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PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2021

Prelims Test Series 2021 - 3500 topics covered through smart solution. One of the best test series, exclusively for UPSC aspirants preparing for IAS prelims 2021. By GS Score

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PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2021

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  1. PROGRAMMEHIGHLIGHT 2 IAS2021 • Ourwelldesignedtestpaperswillfocusontestingconceptsaswellas factual knowledge as per UPSCPattern. • Total 37Tests: • Fundamental Tests -14 • Revision Tests -8 • MockTests(GS+CSAT)-15 • Sub-sectional Tests:Under this each subject will be divided in sub- topics to bring more depth in preparation. These tests will be of 100 Questionseach. • Revision Tests (RT) :Under this each subject mentioned in the UPSC syllabus & Current Affairs will be catered and each test will consist of 100Questions. • Mock Tests:Mock tests will be conducted on UPSC pattern.Paper1 will consist of 100 Qs. and Paper 2 will consist 80Qs. • 3-Layer Performance Analysis including Test Report, Detailed Analysis & integrated All IndiaRanking. PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  2. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 3 FAQ • What isthis program all about? • PRELIMS CRT 2021 is designed to achieve MAXIMUM SCORE in Prelims 2021 through Speed and Accuracy in solving MCQs which plays the most VITAL role in 2 hrs of prelimsexamination. • PRELIMSCRT2021willhelpincoveringSubjectsfromNCERTtoADVANCE level which enhances the understanding of concepts and inter-connectivity betweenthem. • Programme will help in organising the preparation which is very important becauseduetolatestartandunorganisedstudyaspirantslagbehindandfail in Prelims exam by2-3 marks. • Thisprogramisdesigned to helpstudentsinQuick Revision;otherwise,they maybelostinthevastoceanofdataandinformationoverload. • How isit different from other test series? • Self-StudyandregularREVISIONisthekeyto HolisticPreparation. • OurPRELIMSCRT2021willcovereachsubjectinaholisticmanner. • Eachsubject will be covered rigorously. • This will help students prepare each subject extensively as well as intensively. • Programmewilltestone’sknowledgeandpreparationforprelimsrigorously. • How to use thisProgramme? • Through our PRELIMS CRT students will solve 3500+ MCQs with detailed explanations. • Detailedexplanationswillhelpincoveringmultipledimensionsofthetopics insyllabusinstipulatedtimeandfullefficiency. • ExplanationwithSmartsolutionwillhelpinlearningtheartofeliminationas itisnotfeasibleforanaspiranttoknoweverything underthesun.Theartof eliminating options is the key to solve those questions where students lack sufficientinformationaskedintheexam. PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  3. TESTSCHEDULE IAS2021 4 PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

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  8. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 9 LIST OFSOURCES PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

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  10. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 11 3000+ TOPICSCOVERED • 3000+ Topics to be covered, through Smart Solution. It can be used as REVISIONNOTES • SMART Solutions will be provided so that you learn how to approachaquestionintheexam,evenifyoudon’thavethefull knowledge of the topicgiven. ecosystem. . The Principles of Ecosystem Stabilityare: EXAMPLE: Let’s see how smart solution can be effectivethrough a practicequestion. œEcosystems dispose of waste and replenish nutrients by recycling all elements. œEcosystemsusesunlightastheirsource ofenergy. œThe size of a consumer population is maintained such that overgrazing and other forms of overuse do notoccur. œBiodiversity ismaintained. Q.Whichofthefollowingarethecharacteristicsofa stableecosystem? DynamicEquilibrium Maturity Highinertia Low SpeciesDiversity Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegiven below: . Some of the important characteristicsof a stable ecosystem are: . They are in dynamic equilibrium. It means there is a relatives stability within a community of organism in terms of genetic, species andecosystem. . They are mature ecosystems. For example mixed tree size forestecosystem 1, 2 and 3only 1, 2 and 4only 3 and 4only (d) 1, 2, 3 and4 Correct Option:(a) Explanation: . Statement 4 is incorrect:These ecosystems have high (not low) species diversity. characterised by a complex food web system in which a number of species are interdependent and interconnected. . These ecosystems have high inertia. An inertia of an ecosystem refers to the delay or slowness in the response of an ecosystem to certain factors ofchange. . These ecosystems have high (not low) species diversity. Supplementary notes: EcosystemStability . Ecosystem stability refers to thecapability of a natural ecosystem to apply self- regulating mechanism so as to return to a steady state after an outside disturbance. Ecosystem stability means there is a balance between production and consumption of each element inthe SmartSolution . Ifacandidateknowsthattheseecosystems have high (not low) speciesdiversity PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  11. SUB TOPICLISTING IAS2021 12 FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITY -1 (CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT + PREAMBLE+ UNION TERRITORIES + CITIZENSHIP + FR + DPSP + FD + OTHER CONSTITUTIONALPROVISIONSSUCHASEMERGENCY PROVISIONSETC.) TEST -1 14FEBRUARY, 2021 1. Historical evolution and features 3. Fundamentalrights • What isConstitution? • Importance ofConstitution • Historical evolution of theConstitution • ConstituentAssembly • Objectives of theConstitution • SalientfeaturesofIndianConstitution • Unitaryfeatures • Federalfeatures • Parliamentary form ofgovernment • Presidential form ofgovernment • Parliamentary vs.Presidential system of government • MeaningandimportanceofFundamentalRights • Right toEquality • Right toFreedom • Right againstExploitation • Right to Freedom ofReligion • Cultural and EducationalRights • Right to ConstitutionalRemedies • Difference between procedure established bylaw and due process oflaw • Writs and theiruses • Restrictive limitations on fundamentalrights 4.DPSP • Basicfeatures • Economic and SocialDPSP • GandhianDPSP • AdministrativeDPSP • DPSP related to internationalpeace • Implementation ofDPSP 2.Preamble • Preamble • Basicfeatures • Value premises ofconstitution • Terminologiesas: œDemocratic œSovereign œSocialist • 5. Fundamentalduties • Features PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  12. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 13 • MunicipalCouncils • NagarPanchayats • Thestepstakentowardswomen’sempowerment • RoleofStateElectionCommission • RoleofStateFinanceCommission • XIth and XIIthSchedules • The Scheduled and TribalAreas • 5th ScheduleAreas • 6th ScheduleAreas • Citizenship provisions inJ&K • SpecialprivilegesenjoyedbycitizensinIndia • Panchayats • BriefHistory • Provisions of 73rdAA • Roleandfunctionsofdifferenttiers • Provisions of 74thAA • Roleandfunctionsofdifferenttiers • MunicipalCorporations PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  13. IAS2021 14 FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITY -2 (EXECUTIVE + LEGISLATURE +JUDICIARY) 6. Attorney General ofIndia TEST -2 17FEBRUARY, 2021 1. Union andStates • State Reorganization Commission(brief) • Components of Indianterritory • Processofformationofnewstates • Unionterritories • Special provisions forstates • Qualification • Functions • Powers with respect toparliament 7. Parliament • Functions ofParliament • Composition of RajyaSabha • Composition of LokSabha • QualificationanddisqualificationofMPs • Vacation ofseats • Sessions ofparliament • Law makingprocedure • Officers ofParliament • ParliamentProceedings • Motions and resolutions inParliament • Powers andPrivileges • Budget makingprocess • ComparisonofLokSabhaandRajyaSabha • Types ofmajorities • Special powers ofRS 2. ThePresident • Importance ofPresident • Qualification • Electionprocedure • Advantagesanddisadvantagesofsingletransferable form ofvoting • Presidents’ Term of Office andemoluments • ExecutivePowers • LegislativePowers • EmergencyPowers • FinancialPowers • Miscellaneouspowers • Judicialpowers • PresidentsImpeachment • President as nominalhead 8. The UnionJudiciary • VicePresident • Office of theVice-President • Functions • Integrated judicialsystem • SupremeCourt œComposition œIndependence of SupremeCourt œJurisdiction ofSC œJudicialReview 4. PrimeMinister • Appointment ofPM • Functions ofPM • RoleofPMwithrespectto 9. HighCourt œCoM œPresident œLokSabha œPoliticalParty œCoalitionGovernment • Composition • Terms andremoval • Jurisdiction • Otherpowers • Lower judiciary œAppointment œPowers 5. Council ofMinisters • Division ofCoM • Role ofCoM • Role ofCabinet • Responsibilities of theMinisters • Comptroller and Auditor-General ofIndia • Appointment • Functions PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  14. