100 Important Current Affairs Topics for UPSC Prelims Exam 2018
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.
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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.
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Follow PIB or read compilation of PIB of any authentic coaching.
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You can get short to the point monthly compilation of The Hindu, Yojana, Science Reporter, PIB from ‘IASEXAMPORTAL’, which are highly useful.
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Locate the places, National park, wildlife sanctuary etc which are in news, in Oxford Atlas.
year |
Static portion |
Current affairs |
2015 | 86 |
14 |
2016 | 62 |
38 |
2017 | 60 |
40 |
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
- Indian state forest report 2017
- Gene Therapy
- Three Parents Baby
- Stem Cells Therapy
- Embryo Transfer Technology
- NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)
- Blue Moon
- National Large Solar Telescope
- Integrated Guided Missile Development Plan (IGDMP)
- Brahmos
- MARSAm
- Scorpene class submarine
- Arihant class submarine
- SAMADHAN project
- Thermobaric Bomb
- Kimberly Process Certification Scheme
- Tribes: Bonda, Toda, Soliga, Reang, Siddi, Jarwa, Koya
- Basaveshwara
- Saint Tyagraja
- Mahamastakabhisheka
- Kandhei Jatra
- Thakurani Jatra Festival
- Medaram’s Jatara
- Cauvery Maha Pushkaram
- Wari Warkari
- Losar Festival
- Nabakalebar Festival
- Jallikattu
- Ambubachi Festival
- Chapchar Kut
- North East Calling Festival
- Hornbill Festival
- Aranmula Regatta
- Saddula Bathukamma
- Paika Rebellion
- ILO conventions on child labour.
- Antarctica Treaty
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
- Indian Community Welfare Fund
- Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
- Extradition Treaty
- Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT)
- Wassenaar Arrangement
- Australia Group
- UN Convention against Torture
- Budapest Convention
- BRICS
- BIMSTEC
- ASEAN
- Raisina Dialogue
- Sangai Deer
- Nilgiri Tahr
- Eco-bridges for the movement of tigers
- White Tiger
- One-Horned Rhinos
- Snow leopard
- Buxa Tiger Reserve
- Pondicherry Shark, Red Sea Torpedo and Tentacled Butterfly Ray
- Sawfish
- M-STrIPES
- Blackbuck conservation
- Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
- Flamingo festival
- Chiru Goat
- Nilgiri Marten
- Sunderbans Mangrove
- Chilika Lake
- Loktak Lake
- Sambhar Salt Lake
- National Air Quality Index (AQI)
- LiDAR devices to monitor air pollution
- Microbeads
- Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)
- 15th Finance Commission
- Competition Commission of India (CCI)
- Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)
- Chief Vigilance Commission
- National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
- Right to privacy
- Preventive Detention
- Navika Sagar Parikrama
- INAM-Pro +
- Operation Swarn
- Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP)
- MERIT (Merit Order Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency)
- National Biopharma Mission
- Startup India Hub
- Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY)
- National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
- Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
- Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC)
- Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme
- Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)
- “People First” Campaign
- e-RaKAM
- AGRI-UDAAN
- Hortinet
- Gaon ki ore Campaign
- National Year of Millets
- 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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