IAS Prelims 2018
Preparation strategy : Indian Culture
Start your
preparation by reading questions asked in previous papers of UPSC CSE. Going through
past papers help you in understanding the standard and pattern of questions.
Now let us see the list of topics to be covered under Indian Culture,
1. Museums and Antiquities
2. Important Monuments
3. Libraries and manuscripts
4. Archives
5. Literature and Folklore
6. Cultural festivals
7. Music
8. Dance
9. Drama
10. Indian Architecture
11. Indian Sculpture
12. Indian Painting
13. Important sites in India of International recognition
14. Important offices and bodies functioning under Ministry of culture
15. Important schemes and missions started under Ministry of culture
16. Religion and philosophy
17. Important acts and rules under Ministry of culture
Sources for Preparation:
NCERT Fine Arts – Introduction to Indian Art
Indian culture and Heritage (NIOS) – Key chapters
Indian year book - Chapter on Ministry of culture
Ministry of Culture official website
Releases by Ministry of culture in Press Information Bureau
News and Articles appear in the Hindu Newspaper regarding culture.
Centre for
Cultural Resources and Training(CCRT) website
Model question:
The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of
the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at
(a) Ajanta
(b) Badami
(c) Bagh
(d) Ellora
(a) Ajanta
(b) Badami
(c) Bagh
(d) Ellora