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APPLIED & FULL LENGTH TESTS - SCHEDULE, CONTENT & REFERENCE
Primary Secondary
Syllabus Topics covered
Primary Secondary (Essential) (Additional)
Date of * Questions under current affairs will cover (The list is indicative to help students;
TEST No. (Essential) (Additional) News Paper News Paper /
Mock Test important national and international issues however, it is not exhaustive. A topic may
References References / Magazines Magazines /
of specified months have more subtopics)
/ website website
Test 1 March Indian Constitution & Political System, ▪ Political systems: Democratic & Non- ▪ Class IX and X ▪ Introduction ▪ The ▪ TOI,
[2858] 2, 2019 Working of Indian Constitution and System Democratic, Parliamentary & NCERT: to the Hindu, Livemint,
of the government Presidential, Unitary & Federal, Direct Democratic Constitution Indian etc.
Political systems: concepts, forms and types and Representative, Republic and Politics of India: D D Express ▪ Magazines
▪ Political system as established by the Monarchy etc. ▪ 11th NCERT: Basu ▪ Yojana, like
Constitution ▪ Constitutionalism Indian ▪ Our Political Kurukshe Economic
Indian Constitution: Historical ▪ Historical Underpinnings Constitution at System: tra & Political
Underpinnings, Evolution & Making of the ▪ Evolution & Making of the Constitution Work Subhash ▪ PIB : Weekly,
Constitution, Features, Significant Provisions ▪ Features and Significant Provisions ▪ Indian Polity by Kashyap www.pib. Frontline,
▪ The Preamble ▪ The Preamble M Laxmikanth ▪ 2nd ARC nic.in India
▪ The Union and its Territory ▪ The Union and its Territory Report – 13th ▪ prsindia.o Today, etc.
▪ Citizenship ▪ Citizenship rg
▪ Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles ▪ Fundamental Rights
& Fundamental Duties ▪ Directive Principles
▪ Amendment of Constitution ▪ Fundamental Duties
▪ Central Government: President, Vice ▪ Amendment of Constitution
President, Prime minister, Central ▪ President
Council of Ministers, Parliament ▪ Vice President
▪ State Government: Governor, Chief ▪ Prime minister
Minister, State Council of Ministers, ▪ Central Council of Ministers and Cabinet
State Legislature committees
▪ Indian Federalism and Centre-State ▪ Posts like Cabinet Secretary, Chief
Relations Secretary, etc
▪ Emergency Provisions ▪ Parliament: The Council of States, The
▪ Local Government: Panchayati Raj, Local House of People, Disqualification and
Urban Government Vacation of Seats, Presiding Officers of
▪ Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, Parliament, Houses: Their Working,
Subordinate Courts Legislative Procedures in Parliament,
▪ Structure, organization and functioning Budget, Powers and Functions of
of the Executive; Ministries and Parliament: Its Role, Committees of
Departments of the Government. Parliament, Parliamentary Forums
+ Current Affairs (May+June 2018) ▪ Governor
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▪ Chief Minister
▪ State Council of Minister
▪ State Legislature
▪ Indian Federalism
▪ Centre State Relations
▪ Emergency Provisions
▪ Panchayati Raj
▪ 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.
Test 2 March Governance in India Constitutional Bodies ▪ Indian Polity by ▪ Specific ARC 2 ▪ The ▪ TOI,
[2661] 7, 2019 ▪ Election Commission M Laxmikanth Reports – 1st, Hindu, Livemint,
▪ Constitutional & Non Constitutional ▪ Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ▪ Governance in 5th, 6th, 11th, Indian etc.
