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(Notification) UPSC : NDA & NA Exam (I) 2020



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F.No.7/2/2019.E.1(B): An Examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 19th April, 2020 for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 145th Course, and for the 107th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 2nd January, 2021.
The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will be as under :— 

  • National Defence Academy :        370 to include 208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air Force (including 28 for ground Duties)
  • Naval Academy(10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) : 48 

    Total                : 418 

Education Qualification: 

(i) For Army Wing of National Defence Academy :—12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
(ii) For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy :—12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of SchoolEducation or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University. 

Age :

Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd July, 2001 and not later than 1st July, 2004 are eligible. 

Physical Standards:

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2020 as per guidelines given in Appendix-IV.  

Fees  :

Candidates (excepting SC/ST candidates/Sons of JCOs/NCOs/ORs specified in Note 2 below who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only) either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using Visa/MasterCard/Rupay Credit/Debit Card.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:

1. The subjects of the written examination, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject will be as follows:— 

Subject Code Duration Maximum Marks
Mathematics 01 2½ Hours 300
General Ability Test 02 2½ Hours 600
Total 900
SSB Test/Interview : 900

2. THE PAPERS IN ALL THE SUBJECTS WILL CONSIST OF OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS ONLY. THE QUESTION PAPERS (TEST BOOKLETS) OF MATHEMATICS AND PART “B” OF GENERAL ABILITY TEST WILL BE SET BILINGUALLY IN HINDI AS WELL AS ENGLISH.

3. In the question papers, wherever necessary, questions involving the metric system of Weights and Measures only will be set. 

4. Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write answers for them. 

5. The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects at the examination.

6. The candidates are not permitted to use calculator or Mathematical or logarithmic table for answering objective type papers (Test Booklets). They should not therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall.

Pay Scale:

Low - up to Rs. 9000/-pm
Middle - Rs. 9001/- to Rs. 18000/-pm
High - Above 18000/-pm 

How to Apply :   

  • Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in Brief instructions for filling up the online Application Form have been given in the Appendix-II (A) Detailed instructions are available on the above mentioned website. 
  • The Commission has introduced the facility of withdrawal of Application for those candidates who do not want to appear for the Examination. In this regard, Instructions are mentioned in Appendix-II (B) of this Examination Notice.
  • Candidate should also have details of one photo ID viz. Aadhar Card/ Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving License/ School Photo ID/Any other  photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this photo ID will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The same photo ID card will also have to be uploaded with the Online Application Form. This photo ID will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this ID while appearing for examination/SSB. 

Important Date :

Starting Date- 08-Jan-2020

Last Date – 28-Jan-2020

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जलवायु परिवर्तन पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र फ्रेमवर्क साध में शामिल देशों कॉप के 25वें सम्मेलन में भारत 

जलवायु वार्ता में भारत अडिग (मदन जैड़ा)

सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य सुविधाओं का "कायाकल्प' (प्रीति सूदन)

शहरों में स्वच्छता के स्थाई उपाय (दुर्गा शंकर मिश्रा)

जल हो जीवन है (यूनिसेफ जल, स्वच्छता और स्वास्थ्य रक्षा टीम)

पर्यावरण बचने के लिए जन संकल्प जरुरी (अरुण तिवारी)

साक्षात्कार प्रोफेसर एम एस स्वामीनाथन से बातचीत

ताकि न रहे कार्बन फुटप्रिंट का नामोनिशान (टी श्री रामचन्द्र, भरत संतुर, विनायक एस. भरत एच ऐथल)

कृषि में प्रबुद्ध समाज की पहल (चन्द्रशेखर राव नुथालापति)

आपदा प्रबंधन और जलवायु परिवर्तन संचार में सामुदायिक रेडियो की भूमिका (नुति नमिता) 

सड़कों के निर्माण में बेहद कारगर है प्लास्टिक अपशिष्ट (अशोक जी मटानी)

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SYLLABUS OF GEOGRAPHY FOR IAS MAINS .......................1
SUGGESTED READING FOR GEOGRAPHY ............................4
HOW TO PREPARE GEOGRAPHY .... 6
INDIA MAP..... 8
GEOGRAPHY CATEGORIZED PAPER–2015.......................... 15
GEOGRAPHY CATEGORIZED PAPER–2014.......................... 18
GEOGRAPHY CATEGORIZED PAPER–2013.......................... 21

