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TEST No.

Test 1 [1764]

Date of Mock Test

JANUARY 30, 2016

Syllabus

Indian Constitution & Political System ♦

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Political systems: concepts, forms and types Political system as established by the Constitution Indian Constitution: Historical Underpinnings, Evolution & Making of the Constitution, Features, Significant Provisions The Preamble The Union and its Territory Citizenship Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles & Fundamental Duties Amendment of Constitution + Current Affairs (June 2015))

Working of Indian Constitution and System of the government ♦

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Central Government: President, Vice President, Prime minister, Central Council of Ministers, Parliament State Government: Governor, Chief Minister, State Council of Ministers, State Legislature Indian Federalism and Centre-State Relations Emergency Provisions Local Government: Panchayati Raj, Local Urban Government Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, Subordinate Courts Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive; Ministries and Departments

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Secondary (Additional) News Paper / Magazines/ website

Primary (Essential) References

Secondary (Additional) References

Political systems: Democratic & NonDemocratic, Parliamentary & Presidential, Unitary & Federal, Direct and Representative, Republic and Monarchy etc. Constitutionalism Historical Underpinnings Evolution & Making of the Constitution Features and Significant Provisions The Preamble The Union and its Territory Citizenship Fundamental Rights Directive Principles Fundamental Duties Amendment of Constitution

- Class IX and X NCERT: Democratic Politics - 11th NCERT: Indian Constitution at Work - Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth

- Introduction to the Constitution of India: D D Basu - Our Political System: Subhash Kashyap

- The Hindu - Yojana - PIB : www.pib.nic.in

- The Indian Express

President Vice President Prime minister Central Council of Ministers and Cabinet committees Parliament: The Council of States, The House of People, Disqualification and Vacation of Seats, Presiding Officers of Parliament, Houses: Their Working, Legislative Procedures in Parliament, Budget, Powers and Functions of Parliament: Its Role, Committees of Parliament, Parliamentary Forums Governor Chief Minister State Council of Minister State Legislature Indian Federalism Centre State Relations Emergency Provisions Panchayati Raj

- 11th NCERT: Indian Constitution at Work - Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth

- Introduction to the Constitution of India: D D Basu - Our Political System: Subhash Kashyap

- The Hindu - Yojana - PIB : www.pib.nic.in

- The Indian Express

(The list is indicative to help students; however, it is not exhaustive. A topic may have more subtopics)

* Questions under current affairs will cover important national and international issues for last one year

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Test 2 [1765]

Topics covered

Primary (Essential) News Paper / Magazines/ website

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Test 3 [1766]

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Governance in India ♦ ♦

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Local Urban Government Supreme Court High Courts Subordinate Courts: District Courts, Gram Nyayalayas, ADRs, NALSA etc., Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive. Ministries and Departments of the Government.

Constitutional Bodies ♦ Election Commission ♦ Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ♦ State Public Service Commission (SPSC) ♦ Finance Commission ♦ CAG ♦ Attorney general of India ♦ Advocate general of India ♦ Special officer for Linguistic Minorities

Constitutional & Non Constitutional Bodies Elections and political parties: problems and processes Electoral politics Working of the political system since independence Governance ♦ National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) - Good Governance, e-Governance ♦ National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Transparency & ability Non-Constitutional Bodies - RTI, Citizen’s Charter & Anti-Corruption ♦ NITI Aayog ♦ NHRC, Governing Council, SHRC, CIC, SIC, CVC, - Civil Society, People participation CBI, Lokpal, Lokayukta, NCR etc. - Reforms: Police Reform, istrative Other Constitutional Dimensions Reform, Judicial Reform, Political Reform ♦ Provisions related to Language etc. ♦ Rights and Liabilities of the government Social Audit ♦ National Commission to Review the Working of Public Policy: Making, Implementation, the Constitution Evaluation and monitoring ♦ Co-operative societies Public Sector Management ♦ Tribunals Public-private partnerships (PPP) Elections and political parties Rights Issues etc. ♦ Problems and processes + Current Affairs (Aug – 2015)) ♦ Electoral politics

- Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth - Governance in India by M Laxmikanth - Class 12th NCERT: Politics in India since Independence

