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Test Series (2019-2020)

UPSC GENERAL STUDIESPRELIMINARY TEST BATCH - I2020 SCHEDULE

Date

29.12.2019TEST 9

Current Affairs

AUGUST 2019

TOPICS

GEOGRAPHY - INDIAN GEOGRAPHY -TEST 2

Geography 1+

1. Geological structure

2. Physiography

3. Drainage

4. Climate

5. Natural Vegetation and

Wildlife,

6. Soils

Date

13.10.2019

Current Affairs

JANUARY 2019

TEST 1

TOPICS

INDIAN POLITY - TEST 1

1. Historical Background 2. Salient Features of Indian Constitution3. Preamble

4. Citizenship 5. Fundamental Rights 6. Directive Principles of State Policy7. Fundamental Duties

1. Arrival of Europeans

2. Early English wars–Carnatic,

Plassey, Buxar, Maratha Wars

and Mysore wars

3. Early structure of British

Empire.

4. Constitutional Developments

(From 1773 to1858)

5. Governor Generals (From

Robert Clive to Lord Dalhousie

their Administration, reforms

Date

20.10.2019

Current Affairs

FEBRUARY 2019

TEST 2

TOPICS

INDIAN HISTORY - MODERN INDIA - TEST 1

6. Administration during Company

period (Civil Services, Judiciary,

Police, Education policy,Famine

policy, Press regulation, etc)

7. Tribal and Peasant Uprisings till

1857

8. Revolt of 1857

9. Socio Religious Reform

Movements (Entirely)

7. Population

8. Resources

9. Industries

10. Transport

11. Trade and other Economic

Activities

Date

05.01.2020TEST 10

Current Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2019

TOPICS

ECONOMICS – TEST 2

Economics Test 1+

1. External sector

2. Planning

3. Agriculture

4. Industry

5. Infrastructure

6. Service Sector

7. Social Sector (special focus on

skill development &

employment)

8. Contemporary Economic Issues

in India and the World

TEST 11

TOPICS

1. Ecology 2. Ecosystem – Types and

Functions 3. Environment Impact

Assessment 4. Biodiversity concepts

Date

19.01.2020

Current Affairs

JUNE 2019 TOOCTOBER 2019

TEST 12

TOPICS

CURRENT AFFAIRS REVISION TEST-2 (ONLINE)

Date

02.02.2020

Current Affairs

NOVEMBER 2019

TEST 13

TOPICS

INDIAN POLITY – TEST 3

Polity Test 1 and 2+1. Indian judiciary2. The Union Territories3. Local self-government4. The Scheduled and Tribal

Areas 5. Emergency provisions

6. Tribunals

7. Languages

8. Constitutional and extra

Constitutional bodies

9. Other Miscellaneous topics

TEST 14

TOPICS

1. Agriculture- geographic,economic and environmentperspective

2. Map- India and World3. Schemes, Acts, Policies,

Reports,Indices,Rules and Regulations related to social

Date

03.11.2019Current Affairs

MARCH 2019

TEST 3

TOPICS

GEOGRAPHY - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY – TEST 1GEOMOR PHOLOGY, OCE ANOGRAPHY

CLIMA TOLOGY AND CLIMATIC REGIONS

1. Origin of universe2. Evolution of Earth 3. Earth’s structure4. Volcanoes and Earthquakes5. Continents and Ocean Basins.6. Earth movements7. Mountains, Plateaus, Plains

andLakes8. Rocks, Soils and Minerals9. Drainage System and Pattern10. Various Landforms

11. Reliefs of Ocean Basin12.Temperature and Salinity of Ocean13. Ocean deposits14. Ocean tides and currents15. Coral reefs16. Marine Resources17. Structure and composition of atmosphere18. Insolation and Heat Budget of atmoshphere

Polity Test 1 +1. The Union and The States (excluding judiciary)2. Federalism3. Centre-State relation

