PRELIM TEST & DISCUSSION

SERIES FOR OCS 2023-24

(ACCORDING TO THE NEW OPSC PATTERN)

In the recent years Preliminary Exam has

emerged as the biggest hurdle for OCS
Aspirants. The Prelim Test & Discussion series
by Synapse IAS is an unique program to help
you crack the OPSC Preliminary with a good
margin and confidently continue your mains
preparation.
CONTENTS
A. Features
B. Why Should You Join “Synapse Prelim T&D”
C. Pricing And Contact Details For Enrollment
D. Table 1 – Test Schedule
E. Table 2 – Current Affair Test Schedule
F. Table 3 – CSAT Schedule
G. Other Programs By Synapse IAS
FEATURES
1. Total 40 Tests Comprehensively Covering The Latest Pattern of OPSC
Syllabus –
 23 GS Subject Wise Tests
 4 Current Affairs Tests (Covering 3 months each)
 5 CSAT Part Tests
 8 GS Full Length Tests (4 CSAT FLTs + 4 GS FLTs)
2. Complete Solution of The Tests Covering Peripheral Concepts
3. Concept Based High Yield Discussion Classes and Detailed Analysis of Test
Questions
4. Video Discussions can be Watched at any Time for Revision
5. Free Access to PRELIM FOCUS GROUP (PFG) for Guidance
6. Comprehensive Analysis and Coverage of PYQs For Preliminary Exam
7. 10 Current Affairs Questions In Each GS Test Covering The Past 15 Days
Current Affairs to Keep Your CA Preparation on Track
8. 4 Full Length Current Affair Tests With a Specific Target of Covering 3-4
Months of Current Affairs in Each CA Tests
9. 9 CSAT Tests(5 Part Test + 4 Full Tests To Ensure Enough CSAT Practice)
10. Timing of the Tests are Flexible, Students Can Appear the Tests as Per
Their Convenience
11. Tests Can be Appeared from the Test Portal and Android/IOS
Application
Why Should You Join Synapse ?
 Test Series Based On Latest Pattern Of
OPSC
 Complete Syllabus Coverage With 40
Tests
 Includes – Test + High Yield Solutions +
Concept Based Discussions
 Free Access to PRELIM FOCUS GROUP
 35+ Questions/Concepts From Synapse
Prelim Test Series Directly/Indirectly
Repeated in OCS 2022 Exam
 Regular Inputs and Q&A Sessions To
Keep Your Preparation On Track
Price for Tests + Discussions +
Solutions + Prelim Focus Group –4000/-
Early Enrollment – 3500/

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 TEST & DISCUSSION (T&D) SCHEDULE
T&D No. SUBJECT DATE MICRO TOPICS
Orientation - 1 Decoding The Will be 1 – How to Clear the Prelims with a Good
OPSC Preliminary Notified in Margin – The New Strategy
Examination & the Test 2 – “ How to make the most of Synapse
The New Takers’ Prelim Test & Discussion Series
Approach Group (Pre T & D)”
PRE T&D -1 Indian Polity – 1 15th Jan 2024 Indian Polity – 1
a) Historical Background of Constitutional
Development
b) Making of the Constitution
c) Salient Features of Indian Constitution
d) Preamble of the Constitution
e) Union and its Territory
f) Citizenship
g) Fundamental Rights
h) Directive Principles of State Policy
i) Fundamental Duties
PRE T&D -2 Indian Polity – 2 21st Jan 2024 Indian Polity-2
a) Systems of Government
1. Parliamentary System
2. Federal System
3. Center-State Relations
4. Inter-State Relations
5. Emergency Provisions

b) Central Government
1. President
2. Vice-President
3. Prime Minister
4. Central Council of Ministers
5. Cabinet Committees
6. Parliament
 7. Parliamentary Committees
8. Parliamentary Forums
9. Parliamentary Group
c) State Government
1. Governor
2. Chief Minister
3. State council of Ministers
4. State Legislature
d) Union and State Judiciary
1. Supreme Courts
2. High Courts
3. Subordinate Courts

