PRELIMS TEST

SERIES (PTS): 2023

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12th Feb,
2023

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TEST SYLLABUS
TEST 1 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY +
12 Feb, 2023 ENVIRONMENT
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Physical Geography of the
world:
 The Earth and the
Universe
 Geomorphology: The
Earth's crust, Vulcanism
and Earthquakes,
Weathering, Mass
movements and
Groundwater
Landforms: Running
Water, Glaciers, Deserts,
Limestone Lakes, Coastal
Landforms and Islands
 Oceanography
 Climatology: Various
Climatic Phenomena
 Different forms of
Vegetation
India's Physical Geography:
 Physiography
 Location
 Drainage
 Indian Climate
 Soils
 Natural Vegetation
ENVIRONMENT
 Basic Concepts &
Components of the
Ecology and ecosystem
 Biodiversity, flora and
fauna
 Global warming
 Climate change and
 Ozone depletion
 Other Environmental
Issues and Pollution
TOPICS TO BE MATERIALS
COVERED AS MENTIONED TO BE
IN THE SYLLABUS REFERRED
Physical Geography of the GEOGRAPHY
World: Primary Readings:
 Origin and evolution of Books
Universe, Solar system  11th NCERT Geography:
 Geological History of the Fundamentals of Physical
Earth Geography
 Geological Time scale  11th NCERT Geography - India
 Latitude and Longitude Physical Environment
including important  12th NCERT: Geography - India
Parallels and Meridians People and Economy
 Motions of the Earth and  NEXTIAS Geography Booklet
their effects  Orient Longman Atlas or Oxford
 Inclination of the Earth’s Atlas
Axis and its effects
 Local and Standard Time Other references:
and the International  The Hindu, Indian Express
Date Line, Calendar newspapers
 Eclipses - Solar, Lunar  PIB : www.pib. nic.in
 Geomorphology -  Yojana magazine
Interior structure of the
earth, Earth’s crust, Supplementary Readings
Classification of rocks.  Certificate physical and human
 Landform Development - geography - Goh Cheng Leong
First order (continental  Current Affairs from NEXTIAS
drift theory, sea floor monthly Magazine.
spreading, plate  Website of Ministry of
tectonics theory), Environment, Forest and Climate
Second order Change, Ministry of Earth
(Mountains, Plateaus, Sciences – reports, etc
Plains & other
landforms) ENVIRONMENT
 Internal forces & their Primary Readings:
impact - Volcanoes, Books
Earthquakes, Folding,  Ecology section: 12th Biology
Faulting, Isostasy) NCERT
 External forces & their  Environment Booklets of NEXTIAS
impact - Weathering,
Erosion & landforms Other references:
thus developed  The Hindu
 Climatology - Structure,  Indian Express
Composition of  Yojana
atmosphere  PIB : www.pib.nic.in
 Weather & Climate Supplementary Readings
 Insolation, Heat Budget,  Official website of UN, MOEFCC,
Distribution of Ministry of Earth Sciences
temperature, reports, etc
 Temperature Inversion  Websites of important
 Pressure and Pressure international organizations
belts involved in conservation efforts
 Winds - Planetary,  Monthly Current Affairs
Seasonal and Local; Jet Magazine of NEXTIAS
Streams
 Precipitation-Forms &
Types, Distribution of
rainfall
 Air Masses, Cyclones and
anti-cyclones
 World Climatic regions
 Oceanography -
Features, Ocean waves,
currents, tides &
Tsunamis,
 Temperature & Salinity
distribution, marine
resources
 Soils - Classification,
distribution, erosion &
Conservation
 Continents - Major
physical features and
landforms
 Map based questions
from world (rivers, lakes,
location, city, oceans
etc.)

