INTEGRATED PRELIMS CUM MAINS TEST SERIES 2024

(IPM 2024 5.0)

Index:
1. Tests on Previous Years’ UPSC Question Papers + Discussion Videos + Strategy
Videos
2. IPM 5.0 2024 Schedule (Prelims + Mains)
3. INSTA Preparatory Classes Strategy (recorded)
4. Notes & Sources
5. Subscription details

1. Previous Years’ UPSC Papers + Discussion & Strategy Videos

Date Subject
Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2015 Discussion Video

Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2016 Discussion Video

Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2017 Discussion Video

Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2018 Discussion Video

Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2019 Discussion Video

Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2020 Discussion Video
Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2021 Discussion Video

Pre-loaded UPSC Prelims Paper – 2022 Discussion Video

Pre-loaded Strategy & Tips to Solve MCQs & To follow the Prelims Test Series

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2. IPM 5.0 2024 Schedule (Prelims + Mains)

Date Subject Syllabus Sources

Essential Tests
General Studies Test 1 : Prelims Test 1
Sep 17, 2023 General Studies: Ancient History Old NCERT
Thursday Ancient • Prehistoric period • Ancient India – R S
& ■ Paleolithic Sharma
Medieval India ■ Mesolithic • Medieval India – Sat-
■ Neolithic ish Chandra
■ Chalcolithic
• Harappan / Indus Valley New NCERT
Civilization • Our pasts – I
• Vedic Age • Our pasts – II
■ Early Vedic period • Themes – I
■ Later Vedic period • Themes – II
• Mahajanapadas & Rise of
Magadh TamilNadu History
• Religious Reforms Textbook - Class XI
• Iranian & Macedonian Inva-
sion Current Affairs:
• Mauryan Age (1/1/2023- 16/9/2023)
• Post Mauryan Age from the below sources.
■ Indo Greek Invasion
○ Indo-Greeks Sources:
○ Parthians • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
○ Shaka rent Affairs Quiz.
○ Kushanas • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
○ Indo-Sassanian rent Affairs.
■ Sungas • PRIME Notes
■ Kanvas • INSIGHTS REVISION
■ Satavahanas THROUGH MCQs
• Guptas Age
• Sangam Age
• Regional Kingdoms
• Post Guptas Age
■ Harshavardhana
■ Pallava
■ Chalukya

Medieval History
• Triparty Struggle
Prathiharas
Palas
• Chola Empire
• Turkish conquest of India
Ghaznavid
Muhammad Ghuri
• Rajput states

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 • Delhi sultanate
■ Slave dynasty
■ The Khaljis
■ The Tughlaqs
■ The Sayyids
■ The Lodhis
• Mughal empire (Including
later Mughals)
• Maratha Confederacy
• Southern Dynasties
■ Hoysalas
■ Yadavas
■ Kakatiyas
• Vijaynagara
• Bahmani Kingdom
• Regional kingdoms
• Religious Movements
■ Bhakti Movement
■ Sufi Movement
(Brief History, Salient Features,
Social, Economics,Religious and
Cultural conditions of all the
above)
• Current Affairs

General Studies: Mains Test 1 (Essential Test)

Sep 27, 2023 GS-1: Indian culture: Art & Culture
Wednesday will cover the salient as- • An Introduction to
Art & Culture + pects of Art Forms, Litera- Indian Art - Class XI
Indian Society ture and Architecture from NCERT
ancient to modern times. • Living Craft Tra-
ditions of India -
Indian Society Chapters 9 and 10
• Salient features of Indian -- Class XI NCERT
Society, Diversity of India. • Indian Culture --
• Role of women and wom- Nitin Singhania
en’s organization, popula- • CCRT website
tion and associated issues, • Indian Society
poverty and developmental • NCERT
issues, urbanization, their • IGNOU Material –
problems and their reme- Development
dies. • IGNOU Material –
• Effects of globalization on Sociology
Indian society • Social Problems in
• Social empowerment, com- India – Ram Ahuja.
munalism, regionalism & • Indian Social System
secularism. – Ram Ahuja
• Current Affairs

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 Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-26/9/2023)
from the below sources.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION
THROUGH MCQs

General Studies Test 2: Prelims Test 2

Sep 28, 2023 General Studies: • Architecture
Thursday ■ Cave Architecture • Introduction to Indi-
Art ■ Temple Architecture an art (NCERT class
& ■ Indo-Islamic Architec- 11th)
Culture ture • Living Craft Tra-
■ Modern Architecture ditions of India
(NCERT class 12th)
(Under Indus Valley Civilization, • Indian Culture by
The Mauryan Architecture, The Nitin Singhania
Sungas, Kushanas, Satavahanas • CCRT - Art and Cul-
& Guptas, Post Guptas, Delhi-Sul- ture
tanate, Mughals etc)

• Sculpture -- Indian Sculpture Current Affairs:

and Different schools of Art (1/1/2023 -27/9/2023)
• Indian Paintings from the below sources.
■ Pre historic painting &
Cave paintings • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Mural Paintings rent Affairs Quiz.
■ Miniature Paintings - • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
Pala School, Rajput Paint- rent Affairs.
ings, Mughal Paintings, • PRIME Notes
Hill paintings etc. • INSIGHTS REVISION
■ Folk Paintings THROUGH MCQs
■ Modern Indian Paintings
■ Personalities Associated
• Religion
■ Hinduism
■ Jainism
■ Buddhism
■ Islam
■ Christianity
■ Zoroastrianism
■ Judaism
• Philosophy
■ Six Schools of Philosophy
■ Ajivika
■ Lokayata etc.

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 • Indian Music
■ Classical Music
○ Hindustani Music
○ Carnatic Music
■ Folk Music Tradition
■ Modern Music
■ Personalities
• Indian Dance
■ Classical Dance forms in
India – Odissi, Kathak,
Kathakali, Mohiniat-
tay, Sattriya, Manipuri,
Bharatanatyam, Kuchipu-
di
■ Folk Dances
■ Modern Dance in India
• Theatre
■ Sanskrit Theatre
■ Folk Theatre
■ Modern Theatre
■ Personalities
• Puppetry
■ History
■ Different forms of Pup-
petry in
■ People Associated with
Theatres
• Indian Cinema and
• Circus
• Bhakti & Sufi Movement
• Language & Literature
■ Indian Language
○ Classical Languag-
es
○ Scheduled Lan-
guages
■ Indian Literature
○ Religious Litera-
ture
○ Secular Literature
• Fairs, Festivals and Craft
■ Religious Festivals,
■ Secular
■ Festivals (States & UT’s)
■ Art & Crafts
• Science & Technology
■ Ancient, Science & Tech-
nology
■ Medieval Science & Tech-
nology
■ Famous Personalities in
■ Ancient and Medieval
India
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 • Promotion and Preservation
of Indian Heritage
■ Indian Word Herit-
age Sites – Tangible &
non-tangible heritage,
Tentative list
■ Cultural Heritage Sites
■ Natural Heritage Sites
■ Important Institutions

General Studies: Mains Test 2 (Essential Test)

Oct 4, 2023 GS-1: • Modern Indian history from
Wednesday about the middle of the Modern Indian History
Modern India eighteenth century until the • NCERTs
present- significant events, • India’s struggle for
personalities, issues independence – Bip-
• The Freedom Struggle - its in Chandra
various stages and impor-
tant contributors /contribu- Current Affairs:
tions from different parts of (1/1/2023 –
the country. 3/10/2023) from the
• Current Affairs below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION
THROUGH MCQs

General Studies Test 3: Prelims Test 3

Oct 5, 2023 Modern India • Fall of Mughals • Our past III (Both
Thursday (Pre-Congress • Advent of Europeans part 1 & part 2
phase) ■ Coming of Europeans --NCERT class VIII)
■ Struggle among Europe- • Themes in Indian
ans History – III (NCERT
■ Rise of East India Com- Class XII)
pany • A brief History of
• India under East India Com- Modern India –
pany’s Rule Spectrum Publica-
■ Administration tion
■ Political policies • Struggle for India’s
○ Regulating Act of Independence – Bip-
1773 in Chandra
○ Pitt’s India Act
1784
○ Charter acts of
1784, 1793, 1813,1833,
1853
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 ■ British Expansion policy: Current Affairs:
Doctrine of lapse, Subor- (1/1/2023 –
dinate alliance etc. 4/10/2023) from the
■ Economic policies and below sources.
their impact
○ Agricultural pol- • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
icies rent Affairs Quiz.
○ Famine policy • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Foreign Policies rent Affairs.
■ Social Policies • PRIME Notes
○ Education Policies • INSIGHTS REVISION
○ Religious policies THROUGH MCQs
• Indian Kingdoms in 18th
century: Marathas, Punjab,
Mysore, Hyderabad etc.
• Socio - Religious Reform
Movements in the 19th and
20th CE India – Arya Samaj,
Brahmo Samaj , etc.
• The Great Revolt of 1857
• Changes in Indian Adminis-
tration after 1858 - GOI ACT
1858, Councils Act, 1861,
1892.
• Growth of Political Ideas and
Political Organisations (up
to 1885)

CSAT TEST 1: Prelims Test 4

Oct 5, 2023 1. Comprehension
Thursday 2. Basic numeracy & General mental ability
(a) Numbers
(b) HCF & LCM
(c) Averages
(d) Ratio & Proportion
(e) Percentage
(f) Profit & Loss
(g) Simple interest & Compound interest
(h) Problems on ages
(i) Problems on clock
(j) Partnership
(k) Pipes & cistern

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 General Studies: Mains Test 3 (Essential Test)
Oct 11, 2023 GS-1: • Post Independent India
Wednesday • Post-independence consol- Post Independent India
Post-Inde- idation and reorganization • NCERT
pendence + within the country. • India since inde-
World History • World History pendence – Bipin
• History of the world will Chandra (Or India
include events from 18th after Gandhi – Ram-
century such as industrial achandra Guha)
revolution, world wars, re-
drawing of national bounda- World History
ries, colonization, decoloni- • NCERTs
zation, political philosophies • Mastering Modern
like communism, capitalism, World History – Nor-
socialism etc.- their forms man Lowe.
and effect on the society.
• Current Affairs Current Affairs:
( 1 / 1 / 2 0 2 3 -
10/10/2023) from the
below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION
THROUGH MCQs

General Studies Test 4: Prelims Test 5

Oct 12, 2023 General Studies: • Foundation of the Indian Na- • Our past III (Both
Thursday Modern India tional Congress part 1 & part 2
(National Move- • National movement (1885 - --NCERT class VIII)
ment) 1919) • Themes in Indian
■ Moderate Phase (1885 – History – III (NCERT
1905) Class XII)
■ Partition of Bengal and • A brief History Of
the Swadeshi Movement Modern India –
■ The first phase of Revo- Spectrum Publica-
lutionary and Terrorist tion
Movement • Struggle for India’s
■ The Morley-Minto Independence – Bip-
Reforms or the Indian in Chandra
Councils Act, 1909
■ The Lucknow Pact (1916)
■ The Home Rule Move-
ment

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 • National movement (1919 - Current Affairs:
1939) (1/1/2023-
■ Montague-Chelmsford 11/10/2023) from the
Reforms or the Govern- below sources.
ment of India act, 1919
■ The Khilafat Movement • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
(1920-22) and Non-Co- rent Affairs Quiz.
operation Movement • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ The Left Movement rent Affairs.
■ The second phase of Rev- • PRIME Notes
olutionary and Terrorist • INSIGHTS REVISION
Movement THROUGH MCQs
■ Anti-Simon Commission
Agitation (1928-29)
■ Nehru Report, 1928
■ The Lahore Session, 1929
■ The Civil Disobedience
Movement
■ The Government of India
Act, 1935
■ Provincial Elections and
Formation of popular
Ministries in Provinces,
1937

• Freedom to Partition (1939

- 1947)
■ The Second World War
and the National Move-
ment
■ The August Offer 1940
■ The Individual Satyagra-
ha 1940-41
■ The Cripps Proposal,
1942
■ The Quit India Move-
ment, I942
■ Subhash Bose and Indian
National Army
■ Rajagopalachari Formula
& Desai Liaqat Plan
■ Wavell Plan and Simla
Conference 1945
■ General Elections in
India, 1945
■ Naval Mutiny: 1946
■ The Indian Independence
Act, 1947

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 • Other Dimensions
■ Tribal Movements
■ Peasants Movement
■ Dalit Movements
■ Women movement
■ Role of Press and Publi-
cations
■ Role of Business groups
• Miscellaneous: Reforms /
Acts / Committee, Congress
Sessions, Governor –General
Viceroys etc.

