Prelims 2020 - Preparing Repeatedly Asked Questions
There are many favourite topics of UPSC CSE paper setters. These questions come every year, yet are not found in an easy to do manner in most books. I want to take 20 such high yielding topics and do 1 per day. I am hoping this will help me do 4-5 extra questions in the exam.
Let us do it together. We can make a list today and start doing them from tomorrow.
Main List
- Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Parks, Biosphere Reserves(Finished on Sep 6) - Use ForumIAS material (link for BR|link for NP & WLS) or create tables yourself(Link for Govt Database)
- Ramsar - Wetlands, Marine protected areas, Elephant Reserves and Tiger Reserves(Finished on Sep 7) - No compilation that I know of, make tables of imp areas only (link for Wetlands|link for Tiger Reserves | Link for Govt Database)
- Jainism and Buddhism + Sufi and Bhakti tradition(Finished on Sep 8 & 9) Use your previous notes and consolidate for quick revision (Link for Bhakti & Sufi tradition)
- Rivers - Origin, Tributaries, Deltas, Dams and Termination (+ Lakes - Ramsar/Montreux if time permits)Finished on Sep 10
- Pollutants Finished on Sep 11
- Indexes and authorities that release themFinished on Sep 12Forum IAS links -1,2,3,4|Shankar IAS Link
- Biodiversity (Species etc)Finished on Sep 13
- Tribes of IndiaFinished on Sep 13
- Schedules/Important Articles of the Constitution Finished on Sep 14
- Seas and water bodies in the world + countries surrounding them Finished on Sep 14
- Gandhian movementsFinished on Sep 15
- 1940-47 in Indian IndependenceFinished on Sep 16
- Trends in Indian economy (+ Nationalization of various sectors + Land reforms)Finished on Sep 17
- Acts and conventions in Environment + National Environment Bodies Finished on Sep 18
- International groupings that India is a part of + imp ones where India is not a member Finished on Sep 19
- Biotechnology Finished on Sep 19
- Wireless Communication + Diseases in news Finished on Sep 20
- WTO, UN, IMF and other important bodies Finished on Sep 20
- Control Groupings : MTCR, Australian Group, NSG, Wassenar and Associated topics like IAEA,NPT To do - Sep 21
- India's defence - Military exercises, weapons, fighter planes, submarines, stealth frigates, aircraft carriers + Satellite Missions/Space Missions To do - Sep 21
- Places in news + Conflict Zones + GI tags To do - Sep 22
- One liner type questions asking a particular pact or agreement signed between India and another country To do - Sep 22
- Finance Commission To do - Sep 22
Other Important Topics - No need of notes/Do from the book
- Parliament
- Fundamental Rights, DPSP and Fundamental Duties
- HC/SC
- Historical background of Indian Constitution
- Preamble
- Folk paintings, dance and music
Smaller topics which do not require much retention:
- Current account and Capital Account convertibility
- National Income - GDP, GVA, GNP etc etc.
Please comment below and then I will add them to the list.
Can anyone share some chart for constitutional and non-constitutional bodies
NKS_PSIR,Undine
@whatonly can you please provide the pdf format?
Bodies.pdf
thank you so so much. this is awesome. more power and luck to you!
Dora-the_Explorer,whatonlythank you so so much. this is awesome. more power and luck to you!
Glad to be of help :) good luck to you too!
anybody have before independence acts in table format. always get confuse ki kisme kya tha! will be highly obliged.
From Spectrum, Laxmikanth, and tests. Btw the colours have significance :p
anybody have before independence acts in table format. always get confuse ki kisme kya tha! will be highly obliged.
From Spectrum, Laxmikanth, and tests. Btw the colours have significance :p
Many thanks boss. Would like to know the color coding key!
peacefulwarrior,Steveanybody have before independence acts in table format. always get confuse ki kisme kya tha! will be highly obliged.
From Spectrum, Laxmikanth, and tests. Btw the colours have significance :p
Many thanks boss. Would like to know the color coding key!
No problemo :) Yellow for GG/Viceroy, pink for Board of Control, blue for Executive Council/central executive, green for central legislature, purple for provincial executive, orange for provincial legislatures, red for franchise
whatonly,@thistooshallpass Thank you for organizing this. Will you accept the blue tick? :D
@thistooshallpass Thank you for organizing this. Will you accept the blue tick? :D
I will be honoured :) :P
@thistooshallpass and others, WII ENVIS (http://wiienvis.nic.in/Database/Species_1067.aspx ) seems like a comprehensive place to study biodiversity from, although it is really, really humongous. Are there any other sources you guys are studying from?
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