PRE T&D – 3 Indian Polity – 3 28th Jan 2024 Indian Polity – 3

a) PUBLIC POLICY AND RIGHT ISSUES

(ACCORDING TO
a. Significant and Recent
LATEST OPSC
Developments in Legislation and
PATTERN)
Policy Making at National and
State Level
b. Rights Issues Concerning Various
Sections of the Society
b) Panchayati Raj
c) Municipality
d) Union Territories
e) Scheduled and Tribal Areas
f) Constitutional Bodies – Election
Commission, UPSC, SPSC, Finance
Commission, National Commission for
SCs, National Commission for STs, CAG,
Attorney General, Advocate General
g) Non-constitutional Bodies – NITI Aayog,
NHRC, SHRC, CIC, SIC, CVC, CBI, Lokpal
and Lokayuktas
h) Basic Structure
i) Important Amendments
PRE T&D – 4 Ancient History 4th Feb 2024 Complete Ancient History

a) Prehistoric Period
b) Harappan Civilization
c) Advent of Aryans, Rig Vedic, Later Rig
Vedic
d) Mahajanapadas
e) Jainism- Buddhism
f) Maurayas & Post Mauryan Period
g) Guptas
h) Harshavardhana
i) Sangam Period
j) South Indian Kingdoms like Cholas,
Pandyas, Chera etc.Palas, Pratiharas,
Rashtrakutas & Chola empire (800 - 1200)
PRE T&D – 5 Medieval History 11th Feb 2024 Complete Medieval History
a) Delhi Sultanate
b) Mughuls and Afghans
c) Cultural Development of Medieval Period
like Religious Movements, Bhakti, Sufi,
Vaishnavas etc.
d) Vijaynagar, Southern Kingdoms
e) The Maratha and Other Indian States and
Society in the 18th Century
f) Art And Culture: Art, Architecture,
Paintings Religion, Philosophy, Languages
and Literature, Music, Dance, Theatre
etc.
Test – 6 CSAT – 1 14th Feb 2024 Basic Numeracy
Numbers and Their Relations , Orders of
Magnitude ) (Class - 10 Level )

Detailed Syllabus & Comprehensive Content Of

This Part Will Be Provided To You
PRE T&D - 7 Modern 18th Feb 2024 Modern History of India – 1
History - 1 (From Advent of Europeans till the Formation of
INC)
a) Advent of the Europeans and
Consolidation of British Power in India till
1885
 b) Socio - Religious Reform Movements in
the 19th Century India
c) Peasants, Tribal and Other Movements
d) Governors and Viceroys
e) Revolt of 1857 and Aftermath
f) Growth of Political Ideas and Political
Organizations (up to 1885)
g) Foundation of the Indian National
Congress

TEST - 8 CURRENT 25th Feb 2024 August 2023, September 2023, October 2023
AFFAIRS TEST – 1
PRE T&D – 9 Modern 3rd Mar 2024 Modern History of India – 2
History - 2 (Formation of INC till Independence )
a) National Movement 1885 -1905 : The
Early Years of National Movement
b) National Movement 1905-1919 : The Pre-
Gandhian Era
c) National Movement 1919-1939: The
Gandhian Era
d) National Movement 1939-47 : Towards
Partition and Independence

th
PRE T&D – 10 History Of Odisha 10 Mar 2024 History of Odisha & Odia Nationalism
And Odia a) Ancient History Of Odisha
b) Odisha in the Medieval Period
Nationalism
c) History of Odisha in the British Era
d) Important Odia Personalities
(ACCORDING TO e) Odisha’s Role in the Freedom Struggle
THE LATEST OPSC Against the British
PATTERN) f) Odia Nationalism

