UPSC GS paper 1 syllabus
History & Culture
- Salient Aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from Ancient to Modern times.
- Modern Indian History from middle of the eighteenth century until the present – significant events, personalities, ideologies and issues
- The Freedom struggle - its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different part of the country.
- Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
World History
- Events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawing of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization,
- Political philosophies like - communism, capitalism, socialism their forms and impact on Society.
Society
- Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India
- Includes -
- Role of women and women organizations.
- Population and associated issues.
- Poverty and developmental issues.
- Urbanization - Their problems and remedies
- Effects of Globalization on Indian Society.
- Social Empowerment - Communalism regionalism and secularism.
Geography
- Salient features of world’s physical geography.
- 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.
- 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)
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