General Studies: Mains Test 4 (Essential Test)

Oct 18, 2023 GS-1: • Salient features of world’s
Wednesday physical geography. • NCERTs
World Geography • Distribution of key natural • Certificate Physical
resources across the world and Human Geog-
(including South Asia and raphy -- Goh Cheng
the Indian sub-continent); Leong
factors responsible for the
location of primary, sec- Current Affairs:
ondary, and tertiary sector (1/1/2023-
industries in various parts of 17/10/2023) from the
the world (including India) below sources.
• Important Geophysical
phenomena such as earth-
quakes, Tsunami, Volcanic • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
activity, cyclone etc., geo- rent Affairs Quiz.
graphical features and their • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
location- changes in critical rent Affairs.
geographical features (in- • PRIME Notes
cluding water-bodies and • INSIGHTS REVISION
ice-caps) and in flora and THROUGH MCQs
fauna and the effects of such
changes.
• Current Affairs

General Studies Test 5: Prelims Test 6

Oct 19, 2023 General Studies: Physical Geography of the world • Fundamentals of
Thursday Geography • Origin and evolution of Uni- Physical Geography
(World Geography) verse Solar system (NCERT Class XI)
■ Geological History of the • Fundamentals of
Earth Human Geography
■ Geological Time scale (NCERT Class XII)
Latitude and Longitude • Goh Cheng Leong -
including important Par- Certificate Physical
allels and Meridians and Human Geogra-
phy

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 ■ Motions of the Earth and Current Affairs:
their effects Inclination (1/1/2023-
of the Earth’s Axis and its 18/10/2023) from the
effects below sources.
■ Local and Standard Time
and the International • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
Date Line, Calendar rent Affairs Quiz.
■ Eclipses - Solar, Lunar • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Geomorphology rent Affairs.
■ Interior structure of the • PRIME Notes
earth • INSIGHTS REVISION
■ Rock THROUGH MCQs
■ Landform Development
■ First order (continental
drift theory, sea floor
spreading, plate tectonics
theory)
■ Second order (Moun-
tains, Plateaus, Plains &
other landforms)
■ Internal forces & their
impact - Volcanoes,
Earthquakes,
■ Folding, Faulting, Isos-
tasy
■ External forces & their
impact - Weathering,
Erosion & landforms thus
developed
• Climatology
■ Structure, Composition
of atmosphere
■ Weather & Climate
■ Heat & temperature
○ Insolation
○ Heat Budget
○ Distribution of
temperature
○ Temperature
Inversion
■ Pressure and Pressure
belts
■ Winds
○ Planetary winds
○ Seasonal winds
○ Local winds
■ Precipitation-Forms &
Types, Distribution of
rainfall
■ Air Masses
■ Cyclones and anti-cy-
clones
■ World Climatic regions
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 • Oceanography
■ Bottom relief Features
■ Ocean waves, currents,
tides & Tsunamis
■ Temperature distribution
■ Salinity distribution
■ Marine resources
• Biogeography
■ Soils
○ Classification
○ Distribution
○ Erosion & Conser-
vation
■ Biomes

World Economic and Human Ge-

ography:
• Natural resources and min-
eral resources and distribu-
tion of key natural resources
across the world
• Agriculture and agro-climat-
ic regions
• Industry and location factors
• Infrastructure
• World Population, density &
distribution, races & tribes,
• settlements & migration

Continents - Major physical fea-

tures, natural resources

General Studies: Mains Test 5 (Essential Test)

Oct 25, 2023 GS-1: • Salient features of India’s
Wednesday physical geography. • NCERTs
Indian Geography • Distribution of key natural • Geography of India-
resources across the world Majid Hussain
(including South Asia and
the Indian sub-continent); Current Affairs:
factors responsible for the ( 1 / 1 / 2 0 2 3 -
location of primary, sec- 24/10/2023) from the
ondary, and tertiary sector below sources.
industries in various parts of
India.
• Important Geophysical
phenomena such as earth-
quakes, Tsunami, Volcanic
activity, cyclone etc., geo-
graphical features and their
location- changes in critical
geographical features

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 (including water-bodies and ice- • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
caps) and in flora and fauna and rent Affairs Quiz.
the effects of such changes • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Current Affairs rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION
THROUGH MCQs

General Studies Test 6: Prelims Test 7

Oct 26, 2023 General Studies: Physical Geography of India • India Physical En-
Thursday Geography • Location vironment (NCERT
(Indian Geography) ■ Latitude Class XI)
■ Longitude • India - People and
■ Physiographic division of Economy (NCERT
India Class XII)
○ Northern Moun- • Mapping – India
tains
○ Plains of India Current Affairs:
○ Peninsular Pla- (1/1/2023-
teau 25/10/2023) from the
○ Islands of India below sources.
■ Drainage System
○ Himalayan Drain- • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
age System rent Affairs Quiz.
○ Peninsular Drain- • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
age System rent Affairs.
○ Other small river • PRIME Notes
system • INSIGHTS REVISION
• Indian Climate THROUGH MCQs
■ Spatial and temporal dis-
tribution of temperature
& pressure
■ Winds
■ Rainfall
○ Indian Monsoon
■ Mechanism
■ Onset
■ Variability
○ Rainfall distribu-
tion
■ Climatic Regions of India
• Soils
■ Classification of Soils
■ Problems of Soil and
Conservation
• Indian Flora & Faun
■ Forests and their distri-
bution
■ Forest Conservation
■ Fauna

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 Indian Economic and Human Ge-
ography
• Agriculture typology and
major Crops grown in India
• Agro-Climatic Regions
• Land Reforms and Land use
pattern
• Animal Husbandry, Fisheries
and Aquaculture
• Water Resources- Availa-
bility and potential: Lakes,
rivers, dams, power and
irrigation projects, wetlands
and interlinking of rivers
• Mineral Resources- classifi-
cation and distribution
• Energy Resources- conven-
tional and non-conventional
resources
• Population and Growth
trends - density, sex ratio,
literacy, tribes and racial
groups in India
• Rural and Urban Settle-
ments- types and patterns
• Industries- types and their
locational factors
• Transport and Communi-
cation -railways, highways,
inland
• water transport, shipping
and sea-ports, air transport

Map Based Questions from In-

dia (Location of state, city, river,
lakes, important places includ-
ing Ramsar sites, Biosphere Re-
serves, Wildlife Sanctuaries and
National Parks)

CSAT TEST 2: Prelims Test 8

Oct 26, 2023 1. Comprehension
Thursday 2. Basic numeracy & General mental ability
(a) Time & work
(b) Time & Distance
(c) Boats & streams
(d) Problems on trains
(e) Permutation & combination
(f) Probability
(g) charts, graphs, tables etc.

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 General Studies: Mains Test 6 (Essential Test)
Oct 31, 2023 GS – 4 Ethics and Human Interface: • Lexicon for Ethics,
Tuesday Ethics, Integrity, Essence, determinants and con- Integrity & Aptitude
and Aptitude sequences of Ethics in human book.
actions; dimensions of ethics; • 2nd ARC
ethics in private and public rela- ■ 4th Report- eth-
tionships. ics in Govern-
ance
Human Values - lessons from the ■ 10th Report-Re-
lives and teachings of great lead- furbishing of
ers, reformers and administra- Personnel Ad-
tors; role of family, society and ministration.
educational institutions in incul- • Political Theory –
cating values. Class 11 NCERT

Essay Test 1: Mains Test 7 (Essential Test)

Nov 1, 2023 Essay-1 Section-A
Wednesday ■ Ethics and Philosophy

Section-B
■ Indian Art & Culture
■ Indian History
■ Topics from World History
■ Social Issues
○ Indian Society
○ Feminism
○ Gender Justice
○ Unity & Diversity

General Studies: Mains Test 8 (Essential Test)

Nov 7, 2023 GS-2: • Indian Constitution- histori- • NCERT
Tuesday cal underpinnings, evolution, • Indian Polity by Lax-
Polity features, amendments, sig- mikant – 5th edition
& nificant provisions and basic • Public Institutions in
Constitution structure. India-Performance
• Comparison of the Indian and Design – Prata-
constitutional scheme with pa B hanu Mehta
that of other countries • Subhash Kashyap
• Functions and responsibil- - Our Constitution,
ities of the Union and the Our Parliament
States, issues and challenges • Introduction to the
pertaining to the federal Constitution of India
structure, devolution of - D D Basu
powers and finances up to
local levels and challenges
therein.

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 • Indian Constitution- histori- • 2nd ARC
cal underpinnings, evolution, ■ 6th Report – Lo-
features, amendments, sig- cal Governance
nificant provisions and basic ■ 13th Report -
structure. ■ Organisation
• Comparison of the Indian Structure of-
constitutional scheme with Government of
that of other countries India
• Functions and responsibil- • PRS
ities of the Union and the • PIB
States, issues and challenges • Three Year Action
pertaining to the federal Agenda, 2017-18
structure, devolution of to 2019-20 – NITI
powers and finances up to Aayog
local levels and challenges
therein. Current Affairs:
• Separation of powers be- (1/1/2023-6/11/2023)
tween various organs dis- from the below sources.
pute redressal mechanisms
and institutions. • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Parliament and State Leg- rent Affairs Quiz.
islatures - structure, func- • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
tioning, conduct of business, rent Affairs.
powers & privileges and • PRIME Notes
issues arising out of these. • INSIGHTS REVISION
• Structure, organization and THROUGH MCQs
functioning of the Executive
and the Judiciary Ministries
and Departments of the Gov-
ernment; pressure groups
and formal/informal associ-
ations and their role in the
Polity.
• Current Affairs

General Studies Test 7: Prelims Test 9

Nov 8, 2023 General Studies: • Constitutionalism • Indian Constitution
Wednesday • Historical Underpinnings at Work (NCERT
Polity • Evolution & Making of the Class XI)
Constitution • LAXMIKANTH – In-
• Features and Significant dian Polity
Provisions
• Political systems
• Democratic & Non-Demo-
cratic
• Parliamentary & Presidential
• Unitary & Federal
• Direct and Representative
• Republic and Monarchy etc.
• The Preamble

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 • Constitutionalism Current Affairs:
• Historical Underpinnings (1/1/2023-7/11/2023)
• Evolution & Making of the from the below sources.
Constitution
• Features and Significant • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
Provisions rent Affairs Quiz.
• Political systems • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Democratic & Non-Demo- rent Affairs.
cratic • PRIME Notes
• Parliamentary & Presidential • INSIGHTS REVISION
• Unitary & Federal THROUGH MCQs
• Direct and Representative
• Republic and Monarchy etc.
• The Preamble
• The Union and its Territory
• Citizenship
• Fundamental Rights
• Directive Principles
• Fundamental Duties
• Amendment of Constitution
• Basic Structure of the Con-
stitution
• Emergency Provisions