4. Parliamentary form of

Date

10.11.2019Current Affairs

APRIL 2019

TEST 4

TOPICS

ECONOMICS - TEST 1

1. National Income2. Growth and Development3. Public Finance

Date

01.12.2019

Current Affairs

JUNE 2019TEST 7

TOPICS

INDIAN POLITY – TEST 2

Date

15.12.2019

Current Affairs

JULY 2019TEST 8

TOPICS

INDIAN HISTORY - MODERN INDIA –TEST 2

1. General Science and recent developments2. Space Technology3. Defence Technology 4. Electrical and Electronics Technology5. Green TechnologyNCERT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IX & X (OLD)NCERT XI-PHYSICSChapter 01- Physics World,Chapter 06 - Work, Energy and Power

Chapter 08- GravitationChapter 15 - Sounds and Doppler effects NCERT XI - Chemistry –Chapter 14- Environmental Chemistry NCERT XII - Physics – Chapter 09- Ray optics and OpticalInstrumentsChapter 10 - Wave optics

government

5. Amendment to the

Constitution

6. Election

Date

17.11.2019

Current Affairs

MAY 2019

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - TEST - 1

TEST 5

TOPICS

History Test 1+

1. Pre Congress political parties,

Indian National Congress -

Early Leaders and their

Contributions

2. Phase of Moderates and

Extremists

3. Swadeshi and National

Movement

4. Period of Revolutionary

Movements

5. Arrival of Gandhi, his early

successes in South Africa and

his Earlyexperiments in India

6. Non-Cooperation Movement

andTemple entry movements

7. Civil Disobedience Movement

8. Developments to Government

ofIndia Act 1935 (Simon

Commission,Round Table

Congress, Poona pact)

9. 1937 Election and Formation of

Congress Ministries inProvinces

10. Transfer of power issues (From

1940 to 1947)

11. Rise of capitalism and Rise of

Trade Union Movements

12. Rise of Communalism

13. Other Political Parties during

National Movement

14. Famous personalities and

their contributions

19. Temperature and its distribution20. Atmospheric pressure and its circulation21. Wind system

22. Humidity and precipitation 23. Frontogenesis and cyclones24. World Climatic Regions (Location, distribution, climate, vegetation, wildlife, people,economic activities)

4. Money and Inflation5. Banking (including RBI policies)6. Money Market7. Capital Market

Date

24.11.2019

Current Affairs

JANUARY 2019 to MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS REVISION TEST-1 (ONLINE)

TEST 6

TOPICS

Date

12.01.2020

Current Affairs

OCTOBER 2019

ENVIRONMENT-TEST 1

5. Indian Biodiversity – Flora and Fauna (both terrestrial and aquatic)6. Conservation and Initiatives

Date

09.02.2020

SPECIAL FOCUS AREAS - SOCIAL JUSTICE,REPORTS, AGRICULTURE & MAP

justice and empowerment4. Governance5. International reports And

Indices6. Other Miscellaneous Topics (Including Historical Events)

Date

16.02.2020

TEST 15

Current Affairs

DECEMBER 2019TOPICS

INDIAN HISTORY TEST 3– ANCIENT ANDMEDIEVAL HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE

10. Early Medieval India

(including Cholas)

11. Delhi Sultanate

12. Bhakthi and Sufi movements

13. Regional Kingdoms of 14th and 15th Century (including Bahamani and Vijayanagar)

14. Mughals

15. Marathas

16. Later Mughals

17. Art and Culture (From Ancient times to Modern history )

18. Places and Terms (Related to Ancient and Medieval India)

History test 1 and 2 +

1. Pre History

2. Indus Valley Civilization

3. Vedic Period (early and later Vedic)

4. Mahajanapadas

5. Mauryan Period

6. Dark age ( 300 BC to 300 AD)

7. Gupta Period

8. Post Gupta period till Harsha

Vardhana

9. Ancient Indian religion and

philosophy (Buddhism,Jainism

and others), Six Philosophical

schools

Date

22.03.2020

TEST 19

Current Affairs

JANUARY AND

FEBRUARY 2020TOPICS

POLITY - Complete Syllabus

Date

29.03.2020

TEST 20

Current AffairsComplete Syllabus

TOPICS

HISTORY - Complete Syllabus

Date

05.04.2020

TEST 21

Current AffairsNOVEMBER 2019To FEBRUARY2020

TOPICS

CURRENT AFFAIRS REVISION

TEST-3 (ONLINE)

