GENERAL STUDIES - I SYLLABUS

Average Marks No. Of Que

Subject
Weightage ( 5 yrs )
2014 2015 - 2016 2017 - 2024
Art & Culture 30 14

Modern History 25 11 25 que x 10 20 que x 12 10 que x 10

marks marks marks
Post - 10 2 (150 words) (200 words) (150 words)
Independence
World History 10 3 10 que x 15
marks
Indian Society 100 38 (250 words)

Geography 75 32
 GENERAL STUDIES - I SYLLABUS
ART AND CULTURE
TOPIC 1
Indian culture - salient aspects of art forms, literature and architecture from ancient to modern times

Indian Art Forms Literature Architecture

• Harappan
• Indian paintings
• Mauryan
• Dances in India • Classical Sanskrit
• Post mauryan and Gupta period
• Music • Ancient Buddhist
• Rock cut architecture
• Puppetry • Ancient Jainism
• Temple architecture
• Pottery • Early Dravidian eg- Sangam
• Cave architecture
• Drama/theatre period
• Medieval and Indo Islamic
• Martial arts • Medieval
• Colonial and modern
• Visual arts • Modern
• Buddhism and Jainism
• Bhakti and Su movements
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 TOPIC 1
Indian culture - salient aspects of art forms, literature and architecture from ancient to modern times

Indian Art Forms Literature Architecture

• Harappan
• Indian paintings
• Mauryan
• Dances in India • Classical Sanskrit
• Post mauryan and Gupta period
• Music • Ancient Buddhist
• Rock cut architecture
• Puppetry • Ancient Jainism
• Temple architecture
• Pottery • Early Dravidian eg- Sangam
• Cave architecture
• Drama/theatre period
• Medieval and Indo Islamic
• Martial arts • Medieval
• Colonial and modern
• Visual arts • Modern
• Buddhism and Jainism
• Bhakti and Su movements
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Art & Culture
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 ANCIENT HISTORY
TOPIC 1
Indian culture - salient aspects of art forms, literature and architecture from ancient to modern times

1. Pre-Historic 2. Indus Valley Civilisation 3. Vedic Society

• Stone Age • society and town planning • Advent of Aryans

• Chalcolithic Age • Major Centres • Social economic life
• Iron Age • Art and architecture • Literature, religion and thought
• Decline of civilisation • Social organisation and Varna system

4. Pre-Mauryan 5. Jainism & Budhism 6. Mauryan Empire

• Mahajanapadas • Origin & philosophy • Mauryan dynasty
• Haryanka dynasty • Growth & literature • Art - literature, inscriptions and sites
• Shishunaga dynasty • Gautam Budha • Administration, economy, society
• Nanda dynasty • Mahavira • Decline
 ANCIENT HISTORY

7. Post-Mauryan Period 8. Gupta Period 9. Harshavardhana

• Arrival of Indo Greeks, shakas, • Harsha s early life

parthians & kushanas • Origin & Gupta dynasty • Administration, economy, society, religion and
• Satavahana and other regional • Administration, economic, political conditions
dynasties society, political conditions • Travellers- hueng tsang
• Schools of Art:- Gandhara, • Art and culture • Important of cials
Mathura & Amravati • Literature

10. Southern dynasties 10. Southern dynasties

• Satavahanas(230 BC - 225 AD) • Pandyas(590 AD-1323 AD)

• Pallavas(330 AD- 796 AD) • Cholas( 850 AD- 1310 AD)
• Chalukyas(535 AD- 1190) • Rashtrakutas(753 AD- 973 AD)
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Ancient History
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 MEDIEVAL HISTORY
TOPIC 1
Indian culture - salient aspects of art forms, literature and architecture from ancient to modern times

1. Delhi-Sultanate 2. Mughal Empire

• Slave/Mamluk dynasty • Babar, Humayun, Akbar, 3. Sur Dynasty

• Khilji dynasty Jehangir, Shahjahan, 4. Maratha Empire
• Tughluq dynasty Aurangzeb
• Sayyid dynasty • Later mughals 5. Deccan Sultanate
• Lodi dynasty • Decline of Empire
• Ahmednagar Sultanate
• Bijapur Sultanate
• Berar Sultanate
• Golkonda Sultanate
• Bidar sultanate
Medieval History
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 MODERN HISTORY
TOPIC 2
The modern Indian history from about middle of 18th century until the present-significant events,
personalities, issues

TOPIC 3
the freedom struggle - its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different
parts of the country.