Bodies ▪ State Public Service Commission (SPSC) India by M 12th, 14th & Express ▪ Magazines
▪ Elections and political parties: problems ▪ Finance Commission Laxmikanth 15th ▪ Yojana, like
and processes ▪ CAG ▪ Class 12th Kurukshe Economic
▪ Electoral politics ▪ Attorney general of India NCERT: Politics tra & Political
▪ Working of the political system since ▪ Advocate general of India in India since ▪ PIB : Weekly,
independence ▪ Special officer for Linguistic Minorities Independence www.pib. Frontline,
▪ Governance ▪ National Commission for Scheduled Castes nic.in India
o Good Governance, e-Governance (NCSC) Today, etc.
▪ Transparency & Accountability ▪ National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
o RTI, Citizen’s Charter & Anti- (NCST)
Corruption ▪ National Commission for Backward Castes
o Civil Society, People participation (NCBC)
o Reforms: Police Reform, Non-Constitutional Bodies
Administrative Reform, Judicial ▪ NITI Aayog
▪ NHRC, Governing Council, SHRC, CIC, SIC,
Reform, Political Reform etc.
CVC, CBI, Lokpal, Lokayukta, NCPCR etc.
▪ Social Audit
Other Constitutional Dimensions
▪ Public Policy: Making, Implementation,
▪ Provisions related to Language
Evaluation and monitoring ▪ Rights and Liabilities of the government
▪ Public Sector Management ▪ National Commission to Review the
▪ Public-private partnerships (PPP) Working of the Constitution
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▪ Rights Issues etc. ▪ Co-operative societies
+ Current Affairs (July 2018) ▪ Tribunals
Elections and political parties
▪ Problems and processes
▪ Electoral politics
▪ Representation of People's Act
▪ Working of the political system since
independence
Governance
▪ Good Governance
▪ e-Governance
▪ Transparency & Accountability
▪ RTI, Citizen’s Charter & Anti-Corruption
▪ Civil Society, People participation
▪ Reforms: Police Reform, Administrative
Reform, Judicial Reform, Political Reform
etc.
▪ Social Audit
▪ Public Policy: Making, Implementation,
Evaluation and monitoring
▪ Public Sector Management, Regulatory
framework
▪ Public-private partnerships (PPP)
▪ Rights Issues etc.
Test 3 March Ancient Indian History, Art and Culture and Ancient History ▪ Old NCERT: ▪ TN BOARD ▪ The ▪ TOI,
[2662] 12, 2019 Medieval India: ▪ Prehistoric period Ancient India HISTORY, Hindu, Livemint,
▪ Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization ▪ Old NCERT: Class XI Indian etc.
Ancient History ▪ Vedic Age Medieval India ▪ NIOS Art & Express ▪ Magazines
▪ Prehistoric period ▪ Mahajanapadas ▪ Class XI NCERT – Culture ▪ Yojana, like
▪ Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization ▪ Religious Reforms Introduction to Kurukshe Economic
▪ Vedic Age ▪ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age Fine Art (part 1) ▪ AL Basham’s tra & Political
▪ Mahajanapadas ▪ Sangam Age ▪ Class XIIth New “The Wonder ▪ PIB : Weekly,
▪ Religious Reforms ▪ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age NCERT - Themes That Was www.pib. Frontline,
▪ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan Age ▪ (Brief History, Salient Features, Social, in Indian History India”( nic.in India
▪ Sangam Age Economics, Religious and Cultural Part -1 and Part specific Today, etc.
