Orient Longman
America, Antarctica, Europe, and (continental drift theory, sea floor spreading, Atlas or Oxford
Australia plate tectonics theory), Second order Atlas
(Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & other
Physical Geography of India landforms)
♦ Internal forces & their impact - Volcanoes,
● Introduction: Location, Area and
Earthquakes, Folding, Faulting, Isostasy)
Boundaries ♦ External forces & their impact - Weathering,
● Structure and Relief: Physiographic Erosion & landforms thus developed
Divisions ♦ Climatology - Structure, Composition of
● Drainage System atmosphere
● Weather, Climate and Seasons ♦ Weather & Climate
♦ Insolation, Heat Budget, Distribution of
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● Soils temperature, Temperature Inversion
● Natural Vegetation, Plant and Animal ♦ Pressure and Pressure belts
♦ Winds - Planetary, Seasonal and Local; Jet
Life
Streams
+ Current Affairs (August 2017) ♦ Precipitation-Forms & Types, Distribution of rainfall
♦ Air Masses, Cyclones and anti-cyclones
♦ World Climatic regions
♦ Oceanography - Features, Ocean waves,
currents, tides & Tsunamis, Temperature &
Salinity distribution, marine resources
♦ Biogeography: Soils - Classification,
distribution, erosion & Conservation
♦ Continents - Major physical features, natural
resources
Physical Geography of India
♦ Location: Latitude, Longitude
♦ Northern Mountains, Plains of India, Peninsular
Plateau and Islands of India.
♦ Himalayan and Peninsular Drainage System
♦ Spatial and temporal distribution of
temperature, pressure, winds and rainfall
♦ Indian Monsoon: mechanism, onset and
variability; spatial and temporal variations
♦ Climatic Regions of India
♦ Classification of Soils
♦ Problems of Soil and Conservation
♦ Forests and their distribution, Forest
Conservation
♦ Map Based Questions from India (Location of
state, city, river, lakes, important places
including Ramsar sites, Biosphere Reserves,
Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks)
Test 13 December Geography - II World Economic and Human Geography:  12th NCERT: Old NCERT Books of  The Hindu  The Indian
[2440] 4th, 2017 ♦ Natural resources and mineral resources and Geography - India Geography  Yojana Express
Economic and Human Geography - World distribution of key natural resources across the People and (Class 6, 7, 8)  PIB :
● Economic Geography of the world: world Economy www.pib.n
primary, secondary, tertiary, ♦ Agriculture and agro-climatic regions  12th NCERT: ic.in
♦ Industry and location factors Fundamental of
quaternary and quinary activities ♦ Infrastructure Human Geography
● Human Geography of world ♦ World Population, density & distribution, races  Certificate Physical
● World Population, Distribution & & tribes, settlements & migration and Human
Density, Races & Tribes, Settlement & Map Based Questions from World (Location of Geography - Goh
Migration state, city, minerals, industries etc.) Cheng Leong
Economic and Human Geography - India Indian Geography  ICSE 9th and 10th:
♦ Agriculture typology and major Crops grown in Total Geography
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● Agriculture India  Orient Longman
● Land Resources ♦ Agro-Climatic Regions Atlas or Oxford
♦ Land Reforms and Land use pattern Atlas
● Water Resources
♦ Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Aquaculture
● Mineral and Energy Resources ♦ Water Resources- Availability and potential:
● Industries Lakes, rivers, dams, power and irrigation
● Transport and Communication projects, wetlands and inter-linking of rivers
● Foreign Trade ♦ Mineral Resources- classification and
Population, Migration, Settlements distribution
♦ Energy Resources- conventional and non-
+ Current Affairs (September 2017) 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 locational factors
♦ Transport and Communication -railways,
highways, inland water transport, shipping and
sea-ports, air transport
Map Based Questions from India (Location of
state, city, minerals, industries etc.)