- The Hindu

- The Indian Express

- Yojana - PIB : www.pib.nic.in

Representation of People's Act ♦ Working of the political system since independence Governance ♦ Good Governance ♦ e-Governance ♦ Transparency & ability ♦ RTI, Citizen’s Charter & Anti-Corruption ♦ Civil Society, People participation ♦ Reforms: Police Reform, istrative Reform, Judicial Reform, Political Reform etc. ♦ Social Audit ♦ Public Policy: Making, Implementation, ♦

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Test 4 [1767]

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

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● Solar System & The Earth: Origin, Geological History, Motions of EarthRotation, Revolution ● Lithosphere, Latitude & Longitude, ● The Atmosphere: Structure, Weather & Climate, Solar Radiation, Heat Balance & Temperature, Pressure & Wind, Water in the Atmosphere ● The Hydrosphere: Ocean water and their circulation ● Landforms across the world: Rivers and lakes, Mountain and Peaks, Plateaus ● Geophysical Phenomena: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Cyclones, Tsunamis ● Soil Geography: Types, Erosion, Conservation ● World Climate Types ● Natural Hazards and Disasters ● Continents (Land, Climate, Resources etc.): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia + Current Affairs(Sep-2015)

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Evaluation and monitoring Public Sector Management, Regulatory framework Public-private partnerships (PPP) Rights Issues etc. Origin and evolution of Universe, Solar system Geological History of the Earth Geological Time scale Latitude and Longitude including important Parallels and Meridians Motions of the Earth and their effects Inclination of the Earth’s Axis and its effects Local and Standard Time and the International Date Line, Calendar Eclipses - Solar, Lunar The Atmosphere - Structure, Composition Aurora and Magnetic Storms Weather & Climate Insolation, Heat Budget, Distribution of temperature, Temperature Inversion Pressure and Pressure belts

- 11th NCERT Books: Fundamental of Physical Geography - Certificate physical and human geography - Goh, Cheng Leong - Old NCERT Books of Geography (Class 6, 7, 8)

- The Hindu - PIB : www.pib.nic.in

- The Indian Express

Winds - Planetary, Seasonal and Local; Jet Streams Precipitation - Forms & Types, Distribution of rainfall ♦ Air Masses, Cyclones and anti-cyclones ♦ Oceans of the world - Features, Ocean waves, currents, tides & Tsunamis, Temperature & Salinity distribution, marine resources ♦ The Lithosphere - Interior structure of the earth, Earth’s crust, Classification of rocks. ♦ Landform Development - First order (continental drift theory, sea floor spreading, plate tectonics theory), Second order (Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & other landforms) ♦ Internal forces & their impact - Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Folding, Faulting, Isostasy) ♦ External forces & their impact - Weathering, Erosion & landforms thus developed ♦ Soils - Classification, distribution, erosion & Conservation ♦ World Climatic regions ♦ Continents - Major physical features, natural resources Map Based Questions from India (Location of state, city, river, lakes, minerals, important places including Ramsar sites, Biosphere Reserves, Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks) ♦ ♦

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Test 5 [1768]

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Test 6 [1769]

MARCH 6, 2016

Location: Latitude, Longitude ♦ Northern Mountains, Plains of India, Peninsular Plateau and Islands of India. ● Introduction: Location, Area and ♦ Himalayan and Peninsular Drainage System Boundaries ♦ Spatial and temporal distribution of ● Structure and Relief: Physiographic temperature, pressure, winds and rainfall Divisions ♦ Indian Monsoon: mechanism, onset and ● Drainage System variability; spatial and temporal variations ● Weather, Climate and Seasons ♦ Climatic Regions of India ● Soils ♦ Classification of Soils ● Natural Vegetation, Plant and Animal Life ♦ Problems of Soil and Conservation + Current Affairs(Oct-2015) ♦ Forests and their distribution, Forest Conservation Map Based Questions from India (Location of state, city, river, lakes, minerals, important places including Ramsar sites, Biosphere Reserves, Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks) Indian Geography Indian Geography II and World Geography ♦ Major Crops grown in India ♦ Agro-Climatic Regions Indian Geography ♦ Types of Cultivation and Farming ● Agriculture ♦ Land Reforms and Land use pattern ● Land Resources ♦ Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Aquaculture ● Water Resources ♦ Water Resources- Availability and potential: ● Mineral and Energy Resources Lakes, rivers, dams, power and irrigation ● Population, Migration, Settlements projects, wetlands and inter-linking of rivers