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 15 • Miscellaneous • President Election Procedure (Right to vote or notto vote) • Concept of Office ofProfit • Types of CAGaudit • Reforms in Parliament functioningto increasing efficiency • Dilemma ofdelimitation • Significance ofWHIP • Declaration of assetsof MP’s • NOTA in Rajya Sabhapolls • Demand for ahybrid electoral system • Various types of electoralsystems • First past the postsystem • Proportionalrepresentation • Mixedsystemsalsosometimesreferred to asHybrid system • Motion ofThanks • Privileges toMP • Ordinance makingpowers • Parliamentarycommittees • National Court ofAppeal • Middle Income Group Legal AidScheme • Public InterestLitigation • CriminalDefamation • CapitalPunishment • E-Courts • Tele-lawinitiative • Pro-bono legalservices • Prisonreforms • Law panel onTribunals • S.CCollegiumproceedingsinpublicdomain • Law Commission Report on UnitedNations Convention againstTorture • Role of CAG in goodgovernance • TheGovernor • Appointment,termofoffice,qualification,etc • Powers • Discretionarypowers • Ordinance makingpower • ChiefMinister • Appointment • Powers andresponsibilities • Relationship between the Governor and theChief Minister • Relationship between CoM and the ChiefMinister • Council of Minister(CoM) • Division ofCoM • Role ofCoM • Role ofCabinet • Responsibilities of theMinisters • The Advocate-General for theState • Appointment • Functions • Statelegislature • ThecompositionofVidhanSabhaandVidhan Parishad • Qualifications of the Members ofLegislature • PowersandFunctionsofStateLegislature • Relationship between both theHouses • Officers of StateLegislature • Powers,PrivilegesandImmunitiesofState Legislatures and theirMembers • Legislativeprocedure • Governor’s assent toBills • Procedure in FinancialMatters/Budget PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  15. IAS2021 16 FUNDAMENTALS OF HISTORY -1 (ANCIENT + MEDIEVALINDIA) TEST -3 20FEBRUARY, 2021 5. Pre MauryanPeriod ANCIENTINDIA • Formation ofstates • The SixteenMahajanapadas • Republics • Rise of urbancentres • Haryankadynasty • Shishunagadynasty • Nandadynasty 1. Pre Historic Cultures InIndia • Periodization ofIndian Pre History • Sources of PreHistory • Food GatheringCommunities • Food ProducingMen • Neolithic or the New StoneAge • IronAge • Impact ofIron 6. The MauryanEmpire • Chandragupta andBindusara • Megasthenes • Asoka and HisSuccessors • Asoka’s Inscriptions andSites • Asoka’ aDhamma • MauryanAdministration,Economy,SocietyandArt • TheArthasastra 2. Pastoral and FarmingCommunities • NeolithicPhase • ChalcolithicPhase • Early IronPhase • Geographical Distribution andCharacteristics 7. Post-Mauryan India (sc 200-AD300) 3. Indus ValleyCivilization • Majorcities • TownPlanning • HarappanTrade • Agriculture • Domestication ofanimals • Crafts • Religion • HarappanPottery • Weights andMeasures • Script andLanguage • Paintings • Decline of HarappanCulture • Society: Evolution ofJatis • Sangam Texts-andSociety • Satavahanas and Other IndigenousDynasties • ForeignDynasties • Commercial Contacts with the OutsideWorld • Schools ofArt • Growth of Jainism andBuddhism • Jainism • Buddhism 9. ImperialGuptas • Sources of GuptaRule • Political history ofGuptas • Fahien • GuptaAdministration • GuptaCulture • Urban centres in Guptaperiod • EconomicConditions 4. VedicSociety • Original Home ofAryans • Features of AryanCulture • VedicTexts • SourcesforReconstructingVedicSocietyandCulture • GeographyoftheRigVedicPeriodandgeographyof the later VedicPhases • EconomicConditions • PoliticalOrganisationandEvolutionofMonarchy • Social Organisation andVarna System • Religion andThought 10.Harshavardana • Sources for Harsha’sPeriod • Early life ofHarsha • Harsha’sAdministration PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  16. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 17 • Important Officials of theempire • Economy underHarsha • Society • Religion • The SouthernDynasties • The Satavahanas (230 BC TO AD225) • The Pallavas (AD330–796) • The Chalukyas (AD535–1190) • The Pandyas of Madurai(AD 590–1323) • The Chola Dynasty (AD850–1310) • Rashtrakutas (AD753–973) • 5. Consolidation and Expansion of theEmpire • -Akbar • Conflict with the Afghans -Hemu • Struggle with the Nobility: BairamKhan’s • Regency; Revolt of UzbekNobles • Early Expansion of the Empire (1560-76)- Malwa, Garh-Katanga, Rajasthan, Gujarat, EasternIndia • RelationswiththeRajputs-GrowthofaComposite RulingClass • Rebellions,andFurtherExpansionoftheEmpirein the NorthWest • State and Government underAkbar • Akbar’s Concept ofSuzerainty • StructureofGovernment,CentralandProvincial-the Vikalat, the Central Ministries,Provincial • Government, District and LocalGovernment • The Working of Government - the Ruler, Land- Revenue System, the Dahsala System, the Mansabdari • System and theArmy • Akbar’s Religious Views • RelationswiththeUlamaandSocialReforms • The Early Phase(1556-73) • The Second Phase(1573-80) - the Ibadat Khana • Debates - the Mahzar - Breach withOrthodox • Ulama - Re-organisation of Madadd-i-MaashGrants • Third or Final Phase - Din-i-Ilahi -State • Policies and religioustoleration • The Deccan and the Mughals (Upto1657) • The Deccani States upto1595 • Mughal Advance towards theDeccan • MughalConquestofBerar,KhandeshandPartsof Ahmadnagar • RiseofMalikAmbar,andFrustrationof • Mughal Attempt at Consolidation(1601-27) • ExtinctionofAhmadnagar,AcceptanceofMughal • Suzerainty by Bijapur andGolconda • ShahJahanandtheDeccan(1636-57) • Cultural Contribution of the DeccaniStates • Foreign Policy of theMughals • Akbar and theUzbeks • TheQuestionofQandaharandRelationswithIran • Shah Jahan’s BalkhCampaign • Mughal - Persian Relations - the LastPhase MEDIEVALINDIA • Central Asian Politics and the Advance of Babur towardsIndia • TheTimurids • The Timurid-Uzbek and Uzbek-Iran Conflictand Babur • Babur’s Advance towardsIndia. • Struggle for Empire in North India (Afghans, Rajputs andMughals • Struggle between Ibrahim Lodi andBabur • The Battle ofPanipat • Babur’sproblemsaftertheBattleofPanipat • Struggle with RanaSanga • ProblemsoftheEasternAreasandtheAfghans • Babur’sContributionandSignificanceofhisAdvent intoIndia • Struggle for Empire in NorthIndia • Humayun and theAfghans • EarlyActivitiesofHumayun,andtheTusslewith BahadurShah • The GujaratCampaign • TheBengalCampaign,andStrugglewithSherKhan • The Establishment ofthe North Indian Empire • TheSurs • Sher Shah’s EarlyLife • SocialandPoliticalBackgroundofBiharandtheRise of Sher Shah toPower. • The Sur Empire(1540-56) • Contributions of SherShah PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  17. 18 IAS2021 10. India in the First Half of the Seventeenth Century • Companies-PositionofIndianMerchantsOver-land Trade • The Mughal State andCommerce • TrendofIndia’sEconomyandProspectsduringthe FirstHalfoftheEighteenthCentury • Jahangir’s Accession - hisEarly Difficulties • Territorial Consolidation and Expansion ofthe Empire - Mewar, East India andKangra • JahangirasaRuler • NurJahan, and the NurJahan‘Junta’ • TheRebellionsofShahJahan,andthecoupdemain of MahabatKhan • StateandReligionintheFirstHalfofthe SeventeenthCentury • ShahJahan-ConsolidationandExpansionofthe Empire • EvolutionoftheMughalRulingClassandthe MansabdariSystem 15. Religion, Fine Arts, Science andTechnology • Religion- Hindu Religion, Sikh Religion,Islam • Fine Arts - Architecture, Painting, Languageand Literature,Music • Science andTechnology • 16. Northern India in the First Half of the EighteenthCentury • BahadurShahI,andtheBeginningoftheStruggle • For Wizarat - Rajput Affairs - Marathas andthe • Deccan - Accentuation of the PartyStruggle • Struggle for ‘New’ Wizarat: Zulfiqar Khanand Jahandar Shah(1712-13) • The Saiyid Brothers’ Struggle for‘New’ Wizarat • The Saiyid ‘New’Wizarat • TheWizaratofM.AminKhanandNizam-ul-Mulk • RiseofRegionalStates,BeginningofForeign Invasions of India(1725-48) 11. Aurangzeb - Religious Policies, North India and theRajputs • War ofSuccession • ReligiousPolicy:FirstPhase(1658-79) • Reforms and Puritanical Measures,Hindu • Temples, Jizyah;Second Phase (1679-1707) • Territorial Consolidation and Expansion ofEmpire - NorthIndia • PopularRevolts-Jats,Satnamis,AfghansandSikhs • Breach with Marwar andMewar 17. The Maratha Bid forSupremacy • TheMarathasandtheirPolicyofExpansion • The Marathas andNizam-ul-Mulk • The Maratha Advance into Gujarat andMalwa • The Maratha Advance into Doab andPunjab: • FirstPhase(1741-52);SecondPhase(1752-61); • Third Battle ofPanipat 12. Climax and Crisis of the Mughal Empire the Marathas and theDeccan • RiseoftheMarathas-EarlyCareerofShivaji- • Treaty ofPurandar - the Agra Visit • Shivaji’s Swarajya - Administration andAchievements • AurangzebandtheDeccaniStates(1658-87) • Marathas andthe Decean (1687-1707) • AssessmentofAurangzebandtheJagirdariCrisis • Society-Structure andGrowth • RuralSociety • Towns and TownLife • Artisans andMaster-Craftsmen • Women • Servants andSlaves • Standard ofLiving • The Ruling Classes - Nobility, RuralGentry • The MiddleStrata • The CommercialClasses • Economic Life-Patterns andProspects • InlandTrade • Overseas Trade - Role of ForeignTrading • PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  18. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 19 FUNDAMENTALS OF HISTORY -2 (MODERNINDIA(1757–1947)) TEST -4 21FEBRUARY, 2021 4. The Revolt of1857 MODERNINDIA • EconomicCauses • PoliticalCauses • AdministrativeCauses • Socio -ReligiousCauses • Influence ofOutside Events • Discontent AmongSepoy’s • Beginning andSpread • Leaders of theRevolt • Suppression ofRevolt • CausesofFailureofRevolt • Hindu-Muslim UnityFactor • Nature of theRevolt • Consequences • 1. The Advent of Europeans InIndia • The Portuguese inIndia œDeAlmeida œAlbuquerque œCausesoffailureofPortugueseempireinIndia > > > > > The Dutch in India The Danes inIndia TheEnglish TheFrench Anglo-FrenchRivalry œFirst CarnaticWar œRise of the HyderahadState œThe Second CarnaticWar œThe Third CarnaticWar œCauses of EnglishSuccess 5. Administrative Changes After1857 • Administration - Central, Provincial,Local • Changes in theArmy • PublicServices • PrincelyStates • AdministrativePolicies • ForeignPolicy 2. The English in Bengal from 1757 TO1772 • Black-holeTragedy • Battle ofPlassey • MirJafar • Deposition of MirJafar • MirKasim 6. Social reforms inIndia • Raja Ram MohanRoy • SwamiVivekananda • Swami DayanandaSaraswati • Ishwar ChandraVidyasagar • JyotibaPhule • Dr. Bhimrao RamjiAmbedkar • Henry Vivian Derozio • DebendranathTagore • Keshab ChandraSen • Sri RamakrishnaParamhamsa • Mahadev GovindRanade • Theosophical Society And AnnieBesant • Syed AhmadKhan • Parsi Religious ReformAssociation • Baba DayalDas • PanditaRamabai • SarojiniNaidu 3. Impact of BritishAdministration • Industrialization—RuinofArtisansandHandicraftsmen • Impoverishment ofPeasantry • EmergenceofNewLandRelations,RuinofOld Zamindars • Stagnation and Deterioration ofAgriculture • Commercialization of IndianAgriculture • Development of ModernIndustry • Rise of IndianBourgeoisie • EconomicDrain • Famine andPoverty • Nationalist Critique of ColonialEconomy • Abolition of the DualSystem • Zamindarisystem • Ryotwarisystem • Mahalwarisystem PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  19. 