Date

12.04.2020

TEST 22

TOPICS

GEOGRAPHY INCLUDING MAP

- Complete Syllabus


Date

19.04.2020

TEST 23

TOPICS

ECONOMICS

- Complete Syllabus


Date

10.05.2020

TEST 26 MOCK TEST - 01

Date

17.05.2020


Date

24.05.2020


Date

26.04.2020

TEST 24

TOPICS

BUDGET AND

ECONOMIC SURVEY

Date

03.05.2020

TEST 25

TOPICS

ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE AND

TEC Y – Complete SyllabusHNOLOGCurrent AffairsMARCH 2020

(ONLINE)

UPSC – GENERAL STUDIESANSWER WRITING PROGRAMME – 2019-2020SCHEDULE

Date

12.10.2019

No of Questions

7

TEST 1

TOPICS

POLITY I

Indian Constitution - historical underpinnings, evolution, features,

amendments, significant provisions and basic structure|| Functions

and responsibilities of the Union and the States, Issues and challenges

pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances

up to local levels and challenges therein||Separation of powers

between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and

institutions||Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that

of other countries.

Date

19.10.2019

No of Questions

7

TEST 2

TOPICS

SOCIETY IN INDIA

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 || Effects of globalization on Indian society || Social

empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism

Date

25.10.2019

No of Questions

1 Essay

TEST Essay

TOPICS

1.5 HOURS

Date

02.11.2019

No of Questions

7

TEST 3

TOPICS

Geography I

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.

Date

09.11.2019

No of Questions

7

TEST 4

TOPICS

ECONOMICS I

Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, growth, development

and employment || Inclusive growth and issues arising from it ||

Government Budgeting || National Income, Public Finance || Money,

Inflation, Bankin

Date

16.11.2019

TEST 5

TOPICS

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Developments and their applications and effects in everydaylife ||

Achievements of Indians in science & technology; Indigenization of

technology and developing new technology || Awareness in the fields of

IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and

issues relating to intellectual property right

Date

23.11.2019

No of Questions

4 THEORY + 3 CASE STUDIES

TEST 6

TOPICS

ETHICS I

Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences

of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and

public relationships. Human Values – lessons from thelives and

teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family,

society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

• Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with

thought and behaviour; 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 on above issues.

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Date

01.03.2020

TEST 16

Current Affairs

JANUARY 2019

TO JUNE 2019TOPICS

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS & INTERNATIONAL RELATION

1. United Nations (Organs,

Agencies, Programmes, and

Funds)

2. Regional Organizations

3. Nuclear Organizations

4. Treaties and conventions

5. Ideological and Political

organizations

6. Financial and Trade

organizations

7. Cultural and Religious

organizations

8. International Relations

(Bilateral and Multilateral

relations including military

exercise)

Science and Technology 1+1. Nuclear Technology 2. Nano Technology (Only Particle

Science)3. Biotechnology 4. Health and Hygiene (With

Respect To Diseases Only)5. Intellectual Property Rights 6. Information Technology7. Robotics (Applications)NCERT XII - Chemistry –

Chapter 14- Bio-molecules Chapter 15 - PolymersChapter 16- Chemistry in

Everyday life

Date

08.03.2020

TEST 17

Current Affairs

JULY 2019 TO

DECEMBER 2019TOPICS

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY– TEST 2

NCERT XI - Biology –Chapter 06 - Human Genome

Project and DNA finger prints

(Molecular basis of Inheritance)Chapter 08- Human HealthChapter 09 - Food Production EnhancementChapter 10 - Microbes in Human