• Central Government
■ President of India
■ Vice President of India
■ Prime minister
■ Central Council of Minis-
ters, Parliament

• State Government
■ Gover-
nor1/6/2022-31/8/2022
■ Chief Minister
■ State Council of Ministers
■ State Legislature

• Judiciary
■ Supreme Court
■ High Courts
■ Subordinate Courts

• Indian Federalism
■ Centre-State Relations
■ Inter-state Relations

• Local Government
■ Panchayati Raj
■ Local Urban Government

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 General Studies: Mains Test 9 (Essential Test)
Nov 14, 2023 GS-2: Governance • NCERT
Tuesday Governance & • Salient features of the Rep- • Indian Polity by Lax-
Social Justice resentation of People’s Act. mikant – 5th edition
• Appointment to various • Public Institutions in
Constitutional posts, powers, India-Performance
functions and responsibili- and Design – Prata-
ties of various Constitutional pa B hanu Mehta
Bodies. • Subhash Kashyap
• Statutory, regulatory and - Our Constitution,
various quasi-judicial bodies Our Parliament
• Important aspects of gov- • Introduction to the
ernance, transparency and Constitution of India
accountability, e-govern- - D D Basu
ance- applications, models, • 2nd ARC (6th Report
successes, limitations, and – Local Governance
potential; citizens charters, 13th Report -Organ-
transparency & accounta- isation Structure
bility and institutional and of Government of
other measures. India)
• Role of civil services in a • Yojana
democracy. • Kurukshetra
• PRS
Social Justice • PIB
• Government policies and in- • Three Year Action
terventions for development Agenda, 2017-18
in various sectors and issues to 2019-20 – NITI
arising out of their design Aayog
and implementation
• Welfare schemes for vulner- Current Affairs:
able sections of the popula- (1/1/2023-
tion by the Centre and States 13/11/2023) from the
and the performance of below sources.
these schemes; mechanisms,
laws, institutions and bodies • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
constituted for the protec- rent Affairs Quiz.
tion and betterment of these • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
vulnerable sections rent Affairs.
• Issues relating to devel- • PRIME Notes
opment and management • INSIGHTS REVISION
of Social Sector/Services THROUGH MCQs
relating to Health, Education,
Human Resources.
• Issues relating to devel-
opment and management
of Social Sector/Services
relating to Health, Education,
Human Resources, issues re-
lating to poverty and hunger.
• Current Affairs

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 General Studies Test 8: Prelims Test 10
Nov 15, 2023 Polity • Other Dimensions • Indian Constitution
Wednesday ■ Official Language at Work (NCERT
■ Public Services Class XI)
■ Tribunals • LAXMIKANTH – In-
■ Special provisions for dian Polity
SCs, STs, BCs, Minorities
& Anglo-Indians Current Affairs:
■ Rights and liabilities of (1/1/2023-
the Government 14/11/2023) from the
■ Authoritative text in Hin- below sources.
di Language
■ Anti-defection law • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Political dimensions rent Affairs Quiz.
■ Ministries and Depart- • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
ments of the Government rent Affairs.
■ Pressure groups • PRIME Notes
■ Elections & political • INSIGHTS REVISION
parties THROUGH MCQs
■ Representation of People’s
Act
■ Election Process
■ Governance
■ Transparency & Account-
ability
■ RTI
■ Citizen’s Charter
■ e-Governance
• Constitutional Bodies
■ Election Commission
■ Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC)
■ State Public Service Com-
mission (SPSC)
■ Finance Commission
■ CAG
■ Attorney general of India
■ Advocate general of India
■ Special officer for Lin-
guistic 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, SHRC,
CIC, SIC, CVC, CBI, Lokpal,
Lokayukta, NCPCR etc.

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 CSAT TEST 3: Prelims Test 11
Nov 15, 2023 Revision test of CSAT Test 1 & Test 2 Syllabus
Wednesday

General Studies: Mains Test 10 (Essential Test)

Nov 21, 2023 GS-2: India and its neighbourhood- re- • Class 12 Political Sci-
Tuesday lations. ence- Contemporary
International World Politics
Relations + Bilateral, regional and global • India’s Foreign
Government groupings and agreements in- Policy – Muchkund
Schemes volving India and/or affecting Dubey
India’s interests • Challenge And
Strategy : Rethinking
Effect of policies and politics of India’s Foreign Poli-
developed and developing coun- cy – Rajiv Sikri
tries on India’s interests, Indian • Ministry of External
diaspora. Affairs website

Important International insti- Current Affairs:

tutions, agencies and fora, their (1/1/2023-
structure, mandate. 20/11/2023) from the
below sources.
Current Affairs
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION
THROUGH MCQs

General Studies Test 9: Prelims Test 12

Nov 22, 2023 Polity • International Institutions • Indian Constitution
Wednesday UN, World Bank, IMF, WIPO, at Work (NCERT
ADB, BRICS etc. Class XI)
• LAXMIKANTH – In-
• Government Schemes dian Polity
Current Affairs:
( 1 / 1 / 2 0 2 3 -
21/11/2023) from the
below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION
THROUGH MCQs

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 General Studies: Mains Test 11 (Essential Test)
Nov 27, 2023 GS – 4: • Attitude: content, structure, • Lexicon for Ethics,
Monday Ethics, Integrity, function; its influence and Integrity & Aptitude
and Aptitude relation with thought and book.
behaviour; moral and polit- • 2nd ARC
ical attitudes; social influ- ■ 4th Report- eth-
ence and persuasion. ics in Govern-
• Aptitude and foundation- ance
al values for Civil Service: ■ 10th Report-Re-
integrity, impartiality and furbishing of
non-partisanship, objec- Personnel Ad-
tivity, dedication to public ministration.
service, empathy, tolerance
and compassion towards the • Political Theory –
weaker-sections. Class 11 NCERT
• Contributions of moral
thinkers and philosophers
from India and world.
• Emotional intelligence-con-
cepts, and their utilities and
application in administra-
tion and governance

Essay Test 2: Mains Test 12 (Essential Test)

Nov 29, 2023 ESSAY-2 Section-A:
Wednesday ■ Ethics & Philosophy
Section-B
■ Polity & Governance
○ Federalism
○ Institutions of India
○ Local self- government
○ Criminal Justice System
○ Judiciary
○ Democracy
○ Rights
○ Freedom of Speech
○ Administrative Reforms
■ Social Justice
○ Social Justice – Economic -justice – political
Justice
○ Health
○ Education
○ Poverty & Hunger
○ Vulnerable Sections like women, old person
and children.
■ IR
○ Foreign policy of India
○ South –South Cooperation
○ Regional Groupings

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 General Studies: Mains Test 13 (Essential Test)
Dec 4, 2023 GS-3: • Indian Economy and is- • NCERTs
Monday sues relating to planning, • Indian Economy by
Economics mobilization of resourc- Ramesh Sing/Sanjiv ver-
es, growth, development ma/ Kapila/ Dutt & Sund-
aram
and employment.
• Economic Survey
• Inclusive growth and
• 2nd ARC (14th Re-
issues arising from it. port-Strengthening Finan-
• Government Budgeting. cial Management Systems)
• Effects of liberalization • Yojana & Kurukshetra
on the economy, changes • Three Year Action Agenda,
in industrial policy and 2017-18 to 2019-20 – NITI
their effects on industri- Aayog
al growth.
Current Affairs:
• Current Affairs (1/1/2023-3/12/2023) from the
below sources.
• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs
Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION
THROUGH MCQs

General Studies Test 10: Prelims Test 13

Dec 5, 2023 Economics • National Income Ac- • Indian Economic Develop-
Tuesday counting: ment (NCERT Class XI)
■ Definition • RAMESH SINGH – Indian
■ Concepts: GDP, GNP, Economy
Market Price and
Factor Cost, NNP,
NDP, transfer pay- Current Affairs:
ments, National in- (1/1/2023-4/12/2023)
come at FC, Personal from the below sources.
Income, disposable
income, factors
affecting national • INSIGHTSIAS Current
income, net foreign Affairs Quiz.
facto income • INSIGHTSIAS Current
■ Measurement of Affairs.
national income: • PRIME Notes
value added meth- • INSIGHTS REVISION
od, income method, THROUGH MCQs
expenditure method,
Application of var-
ious methods, Base
year, GDP deflator
■ Debates around GDP
and other indices

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 • Money and Banking
■ Money
○ Definition
○ Functions and
significance
○ Evolution of
Money
○ Money supply
in India and fac-
tors affecting it
■ Banking
○ Need of banks
○ Function
○ Commercial
Banks
■ Central Bank:
○ Importance
○ Functions
○ Structure
○ Monetary
Policy
○ Policy tools,
(CRR, SLR, OMO,
Repo and Rev
Repo, MSF etc.)
■ Banking Reforms
• Capital Markets & Mon-
ey Markets
■ Basic Terms and
Concepts, Equity and
debt Instruments
■ Primary market and
Secondary markets
etc.

• Inflation and Employ-

ment
■ Inflation
○ Definition
○ Inflationary
Gap and Inflation-
ary process
○ Inflation Cy-
cles: Demand Pull
Inflation, Cost
Push Inflation,
○ Causes of
Inflation
○ Inflation Con-
trol measures

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 ■ Unemployment
○ Types of
Unemployment:
Structural, Sea-
sonal, Frictional,
Cyclical
○ Nature of
Unemployment in
India

• Government budgeting
and Fiscal Policy
■ Budgeting
○ Evolution of
Budgeting
○ Institutions
and Laws
○ The Union
Budget: Compo-
nents - Revenue
Account,
○ Capital Ac-
count, Measures
of Government
Deficit etc.,
○ Weaknesses
in the Budgetary
Process
• Fiscal Policy
■ Public Finance - Role
and Importance,
■ Public Expenditure
- Revenue and Capi-
tal, Development and
Non-Development
■ Public Revenue
○Sources of Revenue
○Taxes
• Classification - Di-
rect and Indirect,
Specific and Ad
Valorem
• Social and Eco-
nomic Objectives
of Taxes
• Public Debt
• Deficit Financing

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 CSAT TEST 4: Prelims Test 14
Dec 5, 2023 1. General mental ability
Tuesday (a) Series completion
(b) Coding — Decoding
(c) Blood Relations
(d) Puzzle Test
(e) Sequential Output Tracing
(f) Direction Sense Test
(g) Logical Venn diagrams
(h) Alphabet Test
(i) Number, Ranking & Time Sequence Test
(j) Logical Sequence of Words
(k) Arithmetical Reasoning
(l) Inserting the Missing Character
(m) Data Sufficiency
(n) Decision Making
(o) Assertion and Reason
(p) Situation Reaction Test
(q) Verification of Truth of the Statement

General Studies: Mains Test 14 (Essential Test)

Dec 11, 2023 GS-3: Economy: • NCERTs
Monday • Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, • Indian Economy
Economy Airports, Railways etc by Ramesh Sing/
+ • Investment models Sanjiv verma/
Agriculture Kapila/ Dutt &
Agriculture: Sundaram
• Major crops cropping patterns in • Economic Survey
various parts of the country, differ- • 2nd ARC
■ 14th Report
ent types of irrigation and irriga-
-Strengthen-
tion systems storage, transport and
ing Financial
marketing of agricultural produce Management
and issues and related constraints; Systems
e-technology in the aid of farmers • Yojana & Kuruk-
• Issues related to direct and indi- shetra
rect farm subsidies and minimum • Three Year Action
support prices; Public Distribution Agenda, 2017-18
System objectives, functioning, to 2019-20 – NITI
limitations, revamping; issues of Aayog
buffer stocks and food security; Current Affairs:
Technology missions; economics of (1/1/2023-
animal-rearing. 10/12/2023) from
• Food processing and related in- the below sources.
dustries in India- scope and sig- • INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs
nificance, location, upstream and
Quiz.
downstream requirements, supply
• INSIGHTSIAS
chain management.
Current Affairs.
• Land reforms in India. • PRIME Notes
• Current Affairs • INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs

