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DATE TOPIC MATERIALS REFERRED

1 25 APRIL Banking and Non Banking Sector

2 26 APRIL India in Gupta and Post Gupta Period

3 27 APRIL Gupta Polity, Society, Economy and Culture

4 28 APRIL Major Crops- Cropping pattern in various parts of country- Types of Irrigation and systems- storage, transport and marketing of agri produce and issues and constraints, e-tech in the aid of farmers

5 29 APRIL Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm subsidies and MSP; PDS- Objectives, Functioning, Limitations, Revamping; Issues of buffer stocks and food security; Tech missions; economics of animal rearing

6 30 APRIL Geography- Food Crops, Industries, Agro based, Mineral based industries- metallic, non-metallic etc.

7 31 APRIL Geography- Irrigation, Hydel Projects, Irrigation Projects, Canals, Wells, Tube wells etc.

8 1 MAY Climate Change

9 2 MAY Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, airports, Railways

10 3 MAY Geography- Transportation, Highways, Trade Infrastructure, Ports, Harbours, Urban Areas etc.

11 4 MAY Factors Responsible for location of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors around the World and India.

12 5 MAY Demographic Studies- Population growth, Demographic Dividend etc.

13 6 MAY Geography- Population, Urbanisation, Linguistic division

14 7 MAY Panchayathi Raj Institutions, Municipalities and Co-operative Societies.

15 8 MAY Union and States- CS Relations, 7th Schedule, Issues on Federal Structure, devolution of powers upto local levels.

16 9 MAY Pre Congress Associations and Congress and its Sessions and Developments

17 10 MAY Socio Religious Reforms Movements during Pre Independence Era

18 11 MAY Inflation- Kinds, causes, Effect, Measures to Control Inflation- Monetary, Fiscal and Physical measures; Measuring Inflation; National Income Concepts- Measurement- Difficulties in Measurement;

19 12 MAY Income Distribution- Poverty, Types- Criteria, Poverty Alleviation Programs; Unemployment

20 13 MAY Earth Shape, Size, Longitude, Latitude, Rotation time, Standard Time etc.

21 14 MAY Atmosphere- Pressure, Temperature, Humidity-

Facts, Measurements, Clouds etc.

22 15 MAY Pressure and Wind Belt System- Corolis Effect, Tricellular meridinal circulation; local winds and Monsoon (Indian and Pseudo Monsoon)

23 16 MAY Hydrosphere- Distribution, Size, Shape, Salinity and Temperature, Distribution, Formation of ocean currents.

24 17 MAY Lithosphere- Crust of Earth, Mantle and Core, structure and composition

25 18 MAY Marathas, Shivaji, Peshwas, Hyder Ali and Tipu – Mysore Wars.

26 19 MAY Bio Diversity and Ecology -1

27 20 MAY Inclusive Growth & Development and Issues, 11th and 12th FYP, Financial Inclusion

28 21 MAY Executive- Structure, organisation, functioning. Judiciary- Structure, Functioning and Organisation; Pressure Groups and informal/ formal associations and their Role.

29 22 MAY World- Europe - land people, climate, vegetation, Human Life, economic resources and current event based geography and International Relation with India- European Union

30 23 MAY Bio Diversity and Ecology – 2

31 24 MAY Post Mughals-Independent States, Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, Wars etc.

32 25 MAY Terms in Economy, Forex, Trade, Balance of Payments

33 26 MAY Parliament and State Legislatures- Structure and Functioning, conduct of business, powers and privileges and issues arising out of these.

34 27 MAY British Admin- 1757- 1833, 1833 – 1853

35 28 MAY British Admin and Policy – 1853 – 1947

36 29 MAY Major thinkers in ancient History and Schools

37 30 MAY Statutory, Regulatory and Various Quasi- judicial bodies

38 31 MAY Language, Art, Architecture and Culture – 1

39 1 JUNE Language, Art, Architecture and Culture – 2

40 2 JUNE Effects of Liberalisation, Changes in Industrial Policy and Industrial Growth

41 3 JUNE Commissions – Constitutional and Non Constitutional Bodies

42 4 JUNE Bio Diversity and Ecology – 3

43 5 JUNE Climate and Factors affecting Climatic changes; Heat Zones- Impact on various regions, seasons and climates, vegetation etc.