Indian Geography (I)

● Industries ● Transport and Communication ● Foreign Trade

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Mineral Resources- classification and distribution

Energy Resources- conventional and nonconventional resources ♦ Population and Growth trends - density, sex World Geography ratio, literacy, tribes and racial groups in India ♦ Rural and Urban Settlements- types and ● Physical and Economic patterns ● Human Geography ♦ Industries- types and their locational factors ● World Population, Distribution & ♦ Transport and Communication -railways, Density, Races & Tribes, Settlement & highways, inland water transport, shipping and Migration sea-ports, air transport + Current Affairs(Nov-2015) World Physical Geography: ♦ Location: Latitude, Longitude, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn ♦ Important physical features & regions of the world ♦ Climate, Vegetation and Soils World Economic Geography: ♦ Agriculture, Industry, Mineral resources, ♦ Infrastructure, Location factors and ♦

- 9th NCERT: Contemporary India - 11th NCERT: Geography - India Physical Environment - Orient Longman Atlas or Oxford Atlas

- The Hindu - PIB : www.pib.nic.in

- The Indian Express

-12th NCERT: Old NCERT Books of Geography Geography India People and (Class 6, 7, 8) Economy - Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh, Cheng Leong -12th NCERT: Fundamental of Human Geography - Orient Longman Atlas or Oxford Atlas

- The Hindu -Yojana - PIB : www.pib.nic.in

- The Indian Express

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Test 7 [1770]

MARCH 13, 2016

Ancient Indian History, Art and Culture and Medieval India: Ancient History ♦ Prehistoric period ♦ Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization ♦ Vedic Age ♦ Mahajanapadas ♦ Religious Reforms ♦ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age ♦ Sangam Age ♦ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age Art & Culture ♦ Architecture and Sculptures ♦ Religion and Philosophy ♦ Indian paintings ♦ Indian Music ♦ Indian Dances ♦ Indian Theatres ♦ Indian cinema ♦ Indian Language & Literature ♦ Arts & Crafts ♦ Science and Technology in Ancient India ♦ Indo- Islamic Culture Medieval India: ♦ Early Medieval Period ♦ North India ♦ South India ♦ Sultanate Period ♦ The Delhi Sultanate ♦ Vijayanagar & other Kingdoms ♦ Religious Movements ♦ Bhakti Movement ♦ Sufi Movement

distribution of key natural resources across the world ♦ World Population, density & distribution, races & tribes, settlements & migration Map Based Questions from World (Location of state, city, mountains, plateaus, river, lakes, minerals etc.) Ancient History ♦ Prehistoric period ♦ Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization ♦ Vedic Age ♦ Mahajanapadas ♦ Religious Reforms ♦ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age ♦ Sangam Age ♦ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age (Brief History, Salient Features, Social, Economics, Religious and Cultural conditions of all the above) Art & Culture ♦ Architecture: Indus Valley Civilization, The Mauryan Architecture, The Sungas, Kushanas, Satavahanas & Guptas, The Temple Architecture, Indo-Islamic Architecture, Modern Architecture ♦ Sculpture: Indian Sculpture and Different schools of Art ♦ Indian Paintings: Historical development - Wall Paintings, Cave and Mural Paintings, Miniature Paintings, Mughal Paintings, Rajput Paintings, Folk Paintings, Other Paintings, Modern Indian Paintings & Personalities ♦ Religion and Philosophy ♦ 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 ♦ Indian Dance: Classical Dance forms in India, Folk Dances, Modern Dance in India ♦ Puppetry and Theatre: Different forms of Puppetry in India, Theatres in India: Folk Theatre, Modern Theatre, People Associated with Theatres, Indian Cinema and Circus ♦ Language & Literature: Indian Language, Indian Literature

-Old NCERT: Ancient India -Old NCERT: Medieval India -Class XI NCERT – Introduction to Fine Art (part 1) -CCRT website: http://ccrtindia.gov.in/ index.php

