CSAT_2015_Orientation_GS-Preparation CSAT_2015_Orientation_GS-Preparation

They carry so many habits
from junior Program, It’s
tough to win against the top
international teams.

UPSC-2015
1.How to kick start GS preparation
2.Newspapers, Notes making
3.Time management, Career backup

Qatal ki Subh
~200 days
1. “GS-Core Syllabus”
2. Optional Syllabus
Earlier failures:
Far away=>from scratch
Closer=>mocks+GSM+Optional+Backup exams

GA | GK | GS
1. Polity
2. Economy
3. History
4. Geography and Agriculture
5. Environment & Biodiversity
6. Science
7. International Relation
8. PIN, Awards, Sports (Hardly in
UPSC)
7/8 Pillars
@MCQ
stage

GA | GK | GS
1. Polity
2. Economy
3. History
4. Geography and Agriculture
5. Environment & Biodiversity
6. Science
7. International Relation (CDS, CAPF)
UPSC)
7/8 Pillars
@MCQ
stage
Finish’em 1st

1. National- polity,
Development
2. Economy
3. Science-Tech
4. International
5. South India
6. Sports, PIN
Current Affairs Hindu

NEW Player
15/1/15
Xyz Bank CMD said ____.
Xyz bank reduced home
loan rates ___.
Xyz Expert says _____.
GDP boost
…….
Repo 8% => 7.75%
(Jan’15)
Seasoned Player
RBI reduced Repo rate to 25 basis points.

Notes making is essential for Mains.
Crispy notes only when “CORE Syllabus” is
finished.

Polity Books DD Basu, Kashyap, MV Paylee
Laxmikanth
9 out 11
Direct in
CSAT 2014

Laxmikanth
History, Evolution
FR-FD, DPSP
Union
States
PRI, ULB
Bodies
BEGIN
from
HERE

Laxmikanth
History, Evolution
FR-FD, DPSP
Union
States
PRI, ULB
Bodies
Appendix

7. FR, FD, DPSP, Alien
8. Amendment, J&K, 5th
& 6th
10.Local Governance [PRI,
ULB]
11.Bodies: Statutory,
Constitutional- str,
functions, Person in news
Remaining
Blocks
Polity

Union-State-Concurrent
Table of precedence
Amendment list
Article list (selected)
Appendix

History at last
Laxmikanth
History, Evolution (freedom
struggle)
FR-FD, DPSP
Union
States
PRI, ULB
Bodies
Appendix

1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review
Q1. Which one of the following is the largest
Committee of the Parliament?
A. The Committee on Public Accounts
B. The Committee on Estimates
C. The Committee on Public Undertakings
D. The Committee on Petitions
CSAT 2014

A. The President shall make rules for the more
convenient transaction of the business of the
Government of India, and for the allocation
among Ministers of the said business.
B. All executive actions of the Government of
India shall be expressed to be taken in the
name of the Prime Minister.
C. Both Correct
D. None correct
Find correct statements

1. 2TF, 3TF, 4TF, 5TF (LAXMIKANTH by heart)
2. Bodies: Appointment, function, jurisdiction
3. Match the following: years, articles,
functions
4. Person in news (PIN)
Types of MCQs

Political theory ____.
1. deals with the ideas and Principles that shape Constitutions
2. clarifies the meaning of freedom, equality and justice
3. probes the significance of principles of rule of law,
separation of power and judicial review
Correct Statements are:
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1,2 and 3 (Class11, Page6)
UPSC CDS(I)2014: NCERT Political science

13.NCERT Political science,
Sociology
(Mrunal.org/DOWNLOAD)
14.India 2015: ch3, 20, 28
15.MCQs: Laxmikanth, GS
Manual, previous papers
16.Parliament Handbook (ONLY if
time permits)
Additional
After
Laxmikanth
Polity

Qatal ki Subh
~200 days
Static Polity

Bills, Act, Ordinance
Rights issues [SC Judgments,
Government schemes-policies]
Election [RPA: GS2]
TheHindu => “National”,
“Columns”
PrsIndia.org
Mrunal.org/Polity
Current
Polity