PRE T&D – 11 Indian 17th Mar 2024 Indian Geography – 1

Geography – 1 a) India – Location and Basic Geographical
Facts
b) Physiography of India
c) River and Drainage system
d) Climate of India and Monsoon
e) Natural Vegetation
TEST – 12 CSAT 2 20th Mar 2024 Data Interpretation
- Charts
- Graphs
- Tables
- Data sufficiency etc. ( Class 10 level )
General Mental Ability
Detailed Syllabus & Comprehensive Content Of
This Part Will Be Provided To You
PRE T&D - 13 Indian 24th Mar 2024 Indian Geography –2
Geography – 2 a) Minerals and Industries – Mineral
distribution and location
b) Soils, Crops and Agriculture in India
c) Transport and Communication: railways,
highways, inland water transport,
shipping and sea-ports, air transport,
Power and Energy
d) Human Geography- Demographics,
Recent Census
PRE T&D – 14 Odisha 31st Mar 2024 Geography of Odisha
Geography a) Location and Basic Geographical Facts
b) Physiography
c) River and Drainage system
(ACCORDING TO d) Climate and Monsoon
THE LATEST OPSC e) Natural Vegetation
PATTERN) f) Minerals and Industries of Odisha –
Mineral distribution and location
g) Odisha - Soils, Crops and Agriculture
h) Transport and Communication in Odisha:
railways, highways, inland water
transport, shipping and sea-ports, air
transport, Power and Energy
i) Human Geography- Demographics,
Recent Census in Odisha
PRE T&D - 15 World 7th Apr 2024 World Geography - 1
Geography – 1 a) Geomorphology - Origin and Interior of
the earth, Rocks, Volcanoes,
earthquakes, Various Landforms
b) Climatology - Atmosphere , Temperature,
Pressure belts and Wind systems, Clouds
and types of rainfall, Cyclones and anti-
 cyclones, Major climatic types
c) Oceanography - Ocean relief, Salinity,
Ocean deposits, Ocean currents, El Nino
and La Nina, Waves and Tides
d) Biogeography - Major Biomes of the
world and their Features
PRE T&D - 16 World 14th Apr 2024 World Geography – 2
Geography – 2 Human Geography
a) Population, Tribes, Migration
b) Economic activities – Agriculture,
Manufacturing, Industries, Tertiary
Activities
c) Settlements, Urbanization
World Geography
a) Major natural regions
b) Regional Geography of Continents
c) Regional Geography of Developed
Countries
d) Regional Geography of Developing
Countries
e) Regional geography of South Asia
f) Major Cities on the Banks of Rivers, Cities
Famous For Industries
g) Important Geographical Facts about the
World

TEST – 17 Current 18th Apr 2024 November 2023, December 2023, January 2024
Affairs - 2
TEST – 18 CSAT - 3 21st Apr 2024 Logical Reasoning and Analytic Ability

Detailed & Comprehensive Syllabus Of This Part

Will Be Provided To You
PRE T&D - 19 Economy – 1 28th Apr 2024 Economy – 1
a) Basics of Economy
b) Types of Planning, Economic Planning in
India & Five Year Plans – Important
Features of Each Plan, Planning
Commission, NITI Aayog – Objectives,
Composition and Functions
 a) Poverty – Measurements, Committees,
Poverty Eradication Programs,
Unemployment - Types and Measures,
Employment Generation Programs
b) Economic Growth and Development,
Important Parameters - National Income
- GDP, NDP, GNP, NNP
c) Sustainable Development : Meaning, SDG
in Action , Inclusive Development

PRE T&D - 20 Economy – 2 5th May 2024 Economy – 2

a) Banking System, Monetary Policy –
Quantitative and Qualitative Measures
by RBI, Banking Reforms, Bank
Nationalisation, BASEL Norms, Financial
Inclusion Schemes
b) Public Finance – Indian Public Finance,
National Capital Formation, Economic
Reforms, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Deficit,
Budgeting
c) Agriculture in India : Trends in Indian
Agriculture, Land Reform, Green
Revolution, Other Agricultural
Revolutions, Agriculture Credit, MSP,
Govt. Schemes Related to Agriculture

PRE T&D - 21 Economy – 3 12th May 2024 Economy – 3

a) Taxation system in India
b) Security market
c) Insurance sector
d) Foreign Trade, Foreign Investment (FDI,
FII)
e) International Economic & Financial
Institutions & Organizations – WB, IMF,
WTO, ADB, AIIB, NDB etc.
f) Social Sector Initiatives: All Recent Socio
– Economic Developmental Initiatives by
the Central and State Govt.
PRE T&D - 22 Environment – 1 19th May 2024 Environment – 1
Ecology & Environment
a) Basics of Environment & Ecology
b) Levels of Organization,
c) Functions of Ecosystem
d) Species and Interactions
e) Terrestrial Ecosystems
f) Aquatic Ecosystems
PRE T&D - 23 Environment – 2 26th May 2024 Environment – 2
Biodiversity and its Conservation
a) Biodiversity
b) Animal Diversity
c) Plant Diversity
d) Marine Organisms
e) Threat to Biodiversity
f) Protected Area Networks
g) Biodiversity Conservation efforts: By
India and the World - Institutional and
Organizational mechanisms,
Environmental Acts and Policies,
Environmental conventions, Sustainable
Development, Environmental Monitoring
and Impact Assessment
TEST – 24 CURRENT 30th May 2024 February 2024, March 2024, April 2024
AFFAIRS TEST – 3
TEST – 25 CSAT - 4 2nd June 2024 Decision making and Problem solving
Detailed Syllabus & Comprehensive Content Of
This Part Will Be Provided To You
PRE T&D - 26 Environment – 3 9th June 2024 Environment – 3
a) Climate Change: Factors, Cause and
Impact
b) Mitigation Strategies – National and
Global Initiatives
c) Organizations and Conventions
d) India & Climate Change
e) Environmental Pollution
f) Non-Renewable, Renewable Energy
Resources
Other Environment Related Topics
PRE T&D - 27 General 16th Jun 2024 Complete Biology & Related Technological
Science – 1 Advancements