- TN BOARD HISTORY, Class XI

- The Hindu - PIB : www.pib.nic.in

- The Indian Express

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Mughal Period Maratha Confederacy

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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

+ Current Affairs(Dec-2015)

Promotion and Preservation of Indian Heritage: Indian Word Heritage Sites, Cultural Heritage Sites, Natural Heritage Sites, Important Institutions Medieval India ♦

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Early Medieval Period: North India and South India

Sultanate Period: The Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagar & other Kingdoms, Religious Movements, Bhakti Movement, Sufi Movement ♦ Mughal Period (Brief History, Salient Features, Social, Economics, Religious and Cultural conditions of all the above) India under East India Company’s Rule Modern India (I) istration - Struggle among European powers in India ♦ India in the late Eighteenth Century - Regulating Acts and Charter Acts: Regulating Act ♦ The Advent of the Europeans and British of 1773, Pitt’s India Act 1773 and Charter acts of Conquest of India 1784, 1793, 1813,1833, 1853 ♦ The British istrative Structure, - Indian Kingdoms in 18th century: Marathas, Reform, Impact and Organization of Punjab, Mysore, Hyderabad etc. Government of India - British Expansion policy: Doctrine of lapse, ♦ Social – Religious Movements in 19th – 20th Subordinate alliance etc. centuries - Economic policies and their impact - Education Policies ♦ Freedom Struggle - Works of British Governor Generals - The Revolt of 1857 & change after - Socio - Religious Reform Movements in the 1857 19th century India: Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Theosophical Society, Ramakrishna Movement, - Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905) Muslim reform movements, Parsi reform + Current Affairs (Jan 2016) movements, Sikh Reform Movements etc. - The Great Revolt of 1857 - Changes in Indian istration after 1858 - Growth of Political Ideas and Political Organisations (up to 1885) - Foundation of the Indian National Congress - Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905) ♦

Test 8 [1771]

MARCH 20, 2016

-Old NCERT: Modern India by Bipin Chndra -India’s struggle for Independence – Bipin Chandra

-“A Brief History of Modern India” – Spectrum Pub. -From Plassey to Partition: Shekhar Bandyopadhyaya

- The Hindu - PIB : www.pib.nic.in

- The Indian Express

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Test 9 [1772]

MARCH 27, 2016

- The rise of Extremism or Neo-Nationalism - The first phase of Revolutionary Terrorism Freedom Struggle: Extremist Phase (1905 – 17) - Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement - The Surat Split - Emergence of Extremist & Leaders - The Foundation of All-India Muslim League - The Partition of Bengal - The Morley-Minto Reforms or the Indian Councils - Morley-Minto Reforms - Swadeshi Movement, Home Rule Movement Act, 1909 - The Delhi Durbar and the Annulment of Partition etc. of Bengal (1911) - The Lucknow Pact (1916) Freedom Struggle: The Gandhian Era (1917– - The Home Rule Movement 47) - Montague Declaration (1917) - Gandhi – Advent and Achievement - Montague-Chelmsford Reforms or the - Rowlatt Act, Jallianawala Bagh Massacre and Government of India Act, 1919 Khilafat Movement - The Beginning of the Gandhian Era - Non- Cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit - The Khilafat Movement (1920-22) and Non Cooperation Movement India Movement - Thc Swarajya Party - British Response and Negotiations - The Left Movement - INA and Subhash Chandra Bose - The second phase of Revolutionary and Terrorist Movement Miscellaneous: - Anti-Simon Commission Agitation (1928-29) Reforms / Acts / Committee, Congress Session, - Nehru Report, 1928 Governor –General Viceroys etc. - Fourteen Points of Jinnah + Current Affairs (Feb – 2016)) - The Lahore Session, 1929 - The Civil Disobedience Movement (The first phase) - The Dandi March, March 12, 1930 — March 5, 1931 - Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 1931 - Second Round Table Conference, 1931 - Second Phase of Civil Disobedience Movement - Third Round Table Conference, 1932 - The Government of India Act, 1935 - Provincial Elections and Formation of popular Ministries in Provinces, 1937 - Other Political Developments, 1934-39 - The Struggle in the Princely States: The Praja Mandal Movement - Communalism: Different phases and forms of communalism in British India - The Second World War and the National Movement - The August Offer 1940 - The Individual Satyagraha 1940-41 - The Cripps Proposal, 1942

Modern India (II)

India’s struggle for Independence – Bipin Chandra

From Plassey to Partition: Shekhar Bandyopadhyaya

- The Hindu - PIB : www.pib.nic.in

- The Indian Express

“A Brief History of Modern India” – Spectrum Pub.