India's Physical
Geography:
 Location: Latitude,
Longitude
 Northern Mountains,
Plains of India,
 Peninsular Plateau and
Islands of India.
 Himalayan and
Peninsular Drainage
System
 Spatial and temporal
distribution of
temperature, pressure,
winds and rainfall
 Indian Monsoon:
mechanism, onset and
variability; spatial and
temporal variations
 Climatic Regions of India
 Classification of Soils
 Problems of Soil and
Conservation
 Forests and their
distribution, Forest
Conservation Map Based
Questions from India
(Location of state, city,
river, lakes, important
places including Ramsar
sites, Biosphere
Reserves, Wildlife
Sanctuaries and National
Parks)
 Environment and its
components
Ecology and Functions of
an ecosystem
 Terrestrial ecosystem
 Aquatic ecosystem

Biodiversity:
 Basic Concepts
 Plant and Animal
Diversity
 Marine Organisms
 Threat to Biodiversity
 Protected Area Network:
National parks,
 Wildlife sanctuaries,
Biosphere reserves,
 Reserved and protected
forests,
 Conservation and
community reserves,
 Village and panchayat
Forests, Private
 Protected areas,
Conservation areas
 Bioprospecting,
Biosafety, Biopiracy, etc.

Environmental Concepts
related to:
 Climate Change
 Acidification
 Eutrophication
 Ozone Depletion

Environmental pollution
 Pollutants
 Air pollution
 Water Pollution
 Soil Pollution
 Noise Pollution
 Radioactive pollution
 E-Waste
 Solid Waste

Bioremediation

TEST 2 ECONOMIC & HUMAN Economic & Human GEOGRAPHY

19 Feb, 2023 GEOGRAPHY + Geography of the World: Primary Readings:
ENVIRONMENT  Natural resources and Books
mineral resources and  12th NCERT: Geography - India
GEOGRAPHY distribution of key People and Economy
Economic & Human natural resources across  12th NCERT: Fundamental of
Geography of the World the world Human Geography
 Industry and Service  Agriculture and agro-  NEXTIAS Geography Booklet
 Minerals Resources climatic regions  Orient Longman Atlas or Oxford
 Energy Resources  Industry and location Atlas
 World Population: factors
Distribution &  Infrastructure
o Density
 Races & Tribes
 Settlement & Migration
 Urbanisation
Human and Economic
Geography – India
 Agriculture
 Land Resources
 Water Resources
 Mineral and Energy
Resources
 Industries
 Transport and
Communication
 Foreign Trade
 Population, Migration,
Settlements
ENVIRONMENT
Conservation efforts - India
and World
 Sustainable
Development
 Environmental
Monitoring and Impact
Assessment
 Climate conventions, etc
+ conventional and non-
Few questions from
syllabus of Test 1
+ trends - density, sex
CURRENT AFFAIRS
(June + July + August) 2022
 World Population,
density & distribution,
races & tribes,
settlements & migration
 Map Based Questions
from World (Location of
state, city, minerals,
industries etc.)
Human and Economic
Geography – India
 Agriculture: major Crops
grown in India
 Agro-Climatic Regions
 Land Reforms and Land
use pattern
 Animal Husbandry,
Fisheries and
 Aquaculture
 Water Resources-
Availability and
potential: Lakes, rivers,
dams, power and
irrigation projects,
wetlands and inter-
linking of rivers
 Mineral Resources-
classification and
distribution
 Energy Resources-
conventional resources
 Population and Growth
ratio, literacy, tribes and
racial groups in India
 Rural and Urban
Settlements- types and
patterns
 Industries- types and
their locational Factors
 Transport and
Communication-
railways, highways,
inland water transport,
shipping and sea-ports,
air transport
 Map Based Questions
from India (Location
 of state, city, minerals,
industries etc.)
Other references:
 The Hindu, Indian Express
newspapers
 PIB : www.pib. nic.in
 Yojana magazine
Supplementary Readings
 Certificate physical and human
geography - Goh Cheng Leong
 Current Affairs from NEXTIAS
monthly Magazine.
 Website of Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate
Change, Ministry of Earth
Sciences – reports, etc
ENVIRONMENT
Primary Readings:
Books
 Ecology section: 12th Biology
NCERT
 Environment Booklets of NEXTIAS
Other references:
 The Hindu
 Indian Express
 Yojana
 PIB : www.pib.nic.in
Supplementary Readings
 Official website of UN, MOEFCC,
Ministry of Earth Sciences
reports, etc
 Websites of important internati
onal organizations involved in
conservation efforts
 Monthly Current Affairs
Magazine of NEXTIAS