1. Important Events Before 1857

• Later Mughals
• Regional powers in 18 century • European penetration of India

• Carnatic wars • British conquest

• British policies and their impact- economic,
• Battle of Plassey & Buxar
administrative and social-cultural
• Anglo Mysore • Reform movements
• Anglo Punjab War • Uprising against Britishers
• Social economic conditions
 2. Revolt of 1857

• Causes of revolt
• Leaders of nature of the revolt 3. Growth of Nationalism (1858 -1905)
• Suppression & consequences
• Act of good governance, 1858 • Political, economic and administrative uni cation of the country
• Role of western education and press
4. Growth of militant nationalism and • Rediscovery of India s past
revolutionary activities.(1905 - 1918) • Early political movements,
• Formation of I NC,
• Era of moderates
• Swadeshi and boycott movement
• Surat split
• Morley Minto reforms
• International insurance
• Growth of communalism
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 5. Beginning of mass nationalism(1919 - 1939)

• Ideology and leadership of Mahatma Gandhi

• Montague Chelmsford reforms
• Rowlett act, Satyagrah and Jallianwala Bagh massacre
• Non-cooperation and Khilafat movement
• Swarajist & no changers
• Emergence of new forces- socialistic ideas, youth and trade unionism.
• Revolutionary activities
• Simon commission and Nehru report
• Civil disobedience movement
• Roundtable conferences
• Communal award in Poona pact
• Elections to central legislature(1934) and provincial assemblies(1937)
• Government of India act, 1935
 6. Towards freedom and partition(1939 - 1947)

• National movement during World War II

• August offer
• Individual satyagraha
• Growth of communalism
• Peasant movements
• State people struggle
• Crips mission
• Quit India movement
• Wavell plan
• INA & Subhas Chandra Bose
• Cabinet Mission
• Nationalist upsurge post World War II
• Independence with partition
 MODERN HISTORY
TOPIC 2
The modern Indian history from about middle of 18th century until the present-significant events,
personalities, issues

TOPIC 3
the freedom struggle - its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different
parts of the country.

1. Important Events Before 1857

• Later Mughals
• Regional powers in 18 century • European penetration of India

• Carnatic wars • British conquest

• British policies and their impact- economic,
• Battle of Plassey & Buxar
administrative and social-cultural
• Anglo Mysore • Reform movements
• Anglo Punjab War • Uprising against Britishers
• Social economic conditions
MODERN HSTORY
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 POST INDEPENDENCE INDIA
TOPIC 4
Post-independence, consolidation and re-organisation within the country.

1. Nation Building 2. Foreign policy. 4. Polity

• The partition and its • Non-aligned movement • Era of one-party dominance

aftermath • Panchsheel • Emergence of opposition parties
• Integration of princely states • Words with Pakistan and China • Emergency
and linguistic regionalism in • Nuclear policy • Rise of regional parties
India • Other developments • Coalition era
• Reorganisation of states
3. Economy
• Issue of of cial language
• Planned development
• Tribal consolidation
• Green revolution, operation ood and
• Regional aspirations
cooperatives
• Agrarian and land reforms
• Industrial reforms and LPG reforms
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 5. Social 6. Post independence science and tech policy

• Popular movements
• Communalism • India s policy in eld of science and technology
• Indian women since Independence(issues • Impact of economic reform on science and technology in
and empowerment) India.
• Naxalism
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 POST INDEPENDENCE INDIA
TOPIC 4
Post-independence, consolidation and re-organisation within the country.

1. Nation Building 2. Foreign policy. 4. Polity

• Non-aligned movement • Era of one-party dominance

• The partition and its
• Panchsheel • Emergence of opposition parties
aftermath
• Words with Pakistan and China • Emergency
• Integration of princely states • Nuclear policy • Rise of regional parties
and linguistic regionalism in • Other developments • Coalition era
India
• Reorganisation of states 3. Economy
• Issue of of cial language • Planned development
• Tribal consolidation • Green revolution, operation ood and
• Regional aspirations cooperatives
• Agrarian and land reforms
• Industrial reforms and LPG reforms
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 WORLD HISTORY
TOPIC 6
The history of the word will include events from 18th century, such as industrial revolution, world,
wars, redrwal of national boundaries, colonisation, decolonisation, political philosophies, like
communalism, capitalism, socialism etc- their forms an effect on the society

1. Beginning of the modern world 2. World War I

• Causes, scope and course of the war
• Renaissance • Russian revolution
• Discovery of sea routes • End of the war and peace treaties
• Reformation and counter reformation • Consequences of the war
• Industrial revolution • League of Nations
• European nations settle North America
3. World between the two wars
• Rise of slave trade
• American war of independence • Europe after the war- fascism and Nazism
• French revolution • Great depression
• Nationalism in Europe • Emergence of Soviet union
• Rise of capitalism, colonialism and imperialism • Nationalist movements in Asia and Africa
• US as a strong power
 4. World War II 5. Decolonisation and redrawl of
national boundaries.
• Fascist aggression and response of western democracies • Europe after World War II
• Outbreak of the war • Cold War
• Theatres of the war • Rise of Asia and Africa
• US entry into the war • Developments in West Asia and North Africa
• Global nature of the War • Spread of communism
• Holocaust • Korean war, Vietnam war
• Resistance movements • Cuban crisis
• After effects of the war • Collapse of Soviet union