WelfareChapter 12 - Biotechnology and itsapplicationsChapter 13- Organisms andPopulation

Date

15.03.2020

TEST 18

Current Affairs

JANUARY 2020

TOPICS

ENVIRONMENT II – TEST 2

Environment 1+

1. Climate Change – Concepts,

Causes, Effects, Mitigation

strategies

2. India and International Climate

Change negotiations

and its initiatives

3. Environmental organizations,

Treaties, Conventions and

Summits

4. Environmental Governance

(Institutions, Acts and Policies)

5. Impact of Environmental

issues on Health of Organisms

6. Pollution

No of Questions

7

Bilateral Relations: India and its neighbourhood- relations || Bilateral,

regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or

affecting India's interests || Effect of policies and politics of developed

and developing countries on India's interests, Indian diaspora ||

Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure,

mandate.

Date

14.12.2019

No of Questions

10

TEST 9

TOPICS

HISTORY I

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 ||

Date

21.12.2019

No of Questions

10

TEST 10

TOPICS

HISTORY II

Indian culture will cover the salient aspect of Art Forms, Literature and

Architecture from Ancient to modern times Post independence

consolidation and reorganisation within the country || History of the

world will include events from 18th century such as the Industrial

revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization,

decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism,

socialism etc.-their forms and effect on the society ||

Date

22.12.2019

No of Questions

2 ESSAYS

TEST ESSAY

TOPICS

3 HOURS

“Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South

Asia and the Indian subcontinent) || Factors responsible for the location

of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of

the world (including India).”

Date

28.12.2019

No of Questions

10

TEST 11

TOPICS

GEOGRAPHY II

Mobilization of resources || External Sector, Capital Market || Effects of

liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their

effects on industrial growth || Investment models || Infrastructure:

Energy, Ports, Airports, Railways, Sectors of Economy

Date

04.01.2020

No of Questions

10

TEST 12

TOPICS

ECONOMICS II

Conser vation, environmental pol lution and degradation,

environmental impact assessment, Disaster and disaster management

Date

11.01.2020

No of Questions

10

TEST 13

TOPICS

ENVIONMENT

Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.

• Publ ic/Civi l ser vice values and Ethics in Publ ic administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate 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.

Date

18.01.2020

No of Questions

11 THEORY +4 CASE STUDIES

TEST 14

TOPICS

ETHICS II

Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, egovernance- applications, models,successes, limitations, and potential, citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures|| Role of civil services in democracy|| Disaster management|| Right to Information.Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation || Development processes and the development industry the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders || Ethical governance || Corporate governance || Challenges of corruption.

Date

25.01.2020

No of Questions

15

TEST 15

TOPICS

GOVERNANCE

Linkages between development and spread of extremism || Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security || Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism || Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention || Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate

Date

01.02.2020

No of Questions

15

TEST 16

TOPICS

INTERNAL SECURITY

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 || Land reforms in India.Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing || Food processing and related industries in India - scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management || 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.

Date

08.02.2020

No of Questions

15

TEST 17

TOPICS

AGRICULTURE

Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections || Issues

Date

15.02.2020

No of Questions

15

TEST 18

TOPICS

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Date

22.02.2019

No of Questions

2 ESSAYS

TEST ESSAY

TOPICS

3 HOURS

Date

23.02.2019

No of Questions

20 EACH

TEST 19 & 20

TOPICS

TEST 19 – GS1- FULL PORTIONS


Date

29.02.2019

No of Questions

20 EACH

TEST 21 & 22

TOPICS



Date

07.12.2019

TEST 8

TOPICS

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of

business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these ||

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 ||

Salient features of the Representation of People's Act || Appointment to

various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of

various Constitutional Bodies || Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-

judicial bodies

Date

30.11.2019

No of Questions

7

TEST 7

TOPICS

POLITY II

No of Questions

7

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