Monday, 27 January 2020

UPPSC provincial civil services (prelims) exam 2020 - 120 days study plan



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1
19 February 2020
History and Making of Indian constitution
2
20 February 2020
Salient Features of Indian constitution
3
21 February 2020
The preamble
4
22 February 2020
Citizenship
5
23 February 2020
Fundamental Rights
6
24 February 2020
Directive principles of state policy
Fundamental Duties
7
25 February 2020
Amendments to the constitution
Emergency provisions
8
26 February 2020
Centre state relations
9
27 February 2020
Political systems – Democratic and Non Democratic; Parliamentary & presidential; Unitary and Federal; Direct and Representative; Republic and Monarchy
10
28 February 2020
President
Vice president
Prime Minister
Central council of ministers
Cabinet Committees
Cabinet secretary
11
29 February 2020
Lok sabha
12
1 March 2020
Rajya sabha
13
2 March 2020
Parliamentary committees and Parliamentary forums
14
3 March 2020
Ministries and Departments
15
4 March 2020
Governor
Chief Minister
State council of ministers
State legislature
16
5 March  2020
Summary of NCERT Economy
17
6 March 2020
National Income – concepts: GDP, GNP, Market Price and Factor cost, NNP,NDP
Per capita Income
Measurement of National Income
18
7 March 2020
Money Supply In India
RBI
Monetary policy
Banking Reforms
19
8 March 2020
Inflation – definition, types, causes and control
20
9 March 2020
Unemployment – types, nature
21
10 March  2020
Evolution of Budgeting
Components of Budget
22
11 March 2020
Public Finance
23
12 March 2020
GST
24
13 March  2020
Public debt
25
14 March 2020
Capital Markets – terms & concepts, primary and secondary markets
26
15 March 2020
Indian Agriculture
27
16 March 2020
Indian Industry
28
17 March 2020
MSME
29
18 March 2020
Indian Services sector
30
19 March 2020
Planning
Economic reforms
31
20 March 2020
Foreign trade
Balance of payments
32
21 March 2020
Supreme Court
High Courts
Subordinate Courts: District Courts, Gram Nyayalayas, ADRs, NALSA etc.,
33
22 March 2020
Panchayati Raj system
34
23 March 2020
Local Urban Government
35
24 March 2020
Prehistoric period
 Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization
 Vedic Age
36
25 March 2020
Mahajanapadas
Buddhism
Jainism
37
26 March 2020
Mauryan and post Mauryan age
38
27 March 2020
Sangam Age
39
28 March 2020
Gupta period
40
29 March 2020
 Early Medieval Period: North India and South India
41
30 March 2020
Delhi sultanate
42
31 March 2020
Vijayanagar
Bahmani
43
1 April 2020
Bhakti and Sufi Movement
44
2 April 2020
Mughal period
45
3 April 2020
Marathas
46
4 April 2020
Election Commission
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
State Public Service Commission (SPSC)
Finance Commission
CAG
Attorney general of India
Advocate general of India
47
5 April 2020
Special officer for Linguistic Minorities
National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)
National Commission for Backward Castes (NCBC)
48
6 April 2020
NITI Aayog
 NHRC, Governing Council, SHRC,
CIC, SIC,
CVC
CBI
Lokpal
Lokayukta
NCPCR
49
7 April 2020
Struggle among European powers in India
Regulating Acts and Charter Acts: Regulating Act of 1773, Pitt’s India Act 1773 and Charter acts of 1784, 1793, 1813,1833, 1853
▪ Works of British Governor Generals 

▪ Partition
50
8 April 2020
Indian Kingdoms in 18th century: Marathas, Punjab, Mysore, Hyderabad etc.
British Expansion policy: Doctrine of lapse, Subordinate alliance etc.
Economic policies and their impact
Education Policies
51
9 April 2020
Socio - Religious Reform Movements in the 19th century India: Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Theosophical Society, Ramakrishna Movement, Muslim reform movements, Parsi reform movements, Sikh Reform Movements etc.
52
10 April 2020
The Great Revolt of 1857
Changes in Indian Administration after 1858- GOI ACT 1858, Councils Act, 1861, 1892
Growth of Political Ideas and Political Organisations (up to 1885)
53
11 April 2020
Foundation of the Indian National Congress
Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905) Miscellaneous & Other Dimensions
Tribal Movements
Peasants Movement
Working Class Movement
Dalit Movements
Women movements
Role of Press and Publications
Role of Business groups
Foreign policies of British India
54
12 April 2020
The rise of Extremism
 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
55
13 April 2020
The second phase of Revolutionary and Terrorist Movement
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