6. concept, type and social impact of

political philosophies

• Communism
• Capitalism
• Socialism
 WORLD HISTORY
TOPIC 6
The history of the word will include events from 18th century, such as industrial revolution, world,
wars, redrwal of national boundaries, colonisation, decolonisation, political philosophies, like
communalism, capitalism, socialism etc- their forms an effect on the society

1. Beginning of the modern world 2. World War I

• Causes, scope and course of the war
• Renaissance • Russian revolution
• Discovery of sea routes • End of the war and peace treaties
• Reformation and counter reformation • Consequences of the war
• Industrial revolution • League of Nations
• European nations settle North America
3. World between the two wars
• Rise of slave trade
• American war of independence • Europe after the war- fascism and Nazism
• French revolution • Great depression
• Nationalism in Europe • Emergence of Soviet union
• Rise of capitalism, colonialism and imperialism • Nationalist movements in Asia and Africa
• US as a strong power
WORLD HISTORY
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 INDIAN SOCIETY
TOPIC 7
Salient features of Indian society, diversity of India.

• Features of Indian society

• Diversity- caste, linguistic, social, religious, race, • Unity in diversity
tribe, ethnicity, culture. • Inequality and exclusion
• Challenges posed by diversity • Family system
• Unity • Examples of the above.
• Pluralism
TOPIC 8
Role of women and women’s organisation, population and associated issues, poverty and
developmental issues, urbanisation, their problems, and there remedies
role of women and women’s organisation

• women s organisation in Indian history

• Types of women s organisation
• Level of penetration
• 19th century, social reform movements and early women organisation
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 role of women and women’s organisation

• examples of women s organisation

• Problems faced by women s organisation
• Runa women s organisation in Indian society
• Role of SHGs, micro nance institutions
population and associated issues

• Demography of India
• changing age structure of Indian population
• Population trends in India and their implications • Demographic dividend-boon or bane for India
• Causes an effect of over population • Population ageing in India
• India’s population policy and initiatives
• Challenges of population explosion

Poverty and developmental issues

• concept of development and poverty • Problems of rising urban poverty
• Types and measurement of poverty • Poverty alleviation initiatives
• Causes and consequences of poverty(ex- inequality) • Policy shift from trickle down to inclusive
development
• Poverty as a social problem • Relation between poverty, deduction and
• Socio-economic spread of poverty development
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 Urbanisation -problems and remedies
• Urbanisation trends in India and its implications- demographic and social dimensions
• Factors driving urbanisation
• State of service delivery and challenges posed by urbanisation
• Problems of urban areas
• Social consequences of urbanisation
• The impact of organisation in rural areas
• Urban planning and role of urban local bodies
• Reforms required and government initiatives taken so far
• Slum problem
TOPIC 9
Effects of globalisation on Indian society

• globalisation and its dimensions

• Globalisation and culture- homogenisation versus • The impact of globalisation on Indian- social, cultural,
glocalisation economic, on women, agrarian sector, etc.
• Factors driving globalisation • Globalisation and poverty relation.
• Globalisation in india
 TOPIC 10
Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism, and secularism.

Social empowerment

• Socially disadvantaged groups

• Concept and meaning of social empowerment • Government initiatives for social empowerment
• Dimensions of social empowerment • Empowerment in reality and India’s experience
• Need of social empowerment

Communalism

• Communalism and its characteristics

• Communalism in India in the past
• Communalism in contemporary India
• Causes of communalism
• Consequences of communalism
• Measures to control and eradicate communalism
• Secularism as an antidote to communalism
 Regionalism

• The concept of region and regionalism

• Concept of sons of soil
• Different forms of regionalism • Federalism and regionalism
• Regionalism in India • Role of regional parties
• Measures to contain regionalism
• Causes of regionalism • Regionalism in international sphere
• Consequences of regionalism

Secularism

• Concept of secularism
• Indian model of secularism
• Secularism in India
• Nature in practice of secularism in India
• Uniform civil code
• Challenges faced by secularism in India
• Measures to make India truly secular
 INDIAN SOCIETY
TOPIC 7
Salient features of Indian society, diversity of India.

• Features of Indian society

• Diversity- caste, linguistic, social, religious, race, • Unity in diversity
tribe, ethnicity, culture. • Inequality and exclusion
• Challenges posed by diversity • Family system
• Unity • Examples of the above.
• Pluralism
TOPIC 8
Role of women and women’s organisation, population and associated issues, poverty and
developmental issues, urbanisation, their problems, and there remedies
role of women and women’s organisation

• women s organisation in Indian history

• Types of women s organisation
• Level of penetration
• 19th century, social reform movements and early women organisation
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 INDIAN SOCIETY
TOPIC 7
Salient features of Indian society, diversity of India.

