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Focus Areas for different subjects in UPSC Prelims

2. Indian Independence movement:
3. Main congress sessions with the year, president and important resolutions
Significant viceroys and their period with important decisions
4. The Government of India Acts 1909, 1919, 1935 and charter acts
5. Ancient history:
6. Hindu philosophy, Buddhism and Jainism
7. Mauryan and Gupta Period
8. Art, architecture and scientific development during that period
9. Medieval history:
10. Important kings such as Sher Shah, Akbar, etc.
11. Delhi Sultanate
12. Polity:
13. Here, importance should be given on current events, such as any changes in
the constitution, new acts or amendments, and schemes
14. Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State
Policy (DPSP)
15. Committee system, parliament, and parliamentary proceedings
16. Judiciary
17. Constitutional bodies
18. S&T:
19. For basic science concepts, refer to NCERT books selectively as in-depth
knowledge is not needed
20. Focus on current affairs part
21. Environment and Ecology
22. Important declarations, conventions
23. IUCN’s Red List
24. Biosphere Reserves, Tiger Reserves etc.
25. International bodies
26. Geography:
27. Solar system
28. Latitudes and longitudes
29. Layers of the atmosphere
30. Global atmospheric wind, cyclones
31. Pressure belts
32. Revolution, rotation and seasons
33. Monsoons
34. Types of rainfall
35. Koeppen classification
36. Jet streams, ocean currents
37. El Nino, La Nina
38. India’s physical geography (NCERT)
39. Rivers, hills, soil (India)
40. Mineral resources (India), Geological history of India
41. Basics of agriculture (NCERT)
42. Maps
43. Economy:
44. Importance should be given on current events like new bills and important
committees
45. focus on basic and fundamental concepts like:
46. Growth and development, poverty, unemployment, inflation
47. State of the national and global economy
48. Major committees and bills
49. Latest budget and economic survey
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