Test 14 December Ancient Indian History, Art and Culture and Ancient History  Old NCERT: Ancient  TN BOARD  The Hindu  The Indian
[2441] 15th, 2017 Medieval India: ♦ Prehistoric period India HISTORY, Class  PIB : Express
♦ Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization  Old NCERT: XI www.pib.n
Ancient History ♦ Vedic Age Medieval India  NIOS Art & ic.in
♦ Prehistoric period ♦ Mahajanapadas  Class XI NCERT – Culture
♦ Religious Reforms Introduction to
♦ Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization ♦ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age Fine Art (part 1)
♦ Vedic Age ♦ Sangam Age  CCRT website:
♦ Mahajanapadas ♦ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age http://ccrtindia.gov
♦ Religious Reforms (Brief History, Salient Features, Social, Economics, .in/index.php
♦ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age Religious and Cultural conditions of all the above)
Art & Culture
♦ Sangam Age
♦ Architecture: Indus Valley Civilization, The
♦ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age Mauryan Architecture, The Sungas, Kushanas,
Satavahanas & Guptas, The Temple
Art & Culture Architecture, Indo-Islamic Architecture,
♦ Architecture and Sculptures Modern Architecture
♦ Religion and Philosophy ♦ Sculpture: Indian Sculpture and Different
♦ Indian paintings schools of Art
♦ Indian Music ♦ Indian Paintings: Historical development - Wall
Paintings, Cave and Mural Paintings, Miniature
♦ Indian Dances
Paintings, Mughal Paintings, Rajput Paintings,
♦ Indian Theatres Folk Paintings, Other Paintings, Modern Indian
♦ Indian cinema Paintings & Personalities
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♦ Indian Language & Literature Religion and Philosophy
♦
♦ Arts & Crafts ♦ Religion: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism,

Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism
♦ Science and Technology in Ancient
♦ Philosophy: Six Schools of Philosophy,
India Ajivika, Lokayata etc.
♦ Indo- Islamic Culture ♦ Indian Music: Classical Music, Hindustani
Music, Carnatic Music, Folk Music Tradition
Medieval India: ♦ Indian Dance: Classical Dance forms in India,
♦ Early Medieval Period Folk Dances, Modern Dance in India
♦ Puppetry and Theatre: Different forms of
♦ North India
Puppetry in India, Theatres in India: Folk
♦ South India Theatre, Modern Theatre, People Associated
♦ Sultanate Period with Theatres, Indian Cinema and Circus
♦ The Delhi Sultanate ♦ Language & Literature: Indian Language,
♦ Vijayanagar & other Kingdoms Indian Literature
♦ Religious Movements ♦ Fairs, Festivals and Craft: Religious Festivals,
Secular Festivals (States & UT’s), Art & Crafts
♦ Bhakti Movement
♦ Science & Technology, Ancient, Science &
♦ Sufi Movement Technology, Medieval Science & Technology,
♦ Mughal Period Famous Personalities in Ancient and Medieval
♦ Maratha Confederacy India
♦ Promotion and Preservation of Indian
+ Current Affairs (October 2017) Heritage: Indian Word Heritage Sites, Cultural
Heritage Sites, Natural Heritage Sites,
Important Institutions
Medieval India
♦ Early Medieval Period: North India and South
India
♦ Sultanate Period: The Delhi Sultanate,
Vijayanagar & other Kingdoms, Religious
Movements, Bhakti Movement, Sufi
Movement
♦ Mughal Period
(Brief History, Salient Features, Social, Economics,
Religious and Cultural conditions of all the above)
Test 15 December Modern India (I) India under East India Company’s Rule  Old NCERT:  “A Brief History  The Hindu  The Indian
[2442] 24th, 2017 Administration Modern India by of Modern  PIB : Express
♦ India in the late Eighteenth Century  Struggle among European powers in India Bipin Chandra India” – www.pib.n
♦ The Advent of the Europeans and British  Regulating Acts and Charter Acts: Regulating  India’s struggle for Spectrum Pub. ic.in
Conquest of India Act of 1773, Pitt’s India Act 1773 and Charter Independence –  From Plassey to
acts of 1784, 1793, 1813,1833, 1853 Bipin Chandra Partition:
♦ The British Administrative Structure,
 Indian Kingdoms in 18th century: Marathas, Shekhar
Reform, Impact and Organization of Punjab, Mysore, Hyderabad etc. Bandyopadhyay
Government of India  British Expansion policy: Doctrine of lapse, a
♦ Social – Religious Movements in 19th – Subordinate alliance etc.
