100 Important Current Affairs Topics for UPSC Prelims Exam

Current affairs forms a very important section in the UPSC prelims examination and it’s weightage is increasing year on year and carry significant weightage. In this article we will see how to cover current affairs and 100 most important topics for 2018 prelims.

1. Read The Hindu daily and make notes of important points, it will help you retain the things better and also will be easy to revision.

2. Follow PIB or read compilation of PIB of any authentic coaching.

3. You can get short to the point monthly compilation of The Hindu, Yojana, Science Reporter, PIB from ‘IASEXAMPORTAL’, which are highly useful.

4. Locate the places, National park, wildlife sanctuary etc which are in news, in Oxford Atlas.

From the above table it can be seen that the weightage of current affairs is increasing year on year.

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100 important topics for prelims 2018

1. Indian state forest report 2017
2. Gene Therapy
3. Three Parents Baby
4. Stem Cells Therapy
5. Embryo Transfer Technology
6. NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)
7. Blue Moon
8. National Large Solar Telescope
9. Integrated Guided Missile Development Plan (IGDMP)
10. Brahmos
11. MARSAm
12. Scorpene class submarine
13. Arihant class submarine
14. SAMADHAN project
15. Thermobaric Bomb
16. Kimberly Process Certification Scheme
17. Tribes: Bonda, Toda, Soliga, Reang, Siddi, Jarwa, Koya
18. Basaveshwara
19. Saint Tyagraja
20. Mahamastakabhisheka
21. Kandhei Jatra
22. Thakurani Jatra Festival
23. Medaram’s Jatara
24. Cauvery Maha Pushkaram
25. Wari Warkari
26. Losar Festival
27. Nabakalebar Festival
28. Jallikattu
29. Ambubachi Festival
30. Chapchar Kut
31. North East Calling Festival
32. Hornbill Festival
33. Aranmula Regatta
34. Saddula Bathukamma
35. Paika Rebellion
36. ILO conventions on child labour.
37. Antarctica Treaty
38. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
39. Indian Community Welfare Fund
40. Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
41. Extradition Treaty
42. Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT)
43. Wassenaar Arrangement
44. Australia Group
45. UN Convention against Torture
46. Budapest Convention
47. BRICS
48. BIMSTEC
49. ASEAN
50. Raisina Dialogue
51. Sangai Deer
52. Nilgiri Tahr
53. Eco-bridges for the movement of tigers
54. White Tiger
55. One-Horned Rhinos
56. Snow leopard
57. Buxa Tiger Reserve
58. Pondicherry Shark, Red Sea Torpedo and Tentacled Butterfly Ray
59. Sawfish
60. M-STrIPES
61. Blackbuck conservation
62. Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
63. Flamingo festival
64. Chiru Goat
65. Nilgiri Marten
66. Sunderbans Mangrove
67. Chilika Lake
68. Loktak Lake
69. Sambhar Salt Lake
70. National Air Quality Index (AQI)
71. LiDAR devices to monitor air pollution
72. Microbeads
73. Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)
74. 15th Finance Commission
75. Competition Commission of India (CCI)
76. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)
77. Chief Vigilance Commission
78. National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
79. Right to privacy
80. Preventive Detention
81. Navika Sagar Parikrama
82. INAM-Pro +
83. Operation Swarn
84. Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP)
85. MERIT (Merit Order Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency)
86. National Biopharma Mission
87. Startup India Hub
88. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY)
89. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
90. Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
91. Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC)
92. Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme
93. Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)
94. “People First” Campaign
95. e-RaKAM
96. AGRI-UDAAN
97. Hortinet
98. Gaon ki ore Campaign
99. National Year of Millets
100. National Highways Investment Promotion Cell (NHIPC)

So, one should not ignore the current affairs and both static and current affairs should be given importance to ensure selection.

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