Tuesday, 17 January 2023

UPSC CIVIL SERVICES PRELIMS EXAM 2023 - 120 DAYS STUDY PLAN

 


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1

21 January 2023

·       History and Making of Indian constitution

·       Salient Features of Indian constitution

·       The preamble

2

22 January 2023

·       Fundamental Rights

3

23 January 2023

·       Directive principles of state policy

·       Fundamental Duties

4

24 January 2023

·       Citizenship

·       Amendments to the constitution

·       Emergency Provisions

5

25 January 2023

·       Political systems – Democratic and Non Democratic; Parliamentary & presidential; Unitary and Federal; Direct and Representative; Republic and Monarchy

·       Centre – state Relations

6

26 January 2023

·       President

·       Vice president

·       Prime Minister

·       Central council of ministers

·       Cabinet Committees

·       Cabinet secretary

7

27 January 2023

·       Lok Sabha

·       Rajya Sabha

8

28 January 2023

·       Parliamentary committees and Parliamentary forums

·       Ministries and Departments

9

29 January 2023

·       Governor

·       Chief Minister

·       State council of ministers

·       State legislature

10

30 January 2023

·       National Income – concepts: GDP, GNP, Market Price and Factor cost, NNP,NDP

·       Per capita Income

·       Measurement of National Income

11

31 January 2023

·       Money Supply In India

·       RBI

·       Monetary policy

·       Banking Reforms

12

1 February 2023

·       Inflation – definition, types, causes and control

·       Unemployment – types, nature

13

2 February 2023

·       Evolution of Budgeting

·       Components of Budget

14

3 February 2023

·       Public Finance

·       Public Debt

·       GST

15

4 February 2023

·       Capital Markets – terms & concepts, primary and secondary markets

16

5 February 2023

·       Indian Agriculture

17

6 February 2023

·       Indian Industry

·       MSME

18

7 February 2023

·       Indian Services sector

19

8 February 2023

·       Planning

·       Economic reforms

20

9 February 2023

·       Foreign trade

·       Balance of payments

21

10 February 2023

·       Supreme Court

·       High Courts

·       Subordinate Courts: District Courts, Gram Nyayalayas, ADRs, NALSA etc.,

22

11 February 2023

·       Panchayati Raj system

·       Municipalities

23

12 February 2023

·       Election Commission

·       Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

·       State Public Service Commission (SPSC)

·       Finance Commission

·       CAG

·       Attorney general of India

·       Advocate general of India

24

13 February 2023

·       Special officer for Linguistic Minorities

·       National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)

·       National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)

·       National Commission for Backward Castes (NCBC)

25

14 February 2023

·       NITI Aayog

·       NHRC, Governing Council, SHRC,

·       CIC, SIC,

·       CVC

·       CBI

·       Lokpal

·       Lokayukta

·       NCPCR

26

15 February 2023

·       Prehistoric period

·       Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization

·       Vedic Age

27

16 February 2023

·       Mahajanapadas

·       Buddhism

·       Jainism

28

17 February 2023

·       Mauryan and post Mauryan age

29

18 February 2023

·       Sangam Age

30

19 February 2023

·       Gupta period

31

20 February 2023

·       Early Medieval Period: North India and South India

32

21 February 2023

·       Delhi Sultanate

33

22 February 2023

·       Vijayanagar

·       Bahmani

34

23 February 2023

·       Bhakti and Sufi Movement

35

24 February 2023

·       Mughal period

36

25 February 2023

·       Marathas

37

26 February 2023

·       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

38

27 February 2023

·       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

39

28 February 2023

·       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.

40

1 March 2023

·       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)

41

2 March 2023

·       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

42

3 March 2023

·       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

43

4 March 2023

·       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

44

5 March 2023

·       The Beginning of the Gandhian Era

·       The Khilafat Movement (1920-22) and Non Cooperation Movement

·       The Swarajya Party

·       The Left Movement

45

6 March 2023

·       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

46

7 March 2023

·       The Civil Disobedience Movement (The first phase)

·       The Dandi March, March 12, 1930 — March 5, 1931

·       Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 1931

47

8 March 2023

·       Second Phase of Civil Disobedience Movement

·       Third Round Table Conference, 1932

·       The Government of India Act, 1935

48

9 March 2023

·       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

49

10 March 2023

·       The August Offer 1940

·       The Individual Satyagraha 1940-41

·       The Cripps Proposal, 1942

·       The Quit India Movement, I942

·       Subhas Bose and Indian National Army

50

11 March 2023

·       Rajagopalachari Formula & Deasi Liaqat plan

·       Wavell Plan and Simla Conference 1945

·       General Elections in India, 1945

51

12 March 2023

·       Naval Mutiny: 1946

·       The Constituent Assembly

·       Attlee's Declaration

·       The Indian Independence Act, 1947

52

13 March 2023

·       Agriculture typology and major Crops grown in India

·       Agro-Climatic Regions

·       Land Reforms and Land use pattern

·       Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Aquaculture

53

14 March 2023

·       Water Resources- Availability and potential: Lakes, rivers, dams, power and irrigation projects, wetlands and inter-linking of rivers

