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GENERAL STUDIES 1

Topics: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times– Bodo Language; Kumbhabhishekam ;Guru ;Ravidas; Hampi; Konark Sun Temple ; Kambala ; Kiliki language ; Rakhigarhi ;

Topics: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events,personalities, issues– Dara Shikoh

Topics: History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawing of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society -Iran celebrates 1979 Islamic Revolution; Battle of Çanakkale/Gallipoli

Topics: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. -Uniform Civil Code

Topics: Women and women related issues.– Female Genital Mutilation ; HC seeks govt. stand on plea to ban acid sale ; Permanent Commission for Women

Topics: Population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues– Private member’s Bill calls for two-child norm; Swachh Bharat Mission; Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission ; Topics: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. ; Swachh Iconic Places

Topics: Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism– Supreme Court upholds changes to SC/ST atrocities law

Topics: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. – Why we have leap years?

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GENERAL STUDIES – 2

Topics: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure; Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries. – Motion of thanks to President’s Address; Reservation in promotion in public posts not a fundamental right: SC; Delimitation of Constituencies

Topics: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. – Recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission ; Private member’s Bill

Topics: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. – Gram Nyayalayas ; Kerala High Court bans all forms of agitations in schools, colleges

Topics: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these– What is ‘unparliamentary’ speech and conduct? ; Elections to Rajya Sabha ; Police and public order in Delhi

Topics: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary; Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. – What is Curative Petition? ; Sedition cases in India

Topics: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act– Voting Rights of Prisoners; Criminalization of Politics

Topics: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies- Finance Commission of India

Topics: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. – Ram Temple trust; Debts Recovery Tribunals ; Tribes of Tripura; All medical devices to be treated as ‘drugs’ from April 1 ; Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) ;Law commission of India; Biodiversity management committees (BMC); Cauvery Water Management Authority (CMA) ; Central Consumer Protection Authority

Topics: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. -What is Dividend Distribution Tax?; Insurance cover on bank FDs, deposits increased to ₹5 lakh; Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA); Cooperative banks under RBI; Select Committee recommendations on Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill; Uniform Code of Pharmaceuticals Marketing Practices (“UCPMP Code”) ; Disha law; Special category status ; Vivad Se Vishwas scheme ; Major Port Authority Bill, 2020; Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) issue ; What is the National Security Act?; Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill; Changes in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana To Make It Optional For Farmers; Interim order on Mahadayi tribunal’s award ; Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 ; Amendments in Arms Act, 1959 and Arms Rules, 2016 notified; Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020

Topics: Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders– Institutions of Eminence (IoE) Scheme

Topics: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes. – Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY); Panel suggests steps to curb child porn; Don’t detain children in jails, lockups, Supreme Court tells police; Apiary on Wheels; How to treat a child witness? ; Hunar Haat; Assistance to Disabled persons for purchasing/fitting of aids/appliances (ADIP) scheme ; Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)

Topics: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. – Vigilance wing for Health in Kerala ; National Deworming Day; School Health Ambassador Initiative ; Kangaroo mother care (KMC); Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019; First-ever Khelo India University Games; What is happiness curriculum?; ‘A Future for the World’s Children’ report; H1N1 infection ; Pigmentary disorder

Topics: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other
measures. – Supreme Court panel recommends several prison reforms; Slapping Section 144 during CAA protests ‘illegal’: Karnataka HC; SPICe+ web form

Topics: India and its neighbourhood- relations. – East Asia Summit

Topics: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.– BIMSTEC

Topics: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. – Brexit Deal; USTR takes India off developing country list ; UK’s points-based visa policy; Pakistan retained on ‘Grey List’ of FATF

Topics: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. – Commonwealth; How WHO names a new disease? ; Saudi hosts G20 financial leaders

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GENERAL STUDIES – 3

Topics: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. – What is CRR or cash reserve ratio? ; What are Masala Bonds?