▪ Guptas Age & Post Guptas Age conditions of all the above) 2 chapters- like
Art & Culture Art & Culture ▪ CCRT website: “The Harappa
▪ Architecture and Sculptures ▪ Architecture: Indus Valley Civilization, http://ccrtindia. Culture & The
▪ Religion and Philosophy The Mauryan Architecture, The Sungas, gov.in/index.php Aryans;
▪ Indian paintings Kushanas, Satavahanas & Guptas, The Religion:
▪ Indian Music Temple Architecture, Indo-Islamic Cults,
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▪ Indian Dances Architecture, Modern Architecture Doctrines and
▪ Indian Theatres ▪ Sculpture: Indian Sculpture and Metaphysics;
▪ Indian cinema Different schools of Art The Arts:
▪ Indian Language & Literature ▪ Indian Paintings: Historical Architecture,
▪ Arts & Crafts development - Wall Paintings, Cave and Sculpture,
▪ Science and Technology in Ancient India Mural Paintings, Miniature Paintings, Painting,
▪ Indo- Islamic Culture Mughal Paintings, Rajput Paintings, Folk Music and The
Medieval India Paintings, Other Paintings, Modern Dance &
▪ Early Medieval Period Indian Paintings & Personalities Language and
▪ North India ♦ Religion and Philosophy Literature
▪ South India ▪ Religion: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism,
▪ Sultanate Period Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism,
▪ The Delhi Sultanate Judaism Philosophy: Six Schools of
▪ Vijayanagar & other Kingdoms Philosophy, Ajivika, Lokayata etc.
▪ Religious Movements ▪ Indian Music: Classical Music,
▪ Bhakti Movement Hindustani Music, Carnatic Music, Folk
▪ Sufi Movement Music Tradition
▪ Mughal Period ▪ Indian Dance: Classical Dance forms in
▪ Maratha Confederacy India, Folk Dances, Modern Dance in
+ Current Affairs (August 2018) 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
▪ 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
▪ Promotion and Preservation of Indian
Heritage: Indian Word Heritage Sites,
Cultural Heritage Sites, Natural Heritage
Sites, Important Institutions
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Medieval India
▪ 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)
Test 4 March Modern India India under East India Company’s Rule ▪ Old NCERT: ▪ “A Brief ▪ The ▪ TOI,
[2859] 17, 2019 Administration Modern India by History of Hindu, Livemint,
▪ India in the late Eighteenth Century ▪ Struggle among European powers in Bipin Chandra Modern Indian etc.
▪ The Advent of the Europeans and British India ▪ New NCERT : India” – Express ▪ Magazines
Conquest of India ▪ Regulating Acts and Charter Acts: Themes in Spectrum ▪ Yojana, like
▪ The British Administrative Structure, Regulating Act of 1773, Pitt’s India Act Indian History – Pub. Kurukshe Economic
Reform, Impact and Organization of 1773 and Charter acts of 1784, 1793, Part III ▪ From Plassey tra & Political
Government of India 1813,1833, 1853 ▪ India’s struggle to Partition: ▪ PIB : Weekly,
▪ Social – Religious Movements in 19th – ▪ Indian Kingdoms in 18 century:
th
for Shekhar www.pib. Frontline,
20th centuries Marathas, Punjab, Mysore, Hyderabad Independence – Bandyopadhy nic.in India
♦ Freedom Struggle etc. Bipin Chandra aya Today, etc.
▪ The Revolt of 1857 & change after 1857 ▪ British Expansion policy: Doctrine of ▪ BL Grover
▪ Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905) lapse, Subordinate alliance etc. Modern
Miscellaneous & Other Dimensions ▪ Economic policies and their impact Indian History
▪ Reforms / Acts / Committee, Congress ▪ Education Policies
Session, Governor –General Viceroys, ▪ Works of British Governor Generals
Policies, Tribal & Peasant Movements ▪ Socio - Religious Reform Movements in
etc. the 19th century India: Brahmo Samaj,
Freedom Struggle: Extremist Phase (1905 – Arya Samaj, Theosophical Society,
17) Ramakrishna Movement, Muslim reform
▪ Emergence of Extremist & Leaders movements, Parsi reform movements,
▪ The Partition of Bengal Sikh Reform Movements etc.