 Conservation efforts:
Environmental laws and
policies (Domestic and
International)
 Institutional and
Organizational
mechanisms
  Environmental Acts and
Policies, Convention,
Treaties and Alliances,
etc.
 Environmental
conventions
 Mitigation Strategies
 India & Climate Change
 Environmental
Monitoring and Impact
Assessment
TEST 3 HISTORY (MODERN + ART MODERN HISTORY: Primary Readings
26 Feb, 2023 & CULTURE) India under East India Books:
Company’s Rule  Class XI NCERT – Introduction to
HISTORY Administration India Art (Part 1)
Modern History:  Struggle among  Old NCERT: Modern India by
 India in the late European powers in Bipin Chandra
Eighteenth Century India  New NCERT – Class XIIth Themes
 The Advent of the  Regulating Acts and in Indian History – Part III
Europeans and British Charter Acts: Regulating  Art & culture and Modern History
Conquest of India Act of 1773, Booklets of NEXTIAS.
 The British  Pitt’s India Act 1773 and
Administrative Charter acts of 1784, Other references:
Structure, Reform, 1793, 1813,1833, 1853  CCRT website:
Impact and Organization  Indian Kingdoms in 18th http://ccrtindia.gov.in/index.php
of Government of India century: Marathas,  The Hindu
 Social – Religious Punjab, Mysore,  Indian Express
Movements in 19th – Hyderabad etc.  Yojana
20th centuries  British Expansion policy:  PIB : www.pib.
Freedom Struggle Doctrine of lapse, nic.inhttp://www.pib.nic.in/
 The Revolt of 1857 & Subordinate alliance etc.
change after 1857  Economic policies and
 Moderate Phase (1885 – their impact Supplementary Readings
1905) - Reforms / Acts /  Education Policies  NIOS Art & Culture
Committee, Congress  India’s struggle for Independence
Session  Socio - Religious Reform – Bipin Chandra
 Governor –General Movements in the 19th  BL Grover Modern Indian History
Viceroys, Policies, and 20th century India –  Monthly Current Affairs
 Tribal & Peasant Arya Samaj, Brahmo Magazine of NEXTIAS
Movements etc. Samaj , etc + Role of
 Freedom Struggle: Press and Publications
Extremist Phase (1905 –  Tribal Movements &
17) - Emergence of Peasants Movement
Extremist & Leaders, The  The Great Revolt of 1857
Partition of Bengal,  Changes in Indian
Morley-Minto Reforms, Administration after
Swadeshi Movement, 1858 - GOI ACT 1858,
Home Rule, Movement Councils Act, 1861, 1892
etc.  Growth of Political Ideas
 Freedom Struggle: The and Political
Gandhian Era (1917– 47) Organisations (up to
- Gandhi – Advent and 1885)
Achievement, Rowlatt  Foundation of the Indian
Act, Jallianawala Bagh National Congress
Massacre and Khilafat  Moderate Phase (1885-
Movement, Non- 1905)
Cooperation, Civil  Partition of Bengal and
Disobedience and Quit the Swadeshi Movement
India Movement, British
 Response and  The first phase of
Negotiations, INA and Revolutionary and
Subhash Chandra Bose Terrorist Movement
 The Morley-Minto
Reforms or the Indian
Art and culture: Councils Act,1909
 Indian Architecture  The Lucknow Pact (1916)
 Sculpture and Pottery  The Home Rule
 Indian Paintings Movement
 Indian Theatre  Montague-Chelmsford
 Indian Puppetry Reforms or the
 Science and Technology Government of India
through the ages Act, 1919
 Law and Culture Coins in  The Khilafat Movement
Ancient and Medieval (1920-22) and Non-
India Cooperation Movement
 Indian Music (Folk and  The Left Movement
Classical)  The second phase of
 Indian Dance Forms Revolutionary and
(Folk and Terrorist Movement
 Classical)  Anti-Simon Commission
 Martial Arts in India Agitation (1928-29)
 Nehru Report, 1928
 The Lahore Session,
+ 1929
Few questions from  The Civil Disobedience
syllabus of Test 2 Movement (The first
+ phase)
CURRENT AFFAIRS  Second Phase of Civil
(September + October Disobedience Movement
+ November) 2022  The Government of India
Act, 1935
 Provincial Elections and
Formation of popular
Ministries in Provinces,
1937
 The Struggle in the
Princely States: The
Praja Mandal Movement
 The Second World War
and the National
Movement
 The August Offer 1940
 The Individual
Satyagraha 1940-41
 The Cripps Proposal,
1942
 The Quit India
Movement, I942
 Subhas Bose and Indian
National Army
 Rajagopalachari Formula
& Desai Liaqat Plan
 Wavell Plan and Simla
Conference 1945
 General Elections in
India, 1945
 Naval Mutiny: 1946

