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Contents:
IAS-MAINS GENERAL STUDIES SYLLABUS ................. 1
- PAPER-I............. 1
 - PAPER-II ........... 1
 - PAPER-III.......... 2
 - PAPER-IV .......... 3
 - PAPER-V............ 3
 - PAPER-VI & VII .......................................... 4
 
GENERAL STUDIES:
STRATEY & SUGGESTED READING
- INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE................................ 7
 - THE REVOLT OF 1857 ................................. 7
 - RISE OF INDIAN NATIONALISM .............. 7
 - CONGRESS UNDER MODERATES AND EXTREMISTS ..................... 8
 - PARTITION OF BENGALAND SWADESHI MOVEMENT .................. 8
 - THE INDIAN NATIONALISM AND WORLD WAR I ............................ 9
 - M.K. GANDHI–EARLIER PHASE ............... 9
 - JAWAHARLAL NEHRU................................ 9
 - RABINDRANATH TAGORE ...................... 10
 - NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT AND KHILAFAT MOVEMENT 10
 - CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT AND RELATED EVENTS ...... 10
 - THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1935 ..................................... 11
 - PROPOSAL FOR INDEPENDENCE .......... 11
 - QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT AND RELATED EVENTS ......................... 11
 - COMMUNALISM AND PARTITION OF INDIA .................................. 12
 - INTEGRATION OF PRINCELY STATES .. 12
 - ACTS PASSED UNDER BRITISH RAJ ..... 12
 - MOVEMENTS . 13
 - GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ............. 13
 - IMPACT OF BRITISH RULE ON INDIAN ECONOMY ....................... 14
 - ART AND ARCHITECTURE ...................... 14
 - DANCE AND MUSIC.................................. 15
 - FESTIVALS AND FAIRS............................ 15
 - INSTITUTIONS ........................................... 15
 - PERSONALITIES ........................................ 16
 - MISCELLANEOUS ..................................... 18
 - MOVEMENT ... 21
 - IN NEWS.......... 22
 - PHYSICAL FEATURES .............................. 24
 
GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA ... 25
- CLIMATE ......... 25
 - NATURAL VEGETATION .......................... 25
 - SOIL OF INDIA ........................................... 26
 - DRAINAGE ..... 26
 - AGRICULTURE........................................... 26
 - INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY ..................... 27
 - POPULATION GEOGRAPHY .................... 27
 - TRANSPOTATION ...................................... 28
 - ENERGY .......... 28
 - WATER RESOURCES................................. 28
 - REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING IN INDIA ................ 28
 - GROWTH CENTRE .................................... 29
 - ENVIRONMENT ......................................... 29
 - SALIENT FEATURES OF THE CONSTITUTION ................................ 31
 
INDIAN POLITY ................ 31
- PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION .... 31
 - FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ......................... 31
 - DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY .................................... 33
 - FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES ......................... 33
 - AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION ......................................... 33
 - EMERGENCY PROVISIONS ..................... 34
 - CORRUPTION . 34
 - STATES AUTONOMY ................................ 34
 - CIVIL SERVICES IN INDIA ....................... 35
 - INTER-STATE WATER DISPUTES ........... 35
 - UNION EXECUTIVE .................................. 35
 - UNION LEGISLATURE .............................. 36
 - LOK SABHAAND RAJYA SABHA ........... 37
 - PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES .......... 38
 - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS ......... 38
 - JUDICIARY ..... 39
 - STATE EXECUTIVE ................................... 40
 - STATE LEGISLATURE ............................... 40
 - LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT .................. 40
 - PARTY SYSTEM AND PRESSUREGROUPS IN INDIA ...................... 40
 - ELECTION ....... 40
 - INSTITUTIONS ........................................... 41
 - FEDERALISM . 42
 - MISCELLANEOUS ..................................... 42
 
INDIAN ECONOMY .......... 44
- AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIALAND SERVICE SECTOR................ 44
 - PLANNING IN INDIA ................................ 46
 - FOREIGN TRADE ....................................... 48
 - FISCAL POLICY AND BUDGET ............... 50
 - MONETARY POLICY AND BANK RATE . 51
 - GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES .............. 52
 - MONEY MARKET ANDCAPITAL MARKET ....................................... 53
 - NATIONAL INCOME.................................. 53
 - INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA .................. 54
 - CAPITAL FORMATION IN INDIA ............ 54
 - FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS ................ 54
 