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- The Quit India Movement, I942 - Subhas Bose and Indian National Army - Wavell Plan and Simla Conference 1945 - General Elections in India, 1945 - Naval Mutiny: 1946 - The Constituent Assembly - Attlee's Declaration - The Indian Independence Act, 1947 - Partition Other Dimensions - Tribal Movements - Peasants Movement - Dalit Movements - Women movements - Role of Press and Publications - Role of Business groups - Foreign policies of British India - Miscellaneous: Reforms / Acts / Committee, Congress Sessions, Governor –General Viceroys etc.

Test 10 [1773]

APRIL 9, 2016

India Economy (I) National Income ing ♦ Definition ♦ Concepts: GDP, GNP, ♦ Measurement Money and Banking ♦ Function of Money, Evolution of Money etc. ♦ Banking: Need of Banks, Functions, Types, Banking Reforms, Central Bank and its role Inflation and Employment ♦ Definition, types etc. Government Budgeting and Fiscal Policy ♦ Budgeting, types, its evolution in India, Process, Component etc. ♦ Public finance, Revenue and Expenditure, Deficits, Taxes, Debts etc.

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National Income ing: ● Definition ● Concepts: GDP, GNP, Market Price and Factor Cost, NNP, NDP, transfer payments, National income at FC, Personal Income, disposable income, factors affecting national income, net foreign facto income ● Measurement of national income: value added method, income method, expenditure method, Application of various methods, Base year, GDP deflator ● Debates around GDP and other indices Money and Banking  Money: Definition, Functions and significance, Evolution of Money, Money supply in India and factors affecting it  Banking: o o

-11th NCERT: Economics: Indian Economic Development - 12th NCERT: Economics: Macroeconomics -Indian Economy (Special Issue) Pratiyogita Darpan -Economic Survey of India

- Indian Economy Dutta and Sundaram

- The Hindu: -The Economic Business Line Times -PIB : www.pib.nic.in

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

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Inflation and Employment  Inflation: Definition, Inflationary Gap and Inflationary Process, Inflation Cycles: Demand Pull Inflation, Cost Push Inflation, Causes of Inflation, Inflation Control measures Capital Market  Unemployment: Types of Unemployment: ♦ and Concepts Structural, Seasonal, Frictional, Cyclical, Nature of Unemployment in India + Current Affairs (Mar 2016) Government budgeting and Fiscal Policy  Budgeting: Evolution of Budgeting, Institutions and Laws, The Union Budget: Components - Revenue , Capital , Measures of Government Deficit etc., Weaknesses in the Budgetary Process  Fiscal Policy: Public Finance - Role and Importance, Public Expenditure - Revenue and Capital, Development and Non-Development, Public Revenue - Sources of Revenue, Taxes: Classification, Direct and Indirect, Specific and Ad Valorem, Social and Economic Objectives of Taxes, Objectives of Taxation, GST, d.) Public Debt, Deficit Financing External Sector and Currency Exchange rate  Balance of Payments: Definition, Current and Capital s, Convertibility, Items Included in BoP, BoP and BoT

External Sector and Currency Exchange rates ♦ BoP, BoT, International trade, IMF, WTO, Trade policies, issues and challenges etc.