7 Pillars of Economy for UPSC
Class12: MACRO
• GDP, NNP
• National income
• Money &
banking
Class11
• Types of
Economies
• LPG reforms
Class12- MICRO
Selected only
Mrunal.org/
economy
Pillar #1: Basics of Micro & Macro & Indian Economy

7 Pillars of Economy
2. Banking-Finance
• Monetary Policy
• Banking Sector
• Capital Market
3. Fiscal Policy
• Budget, Taxation
• Subsidies
• Fiscal Deficit
4. International
• BoP, CAD
• WTO & other Org.
• Policies affecting
• GS Mains P2
From next lecture

Economic SURVEY
5. Sectors of Economy
• Agriculture
• MSME, Industries
• Service sector
6.Infrastructure
• Energy
• Transport
• RUR-URBAN
7. HRD
• Skill Development
• Poverty line
• Weaker sections

Not Essential for Economy
At max. just selected
Chapters on
Poverty, Development,
Public-finance, Subsidies

Economy: Dutt Sundaram, Uma Kapila
Ch.6,7,13,19;21-24
Land reform
Cooperatives
Ashish Notes
Non-UPSC: unnecessary
MCQ
1,6,7
Others as per my lectures
Wait for 2015

Then what to prepare?
10 Questions in CSAT-14
170+ in Mains GS2+3 combined
1.NCERT 11, 12
2.IYB-2015
3.Lecture + Mrunal.org
4.Budget +Survey
5. TheHindu

Qatal ki Subh
~200 days
Static Polity
Economy

Old NCERT
Geography (USSR)
Economy (academic)
Science
History:
TN state Books
GS Manual
History (Art,
culture, religion)
Geography
Economy (11, 12)
Science
Pol.Sci., Socio
New NCERT (2007)

Oxford:
RS Sharma: India’s Ancient Past
Orient Blackswan
Satish Chandra: History of Medieval India
Bipan Chandra: History of Modern India
Arjun Dev: History of the World
Old NCERT on flipkart.com

History
Ancient
Medieval
Modern (Freedom)
Post Independence
World
How to approach History
first
Mains

CSAT-2014 General Studies
EASY

History
Ancient
Medieval
Modern (Freedom)
1857
Reformers
Moderate-Extremist
Gandhi
British Reponses
Post Independence
World
How to approach Freedom Struggle

Ancient | Medieval
Even before 1857
GG & their contribution
1857 reasons,
consequences
Revolts: peasant, Tribal
(Mrunal./Polity =>Land
reform)
Advent of
Europeans

1857: Freedom struggle
Prelim + Mains

British Raj
1857: causes, events,
consequences
Reformers
Org. founders
Newspaper, books
Edu. Commission
(Hunter, Sadler..)
1857 &
after

History
CSAT
CAPF, CDS
SSC-CGL
State service
Ancient
Medieval
Modern (Freedom)
1857
Reformers
Moderate-Extremist
Gandhi
British Reponses
Post Independence
World
How to approach Freedom Struggle

British Raj
1. Congress: GK session,
President
2. Moderate, Extremist, Surat
split
3. Home Rule, Beasant vs Tilak
4. Swaraj Party, Nehru report
5. Provincial Ministries vs
Muslim League
Modern:
Moderates

British Raj
1. Leaders
2. org., newspapers
3. Gadar-100 years (2013)
4. Conspiracy cases
5. INA trial (Netaji Files)
6. RIN Mutiny (Mains-2014)
Modern:
Revolution

British Raj
1. South Africa (Mrunal /history)
2. Champaran, A’bad, Kheda;
3. NCM, Khilafat, CDM, QIM,
Partition
4. Gandhi-Irwin, Gandhi-
Amebedkar, Gandhi-Bose
5. Other freedom fighters
(mains)
Gandhi

British Raj
1.Reforms: Morley
Minto; Montague-
Chelmsford
2.Acts: 1909, 1919,
1935 & 1947;
(Laxmikanth)
British
Response