54

15 March 2023

·       Mineral Resources- classification and distribution

55

16 March 2023

·       Energy Resources- conventional and non-conventional resources

56

17 March 2023

·       Population and Growth trends - density, sex ratio, literacy, tribes and racial groups in India

57

18 March 2023

·       Rural and Urban Settlements- types and patterns

·       Industries- types and their locational factors

58

19 March 2023

·       Transport and Communication-railways, highways, inland water transport, shipping and sea-ports, air

59

20 March 2023

·       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

60

21 March 2023

·       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

61

22 March 2023

·       Climatology - Structure, Composition of atmosphere

·       Weather & Climate

·       Insolation, Heat Budget, Distribution of temperature, Temperature Inversion

·       Pressure and Pressure belts

62

23 March 2023

·       Winds - Planetary, Seasonal and Local; Jet Streams

·       Precipitation- Forms & Types, Distribution of rainfall

·       Air Masses, Cyclones and anti-cyclones

63

24 March 2023

·       World Climatic regions

·       Oceanography - Features, Ocean waves, currents, tides & Tsunamis,

·       Temperature & Salinity distribution, marine resources

64

25 March 2023

·       Biogeography: Soils - Classification, distribution, erosion & Conservation

65

26 March 2023

·       Continents - Major physical features, natural resources

66

27 March 2023

Physical Geography of India

 Location: Latitude, Longitude

Northern Mountains, Plains of India, Peninsular Plateau and Islands of India.

67

28 March 2023

·       Himalayan and Peninsular Drainage System

68

29 March 2023

·       Spatial and temporal distribution of temperature, pressure, winds and rainfall

·       Indian Monsoon: mechanism, onset and variability; spatial and temporal variations

69

30 March 2023

·       Climatic Regions of India

70

31 March 2023

·       Classification of Soils

·       Problems of Soil and Conservation

71

 1 April 2023

·       Forests and their distribution, Forest Conservation

72

2 April 2023

·       Natural resources and mineral resources and distribution of key natural resources across the world

73

3 April 2023

·       World Agriculture and agro-climatic regions

74

4 April 2023

·       Industry and location factors of the world

75

5 April 2023

·       World Population, density & distribution, races & tribes, settlements & migration

76

6 April 2023

·       Ecology and Functions of an ecosystem

·       Terrestrial ecosystem

·       Aquatic ecosystem

77

7 April 2023

·       Pollutants

·       Air pollution

·       Water Pollution

·       Soil Pollution

·       Noise Pollution

·       Radioactive pollution

78

8 April 2023

·       E-Waste

·       Solid Waste

·       Bioremediation

79

9 April 2023

·       Environmental Acts and Policies (Domestic and International)

·       Environmental conventions

·       Mitigation Strategies

·       India & Climate Change

·       Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment

80

10 April 2023

·       Biodiversity

81

11 April 2023

·       Indian Architecture

·       Indian Sculpture

82

12 April 2023

·       Indian paintings

·       Religions of India

83

13 April 2023

·       Music

·       Dances of India

84

14 April 2023

·       Puppetry and Theatre forms

85

15 April 2023

·       Indian Literature

·       Indian Fairs, Festivals and crafts

86

16 April 2023

·       Union Budget

87

17 April 2023

·       Economic survey 2020-2021 key points - 1

88

18 April 2023

·       Economic survey 2020 – 2021 key points - 2

89

19 April 2023

·       Economic survey 2020-2021 key points - 3

90

20 April 2023

·       Economic survey 2020-2021 key points - 4

91

21 April 2023

·       Indian year book key points - 1

92

22 April 2023

·       Indian year book key points - 2

93

23 April 2023

·       Indian year book key points - 3

94

24 April 2023

·       Indian year book key points - 4

95

25 April 2023

·       Indian year book key points - 5

96

26 April 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 1

97

27 April 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 2

98

28 April 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 3

99

29 April 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 4

100

30 April 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 5

101

1 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 6

102

2 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 7

103

3 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 8

104

4 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 9

105

5 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 10

106

6 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 11

107

7 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 12

108

8 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 13

109

9 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 14

110

10 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 15

111

11 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 16

112

12 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 17

113

13 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 18

114

14 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 19

115

15 May 2023

·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 20

116

16 May 2023

·       General Studies Mock Test - 1

117

17 May 2023

·       General Studies Mock Test - 2

118

18 May 2023

·       General Studies Mock Test - 3

119

19 May 2023

·       General Studies Mock Test - 4

120

20 May 2023

·       General Studies Mock Test - 5