16
20th centuries  Economic policies and their impact
 Education Policies
♦ Freedom Struggle  Works of British Governor Generals
 Socio - Religious Reform Movements in the
- The Revolt of 1857 & change after
19th century India: Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj,
1857 Theosophical Society, Ramakrishna Movement,
- Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905) Muslim reform movements, Parsi reform
movements, Sikh Reform Movements etc.
+ Current Affairs (May + June 2017)  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
 Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905)
Test 16 December Modern India (II)  The rise of Extremism or Neo-Nationalism  India’s struggle for  From Plassey to  The Hindu  The Indian
[2443] 31st, 2017  The first phase of Revolutionary Terrorism Independence – Partition:  PIB : Express
Freedom Struggle: Extremist Phase (1905 –  Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Bipin Chandra Shekhar www.pib.n
17) Movement Bandyopadhyay ic.in
- Emergence of Extremist & Leaders  The Surat Split a
 The Foundation of All-India Muslim League  “A Brief History
- The Partition of Bengal
 The Morley-Minto Reforms or the Indian of Modern
- Morley-Minto Reforms Councils Act, 1909 India” –
- Swadeshi Movement, Home Rule  The Delhi Durbar and the Annulment of Spectrum Pub.
Movement etc. Partition of Bengal (1911)
 The Lucknow Pact (1916)
Freedom Struggle: The Gandhian Era  The Home Rule Movement
(1917– 47)  Montague Declaration (1917)
- Gandhi – Advent and Achievement  Montague-Chelmsford Reforms or the
Government of India Act, 1919
- Rowlatt Act, Jallianawala Bagh Massacre
 The Beginning of the Gandhian Era
and Khilafat Movement  The Khilafat Movement (1920-22) and Non
- Non- Cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Cooperation Movement
Quit India Movement  Thc Swarajya Party
- British Response and Negotiations  The Left Movement
- INA and Subhash Chandra Bose  The second phase of Revolutionary and
Terrorist Movement
Miscellaneous:  Anti-Simon Commission Agitation (1928-29)
 Nehru Report, 1928
Reforms / Acts / Committee, Congress
 Fourteen Points of Jinnah
Session, Governor –General Viceroys etc.  The Lahore Session, 1929
+ Current Affairs (July + Aug 2017)
 The Civil Disobedience Movement (The first
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phase)
 The Dandi March, March 12, 1930 — March 5,
1931
 Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 1931
 Second Round Table Conference, 1931
 Second Phase of Civil Disobedience Movement
 Third Round Table Conference, 1932
 The Government of India Act, 1935
 Provincial Elections and Formation of popular
Ministries in Provinces, 1937
 Other Political Developments, 1934-39
 The Struggle in the Princely States: The Praja
Mandal Movement -
 Communalism: Different phases and forms of
communalism in British India
 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
 Subhas Bose and Indian National Army
 Rajagopalachari Formula & Deasi Liaqat plan
 Wavell Plan and Simla Conference 1945
 General Elections in India, 1945
 Naval Mutiny: 1946
 The Constituent Assembly
 Attlee's Declaration
 The Indian Independence Act, 1947
 Partition
Other Dimensions
 Tribal Movements
 Peasants Movement
 Working Class Movement
 Dalit Movements
 Women movements
 Role of Press and Publications
 Role of Business groups
 Foreign policies of British India
 Miscellaneous: Reforms / Acts / Committee,
Congress Sessions, Governor –General Viceroys etc.