TEST 4 HISTORY (ANCIENT +
5 March, MEDIEVAL + ART &
2023 CULTURE)
HISTORY
Ancient History:
 The Stone Age
 Indus Valley Civilization
 The Vedic Age
 The Mahajanapadas
 The Mauryan Empire
 Post-Mauryan Era
(200BC to 300AD)
 The Guptas (4th – 6th
century)
 Post Gupta Era:
Chalukyas, Pallavas,
(upto 750 AD)
 Sangam Age: Cholas,
Cheras, Pandyas,
Sangam literature.
Medieval History:
 Early Medieval Period
(750- 1200AD): North
India & South India
(Polity, Economy, Socio
cultural aspects)-
Rajputs, Imperial Cholas,
Rashtrakutas, Pratiharas,
etc
 Sultanate Period (1206
AD to 1526 AD)
 The Indian
Independence Act, 1947
Miscellaneous:
 Dalit Movements
 Women movements
Art and culture:
 Indian Architecture
 Sculpture and Pottery
 Indian Paintings
 Indian Theatre
 Indian Puppetry
 Science and Technology
through the ages
 Law and Culture Coins in
Ancient and Medieval
India
 Indian Music (Folk and
Classical)
 Indian Dance Forms
(Folk and
 Classical)
 Martial Arts in India
ANCIENT HISTORY & Primary Readings
MEDIEVAL HISTORY: Books:
(Background,  Old NCERT: Ancient India(class
Characteristics, Pollical, XIth)
Economic, Social-cultural  Old NCERT: Medieval India(class
dimensions of all XIth)
mentioned under the  Class XI NCERT – Introduction to
syllabus column) India Art (Part 1)
 Class XIIth New NCERT - Themes
Art and culture: in Indian History Part -1 and Part
 Indian Handicrafts 2
 Indian Culture Abroad  Ancient History , Medieval
 Fairs and Festivals History, Art & culture and
 Cultural Institutions in Booklets of NEXTIAS
India
 Philosophies: Advaita, Other references:
Vedanta, etc  CCRT website:
 Religion in India: http://ccrtindia.gov.in/index.php
Buddhism and Jainism  The Hindu
 Languages in India  Indian Express
 Indian Literature  Yojana
 Awards and Honours  PIB : www.pib.
 Schemes for Art and nic.inhttp://www.pib.nic.in/
Culture
Supplementary Readings
 NIOS Art & Culture
 AL Basham’s “The Wonder That
Was India”
 Monthly Current Affairs
Magazine of NEXTIAS
  Vijayanagar & other
regional Kingdoms(14th –
16th century)
 Religious Movements:
Bhakti Movement & Sufi
Movement
 Mughal Period (16th
century – 18th century):
Rulers, Literature,
Architecture, Religion,
Conflicts with Rajputs,
Deccanis, etc
 Maratha Confederacy:
Administrative, revenue
system, etc

Art and culture:

 Indian Handicrafts
 Indian Culture Abroad
 Fairs and Festivals
 Cultural Institutions in
India
 Philosophies: Advaita,
Vedanta, etc
 Religion in India:
Buddhism and Jainism
 Languages in India
 Indian Literature
 Awards and Honours
 Schemes for Art and
Culture

+
Few questions from
syllabus of Test 3
+
CURRENT AFFAIRS
(December 2022
+ January 2023
+ February 2023)