▪ Morley-Minto Reforms ▪ The Great Revolt of 1857
▪ Swadeshi Movement, Home Rule ▪ Changes in Indian Administration after
Movement etc. 1858- GOI ACT 1858, Councils Act, 1861,
Freedom Struggle: The Gandhian Era 1892
(1917– 47) ▪ Growth of Political Ideas and Political
▪ Gandhi – Advent and Achievement Organisations (up to 1885)
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▪ Rowlatt Act, Jallianawala Bagh Massacre ▪ Foundation of the Indian National
and Khilafat Movement Congress
▪ Non- Cooperation, Civil Disobedience ▪ Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905)
and Quit India Movement Miscellaneous & Other Dimensions
▪ British Response and Negotiations ▪ Tribal Movements
▪ INA and Subhash Chandra Bose ▪ Peasants Movement
+ Current Affairs (Sept. + Oct. 2018) ▪ Working Class 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.
▪ The rise of Extremism or Neo-
Nationalism
▪ The first phase of Revolutionary
Terrorism
▪ Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi
Movement
▪ The Surat Split
▪ The Foundation of All-India Muslim League
▪ The Morley-Minto Reforms or the Indian
Councils Act, 1909
▪ The Delhi Durbar and the Annulment of
Partition of Bengal (1911)
▪ The Lucknow Pact (1916)
▪ The Home Rule Movement
▪ Montague Declaration (1917)
▪ Montague-Chelmsford Reforms or the
Government of India Act, 1919
▪ The Beginning of the Gandhian Era
▪ The Khilafat Movement (1920-22) and
Non Cooperation Movement
▪ The Swarajya Party
▪ The Left Movement
▪ The second phase of Revolutionary and
Terrorist Movement
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▪ Anti-Simon Commission Agitation (1928-
29)
▪ Nehru Report, 1928
▪ Fourteen Points of Jinnah
▪ 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
▪ The Quit India Movement, I942
▪ Subhas Bose and Indian National Army
▪ Rajagopalachari Formula & Deasi Liaqat
plan
▪ 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
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Test 5 March Geography Physical Geography of the world ▪ 11th NCERT: ▪ Old NCERT ▪ The ▪ TOI,
[2861] 23, 2019 ▪ Origin and evolution of Universe, Solar Fundamental of Books of Hindu, Livemint,
Physical Geography of the world system Physical Geography Indian etc.
▪ Solar System & the Earth and basics of ▪ Geological History of the Earth Geography (Class 6, 7, 8) Express ▪ Magazines
latitude and longitude ▪ Geological Time scale ▪ 11th NCERT: ▪ Down To ▪ Yojana, like
▪ Geomorphology ▪ Latitude and Longitude including Geography - earth Kurukshe Economic
▪ Climatology important Parallels and Meridians India Physical Magazine tra & Political
▪ Oceanography ▪ Motions of the Earth and their effects Environment ▪ Website of PIB : Weekly,
▪ Biogeography ▪ Inclination of the Earth’s Axis and its ▪ Certificate Ministry of www.pib. Frontline,
▪ Natural Hazards and Disasters effects physical and Environment, nic.in India
▪ Continents (Land, Climate, Resources ▪ Local and Standard Time and the human Forest and Today, etc
etc.): Asia, Africa, North America, South International Date Line, Calendar geography - Goh Climate
America, Antarctica, Europe, and ▪ Eclipses - Solar, Lunar Cheng Leong Change,
Australia ▪ Geomorphology - Interior structure of ▪ ICSE 9 and 10
th th
Ministry of
Physical Geography of India the earth, Earth’s crust, Classification of Total Geography Earth Sciences
▪ Introduction: Location, Area and rocks. ▪ Orient Longman – reports, etc.