Test 17 January 7th, India Economy (I) National Income Accounting:  11th NCERT:  Indian Economy  The Hindu:  The
[2444] 2018 ● Definition Economics: Indian Dutt and Business Economic
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National Income Accounting ● Concepts: GDP, GNP, Market Price and Factor Economic Sundaram Line Times
Cost, NNP, NDP, transfer payments, National Development  Economic Survey  PIB :
♦ Definition
income at FC, Personal Income, disposable  12th NCERT: 2016-2017 www.pib.n
♦ Concepts: GDP, GNP, Economics:  Websites like ic.in
income, factors affecting national income, net
♦ Measurement Macroeconomics Arthapedia ,
foreign facto income
 Indian Economy Investopedia,
Money and Banking ● Measurement of national income: value (Special Issue) - etc
♦ Function of Money, Evolution of Money added method, income method, expenditure Pratiyogita Darpan 
etc. method, Application of various methods, Base
♦ Banking: Need of Banks, Functions, year, GDP deflator
● Debates around GDP and other indices
Types, Banking Reforms, Central Bank
Money and Banking
and its role
 Money: Definition, Functions and significance,
Inflation and Employment Evolution of Money, Money supply in India
♦ Definition, types etc. and factors affecting it
Government Budgeting and Fiscal Policy  Banking:
♦ Budgeting, types, its evolution in o Need of banks, Function, Commercial
Banks
India, Process, Component etc.
o Central Bank: Importance, functions,
♦ Public finance, Revenue and
Structure, Policy tools, Monetary Policy
Expenditure, Deficits, Taxes, Debts etc. (CRR, SLR, OMO, Repo and Rev Repo, MSF
External Sector and Currency Exchange etc.)
rates o Banking Reforms
♦ BoP, BoT, International trade, IMF, Inflation and Employment
 Inflation: Definition, Inflationary Gap and
WTO, Trade policies, issues and
Inflationary Process, Inflation Cycles: Demand
challenges etc.
Pull Inflation, Cost Push Inflation, Causes of
Capital Market Inflation, Inflation Control measures
♦ Terms and Concepts  Unemployment: Types of Unemployment:
Structural, Seasonal, Frictional, Cyclical,
+ Current Affairs (Sept + Oct 2017) Nature of Unemployment in India
Government budgeting and Fiscal Policy
 Budgeting: Evolution of Budgeting,
Institutions and Laws, The Union Budget:
Components - Revenue Account, Capital
Account, Measures of Government Deficit
etc., Weaknesses in the Budgetary Process
 Fiscal Policy: Public Finance - Role and
Importance, Public Expenditure - Revenue and
Capital, Development and Non-Development,
Public Revenue - Sources of Revenue, Taxes:
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Classification, Direct and Indirect, Specific and
Ad Valorem, Social and Economic Objectives
of Taxes, Objectives of Taxation, GST, d.)
Public Debt, Deficit Financing
External Sector and Currency Exchange rate
 Balance of Payments: Definition, Current and
Capital Accounts, Convertibility, Items
Included in BoP, BoP and BoT
 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
Cooperation
Capital Markets
 Basic Terms and Concepts, Equity and debt
Instruments, Primary market and Secondary
markets etc.
Test 18 th
January 14 , Indian Economy (II) Agriculture:  11th NCERT:  Websites like  The Hindu  The
[2445] 2018 ● Recent trends in Agriculture Sector, Economics: Indian Arthapedia,  Yojana Economic
▪ Agriculture ● Cropping System and Pattern; Economic Investopedia  PIB : Times
▪ Industry ● Agricultural Marketing and Reforms; Development  Economic Survey www.pib.n
● Agricultural Research;  Indian Economy 2016-2017 ic.in
▪ Services ● Sustainable Agriculture; (Special Issue) -
▪ Infrastructure and Communication ● Animal Husbandry Pratiyogita Darpan
▪ Five year Plans ● PDS
● Farm distress and government initiatives
▪ Economic Reforms since 1991 Industrial Sector:
▪ Foreign Trade ● Industrial Policies,
▪ India and IMF, WTO , WIPO ● Licensing
▪ India and International Institutions ● MSME
● Labour Reforms
▪ IPRs
● Companies Act
+ Current Affairs ( Nov 2017) ● Make in India, Skill India
● Challenges in Industrial development
● Organised and unorganised sector
● PPP, Investment models
● Recent initiatives taken by the govt., etc.