• Features of Indian society

• Diversity- caste, linguistic, social, religious, race, • Unity in diversity
tribe, ethnicity, culture. • Inequality and exclusion
• Challenges posed by diversity • Family system
• Unity • Examples of the above.
• Pluralism
TOPIC 8
Role of women and women’s organisation, population and associated issues, poverty and
developmental issues, urbanisation, their problems, and there remedies
role of women and women’s organisation

• women s organisation in Indian history

• Types of women s organisation
• Level of penetration
• 19th century, social reform movements and early women organisation
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 GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC 11
Salient features of world’s physical geography

Geomorphology

• Origin, evolution, and interior of the Earth • rocks and rock cycle
• Distribution of continents and oceans • Endogenic and exogenic forces
• Plate tectonic theory • Landforms and their evolution
• Earthquake and volcanoes • Geological timescale
Oceanography
• Hydrological cycle
• The temperature in salinity of oceans
• Sea oor spreading
• Ocean movements- waves, currents, tides
• Ocean oor con guration
Climatology Soil
• structure and composition of earths atmosphere • soil and process of soil formation
• Solar radiation, heat budget and temperature • Types of soils
• Atmospheric circulation and weather systems • Soil erosion and conservation
• Word climate • Soil contents
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distribution of the natural resources across the world(including South Asia and Indian subcontinent)

Types of resources

• The types of resources- on the basis of origin, ownership, exhaustibility etc.

• Land resources- land utilisation, landuse pattern, Landy, degradation and conservation
• Forest resources- types and distribution, causes of depletion, conservation of forests
• Water resources- Marine and freshwater resources, water scarcity and conservation,
• integrated water resources management
• Agricultural resources- types of farming, cropping pattern, types of agr. Resources
• Agricultural resources- contribution to economy, employment and output, food security
• Mineral resources- classi cation into ferrous and nonferrous minerals, occurrence of minerals,
• conservation of minerals
• Energy resources- classi cation into conventional and nonconventional,
• occurrence of energy resources, conservation of energy resources
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Factors responsible for location of primary, secondary and tertiary sector industries in various parts of
the world(including India)

Factors responsible for location of industries

• The classi cation of industries
• Distribution of major industries- iron and steel, IT, cotton textile, tea, shing, Agro etc.
• Agglomeration and footloose industries.
• Location and distribution of industries. On the basis of- Raw material, labour, market, capital, land,
Grants and nancial initiatives, power, transport, water and communication.
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Important geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, tsunami, volcanic, activity, cyclones, 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.
Geophysical phenomena

• Earthquakes- earthquake, waves, shadow zone, types, effects, measuring scale

• Tsunami- causes and effects of tsunami, impact and mitigation
• Volcanoes- types and causes, volcanic landforms(intrusive and extrusive), distribution
• Cyclone- tropical cyclone, anticyclone and extra tropical cyclone
• Factors causing changes in critical, geographical features
• Examples of changing geographical features- melting of ice sheets, deserti cation, mangroves etc.
• Impact of changing geographical features
physical geography of India Indian Human geography

• Physiography, drainage system, climate, soil, natural vegetation • demography, urbanisation, census

Economic geography of India

• agriculture & industry • Energy resources

• Mineral resources • Transport and communication
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 GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC 11
Salient features of world’s physical geography

Geomorphology

• Origin, evolution, and interior of the Earth • rocks and rock cycle
• Distribution of continents and oceans • Endogenic and exogenic forces
• Plate tectonic theory • Landforms and their evolution
• Earthquake and volcanoes • Geological timescale
Oceanography
• Hydrological cycle
• The temperature in salinity of oceans
• Sea oor spreading
• Ocean movements- waves, currents, tides
• Ocean oor con guration
Climatology Soil
• structure and composition of earths atmosphere • soil and process of soil formation
• Solar radiation, heat budget and temperature • Types of soils
• Atmospheric circulation and weather systems • Soil erosion and conservation
• Word climate • Soil contents
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 GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC 11
Salient features of world’s physical geography

Geomorphology

• Origin, evolution, and interior of the Earth • rocks and rock cycle
• Distribution of continents and oceans • Endogenic and exogenic forces
• Plate tectonic theory • Landforms and their evolution
• Earthquake and volcanoes • Geological timescale
Oceanography
• Hydrological cycle
• The temperature in salinity of oceans
• Sea oor spreading
• Ocean movements- waves, currents, tides
• Ocean oor con guration
Climatology Soil
• structure and composition of earths atmosphere • soil and process of soil formation
• Solar radiation, heat budget and temperature • Types of soils
• Atmospheric circulation and weather systems • Soil erosion and conservation
• Word climate • Soil contents
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