20 IAS2021 7. Development of IndianPress 11. The Early Phase of the Freedom Struggle (1900–1915) • Early Regulations onPress • Struggle by Early Nationalists to SecurePress Freedom • Vernacular Press Act,1878 • During and After the First WorldWar • During the Second WorldWar • AfterIndependence • Partition of Bengal(1905) • Swadeshi Movement(1905) • OriginoftheMuslimLeague(1906) • Resolution of Swaraj(1906) • SuratSession:SplitinCongress(1907) • Morley-Minto Reforms(1909) 8. Development ofEducation 12. Middle Phase of the Freedom Struggle (1915-1930) • Charter Act of1813 • Orientalist-AnglicismControversy • Efforts ofThomson • Wood’s Des-patch(1854) • Hunter Education Commission(1882-83) • Indian Universities Act,1904 • GovernmentResolutiononEducationPolicy—1913 • Saddler University Commission(1917-19) • Education UnderDyarchy • Hartog Committee(1929) • Wardha Scheme of BasicEducation (1937) • Sergeant Plan ofEducation • Kothari Education Commission(1964-66) • Development of VernacularEducation • Development of TechnicalEducation • EvaluationofBritishPolicyonEducation • World War I-Reforms andAgitation • Home Rule Movement(1915–1916) • Lucknow Pact(1916) • AugustDeclarationofof1971 • Beginning of the GandhianEra • The Government of India Act(1919) • Rowlatt Act(1919) • JallianwalaBaghMassacre(13April1919) • Khilafat Movement(1920) • Non-Cooperation Movement(1920-1922) • Chauri-Chaura Incident(1922) • Trade UnionMovement • Communist Movement inIndia • Swaraj Party(1922) • Muddiman Committee(1924) • Simon Commission(1927) • Butler Committee(1927) • Delhi Muslim Proposal(1927) • Nehru Report (1928) • All Parties Muslim Conference(1929) • Jinnah’s Fourteen Points(1929) • Lahore Session(1929) • Allahabad Address(1930) 9. Struggle by theMasses • TribalMovements œBhilUprising œKolUprising œSanthalRebellion œJaintia andGaro Rebellion œRampaRebellion œMundaRebellion œKhonda DoraUprisings œTana BhagatMovement 13. Closer to Freedom(1930-1947) • Civil Disobedience Movement(1930) • The First Round Table Conference(1930) • Gandhi-IrwinPact • Second Round-Table Conference(1931) • Civil DisobedienceMovement (Second-Phase) • Third Round Table Conference(1932) • The Communal Award(1932) • Poona Pact(1932) • The Government of India Act(1935) • WorldWarIIandtheIndianPoliticalSituation • ResignationofCongressMinisters(1939) • Poona Resolution and Conditional Support toBritain (1941) • PeasantMovements œChamparan Satyagraha œKheda PeasantStruggle œBardoliMovement œMoplahRebellion œTebhagaMovement œTelanganaMovement 10. Terrorist and RevolutionaryMovements • TerroristMovements • The RevolutionaryMovement • Reasons forFailure PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  20. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 21 • Lord Amherst(1823-28) • Lord William Bentinck(1828-1835) • Sir Charles Metcalfe(1835-1836) • Lord Auckland(1836-1842) • Lord Ellenborough(1842-1844) • Lord Hardinge-I(1844-1848) • Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856 great imperialistand colonist) • Lord Canning (1856-1857 and1858-1862) • Lord Elgin-I(1862-1863) • Lord Lawrence(1862-1869) • Lord Mayo(1869-1872) • Lord North Brook(1872-1876) • Lord Lytton(1876-1880) • Lord Rippon(1880-1884) • Lord Dufferin(1884-1888) • Lord Lansdowne(1888-1894) • Lord Elgin-II(1894-1999) • Lord Curzon(1899-1905) • Lord Minto-II(1905-1910) • Lord Hardinge-11(1910-1916) • Lord Chelmsford(1916-1921) • Lord Reading(1921-1926) • Lord Irwin(1926-1931) • Lord Willingdon(1931-1936) • Lord Linlithgow(1936-1944) • Lord Wavell(1944-1947) • Lord Mountbatten(1947-1948) • August Offer of1940 • The Individual CivilDisobedience • Two-NationTheory • Demand for Pakistan(1942) • Cripps Mission (March1942) • Quit India Movement(1942–1945) • The CR Formula (1944) • Gandhi-Jinnah Talks(1944) • Desai-Liaqat Pact(1945) • WavellPlanandSimlaConference(1945) • ProvincialandGeneralElectionsof1945 • Cabinet Mission Plan(1946) • Azad Hind Fauj (IndianNational Army) • Direct Action Campaign(1946) • Interim-Government(1946) • Mountbatten Plan(1947) • India WinsFreedom • Indian Independence Act(1947) • Partition ofIndia • Governor Generals During British India • Robert Clive(1754-1767) • Lord Warren Hastings(1773-1785) • Lord Cornwallis(1786-1793) • Sir John Shore(1793-1798) • Lord Arthur Wellesley(1798-1805) • Lord George Barlow(1805-1807) • Lord Minto-I(1807-1813) • FrancisRawdonHastings(1813-1823):(Marquesof Hastings) PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  21. IAS2021 22 FUNDAMENTALS OF HISTORY -3 ART & CULTURE OFINDIA (VISUALART+ PERFORMINGARTS + RELIGIONS + LANGUAGES + LITERATURE +INSTITUTIONS) TEST -5 24FEBRUARY, 2021 œVesaraStyle VISUALARTS 3. Indo-IslamicArchitecture 1.Sculptures • Imperial Style (DelhiSultanat • ProvincialStyle • MughalStyle • Sikh Style ofArchitecture • RajputArchitecture • Salientfeatures • Sculptures of HarappanCivilisation • Sculptures of MauryanAge • Post-MauryanPeriod • JainSculptures • BuddhistSculpture • GuptaSculpture • Medieval School ofSculpture • Modern IndianSculpture 4. ModernArchitecture • EuropeanInfluence • Indo-SaracenicArchitecture • Post-IndependencePeriod 2. Architecture in AncientIndia • HarappanPeriod • MauryanArchitecture • Post-MauryanPeriod • GuptaPeriod • Temples ofKhajuraho • Temples ofOdisha • Temples ofGwalior • Temples ofGujarat • Temples ofRajasthan • Temples ofBengal • Temples ofAssam • Temples of HimachalPradesh • TemplesofJammuandKashmir • PallavaPeriod • CholaPeriod • PandyaTemples • VijaynagarPeriod • NayakaTemples • Temples ofKerala • VesaraStyle • HoysalaStyle • RashtrakutaPeriod • Schools of TempleArchitecture 5. IndianPaintings • CavePaintings • TraditionofMuralPaintingsinIndia • TraditionofMiniaturePaintingsinIndia • Paintings in theDeccan • Rajput School ofPainting • Pahari School ofPainting • Miniature Painting in SouthIndia • RegionalPaintings • ModernPaintings • ContemporaryPaintings 6. Pottery Tradition inIndia • Ochre: Coloured Pottery(OCP) • Black and Red Ware(BRW) • Painted Grey Ware(PGW) • Northern Black Polished Ware(NBPW) • Glazed and UnglazedPottery PERFORMINGARTS 1. Music inIndia œNagaraStyle œHoysakaStyle œDravidiansStyle • Classical IndianMusic œHindustani Music œCarnaticMusic PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  22. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 23 • MainPillarsofIndianMusic • Forms of IndianMusic • MusicalInstruments • Institutions Related toMusic • Folk Music inIndia • Dances inIndia • Concept of Dance inIndia • Concept of AshtaNayika • EightClassicalDanceFormsinIndia • FolkDances • ModernDances • Sports inIndia • Various Type ofSports • GenesisofMartialArts • Forms of Traditional MartialArts • AnimalSports • IndianTheatre • History of theater inIndia • Classical SanskritTheatre • TraditionalTheatre • RegionalTheatre • ModernTheatre • Renaissance of IndianTheatre • Cinema inIndia • œHistory of IndianCinema • œClassification of IndianCinema Film • IndianPuppetry • StringPuppets • ShadowPuppets • RodPuppets • Glovepuppets • ModernPuppetry • TribalPuppetry • Buddhism • Jainism • Sikhism • Islam • Christianity • Zoroastrianism • Judaism • Philosophy inIndia • Bhakti and SufiMovements • BhaktiMovement • Saints of BhaktiMovement • Sufism • Languages and Literature inIndia • SanskritLiterature • PaliLiterature • PrakritLiterature • TamilLiterature • TeluguLiterature • MalayalamLiterature • KannadaLiterature • OdiaLiterature • AssameseLiterature • BengaliLiterature • GujaratiLiterature • RajasthaniLiterature • PunjabiLiterature • MarathiLiteratur • HindiLiterature • PersianLiterature • UrduLiterature • ContributionofLanguageandLiteratureofforeign languages • MISCELLANEOUS • UNESCO’s List of Cultural Heritage inIndia • ProtectionandPromotionofIndianCultureand Heritage: LegalProvisions • Schemes andAwards • Personalities Related toCulture • Places of CulturalInterest • The Calendar & theEras • ScienceandTechnologyinAncientIndia RELIGION, LANGUAGE ANDLITERA- TURE ININDIA • Religionsin-India • Pre-VedicReligion • Hinduism PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  23. IAS2021 24 FUNDAMENTALS OFGEOGRAPHY-1 (GEOMORPHOLOGY + CLIMATOLOGY + OCEANOGRAPHY+ BIOGEOGRAPHY) TEST -6 27FEBRUARY, 2021 • Minerals • MajorElementsoftheEarth’sCrust GEOMORPHOLOGY œMinerals –Feldspar , Quartz, Pyroxene Amphibole , Mica ,Olivine œPhysical Characteristics –Crystal Form, Cleavage Fracture, Lusture,Color, Streak œTransparency, Structure, Hardness, Specific Gravity œMetallicminerals–preciousFerrous,Non Ferrous œNon-metallic Minerals –Sulphur , Phosphates, Cement 1. The origin of theEarth • EarlyTheories • ModernTheories • StarFormation • Formation ofPlanets • SolarSystem 2. The Evolution of theEarth • Rocks (Aggregate ofMinerals) • LayeredStructure • Evolution ofLithosphere • Evolution ofAtmosphere • Evolution ofHydrosphere œPetrology œRocks &landforms œRocks &Soils • 3 Family ofRocks œIgneous œSedimentary œMetamorphic 3. Geological History of theEarth 4.Earth • RockCycle • 8. Earthquakes • Latitude and Longitude includingimportant Parallels andMeridians • Motions of the Earth - Rotation, Revolutionand theireffects • InclinationoftheEarth’sAxisanditseffects • LocalandStandardTimeandtheInternational Date Line,Calendar • Eclipses - Solar,Lunar • Earths MagneticField • Waves: P,S, Body,Surface • Shadow Zone • Types ofEarthquakes • Effects • Frequency • Locating anEpicentre • 5. Geological TimeScale • Origin ofLife 9. Volcanes • Types œShield œComposite œCaldera œFloodBasalt œMid OceanRidge 6. Interior of theEarth • Sources ofInformation • œDirect • œIndirect - Earthquake Waves, Volcanoes • Crust • Mantle • Core • Landforms(intrusive) œBatholiths œLacoliths œLapoliths œPhacoliths 7.Geology PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  24. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 25 • œConvergent • œTransform • RatesofPlateMovements • Force of platemovements • IndianPlate • 12. Landforms and theirEvolution • Causes • œGeomorphicProcesses • œGeomorphicAgents • œErosional orDestructional • œDepositional orConstructional • Agents and theirImpacts • œWind, Running Water, Ground Water, Glaciers, Waves &Currents • Winds • œOne of the Two dominant agents inHot deserts • œCause –Deflation Abrasion Impact • œErosionallandforms • . Pediments andPediplains • . Playas • . Deflation Hollows andCaves • . Mushroom, Table & PedestalRocks • œDepositionalLandforms • . Barchans • . Seif • . Parabolic • . Transverse • . Longitudinal • RunningWater • œErosionalLandforms • . Valleys • . Rills • . Gullies • . Valleys –V Shape, Gorge (Hard Rocks), Canyon(Sedimentary) • . Potholes & Plungepools • . Incised or entrenchedmeanders • . River Terraces – paired& unpaired • œDepositionalLandforms • . AlluvialFans • . Delta • . Flood Plains, Natural Levees, PointBars • . Meanders,Slipoffbank, Under cutbank • . Oxbowlake • . BraidedChannels • œSills • œDykes • 10. GeomorphicProcesses • Earth’sSurface • œExogenicForces • œEndogenicForces • œGradation, Degradation &Agradation > > > GeomorphicProcess Endogenic Process Diastrophism • œOrogenic • œEpierogenic • œEarthquakes • œPlatemovements • Volcanism • œExogenicForces • œDenudationProcesses • Weathering • Massmovements • Distribution of Continents &Oceans • Theories • Continental DriftTheory œAlfred Wegner 1912 œPangea,Panthalasa • œLaurasia,Gondwanaland • Evidence in support ofContinental Drift Theory • œJigsawFit • œRocksofSameageacrossoceans • œTillite • œPlacerDeposits • œDistribution ofFossils • Isostacy - Sea FloorSpeading • Forces ofDrifting • œPole FleeingForce • œTidalForce • Post DriftStudies • œConvectional CurrentTheory • œMapping of the OceanFloor > > Continents –plate Tectonics LithosphericPlates • œMajorPlate • œMinorPlates • PlateBoundaries • œDivergent PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  25. 26 IAS2021 œCarbonation œHydration œOxidation &Reduction • Ground Water (KarstTopography) œPermeableRocks . Percolation . BeddingPlains œLimestone and DolomiteRegions . Balkans, Adjacent to Adriaticregions œErosionalLandforms . Pools - Swallow Hole, Valley Sinks (Uvalas), Sinkholes, Collapse sinks (Dolines), Lapies, Ridges, LimestonePavements . Caves – Altering bed of Rocks (Shale sandstonequartzit,CavesandTunnels œDepositionallandforms • Physical Forces Gravitational, Expansion,Water Pressure œUnloading &Expansion œTemperature changes andExpansion œFreezing, Thawing, & Frost Wedging œSaltWeathering • BiologicalWeathering œBurrowing œWedging œPlantRoots . Stalactites . Stalagmites . PillarColumns • Effects ofWeathering • œExfoliation(Flakin)–ExfoliationDomes • Significance ofWeathering • Glaciers œSoilFormation œBiomes andBiodiversity œLeaching /Enrichment œErosionalLandforms . Cirque of TarnLakes . Hors and Serrated Regions –Arete . GlacialValleys/Troughs–Fiords • MassMovements • œActivatingcauses • œFormsofmovement–Heave,Flow,Slide œDepositionalLandforms . GlacialTills . Moraines . Eskers . OutwashPlanes . Drumlins 13. Landforms across theworld • Rivers andlakes • Mountain andPeaks • Plateaus • Waves andCurrents œHigh Rocky Coasts & Low SedimentaryCoasts œErosionalLandforms CLIMATOLOGY • Composition • Gases • WaterVapour • DustParticles • Structure . Cliffs . Terraces . Caves . Stacks œDepositionalLandforms œExosphere œThermosphere œMesosphere œStratosphere œTroposphere . Beaches andDunes . Bars, Barriers,Spits • Weathering • œWeather over EarthMaterials . Factors . Geological . Climatic . Topograhic . Vegetative • Altitude vsTemperature • Insolation • Solar Radiation Heat BalanceTemperature • Aphelion andPerihelion • VariabilityofInsolationatthesurfaceoftheEarth • MajorProcesses œChemical œPhysical orMechanical œBiological œDay Season Year œRotation on Axis , Angle of Inclination of sun rays , Length ofthe day œTransparency of Atmosphere, configurationof landintermsofitsaspect. • Chemical –Forces Chemical Action • œSolution PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  26. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 27 • œHumidity –Absolute and Relative • œSaturation –Dew Point • œEvaporation andCondensation • Precipitation • œRainfall, Snowfall, Sleet Hail,Hailstones • œDew • œFrost • œFog &Mist • œTypes –Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratus, Nimbus œHigh – Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus œMiddle – Altostratus,Altocumulus • œLow – Stratocumulus,Nimbostratus • œVertical Development –Cumulus and Cumulonimbus • Types ofRainfall œConventional œOrographic • œCyclonic • World Distribution ofRainfall WorldClimate • œThe Hot, Wet EquatorialClimate • œThe Tropical Monsoon and TropicalMarine Climates • œThe Savanna or SudanClimate • œThe Hot Desert and Mid-Latitude DesertClimates • œThe Warm Temperate Western Margin (Mediterranean)Climate • œThe Temperate Continental(SteppClimate • œThe Warm Temperate Eastern Margin(China TypClimate • œThe Cool Temperate Western Margin (British TypClimate • œThe Cool Temperate Continental(Siberian) • Climate • œThe Cool Temperate Eastern Margin(Lauren-tian) • Climate • œThe Arctic or PolarClimate > > HeatBalance Heating and cooling ofatmosphere œConduction œConvection œAdvection > > > TerrestrialRadiation HeatBudgetofthePlanetEarth MacroBudget • œAlbedo • œShortwaveRadiation • œLong wave EarthRadiation • VariationinthenetHeatBudgetattheEarth’s Surface • Temperature • Factors controlling Tempdistribution • Distribution of Temp Month ofJanuary-July • Range of Temp Month ofJanuary-July • Inversion ofTemperature • Atmospheric Circulation and WeatherSystems • AtmosphericPressure • Vertical variation ofpressure • Horizontal distribution ofpressue • World Distribution of Sea LevelPressure • Factorsaffectingthevelocityanddirectionofthe Wind • Pressure GradientForce • FrictionalForce • CoriolisForce • Pressure and Wind ( Cyclonic& Anticyclone Circulation) • GeneralCirculationoftheAtmosphere–Patternof PlanetaryWinds • Latitudanal Variation of AtmosphericHeating • Emergence of PressureBelts • MigrationofBeltsFollowingapparentPathofSun • Distribution of continents &Oceans • Rotation of theEarth • Circulation • SimplifiedGlobalCirculation–HadleyCell,Ferrel Cell • SeasonalWind • LocalWind • Land and SeaBreezes • Mountain and ValleyWinds • Air mass &fronts • Extra TropicalCyclone • Thunderstorms • Tornadoes • Water in theAtmosphere • WaterVapour • Clouds > > OCEANOGRAPHY • Water on the Surface of theEarth • HydrologicalCycle • œComponent • œProcesses • Oceans • Relief of the Oceanfloor • Divisions of the oceanfloor • œContinental Shelf œContinental Slope œDeep seaplain • PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  27. 28 IAS2021 • œOceanic deep andTrenches • Minor relieffeatures • Wind • Gravity Coriolisforce œSecondary force that influencethe currents to flow œTypes of oceancurents: œSurface currents & Deep water currents basedon Depth œCold and Warm Currents based onTemperature • Temperature of the OceanWater œVertical œSpatial œFactorsaffectingTemperaturedistribution œLatitude œUnequal distribution of land& Water œPrevailingwind œOceanCurrents • Major Ocean currents ofthe World • Effects of OceanCurrents WaterResources • Underground waterresource • Surface waterresources • Inlandwaterresources:Utilizationofinlandwater resources • Oceanic WaterResources • Utilization of oceansby man • Water consumptionpatterns • WaterPollution • Conservation of WaterResources • Techniques of WaterConservation • Horizontal & VerticalDistribution • Salinity of the OceanWater • œFactors affectingsalinity • Evaporation andprecipitation • Fresh water flow fromrivers • Oceancurrents • œHorizontals distribution ofsailinity • œVertical Distribution ofsalinity • Density of OceanWaters • Movements of oceanWater • Factors influencingMovement BIOGEOGRAPHY SOIL œTemperature œSalinity œDensity • SoilCharacteristics • Factors Responsible for SoilFormation • Stages of SoilFormation • Soil FormingProcesses • Soil Profiles andHorizons • SoilClassification • Soil Erosion andConservation • Motion–HorizontalandVerticalCurrents • Waves œMotionofwavesandwatermolecules œCharacteristics ofwave œCrest andTrough œHeight œAmplitude œPeriod œLength œSpeed œFrequency LAND • Land-use • Land capabilityclassification • Causes of LandDegradation • Impact of LandDegradation • Steps taken byGOI • Sustainable LandManagement • Tides œRelation between Gravitional Forces andTides œTidalcurrents œTypes ofTides VegetationResources • Types of naturalvegetation • Forests • Significance offorests • œEconomic significance, Ecologicalsignificance • œCulturalsignificance • Factors of forestdevelopment • Extent of forestcover • Classification offorests • BasedonFrequency–SemiDiurnal,Diurnal,mixed • BasedonSMEposition–springandNeapTides • œImportance ofTides • OceanCurrents • œPrimary Force that initiates themovement • Heating of solarenergy PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  28. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 29 • œIndirectdeforestation • œUnderlying causes ofdeforestation • Conservation offorests œGrasslands œDesertvegetation œTundraVegetation œForest conservationstrategies œReforestation œMonocultureplantation œAfforestation > > Economic utilization offorests Deforestation œDeforestation in tropicalforests œDeforestation in temperateforests œRate and extent ofdeforestation œCausesandfactorsofdeforestation:Immediate causes ofdeforestation • Types offorestry œSocialforestry œAgro-forestry PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  29. IAS2021 30 FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOGRAPHY -2 INDIANGEOGRAPHY (INDIANPHYSIOGRAPHY + DRAINAGESYSTEM + INDIAN CLIMATE+SOILSININDIA+NATURALVEGETATION) TEST -7 28FEBRUARY, 2021 • Mains Rivers andtheir tributaries • Famous cities andriver banks 1. Physiography ofIndia • GeologicalRegion • Location • PhysiographicSub-Units 3. CLIMATE • Factors influencing the climate ofIndia • Monsoon • Mechanism of theMonsoon œHimalayans œNorthernPlains œPeninsularPlateau œThar Desert œCoastalPlain œTheIslands œClassicalTheory œModerntheory œAir masstheory œJet streamtheory • MountainSystem • œClassification of The HimalayanSystem • œRegional Division of theHimalaya • The Peninsular - PeninsularPlateaus • Plains - Northern Plains ofIndia • Lakes • Deserts • Indian Coasts andIslands • El-Nino andLa-Nina • Seasonalrhythm • Koppen’s Climaticclassification • Indian Droughts andFloods 4. Soils inIndia • SoilAcidity • Soiltextures • Minerals ofSoil • SoilErosion • SoilConservation 2. DrainageSystem • Classification ofDrainage • HimalayanDrainage • Indus riversystem • Indus drainagesystem • Ganga RiverSystem • Brahmaputra riversystem • Peninsular RiverSystem • East flowingRivers 5. NaturalVegetation • Vegetation • Mangroves • Distribution of ForestArea • Forest Problems inIndia PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  30. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 31 FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOGRAPHY -3 HUMAN & ECONOMICGEOGRAPHY (DEMOGRAPHY + CENSUS + ECONOMICACTIVITIES + AGRICULTURE + MINERALS + ENERGYINDUSTRY + TRANSPORT + TRADE+ COMMUNICATION) TEST -8 3 MARCH,2021 œWater Supply, Drainage andSanitation œElectronicWaste œUrbanPoverty œReal Estate (Regulation & Development)Bill 1. Demography • Concept of humanresources • Populationdistribution • Physicalfactors • Socio-culturalfactors • Demographicfactors • World population distribution • œEcumene • œNon-ecumene • Continent-wise distribution ofpopulation • Density ofpopulation • Pattern of populationdensity • Population increase (growth) inthe world • Causesofrapidincreaseinpopulation • Futureprojections • Determinants of populationgrowth • Naturalincrease • Characteristics ofpopulation • Way Forward to Tackle Issues Relatedto Urbanization • œInclusive Cities/Smartcities • œRecent government programmes:AMRUT, HRIDAYScheme • Migration • Displacement • Importance of the RehabilitationPolicy • Urban settlements:types • Morphology of urbansettlements • Migration:Pushfactorsandpullfactors • Emigration during colonial,post-independent and post-liberalisationperiod • Functional classification ofcities • Difference between boundaries and frontiers,their classification • Rural urban fringe characteristics,advantages, problems • National urbanisationpolicy • Factors affectingrural settlements, their types and patterns œAgecomposition œPopulationpyramids œSexcomposition œLiteracy • Theories of populationgrowth œMalthusiantheory œMarxiantheory œDemographic TransitionTheory • Optimum population œOver-population œUnder-population • Populationproblems 3.Census • Literacy • SexRatio • FamilyPlanning • OldAge • AgeStructure • Density • PopulationGrowth • CensusTerminologies œPopulation problems of developingcountries œPopulation problems of developedcountries • PopulationPolicies:ofChina,ofIndia. • Various types of ruralsettlements • Relationship between house typeswith relief, climate and buildingmaterials • Urbanization • BasicFeatureandPattern’sofIndia’sUrbanization • Issuesof Urbanization in India 4. Mineralresource • Types ofminerals • Metallicminerals • Non-metallicmineral • Distributionofmineralsandminingregions • Distribution, production and international tradeof œRural UrbanMigration œEmergence of Slums œUrbanTransport œWasteDisposal PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  31. 32 IAS2021 • œHydro-electric power generation inIndia • Atomic (nuclear)energy • Metallic minerals: Ferrous metals:Iron ore • Ferro-alloys andnon-ferrous • Manganese • Chromium • Nickel • Tungsten • Antimony • Copper • Bauxite andAluminium • Zinc;Lead • Tin • Gold • Silver • Platinum • Mineralchemicals œAtomic: source minerals:Uranium œWorld distribution ofUranium œProduction ofUranium œThorium œProduction of Atomic (Nuclear)Energy œNuclearEnergy • Alternative (non-conventional) sources ofenergy œSolarenergy œWindenergy œGeothermalpower œTidalenergy œWaveenergy œBiomassenergy œMica œPotash œPhosphate œNitrates œSulphur 6. Industry • Industrialdevelopment • Iron and SteelIndustry œLocationofironandsteelindustry œEarlylocalization œDevelopment of ironmanufacture œDistribution of iron and steelindustry œGlobal steelproduction œInternationaltrade œGrowth potential of the steelindustry • Conservation of mineralresources 5. Energyresources • Classification ofenergy • Production of conventionalenergy • General trends of energy productionand consumption • Reserves and sources ofenergy • Coal • TextileIndustry œCotton Textile Industry: Location of theindustry œRecent trends inlocalization œDistribution and production of cottontextiles œWoollen textile industry: Location ofthe industry œSilk textile industry: Raw silkmanufacture œSynthetic (artificial) silk industry:Distribution of man-made fibre andfabrics. œNature and origin ofcoal œConstituents and kinds of coal œCoal fields and coalproduction œBy products ofcoal œConservation ofCoal • EngineeringIndustries > Petroleum œNature and properties ofpetroleum œOrigin andrecovery œExploration œPetroleumrefining œ œ œ œ œ œMachinetoolsandmachines:Areasof production œIndustrial machinery: Textilemachinery œOther industrialmachinery œAgriculturalmachinery Petroleum reserves Producing areas Consumption ofpetroleum Internationaltrade OPECanditsroleinoiltrade • Manufacturing of transportequipment œAutomobileindustry œRailway car andlocomotive industry œShipbuilding œAircraftsIndustry • Natural gas:Reserves and Production • Hydro-electricity • Chemical Industry &Fertilizer œClassesofchemicals:Branchesofchemical industry œHeavy chemicalindustry œProduction of acidsand alkalies œAdvantages ofhydro-electricity œIdeal conditions for generation ofhydro- electricity œDistribution of potentialhydro-power PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  32. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 33 • Basic terms related toAgriculture • Performance of the agriculturesector • Types of farming inIndia • Dry zonefarming • Organicfarming • Cropping seasons inIndia • Cropping Pattern inIndia • Agricultureregionalization • Infrastructure factors: Seeds; Fertilizers;Irrigation • Land use pattern inIndia • Institutional Factors asland reform • Horticulture sector inIndia • Agriculturalrevolutions • Agriculturallabours • Price Policy forAgriculture • Agriculturalmarketing • AgriculturalInsurance • AgriculturalCensus • Major schemes in agriculturalsector • National Policy forfarmers • Impactofclimatechangeonagriculture • What is sustainableagriculture? • Use of IT inagriculture • Agriculture Issues andChallenges • Productivity ofCrops and conditions for growth • Wheat • œConditions ofgrowth • œVarieties • œTypes ofcultivation œProduction pattern œInternationaltrade • œConditions ofgrowth • œVarieties • œMethods ofcultivation • œProductionpattern • œInternationaltrade • Maize(Corn) • œConditions ofgrowth • œProductionpattern • œInternationaltrade • œConditions ofgrowth • œProductionpattern • œInternationaltrade œRise of chemicalindustry œFertilizer industry: Nitrogenfertilizers œPhosphatefertilizers œPotashfertilizers > > > Explosives Glass industry: Production ofglass Agro-industries • œSynthetic rubberindustry • œPulpandpaperindustry:Essentialconditionsfor pulpproduction • œProduction of paper andpaper board • œNewsprint • Cementindustry • œDistribution of cementindustry • œRecent trends: Main globalcompetitors • Petroleum refining industry: Localization œSite selection ofpetroleum refineries œHistory of oilrefineries • œWorld pattern of oilrefining • œPetroleumproducts • IndustrialRegions • œCharacteristics of industrialregions • œDelimitation of an industrialregion • œPrincipalindustrialregionsoftheworld • Industrial regions of Anglo America—USA, Canada, Western Europe and Central Britain, Germany, Belgium,Netherlands,France,Italy,EasternEurope, Poland, FormerUSSR • EasternAsia—Japan,China,the‘Dragons’,India,High techpatterns. • Transport • Importance and development oftransport • Means oftransport • Transport costs and economicdistance • Operating costs intransport • Relativeimportanceofmeansoftransport:Railways, Roads, Pipeline, Oceans, Airtransport • Profits and freightrates • Government’s transportpolicy • Transport patterns in the world: Oceanictransport • Ocean transportroutes • Inlandwaterways • Main regions of inlandwaterways • Railways: Factors affectingthe railroads • Distribution of railroads inthe world • Air transport: Factors influencing airtransport • Air transport in variouscontinents • Pipelinetransport • œPetroleum (oil)pipelines • œGaspipelines • Rice • Barley • Oats • Rye PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  33. 34 IAS2021 • œInternationaltrade • Jute • Beverages • Tea œConditions ofgrowth œProductionpattern œInternationaltrade œSubstitutes of Jute:Flax, Hemp œCondition ofgrowth œProduction pattern œInternationaltrade • Coffee • RawSilk • œProductionpattern • œStates • NaturalRubber œTypes ofcoffee œConditions ofgrowth œProductionpattern œInternationaltrade œOther sources ofrubber œPlantations in South-EastAsia œProductionpattern • Cocoa œConditions ofgrowth œProductionpattern œInternationaltrade • Sugarcane œConditions ofgrowth œProductionpattern œInternationaltrade œSugarbeet—Conditions ofgrowth œProductionpattern œSugarindustry œSugarconsumption œInternationaltrade. • Tobacco œConditions ofgrowth œProductionpattern œInternationaltrade • FibreCrops • Cotton œVarieties ofcotton œConditions ofgrowth œProductionpattern PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  34. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 35 FUNDAMENTALS OFENVIRONMENT-1 (ENVIRONMENT + ECOLOGY+ BIODIVERSITY) TEST -9 6 MARCH,2021 • CarbonCycle • NitrogenCycle • PhosphorusCycle • SulphurCycle 1.Ecology • Types ofEcology • EcologicalHierarchy • Scope ofEcology • Habitat & EcologicalNiche • Deep vs ShallowEcology • EcologicalPrinciples • EcologicalCommunity • StructureandCharacteristicsofaCommunity • Stratification • Ecotones • EcologicalDominance • Seasonal and DiurnalFluctuation • Periodicity • Interdependence • EcologicalSuccession • Types and Process ofSuccession • ClimaxCommunity • Range ofTolerance , Maximum Range • Difference between Ecology, Environmentand Ecosystem 4. Biomes: Forest, Grassland, Mountain, and Desert Ecosystems • Biome • Grasslands • Tundra • Deserts • Thardesert • Mountainbiome 5. Aquatic Life Zones: Ocean, Rivers, Lakes, andWetlands • Aquaticecosystems • Basic factsabout the ocean • Importance of theocean • Zones of theocean • Marinelife • Coralreefs • Coral reefs inIndia • Conserving coralreefs • Mangroves • Mangroves inIndia • Freshwater inIndia • Importance oflakes • National Lake ConservationPlan • Wetlands and theirimportance • RamsarConvention • RamsarSites • MontreuxRecord • ExtentanddistributionofwetlandsinIndia • Conserving the wetlands ofIndia 2. Ecosystem and itsdynamics • EcosystemDefinitions • FunctionsandPropertiesofEcosystem • The Structure/Components ofEcosystem œAbioticComponents œBioticComponents • EcosystemDynamics œFlow of Energy inEcosystem œTrophicLevels œFoodChain œTypes & Significance of FoodChain œFoodWeb œModels for EnergyFlow œEcological Productivity œEcologicalPyramid 6. BiodiversityBasics • Biodiversity • Important kinds ofbiodiversity • Degreeofdiversityinanecosystem • Endemicspecies • Keystonespecies • Indicatorspecies • Invasivespecies • Biomagnifications • BiologicalControl • OrganicFarming 3. BiogeochemicalCycles • PartsofaBioGeochemicalCycle • Types of BiogeochemicalCycle PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  35. 36 IAS2021 • Protectedareas • Stateofprotectedareasintheworld • UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program(MAB) • Characteristics of biospherereserves • International agreements for biodiversity conservation • Convention on BiologicalDiversity • CartagenaProtocol • NagoyaProtocol • Aichi BiodiversityTargets • Important Coastal andMarine Biodiversity Areas of India • Important Bird Areas (IBAs) ofIndia • Global TigerInitiative • ProjectTiger • ProjectElephant • Indian RhinoVision • Recovery Programme for Critically Endangered Species • Use of indigenous knowledgefor conserving biodiversity • Seedvillage • Allopatric and sympatricspeciation • Bioinformatics • Biodiversitydistribution • Usesandvaluesofbiodiversity • State of globalbiodiversity • Threats tobiodiversity • BiodiversityHotspots • Eco-regions • Role of traditional knowledge inbiodiversity • Biopiracy • Extinction ofspecies • Massextinction • IUCN’s classificationscheme • IUCN Red-List of ThreatenedSpecies • Level of biodiversity inIndia • Biogeographic classification ofIndia 7. BiodiversityConservation • Ex-situ aid in-situconservation • Seedbanks • Zoos in biodiversityconservation • Botanicalgardens PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  36. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 37 FUNDAMENTALS OFENVIRONMENT-2 (ENVIRONMENTALPOLLUTIONANDMANAGEMENT+ CLIMATE CHANGE + GLOBAL WARMING +ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE) TEST -10 7 MARCH,2021 • ResourceManagement • UseofLocalTraditionalMethods 1. Effect of Human Activities onEnvironment • Effect of Modern Agricultureon Environment • Effect of Housingon Environment • Effect of Power Generation onEnvironment • Effect ofRiver Valley Projects (Water Resource Projects) onEnvironment • Effect of Miningon Environment • EffectofTransportationActivitiesonEnvironment • Effect ofTourism on Environment 5. WasteManagement • SolidWaste • HazardousWaste • e-Waste • Bio MedicalWaste • PlasticWaste • Methods for WasteManagement • Effects of Poor WasteDisposal • Landfill 2. Water Resourcedegradation • Water Cycle (HydrologicalCycle) • Availability and Quality Aspects(groundwater depletion) • Water-borne and Water-inducedDiseases • Fluoride Problem in DrinkingWater • Arsenic Problem inDrinking Water 6. SustainableDevelopment • Principles ofsustainability • Measurement of Sustainability or Sustainable Ethics or Equitable Utilisation of NaturalResource • SustainableLifestyle(Roleofanindividualin sustainable,development) • Challenges to SustainableDevelopment • International Efforts to AchieveSustainability 3. Minerals & Environmental Degradation • Mining andEnvironment • Sensitivity of Select Ecosystemsto Mining • Impact ofMining • Indirect Impact ofMining • International Laws onMining • MainActorStatue toregulatetheimpactofIndian MiningSector • SustainableMining 7. EnvironmentalPollution • AirPollution œSources of AirPollution œEffects of AirPollution œClassification of AirPollutant œControl Measures of AirPollution œAir PollutionDisasters œLongRangeTransportofGaseousAirPollutants œNational Ambient Air QualityStandards 4.Deforestation • Causes ofDeforestation • ImplicationsofDeforestationforClimateChange • Consequences ofDeforestation on the Wildlife of India • Impact ofDeforestation on Indian Monsoon • Impact of Deforestation onPeople • Deforestation Leads to Water and SoilResources Loss andFlooding • EconomicalImpacts • Strategies for ReducingDeforestation • GovernmentProgrammesforConservationofForests • Legislations for Conservation of Forestsusing PeopleParticipation • StepsforImprovingPeopleParticipationinForest • WaterPollution œSources of WaterPollution œTypes of Water Pollutants œEffects of Water Pollution œWater Quality Standards œControl of WaterPollution • ThermalPollution œSources of ThermalPollution œEffects of Thermal Pollution œControl of ThermalPollution • Soil Pollution or LandDegradation • œSources of SoilPollution PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  37. 38 IAS2021 • œEffects of SoilPollution • œControlMeasures • NoisePollution • Air-borneDiseases • Toxic Substances: Toxicant, Toxicity andToxicology • Factors affectingtoxicity • Carcinogens 12. Environment related Institutions and Organizations • Pollution ControlBoards • National GreenTribunal • Forest Survey ofIndia • National Board forWildlife 13.Schemes 8. Solid WasteManagement • National Mission for CleanGanga • India SignsGlobal Environment Facility Grant • Wood in GoodCampaign • Boat Lab to StudyBrahmaputra • Wildlife ActionPlan • SECUREHimalayas • Strategic Plan for Human-ElephantConflict • Save theSparrow • Land DegradationNeutrality • Biodiversity Heritage Site - AmeenpurLake • Energy Conservation BuildingCode • Special Protection Force forRhinos • Regional Project on StubbleBurning • Blue Flag PilotProject • National AfforestationProgram • National River ConservationPlan • National Mission for CleanGanga • National Air Quality Index(AQI) • National Action Programme to Combat Desertification • Bharat StageNorms • 14. International EnvironmentalGovernance • Sources of SolidWaste • Effect of SolidWaste • Control Measures of SolidWaste • Solid Waste ManagementRules • Hazardous Waste Management(HWM) • 9. Coastal ecosystemmanagement • Mangroves œSalient features ofMangroves œImportance ofMangroves œMangroves inIndia œMangroves underthreats œLegaland Regulatory Approaches for Protection • Estuaries • œImportance ofestuaries • œThreats toestuaries • CoralReefs œGeographical ConditionsRequired œUses of coralreefs œConservation of coralreef • Steps for Coastal EcosystemManagement 10. Environmental ImpactAssessment • UNEP • UNDP • Centre for BiologicalDiversity • WWF forNature • IUCN - RedList • BirdlifeInternational • International Conventions / Protocols& their Objectives • Government Body which ExecutesEIA • Environmental Effects Analysed underEIA • Process ofEIA • EIA Ruling1984 11. EnvironmentalLaws • EnvironmentalLaws • ProvisionsintheIndianConstitutiontowards EnvironmentalProtection • Salient Features of Air (Prevention andControl of Pollution)Act,1981* • Salient Features of Water (Prevention andControl of Pollution) Act,1974 • SalientfeaturesofForestConservationAct,I980 • Salient Features of Wildlife ProtectionAct,1972 • Salient Features of Environment(Protection) Act,1986 • Role of Government in EnvironmentalProtection 15. Urbanization andclimate • Pollutioninmetrosandclimatechange • Real estate boom andenvironment degradation • Urban HeatIsland • Polythene bags andpollution • Methane generation fromwaste • 16. Impact of agriculture onclimate • Agriculture increases Carbon DioxideEmissions PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  38. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 39 • EmissionofMethanefromagriculturalpractices • Sustainable AgricultureTechniques • Global Warming &Health • Health impacts of globalwarming • Mosquito-bornediseases • Ozone depletion and humanhealth • Monoculture practice impactsbiodiversity • Pollutiondue to useofchemicalfertilizers • Soil-relatedeffects • Fertilizer’s Effect on theEnvironment • Impact of livestock onenvironment • ImpactofuseofPesticidesonenvironment • Impact of GM crop onenvironment PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  39. IAS2021 40 FUNDAMENTALS OFECONOMY-1 (BASICCONCEPTSOFNATIONALINCOME,MONEYBANKING, ANDOTHERPROVISIONS+FINANCIALMARKET) TEST -11 10 MARCH,2021 • CallRates • Marginal Standing Facility(MSF) • BankRate • Banking Sector Reforms inIndia • Paymentbanks • SmallBanks • New bankinglicence • White LabelATM • Unified PaymentsInterface • Bank BoardBureau • MarginalCostofFundsBasedLendingRate(MCLR) • Priority Sector LendingCertificates • Concept of MicroATM 1. Basic concepts inEconomy • Basic concepts ofMacroeconomics • EconomySectors • Classification ofEconomy • BasicCharacteristicsofIndianEconomy 2. NationalIncome • Concepts of NationalIncome • Calculation of NationalIncome • Latest India’s National IncomeEstimates • NewSeriesofNationalStatistics(BaseYear2011-12) • Annual Estimates ofExpenditures on GDP • Per CapitaIncome • Purchasing PowerParity • LorenzCurve • Philip’sCurve • GiniCoefficient 6. Importantcommittees • Ratan PWatal Committee on Digital Payment • CommitteeforMarketInfrastructureInstitution(MII) • D. P. J. NayakCommittee • Deepak Mohanty Committee Report onMedium-term Path on FinancialInclusion • Narasimham Committee Report on BankingSector Reforms • UdayKotakcommitteeonCorporateGovernance • Nachiket MorCommittee 3.Money • Indian currencysystem • Broad and NarrowMoney • Moneymultiplier • DigitalMoney • New MonetaryAggregates • MonetaryPolicy • Monetary PolicyCommittee 7. Indian FinancialMarket • Conceptandfunctionsoffinancialmarkets • Importance of moneymarket • Types of capitalmarket • Distinguish between capital market andmoney market • The stock exchanges inIndia • Nature andfunctionsofastockexchange • Advantages of stockexchanges • Limitations of stockexchanges • InsuranceIndustry-InsuranceIndustryandReforms • FinancialRegulators–RoleofSEBI&IRDA 4. Inflation • Types ofInflation • Other variants ofinflation • Effects ofinflation • Measures taken byRBI • RBIandGovernmentMonetaryPolicyCommittee 5.Banking • DevelopmentofBankingSysteminIndia • Reserve Bank of India(RBI) • Public SectorBanks • Other Important Banks and FinancialInstitutions • Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) • Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR) • RepoRate • Reserve RepoRate 8. Miscellaneous • GovernmenttorecapitalizethePSB’soverthenext 2years • New RBI rule and regulation forpeer to peer (P2P) lending • Domestic Systematically Important Banks (SIBs)of PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  40. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 41 • India • Financial Inclusion inIndia • The Concept of BadBank • Alternative Mechanism Panel for PSBconsolidation • Employee Provident Fund ofIndia • Enforcement Department InRBI • Gold Monetization Scheme(GMS) • IndianPostPaymentBank(IPPB) • Indian Gold Coins/Gold BullionScheme • Agriculture • New Agri Project - “Green Ag” • OperationGreen • Agri-Market InfrastructureFund • Kisan creditcard • Krishi KalyanAbhiyan • Kisan KalyanPradhikaran • AgriculturePricePolicy(APP)inIndia • Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanrakshanAbhiyan (PM-AASHA) • Bhavantar BhugtanYojana • Foodgrain Production to touch a New Record of284 83 Million Tonnes in2017-18 • SugarProduction • Maharashtra Adopt Food ParkModel • Gujarat’sfirstMegaFoodParkinauguratedinSurat • Three Year Action Plan ofAgricultural Education • Industry • DepartmentforPromotionofIndustryandInternalT rade • National Mission on Government e-Market (GeM) portal • IntegratedSchemeforDevelopmentofSilkIndustry” forsericulture • North East Industrial DevelopmentScheme (NEIDS) • Government RedefinesMSME • Udyam Sangam-2018inauguration • ‘One District One Product’ Summitinaugurated • Pharma Promotion Tax Exempt:Tribunal • Cabinet Identified Champion ServicesSectors • Purchasing Managers’ Index(PMI) • Department of Commerce DevelopingNational LogisticsPortal • National Entrepreneurship Awards2018 • Incredible India Tourist FacilitatorCertification • Infrastructure • Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) • First FreightVillage • Bidder Information Management Systems(BIMS) • Bhoomi Rashi - PFMSlinkage • National E-MobilityProgramme • Draft National AutomotivePolicy • Advanced Motor Fuels TechnologyCollaboration Programme • Railways CONCOR begins coastaloperations • Air Sewa - 20 • AirportsPrivatization • Drone regulations developed by Ministry of Civil Aviation • WaterAerodrome • NABH (Nextgen Airports for Bharat) NirmanInitiative • Bansagar CanalProject • JalMarg Vikas Project • National Waterways projects in North EasternRegion (NER) • DeclarationofirrigationprojectsasNational Projects • Portal launched for real-time information onNational Waterways • Revised PPP PortConcessions • Solar CharkhaMission • Patratu Super Thermal PowerPlant • National Energy StorageMission • Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant(KNPP) • Srinagar - Alusteng - Drass - Kargil –Leh TransmissionSystem • Development of renewableenergy • Additional Strategic Petroleum Reservesestablished • TRAI InterconnectRule • The TRAI launches integration & availability ofTRAI Mobile Apps on UMANGplatform • Cabinet Approves Easing ofSpectrum Cap • Strategic Investment Fund underNIIF • O-SMARTscheme • Banking & FinancialSector • Central Board ofRBI • Monetary Policy: A Fine Balance between Growth andInflation • RBI to link interest rates to externalbenchmarks replacingMCLR • India Post PaymentsBank (IPPB) • Banks BoardBureau • New RBI Norms Related toNPAs • Parliament’s Estimates Committee report onNPA’s • Prompt corrective action framework ofRBI • Mehtapanel5-pointplantofightNPAs • ProjectSashakt • PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  41. 42 IAS2021 • Bharat 22 ETF (ExchangeTraded Fund) • Total ExpenseRatio • World’s First Block-chainBond • ShareRepurchase • Currency Derivative TradeLimit • RBIeaseshedgingnormsforoverseasborrowings • Commercialpapersasasourceoffunds • TReDS platform • Merger ofthree public sector insurance firms • Steering committee on fintechrelated issues • RBIbuysgoldforfirsttimeinnearlyadecade • RBI Surplus transfer toGovernment • RBI Launches Ombudsman schemefor NBFCs • Government Owned Non-Banking Financial Corporations(NBFCs) • Khan Committee recommendation onFPI • Graded SurveillanceMeasure • Pension Fund Regulatory andDevelopment Authority • Board of Management for CooperativeBanks • Deposit Insurance and Credit GuaranteeCorporation • Reasons for fallof Rupee • Inter-Creditor Agreement(ICA) • Recapitalization ofRRBS • Pariwartan’ scheme for power sectorrevival • Companies ActNotified • The arbitration and conciliation (amendment)bill, 2018 • Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill,2018 • Name and Shame WilfulDefaulters • National Financial ReportingAuthority • Public creditregistry • Currency in CirculationImproved • MicroATM • NPCI launched UPI2.0 • RBI allows Tokenization ofCard Transactions • NilekaniPanelonStrengtheningtheDigitalPayments Ecosystem • The Society for Worldwide Interbank FinancialTele- communication(SWIFT) • Independent regulator for the paymentsindustry • TreasuryBill • ParticipatoryNotes • Development ImpactBonds PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  42. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 43 FUNDAMENTALS OFECONOMY-2 (EXTERNALSECTOR+INTERNATIONALINSTITUTES+MONEY, BANKINGFINANCIALMARKETANDOTHERPROVISIONS) TEST -12 13MARCH, 2021 • 1. Government Budgeting/Deficits 5. InvestmentModels • Budget • Measures ofInvestment • Capital andinvestment • Factors affectinginvestment • Classification ofInvestment œPlan and Non PlanExpenditure œRevenue,Nonrevenue œReceipts, Revenue Receipts, TaxRevenue Receipts, Non-Tax RevenueReceipts œRevenueExpenditure œRevenue Deficit, Fiscal Deficit, PrimaryDeficit œDeficit and SurplusBudget œFDI œAngel Investors andStart-ups œM&A • InvestmentModels • Role ofState • PPP (Public-PrivatePartnership) • Savingsand Investment Trends • National Investment Fund(NIF) • Unit Trust ofIndia • Global Depository Receipts/ForeignCurrency ConvertibleBonds • Portfolio Investment from ForeignInstitutional Investors • Non-Resident IndianInvestments • MutualFunds • PensionReforms • MainFeaturesandArchitectureoftheNewPension System • DeficitFinancing 2. Fiscal Policy -Revenue • Tax Structure inIndia • Tax –Direct Tax, Indirect Tax • MethodsofTaxation–Progressive,Regressive Proportional • Value Added Tax –VAT in India • GoodsandServicesTax–GST,GSTCouncil • ServiceTax • DTC – Direct TaxCode 3.Subsidies • Food • Fuel • Fertilizers 6. Schemes related toFinance • Make InIndia • Pradhan Mantri Garib KalyanYojana • Digi-DhanVyapar/ Lucky GrahakYojana • Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay ShramevJayate Karyakram • Pradhan Mantri JanDhan Yojana • Pradhan Mantri MudraYojana 4. Planning • Objectives–MajorObjectiveofPlanning • PlanningHistory œRegional and NationalPlanning œImperative and IndicativePlanning œVisvesvaraya Plan, Gandhian PlanFICCI Proposal, Congress PlanBombay Plan œPlanning Commission andNational Development Council(NDC) œCentralPlanning–5YearPlans,20Point Program,MPLADS œDecentralizesPlanning œAnalysis of 5Year Plans 7. ExternalSector • Fixed Foreign CurrencyMarket • Float Foreign CurrencyMarket • Balance OfPayments œCurrent Account œCapitalAccount • Foreign PortfolioInvestment • œFll • œFDI • ExchangeMarket • œLERMS • 12th FYP –Targets – Economic Growth, Povertyand Unemployment, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Environment and Sustainability, ServiceDelivery • NITI Aayog and itswork PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  43. 44 IAS2021 œNEER œREER œEFF œPurchasingPower • United Nations Industrial DevelopmentOrganization (UNIDO) • Universal Postal Union(UPU) • World Bank Group(WBG) • International Bank for Reconstructionand Development(IBRD) • International Finance Corporation(IFC) • International Development Association(IDA) • World Health Organization(WHO) • WorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO) • World Meteorological Organization(WMO) • World Tourism Organization(UNWTO) • World Trade Organization(WTO) • Asian DevelopmentBank • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AII • New DevelopmentBank • African DevelopmentBank • Depreciation • Appreciation • Hardcurrency • Softcurrency • Cheapcurrency • Dear currency • SEZ • Convertibility ofCurrency • India’s ForexReserves • GAAR • Foreign TradePolicy 8. InternationalOrganizations • UnitedNations • Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) • International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) • International Fund for AgriculturalDevelopment (IFAD) • International Labour Organization(ILO) • International Maritime Organization(IMO) • International Monetary Fund(IMF) • InternationalTelecommunication Union (ITU) • United Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization(UNESCO) 9. Tradeagreements • RCEP • TPP • NAFTA • MERCOSUR • Southern African Development Community(SADC) • ASEAN • SAFTA PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  44. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 45 FUNDAMENTALS OF SCIENCE -1 (BIOLOGY + EVERYDAYSCIENCE) TEST -13 14 MARCH,2021 • Connectivetissue • Muscletissue BIOLOGY 8. Endocrinesystem Chemical Building Blocks ofLife History and Origin ofLife Cells • Hypothalamus • Pineal body(epiphysis) • Pituitary gland(hypophysis) • Thyroid • Adrenalglands • Reproductiveglands • CellStructure • Membranes • Cell-CellInteractions • Energy andMetabolism • Respiration • Photosynthesis • How CellsDivide • SexualReproduction 9.Respiration • External and InternalRespiration • Respiratory system inPlants • Respiratory System inInsects • RespiratorySysteminHumansandAnimals 4.Genetics • Inheritance • DNA, The GeneticMaterial • GeneExpression • GeneRegulation • Mutation • Recombinant DNATechnology 10. The Transport System inOrganisms • Transport system in aCell • Transport System inPlants • Transport System inAnimals • Blood VascularSystem • The LymphaticSystem 5. Classification of LivingThings 11. Skeletal and MuscularSystems • Classification and Domains ofLife • General Biology/Classification of LivingThings/ Viruses • Prokaryotes • Eukaryotes • Bone and Skeleton System(Osteology) • Ligaments(Syndesmology) • Muscular System(Myology) • Vertebrates œProtists œPlants œFungi œAnimals 12.Reproduction • Asexual Reproduction inPlants • Asexual Reproduction inAnimals • Sexual Reproduction inPlants • Sexual Reproduction inAnimals • Sexual Reproduction inHumans 6.Evolution • Evolution ofLife • AnimalEvolution • HumanEvolution • 13. Excretion, Osmoregulation and Thermoregulation • Excretoryproducts • 7. Tissues • Epithelialtissue PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  45. 46 IAS2021 • Excretion inplants • Excretion inAnimals • Osmoregulation, ADH and formation of Urinein Animals • Physiological and BehaviouralAdjustments • Human Diet • The DigestiveSystem 15. EconomicZoology • Beneficial animals: Corals - Earthworm -Vermiculture • Beneficial insects - Prawns - Lobsters - Crabs - Pearl oysters - Fishes - Guano - Aquarium -Vivarium. • Harmful animals: Disease causing organisms - Vectors - Poisonous organisms - Foulingorganisms • Pests. 14.Nutrition • ClassificationbySourceofEnergyand Carbon • PlantNutrition • AnimalNutrition PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  46. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 47 • Animal organs for humanpatients • Genetically modifiedinsects • Food and beverage biotechnology • Food and beveragefermentations • Microorganisms asfood • Enzymes and foodprocessing • Amino acids, vitamins andsweeteners • Organic acids andpolysaccharides • Public acceptance and safety ofnew biotechnologyfoods • Biotechnology andmedicine • Pharmaceuticals andbiopharmaceuticals • Antibiotics • Vaccines and monoclonalantibodies • Biopharmaceuticals/therapeuticproteins • Pharmacogenetics • Molecular biology and humandisease • Diagnostics in developingcountries • Genetherapy • Systems biology andmedicine • Stem cellbiotechnology • Protection of biotechnologicalinventions • Patent protection Tradesecrets • Plant breeders’rights BIOTECHNOLOGY • Genetics andbiotechnology • Industrialgenetics • Protoplast and cell fusiontechnologies • Geneticengineering • DNAsequencing • Nucleic acidprobes • Genomics andproteomics • Antisense and RNAinterfence • Potentiallaboratorybiohazardsofgenetic engineering • Bioprocess/fermentationtechnology • Biological fuelgeneration • Globalwarmingandthesignificanceoffossilsfuels • Photosynthesis: the ultimate energysource • Biofuels frombiomass • Bioethanol frombiomass • Biodiesel • Methane • Hydrogen • Environmentalbiotechnology • Microbial Ecology EnvironmentalBiotechnology • Waste water and sewagetreatment • Landfillingtechnologies • Composting • Bioremediation • Detect and monitoring ofpollutants • Microbes and the geologicalenvironment • Environmentalsustainabilityandcleantechnology • Plant and forestbiotechnology • Plantbiotechnology • Forestbiotechnology • Animal and insectbiotechnology • Genetic manipulation and transgenicanimals • Genetically engineered hormone andvaccines INSTITUTIONS &POLICY • India’spolicyinthefieldofthescienceand technology • œThe S&T policy resolution of1958 • œS&T policy of1983 œS&T policy of2003 œS&T policy of2013 • Institutionalstructure • œDepartment of Science &Technology • œCSIR • œSurvey ofIndia • œScienceandEngineeringResearchCouncil • œTechnology DevelopmentBoard • œNational Accreditation Board For TestingAnd • PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  47. 48 IAS2021 • CalibrationLaboratories • ScienceandtechnologyasasourceofHuman ResourceDevelopment • Awards related toScience • New Initiatives Aligned with the NationalAgenda • IndiaandWorldcollaborationinscienceprojects • Technology Vision Document2035 • National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015- 2020 • National Intellectual Property RightsPolicy • Organ donation rules inIndia • Policy on SyntheticBiology • œAstra • œPrahaar • BrahMos MissileSystem • Indian Submarines andNaval Ships • Light CombatAircraft • Unmanned AerialVehicle • Stealthtechnology • ChemicalWeapon • BiologicalWeapon IT, ELECTRONICS & TELECOM SPACE • Computers • Types oforbits • LaunchVehicle • Satellite communication inIndia • INSAT Satelliteapplication • Remote sensingapplications • Cryogenicrockets • Global PositioningSystem œGeneration ofcomputers œComputerterminologies œSupercomputer and itsapplications • Informationtechnology œComponents of IT œIT enabledservices œApplication ofIT œGalileo œGLONASS œIRNSS œGAGAN • Displaytechnologies œCathoderay œLCD œLED œPlasmaMonitors œOLED • Chandrayaan – I& II • Mars OrbitorMission • SpaceOrganisations • Space race/Spacejunk • Recentupdates • South Asia Satellite:Significance • NeutrinoObservatory • Solar Mission-ADITYA • GravitationalWaves • Telecommunications œMobilegenerations œSmartphone œImportantconceps • Governmentinitiatives œDigital IndiaInitiative œMeghRaj œCode Free forIndia œE-Kranti œBharat Netproject œBharatQR DEFENCE • Missile system andclassification • Contemporarydebates œOn the basis oftype œOn the basis of launchvehicle œOn the basis ofRange œOn the basis of propulsionsystem œNetNuetrality œInternet ofThings œBigData Initiative and Privacy œCyber crime andsecurity • India’s MissileSystem œAgni œPrithvi œTrishul œNag œDhanush NANO-SCIENCE & NANO TECH- NOLOGIES • What is Nanoscience andNanotechnology? PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  48. TEST SERIES2021 www.iasscore.in 49 • Origination of Nanoscience andTechnology • Basics ofNanoscience • Nanomaterials • Applications ofnanotechnology • œNano medicine • œSemiconductors andcomputing • œFood • œTextiles • œSustainableenergy • œEnvironment • œTransport • œSpace • œAgriculture • Adverse Health and Environmental Impactsof Nanotechnology • Social and EthicalImpacts: • Nano-science and nano-technology inIndia • Nuclear PowerReactor • N-Power Policy ofIndia • Advantages of NuclearEnergy • Disadvantages of NuclearEnergy • Non-energy applications of Nuclearenergy • Impact ofRadiation • Issue of RadioactiveWaste • Institutions involved inNuclear energy Development, AERB • Safety standards inNuclear Power plants • Nuclear & RadiologicalDisasters • SPACE TECHNOLOGY &EVENTS • œISRO’sMission/Programme: • œNASA’sMission/Programme: • œOther AgenciesMissions • œPointNemo • œExoplanet • œ‘Super-Earth’ in ConstellationCassiopeia • œGalaxy Proto-Supercluster—Hyperion • œEinstein’s Theory ofRelativity • œEinstein’stheory • œSun’sgravity • œEinsteinRing • œSunspotCycle • œMethod to simulate, predict solar activityover ten yearsdeveloped • œISRO is planning to mineMoon • œNASAconfirmssaturnsringswillbegonein millionyears • œNew Source of Neutrinos in Spacediscovered • œEarth has threemoons • œChinaunveils‘HeavenlyPalace’spacestation • œThe International Space Station (ISS)is celebrating its 20thbirthday • œRemoveDEBRIS • œThecaseformakingPlutoaplanetagain • œIcarus- fartheststar • œCosmic Microwave BackgroundRadiation (CMBR) • œGreenPropellant • œPlan to Prevent AsteroidAttack • œCooperationinthepeacefulusesofouterspace • œ‘EPIC’planet • œInterstellar Mapping andAcceleration Probe • œAtacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array œHigh Resolution Imaging Science Experiment œGLONASS ofRussia • PTTS2021-CRT-B6 MISCELLANEOUS ROBOTICS • What isRobotics? • Machine vs Computer vsRobots • Parts of aRobot • œController • œManipulator œEndEffector œSensor • Classification ofRobots • œRollingRobots • œWalkingRobots • œAutonomousRobots • ArtificialIntelligence • AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofRobot • Applications ofRobotics • œIndustrialSector • œAerospace • œHealthcareDelivery • œOuterSpace • œExploration • œMilitaryRobots œDisaster Areas œEntertainment œAgriculture • œDomesticwork NUCLEARENERGY • Types of nuclearreactions PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

  49. IAS2021 50 œMaritimeboundary œVehicle Location Tracking Devicesand EmergencyButtons œLCA TEJASclears maiden mid-air refuelling trial œIndia’sfirstmissiletrackingship œSolid Fuel Ducted Ramjet(SFDR) œDefence InnovationHubs œIndia’sfirstindigenousanti-nuclearmedicalkit œDefence IndustryCorridor œBhabhaKavach œMission Raksha GyanShakti œIntermediate Range Nuclear ForcesTreaty, 1987 œPakistan’sremotesensingsatellitesPRSS-1and PakTes-1A œAtacama Large Millimeter Array(ALMA) œWorld’s fastest man-made spinningobject œIndia-Based NeutrinoObservatory œHuman space flightProgramme œNASA’s Kepler Space Telescoperetired œNASA Parker Solar Probe Mission œDwarf planet ‘The Goblin’ discovery œSpace X BFR lunarMission œMeteorite found inRajasthan œUnispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training programme(UNNATI) œThe Lyrid meteorshower œRAMA (Reconstituting Asteroids into Mechanical Automata) œUakitite œDraft Space Activities Bill,2017 œResource ProspectorMission œGRACEMISSION œGaofen –11 • HEALTH &BIOTECHNOLOGY œRareDiseases œThalassaemia œDownSyndrome œNew Classifi cation ofDiabetes œMaturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young(MODY) œLymphaticFilariasis œNew Infl uenza ResearchProgramme œDrug-resistant SuperbugSpreading œZoonoticDiseases œNipahVirus œLassaFever œNepal,firstcountryinSouth-EastAsia to • DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY • India’s Missile DevelopmentProgram œPrithviSeries œAgniSeries PTTS2021-CRT-B6 PRELIMS TEST SERIES -COMMONREVISION TEST

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