Boundaries ▪ Landform Development - First order Atlas or Oxford
▪ Structure and Relief: Physiographic (continental drift theory, sea floor Atlas
Divisions spreading, plate tectonics theory), ▪ 12th NCERT:
▪ Drainage System Second order (Mountains, Plateaus, Geography -
▪ Weather, Climate and Seasons Plains & other landforms) India People and
▪ Soils ▪ Internal forces & their impact - Economy
▪ Natural Vegetation, Plant and Animal Life Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Folding, ▪ 12th NCERT:
Economic and Human Geography - World Faulting, Isostasy) Fundamental of
▪ Economic Geography of the world: ▪ External forces & their impact - Human
primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary Weathering, Erosion & landforms thus Geography
and quinary activities developed
▪ Human Geography of world ▪ Climatology - Structure, Composition of
▪ World Population, Distribution & atmosphere
Density, Races & Tribes, Settlement & ▪ Weather & Climate
Migration ▪ Insolation, Heat Budget, Distribution of
Economic and Human Geography - India temperature, Temperature Inversion
▪ Agriculture ▪ Pressure and Pressure belts
▪ Land Resources ▪ Winds - Planetary, Seasonal and Local;
▪ Water Resources Jet Streams
▪ Mineral and Energy Resources ▪ Precipitation- Forms & Types,
▪ Industries Distribution of rainfall
▪ Transport and Communication ▪ Air Masses, Cyclones and anti-cyclones
▪ Foreign Trade ▪ World Climatic regions
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▪ Population, Migration, Settlements ▪ Oceanography - Features, Ocean waves,
+ Current Affairs (Oct.+Nov. 2018) currents, tides & Tsunamis,
Temperature & Salinity distribution,
marine resources
▪ Biogeography: Soils - Classification,
distribution, erosion & Conservation
▪ Continents - Major physical features,
natural resources
Physical Geography of India
▪ Location: Latitude, Longitude
▪ Northern Mountains, Plains of India,
Peninsular Plateau and Islands of India.
▪ Himalayan and Peninsular Drainage
System
▪ Spatial and temporal distribution of
temperature, pressure, winds and
rainfall
▪ Indian Monsoon: mechanism, onset and
variability; spatial and temporal
variations
▪ Climatic Regions of India
▪ Classification of Soils
▪ Problems of Soil and Conservation
▪ Forests and their distribution, Forest
Conservation
Map Based Questions from India (Location
of state, city, river, lakes, important places
including Ramsar sites, Biosphere Reserves,
Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks)
World Economic and Human Geography:
▪ Natural resources and mineral resources
and distribution of key natural resources
across the world
▪ Agriculture and agro-climatic regions
▪ Industry and location factors
▪ Infrastructure
▪ World Population, density &
distribution, races & tribes, settlements
& migration
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▪ Map Based Questions from World
(Location of state, city, minerals,
industries etc.)
Indian Geography
▪ Agriculture typology and major Crops
grown in India
▪ Agro-Climatic Regions
▪ Land Reforms and Land use pattern
▪ Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and
Aquaculture
▪ Water Resources- Availability and
potential: Lakes, rivers, dams, power
and irrigation projects, wetlands and
inter-linking of rivers
▪ Mineral Resources- classification and
distribution
▪ Energy Resources- conventional and
non-conventional resources
▪ Population and Growth trends -
density, sex ratio, literacy, tribes and
racial groups in India
▪ Rural and Urban Settlements- types and
patterns
▪ Industries- types and their locational factors
▪ Transport and Communication-railways,
highways, inland water transport, shipping
and sea-ports, air transport
Map Based Questions from India (Location
of state, city, minerals, industries etc.)
Test 6 March Ecology & Environment (Basic Concepts, Environment and its components ▪ Our ▪ Ecology: Unit ▪ The ▪ TOI,
th
[2860] 28, 2019 Acts, Policies and Mitigations Strategies) Ecology and Functions of an ecosystem Environment – X – Class 12 Hindu: Livemint,
▪ Basic Concepts & Components of the ▪ Terrestrial ecosystem NCERT (VII) Biology Business etc.