PRE T&D - 28 General 23rd Jun 2024 Complete Chemistry & Related Technological
Science – 2 Advancements

PRE T&D - 29 General 30th Jun 2024 Complete Physics & Related Technological
Science – 3 Advancements

PRE T&D - 30 General 7th Jul 2024 Complete General Science Syllabus
Science – 4 (Physics + Chemistry +Biology) & Current
Developments in the Field of Science & Tech
TEST – 31 CSAT - 5 10th Jul 2024 - Interpersonal Skills Including
Communication Skills
- English Language Comprehension
Skills
Detailed Syllabus & Comprehensive Content Of
This Part Will Be Provided To You

TEST – 32 Current 14th Jul 2024 May 2024, June 2024 + Revision of Previous
Affairs - 4 Current Affair Tests
## Rest Current Affairs will be Covered in Full
Length Tests

TEST – 33 FULL LENGTH To Be Notified Whole GS Syllabus + Current Affairs

TEST – 1
(General Studies)
TEST – 34 FULL LENGTH To Be Notified Whole CSAT Syllabus
TEST – 2
(CSAT)
TEST – 35 FULL LENGTH To Be Notified Whole GS Syllabus + Current Affairs
TEST – 3
(General Studies)

TEST – 36 FULL LENGTH To Be Notified Whole CSAT Syllabus

TEST – 4 (CSAT)
TEST – 37 FULL LENGTH To Be Notified Whole GS Syllabus + Current Affairs
TEST – 5
(General Studies)
TEST – 38 FULL LENGTH To Be Notified Whole CSAT Syllabus
TEST – 6
(CSAT)
TEST – 39 FULL LENGTH To Be Notified Whole GS Syllabus + Current Affairs
TEST – 7
(General Studies)
TEST – 40 FULL LENGTH To Be Notified Whole CSAT Syllabus
TEST – 8
(CSAT)

CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST SCHEDULE

CURRENT AFFAIRS
Your Current Affair preparation is extremely important. Each GS test will have 10 Current
Affair questions covering most recent current affairs. In addition to that we will conduct
4 Separate Full Length Current Affair Tests with a specific target of covering 3-4
months of CA in each Full Length Current Affairs Test.

CA TEST - 1 Current Affairs - 1 25th Feb 2024 Current Affairs – 1

1) August 2023
2) September 2023
3) October 2023

CA TEST - 2 Current Affairs - 2 18th Apr 2024 Current Affairs – 2

1) November 2023
2) December 2023
3) January 2024
CA TEST - 3 Current Affairs - 3 30th May 2024 Current Affairs – 3
1) February 2024
2) March 2024
3) April 2024

CA TEST - 4 Current Affairs - 4 14th Jul 2024 Current Affairs – 4

1) May 2024
2) June 2024
# Rest CA will be Covered in Full Length Tests

CSAT SCHEDULE
CSAT
Many deserving candidates are unable to clear CSAT Paper. So your CSAT preparation should
go parallel with the General Studies and Current Affairs. Keeping the importance of CSAT in
mind in this Test Series we will conduct 5 CSAT Part Tests and 4 CSAT Full Tests to give
you the required CSAT practice.

TEST DATE Details Of Syllabus

CSAT – 1 (Part Test) 14th Feb 2024 See Details In the Test Schedule
CSAT – 2 (Part Test) 20th Mar 2024 See Details In the Test Schedule
CSAT – 3 (Part Test) 21st Apr 2024 See Details In the Test Schedule
CSAT – 4 (Part Test) 2nd June 2024 See Details In the Test Schedule
CSAT – 5 (Part Test) 10th Jul 2024 See Details In the Test Schedule
CSAT – 6 (Full Test) To Be Notified Complete CSAT Syllabus
CSAT – 7 (Full Test) To Be Notified Complete CSAT Syllabus
CSAT – 8 (Full Test) To Be Notified Complete CSAT Syllabus
CSAT – 9 (Full Test) To Be Notified Complete CSAT Syllabus

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