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 General Studies Test 11: Prelims Test 15
Dec 12, 2023 Economics • External Sector and Currency Ex- • Indian Economic
Tuesday change rate Development
■ Balance of Payments: Definition, (NCERT Class
Current and Capital Accounts, XI)
Convertibility • RAMESH SINGH
■ FDI, FII -- issues, challenges etc. – Indian Econ-
■ Foreign Trade of India omy
■ Trade Policy
■ Product wise trade Current Affairs:
■ Region wise trade (1/1/2023-
■ Subsidy boxes 11/12/2023) from
■ WTO related issues and India the below sources.
■ Intellectual Property Rights
• International Trade and Bodies: • INSIGHTSIAS
■ IMF: Purpose and Current Affairs
■ Objectives, Organization and Quiz.
Functions, Working and • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Evaluation, IMF and Underde- Current Affairs.
veloped Countries, SDR’s, • PRIME Notes
■ Reforms etc., • INSIGHTS REVI-
■ World Bank SION THROUGH
■ Bilateral and Regional Cooper- MCQs
ation
• 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 develop-
ment
■ Organised and unorganised
sector
■ PPP
■ Investment models

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 • Initiatives by the govt.
■ Government policies
■ Five-year Plans: Priorities and
Performance, Issues related to
planning
■ Economic Policies till 1991
■ Economic Reforms since 1991:
End of license Raj, Liberaliza-
tion, Privatisation and Globali-
sation
• Infrastructure:
■ IT, Communication, Urbanisa-
tion, Transport, Mining, etc.
General Studies: Mains Test 15 (Essential Test)
Dec 18, 2023 GS-3: • Environment & ecology • Environment &
Monday ■ Conservation, environmental ecology
Environment & pollution and degradation, envi- ■ Our Environ-
Ecology ronmental impact assessment. ment - Class
■ (Detailed Micro Syllabus of this VII
test is given under GS Test- ■ Biology -
14&15) Class XII
■ Current Affairs - Chapters
14-16 (Under
Units 10)
• ICSE Environ-
mental Studies
- Class IX – S.
Chand Publi-
cation – 2018
Edition
• ICSE Environ-
mental Studies
- Class X -- S.
Chand Publica-
tion – 2008 Edi-
tion
• Environment –
Shankar IAS
• Down to Earth
Magazine
Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
17/12/2023) from
the below sources.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs

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 General Studies Test 12: Prelims Test 16
Dec 19, 2023 Ecology & Environ- • Ecology and Functions of an ecosys- • ICSE Environ-
Tuesday ment tem mental Stud-
■ Terrestrial ecosystems ies - Class X
■ Aquatic ecosystems (2018 edition
• Environmental pollution – S.Chand Publi-
■ Pollutants cations)
■ Air pollution • Biology – NCERT
■ Water Pollution 12th – Unit 4
■ Soil Pollution • Shankar IAS –
■ Noise Pollution Environment
■ Radioactive pollution
■ E-Waste
■ Solid Waste Current Affairs:
■ Bioremediation (1/1/2023-
• Biodiversity 18/12/2023) from
■ Basic Concepts the below sources.
■ Plant and Animal Diversity
■ Marine Organisms • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Threat to Biodiversity Current Affairs
■ Protected Area Network: Nation- Quiz.
al parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, • INSIGHTSIAS
Biosphere reserves, Reserved and Current Affairs.
protected forests, Conservation • PRIME Notes
and community reserves, Village • INSIGHTS REVI-
and panchayat Forests, Private SION THROUGH
protected areas, Conservation MCQs
areas
■ Biodiversity Conservation efforts
■ Indian Biodiversity ad conserva-
tion efforts
■ Bioprospecting
■ Biosafety
■ Biopiracy

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 General Studies: Mains Test 16 (Essential Test)
Dec 25, 2023 GS-3: • Environment & ecology • Environment &
Monday ■ Conservation, environmental ecology
Environment & pollution and degradation, envi- • Our Environment
Ecology ronmental impact assessment - Class VII
• Biology - Class XII
■ (Detailed Micro Syllabus of this
- Chapters 14-16
test is given under GS Test- 14 &
(Under Units 10)
15) • ICSE Environmen-
■ Current Affairs tal Studies - Class
IX – S. Chand Pub-
lication – 2018
Edition
• ICSE Environmen-
tal Studies - Class
X -- S. Chand Pub-
lication – 2008
Edition
• Environment –
Shankar IAS
• Down to Earth

Current Affairs:
( 1 / 1 / 2 0 2 3 -
24/12/2023) from
the below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs

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 General Studies Test 13: Prelims Test 17
Dec 26, 2023 Ecology & Environ- • Environmental problems: • ICSE Environ-
Tuesday ment ■ Climate Change mental Stud-
■ Acidification ies - Class X
■ Eutrophication (2018 edition
■ Ozone Depletion – S.Chand Publi-
■ Mitigation Strategies cations)
■ India and Climate Change • Biology – NCERT
12th – Unit 4
• Conservation efforts: India and • Shankar IAS –
World Environment
■ Institutional and Organizational
mechanisms Current Affairs:
■ Environmental Acts and Policies (1/1/2023-
■ Environmental conventions 25/12/2023) from
■ Sustainable development En- the below sources.
vironmental Monitoring and
Impact Assessment • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs

CSAT TEST 5: Prelims Test 18

Dec 26, 2023 1. Comprehension
Tuesday 2. Logical reasoning & Analytical ability
(a) Logic
(b) Statement - Arguments
(c) Statement - Assumptions
(d) Statement - Courses of Action
(e) Statement – Conclusions
(f) Syllogism
General Studies: Mains Test 17 (Essential Test)
Jan 1, 2024 GS – 3: • Science and Technology • NCERT Class VI
Monday Science & Technol- ■ Developments and their appli- to Class X
ogy cations and effects in everyday • Class XI – Chem-
+ life Achievements of Indians in istry: Unit 14
Disaster manage- science & technology; indigeni- • Class XI – Biolo-
ment zation of technology and devel- gy: Units 4 & 5
+ oping new technology. • Class XII –
Internal security ■ Indigenization of technology and Chemistry: Unit
developing new technology. 16
■ Awareness in the fields of IT, • Class XII – Biol-
Space, Computers, robotics, ogy: Units 8, 9
nano-technology, bio-technology & 10
and issues relating to intellectual • Current Affairs
property rights. • Science reporter
• News paper

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 Disaster and disaster management. Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
Internal security 31/12/2023) from
• Linkages between development and the below sources.
spread of extremism.
• Role of external state and non-state • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
actors in creating challenges to rent Affairs Quiz.
internal security. • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Challenges to internal security rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
through communication networks,
• INSIGHTS REVI-
role of media and social networking SION THROUGH
sites in internal security challeng- MCQs
es, basics of cyber security; mon-
ey-laundering and its prevention
• Security challenges and their man-
agement in border areas; linkages
of organized crime with terrorism
• Various Security forces and agen-
cies and their mandate
• Current Affairs

General Studies Test 14: Prelims Test 19

Jan 2, 2024 Science • S&T in India NCERT:
Tuesday & Technology ■ Historical Perspective • Class VI to Class
■ Science and Planning X
■ S&T Policies in Independent • Class XI – Chem-
India istry: Unit 14
■ S&T Infrastructure in India • Class XI – Biolo-
■ Department of Science and gy: Units 4 & 5
Technology • Class XII –
• Earth Sciences Chemistry: Unit
■ Weather Forecasting and Climate 16
Research in India • Class XII – Biol-
■ Seismology Research ogy: Units 8, 9
■ Ocean Development & 10
■ Natural Disasters
• Energy Current Affairs:
■ Types of Energy Resources • Science reporter
■ Fossil Fuels • News papers
■ Renewable Sources and their
Development in India Current Affairs:
• Nuclear Science (1/1/2023-
■ Radioactivity 1/1/2024) from
■ Radioisotopes the below sources.
■ Nuclear Power
■ Applications of Nuclear S&T • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ Safety Issues rent Affairs Quiz.
■ Nuclear Weapons • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ India’s Nuclear Science Pro- rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
gramme
• INSIGHTS REVI-
■ Particle Physics SION THROUGH
MCQs

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 • Information Technology
■ Electronics
■ Computers
■ The Internet
■ Computer Security
■ Telecommunication
■ India and Info-Tech
■ Artificial Intelligence
■ Robots and Robotics
■ Fibre Optics
■ Computer- and IT-Related
Terms and Products
• Lasers
■ Principles and Types
■ Applications
■ Basic Science
■ Industry
■ Defence
■ Nuclear Energy
■ Health and Medical Care
■ Laser Technology in India
• Superconductivity
■ What is Superconductivity
■ Uses and Applications
■ Research in India
• Nanotechnology
■ Understanding Nanotechnology
■ Approaches in Nanotechnology
■ Applications
■ Implications and Various Con-
cerns
■ Nanotechnology in India
■ Nano Mission
• Astronomy and Space Research
■ Astronomy and its Importance
■ The Origin and Development of
the Universe
■ Accelerating Expansion of the
Universe
■ The Objects in the Universe
■ Observing the Universe
■ Space Exploration
■ Elements of Space Research and
Technology
■ Major Space Probes
■ India’s Space Programme
■ India’s Space Ventures
■ Space Applications
■ Milestones in India’s Space Ven-
tures
■ Space-Industry Partnership in
India
■ Export Promotion
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 ■ International Cooperation in
Space
■ Space Garbage and Dealing with
it
• Defence Research and Technology
■ Weapon Innovations of Note
■ Defence R&D in India
• Health and Medicine
■ Disease-Causing Agents
■ Infectious Diseases
■ Non-Infectious or Degenerative
Diseases
■ Deficiency Diseases
■ Allergies
■ Cancer
■ Recent Life Style Concerns
■ Health Policies and Programmes
in India
■ Indian Systems of Medicine and
Homoeopathy
• Genetics
■ What are Genetics?
■ Physical Basis of Heredity
■ Chemical Basis of Heredity
■ Gene Mapping
■ Genome Analysis and Human
Genetics
• Biotechnology
■ What is Biotechnology
■ Biotechnology Techniques
■ Genetic Engineering
■ DNA Fingerprinting
■ Cloning
■ Artificial Insemination and
Embryo
■ Stem Cell Technology
■ Applications of Biotechnology
■ Biotech Research in India
■ Patents and Biotechnology
• Applications of S&T
■ Agriculture and Rural Develop-
ment
■ Basic Resources of Agriculture
■ Environment-Friendly Agricul-
ture
○ Sustainable Agriculture
○ S&T Advancements in
Agricultural Produce in
India
○ Genetically Modified
Crops: Biosafety and Regu-
lation

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 ○ Animal Husbandry
○ Agriculture in Special
Areas
○ Climate-Smart Agricul-
ture
○ Research, Education,
Transfer of Technology in
India
○ S&T and Rural Develop-
ment in India
■ Industry
○ Major R&D Infrastruc-
ture in India
○ Contribution of CSIR
○ Intellectual Property
Rights Comments on the
National IPR Policy
ESSAY Test 3: Mains Test 18 (Essential Test)
Jan 7, 2024 Essay-3 Section-A:
Sunday • Ethics & Philosophy
Section-B:
• Economy
■ Indian Economy
■ Industrial Policy
■ Human Resource and Employment
■ Liberalization
■ Economic Planning
■ Fiscal Policy
■ External Sector
■ Sectors of Economy
■ Infrastructure
■ Tourism
■ MSME
■ Economic Justice
• Agriculture
■ Food Processing
■ Agriculture
■ Subsidies
■ PDS
• Alternative future
■ Climate change & global warming
■ Renewable energy technologies
■ Sustainable habitats
■ Conservation & development

• Disaster Management
• Internal security Issues
■ Internal Security
■ Cyber security
■ Maritime SecurityIdeologies (Terrorism, Naxalism,
Extremism)

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 General Studies: Mains Test 19 (Essential Test)
Jan 8, 2024 GS – 4: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in • Lexicon for Eth-
Monday Ethics, Integrity, Public administration: ics, Integrity &
and Aptitude Status and problems; ethical concerns Aptitude book.
and dilemmas in government and pri- • 2nd ARC
vate institutions; laws, rules, regula- ■ 4th Report-
tions and conscience as sources of ethi- ethics in Gov-
cal guidance; ernance
accountability and ethical governance; ■ 10th Re-
strengthening of ethical and moral val- port-Refur-
ues in governance; ethical issues in in- bishing of
ternational relations and funding; cor- Personnel Ad-
porate governance. ministration.
• Political The-
Probity in Governance: ory – Class 11
Concept of public service; Philosoph- NCERT
ical basis of governance and probity;
Information sharing and transparency
in government, Right to Information,
Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Cit-
izen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality
of service delivery, Utilization of public
funds, challenges of corruption.

