Test 1: 24 October,2020 |
•Fundamental ri... Read More
•Fundamental rights, DPSP – application
• Supreme court, Judiciary and related reforms
• Indian constitution - Historical underpinnings
• Amendments;
• Issues & challenges related to Federal structure
• Panchayti Raj institutions- issues and challenges
• Contemporary topics
• Parliament and State Legislatures ‐ structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these
• Election reforms & RPA
• Constitution and Non Constitution Bodies – their role in contemporary India
• Statutory, Non statutory and contemporary bodies
• Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
• IYB 14 chapters
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Polity-constitution and
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India Year Book Newspapers Indian polity,Laxmikanth |
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Test 2: 27 October,2020 |
• Pressure groups
• Role of NGOs
• Development processes&nb... Read More
• Pressure groups
• Role of NGOs
• Development processes
• Social issues related to women
• Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
• IYB 14 chapters
• Rural and Urban development
• Food and civil supplies
• Water
• Labour
• 2 years CURRENT Topics of GOVERNANCE
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Governance and related
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Aspire Mains kunji,Editorial and You, T50 notes and 2 years of NEWPAPER topics |
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Test 3: 31 October,2020 |
• India’s foreign policy
• Nuclear doctrines of India and world Read More
• India’s foreign policy
• Nuclear doctrines of India and world
• Export control regimes
• India’s relations with South Asia, ASEAN, EU, East Asia, Central Asia, West Asia;
• South –South Co-operation & related organizations
• I.N Org: BRICS, G-20, WORLD BANK, IMF AND SAARC
• Other International organizations
• UNO and its Role
• Agencies of UNO and their mandate
• Policies of USA, Russia, China, EU, S.E Asia, Japan and their impact on India and world
• India – Latin America, Africa, Indian ocean and pacific ocean
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Spectrum text book on International Organizations 2 years Newspapers notes NCERTs (Democracy of India)
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Test 4: 01 November,2020 |
Paper-2 Composite
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Paper-2 Composite |
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Test 5: 07 November,2020 |
• Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country
• Different t... Read More
• Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country
• Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage;
• Transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints;
• e-technology in the aid of farmers;
• Innovations in Indian Agriculture
• Recent government policies on agriculture
• Contemporary problems in agriculture and solutions
• Planning and development.
• Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
• Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.Last 6 months Current issues like sugar pricing issue, banking reforms, tax reforms, budget etc..
• SDGS, HDI, and issues related
• Economic reforms and 2 years ofbudget and survey
• Pollution
• Sustainable agriculture
• Sustainable development
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Economics and Envi |
Aspire MAINS Kunji,Newspapers,UMA KAPILA(Policies),PD Economic issue,India Year Book,Target 50 notes or,your own notes |
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Test 6: 10 November,2020 |
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· Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
· Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management
· Land reforms in India.
· Effects of liberalization on the economy,changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
· Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc.
· Investment models.
Environment
• Envi Conservation, Environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
• Disaster and disaster management.
• EIA
• Current issues in environment – ESZ, World Ecological Areas, Ground water contamination, Tiger Conservation, Forest, conservation, Rhinoceros conservation, wild life board
• Disaster management
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Economics and
Environment |
Aspire MAINS Kunji,Newspapers; UMA KAPILA(Policies);PD Economic issue; India Year Book;Target 50 notes oryour own notes GM TIMES (Envi and eco) |
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Test 7: 12 November,2020 |
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Internal security
· Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
· Role of external state and non-state actors in creating
·challenges to internal security. Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; moneylaundering and its prevention.
· Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism. · Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
· Science and Technology
developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
· Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, biotechnology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
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Internal sec & S&T |
Mains Kunji of Aspire and 2 years of Newspaper T-50 Notes GM TIMES (S&T) |
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Test 8: 15 November,2020 |
Paper-3 Composite
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Paper-3 Composite |
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Test 9: 21 November,2020 |
• Distribution ... Read More
• Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub‐continent);
• Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India)
• Contemporary issues – related to geography
• Salient features of world’s physical geography.
• Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.,
• Geographical features and their location‐ changes in critical geographical features (including water‐bodies and ice‐caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
• Biomes and characteristics Main thrust on Indian Human and Eco Geography
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Geography and
Associated
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D.R. KHULLAR OLD NCERT ASPIRE GEO NOTES MainsKunji |
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Test 10: 24 November,2020 |
Modern History
World History
Indian Culture
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Modern History
World History
Indian Culture
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History and Culture |
NCERT and Mains Kunji |
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Test 11: 28 November,2020 |
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Social Issues
• Salient features of Indian Society
• Role of women
• Globalisation and impact over Indian societies
• Social Empowerment
• Communalism, regionalism, Secularism
• Related Contemporary issues
• Indian Society Post consolidation India
• Nehru Era – Shastri, Indira Gandhi era, Rajiv era
• Rao, Gujral, Manmohan era, Modi era
• Land reforms
• Industrial reforms
• Investment reforms
• Infrastructure
• Whole IYB
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Social issue and PCI |
T-50 Notes and Mains kunji |
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Test 12: 29 November,2020 |
Paper-1 COMPOSITE
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Test 13: 05 December,2020 |
• Important asp... Read More
• Important aspects of Governance – Transparency and Accountability,
• e-governance,
• Citizen Charter
• Role of Civil Services in Indian Democracy
• Ethics and human interface
• Probity in Governance
• Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity;
• Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information,
• Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.
Case Studies on above issues.
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Ethics and governance |
Aspire Ethics book
Mains Kunji |
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Test 14: 08 December,2020 |
• Political phi... Read More
• Political philosophies
• Effect on society
• Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
• Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
• Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behavior; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
• Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, impartiality and non‐ partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker‐sections.
• Emotional Intelligence‐concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. • •Case studies
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Ethics theory and case
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Aspire Ethics book
Mains Kunji |
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Test 15: 12 December,2020 |
Ethics Composite Paper-4
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Test 16: 13 December,2020 |
ESSAY Paper with discussion
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ESSAY Paper with discussion
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Aspire ESSAY module |
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Test 17 & 18: 16 December,2020 |
UPSC Mock : PAPER-1 & 2
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Test 19 & 20: 17 December,2020 |
UPSC Mock : PAPER-3 & 4
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Test 21: 18 December,2020 |
Essay and Hindi
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