GENERAL STUDIES-I

(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and

Geography of the World and Society)
Indian Culture - Salient aspects of Art Forms,
Literature and Architecture from ancient to
modern times.

Modern Indian History from about the middle

of the eighteenth century until the present-
significant events, personalities, issues.

The Freedom Struggle — its various stages

and important contributors/contributions from
different parts of the country.

Post-independence Consolidation and

Reorganization within the country.

History of the World will include events from

18th century such as Industrial Revolution,
world wars, Redrawal of National Boundaries,
Colonization, Decolonization, political
philosophies like Communism, Capitalism,
Socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the
society.

Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of

India.

Role of Women and Women’s Organization,

Population and Associated Issues, Poverty
and Developmental issues, Urbanization,
their problems and their remedies.
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 their problems and their remedies.

Effects of Globalization on Indian society.

Social Empowerment, Communalism,

Regionalism & Secularism.

Salient features of World’s Physical

Geography.

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).

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.

ART & CULTURE

Indian Culture - Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature
and Architecture from ancient to modern times

Indian Art Forms

Bhakti & Sufi
Indian Paintings Movements

Mural Paintings Spread of Bhakti

Miniature and Sufi
Paintings Movements
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Mughal, Rajput, Women Poets of

Pahari Paintings Bhakti

Dances in India Literature

Classical Sanskrit
Classical Dance
Literature
Forms

Folk Dance Vedas,

Forms Upanishads,
Puranas
Modern Dance
Books written by
Music Kalidasa,
Vishakhadatta
Classical Music
etc
Folk Music
Ancient Buddhist
Puppetry Literature
String Puppets Ancient Jainism
Shadow Puppets Literature

Rod Puppets Early Dravidian

Literature (eg
Glove puppets
Sangam Period)
Modern
Medieval Literature
Puppetry
Trends in Medieval
Tribal Puppetry
Literature
Pottery Modern Indian
Literature
Ochre Coloured
Pottery(OCP) Architecture
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Ware (BRW) Architecture
Painted Grey Mauryan
Ware (PGW) Architecture
Northern Black Post-Mauryan
Polished Ware Period Gupta Period
(NBPW)
Temple Architecture
Glazed and
Unglazed Nagara Style
Pottery Dravida Style

Drama/Theatre Vesara Style

Classical Cave Architecture

Sanskrit Theatre
Buddhist Cave
Regional
Jaina Caves
Theatre
Gupta Period
Modern Theatre
Caves
Martial Arts
Medieval and Indo-
Thang Ta Islamic Architecture

Gatka Imperial Style

Kalaripayattu Delhi Sultanate

Mallakhamb Provincial Style

Silambam Mughal Style

Other Important Sikh Style of

Martial Arts Architecture

Rajput
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Visual Art
Architecture
Sculptures of Salient features
Harappan
Civilization Colonial Architecture
& Modern
Sculptures of the
Architecture
Mauryan Age

Post-Mauryan European
Period Influence

Jain Sculptures Indo-Saracenic

Architecture
Buddhist
Sculpture Post-
Independence
Gupta Sculpture
Period
Medieval School
of Sculpture Contribution of
Buddhism & Jainism
Modern Indian
to the Development
Sculpture
of Indian
Architecture

Rock Cut
Architecture

South Indian

Western Indian

Eastern Indian

ANCIENT HISTORY
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 ANCIENT HISTORY
Pre-Historic Post-Mauryan India
Stone Age Arrival of Indo-
Greeks, Shakas,
Chalcolithic Age
Parthians & Kushana
Iron Age
Satavahanas and
Indus Valley Other Indigenous
Civilization (IVC) Dynasties
Town Planning Schools of Art:

Harappan Gandhara; Mathura;

Society Amravati

Characteristics Imperial Guptas

of Major Political history of

Centers Guptas
Harappan Art & Gupta
Architecture Administration
Decline of Development of
Harappan Art & Culture
Culture
Age of Golden
Vedic Society age

Original Home of Economic

Aryans Conditions

Socio- Economic Urban centres in

Characters of Gupta period
Vedic Society
Harshavardana
Vedic Literature
Sources for
Social
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Social
Harsha’s Period
Organization and
Varna System Early life of
Harsha
Religion and
Thought Harsha’s
Administration
Pre-Mauryan
Important Officials
Period
of the empire
Mahajanpadas
Economy under
Haryanka Harsha
dynasty
Huen Tsang
Shishunaga
Society
dynasty
Religion
Nanda dynasty
The Southern
Jainism and
Buddhism Dynasties