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Test 11 [1774]

APRIL 16, 2016

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International Trade and Bodies: IMF: Purpose and Objectives, Organization and Functions, Working and Evaluation, IMF and Underdeveloped Countries, SDR's, Reforms etc., World Bank, Bilateral and Regional Cooperation

Capital Markets  Basic and Concepts, Equity and debt Instruments, Primary market and Secondary markets etc. Agriculture: ● Recent trends in Agriculture Sector, ● Cropping System and Pattern; ● Agricultural Marketing and Reforms; ● Agricultural Research; ● Sustainable Agriculture; www.visionias.wordpress.com

-11th NCERT: Economics: Indian Economic Development

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Test 12 [1775]

APRIL 23, 2016

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● Animal Husbandry ● PDS ● Farm distress and government initiatives Industrial Sector: ● Industrial Policies, ● Licensing ● MSME ● Labour Reforms ● Companies Act + Current Affairs (June + July 2015)) ● Make in India, Skill India ● Challenges in Industrial development ● Organised and unorganised sector ● PPP, Investment models ● Recent initiatives taken by the govt., etc. Services: ● Banking, ● Insurance, ● Aviation, ● Tourism, ● Issues and potential of services sector ● Government policies etc. Five year Plans: Priorities and Performance, Issues related to planning Economic Policies till 1991 Economic Reforms since 1991: End of license Raj, Liberalization, Privatisation and Globalisation, FDI, FII, issues, challenges etc. Infrastructure: IT, Communication, Urbanisation, Transport, Mining, etc. Foreign Trade of India: Trade Policy, Product wise trade, Region wise trade, Subsidy boxes, WTO related issues and India Intellectual Property Rights

Infrastructure and Communication Five year Plans Economic Reforms since 1991 Foreign Trade India and IMF, WTO , WIPO India and International Institutions IPRs

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Human Capital Development Poverty & Unemployment Inclusive Growth Rural Development Health, Literacy and Education Demographics Women & Child Social Security

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● Human Development, HDI, MDGs, SDGs ● Poverty and Related Concepts- Definition, Causes, Poverty Line, etc. ● Initiatives taken by Govt. (schemes, policies and Acts) to promote: - Inclusive Growth - Employment (MNREGA, NLM, NRLM etc.) - Health (NRHM, JSY, JSSK etc.) - Literacy and Education (SSA, MDM, NLM etc.) - Demographic Dividend (Skill India) www.visionias.wordpress.com

(Special Issue) Pratiyogita Darpan -Economic Survey of India

-11th NCERT: Economics: Indian Economic Development

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- Women and Child welfare (BBBPS, Social Sectors Initiatives: UJJAWALA, SWADHAR, ICDS, SABLA etc.) ▪ Poverty alleviation Programmes Insurance and Social Security (AABY, APY, ▪ Employment Generation Programmes NPS, PFRDA etc.) ▪ Basic Amenities: Housing / Drinking ● Rural Development (PURA, PMGSY, IAY, Waters / Sanitation PMRDFS, SAGY etc.) ▪ Health and Family Welfare ● Urban Development (Smart City, AMRUT, ▪ Women and Child Development HFA etc.) ▪ Social Welfare etc. (Conceptual questions will also be asked) + Current Affairs (Aug + Sep 2015))

Test 13 [1776]

APRIL 30, 2016

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Environment and its components Ecology and Functions of an ecosystem ● Terrestrial ecosystem ♦ Basic Concepts & Components of the ● Aquatic ecosystem Environment Environmental pollution ♦ Understanding of the Environment and ● Pollutants Ecology ● Air pollution ♦ Natural Resource conservation ● Water Pollution ♦ Environmental Problems ● Soil Pollution ♦ Environmental Monitoring and Impact ● Noise Pollution Assessment ● Radioactive pollution ♦ Energy Crisis and Non-Conventional Source ● E-Waste ♦ Environmental laws and policies ● Solid Waste ♦ Sustainable Development ● Bioremediation Environmental problems: + Current Affairs (Oct + Nov 2015) ● Climate Change ● Acidification ● Eutrophication ● Ozone Depletion ● Mitigation Strategies ● India and Climate Change Environmental laws and policies ● Institutional and Organizational mechanisms ● Environmental Acts and Policies ● Environmental conventions Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment Energy Resources ● Non-Renewable ● Renewable: Solar, Wind, Hydel, Geothermal, Biomass, Others ● Energy Conservation

Ecology & Environment (I)

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-India Year Book

- Our Environment – NCERT (VII) - Ecology and Environment – ICSE books 9th to 12th