TEST 5 GENERAL SCIENCE AND PHYSICS + CHEMISTRY + Primary Readings

12 March, TECHNOLOGY + CURRENT BIOLOGY Books:
2023 AFFAIRS (Same as given)  6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th NCERT:
Science
GENERAL SCIENCE & +  Class 11th and 12th NCERT of
TECHNOLOGY Applied Science and Latest Biology (selected topics)
Physics: Technologies/ News  Science Booklets of NEXTIAS
 Standards and units Other references:
 Mechanics and  The Hindu
properties of matter  Indian Express
 Heat  Yojana
 Sound  PIB : www.pib.nic.in
 Optics Supplementary Readings
 Electricity and  Science Reporter Magazine
Magnetism
  Atomic and Nuclear  Websites like ISRO, DST, DRDO,
physics DAE etc.
 Modern Physics  Science Reporter Magazine
 Astronomy and Space  Monthly Current Affairs
Science Magazine of NEXTIAS
Chemistry:
 Matters and its nature
 Chemical Reactions and
Equations
 Structure of the Atom
 Periodic classification of
elements
 Chemical Bonding
 Carbon and its
compound
 Acid, Bases and Salts
 Metals and Non-metals
 Thermodynamics
 Nanotechnology
 Agricultural Chemistry
 Medicinal Chemistry
 Food Chemistry
 Bio Chemistry
 Polymers and Plastics

Biology
 Introduction
 Cell Biology
 Life processes
 Biocommunication
 Diseases and Defence
Mechanism
 Nutrition
 Origin and Evolution of
life
 Genetics
 Plant Biology

+
Applied Science and
Modern Day Technology
/ Latest Research

+
CURRENT AFFAIRS
(All subjects)
(June 2022 – February
2023)

+
Few questions from
syllabus of Test 4
TEST 6 ECONOMY National Income Primary Readings
19 March, National Income Accounting: Books:
2023 Accounting:  Definition  11th NCERT: Economics: Indian
 Definition  Concepts: GDP, GNP, Economic Development
 Concepts: GDP, GNP etc. Market Price and Factor  12th NCERT: Economics:
 Measurement of Cost, NNP, NDP, transfer Macroeconomics
National Income payments, National
Money and Banking:
 Function of Money,
Evolution of Money etc.
 Banking: Need of Banks,
Functions, Types,
Banking Reforms,
Central Bank and its role
, Liquidity adjustment
facilities, NPA issues, etc.
Inflation and Employment:
 Definition, types,
implications etc.
Government Budgeting and
Fiscal Policy:
 Budgeting, types, its
evolution in India,
Process, Component etc.
 Public finance, Revenue
and Expenditure,
 Deficits, Taxes, Debts
etc.
Capital Market
 Terms and Concepts
Agriculture and allied
activities
 Growth in the sector,
agricultural inputs,
Various irrigation
facilities, PDS, National
Food security act, etc.
Industry & Infrastructure
 IIP, Coal, steel, etc.
Services
 Banking,
Telecommunication,
means of
communication.
Five year Plans & Economic
Reforms since 1991
External Sector and
Currency Exchange
Rates:
 BoP, BoT, International
trade, IMF, WTO,
 Trade policies, issues
and challenges etc.
 IPRs
Others:
 Human Capital
Development
 Poverty &
Unemployment
 Inclusive Growth
 Rural Development
 Health, Literacy and
Education
 Demographics
income at FC, Personal  12th NCERT: Economics:
Income, disposable Microeconomics
income, factors affecting  Economy Booklets of NEXTIAS.
national income, net
foreign facto income Other references:
 Measurement of  The Hindu
national income: value  Indian Express
added method, income  Yojana
method, expenditure  Economic Survey (Vol. I & II)
method, Application of  Yearly Budget of Indian
various methods, Base Government
year, GDP deflator  https://dea.gov.in/ministers
 Debates around GDP
and other indices
Supplementary Readings
Money and Banking  Business Standard
 Money: Definition,  www.arthapedia.in
Functions and  www.ipindia.nic.in
significance, Evolution of  Official websites of WTO, IMF,
Money, Money supply in WIPO
India and factors  Monthly Current Affairs
affecting it Magazine of NEXTIAS
 Banking: Need of banks,
Function, Commercial
Banks
 Central Bank:
Importance, functions,
Structure, Policy tools,
Monetary Policy (CRR,
SLR, OMO, Repo and Rev
Repo, MSF etc.) Banking
Reforms
Inflation and Employment
 Inflation: Definition,
Inflationary Gap and
Inflationary Process,
Inflation Cycles: Demand
Pull Inflation, Cost Push
Inflation, Causes of
Inflation, Inflation
Control measures
 Unemployment: Types
of Unemployment:
Structural, Seasonal,
Frictional, Cyclical,
Nature of
Unemployment in India
Government budgeting
and Fiscal Policy
 Budgeting: Evolution of
Budgeting, Institutions
and Laws,
 The Union Budget:
Components - Revenue
Account, Capital
Account, Measures of
Government Deficit etc.,
Initiatives:  Weaknesses in the
 Poverty alleviation Budgetary Process
Programmes  Fiscal Policy: Public
 Employment Generation Finance - Role and
Programmes Importance, Public
 Basic Amenities: Housing Expenditure - Revenue
/ Drinking Waters / and Capital,
Sanitation, etc Development and Non-
Development, Public
Revenue - Sources of
+ Revenue, Taxes:
Few questions from Classification, Direct and
syllabus of Test 5 Indirect, Specific and Ad
+ Valorem, Social and
CURRENT AFFAIRS (Annual) Economic Objectives of
Taxes, Objectives of
Taxation, GST, d.) Public
Debt,
 Deficit Financing.