Gautam Buddha Satavahanas (230

BC TO AD 225)
Mahavira
Pallavas (AD 330–
Growth of
796)
Jainism and
Buddhism Chalukyas (AD
535–1190)
Mauryan Empire
Pandyas of
Chandragupta Madurai (AD 590–
and Bindusara 1323)
Arthasastra Chola Dynasty
(Book by (AD 850–1310)
Kautilya)
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Rashtrakutas (AD
Megasthenes 753–973)
Asoka and His
Successors

Asoka’s
Inscriptions and
Sites

Asoka’ a
Dhamma

Mauryan.
Administration,
Economy,
Society and Art

Decline of
Maurya

MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Delhi Sur Dynasties
Sultanate
Maratha
Slave Empire
(Ghulam) or
Deccan
Mamluk Sultanate
Dynasty
Ahmednagar
Khilji Sultanate
Dynasty
Bijapur
Tughluq Sultanate
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dynasty
Berar
Sayyid Sultanate
Dynasty
Golconda
Lodi dynasty Sultanate

Struggle for Bidar

Empire in Sultanate
North India
(Afghans,
Rajputs and
Mughals)
Mughals
Babur

Humayun

Akbar

Jahangir

Shah Jahan

Aurangzeb

Later
Mughals

Decline of
Mughal
Empire

MODERN HISTORY
Modern Indian History from about the
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 Modern Indian History from about the
middle of the eighteenth century until the
present- significant events, personalities,
issues

The Freedom Struggle — its various stages

and important contributors/contributions from
different parts of the country

Important Beginning of
Modern History Mass
Events Before Nationalism
1857 (1919-1939)
Later Mughals Mahatma
Gandhi – His
Regional powers
Ideas &
in 18th
Leadership
Century
Montagu-
Carnatic Wars
Chelmsford
Battle of Plassey
Reforms
& Buxar
Rowlatt Act,
Anglo-Mysore
Satyagrah and
War Jallianwala
Anglo Punjab Bagh Massacre
War Non-cooperation
Socio-economic & Khilafat
Condition of Movement
People Swarajists & No-
European Changers
Penetration of Emergence of
India
New Forces –
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New Forces –
British Conquest Socialistic Ideas,
of India Youth & Trade
Unionism
British Policies &
Their Impact – Revolutionary
Economic, Activity
Administrative & Simon
Socio-cultural Commission &
Socio-cultural Nehru Report
Reform Civil
Movements
Disobedience
Uprisings Movement
Against British Round Table
Pre-1857
Conferences

Revolt of 1857 Communal

Award & Poona
Causes,
Pact
Leaders, and
Nature of revolt Participation in
of 1857 Elections to
Central
Suppression of
Legislature
revolt of 1857
(1934) &
Consequences Provincial
of Revolt of Assemblies
1857 (1937)
Act of Good Government of
Governance India Act, 1935
1858
Towards
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Growth of Freedom &
Nationalism in Partition (1939-
India (1858- 1947)
1905)
National
Political, Movement
Economic & During World
Administrative War II
Unification of the
August Offer
Country
Individual
Role of Western
Satyagraha
Education
Growth of
Role of Press
Communalism
Rediscovery of
Peasant
India’s Past
Movements
Early Political
State People’s
Movements
Struggle
Formation of
Cripps Mission
INC
Quit India
Era of
Movement
Moderates
Wavell Plan
Growth of
Militant INA & Subhash
Nationalism & Chandra Bose
Revolutionary
Cabinet Mission
Activities (1905-
1918) Nationalist
Upsurge Post-
Swadeshi &
World War II
Boycott
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Movement Independence
with Partition
Surat Split

International
Influence

Morley – Minto
Reforms

Growth of
Communalism

POST-INDEPENDENCE
INDIA
Post-independence Consolidation and
Reorganization within the country

Nation Building Polity

Partition and Its Era of One-Party
Aftermath Dominance

Integration of Emergence of
Princely States Opposition
Parties
Linguistic
Regionalism in Emergency:
India Crisis of
Democratic
Reorganisation of Order
States
Rise of Regional
Issue of Official Parties
Language
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Coalition Era
Tribal
Consolidation Social

Regional Popular
Aspirations Movements

Communalism
Foreign Policy
Indian Women
Non-Aligned
Since
Movement
Independence
Panchsheel
Issue of
Wars with
Women and
Pakistan & China
Evolution of
Nuclear Policy Women
Movement
Economy
Naxalism
Planned
Development Post-
Green Revolution, Independence
Policy of Science
Operation Flood &
And Technology
Cooperatives
India’s Policy in
Agrarian & Land
the Field of the
Reforms
Science and
Industrial Reforms Technology
LPG Reforms Impact of
Economic
Reform on the
Science and
Technology in
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India

