UPSC Mains 2019 starts from 20 September: Important Topics of General Studies I Paper
Rupali PruthiUPSC Mains (Civil Services) 2019 Exam to begin from 20 September and will conclude on 29 September 2019. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has already released the UPSC Mains Admit Card 2019 on the official website upsc.gov.in. Candidates appearing for the Civil Services (Main) Exam 2019 can download the Admit card till 29 September 2019. Over 12000 candidates are expected to appear for the Civil Services Mains 2019 examination. With the UPSC Mains examinations approaching near, it is recommended that candidates should devote this time for revision and practice. Check here the important topics for UPSC IAS Mains Civil Services exam from the General Studies - I Paper.
UPSC 2019 Mains General Studies-I (Paper-II) “Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society” will test candidates on their knowledge of History, Polity and Geography. As per the UPSC Exam Calendar, the General Studies-I (Paper-II) will be conducted on 21 September 2019 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Before looking at the important topics for General Studies – I, have a look at the UPSC IAS Mains Exam Pattern.
UPSC IAS Mains 2019 Exam Pattern
UPSC IAS Civil Services Mains examination includes Written Exam and Personality Test (Interview). The UPSC Mains written exam is divided into two categories – Qualifying Papers (Paper-A & Paper-B) and Papers Counted for Merit (Paper-I – Paper-VII). The Papers that are counted for merit are Essay, General Studies-I-IV, Optional Paper 1 and Optional Paper 2. Candidates’ final score in UPSC Mains exam is calculated from the papers counted for merit. Marks obtained by the candidates in the Qualifying Papers will not be counted for ranking. Candidates who secure 25 per cent marks in Paper A & B are declared qualified. Have a look at the detailed exam pattern of UPSC Mains examination:
| Sections |
Paper Name |
Subject |
Marks |
| Qualifying Papers |
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| Paper-A |
Language 1 |
Language chosen by candidates from Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution |
300 |
| Paper-B |
Language 2 |
English |
300 |
| Papers Counted for Merit |
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| Paper-I |
Essay |
|
250 |
| Paper-II |
General Studies-I |
Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society |
250 |
| Paper-III |
General Studies-II |
Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations |
250 |
| Paper-IV |
Genera Studies-III |
Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management |
250 |
| Paper-V |
General Studies-IV |
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude |
250 |
| Paper-VI |
Optional Subject – Paper 1 |
Agriculture/Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science/Anthropology/Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/Commerce and Accountancy/Economics/Electrical Engineering/Geography/Geology/History/Law/Management/Mathematics/ Mechanical Engineering/Medical Science/ Philosophy/Physics/Political Science and International Relations/ Psychology/Public Administration/ Sociology/Statistics/Zoology/Literature |
250 |
| Paper-VII |
Optional Subject – Paper 2 |
Agriculture/Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science/Anthropology/Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/Commerce and Accountancy/Economics/Electrical Engineering/Geography/Geology/History/Law/Management/Mathematics/ Mechanical Engineering/Medical Science/ Philosophy/Physics/Political Science and International Relations/ Psychology/Public Administration/ Sociology/Statistics/Zoology/Literature |
250 |
| Total |
- |
|
1750 |
| Interview |
Personality Test |
|
275 |
| Grand Total |
- |
|
2025 |
Important Topics from General Studies-I (Paper-II)
| History |
Indian Society |
Geography |
| Indian Heritage & Culture |
Indian Society – Unity, Diversity, Family System, Inequality and Exclusion Role of Women and Women's Organisation - 19th Century Social Reform Movements, SHGs, Resurgence of Women's Movement Population - Demography of India, Changing Age Structure, India's Population Policy Poverty -Types of Poverty, Socio-economic Spread, Inequality, Rising Urban Poverty, Policy shift from “Trickle Down” Economics to Inclusive, Poverty Reduction Urbanisation - Problems of Urban Areas & Slums, Impact of Urbanisation, Role of Urban Local Bodies, Challenges posed by Urbanisation Globalisation - Globalisation & Culture, Impact of Globalisation Social Empowerment Communalism - Causes of Communalism, Eradication of Communalism, Secularism Regionalism - Causes of Regionalism, 'Sons of Soil', Federalism, Regional Parties Secularism - Nature & Practice of Secularism, Uniform Civil Code |
World's Physical Geography – Geomorphology, Climatology, Soil Geography, Oceanography Natural Resources - Types of Resources, Land Resources, Forest Resources, Water Resources, Agricultural Resources, Mineral & Energy Resources Industries - Classification of Industries, Distribution of Major Industries, Footloose Industry Geophysical Phenomena – Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Cyclone, Tsunami Geographical Features - Melting of Ice Sheets, Desertification |
| Indian Art Forms Architecture Literature Indian Paintings Dance Forms Harappan Architecture Women Poets of Bhakti Modern Indian Literature |
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| Modern Indian History |
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| European Penetration of India British Colonialism Reforms |
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| Freedom Struggle |
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| Revolt of 1857 Nationalism in India (1858-1905) Militant Nationalism & Revolutionary Activities (1905-1918) Freedom & Partition (1939-1947) Mass Nationalism Mahatma Gandhi Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms Rowlatt Act Satyagrah Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
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| Post-Independence Consolidation |
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| Industrial Reforms Nuclear Policy Green Revolution Non-Aligned Movement Emergency |
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| World History |
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| Industrial Revolution World War I & II Decolonisation Communism Capitalism
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UPSC Mains Syllabus for Paper-II: General Studies-I
“Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society”
- Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
- Modern Indian history from the mid-eighteenth century until the present- important events, personalities, and issues
- Indian Freedom Struggle - various stages and important contributions from different parts
- Post-independence consolidation and reorganisation in India
- World History - Industrial Revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.
- Salient features of Indian Society and Diversity of India
- Role of women and women’s organization, population, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization- their problems and their remedies
- Effects of globalisation on Indian society
- Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism
- Salient features of the world’s physical geography
- 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).
- Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone 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.