Environment ▪ Aquatic ecosystem ▪ Ecology and NCERT Line, ▪ Magazines
▪ Understanding of the Environment and Environmental pollution Environment – ▪ Ecology & Indian like
Ecology ▪ Pollutants ICSE books 9th Environment Express Economic
▪ Natural Resource conservation ▪ Air pollution to 12th Chapter (India ▪ Magazine & Political
▪ Environmental Problems ▪ Water Pollution ▪ Ecology & Year Book) s like Weekly,
▪ Soil Pollution Environment ▪ Down to Earth Yojana & Frontline,
▪ Energy Crisis and Non-Conventional ▪ Noise Pollution Chapter (India magazine Kurukshe India
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Source. ▪ Radioactive pollution Year Book) ▪ Website of tra Today, etc.
▪ Environmental Monitoring and Impact ▪ E-Waste ▪ Class 11 NCERT
th
Ministry of PIB :
▪ Assessment ▪ Solid Waste Chemistry: Ch Environment, www.pib.
▪ Environmental laws and policies ▪ Bioremediation 14: Forest and nic.in
▪ Sustainable Development Environmental Concepts relate to:: Environmental Climate Websites
▪ Biodiversity ▪ Climate Change Chemistry Change, of
+Current Affairs (Oct.-Nov.+Dec. 2018) ▪ Acidification Ministry of important
▪ Eutrophication Earth Sciences internatio
▪ Ozone Depletion – reports, etc nal
organizati
Energy Resources ▪ Official
ons
▪ Non-Renewable website of
involved
▪ Renewable: Solar, Wind, Hydel, UN, MOEFCC, in
Geothermal, Biomass, Others etc conservati
▪ Energy Conservation ▪ Disaster on efforts.
Environmental laws and policies Management
▪ Institutional and Organizational Act, policies,
mechanisms etc
▪ Environmental Acts and Policies ▪ India & UN –
(Domestic and International) Climate
▪ Environmental conventions Change
▪ Mitigation Strategies Initiatives, etc
▪ India & Climate Change
Environmental Monitoring and Impact
Assessment
Biodiversity
▪ Basic Concepts
▪ Plant and Animal Diversity
▪ Marine Organisms
▪ Threat to Biodiversity
▪ Protected Area Network: National parks,
Wildlife sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves,
Reserved and protected forests,
Conservation and community reserves,
Village and panchayat Forests, Private
protected areas, Conservation areas
▪ Biodiversity Conservation efforts
▪ Indian Biodiversity and conservation efforts
▪ Bioprospecting, Biosafety, Biopiracy
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Test 7 April India Economy National Income Accounting: ▪ 11th NCERT: ▪ Indian ▪ The ▪ The
[2862] 2, 2019 National Income Accounting ▪ Definition Economics: Economy Dutt Hindu: Economic
▪ Definition ▪ Concepts: GDP, GNP, Market Price and Indian Economic and Business Times, TOI,
▪ Concepts: GDP, GNP etc. Factor Cost, NNP, NDP, transfer Development Sundaram Line, Business
▪ Measurement of national income payments, National income at FC, ▪ 12th NCERT: ▪ Economic Indian Standard,
Money and Banking Personal Income, disposable income, Economics: Survey 2017- Express Livemint,
▪ Function of Money, Evolution of Money factors affecting national income, net Macroeconomic 2018 ▪ Magazine Financial
etc. foreign facto income s ▪ Websites of s like Times,
▪ Banking: Need of Banks, Functions, ▪ Measurement of national income: ▪ 12th NCERT regulatory Yojana & ▪ Economic
Types, Banking Reforms, Central Bank value added method, income method, Economics: bodies like Kurukshe & Political
and its role expenditure method, Application of Microeconomics RBI, SEBI, etc. tra Weekly
Inflation and Employment various methods, Base year, GDP ▪ Indian Economy ▪ Websites like ▪ PIB : magazine
▪ Definition, types etc. deflator (Special Issue) - Arthapedia, www.pib. ▪ Frontline,
Government Budgeting and Fiscal Policy ▪ Debates around GDP and other indices Pratiyogita Ministry of nic.in India
▪ Budgeting, types, its evolution in India, Money and Banking Darpan Finance etc. Today, etc
Process, Component etc. ▪ Money: Definition, Functions and ▪ Budget 2018-
▪ Public finance, Revenue and Expenditure, significance, Evolution of Money, Money 19
Deficits, Taxes, Debts etc. supply in India and factors affecting it
Capital Market ▪ Banking:
▪ Terms and Concepts o Need of banks, Function, Commercial
▪ Agriculture Banks
▪ Industry o Central Bank: Importance, functions,
▪ Services Structure, Policy tools, Monetary Policy
▪ Infrastructure and Communication (CRR, SLR, OMO, Repo and Rev Repo,
MSF etc.)
