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UPSC Mains GS 1 Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus topics covered in the General Studies 1 paper of the UPSC Mains exam. For history, the topics include Indian heritage and culture, modern Indian history from the 18th century to present, the freedom struggle and its contributors, and post-independence consolidation. World history from the 18th century including events like industrial revolution and world wars is also tested. For Indian society, the topics cover diversity, role of women and population issues, effects of globalization, and concepts like communalism. For geography, the syllabus includes physical and economic geography topics like natural resources, industries, and significant geophysical phenomena.

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UPSC Mains GS 1 Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus topics covered in the General Studies 1 paper of the UPSC Mains exam. For history, the topics include Indian heritage and culture, modern Indian history from the 18th century to present, the freedom struggle and its contributors, and post-independence consolidation. World history from the 18th century including events like industrial revolution and world wars is also tested. For Indian society, the topics cover diversity, role of women and population issues, effects of globalization, and concepts like communalism. For geography, the syllabus includes physical and economic geography topics like natural resources, industries, and significant geophysical phenomena.

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UPSC Mains General Studies-I Syllabus

The Topics asked in History in the IAS Mains GS 1 paper are mentioned below:
1. Indian Heritage and Culture, History
2. Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from
ancient to modern times.
3. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present
significant events, personalities, issues.
4. The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from
different parts of the country.
5. Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
6. History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world
wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like
communism, capitalism, socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society.

The Topics asked in Indian Society in the IAS Mains GS 1 paper are mentioned
below:
1. Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
2. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and
developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
3. Effects of globalization on Indian society.
4. Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism

The Topics asked in Geography in the IAS Mains GS 1 paper are mentioned below:
1. Salient features of world’s physical geography.
2. Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-
continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector
industries in various parts of the world (including India).
3. Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone
etc.,
4. 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.

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