Laxmikanth
History, Evolution (freedom struggle)
FR-FD, DPSP
Union
States
PRI, ULB
Bodies

British Raj
1. Anti-Reforms: Rowlett,
Jalliyanwala, Simon, RTC,
Communal award
2. Partition: Linlithgow offer,
Wavell plan, Cabinet
Mission , Cripps Mission,
Mountbatton (Make
revision table)
British
Response

British Raj
Followup
IF TIME LEFT
MCQ
Timeline
Refining
Essay Points

Who translated Dinabandhu Mitra’s play “Neel
Darpan” into English?
A. Reverend James Long
B. Dwarkanath Tagore
C. Michael Madhusudan Dutta (correct,
Pearson)
D. Rabindranath Tagore
CAPF-2014

In March 2014 mortal remains 1857 mutineers
were exhumed from a well at ____. These remains
are of ____ soldiers.
Choices:
A. Jallianwala Bagh, 36 Regiment of Sikh Infantry
B. Lahore, 75 Regular Native Infantry Regiment
C. Ajnala, 26 Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
D. Satti Chaura Ghat, 19 Regiment of Bengal
Native Infantry
CAPF 2014 (3rd
March Hindu)

History
CSAT
CAPF, CDS
SSC-CGL
StatePSC
Ancient
Medieval
Modern (Freedom)
Post Independence
World

Tamilnadu Class 11 and 12 (/download)
Ancient
Medieval
Freedom struggle
World History

Tamilnadu Class 11 | old NCERT
New NCERT
Lucent GK (Ready revision tables)
General Studies Manual (MCQ)
NIOS Culture (Download)
CCRTindia.gov.in
India Yearbook: Ch2
Ancient + Culture

Ancient | Medieval
Harappa
Features
What found where?
Causes of decline
Vedic age basic (Sabha,
Samiti, litt.)
Ancient: What
to prepare?

Ancient | Medieval
1.Pillar doctrine
2.Sect, kings, travelers
3.Council
4.Places, monuments.
features
Buddism
Jainism
DETAIL

Ancient | Medieval
3 Mauryan Kings (victories, policies,
arch.)
1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Bindusara
3. Asoka (pillar, messages)
+ Greek Envoys, Foreign Travelers
+ caves, art form, authors
IGNORE: Bimbisara- Ajatshatru,
Udayin, Shisunag & Nanda.
Harappa
Vedic Age
Jain-Buddhism

Ancient | Medieval
1.Pushyamitra
2.RudraDaman
3.Kanishka
(Buddhism)
Only 3 After
Maurya

Ancient | Medieval
1. Samudragupta &
Vikramaditya
2. Harshavardhan & Huien
Tsang (TN)
3. Pala-Pallav-Pratihar-
Rahstrakuta (Culture-
Architecture)
Gupta Age &
after

Ancient | Medieval
1. (culture) Sangam literature-
Manimekalai, Tolkapiyam
2. Chera-Chola-Pandya:
emblem, temples [Rajendra
Chola: 1000 years]
3. Hoysala Architecture
4. Mrunal.org/history
South India :
Ancient-
medieval

History
CSAT
CAPF, CDS
SSC-CGL
StatePSC
Ancient
Medieval
Modern (Freedom)
Post Independence
World
first
Mains
2nd
culture

Ancient | Medieval
Religion & Architecture
1. Sufi, bhakti, Sikh
2. N.India: Kings (Administrative),
Poets, Mosques, Tombs,
Architecture [ASI restore]
3. S. India: Vijayangar, Temples,
Europeans=> Modern India
Medieval

1. Dadu Dayal
2. Guru Nanak
3. Tyagaraja
Who among the above was/were preaching when
the Lodi dynasty fell & Babur took over?
A. 1 & 3
B. 2 only
C. 2 & 3
D. 1 & 2
CSAT-2013: following Bhakti Saints