▪ Five year Plans
o Banking Reforms
▪ Economic Reforms since 1991
Inflation and Employment
▪ Foreign Trade
▪ Inflation: Definition, Inflationary Gap
▪ India and IMF, WTO, WIPO
and Inflationary Process, Inflation
▪ India and International Institutions
Cycles: Demand Pull Inflation, Cost Push
▪ IPRs
Inflation, Causes of Inflation, Inflation
External Sector and Currency Exchange
Control measures
rates
▪ Unemployment: Types of
▪ BoP, BoT, International trade, IMF, WTO,
Unemployment: Structural, Seasonal,
Trade policies, issues and challenges etc.
Frictional, Cyclical, Nature of
+ Current Affairs (Jan. 2019)
Unemployment in India
Government budgeting and Fiscal Policy
▪ Budgeting: Evolution of Budgeting,
Institutions and Laws, The Union
Budget: Components - Revenue
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Account, Capital Account, 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
Capital Markets
▪ Basic Terms 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;
▪ Animal Husbandry
▪ PDS
▪ Farm distress and government
initiatives
Industrial Sector
▪ Industrial Policies,
▪ Licensing
▪ MSME
▪ Labour Reforms
▪ Companies Act
▪ Make in India, Skill India
▪ Challenges in Industrial development
▪ Organised and unorganised sector
▪ PPP, Investment models
▪ Recent initiatives taken by the govt., etc.
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Services
▪ 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
External Sector and Currency Exchange
rate
▪ Balance of Payments: Definition,
Current and Capital Accounts,
Convertibility, Items Included in BoP,
BoP and BoT.
▪ 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 11th
NCERT: Economics: Indian Economic
Development
▪ 12th NCERT: Economics:
Macroeconomics
▪ 12th NCERT Economics: Microeconomics
▪ Indian Economy (Special Issue) -
Pratiyogita Darpan
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Test 8 April Basic Science and Technology Physics ▪ 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th ▪ Websites like ▪ The ▪ TOI,
[2673] 7, 2019 Physics ▪ Standards and units and 10th NCERT: ISRO, DST, Hindu: Livemint,
▪ Standards and units ▪ Mechanics and properties of matter Science DRDO, DAE etc. Science etc.
▪ Mechanics and properties of matter ▪ Heat ▪ Class 12th Biology ▪ Science News, ▪ Magazines
▪ Heat ▪ Sound NCERT Reporter Indian like
▪ Sound ▪ Optics ▪ (Read Chapters Magazine Express Economic &
▪ Optics ▪ Electricity and Magnetism according to ▪ Magazine Political
▪ Electricity and Magnetism ▪ Atomic and Nuclear physics syllabus) s like Weekly,
▪ Atomic and Nuclear physics ▪ Modern Physics Yojana & Frontline,
▪ Modern Physics ▪ Astronomy and Space Science Kurukshet India Today,
▪ Astronomy and Space Science Chemistry ra etc
Chemistry ▪ Matters and its nature ▪ PIB :
▪ Matters and its nature ▪ Chemical Reactions and Equations www.pib.