WORLD HISTORY
History of the World will include events from 18th
century such as Industrial Revolution, world wars,
Redrawal of National Boundaries, Colonization,
Decolonization, political philosophies like
Communism, Capitalism, Socialism etc.— their
forms and effect on the society

Beginning of the World Between

Modern World the Two Wars
Renaissance Europe After the
War – Fascism
Discovery of Sea
& Nazism
Routes
The Great
Reformation
Depression
Counter Reformation
Emergence of
Industrial Revolution
Soviet Union
European Nations Nationalist
Settle North America Movements in
Rise of Slave Trade Asia & Africa

American War of US as a Strong

Independence Power

Foundation of World War II

American
Fascist
Colonies
Aggression &
The Response of
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Independence of Western
United States of Democracies
America
Outbreak of the
The American War
Revolutionary War
Theatres of the
What was the War
impact of
US Entry into
American
the War
Revolution?
Global Nature of
US Civil War
the War
Impact of Civil
The Holocaust
War on USA
Resistance
Global Impact of
Movements
US Civil War
After-effects of
Impact on India
the War
French Revolution
Decolonialisation
Causes & Redrawal of
National
The revolution in Boundaries
France
Europe after
France under World War II
Napoleon
Cold War
Impact of
Rise of Asia &
revolution
Africa
Significance of
Developments
revolution
in West Asia &
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Nationalism in North Africa
Europe Spread of
Rise of the nation- Communism
state system Korean War
Unification of Italy Vietnam War
Unification of Cuban Crisis
Germany
Collapse of
Rise of Capitalism, Soviet Union
Colonialism &
Concept, Types
Imperialism & Social Impact
Colonialism
of Political
Philosophies
The age of
Communism
Imperialism
(1870-1914) Capitalism

Imperialism in Socialism
Asia

Analysis of
Colonialism

World War I
Causes of the War

Scope & Course of

the War

Russian Revolution

Major events in
pre-revolution
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 pre-revolution
Russia

Causes

Course of
revolution

Consequences

Aftermath of the
war

Post-Lenin Russia

End of the War &

Peace Treaties

Consequences of the
War

League of Nations

INDIAN SOCIETY
Salient features of Effects of
Indian Society, Globalization on
Diversity of India Indian society
Features of Indian Understanding
society Globalisation – Its
Different
Diversity (Types –
Dimensions
caste, linguistic,
social and Globalisation &
religious, race, Culture -
tribe and ethnicity, Homogenisation
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 tribe and ethnicity, Homogenisation
culture) vs. Glocalisation

Challenges posed Factors Driving

by Diversity Globalisation

Unity Globalisation &

India
Pluralism
Impact of
Unity in Diversity
Globalisation on
Inequality and
India - Socio-
Exclusion
cultural,
Family System economic, on
women, agrarian
Examples of
sector etc.
above.
Does
Role of Women Globalisation
and Women’s
cause Poverty?
Organization
Women’s Social
organizations in
Empowerment
Indian history Which are the

Types of women’s Socially

organizations Disadvantaged
Groups?
Level of
penetration Meaning and
concept of social
19th Century
empowerment
Social Reform
Movements and Dimensions of
Early Women's Social
Organisations – Empowerment
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Why do we need
Agrarian
social
Struggles and
empowerment?
Revolt
Government
Participation in
Initiatives to Aide
Freedom
Social
Struggle
Empowerment
Women’s Empowerment in
organization (With reality and India’s
Examples) experience
Problems faced by
Communalism
women’s
organizations Communalism –
Its Characteristics
Is a larger vocal
role possible and Communalism in
ways to achieve India in the Past
the same Communalism in
Role of SHGs, Contemporqary
Micro finance India
Institution Causes of
Communalism
Population and
Associated Issues Consequences of

Basic Demography Communalism

of India Measures to

Population Trends Control &

in India and their Eradicate

Implications Communalism
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Effects of Over Antidote to

Population Communalism

Challenges of Regionalism
Population
Concept of
Explosion
Region &
Changing Age Regionalism
Structure of Indian
Different Forms of
Population
Regionalism
Demogarphic
Regionalism in
Dividend: Boon or
India
Bane for India
Causes of
Population Aging
Regionalism
in India
Concept of 'Sons
India's Population
of Soil'
Policy & Initiatives
Consequences of
Poverty and Regionalism
Developmental
Issues Federalism &
Regionalism
Concept of
Role of Regional
Development and
Parties
Poverty
Measures to
Types of Poverty
Contain
Measurement of
Regionalism
Poverty – Poverty
Regionalism in
Line
the International
Causes of Poverty
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 Causes of Poverty
Sphere
Poverty as a
Secularism
Social Problem
Concept of
Socio-economic
Secularism
Spread of Poverty
Indian Model of
Consequences of
Poverty – Secularism