ESSAY Test 4: Mains Test 20 (Essential Test)

Jan 12, 2024

Essay Ethics & Philosophy
Friday

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 General Studies: Mains Test 21(Breakthrough)
Jan 13, 2024 GS – 1: Indian culture will cover the salient Art & Culture
Saturday Art & Culture aspects of Art Forms, Literature and • An Introduction
+ Architecture from ancient to modern to Indian Art -
Indian Society times Class XI NCERT
Indian Society • Living Craft
• Salient features of Indian Society, Traditions of
Diversity of India. India - Chapters
• Role of women and women’s organ- 9 and 10 -- Class
ization, population and associated XI NCERT
issues, poverty and developmental • Indian Culture --
issues, urbanization, their problems Nitin Singhania
and their remedies. • CCRT website
• Effects of globalization on Indian Indian Society
society • NCERT
• Social empowerment, communal- • IGNOU Material
ism, regionalism & secularism. – Development
• Current Affairs • IGNOU Material
– Sociology
• Social Problems
in India – Ram
Ahuja.
• Indian Social
System – Ram
Ahuja
Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
12/1/2024) from
the below sources.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs
General Studies Test 15: Prelims Test 20
Jan 14, 2024 Ancient History • Ancient History Ancient History
Sunday and • Prehistoric period
Art & Culture ■ Paleolithic Old NCERT
■ Mesolithic • Ancient India –
■ Neolithic R S Sharma
■ Chalcolithic • Medieval India –
• Harappan / Indus Valley Civiliza- Satish Chandra
tion
• Vedic Age
■ Early Vedic period
■ Later Vedic period

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 • Mahajanapadas & Rise of Magadh New NCERT
• Religious Reforms • Our pasts – I
• Iranian & Macedonian Invasion • Our pasts – II
• Mauryan Age • Themes – I
• Post Mauryan Age • Themes – II
■ Indo Greek Invasion
○ Indo-Greeks TamilNadu History
○ Parthians Textbook - Class XI
○ Shaka
○ Kushanas Art & Culture
○ Indo-Sassanian • Introduction
■ Sungas to Indian art
■ Kanvas (NCERT class
■ Satavahanas 11th)
• Guptas Age • Living Craft
• Sangam Age Traditions of
• Regional Kingdoms India (NCERT
• Post Guptas Age class 12th)
■ Harshavardhana • Indian Culture
■ Pallava by Nitin Sing-
■ Chalukya hania
Medieval History • CCRT - Art and
• Triparty Struggle Culture
• Prathiharas Palas
• Chola Empire Current Affairs:
• Turkish conquest of India (1/1/2023-
Ghaznavid Muhammad Ghuri 13/1/2024) from
• Rajput states the below sources.
• Delhi sultanate
■ Slave dynasty • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ The Khaljis rent Affairs Quiz.
■ The Tughlaqs • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ The Sayyids rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
■ The Lodhis
• INSIGHTS REVI-
• Mughal empire (Including later SION THROUGH
Mughals) MCQs
• Maratha Confederacy
• Southern Dynasties
■ Hoysalas
■ Yadavas
■ Kakatiyas
• Vijaynagara
• Bahmani Kingdom
• Regional kingdoms
• Religious Movements
■ Bhakti Movement
■ Sufi Movement
(Brief History, Salient Features, Social,
Economics, Religious and Cultural con-
ditions of all the above)

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 Art & Culture
• Architecture
■ Cave Architecture
■ Temple Architecture
■ Indo-Islamic Architecture
■ Modern Architecture
(Under Indus Valley Civilization, The
Mauryan Architecture, The Sungas,
Kushanas, Satavahanas & Guptas, Post
Guptas, Delhi-Sultanate, Mughals etc)

• Sculpture -- Indian Sculpture and

Different schools of Art

• Indian Paintings
■ Pre historic painting & Cave
paintings
■ Mural Paintings
■ Miniature Paintings - Pala
School, Rajput Paintings, Mughal
Paintings, Hill paintings etc.
■ Folk Paintings
■ Modern Indian Paintings
■ Personalities Associated
• Religion
■ Hinduism
■ Jainism
■ Buddhism
■ Islam
■ Christianity
■ Zoroastrianism
■ Judaism
• Philosophy
■ Six Schools of Philosophy
■ Ajivika
■ Lokayata etc.
• Indian Music
■ Classical Music
○ Hindustani Music
○ Carnatic Music
■ Folk Music Tradition
■ Modern Music
■ Personalities
• Indian Dance
■ Classical Dance forms in In-
dia – Odissi, Kathak, Kathakali,
Mohiniattay, Sattriya, Manipuri,
Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi

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 ■ Folk Dances
■ Modern Dance in India
• Theatre
■ Sanskrit Theatre
■ Folk Theatre
■ Modern Theatre
■ Personalities
• Puppetry
■ History
■ Different forms of Puppetry in
■ People Associated with Theatres
• Indian Cinema and Circus
• Bhakti & Sufi Movement
• Language & Literature
■ Indian Language
○ Classical Languages
○ Scheduled Languages
■ Indian Literature
○ Religious Literature
○ Secular Literature
• Fairs, Festivals and Craft -Religious
Festivals, Secular Festivals (States &
UT’s), Art & Crafts
• Science & Technology
■ Ancient, Science & Technology
■ Medieval Science & Technology
■ Famous Personalities in
■ Ancient and Medieval India
• Promotion and Preservation of
Indian Heritage
■ Indian Word Heritage Sites –
Tangible & non-tangible herit-
age, Tentative list
■ Cultural Heritage Sites
■ Natural Heritage Sites
■ Important Institutions

CSAT TEST 6 : Prelims Test 21

Jan 14, 2024

Revision test of CSAT Test 4 & Test 5 Syllabus
Sunday

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 General Studies: Mains Test 22 (Breakthrough Test)
Jan 20, 2024 GS – 1: Modern Indian history from about the Modern Indian
Saturday Modern Indian middle of the eighteenth century until History
History the present- significant events, person- • NCERTs
+ alities, issues • India’s struggle
Post Independent for independ-
India The Freedom Struggle - its various stag- ence – Bipin
+ es and important contributors /con- Chandra
World History tributions from different parts of the
country. Post Independent
India
Post Independent India • NCERT
Post-independence consolidation and • India since in-
reorganization within the country. dependence –
Bipin Chandra
World History • (or India after
History of the world will include events Gandhi – Ra-
from 18th century such as industrial machandra
revolution, world wars, redrawing of Guha)
national boundaries, colonization, de-
colonization, political philosophies like World History
communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- • NCERTs
their forms and effect on the society. • Mastering
Modern World
Current Affairs History – Nor-
man Lowe.

Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
19/1/2024) from
the below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs

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 General Studies Test 16 : Prelims Test 22
Jan 21, 2024 General Studies: • Fall of Mughals • Our past III
Sunday • Advent of Europeans (Both part 1 &
Modern India ■ Coming of Europeans part 2 --NCERT
■ Struggle among Europeans class VIII)
■ Rise of East India Company • Themes in Indi-
• India under East India Company’s an History – III
Rule (NCERT Class
■ Administration XII)
■ Political policies • A brief History
○ Regulating Act of 1773 Of Modern In-
○ Pitt’s India Act 1784 dia – Spectrum
○ Charter acts of 1784, Publication
1793, 1813,1833, 1853 • Struggle for In-
■ British Expansion policy: Doc- dia’s Independ-
trine of lapse, Subordinate ence – Bipin
alliance etc. Chandra
■ Economic policies and their
impact Current Affairs:
○ Agricultural policies (1/1/2023-
○ Famine policy 20/1/2024) from
■ Foreign Policies the below sources.
■ Social Policies
○ Education Policies • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
○ Religious policies rent Affairs Quiz.
• Indian Kingdoms in 18th century: • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
Marathas, Punjab, rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• Mysore, Hyderabad etc.
• INSIGHTS REVI-
• Socio - Religious Reform Move- SION THROUGH
ments in the 19th and 20th CE MCQs
India – Arya Samaj, Brahmo Samaj,
etc.
• The Great Revolt of 1857
• Changes in Indian Administration
after 1858 - GOI ACT 1858, Councils
Act, 1861, 1892.
• Growth of Political Ideas and Politi-
cal Organisations (up to 1885)
• Foundation of the Indian National
Congress
• National movement (1885 - 1919)
■ Moderate Phase (1885-1905)
■ Partition of Bengal and the
Swadeshi Movement
■ The first phase of Revolutionary
and Terrorist Movement
■ The Morley-Minto Reforms or
the Indian Councils Act, 1909
■ The Lucknow Pact (1916)
■ The Home Rule Movement

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 • National movement (1919 - 1939)
■ Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
or the Government of India act,
1919
■ The Khilafat Movement (1920-
22) and Non Cooperation Move-
ment
■ The Left Movement
■ The second phase of Revolution-
ary and Terrorist Movement
■ Anti-Simon Commission Agita-
tion (1928-29)
■ Nehru Report, 1928
■ The Lahore Session, 1929
■ The Civil Disobedience Move-
ment
■ The Government of India Act,
1935
■ Provincial Elections and For-
mation of popular Ministries in
Provinces, 1937
• Freedom to Partition (1939 - 1947)
■ 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
■ Subhash Bose and Indian Na-
tional Army
■ Rajagopalachari Formula & De-
sai Liaqat Plan
■ Wavell Plan and Simla Confer-
ence 1945
■ General Elections in India, 1945
■ Naval Mutiny: 1946
■ The Indian Independence Act,
1947
• Other Dimensions
■ Tribal Movements
■ Peasants Movement
■ Dalit Movements
■ Women movement
■ Role of Press and Publications
■ Role of Business groups

Miscellaneous: Reforms / Acts / Com-

mittee, Congress Sessions, Governor –
General Viceroys etc.