Services:
● Banking,
● Insurance,
● Aviation,
● Tourism,
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● Issues and potential of services sector
● Government policies etc.
Five year Plans: Priorities and Performance, Issues
related to planning
Economic Policies till 1991
Economic Reforms since 1991: End of license Raj,
Liberalization, Privatisation and Globalisation, FDI,
FII, issues, challenges etc.
Infrastructure: IT, Communication, Urbanisation,
Transport, Mining, etc.
Foreign Trade of India: Trade Policy, Product wise
trade, Region wise trade, Subsidy boxes, WTO
related issues and India
Intellectual Property Rights
Test 19 st
January 21 , Ecology & Environment (I) Environment and its components  Our Environment –  Ecology: Unit X –  The Hindu  The Indian
[2446] 2018 ♦ Basic Concepts & Components of the Ecology and Functions of an ecosystem NCERT (VII) Class 12th  Yojana Express
Environment
● Terrestrial ecosystem  Ecology and Biology NCERT  IB :  Down to
● Aquatic ecosystem Environment – ICSE  Ecology & www.pib.n Earth
♦ Understanding of the Environment and Environmental pollution books 9th to 12th Environment magazine
ic.in
Ecology ● Pollutants  Ecology & Chapter (India
♦ Natural Resource conservation ● Air pollution
Environment Year Book)
● Water Pollution
♦ Environmental Problems Chapter (India Year 
● Soil Pollution
♦ Energy Crisis and Non-Conventional ● Noise Pollution
Book)
Source ● Radioactive pollution
● E-Waste
● Solid Waste
+ Current Affairs (December 2017) ● Bioremediation
Environmental problems:
● Climate Change
● Acidification
● Eutrophication
● Ozone Depletion
● Mitigation Strategies
● India and Climate Change
Energy Resources
● Non-Renewable
● Renewable: Solar, Wind, Hydel, Geothermal,
Biomass, Others
● Energy Conservation
Test 20 th
January 28 , Ecology and Environment (II) Environmental laws and policies ● Our  Down to Earth  The Hindu  The Indian
[2447] 2018 ● Institutional and Organizational mechanisms Environment – magazine  PIB : Express
♦ Environmental Monitoring and Impact ● Environmental Acts and Policies NCERT (VII) www.pib.n  The
Assessment ● Environmental conventions ● Ecology ic.in Economic
Environmental Monitoring and Impact and Times
♦ Environmental laws and policies
Assessment Environment –  Frontline
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♦ Sustainable Development Biodiversity ICSE books 9th
♦ Biodiversity ● Basic Concepts to 12th
● Plant and Animal Diversity ●
+ Current Affairs (Nov+Dec 2017)
● Marine Organisms Environment
● Threat to Biodiversity Chapter (India
● Protected Area Network: National parks, Year Book)
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 conservation efforts
● Bioprospecting, Biosafety, Biopiracy
Test 21 February 4th, Basic Science and Technology Physics  6th, 7th, 8th, 9th  The Hindu  The Indian
[2448] 2018 Physics ♦ Standards and units and 10th NCERT:  PIB : Express
♦ Mechanics and properties of matter Science www.pib.n  The
♦ Standards and units
♦ Heat  Class 12th Biology ic.in Economic
♦ Mechanics and properties of matter ♦ Sound NCERT Times
♦ Heat ♦ Optics  (Read Chapters  Frontline
♦ Sound ♦ Electricity and Magnetism according to  Wikipedia
♦ Optics ♦ Atomic and Nuclear physics syllabus)
♦ Electricity and Magnetism ♦ Modern Physics
♦ Astronomy and Space Science
♦ Atomic and Nuclear physics
Chemistry
♦ Modern Physics ♦ Matters and its nature
♦ Astronomy and Space Science ♦ Chemical Reactions and Equations
Chemistry ♦ Structure of the Atom
♦ Matters and its nature ♦ Periodic classification of elements
♦ Chemical Reactions and Equations ♦ Chemical Bonding
♦ Carbon and its compound
♦ Structure of the Atom
♦ Acid, Bases and Salts
♦ Periodic classification of elements ♦ Metals and Nonmetals
♦ Chemical Bonding ♦ Thermodynamics
♦ Carbon and its compound ♦ Nanotechnology
♦ Acid, Bases and Salts ♦ Agricultural Chemistry
♦ Metals and Nonmetals ♦ Medicinal Chemistry
♦ Food Chemistry
♦ Thermodynamics
♦ Bio Chemistry
♦ Nanotechnology ♦ Polymers and Plastics
♦ Agricultural Chemistry Biology:
♦ Medicinal Chemistry ● Introduction
♦ Food Chemistry ● Cell Biology
♦ Bio Chemistry ● Life processes - Nutrition, Respiration, Muscle
movement, skeletal system, circulatory system,
♦ Polymers and Plastics
excretion.