56
14 April 2020
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
57
15 April 2020
Naval Mutiny: 1946
The Constituent Assembly
Attlee's Declaration
The Indian Independence Act, 1947
58
16 April 2020
Agriculture typology and major Crops grown in India
Agro-Climatic Regions
Land Reforms and Land use pattern
Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Aquaculture
59
17 April 2020
Water Resources- Availability and potential: Lakes, rivers, dams, power and irrigation projects, wetlands and inter-linking of rivers
60
18 April 2020
Mineral Resources- classification and distribution
61
19 April 2020
Energy Resources- conventional and non-conventional resources
62
20 April 2020
Population and Growth trends - density, sex ratio, literacy, tribes and racial groups in India
63
21 April 2020
Rural and Urban Settlements- types and patterns
Industries- types and their locational factors
64
22 April 2020
Transport and Communication-railways, highways, inland water transport, shipping and sea-ports, air
65
23 April 2020
Origin and evolution of Universe, Solar system
Geological History of the Earth
Geological Time scale
Latitude and Longitude including important Parallels and Meridians
Motions of the Earth and their effects
Inclination of the Earth’s Axis and its effects
Local and Standard Time and the International Date Line, Calendar Eclipses - Solar, Lunar
66
24 April 2020
Geomorphology - Interior structure of the earth, Earth’s crust, Classification of rocks.
Landform Development - First order (continental drift theory, sea floor spreading, plate tectonics theory), Second order (Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & other landforms)
Internal forces & their impact - Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Folding, Faulting, Isostasy)
External forces & their impact - Weathering, Erosion & landforms thus developed
67
25 April 2020
Climatology - Structure, Composition of atmosphere
 Weather & Climate
 Insolation, Heat Budget, Distribution of temperature, Temperature Inversion
Pressure and Pressure belts
Winds - Planetary, Seasonal and Local; Jet Streams
Precipitation- Forms & Types, Distribution of rainfall
Air Masses, Cyclones and anti-cyclones
68
26 April 2020
World Climatic regions
Oceanography - Features, Ocean waves, currents, tides & Tsunamis, Temperature & Salinity distribution, marine resources
69
27 April 2020
Biogeography: Soils - Classification, distribution, erosion & Conservation
70
28 April 2020
Continents - Major physical features, natural resources
71
29 April 2020
Physical Geography of India ▪ Location: Latitude, Longitude
Northern Mountains, Plains of India, Peninsular Plateau and Islands of India.
72
30 April 2020
Himalayan and Peninsular Drainage System
73
1 May 2020
Spatial and temporal distribution of temperature, pressure, winds and rainfall
Indian Monsoon: mechanism, onset and variability; spatial and temporal variations
74
2 May 2020
Climatic Regions of India
75
3 May 2020
Classification of Soils
Problems of Soil and Conservation
76
4 May 2020
Forests and their distribution, Forest Conservation
77
5 May 2020
Natural resources and mineral resources and distribution of key natural resources across the world
78
6 May 2020
World Agriculture and agro-climatic regions
79
7 May 2020
Industry and location factors of the world
80
8 May 2020
World Population, density & distribution, races & tribes, settlements & migration
81
9 May 2020
Ecology and Functions of an ecosystem
Terrestrial ecosystem
Aquatic ecosystem
82
10 May 2020
Pollutants
 Air pollution
Water Pollution
Soil Pollution
Noise Pollution
Radioactive pollution
83
11 May 2020
E-Waste
Solid Waste
Bioremediation
84
12 May 2020
Environmental Acts and Policies (Domestic and International)
Environmental conventions
Mitigation Strategies
India & Climate Change
Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment
85
13 May 2020
Biodiversity
86
14 May 2020
Indian Architecture
Indian Sculpture
87
15 May 2020
Indian paintings
Religions of India
88
16 May 2020
Music
Dances of India
89
17 May 2020
Puppetry and Theatre forms
90
18 May 2020
Indian Literature
91
19 May 2020
Indian Fairs, festivals and crafts
92
20 May 2020
Union budget
93
21 May 2020
Economic survey 2019-20 key points - 1
94
22 May 2020
Economic survey 2019-20 key points - 2
95
23 May 2020
Economic survey 2019-20 key points - 3
96
24 May 2020
Indian year book key points - 1
97
25 May 2020
Indian year book key points - 2
98
26 May 2020
Indian year book key points - 3
99
27 May 2020
Indian year book key points - 4
100
28 May 2020
Indian year book key points - 5
101
29 May 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 1
102
30 May 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 2
103
31 May 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 3
104
1 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 4
105
2 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 5
106
3 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 6
107
4 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 7
108
5 June 2020
 Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 8
109
6 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 9
110
7 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 10
111
8 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 11
112
9 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 12
113
10 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 13
114
11 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 14
115
12 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 15
116
13 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 16
117
14 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 17
118
15 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 18
119
16 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 19
120
17 June 2020
Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 20