UPDATE: Important Topics for Prelims 2018

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InsightsIAS May 19, 2018

Important Topics for Prelims 2018

Note: Although nothing is predictable about UPSC, but analyzing the past few year trend we
have prepared list of most important topics for 2018 prelims. It is expected that students must
have completed multiple readings of our Insights compilation for prelims exam for different
subjects till now. Since just two weeks remain we have listed few imp topics and students are
advised to go through them at least once before exam.

Trend analysis says economy can make a comeback to around 15 and polity may moderate
down to 15-18.

Environment:

Green Building
UN ocean conference
Global Ocean Commission and climate change impact on ocean
Sunderbans mangroves and climate change
Aerosols and monsoon
Types of Traditional water conservation: Nalanda model of water conservation chosen for
national award
Ecosystem Service Improvement Project : Types of ecosystem services
GEF
Green India mission
Places : Vaan Island in gulf of mannar, North koel reservoir project, Koleru lake , Blackbuck
meja forest , B4 campaign maujuli island, Chilka lake, Orang  tiger park, Sangai nilgir  tahr,
Ameenpur lake,Bosphorous strait, Etunagaram wildlife sanctuary
National adaptation fund for climate change and NABARD
National wildlife action plan.
Secure Himalaya campaign
Graded response action plan
PAT scheme
Zero budget farming
Global Wildlife Programme 2017
Permaculture
SUNREF green housing
Wetlands
Hydroponics
CAMPA
Blue flag for beaches and  ICZM
Paris deal
Indian INDC
SDGs
Important bird and biodiversity areas.
India rhino mission
 Coal bed methane
International solar alliance
Green climate Fund
Environment performance index
Montreal protocol 30 years,Kigali,HFCs
Earth overshoot day
Lidar and air pollution management
Polymetalic nodules.
National Year of millet
RBI green bonds
Bio fuels : 3 generation
Jigyasa initiative
Tribes and location : Jarawa  and other A&N Island tribes ,Bonda Koya,toda ,soliga ,siddi
,reang,Koya ,
National Year of millet
Carbon sinks
Zero Budget farming, Organic agriculture and food.
Oxytocins
Biological Carbon Sequestration
Methanol Economy
Plastic pollution in Pacific ocean
BS VI
Biodiversity basics NCERT geo and biology books

International:

International comparison program

Asia Africa Growth Corridor vs OBOR
ISA
SCO
SCO
BIMSTEC
Australian group.
ASEAN
Nuclear weapon prohibition treaty,ICAN
World happiness index, happiness ministry in MP
ICJ
Vienna convention

Polity:

Important chapters: Historical background, making of constitution, salient

features,Preamble,UT,Citizenship,FR,DPSP,FD,amendment,emergency,Parliament
,SC,Governor,Panchayat raj,Inter state relation,President

Delimitation
UT provisions eg Pondicherry and Delhi
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Types Human rights and generation
Consumer rights and National consumer dispute redressal
FCRA
 Election Commission
Privileges of parliament.
Govt e-market place.
Art 21 and 32 : right to privacy
Cooperatives art 19
Special state provisions in constitution
Whip and anti defection
President election and vice president
RS election ,NOTA
Untouchability : Article 17
123rd CAA
National Citizen Register
Pondicherry
UNDOC
Golden triangle
EC
Privileges
Tele law, legal aid and NALSA
Panchayati raj
PAC
Emergency provision
Amendment of constitution.
FSSAI
Electoral Bonds
Office of profit
National Register of Citizen
National Knowledge network.
Role of speaker
Sessions of Parliament
No Confidence Motion
Adjournment motion and its differences from Short Duration Discussion.
Schedule languages

Bodies:

15 Finance Commission
National commission of minorities
Central water commission
Law commission
Article 35A
Interstate council : Status and Composition
Interstate water dispute act , art 262

Judiciary:

E-court
Nyay gram
Commercial courts
Legal aid, NALSA, Nyaylay act,Nyay mitra
NGT mandate and Acts under its purview
 Impeachment
Appointment to High Court

Schemes:

Umang
MPLAD
PMKKKY
PRAGATI
National Ayush Mission
National waterways , JMVP
Sagarmala and Bharatmala
National skill development corporation, PMKVY, sankalp and strive
Cyber Surakshit Bharat and Cyber Swachata Kendra
PENCIL
PMurja ganga
SAMPADA
Antyodaya
Public Finanace Management system
National health protection mission
National bio pharma mission
Darpan Project
Poshan Abhiyan

Indian Flag

Election:

EVM ,VVPAT, Totalizer ,Electoral bonds, MCC

Science and Tech:

DNA technology
IOT
AI
Stem cell therapy
Space Tech section of compilation

Map:

Hambantota
Gaza/west bank /jerusalam/
Djibouti
Middle east and Indian ocean map practice : Qatar, Israel, Raka, Mosul ,Duqm ,Djibouti,
Cauvery ,alang port, coal mines
Lisbon
Nathula , pongong lake
Catalonia
Venezuela
MTCR,NSG , Wassenaar and Australia Group – FAQs

Modern History:
 Kheda satyagraha ,Bardoli satyagraha ,sardar Patel
Simon commission
Nehru report
1858 act and queen proclamation
1773 act,1883 act ,1853 act
Gandhiji : champara,Sabarmati Ashram
Raja Ram Mohan Roy , Ramkrishna mission ,Swami Vivekananda
Quit India Movement
Tribal Movements, Paika

Don’t spend too much time in ancient, medieval and art & culture now. Too bulky to be covered
in the last moment.

Art and culture:

Temple architecture : Dravida style : Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple,Pallava art , Hoysala

Architecture
Buddhist Architecture
Theatre Forms
Modern Indian Painting and Painters like Abindranath :
Islamic architecture:
Classical dance basics and Sangari dance
Battle of koregaon : Anglo Maratha
Medaram Jatara
GI tags etikoppaka
Sabrimala temple and periyar tiger reserve.
SPARSH : Stamp collection
Indigenous game
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
Tyagraja and carnatic music trinity, Thumri ,Hindustani music
Horn Bill Festival
UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ,Kumbh Mela
Demetrios Galanos and other Foreign Travellers
Classical Languages
Ajanta caves and Rock cut architectute

Ancient:

Gupta
Chola kingdom and Navy
3 principles of Jainism, Shravanbelgola Mahamastakabhisheka,Jain architecture

Medieval:

Delhi Sultanat , Allauddin Khilji Reforms

Bhakti movement and saints and their works
Sufi Movement : Baba farid ,Silsilah
Sri Ramanujacharya , Venda philosophy ,Types and proponents
Basavanna and vachana
Maratha and Anglo Maratha war

Economic survey and Budget:

 Decoupling of Indian economy
Falling women workforce participation: facts and reasons.
Cooperative federalism Technology
Climate change and agriculture : Impact on yield of various crops
National Health Policy ,Ayushman Bharat
Energy conservation : Green building codes, LED ,
Falling sex ratio, Pink colour of ES suggests what?
Common Risk Mitigation Mechanism (CRMM), International Solar Alliance
Green gold: bamboo
Saving rate and investment rate slowdown figures and significance.
Mission Antyodaya
PMMVY
Monetary policy
Cyber physical system, block chain ,IOT,AI,Bitcoins
FRDI
Twin balance sheet
Ease of doing business steps taken
Gramin Agri Market
Sampada scheme,E-shakti
Special safeguard mechanism
Operation green.
National Health protection scheme
Senior citizen welfare vaya vandana yojna
Impact of oil prices on FD, Inflation ,CAD
Higher Education Funding Agency

General Economy can make comeback, please do revise basics

Sustainable development solution index, Inclusive development Index, Global competitive

Index.
RBI mandate ,policy rate and impact on money supply and inflation, role of banks , DSIBs
Indian community welfare fund ,central road fund ,REIT,InvIt
SWIFT and Basel framework
HELP, strategic oil reserves
Mission indradhanush for banks
Anti dumping duty and countervailing duty
mandate : NPPA ,SFIO,SFAC and FSSAI
Project Insight

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