In medieval India, the designations
‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for
A. military officers
B. village headmen
C. specialists in Vedic rituals
D. chiefs of craft guilds
CSAT 2014

1. NIOS (Mrunal.org/download)
2. CCRtIndia.gov.in
[Mrunal/Answerkeys]
3. TheHindu (ASI restoration,
excavation)
4. Spectrum: Culture
History: Culture

Only 2 caves have such lion pillars in front: Karle & Kanheri
Largest Chaitya-griha
in India
Stupa: Cylindrical
Drum shaped
Always google for image

History : Mains GS1 (Post independence + world)
Mrunal.org/history
Bipan Jain Norman Lowe Arjun Dev

Qatal ki Subh
~200 days
Static Polity
Economy History
Topic wise Mock Tests

GA | GK | GS
1. Polity
2. Economy
3. History
4. Geography
5. Environment Biodiversity
6. Science (SSC, CDS, CAPF)
UPSC)
3 / 6
Pillars

Geography
UPSC
CAPF, CDS
SSC-CGL
StatePSC
Physical
World
Indian
Agro.
Environment
How to approach Geography

CSAT 2014: 4 / 10 directly from NCERT

Physical Geography (NCERT)
Universe Science Class 8 Ch.17
Geography Class 6 Ch.1
Geography Class 11 Ch 2.
Earth Basics Geography Class 6 Ch.2 to 6
Geography Class 11 Ch.1, 3 & 4
Geology Geography Class 11 Ch.5 to 7
climate Geography Class 11 Ch.8 to 12
Ocean Geography Class 11 Ch.13 & 14
Disaster Geography Class 11 (Indian Geography) Ch.7
Science Class7 ch8
Science Class 8 ch15
Misc. Geography Class 11 Ch.1 & glossary
After NCERT is done 1. Goh Che Leong’s Certificate Physical & Human Geography book OR
2. General Studies Manual
3. Spectrum

World Geography
NCERT Class Chapter
7 7 to 10
8 1,3,5,6
12 (Human Geography) 1 to 10

Mountain range in each continent & highest peak
longest, largest rivers: countries covered by them
fresh water lakes; water falls : countries they belong to
(just top 3-5 names)
cold & hot deserts of the world: countries covered by
them
landlocked countries in Europe & Asia
Location of famous grassland (Veld, Prairies, Pampas
etc.), tribes (Pigmy, Masai etc.) & winds.
famous borders (e.g. Durand line, 38th
parallel etc)
World Geography: focus?

Capitals of Middle East, European & South East
Asian countries
famous cities-their nick names/specialty; on which
river they’re located
famous monuments / heritage sites (Angkor Wat,
Machu Pichu etc)
famous strait & which sea do they join (e.g Palk,
Berring, Gibralter etc)
Places in current affairs: Ukrain, Crimea, South
China sea, Gwadar port
World Geography: What to focus?

Indian Geography
topic class chapters
India basic
6 7
9 1, 2, 4
11 1 & 2
rivers
9 3
10 3
11 3
12 6
Economic geography
10 1,5, 6, 7
12 7 to 12
Human Geography
9 6
12 1 to 4
After NCERT is done
1. Spectrum Geography OR Lucent’s GK Book
2. DR Khullar’s India: A comprehensive Geography OR
3. General Studies Manual OR

1. simultaneously refer Oxford
School atlas
2. mountains, mountain passes,
rivers, borders, corridors
3. weather, cropping pattern
4. sanctuaries, national parks
5. Minute GK,
6. Mineral ranking
Indian
geography
Geography

Geography (All in one)
Spectrum
UPSC: Prelim + Mains
Mahesh Barnwal
State Service

Qatal ki Subh
~200 days
Static Polity
Economy
Geography, History

CSAT 2014: Agro. Mostly tough ,out of book

NCERT class subject chapters
7 science 3 & 9
8 geography 4
science 1
9 science 15
11 geography (India) 6
12 geography (Human) 5
geography (India land &
people)
5
After NCERT Soil related chapter from Spectrum OR Majid
Hussain or DR Khullar’s book.
Agriculture