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Biology ● Biocommunication
♦ Introduction ● Genetics - The science of heredity
● Diseases and Defence Mechanisms
♦ Cell Biology
● Origin and Evolution of life
♦ Life processes ● Plant Biology - Plant Growth and Development
♦ Biocommunication + Applied Science and Modern Day Technology
♦ Diseases and Defence Mechanism / Latest Research
♦ Nutrition + Current Affairs
♦ Origin and Evolution of life
♦ Genetics
♦ Plant Biology
+ Applied Science and Modern Day
Technology /
Latest Research
+ Current Affairs (Jan 2018)
Test 22 February Social Development & India Year Book ● Human Development, HDI, MDGs, SDGs  11th NCERT:  The Hindu  The
[2449] 11th, 2018 2018 ● Poverty and Related Concepts- Definition, Economics: Indian  Yojana Economic
♦ Human Capital Development Causes, Poverty Line, etc. Economic  PIB : Times
● Initiatives taken by Govt. (schemes, policies Development www.pib.ni
♦ Poverty & Unemployment and Acts) to promote: -  Indian Economy c.in
♦ Inclusive Growth - Inclusive Growth (Special Issue) -
♦ Rural Development - Employment (MNREGA, NLM, NRLM etc.) Pratiyogita Darpan
♦ Health, Literacy and Education - Health (NRHM, JSY, JSSK etc.)  Economic Survey
♦ Demographics - Literacy and Education (SSA, MDM, NLM  India Year Book
etc.) 2018
♦ Women & Child
- Demographic Dividend (Skill India) and  Official Ministries
♦ Social Security related schemes Websites like
Social Sectors Initiatives: - Women and Child welfare (BBBPS, Ministry of HRD,
▪ Poverty alleviation Programmes UJJAWALA, SWADHAR, ICDS, SABLA etc.) WCD,etc
▪ Employment Generation Programmes - Insurance and Social Security (AABY, APY,
▪ Basic Amenities: Housing / Drinking NPS, PFRDA etc.)
● Rural Development Schemes (PMGSY, SAGY
Waters / Sanitation
etc.)
▪ Health and Family Welfare ● Urban Development (Smart City, AMRUT,
▪ Women and Child Development HFA etc.)
▪ Social Welfare etc. (Conceptual questions will also be asked)
+ Current Affairs (February 2018)  India Year Book 2018
Test 23 February ♦ Economic Survey 2017-18  Economic Survey 2017-18  Economic Survey  The Hindu  The Indian
[2450] 18th, 2018 ♦ Budget 2018 - 19  Budget 2018 – 19 2016-17  PIB : Express
+ Current Affairs (Jan + Feb 2018) www.pib.n
ic.in
Test 24 February FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology &
[2451] 25th, 2018 Environment + General Science + Current Affairs
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Test 25 March 3rd, FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology &
[2452] 2018 Environment + General Science + Current Affairs
Test 26 March 9th, FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology &
Test 28 March 21st, FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology &
Test 30 April 2nd, FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology &
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