Secularism in
Inequality
India
Continuation of
Nature & Practice
Vicious Cycle
of Secularism in
Who is worst India
affected by
Uniform Civil
poverty?
Code
Problem of Rising Challenges faced
Urban Poverty by Secularism in
Poverty Alleviation India
Initiatives Measures to
Policy shifts from Make India Truly
“Trickle Down” Secular
Economics to
Inclusive or Pro-
poor Development
to Reduce Poverty

Relation between
Poverty Reduction
and Development:
Poverty-Inequality-
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Development
Nexus

Urbanization, their
problems and their
remedies
Urbanisation
Trends in India
and Their
Implications -
Demographic and
Social Dimensions

Factors Driving
Urbanisation

State of Service
Delivery and
Challeges posed
by Urbanisation

Problems of Urban
Areas

Social
Consequences of
Urbanisation

Impact of
Urbanisation in
Rural Areas

Urban Planning
and Role of Urban
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(ULBs)

Reforms Required
and Government
Initiatives Taken
So Far

Problems of Slums

WORLD AND INDIAN

GEOGRAPHY
Salient features of Important
World’s Physical Geophysical
Geography Phenomena such as
earthquakes,
Geomorphology
Tsunami, Volcanic
Origin & Evolution
activity, cyclone etc.,
geographical features
of Earth
and their location-
Interior of the changes in critical
Earth geographical features
(including Water-
Distribution of bodies and Ice-caps)
Continents & and in flora and
Oceans fauna and the effects
of such changes
Plate Tectonic
Theory Earthquakes

Distribution of Why Does Earth

Earthquakes & Shake?
Volcanoes
Earthquake Waves
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Earthquake Waves
Rocks & Rock
Shadow Zone
Cycle
Types of
Geomorphic
Earthquake
Processes –
Endogenic & Measuring

Exogenic Earthquake

Landforms & their Effects of

Evolution Earthquake

Geological Time Tsunami

Scale
What Causes
Oceanography Tsunami

Hydrological Cycle Effect of Tsunami

Seafloor Mitigating the

Spreading Impact of Tsunami

Ocean Floor Volcanoes

Configuration
Types of
Temperature & Volcanoes
Salinity of Oceans
What Causes
Movement of Volcanoes?
Oceans – Waves,
Volcanic
Tides, Currents
Landforms
Climatology Intrusive volcanic

Earth’s Landforms

Atmosphere – Extrusive Volcanic

Composition & Landforms
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Structure
Distribution of
Solar Radiation, Volcanoes
Heat Budget &
Temperature Cyclone

Atmospheric Tropical Cyclones

Circulation & Anti-Cyclone
Weather Systems
Extra Tropical
World Climate Cyclones
(examples)
Factors Causing
Soil Geography Changes in Critical
Soil & Soil Geographical

Contents Features

Process of Soil Examples of

Formation Changing
Geographical
Soil Forming
Features - Melting of
Factors
Ice Sheets,
Types of Soils Desertification etc.
(examples)
Impact of Changing
Soil Erosion & Geographical
Conservation Features

Distribution of Key Physical Geography

Natural Resources of India
across the world
Physiography of
(including South Asia
and the Indian sub- India
continent) Drainage System
Types of Resources
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On the Basis of Soils in India

Origin, Ownership,
Natural Vegetation
Exhaustability etc.
Human Geography
Land Resources
Demography
Land Utilisation
Urbanization
Land Use Pattern
Census
Land Degradation
& Conservation Economic Geography

Forest Resources Agriculture

Types & Mineral resource

Distribution – Energy resources

Grasslands,
Industry
Forests etc.
Transport and
Causes of
Communication
Depletion

Conservation of
Forests

Water Resources

Marine &
Freshwater

Water Scarcity &

Need For
Conservation

Integrated Water
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Resources
Management

Agricultural
Resources

Types of Farming

Cropping Patterns

Contribution to
Economy,
Employment &
Output

Food Security

Mineral & Energy

Resources

Classification of
Minerals – Ferrous
& Non-Ferrous

Occurrence of
Minerals

Conservation of
Minerals

Classification of
Energy Resources
– Conventional &
Non-Conventional

Occurrence of
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Energy Resources

Conservation of
Energy Resources

Factors responsible
for the location of
primary, secondary,
and tertiary sector
industries in various
parts of the world
(including India)
Classification of
Industries

Location &
Distribution of the
Industries on the
Basis of

Raw Material

Labour

Market

Capital

Land

Grants & Financial

Incentives

Power

Transport

Water
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Communication

Distribution of Major
Industries – Iron &
Steel, IT, Cotton
Textile

Agglomeration &
Footloose Industries
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