44 6 JUNE Science – Physics

45 7 JUNE Ashoka Inscription, Dhamma, Pillars, Gupta Art

46 8 JUNE Historical Developments of Constitutional Reforms- During British Period

47 9 JUNE Indian Constitution – Historical underpinnings,

Constituent Assembly and Committees, Preamble, Evolution, Features, amendments and Basic Structure.

48 10 JUNE Issues relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/ Services relating to Health, Education etc.

49 11 JUNE The Mauryan Empire, Satavahanas, Kushanas

50 12 JUNE Buddhism, Jainism and Guptas (follow up on Guptas), Buddhist and Jainist Concept and Art

51 13 JUNE Mountains, Plateau, Plains – Features.

52 14 JUNE Himalayas – Origin, Distribution, Geology

53 15 JUNE Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directives Principles of State Policy

54 16 JUNE Bio Diversity and Ecology – 4

55 17 JUNE Plateaus – Origin, Distribution, Geology

56 18 JUNE Plains- Origin, Distribution, Geology

57 19 JUNE World- Africa- land people, climate, vegetation, Human Life, economic resources and current event based geography and International Relations

58 20 JUNE World- Asia- land people, climate, vegetation, Human Life, economic resources and current event based geography

59 21 JUNE International Relation with India- String of Pearls, China, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan

60 22 JUNE Parliamentary Committees

61 23 JUNE Arabs in Sind- Ghazni, Cultural Developments; Delhi Sultanate, Its Decline

62 24 JUNE Vijayanagar Empire; Movements in Hindusim and Islam

63 25 JUNE Establishment of Mughal Rule- Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shahjahan, Aurangzeb and Decline of Mughal

64 26 JUNE World- Australia- land people, climate, vegetation, Human Life, economic resources and current event based geography and International Relations

65 27 JUNE Economic Survey of India – 1

66 28 JUNE Economic Survey of India – 2

67 29 JUNE Economic Survey of India – 3

68 30 JUNE World- South America - land people, climate, vegetation, Human Life, economic resources and current event based geography and International Relation with India- Latin American Countries

69 1 JULY World- North America - land people, climate, vegetation, Human Life, economic resources and current event based geography and International Relation with India- US, Canada- Indian Diaspora

70 2 JULY Harappan and Indus Valley Civilisation

71 3 JULY Religion in Vedic Society and Vedic Age

Eco -20 1

History- 29 2

Polity – 11 3

Geography – 28 4

Ecology and Science – 11 5

72 4 JULY State Formation- Rise of Mahajanapadas

73 5 JULY Eastern Ghats, East Coastal Plains, Watersheds

74 6 JULY Western Ghats, West Coastal Plains Watershed

75 7 JULY Environmental Conservation, Pollution, degradation and Impact Assesment

76 8 JULY Economic Planning

77 9 JULY Sangam Age, Society and Culture; Cholas, Cheras, Pandyas

78 10 JULY Science- Physics and Technology

79 11 JULY Science- Physics and Technology

80 12 JULY Geography- National Parks, Wild Life Sanctuaries, Wetlands, Bird Sanctuaries

81 13 JULY Science- Chemistry

82 14 JULY Government Budgeting; Principles of budget preparation- Types of budget, Deficit Financing; Budget 2013 & 2014

83 15 JULY Science – Zoology

84 16 JULY Pre Historic / Pre Harappan Age

85 17 JULY Science – Zoology

86 18 JULY Tribal & Peasant Movements

87 19 JULY Science – Biology

88 20 JULY Revolutionary Movements

89 21 JULY Natural Disasters and hazards - Floods, Earthquakes, volcanoes, Drought, Famine etc.

90 22 JULY Rights Issues

91 23 JULY INM -1

92 24 JULY INM- 2

93 25 JULY Forest- Biodiversity and Natural Vegetation

94 26 JULY Foreign Financial Institutions – IMF, IBRD, IDA, WB, IFC, MEGA, ADB, WTO

95 27 JULY INM – 3

96 28 JULY INM – 4 and Partition

97 29 JULY India’s Bilateral and Multi Lateral Agreements involving India and affecting India-1

98 30 JULY India’s Bilateral and Multi Lateral Agreements -2

99 31 JULY Distribution of key Natural resources across the World