STATISTICS ........................ 56
- PRESENTATION OF DATA ........................ 56
 - MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY .. 68
 - MEASURES OF DISPERSION ................... 72
 - CORRELATION, REGRESSION AND INDEX NUMBER .................... 74
 - PROBABILITY AND LOGIC-BASED QUESTIONS ............................ 75
 - POLICY STATEMENT ................................ 84
 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY..................................... 84
- DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY ........................ 84
 - SPACE PROGRAMME................................ 85
 - BIOTECHNOLOGY .................................... 86
 - ENERGY .......... 87
 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ............... 88
 - COMPUTER .... 89
 - MEDICAL RESEARCH ............................... 90
 - OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH ............... 91
 - MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY ...................... 91
 - ENVIRONMENT ......................................... 91
 - MISCELLANEOUS ..................................... 92
 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND INSTITUTION ...... 94
- UNITED NATIONS ..................................... 94
 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ............... 94
 - RUSSIA ............ 95
 - CHINA.............. 96
 - NUCLEAR POLICY AND DISARMAMENT......................................... 96
 - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM ............... 96
 - ENVIRONMENTAL TREATY .................... 96
 - IRAQ/IRAN ...... 97
 - FRANCE........... 97
 - AFGHANISTAN .......................................... 97
 - SAARC/SAFTA 97
 - WEST ASIA ..... 97
 - ASEAN ............. 98
 - EUROPE........... 98
 - AFRICA............ 98
 - MISCELLANEOUS ..................................... 99
 
CURRENT NATIONAL ISSUES AND TOPIC OF SOCIAL RELEVANCE ............. 102
- DEMOGRAPHY ........................................ 102
 - ILLITERACY . 102
 - CORRUPTION ........................................... 103
 - REHABILITATION.................................... 103
 - INTERNAL SECURITY AND RELATED ISSUES .............................. 103
 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES .................... 103
 - URBANIZATION....................................... 103
 - CHILD LABOUR AND CHILD ABUSE ... 104
 - VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN .............. 104
 - HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE .......................... 104
 - PROGRAMMES ........................................ 105
 - INSTITUTIONS ......................................... 105
 - COMMUNAL HARMONY ....................... 105
 - MISCELLANEOUS ................................... 106
 - NATIONAL ISSUES .................................. 107
 - ATOMIC ENERGY ................................... 107
 
INDIA & THE WORLD .... 108
- INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY .................... 108
 - INDIAAND PAKISTAN RELATIONS ..... 109
 - INDIAAND RUSSIA RELATIONS........... 109
 - INDIAAND SOUTH-EAST ASIA RELATIONS .................................. 109
 - INDIAAND BHUTAN RELATIONS ........ 110
 - INDIAAND NUCLEAR SECURITY ........ 110
 - INDIAN DIASPORA ................................. 110
 - INDIAAND ISRAEL RELATIONS ........... 111
 - INDIAAND IRAN RELATIONS ............... 111
 - INDIAAND NEPAL RELATIONS ............ 111
 - INDIAAND USA RELATIONS................. 112
 - INDIAAND FRENCH RELATIONS ......... 112
 - INDIAAND BANGLADESH RELATIONS.......................................... 112
 - INDIAAND SRI LANKA RELATIONS.... 113
 - INDIAAND CHINA RELATIONS ............ 113
 - EXTERNAL SECURITY AND RELATED MATTERS ........................ 113
 - MISCELLANEOUS ................................... 113
 
DECISION MAKING ........ 115
ESSAY................................ 116
- INCREDIBLE INDIA ................................ 116
 - WOMEN AND CHILD .............................. 116
 - SOCIETY AND CULTURE ....................... 117
 - VALUE BASED ......................................... 117
 - EDUCATION BASED ............................... 117
 - PHILOSOPHY BASED.............................. 117
 - POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION....... 118
 - CURRENT BASED .................................... 118
 
Uncategorised
- 2001 ................. 122
 - 2002 ................. 127
 - 2003 ................. 132
 - 2004 ................. 136
 - 2005 ................. 141
 - 2006 ................. 145
 - 2007 ................. 149
 - 2008 ................. 153
 - 2009 ................. 156
 - 2010 ................. 160
 - 2011 ................. 165
 - 2012 ................. 169
 - 2013 ................. 173
 - 2014 ................. 180
 - 2015 ................. 188