Topics: Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers– Yellow Rust; Locust attacks ; Soil Health Cards (SHC) scheme ; Farmers Producer Organisations ; Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK)

Topics: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution Systemobjectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions;
economics of animal-rearing. – Pesticides Management Bill 2020 ; SUTRA PIC ; PM KISAN

Topics: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. – REIT and InvIT; Blue dot network ; National Rail Transportation Institute (NRTI) ; Chatbot ASKDISHA

Topics: Investment models. – Vadhavan port and landlord model ; Railways’ corporate train model

Topics: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. – Global Go To Think Tank Index; Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI) ; Vikram Sarabhai ; India develops new vaccine to control classical swine fever; Reverse osmosis (RO); Station WiFi Programme; Ease 3.0 for tech-enabled banking; National Technical Textiles Mission; National Science Day; Topics: Awareness in space; NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft ; Solar Orbiter Mission; Very Large Telescope ; GISAT-1 — Geo Imaging Satellite; Aditya- L1 mission; Artemis Program

Topics: Awareness in the fields of IT, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. – Quantum computing gets funds; International IP Index 2020; Genome India project ; Muktoshri- arsenic-resistant rice

Topics: Conservation related issues, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. – Green India Mission ; World Wetlands Day 2019 ; Kerala’s ban on CFL and filament bulbs from November 2020 ; Protected Special Agricultural Zone’ (PSAZ) ; Global conservation list; Jal Jeevan Mission; Future of Earth 2020; State of India’s Birds 2020; Species included in Appendix I of UN Convention on Migratory Species: ; Jalyukta shivar ; World Air Quality Report 2019 ; 1000 springs initiative; Delhi water doesn’t conform to ISO standards

Topics: Disaster and management. -Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED)

Topics: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention– What is Anticipatory bail?; Maharashtra tops list of States hit by global medical data leak ; SyRI- an identification mechanism; Clause 6 in Assam Accord

Topics: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism. – Public Safety Act

Topics: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate. – What are joint commands?; National Investigation Agency (NIA):

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FACTS FOR PRELIMS – A.P. flags off country’s first ‘fruit train’: Tyler Prize for the environment; New mascot for National Games: flame-throated bulbul; Ujh Multipurpose (National) Project; Burhi Dihing river; Mukti Caravan; nCoV outbreak declared a State calamity in Kerala; Bhutan’s new tourism fee; Longest Spaceflight by a Woman: Christina Koch; Lucknow Declaration ; Mt. Aconcagua:; Pangolin; Sham Singh Atariwala ; Chindu Yakshaganam; Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Centre (GCTC); Integrated Air Defense Weapon System ; J.R.D. Tata ; Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR – 2020; World Pulses Day; Safer Internet Day; Storm Ciara ; International Day of Women and Girls in Science ; Indian nationals living abroad ; UNHCR launches ‘2 Billion Kilometers to Safety’ campaign ; Five-day working week for Maha govt employees; Kerala imposes ₹13 price cap on bottled water; About CAT; Assam is proposing a census of indigenous Muslim groups; Madhav National Park ; Urban bent-toed gecko; Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) ; Punjab Kinnow; ERONET; Ra’ad-II missile; Kala Kumbh; Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; India to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2022; Lockheed Martin helicopters; Pakke tiger reserve ; Olive Ridley turtles ; Rohtang pass ; Surajkund International Crafts Mela ; Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary; Craspedotropis gretathunbergae ; Places in News- Idlib ; SERB Women Excellence Award-2020; International Judicial Conference; World’s largest cave fish discovered in Meghalaya; Yongle Blue Hole (YBH); German court scraps ban on assisted suicide: ; What is Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR)?; ICoSDiTAUS-2020:; Indradhanush:; RAISE 2020:; Market Intelligence and Early Warning System (MIEWS) Web Portal: ; What is 2020 CD3, a mini-moon? ; What is Henneguya salminicola?; National School of Drama:; ICGS Varad:

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