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 General Studies: Mains Test 23 (Breakthrough Test)
Jan 27, 2024 GS – 1 • Salient features of world’s physical • NCERTs
Saturday Geography geography. • Certificate Phys-
• Distribution of key natural resourc- ical and Human
es across the world (including Geography
South Asia and the Indian sub-con- -- Goh Cheng
tinent); factors responsible for the Leong
location of primary, secondary, and • Geography of
tertiary sector industries in various India- Majid
parts of the world (including India) Hussain
• Important Geophysical phenom-
ena such as earthquakes, Tsuna- Current Affairs:
mi, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., (1/1/2023-
geographical features and their 26/1/2024) from
location- changes in critical ge- the below sources.
ographical features (including
water-bodies and ice-caps) and in • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
flora and fauna and the effects of rent Affairs Quiz.
such changes. • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
• Current Affairs rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs

General Studies Test 17: Prelims Test 23

Jan 28, 2024 General Studies: Physical Geography of the world • Fundamentals of
Sunday Geography • Origin and evolution of Universe Physical Geog-
Solar system raphy (NCERT
■ Geological History of the Earth Class XI)
■ Geological Time scale Latitude • Fundamentals
and Longitude including impor- of Human Geog-
tant Parallels and Meridians raphy (NCERT
■ Motions of the Earth and their Class XII)
effects Inclination of the Earth’s • Goh Cheng Le-
Axis and its effects ong - Certificate
■ Local and Standard Time and the Physical and Hu-
International Date Line, Calen- man Geography
dar • India Physical
■ Eclipses - Solar, Lunar Environment
• Geomorphology (NCERT Class
■ Interior structure of the earth XI)
■ Rock • India - People
■ Landform Development and Economy
■ First order (continental drift (NCERT Class
theory, sea floor spreading, plate XII)
tectonics theory) • Mapping – India
■ Second order (Mountains, Pla- & World
teaus, Plains & other landforms)
■ Internal forces & their impact -
Volcanoes, Earthquakes,

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 ■ Folding, Faulting, Isostasy • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
■ External forces & their impact rent Affairs Quiz.
- Weathering, Erosion & land- • INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
forms thus developed rent Affairs.
• Climatology • PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
■ Structure, Composition of at-
SION THROUGH
mosphere MCQs
■ Weather & Climate
■ Heat & temperature
○ Insolation
○ Heat Budget
○ Distribution of temper-
ature
○ Temperature Inversion
■ Pressure and Pressure belts
■ Winds
○ Planetary winds
○ Seasonal winds
○ Local winds
■ Precipitation-Forms & Types,
Distribution of rainfall
■ Air Masses
■ Cyclones and anti-cyclones
■ World Climatic regions
• Oceanography
■ Bottom relief Features
■ Ocean waves, currents, tides &
Tsunamis
■ Temperature distribution
■ Salinity distribution
■ Marine resources
• Biogeography
■ Soils
○ Classification
○ Distribution
○ Erosion & Conservation
■ Biomes

World Economic and Human Geogra-

phy:
■ Natural resources and mineral
resources and distribution of
key natural resources across the
world
■ Agriculture and agro-climatic
regions
■ Industry and location factors
■ Infrastructure
■ World Population, density &
distribution, races & tribes,
■ settlements & migration Conti-
nents - Major physical features,
natural resources
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 Physical Geography of India
• Location
■ Latitude
■ Longitude
■ Physiographic division of India
○ Northern Mountains
○ Plains of India
○ Peninsular Plateau
○ Islands of India
■ Drainage System
○ Himalayan Drainage
System
○ Peninsular Drainage
System
○ Other small river system
• Indian Climate
■ Spatial and temporal distribution
of temperature & pressure
■ Winds
■ Rainfall
○ Indian Monsoon
▶ Mechanism
▶ Onset
▶ Variability
○ Rainfall distribution
■ Climatic Regions of India
• Soils
■ Classification of Soils
■ Problems of Soil and Conserva-
tion
• Indian Flora & Faun
■ Forests and their distribution
■ Forest Conservation
■ Fauna
Indian Economic and Human Geogra-
phy
• Agriculture typology and 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, pow-
er and irrigation projects, wetlands
and interlinking of rivers
• Mineral Resources- classification
and distribution
• Energy Resources- conventional
and non-conventional resources
• Population and Growth trends -
density, sex ratio, literacy, tribes
and racial groups in India
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 • Rural and Urban Settlements- types
and patterns
• Industries- types and their loca-
tional factors
• Transport and Communication
-railways, highways, inland
• water transport, shipping and sea-
ports, air transport

Map Based Questions from India (Lo-

cation of state, city, river, lakes, impor-
tant places including Ramsar sites, Bio-
sphere Reserves, Wildlife Sanctuaries
and National Parks)

General Studies: Mains Test 24 (Breakthrough Test)

Feb 2, 2024 GS-1: GS-1: Full Syllabus & Current Affairs
Friday
Full Syllabus Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-1/2/2024) from the below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs Quiz.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION THROUGH MCQs

General Studies Test 18: Prelims Test 24

Feb 3, 2024 General Studies 1 Full GS 1 Syllabus • Sources Men-
Saturday (Revision of GS Tests 18- 20) tioned for GS
Tests 18-20

Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
2/2/2024) from
the below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs

CSAT TEST 7: Prelims Test 25

Feb 3, 2024
Full Syllabus
Saturday

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 Essay Test 5: Mains Test 25 (Breakthrough Test)
Feb 4, 2024 Essay-5 Section-A
Sunday ■ Ethics and Philosophy
• Section-B
■ Indian Art & Culture
■ Indian History
■ Topics from World History
■ Social Issues
○ Indian Society
○ Feminism
○ Gender Justice
○ Unity & Diversity

General Studies: Mains Test 26 (Breakthrough Test)

Feb 9, 2024 GS – 2: • Indian Constitution- historical • NCERT
Friday Polity underpinnings, evolution, features, • Indian Polity by
amendments, significant provisions Laxmikant – 5th
and basic structure. edition
• Public Institutions
• Comparison of the Indian consti-
in India-Perfor-
tutional scheme with that of other
mance and Design
countries – Pratapa B hanu
• Functions and responsibilities of Mehta
the Union and the States, issues and • Subhash Kashyap
challenges pertaining to the feder- - Our Constitution,
al structure, devolution of powers Our Parliament
and finances up to local levels and • Introduction to
challenges therein. the Constitution
• Separation of powers between of India - D D Basu
various organs dispute redressal • 2nd ARC (6th
Report – Local
mechanisms and institutions.
Governance, 13th
• Parliament and State Legislatures
Report - Organi-
- structure, functioning, conduct of sation Structure
business, powers & privileges and of Government of
issues arising out of these. India)
• Structure, organization and func- • PRS
tioning of the Executive and the • PIB
Judiciary Ministries and Depart- • Three Year Action
ments of the Government; pressure Agenda, 2017-18
groups and formal/informal associ- to 2019-20 – NITI
ations and their role in the Polity. Aayog
• Current Affairs:
• Current Affairs
• (1/1/2023-
8/2/2024)
from the below
sources.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS Cur-
rent Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs

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 General Studies Test 19: Prelims Test 26
Feb 10, 2024 General Studies: • Constitutionalism • Indian Consti-
Saturday • Historical Underpinnings tution at Work
Polity • Evolution & Making of the Consti- (NCERT Class
tution XI)
• Features and Significant Provisions • LAXMIKANTH –
• Political systems Indian Polity
• Democratic & Non-Democratic
• Parliamentary & Presidential
• Unitary & Federal Current Affairs:
• Direct and Representative (1/1/2023-
• Republic and Monarchy etc. 9/2/2024) from
• The Preamble the below sources.
• The Union and its Territory
• Citizenship • INSIGHTSIAS
• Fundamental Rights Current Affairs
• Directive Principles Quiz.
• Fundamental Duties • INSIGHTSIAS
• Amendment of Constitution Current Affairs.
• Basic Structure of the Constitution • PRIME Notes
• Emergency Provisions • INSIGHTS REVI-
• Central Government SION THROUGH
■ President of India MCQs
■ Vice President of India
■ Prime minister
■ Central Council of Ministers,
Parliament
• State Government
■ Governor
■ Chief Minister
■ State Council of Ministers
■ State Legislature
• Judiciary
■ Supreme Court
■ High Courts
■ Subordinate Courts

General Studies: Mains Test 27 (Breakthrough Test)

16th Feb. 2024 GS – 2: Governance • NCERT
Friday Governance • Salient features of the Representa- • Indian Polity by
+ tion of People’s Act. Laxmikant – 5th
Social justice • Appointment to various Constitu- edition
+ tional posts, powers, functions and • Governance in
International rela- responsibilities of various Constitu- India – Laxmi-
tions tional Bodies. kant
• Statutory, regulatory and various
quasi-judicial bodies

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 • Important aspects of governance, • Institutions in
transparency and accountability, India Public
e-governance- applications, models, Institutions
successes, limitations, and poten- in India: Per-
tial; citizens charters, transparency formance and
& accountability and institutional Design – Pratapa
and other measures. Bhanu Mehta
• Role of civil services in a democra- • Subhash Kashy-
cy. ap - Our Consti-
tution, Our
Social Justice • Parliament
• Government policies and interven- • Introduction to
tions for development in various the Constitution
sectors and issues arising out of of India - D D
their design and implementation Basu
• Welfare schemes for vulnerable • 2nd ARC (6th
sections of the population by the Report - Local
Centre and States and the perfor- Governance
mance of these schemes; mecha- 13th Report -
nisms, laws, institutions and bodies Organisation
constituted for the protection and Structure of
betterment of these vulnerable Government of
sections India)
• Issues relating to development and • Yojana
management of Social Sector/Ser- • Kurukshetra
vices relating to Health, Education, • PRS
Human Resources. • PIB
• Issues relating to development and • Three Year
management of Social Sector/Ser- Action Agen-
vices relating to Health, Education, da, 2017-18 to
Human Resources, issues relating 2019-20 – NITI
to poverty and hunger. Aayog
• India and its neighbourhood- rela- • Class 12 Polit-
tions. ical Science-
• Bilateral, regional and global Contemporary
groupings and agreements involv- World Politics
ing India and/or affecting India’s • India’s Foreign
interests Policy – Much-
• Effect of policies and politics of de- kund Dubey
veloped and developing countries • Challenge And
on India’s interests, Indian diaspo- Strategy : Re-
ra. thinking India’s
• Important International institu- Foreign Policy –
tions, agencies and fora, their struc- Rajiv Sikri
ture, mandate. • Ministry of
• Current Affairs External Affairs
website

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 Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
15/2/2024) from
the below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs
Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs

General Studies Test 20: Prelims Test 27

17th Feb. 2024 General Studies: • Central Government • Indian Consti-
Saturday ■ President of India tution at Work
Polity ■ Vice President of India (NCERT Class
■ Prime minister XI)
■ Central Council of Ministers, • LAXMIKANTH –
Parliament Indian Polity
• State Government
■ Governor
■ Chief Minister Current Affairs:
■ State Council of Ministers (1/1/2023-
■ State Legislature 16/2/2024) from
• Judiciary the below sources.
■ Supreme Court
■ High Courts • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Subordinate Courts Current Affairs
• Indian Federalism Quiz.
■ Centre-State Relations • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Inter-state Relations Current Affairs.
• Local Government • PRIME Notes
■ Panchayati Raj • INSIGHTS REVI-
■ Local Urban Government SION THROUGH
• Other Dimensions MCQs
■ Official Language
■ Public Services
■ Tribunals
■ Special provisions for SCs, STs,
BCs, Minorities & Anglo-Indians
■ Rights and liabilities of the Gov-
ernment
■ Authoritative text in Hindi Lan-
guage
■ Anti-defection law

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 • Political dimensions
■ Ministries and Departments of
the Government
■ Pressure groups
■ Elections & political parties
■ Representation of People’s Act
■ Election Process
■ Governance
■ Transparency & Accountability
■ RTI
■ Citizen’s Charter
■ e-Governance
• Constitutional Bodies
■ Election Commission
■ Union Public Service Commis-
sion (UPSC)
■ State Public Service Commission
(SPSC)
■ Finance Commission
■ CAG
■ Attorney general of India
■ Advocate general of India
■ Special officer for Linguistic
Minorities
■ National Commission for Sched-
uled Castes (NCSC)
■ National Commission for Sched-
uled Tribes (NCST)
■ National Commission for Back-
ward Castes (NCBC) etc.
• Non-Constitutional Bodies
NITI Aayog, NHRC, SHRC, CIC, SIC, CVC,
CBI, Lokpal, Lokayukta, NCPCR etc.
• International Institutions
UN, World Bank, IMF, WIPO, ADB, BRICS
etc.