- Ecology: Unit X – Class 12th Biology NCERT

- The Hindu - Yojana -PIB : www.pib.nic.in

- The Indian Express - Down to Earth

-Ecology & Environment (India Year Book)

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Test 15 [1778]

Biodiversity ● Basic Concepts ● Plant and Animal Diversity ♦ Biodiversity ● Marine Organisms Biology: ● Threat to Biodiversity ♦ Introduction ● Protected Area Network: National parks, ♦ Cell Biology Wildlife sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves, ♦ Life processes Reserved and protected forests, ♦ Biocommunication Conservation and community reserves, ♦ Diseases and Defence Mechanism Village and panchayat Forests, Private ♦ Nutrition protected areas, Conservation areas ♦ Origin and Evolution of life ● Biodiversity Conservation efforts ♦ Genetics ● Indian Biodiversity ad conservation efforts ♦ Plant Biology ● Bioprospecting, Biosafety, Biopiracy + Applied Science and Modern Day Technology Biology: ● Introduction / ● Cell Biology Latest Research ● Life processes - Nutrition, Respiration, + Current Affairs (March, 16) Muscle movement, skeletal system, circulatory system, excretion. ● Biocommunication ● Genetics - The science of heredity ● Diseases and Defence Mechanisms ● Origin and Evolution of life ● Plant Biology - Plant Growth and Development

MAY 8, 2016 Ecology and Environment (II) and Biology

MAY 15, 2016

Physics ♦ Standards and units ♦ Mechanics and properties of matter ♦ Heat ♦ Sound ♦ Optics ♦ Electricity and Magnetism ♦ Atomic and Nuclear physics ♦ Modern Physics ♦ Astronomy and Space Science

Chemistry ♦ Matters and its nature ♦ Chemical Reactions and Equations ♦ Structure of the Atom ♦ Periodic classification of elements © VISION IAS

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- 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th NCERT : Science (Read Chapters according to syllabus)

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th NCERT: Science (Read Chapters according to syllabus) -

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- Manorama Year Book

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- The Indian Express - The Economic Times - Frontline - Wikipedia

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- The Indian Express - The Economic Times - Frontline - Wikipedia

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♦ Chemical Bonding ♦ Carbon and its compound ♦ Acid, Bases and Salts ♦ Metals and Nonmetals ♦ Thermodynamics ♦ Nanotechnology ♦ Agricultural Chemistry ♦ Medicinal Chemistry ♦ Food Chemistry ♦ Bio Chemistry ♦ Polymers and Plastics + Applied Science and Modern Day Technology / Latest Research + Current Affairs (Oct + Nov + Dec, 15)

♦ Thermodynamics ♦ Nanotechnology ♦ Agricultural Chemistry ♦ Medicinal Chemistry ♦ Food Chemistry ♦ Bio Chemistry ♦ Polymers and Plastics + Applied Science and Modern Day Technology / Latest Research + Current Affairs

Test 16 [1779]

MAY 23, 2016

Economic Survey 2015-16 ♦ Economic Survey 2015-16 Budget 2016 - 17 ♦ Budget 2016 - 17 + Current Affairs (Jan + Feb, 16)

Test 17 [1780]

JUNE 1, 2016

India Year Book 2016 & Manorama Year Book 2016 India Year Book 2016 & ♦ India Year Book 2016 & Manorama Year Manorama Year Book Book 2016 2016 + Current Affairs (April, 16)

Test 18 [1781]

JUNE 8, 2016

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JUNE 15, 2016

Test 20 [1783]

JUNE 22, 2016

Test 21 [1784]

JUNE 29, 2016

Test 22 [1785]

JULY 6, 2016

Test 23 [1786]

JULY 13, 2016

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-Economic Survey 2015-16 -Budget 2016 - 17

- The Hindu -PIB : www.pib.nic.in

- The Indian Express

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- The Indian Express

FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (Feb + Mar + April, 16) FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (Feb + Mar + April, 16) FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (May 2016) FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (May 2016) FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (July 2015 – March 2016) FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (July 2015 – March 2016)

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JULY 20, 2016

Test 25 [1788]

JULY 25, 2016

FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (June 2016)

FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs ((June 2016 + July 1-15 – 2016)

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