PAPER–I

PRINCIPLE OF GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
1. GEOMORPHOLOGY ...................... 27
2. CLIMATOLOGY .............................. 29
3. OCEANOGRAPHY .......................... 31
4. BIOGEOGRAPHY............................ 33
5. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY ....................................... 34
6. PERSPECTIVES IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ....................... 39

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

7. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY .......... 41
8. POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY .......... 43
9. REGIONAL PLANNING ................. 45
10. MODELS, THEORIES AND LAWS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ............................. 47

PAPER–II

(GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA)

1. PHYSICAL SETTING ...................... 51
2. RESOURCES ..................................... 54
3. AGRICULTURE................................ 56
4. INDUSTRY ......................................... 58

5. TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATION AND TRADE ............. 60
6. CULTURAL SETTING .................... 62
7. SETTLEMENTS ............................... 64
8. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING ................ 66
9. POLITICAL ASPECTS .................... 68
10. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES ......... 70
11. WORLD MAP.................................. 72

PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS

  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 1991 ....................... 81
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 1992 ....................... 85
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 1993 ....................... 86
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 1994 ....................... 91
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 1995 ....................... 92
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 1996 ....................... 97
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 1997 ....................... 98
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 1998 ..................... 100
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 1999 ..................... 102
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2000 ..................... 104
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2001 ..................... 106
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2002 ..................... 108
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2003 ..................... 110
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2004 ..................... 112
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2005 ..................... 114
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2006 ..................... 116
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2007 ..................... 118
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2008 ..................... 120
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2009 ..................... 122
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2010 ..................... 127
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2011...................... 128
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2012 ..................... 132
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2013 ..................... 136
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2014 ..................... 140
  • PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPERS 2015 ..................... 144
  • GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA AND THE WORLD ........................ ...148
  • GLOSSARY OF GEOGRAPHY FOR IAS MAINS .................... 187

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1. Sociology IAS Mains Syllabus ................................................... 1
2. Suggested Reading .................................. 4
3. Sociology Categorized Question Papers–2015 ................ 7
4. Sociology Categorized Question Papers–2014 ............. 10
5. Sociology Categorized Question Papers–2013 ............. 13
6. Sociology (Main) Topic Wise Question Papers (1989-2013) ......................... 16
7. Previous Years Questions Papers (1964–2015) ........ 40
8. Definitions of Sociology ................. 95
9. Glossary of Sociology for IAS Mains ........................... 100
10. Short Notes on Sociology .................................................. 110-138

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SYLLABUS

HISTORY—Syllabus for Mains Examination .............................iii-ix
Strategy for History as Optional in Main Examination............ x- xiii
Suggested Reading ................................. xiv-xv
Categorized Question Paper – 2015 .......... 1-4
Categorized Question Paper – 2014 .......... 5-8
Categorized Question Paper – 2013 ........ 9-11

PAPER - I

CATEGORISED 13-84
1 Sources of Ancient Indian History ............. 15
2 Pre-history and Proto-history ...................... 17
3 Indus Valley Civilization ............................. 17
4 Vedic Period ............ 19
5 Period of Mahajanapadas ........................... 19
6 Mauryan Empire ..... 21
7 Post Mauryan Period .................................... 21
8 Early State & Society in Eastern India, Deccan & South India .... 23
9 Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas ........... 23
10 Regional States During Gupta Period ....... 25
11 Themes in Early Indian Cultural History.. 25
12 Early Medieval India: 750 - 1200 ................ 27
13 Cultural Traditions in India: 750 - 1200 ..... 29
14 The Thirteenth Century ............................... 29
15 The Fourteenth Century .............................. 31
16 Society, Culture & Economy in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Century .......................... 31
17 The 15th & Early 16th Century — Political Developments & Economy ........................... 33
18 The 15th and early 16th Century – Society and Culture ............... 33
19 Akbar........................ 35
20 Mughal Empire in the 17th Century .......... 35

21 Economy and Society in the 16th and 17th Century ...................... 37
22 Culture in the Mughal Empire .................... 37
23 The 18th Century .... 39
24 Map Based Questions .................................. 39