General Studies: Mains Test 28 (Breakthrough Test)

Feb 22, 2024 GS-2: GS-2: Full Syllabus & Current Affairs
Thursday
Full Current Affairs:
Syllabus (1/1/2023-21/2/2024) from the below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs Quiz.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION THROUGH MCQs

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 General Studies Test 21: Prelims Test 28
Feb 23, 2024 General Studies 2 Full GS 2 Syllabus • Sources Men-
Friday (Revision of GS Tests 22 & 23) tioned for GS
Tests 22 & 23

Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
22/2/2024) from
the below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs
Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs
CSAT TEST 8: Prelims Test 29

Feb 23, 2024

Full Syllabus
Friday

General Studies: Mains Test 29 (Breakthrough Test)

27th Feb. 2024 GS – 4 • Ethics and Human Interface: Es- • Lexicon for Eth-
Tuesday Ethics, Integrity, sence, determinants and conse- ics, Integrity &
and Aptitude quences of Ethics in human actions; Aptitude book.
dimensions of ethics; ethics in
private and public relationships. • 2nd ARC
• Human Values - lessons from the ■ 4th Report-
lives and teachings of great leaders, ethics in Gov-
reformers and administrators; role ernance
of family, society and educational ■ 10th Re-
institutions in inculcating values. port-Refur-
• Attitude: content, structure, func- bishing of
tion; its influence and relation with Personnel Ad-
thought and behaviour; moral and ministration.
political attitudes; social influence
and persuasion. • Political The-
• Aptitude and foundational values ory – Class 11
for Civil Service: integrity, impar- NCERT
tiality and non-partisanship, objec-
tivity, dedication to public service,
empathy, tolerance and compassion
towards the weaker-sections.
• Contributions of moral thinkers and
philosophers from India and world.

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 ESSAY Test 6: Mains Test 30 (Breakthrough Test)
28th Feb. 2024 ESSAY-6 Section-A
Wednesday ■ Ethics & Philosophy

Section-B
■ Polity & Governance
○ Federalism
○ Institutions of India
○ Local self- government
○ Criminal Justice System
○ Judiciary
○ Democracy
○ Rights
○ Freedom of Speech
○ Administrative Reforms
■ Social Justice
○ Social Justice – Economic -justice – political
Justice
○ Health
○ Education
○ Poverty & Hunger
○ Vulnerable Sections like women, old person
and children.
■ IR
○ Foreign policy of India
○ South –South Cooperation
○ Regional Groupings

General Studies: Mains Test 31 (Breakthrough Test)

Mar 5, 2024 GS – 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to • NCERTs
Tuesday Economy + planning, mobilization of resources, • Indian Economy
Agriculture growth, development and employment. by Ramesh Sing/
Sanjiv verma/
Inclusive growth and issues arising Kapila/ Dutt &
from it. Sundaram
• Economic Sur-
Government Budgeting. vey
• 2nd ARC (14th
Effects of liberalization on the economy, Report-Strength-
changes in industrial policy and their ening Financial
effects on industrial growth. Management
Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Systems)
Airports, Railways etc. • Yojana & Kuruk-
Investment models shetra
• Three Year
Action Agen-
da, 2017-18 to
2019-20 – NITI
Aayog

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 Agriculture Current Affairs:
Major crops cropping patterns in vari- (1/1/2023-
ous parts of the country, different types 4/3/2024) from
of irrigation and irrigation systems the below sources.
storage, transport and marketing of ag-
ricultural produce and issues and relat- • INSIGHTSIAS
ed constraints; e-technology in the aid Current Affairs
of farmers Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS
Issues related to direct and indirect farm Current Affairs.
subsidies and minimum support prices; • PRIME Notes
Public Distribution System objectives, • INSIGHTS REVI-
functioning, limitations, revamping; is- SION THROUGH
sues of buffer stocks and food security; MCQs
Technology missions; economics of an-
imal-rearing.

Food processing and related industries

in India- scope and significance, loca-
tion, upstream and downstream re-
quirements, supply chain management.

Land reforms in India.

Current Affairs

General Studies Test 22: Prelims Test 30

Mar 6, 2024 General Studies: • National Income Accounting: • Indian Economic
Wednesday ■ Definition Development
Economy ■ Concepts: GDP, GNP, Market (NCERT Class
Price and Factor Cost, NNP, XI)
NDP, transfer payments, Nation- • RAMESH SINGH
al income at FC, Personal In- – Indian Econ-
come, disposable income, factors omy
affecting national income, net
foreign facto income Current Affairs:
■ Measurement of national in- (1/1/2023-
come: value added method, 5/3/2024) from
income method, expenditure the below sources.
method, Application of various
methods, Base year, GDP defla- • INSIGHTSIAS
tor Current Affairs
■ Debates around GDP and other Quiz.
indices • INSIGHTSIAS
• Money and Banking Current Affairs.
■ Money • PRIME Notes
○ Definition • INSIGHTS REVI-
○ Functions and signifi- SION THROUGH
cance MCQs
○ Evolution of Money
○ Money supply in India
and factors affecting it

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 ■ Banking
○ Need of banks
○ Function
○ Commercial Banks
■ Central Bank:
○ Importance
○ Functions
○ Structure
○ Monetary Policy
○ Policy tools, (CRR, SLR,
OMO, Repo and Rev Repo,
MSF etc.)
■ Banking Reforms

• Capital Markets & Money Markets

■ Basic Terms and Concepts, Equi-
ty and debt Instruments
■ Primary market and Secondary
markets etc.

• Inflation and Employment

■ Inflation
○ Definition
○ Inflationary Gap and
Inflationary process
○ Inflation Cycles: Demand
Pull Inflation, Cost Push
Inflation,
○ Causes of Inflation
○ Inflation Control meas-
ures
■ Unemployment
○ Types of Unemployment:
Structural, Seasonal, Fric-
tional, Cyclical
○ Nature of Unemployment
in India

• Government budgeting and Fiscal

Policy
■ Budgeting
○ Evolution of Budgeting
○ Institutions and Laws
○ The Union Budget: Com-
ponents - Revenue Account,
○ Capital Account, Meas-
ures of Government Deficit
etc.,
○ Weaknesses in the Budg-
etary Process

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 ■ Fiscal Policy
○ Public Finance - Role and
Importance,
○ Public Expenditure - Rev-
enue and Capital, Develop-
ment and Non-Development
○ Public Revenue
■ Sources of Revenue
■ Taxes
▶ Classification - Direct and
Indirect, Specific and Ad
Valorem
▶ Social and Economic Objec-
tives of Taxes
■ Public Debt
■ Deficit Financing
• External Sector and Currency Ex-
change rate
■ Balance of Payments: Definition,
Current and Capital Accounts,
Convertibility
■ FDI, FII -- issues, challenges etc.
■ Foreign Trade of India
■ Trade Policy
■ Product wise trade
■ Region wise trade
■ Subsidy boxes
■ WTO related issues and India
■ Intellectual Property Rights
• 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 Cooper-
ation
• 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

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 • Industrial Sector:
■ Industrial Policies
■ Licensing
■ MSME
■ Labour Reforms
■ Companies Act
■ Make in India, Skill India
■ Challenges in Industrial develop-
ment
■ Organised and unorganised
sector
■ PPP
■ Investment models
• Initiatives by the govt.
■ Government policies
■ Five year Plans: Priorities and
Performance, Issues related to
planning
■ Economic Policies till 1991
■ Economic Reforms since 1991:
End of license Raj, Liberaliza-
tion, Privatisation and Globali-
sation
• Infrastructure: IT, Communication,
Urbanization, Transport, Mining,
etc.

General Studies: Mains Test 32 (Breakthrough Test)

Mar 12, 2024 GS-3: Environment & ecology Environment & ecol-
Tuesday ogy
Environment & Conservation, environmental pollution • Our Environment
Ecology and degradation, environmental impact - Class VII
• Biology - Class XII
assessment
- Chapters 14-16
(Detailed Micro Syllabus of this test is
(Under Units 10)
given under Prelims Test-33) • ICSE Environmen-
tal Studies - Class
Current Affairs IX – S. Chand Pub-
lication – 2018
Edition
• ICSE Environmen-
tal Studies - Class
X -- S. Chand Pub-
lication – 2008
Edition
• Environment –
Shankar IAS

Current Affairs:
( 1 / 1 / 2 0 2 3 -
10/3/2024) from
the below sources.

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 • INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs
Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs
General Studies 23: Prelims Test 31
Mar 13, 2024 General Studies: 1. Ecology and Functions of an ecosys- • Indian Economic
wednesday tem Development
Ecology ■ Terrestrial ecosystems (NCERT Class
& Environment ■ Aquatic ecosystems XI)
2. Environmental problems: • RAMESH SINGH
■ Climate Change – Indian Econ-
■ Acidification omy
■ Eutrophication
■ Ozone Depletion Current Affairs:
■ Mitigation Strategies (1/1/2023-
■ India and Climate Change 12/3/2024) from
3. Environmental pollution the below sources.
■ Pollutants
■ Air pollution • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Water Pollution Current Affairs
■ Soil Pollution Quiz.
■ Noise Pollution • INSIGHTSIAS
■ Radioactive pollution Current Affairs.
■ E-Waste • PRIME Notes
■ Solid Waste • INSIGHTS REVI-
■ Bioremediation SION THROUGH
4. Biodiversity MCQs
■ Basic Concepts
■ Plant and Animal Diversity
■ Marine Organisms
■ Threat to Biodiversity
■ Protected Area Network: Nation-
al parks, Wildlife sanctuaries,
Biosphere reserves, Reserved and
protected forests, Conservation
and community reserves, Village
and panchayat Forests, Private
protected areas, Conservation
areas
■ Biodiversity Conservation efforts
■ Indian Biodiversity ad conserva-
tion efforts
■ Bioprospecting
■ Biosafety
■ Biopiracy

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■ Institutional and Organizational
mechanisms
■ Environmental Acts and Policies
■ Environmental conventions
■ Sustainable development En-
vironmental Monitoring and
Impact Assessment

General Studies: Mains Test 33 (Breakthrough Test)

Mar 19, 2024 GS – 3 Science and Technology • NCERT Class VI
Tuesday Science & Technol- • Developments and their applica- to Class X
ogy tions and effects in everyday life • Class XI – Chem-
+ Achievements of Indians in science istry: Unit 14
Disaster manage- & technology; indigenization of • Class XI – Biolo-
ment technology and developing new gy: Units 4 & 5
+ technology. • Class XII –
Internal security • Indigenization of technology and Chemistry: Unit
developing new technology. 16
• Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, • Class XII – Biol-
Computers, robotics, nano-tech- ogy: Units 8, 9
nology, bio-technology and issues & 10
relating to intellectual property • Current Affairs
rights. ■ Science re-
porter
Disaster and disaster management ■ News paper
Internal security
• Linkages between development and Current Affairs:
spread of extremism. (1/1/2023-
• Role of external state and non-state 18/3/2024) from
actors in creating challenges to the below sources.
internal security.
• Challenges to internal security • INSIGHTSIAS
through communication networks, Current Affairs
role of media and social networking Quiz.
sites in internal security challeng- • INSIGHTSIAS
es, basics of cyber security; mon- Current Affairs.
ey-laundering and its prevention • PRIME Notes
• Security challenges and their man- • INSIGHTS REVI-
agement in border areas; linkages SION THROUGH
of organized crime with terrorism MCQs
• Various Security forces and agen-
cies and their mandate
• Current Affairs