Geography
UPSC
CAPF, CDS
SSC-CGL
StatePSC
Physical
World
Indian
Agro.
Environment
How to approach Environment

Geography
Physical
World
Indian
Agro.
Environment
Theory
Contemporary
Current

CSAT 2014 answerkey:
Mrunal.org/UPSC

CLASS SUBJECT CHAPTERS
6 geography 8
7 geo. 1 to 6
science 7, 16 to 18
8 geo. 8
sci. 7 & 18
9 geo 5
science 14
10 Geo. 2
sci. 14 to 16
11 geo(Physical) 15 & 16
geo (India) 4 & 5
economy 9 (Sustainable development)
12 Biology 13 to 16
chemistry 14
NCERT: environment

Reference
NIOS
Mrunal=> environment
section
India 2015: Ch.1, 11, 12,
25
TheHindu
Shankar’s Book

1. Treaty-summits
2. Definition, concepts e.g.
biomagnification, algae bloom
3. Species: location, critically
endangered
4. Pollution related
5. Clean Energy
Mrunal.org
Environment

Geography
UPSC
CAPF, CDS
SSC-CGL
StatePSC
Physical
World
Indian
Agro.
Environment
first
first
first
last
first

Qatal ki Subh
~200 days
Static Polity
Economy
Geography, History, Environment

GA | GK | GS
1. Polity
2. Economy
3. History
4. Geography
UPSC)
Last
Pillar

CSAT 2014: 4/5 easy: NCERT, GSM,Lucent

Class PHYSICS Chemistry Biology
7 4, 13, 14 & 15 5 & 6 1,2,10; 11 & 12
8 11 to 16 3 to 6 2, 8, 9 & 10
9 8 to 12 1 to 4 5,6,7 & 13
10 10, 12 & 13 1 to 5 6 to 11
11 1,5,8 1,14 2 to 5
12 15 14,16 4,5 then 7 to 16
NCERT Science-irrespective of degree
Environment related
Psychology Ch4, Glossary

People suffering from anorexia nervosa
1. Develop paralysis
2. Show poor reflex
3. Cannot speak properly
4. Eat very little and fear gaining weight
NCERT 12 Psychology Ch.4 Page 16 +Glossary
Lucent/GS Manual
CDS 2014 (1)

Bone weakening is
caused by Deficiency of
___.
1. Calcium
2. Phosphorus
3. Nitrogen
4. Carbon
Answer choices
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 4 only
CDS 2014(i)

Deficiency of ___
is/are responsible for
weakening of bones?
1. Calcium
2. Phosphorus
3. Nitrogen
4. Carbon
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 4
NCERT Class 9 Ch6
Page 9
CDS 2014(i)

Class PHYSICS Chemistry Biology
7 4, 13, 14 & 15 5 & 6 1,2,10; 11 & 12
8 11 to 16 3 to 6 2, 8, 9 & 10
9 8 to 12 1 to 4 5,6,7 & 13
10 10, 12 & 13 1 to 5 6 to 11
11 1,5,8 1,14 2 to 5
12 15 14,16 4,5 then 7 to 16
NCERT Science: Irrespective of Degree

GS Manual : Physics – real life
examples, chemical uses, disease
tables, MCQ practice;
Lucent GK: disease table, nutrient
uses
After NCERT
Science

1. Space (Mangalyan, GSLV)
2. nanotech
3. Medical- ebola, malnutrition
4. clean energy
5. Information Technology
TheHindu: Thursday edition: but
Hardly anything in prelim/Mains
Mrunal.org
Current
Affairs
Science Tech

Qatal ki Subh
~200 days
Static Polity
Economy
Theory: Geography, History, Environment, Science

GA | GK | GS
1. Polity
2. Economy
3. History
4. Geography
7. International Relation (summit-
theme (/PIN, /diplomacy)
Mrunal.org
/PIN

GA | GK | GS
1.Notes making
2.Newspapers,
magazines
3.Time management
4.Career backups
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