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S.No. Topic Source Strategy

1 • Art & Culture Singhania (Selected Back Questions only
Chapters)
2 • Modern My Notes + LAEX PCS Book Questions
3 • Personalities Arihant PCS Book Questions
4 • Post-Independence Nitin + Vision Topicwise Notes
5 • World History Nitin + Utube Topicwise Notes + PCS
1. French revolution of 1789, Book Questions
2. Industrial revolution,
3. World Wars,
4. Redraw of national boundaries,
5. Socialism, Nazism, Fascism etc-their forms and effect on the
society.
6 • Geography- PMF IAS PCS Book Questions
1. Distribution of major natural resources-
a. Water, Soils, Forests
2. Factors responsible for the location of industries
3. Salient features of Physical Geography- Earthquake,
Tsunami, Volcanic activity, Cyclone, Ocean Currents, winds
and glaciers.
4. Oceanic resources of India and their potential.
5. Human migration-refugee problem of the World with focus
on India.
6. Frontiers and boundaries with reference to Indian sub-
continent.
7. Population and Settlements- Types and Patterns,
Urbanization, Smart Cities and Smart Villages.
7 • Salient features of Indian Society and culture Vision IAS Topicwise Notes + PCS
Book Notes
8 • Role of Women in society and women's organization Vision IAS Topicwise Notes + PCS
Book Notes
9 • Population and associated issues Vision IAS Topicwise Notes + PCS
Book Notes
10 • Poverty and developmental issues Vision IAS Topicwise Notes + PCS
Book Notes
11 • Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Vision IAS Topicwise Notes + PCS
Book Notes
12 • LPG Meaning & effects on economy, polity & Social Structure Vision IAS Topicwise Notes + PCS
Book Notes
13 • Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism Vision IAS Topicwise Notes + PCS
Book Notes
14 • UP Special-
1. History, Culture, Art, Architecture, Festival, Folk-Dance,
Literature, Regional Languages, Heritage, Social Customs
and Tourism.
2. Geography- Human and Natural Resources, Climate, Soils,

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2. Geography- Human and Natural Resources, Climate, Soils,
Forest, Wild-Life, Mines and Minerals, Sources of Irrigation.

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S.No. Topic Source Strategy

1 • Constitution & Polity- LAEX + Laxmikant + PCS Book Questions
1. Historical underpinnings, Pdfs + Net
2. Evolution,
3. Features,
4. Amendments,
5. Significant provisions and
6. Basic structure, Role of Supreme Court in evolution of basic
provisions of Constitution.
7. Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure,
8. Devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and
challenges therein.
9. Role of Finance Commission in Centre- State financial
relations (Constitutional Bodies)
10. Separation of powers, Dispute redressal mechanisms and
institutions. Emergence and use of alternative dispute
redressal mechanisms.
11. Parliament and State legislatures- structure, functioning,
conduct of business, powers and privileges and concerned
issues.
12. Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and
the Judiciary, Ministries and Departments of the
Government
13. Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
14. Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their
role in the Polity.
15. Appointment to various Constitutional posts, Powers,
functions and their responsibilities
16. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies
including NITI Aayog, their features and functioning
17. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of
other major democratic countries.
18. Salient features of the Representation of People's Act
2 • Governance- Vision IAS Topicwise Notes
1. Government policies and interventions for development in
various sectors and issues arising out of their design,
implementation and Information Communication
Technology (ICT).
2. Development processes- The role of Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs), Self Help Groups (SHGs), various
groups and associations
3. Important aspects of governance. Transparency and
accountability, e-governance applications, models,
successes, limitations, and potential, citizens, charters and
institutional measures.
4. Role of Civil Services in a democracy in the context of
emerging trends.
3. • Social Justice- VISION IAS
1. Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population

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 1. Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population
by the Centre and States and the performance of these
schemes, mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies
constituted for the protection and betterment of these
vulnerable sections.
2. Issues relating to development and management of Social
Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human
Resources.
3. Issues relating to poverty and hunger, their implication on
body politic. (done in GS-3)
4. • International Relations- Rau pdf First do basics & then
1. India and its relationship with neighbouring Countries add-on later
2. Bilateral, Regional and Global groupings and agreements
involving India and/ or affecting India's interest
3. Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing
countries on India's interests- Indian diaspora.
4. Important International Institutions, Agencies their
structure, mandate and functioning.
5. • UP Special-
• Political, Administrative, Revenue and Judicial System