PAPER - II

1 British Expansion in India ........................... 49
2 Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule  51
3 Indian Response to British Rule ................. 53
4 Social and Cultural Development .............. 54
5 Birth of Indian Nationalism ........................ 56
6 De-Industrialisation ..................................... 57
7 Rise of Gandhi ........ 59
8 Literary and Cultural Movements ............. 60
9 Other Strands in the National Movement  61
10 Independence ......... 62
11 Constitutional Developments in the Colonial India between 1858 & 1935 ..................... 63
12 Enlightenment and Modern Ideas ............. 64
13 India and her Neighbours (1947-64) .......... 65
14 Origins of Modern Politics .......................... 66
15 Industrialization ..... 68
16 Nation – State System .................................. 71
17 Arab World - Egypts  72
18 The Great Depression ................................. 73
19 History of Far East... 74
20 Imperialism and Colonialism ..................... 75
21 Mass Revolution and Fascist Counter – Revolution ...................... 77
22 World Wars .............. 79
23 Liberation from Colonial Rule .................... 80
24 Cold Wars ................. 81
25 Unification of Europe ................................... 82
26 De-colonization & Underdevelopment ..... 83
27 Disintegration of Soviet Union and the Rise of Unipolar World.. 84

PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTION PAPER

Previous Years Question Paper (1973-2015) ................................. 163
Miscellaneous ....... 176

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THE GIST of Editorial for UPSC Exams : 23 December 2019 (Attaining Budget revenue targets is difficult in a slowing economy (The Hindu)



Attaining Budget revenue targets is difficult in a slowing economy (The Hindu)



  • Mains Paper 3: Economy 
  • Prelims level: Revenue deficit 
  • Mains level:  Cause of revenue deficit in a slowing economy

Context:

  • The fresh ‘strategy’ drawn up by the Finance Ministry to boost tax collections for the rest of this fiscal year makes for bemusing reading.

Background:

  • It concerned about indirect tax collections falling well short of ambitious targets set out in the July Budget, the Finance Ministry is said to have called a joint meeting of all senior tax officials from the CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) and CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) to exhort them to meet their revenue targets for this fiscal. 
  • In the meeting, the indirect tax administration has reportedly been given a GST collection target of ₹1.1 lakh crore for the remaining four months. 
  • Direct tax officials have been told that recent corporate tax cuts ‘cannot be taken as an excuse’ for mop-ups falling short of targets. 
  • This sort of exhortation to the administration to extract higher taxes from individuals and businesses at a time when incomes and profits are clearly under pressure is the perfect recipe for unfair demands and tax terrorism.

Willful ignorance: 

  • These actions reveal either an alarming lack of understanding or a willful ignorance on the part of the incumbent government that tax collections cannot be divorced from the economy’s growth rate. 
  • India’s nominal GDP growth rate in the first six months of this fiscal has been at 7 per cent compared to the 12 per cent growth assumed in the Budget forecasts. 
  • This inflexibility on tax targets is completely at odds with the NDA regime’s avowed objective of facilitating ease of doing business. 
  • It could also end up worsening the slowdown by inflicting more damage on already fragile investor confidence. 
  • This insistence on targets also sits oddly with the Centre reportedly telling the Fifteenth Finance Commission just six months ago that its tax revenue growth was likely to fall substantially short of projections for the next five years.

Way ahead:

  • The Centre would be better off admitting that the 11 per cent growth in tax revenues projected in its July Budget can no longer be attained and letting the fiscal deficit slip, as suggested by State governments in the recent GST Council meeting.
  • Options such as hiking GST rates to bridge the gap or trying to eke out higher taxes from compliant assessees with half-baked notices would be regressive in the current context. 
  • It simplifying the GST compliance burden in line with recent stakeholder feedback, even as anti-evasion measures are implemented should be the way forward.
  •  Many expert committees including the Tax Administrative Reforms Commission in 2015 have urged the Central government to set its Budget revenue collection targets after seeking frank feedback from the tax administration. 

Conclusion:

  • For a dynamic economy, there’s also need for mid-year reviews of Union Budget estimates to allow its revenue and expenditure targets and fiscal deficit estimates to be adjusted in line with changing economic conditions.

 

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Prelims Questions: 

Q.1) With reference to the Sustainable Development Cell (SDC), consider the following statements:

1. Union Ministry of Coal has recently decided to establish a Sustainable Development Cell (SDC) to promote environmentally sustainable coal mining in the country. 
2. It will address environmental concerns during the decommissioning or closure of mines.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above

Ans: c

Mains Questions:

Q.1) What are the problems faced by central government to attain the revenue shortfall? 

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