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Mar 20, 2024 General Studies: • S&T in India
wednesday Science & Tech- ■ Historical Perspective
nology ■ Science and Planning
■ S&T Policies in Independent
India
■ S&T Infrastructure in India
■ Department of Science and
Technology
• Earth Sciences
■ Weather Forecasting and Climate
Research in India
■ Seismology Research
■ Ocean Development
■ Natural Disasters
• Energy
■ Types of Energy Resources
■ Fossil Fuels
■ Renewable Sources and their
Development in India
• Nuclear Science
■ Radioactivity
■ Radioisotopes
■ Nuclear Power
■ Applications of Nuclear S&T
■ Safety Issues
■ Nuclear Weapons
■ India’s Nuclear Science Pro-
gramme
■ Particle Physics
• Information Technology
■ Electronics
■ Computers
■ The Internet
■ Computer Security
■ Telecommunication
■ India and Info-Tech
■ Artificial Intelligence
■ Robots and Robotics
■ Fibre Optics
■ Computer- and IT-Related
Terms and Products
• Lasers
■ Principles and Types
■ Applications
■ Basic Science
■ Industry
■ Defence
■ Nuclear Energy
■ Health and Medical Care
■ Laser Technology in India

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 • Superconductivity
■ What is Superconductivity
■ Uses and Applications
■ Research in India
• Nanotechnology
■ Understanding Nanotechnology
■ Approaches in Nanotechnology
■ Applications
■ Implications and Various Con-
cerns
■ Nanotechnology in India
■ Nano Mission.
• Astronomy and Space Research
■ Astronomy and its Importance
■ The Origin and Development of
the Universe
■ Accelerating Expansion of the
Universe
■ The Objects in the Universe
■ Observing the Universe
■ Space Exploration
■ Elements of Space Research and
Technology
■ Major Space Probes
■ India’s Space Programme
■ India’s Space Ventures
■ Space Applications
■ Milestones in India’s Space Ven-
tures
■ Space-Industry Partnership in
India
■ Export Promotion
■ International Cooperation in
Space
■ Space Garbage and Dealing with
it
• Defence Research and Technology
■ Weapon Innovations of Note
■ Defence R&D in India
• Health and Medicine
■ Disease-Causing Agents
■ Infectious Diseases
■ Non-Infectious or Degenerative
Diseases
■ Deficiency Diseases
■ Allergies
■ Cancer
■ Recent Life Style Concerns
■ Health Policies and Programmes
in India
■ Indian Systems of Medicine and
Homoeopathy

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 • Genetics
■ What is Genetics?
■ Physical Basis of Heredity
■ Chemical Basis of Heredity
■ Gene Mapping
■ Genome Analysis and Human
Genetics
• Biotechnology
■ What is Biotechnology
■ Biotechnology Techniques
■ Genetic Engineering
■ DNA Fingerprinting
■ Cloning
■ Artificial Insemination and
Embryo
■ Stem Cell Technology
■ Applications of Biotechnology
■ Biotech Research in India
■ Patents and Biotechnology
• Applications of S&T
■ Agriculture and Rural Develop-
ment
○ Basic Resources of Agri-
culture
○ Environment-Friendly
Agriculture
○ Sustainable Agriculture
○ S&T Advancements in
Agricultural Produce in
India
○ Genetically Modified
Crops:Biosafety and Regula-
tion
○ Animal Husbandry
○ Agriculture in Special
Areas
○ Climate-Smart Agricul-
ture
○ Research, Education,
Transfer of Technology in
India
○ S&T and Rural Develop-
ment in India
■ Industry
○ Major R&D Infrastruc-
ture in India
○ Contribution of CSIR
○ Intellectual Property
Rights Comments on the
National IPR Policy

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Mar 20, 2024

Full Syllabus
Wednesday

General Studies: Mains Test 34 (Breakthrough Test)

Mar 25, 2024 GS-3: GS-3: Full Syllabus & Current Affairs
Monday Full Syllabus
Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-24/3/2024) from the below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs Quiz.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION THROUGH MCQs
General Studies Test 25: Prelims Test 34
Mar 26, 2024 General Studies 3 GS 3 Full Syllabus Sources
Tuesday (Revision of GS Tests 25 – 27) mentioned for GS
Tests 25-27

Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-
25/3/2024) from
the below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs
Quiz.
• INSIGHTSIAS
Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVI-
SION THROUGH
MCQs
Essay 7: Mains Test 35 (Breakthrough Test)
Mar 27, 2024 Essay-7 Section-A
Wednesday • Ethics & Philosophy
Section-B
• Economy
■ Indian Economy
■ Industrial Policy
■ Human Resource and Employment
■ Liberalization
■ Economic Planning
■ Fiscal Policy
■ External Sector
■ Sectors of Economy
■ Infrastructure
■ Tourism
■ MSME
■ Economic Justice

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 General Studies: Mains Test 36 (Breakthrough Test)
Mar 30, 2024 GS – 4 • Emotional intelligence-concepts, • Lexicon for Eth-
Saturday Ethics, Integrity, and their utilities and application in ics, Integrity &
and Aptitude administration and governance Aptitude book.
• Public/Civil service values and Eth- • 2nd ARC
ics in Public administration: Status ■ 4th Report-
and problems; ethical concerns ethics in
and dilemmas in government and Governance
private institutions; laws, rules, reg- ■ 10th Re-
ulations and conscience as sources port-Refur-
of ethical guidance; accountability bishing of
and ethical governance; strength- Personnel
ening of ethical and moral values Administra-
in governance; ethical issues in tion.
international relations and funding; • Political The-
corporate governance. ory – Class 11
• Probity in Governance: Concept of NCERT
public service; Philosophical basis
of governance and probity; Infor-
mation sharing and transparency in
government, Right to Information,
Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct,
Citizen’s Charters, Work culture,
Quality of service delivery, Utiliza-
tion of public funds, challenges of
corruption.

General Studies Test 26 : Prelims Test 35

Apr 1, 2024 General Studies • India year book 2023
Monday • Current Affairs

Current Affairs:
(1/1/2023-31/3/2024) from the below sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs Quiz.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION THROUGH MCQs

General Studies Test 27: Prelims Test 36

Apr 8, 2024 Economic Survey • Economic Survey 2022-23, Budget 2023-24
Monday • Current Affairs (1/1/2023-7/4/2024) from the below
sources.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs Quiz.

• INSIGHTSIAS Current Affairs.
• PRIME Notes
• INSIGHTS REVISION THROUGH MCQs

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Apr 8, 2024
Full Syllabus
Monday

General Studies: Mains Test 37 (Breakthrough Test)

Apr 6, 2024 GS-4:

Full Syllabus
Saturday Full Syllabus

Essay Test 8: Mains Test 38 (Breakthrough Test)

Apr 7, 2024
Essay-8 Ethics & Philosophy
Sunday

FULL WEEKLY SYLLABUS TESTS (Mimics UPSC Prelims Exam)

General Studies Test 28: Prelims Test 38

13th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Saturday

General Studies Test 29: Prelims Test 39

18th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Thursday

General Studies Test 30 : Prelims Test 40

23th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Tuesday

CSAT TEST 11: Prelims Test 41

23th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Tuesday

General Studies Test 31 : Prelims Test 42

28th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Sunday

CSAT TEST 12: Prelims Test 43

28th April 2024

Full Syllabus
Sunday

General Studies Test 32: Prelims Test 44

3rd May 2024

Full Syllabus
Friday

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3rd May 2024

Full Syllabus
Friday

General Studies Test 33: Prelims Test 46

8th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Wednesday

CSAT TEST 14: Prelims Test 47

8th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Wednesday

General Studies Test 34: Prelims Test 48

13th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Monday

CSAT TEST 15: Prelims Test 49

13th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Monday

General Studies Test 35: Prelims Test 50

18th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Saturday

CSAT TEST 16: Prelims Test 51

18th May 2024

Full Syllabus
Saturday

Simulation Tests

MAINS Simulation Tests, Set-1

MAINS Test- 39
After Prelims 2024 Essay All Topics
(Simulation Test)

MAINS Test- 40 GS-1

After Prelims 2024
(Simulation Test) Full Syllabus

MAINS Test- 41 GS-2

After Prelims 2024
(Simulation Test) Full Syllabus

MAINS Test- 42 GS-3

After Prelims 2024
(Simulation Test) Full Syllabus

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After Prelims 2024
(Simulation Test) Full Syllabus

MAINS Simulation Tests, Set-2

MAINS Test- 44
After Prelims 2024 Essay All Topics
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MAINS Test- 45 GS-1

After Prelims 2024
(Simulation Test) Full Syllabus

MAINS Test- 46 GS-2

After Prelims 2024
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Pre-loaded Introductory class (strategy for You will get a great insight on
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be the overall strategy, what
would help in becoming top-
pers, how to make a customized
plan for each individual and
how to evaluate the plan and
stick to it.
Pre-loaded How to read books for IPM Considering the vast syllabus
tests? and also stack of study materials
available, it is very important to
choose the right books and also
read them the right way. In this
class, you will get to know how
to study extensively as well as
selectively from different sourc-
es available.

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 Pre-loaded How to read Current affairs? UPSC has time and again shown
the width & depth of current af-
fairs that it can go into. With the
growing importance of Current
Affairs, it is equally important to
study current affairs with UPSC
Exam perspective. This class
throws a light on how to link
current affairs to the Prelims, to
GS answers as well as in Option-
al Subjects
Pre-loaded How to make notes? Effective notes making strat-
egy is utmost important. An
aspirant should learn to make
customized notes for quick revi-
sion. One should not waste most
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the same time should not ignore
making important notes for
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Pre-loaded Approach to General Studies Writing answer to General Stud-
answer writing? ies papers has been a case of ‘So
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pirants. The skill of answer writ-
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to demands & hidden demands,
hierarchy of demands, interdis-
ciplinary linkages are the way of
conquering these papers.
Pre-loaded Approach to Ethics Answer Ethics paper is one of the high
writing? scoring papers of the MAINS
exam. It’s a paper that person-
ifies the true character of an
individual and though scoring
is easier with right ingredient,
it has been a paradox to many.
Unravel the mantra for ensuring
the success in this paper in this
session.
Pre-loaded Approach to Essay Answer The most scoring paper of the
writing? MAINS examination gives an
ample opportunity to script
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labus for each IPM test? number of resources (study ma-
terial), is the situation every stu-
dent face in their preparation to
the test or CSE Exam. Funneling
the right resources is what helps
you in completing the syllabus
of exam & upping the ante of
emerging successful in exam.
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through which you can commit
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b. Economy: 10th Edition of Ramesh Singh will be referred.
c. Modern India: Refer to either Latest edition of Spectrum Publication or Struggle for India’s
Independence – Bipin Chandra.
d. Current Affairs: We will be covering previous 10 days of Current Affairs from multiple sourc-
es. However, depending on the importance and need, we may cover current affairs of previ-
ous months’ too.
e. Map Based Questions: We suggest students to complete an exercise of Map work of all impor-
tant political and physical geography. Emphasis should be on political and physical maps of
places in news.
f. In due course of time, we will compile the important places in news and how to practice map-
based questions on them.
g. Other parts of the syllabus: (National Parks/Biosphere Reserves etc. + Regional and Inter-
national bodies + Tribes of India): We will share a break-up plan and resources to study and
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