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S.No. Topic Source Strategy

1 • Economics- Pdfs in folder Topicwise notes
1. Economic planning in India, objectives and achievements.
Role of NITI Aayog,
2. Pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's).
3. Issues of Poverty, Unemployment, Social justice and
inclusive growth.
4. Components of Government Budgets and Financial System
5. Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial
growth
6. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
2 • Agriculture- Pdfs in folder/PMF Topicwise notes
1. Major Crops, IAS/ Baba ILP from
2. Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems, PSC pendrive
3. Storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce, e-
technology in the aid of farmers
4. Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and
minimum support prices,
5. Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning,
Limitations, revamping, Issues of buffer stocks and food
security,
6. Technology missions in agriculture.
7. Food processing and related industries in India- scope and
significance, location, upstream and downstream
requirements, supply chain management.
8. Land reforms in India since independence
3 • Science and Technology- Only IAS pdfs
1. developments and applications in everyday life and in
National Security,
2. India's Science and Technology policy.
3. Achievements of Indians in science & technology,
indigenization of technology.
4. Developments of New technologies, transfer of technology,
dual and critical use technologies
5. Awareness in the fields of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) and Space Technology, Computers, Energy
resources, nano- technology, microbiology, biotechnology.
6. Issues relating to intellectual property rights (IPR), and
digital rights.
4 • Environment & Ecology- PMF IAS
1. Environmental security and Ecosystems,
2. Conservation of Wild life,
3. Biodiversity,
4. Environmental pollution and degradation,
5. Environmental impact assessment
5 • Disaster- Vision IAS
1. Disaster as a Non-traditional security and safety challenge,
2. Disaster mitigation and management

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6 • Security- Vision IAS pdfs &
1. Issues of Nuclear proliferation, Videos
2. Causes and spread of extremism,
3. Communication networks, role of media and social
networking,
4. Basics of cyber security,
5. Money laundering and
6. Human trafficking.
7. Terrorism,
8. Corruption,
9. Insurgency and
10. Organized crimes.
11. Role, kind and mandate of security forces, Higher defense
organizations in India
7 • UP Special-
1. State Budgets
2. Importance of Agriculture, Industry, Infrastructure and
physical resources.
3. Human Resources and Skill development.
4. Government Programmes and Welfare Schemes.
5. Issues in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry and Animal
Husbandry
6. Law and Order and Civil Defence with special reference to
U.P.

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S.No. Topic Source Strategy

1 • Ethics and Human Interface: Vision IAS + Utube
1. Essence,
2. Determinants and consequences of Ethics in human action,
3. Dimensions of ethics,
4. Ethics in private and public relationships.
2 • Human Values: Vision IAS + Utube
1. Lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders,
reformers and administrators,
2. Role of family, society and educational institutions in
inculcating values.
3 • Attitude: Vision IAS + Utube
1. Content, Structure, Function,
2. Its influence and relation with thought and behavior, moral
and political attitudes, social
3. influence and persuasion
4 • Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service Vision IAS + Utube
1. Integrity,
2. Impartiality and Nonpartisanship,
3. Objectivity,
4. Dedication to public services,
5. Empathy,
6. Tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.
5 • Emotional Intelligence- Vision IAS + Utube
1. concept and dimensions,
2. Its utility and application in administration and governance.
6 • Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and Vision IAS + Utube
world.
7 • Public/Civil Service values and ethics in Public Administration: Vision IAS + Utube
1. Status and problems,
2. Ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private
institutions, laws, rules,
3. regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance,
accountability and ethical
4. governance, strengthening of moral values in governance,
ethical issues in international
5. relations and funding, corporate governance.
8 • Probity in Governance: Vision IAS + Utube
1. Concept of public service,
2. Philosophical basis of governance and probity, information
sharing and transparency in
3. government.
4. Right to Information, codes of ethics, codes of conduct,
citizen's charter, work culture,
5. quality of service delivery, utilization of public funds,
challenges of corruption
9 • Case studies on above issues

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