▪ Chemical Reactions and Equations ▪ Structure of the Atom nic.in
▪ Structure of the Atom ▪ Periodic classification of elements
▪ Periodic classification of elements ▪ Chemical Bonding
▪ Chemical Bonding ▪ Carbon and its compound
▪ Carbon and its compound ▪ Acid, Bases and Salts
▪ Acid, Bases and Salts ▪ Metals and Non-metals
▪ Metals and Non-metals ▪ Thermodynamics
▪ Thermodynamics ▪ Nanotechnology
▪ Nanotechnology ▪ Agricultural Chemistry
▪ Agricultural Chemistry ▪ Medicinal Chemistry
▪ Medicinal Chemistry ▪ Food Chemistry
▪ Food Chemistry ▪ Bio Chemistry
▪ Bio Chemistry ▪ Polymers and Plastics
▪ Polymers and Plastics Biology:
Biology ▪ Introduction
▪ Introduction ▪ Cell Biology
▪ Cell Biology ▪ Life processes - Nutrition, Respiration,
▪ Life processes Muscle movement, skeletal system,
▪ Biocommunication circulatory system, excretion.
▪ Diseases and Defence Mechanism ▪ Biocommunication
▪ Nutrition ▪ Genetics - The science of heredity
▪ Origin and Evolution of life ▪ Diseases and Defence Mechanisms
▪ Genetics ▪ Origin and Evolution of life
▪ Plant Biology ▪ Plant Biology - Plant Growth and
+ Applied Science and Modern Day Technology Development
/Latest Research + Applied Science and Modern Day
+ Current Affairs (Dec.-Jan. 2018) Technology/ Latest Research
+ Current Affairs
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Test 9 April FULL LENGTH TEST (COMPLETE SYLLABUS): Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social
[2674] 11, 2019 Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs
April
Test 11 FULL LENGTH TEST (COMPLETE SYLLABUS): Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social
19, 2019
[2676] Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs
April
Test 13 FULL LENGTH TEST (COMPLETE SYLLABUS): Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social
27, 2019
[2679] Development + Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs
Test 15 May Social Development, India Year Book 2018 & ▪ Human Development, HDI, MDGs, SDGs ▪ 11th NCERT: ▪ The ▪ TOI,
[2681] 3, 2019 Budget 2019 ▪ Poverty and Related Concepts- Definition, Economics: Indian Hindu: Livemint,
▪ Human Capital Development Causes, Poverty Line, etc. Economic Business etc.
▪ Poverty & Unemployment ▪ Initiatives taken by Govt. (schemes, policies Development Line, ▪ Magazines
▪ Inclusive Growth and Acts) to promote: - ▪ Indian Economy Indian like
▪ Rural Development ▪ Inclusive Growth (Special Issue) - Express Economic &
▪ Health, Literacy and Education ▪ Employment (MNREGA, NLM, NRLM etc.) Pratiyogita ▪ Magazine Political
▪ Demographics ▪ Health (NRHM, JSY, JSSK etc.) Darpan s like Weekly,
▪ Women & Child ▪ Literacy and Education (SSA, MDM, NLM etc.) ▪ Economic Survey Yojana & Frontline,
▪ Social Security ▪ Demographic Dividend (Skill India) and ▪ India Year Book Kurukshet India Today,
Social Sectors Initiatives: related schemes 2019 ra etc.
▪ Poverty alleviation Programmes ▪ Women and Child welfare (BBBPS, ▪ Official Ministries ▪ PIB :
▪ Employment Generation Programmes UJJAWALA, SWADHAR, ICDS, SABLA etc.) Websites like www.pib.
▪ Basic Amenities: Housing / Drinking Waters ▪ Insurance and Social Security (AABY, APY, Ministry of HRD, nic.in
/ Sanitation NPS, PFRDA etc.) WCD, etc.
▪ Health and Family Welfare ▪ Rural Development Schemes (PMGSY, SAGY
▪ Women and Child Development etc.)
▪ Social Welfare etc. ▪ Urban Development (Smart City, AMRUT,
+ Current Affairs HFA etc.)
▪ NSSO findings, reports, etc
(Conceptual questions will also be asked)
▪ India Year Book 2019.
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