Capital Markets
 Basic Terms and
Concepts, Equity and
debt Instruments,
 Primary market and
Secondary markets etc.

Agriculture:
 Recent trends in
Agriculture Sector,
 Cropping System and
Pattern;
 Agricultural Marketing
and Reforms;
 Agricultural Research;
 Sustainable Agriculture;
 Animal Husbandry
 PDS
 Farm distress and
government initiatives

Industrial Sector:
 Industrial Policies,
 Licensing
 MSME
 Labour Reforms
 Companies Act
 Make in India, Skill India
 Challenges in Industrial
development
 Organised and
unorganised sector
 PPP, Investment models
 Recent initiatives taken
by the govt., etc.

Services:
 Banking,
 Insurance,
  Aviation,
 Tourism,
 Infrastructure: IT,
Communication,
Urbanisation, Transport,
Mining, etc
 Issues and potential of
services sector
 Government policies etc.

Five year Plans:

 Priorities and
Performance, Issues
related to planning
 Economic Policies till
1991
Economic Reforms since
1991: End of license Raj,
Liberalization, Privatisation
and Globalisation, FDI, FII,
issues, challenges etc.
External Sector and
Currency Exchange rate:
 Balance of Payments:
Definition, Current and
Capital Accounts,
Convertibility, Items
Included in BoP, BoP and
BoT
 International Trade and
Bodies: IMF: Purpose
and Objectives,
Organization and
Functions, Working and
Evaluation, IMF and
Underdeveloped
Countries, SDR's,
Reforms etc., World
Bank,
 Bilateral and Regional
Cooperation
 Foreign Trade of India:
Trade Policy, Product
wise trade, Region wise
trade, Subsidy boxes,
WTO related issues and
India
 Intellectual Property
Right
TEST 7 POLITY & GOVERNANCE Political systems: Primary Readings
26 March, Democratic & Non- Books:
2023 Indian Constitution: Democratic, Parliamentary  9th NCERT: Democratic Politics 1
 Historical Underpinnings & Presidential, Unitary &  10th NCERT: Democratic Politics
 Evolution & Making of Federal, Direct and 2
the Constitution Representative, Republic  11th NCERT: Indian Constitution
 Features and Significant and Monarchy etc. at Work
Provisions  Constitutionalism  Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth
 The Preamble  Historical Underpinnings  Governance in India by M
Laxmikanth
 The Union and its
Territory
 Citizenship
 Fundamental Rights
 Directive Principles
 Fundamental Duties
 Amendment of
Constitution
 Basic Structure of the
Constitution
 Nature of Federalism
 Centre State Relations-
legislative,
administrative and
Financial
 Inter State Relations
 Emergency Provisions
 Supreme Court
 High Court
 Quasi-Judicial Bodies
 Tribunals
 Local Self Government
 System of Panchayats
 Municipalities
 Special Provisions for
some States
 Union Territories
 Co-Operative Societies
 Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes
 Minorities
 Language
 Political Parties
 Anti Defection
 Elections :
 Pressure Groups
Executive and Legislature:
 Central Government:
President, Vice
President, Prime
minister, Central Council
of Ministers
 Parliament and State
Legislature
 State Government:
Governor, Chief
Minister, State Council
of Ministers
Governance:
