This document provides a breakdown of topics covered in civil services examinations from 2010 to 2012. It shows the percentage and number of questions asked from each topic each year. History, polity, and environment and biodiversity comprised the largest shares. The document also lists sub-topics covered under key subjects like history, polity, geography, economy, science and technology, and current affairs. It provides sample questions asked from each subject and encourages readers to start preparing for the main exam after taking the preliminary exam.

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1. Overall Breakup
i. Markwise Breakup (From 2010 to 2012)
Topic 2012 2011 2010
History 20 12 15
Polity 18 8 7
EnB 23 21 --
Geography 11 11 30
Economy 10 17 26
S&T 9 18 30
Yearbook 9 9 4
Total 100 Note1 Note2
ii. %wise Breakup (From 2010 to 2012)
Topic 2012 2011 2010
History 20 12 10
Polity 18 8 5
EnB 23 21 0

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Geography 11 11 10
Economy 10 17 17
S&T 9 18 20
Yearbook 9 9 3
Total 100 100 100
iii. Charts and graphs

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A. Data interpretation
iv. Remaining charts

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1. History
A. Ancient and Medieval

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B. Modern India (Freedom Struggle)
2. Polity
1 Duty of the President of India to cause to be laid
2 Deadlock between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha calls
3 Importance of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
4 Prime Minister of India, at the time of his/her appointment
5 Delimitation Commission, consider the following statements :
6 Distribution of powers between the Centre and the States
7 Fundamental Duties of citizens
8 Autonomy of the Supreme Court of India
9 Special powers have been conferred on the Rajya Sabha
10 Recommendations of the Thirteenth Finance Commission
11 Parliamentary control over public finance in India
12 Provisions of the Constitution of India have a bearing on Education
13 Adjournment motion
14 Directive Principles of State Policy
15 Union Territories are not represented in the Rajya Sabha.
16 Office of the Lok Sabha Speaker

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17 Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
18 Panchayat (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996
3. Environment & Biodiversity (enb)
1 National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) help
2 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
3 Biopesticides
4 Biomass gasification
5 Lead, ingested or inhaled, is a health hazard
6 Chlorofluorocarbons, known as ozone-depleting substances
7 Protected areas in India are local people not
8 Pollinating agent/agents
9 Carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature
10 Acidification of oceans is increasing. Why
11 Category of endangered species
12 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
13 Antelopes Oryx and Chiru
14 Threats to the biodiversity of a geographical are
15 Black-necked crane
16 Carbon sequestration/storage in the soil
17 Phytoplankton of an ocean is completely destroyed for some reason
18 Vultures which used to be very common in Indian countryside
19 Government of India encourages the cultivation of sea buckthorn
20 Wetlands of India, consider the following statements
21 Resistance to the introduction of Bt brinjal in India
22 Prospects for which genetically engineered plants have been created
23 Which of the above are Tiger Reserves

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4. Geography
1 Polestar
2 Duration of the monsoon
3 Characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region
4 Stages of demographic transition associated with economic
5 Chief characteristic of mixed farming
6 Crop that is used as pulse, fodder and green manure
7 Factors influence the ocean currents
8 Predominantly rainfed crop/crops
9 Travel in Himalayas, you will see the following
10 Temperature decreases with the increase in
11 Particular State in India has the following characteristics

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5. Economy
1 RBI acts as a bankers' bank
2 Capital gains' arise
3 Increase in the money supply in the economy
4 Foreign Direct Investment in India
5 Price of any currency in international market is decided by
6 Lead bank scheme
7 Why does India import millions of tonnes of coal
8 Rare earth metals
9 Policy initiative(s) of Government of India to promote
10 Index of Industrial Production, the Indices of Eight Core Industries
6. Science & Technology (S&T)
1 Graphene
2 UV radiation in the water purification systems
3 Stem cells
4 Anti-matter (anti-helium nucleus)
5 Evidences for the continued expansion of universe?
6 Electrically charged particles from space
7 Capillarity
8 Advantage does thorium hold over uranium
9 Elements was primarily responsible for the origin of life on the Earth

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7. Yearbook stuff
1 Jobs of 'ASHA', a trained community health worker?
2 National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor
3 Multi-dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford
4 Social Security' coverage under Employees' State Insurance Scheme?
5 Inclusive Governance
6 Janani Suraksha Yojana' Programme is
7 DRDAs help in the reduction of rural poverty in India?
8 National Water Mission
9 Consumers' rights/ privileges
8. Current Affairs vs Static

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9. 4TF type of question
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10. Authentic Answerkeys! (lolz)

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11. Make your own answerkey
12. Why Cut-offs talk is useless

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13. Start preparing for mains
14. Was the CSAT-paper Tough?

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15. Conclusion