 Constitutional and Non-
Constitutional Bodies
 Others: e-Gov, RTI,
Citizen Charter, Audits
etc
 Good Governance, e-
Governance
 Transparency &
Accountability - RTI,
 Evolution & Making of
the Constitution Other references:
 Features and Significant  The Hindu
Provisions  Indian Express
 The Preamble  Yojana
 The Union and its  PIB : www.pib. Nic.
Territory  Official Ministries Websites like
 Citizenship Ministry of HRD, WCD, etc
 Fundamental Rights  Economic Survey
 Directive Principles
 Fundamental Duties Supplementary Readings
 Amendment of  Introduction to the Constitution
Constitution of India by DD Basu
 Basic Structure of the  2nd ARC reports on governance
Constitution  Polity Booklet of NEXTIAS.
 Emergency Provisions  Monthly Current Affairs
 Indian Federalism Magazine of NEXTIAS
 Centre State Relations
 Panchayati Raj
 Local Urban Government
 Supreme Court
 High Courts
 Subordinate Courts:
District Courts, Gram
Nyayalayas, ADRs,
NALSA etc.,
 Elections and political
parties
 Representation of
People's Act (1950-51)
 Election Process:
Delimitation Act etc.,
Anti Defection Law,
Pressure Group
 President
 Vice President
 Prime minister
 Central Council of
Ministers and Cabinet
committees
 Posts like Cabinet
Secretary, Chief
Secretary, etc
 Parliament: The Council
of States, The House of
People,
 Disqualification and
Vacation of Seats,
 Presiding Officers of
Parliament,
 Houses: Their Working,
Legislative Procedures in
Parliament, Budget,
 Powers and Functions of
Parliament: Its Role,
Committees of
Parliament,
Parliamentary Forums
 Governor
 Citizen’s Charter &  Chief Minister
AntiCorruption  State Council of Minister
 Social Audit  State Legislature
 Public Sector
Management
 Public-private
partnerships (PPP)
 Rights Issues – forest Governance:
rights issue, Consumer Constitutional Bodies
Protection Act, etc.  Election Commission
 Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC)
+  State Public Service
Few questions from Commission (SPSC)
syllabus of Test 6  Finance Commission
 CAG
+  Attorney general of India
CURRENT AFFAIRS (Annual)  Advocate general of
India
 Special officer for
Linguistic Minorities
 National Commission for
Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
 National Commission for
Scheduled Tribes (NCST)
 National Commission for
Backward Castes (NCBC),
etc
Non-Constitutional Bodies
 NITI Aayog
 NHRC, Governing
Council, SHRC, CIC, SIC,
CVC, CBI,
 Lokpal, Lokayukta,
NCPCR etc.
Transparency &
Accountability
 e-Gov, RTI, Citizen
Charter, Audits etc
 Good Governance, e-
Governance
 - RTI, Citizen’s Charter &
AntiCorruption
 Social Audit
 Public Sector
Management
 Public-private
partnerships (PPP)
 Rights Issues – forest
rights issue, Consumer
Protection Act, etc.
Others:
Vulnerable sections
(women, child, minorities,
SC/ST, etc) – problems and
schemes/
Initiatives/policies.
 Women and Child
welfare (BBBPS,
 UJJAWALA, SWADHAR,
ICDS, SABLA etc.)
 Insurance and Social
Security (AABY, APY,
NPS, PFRDA etc.)
 And others
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