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GS I

General Studies I. Official UPPSC PCS Mains headings โ€” each line opens previous-year questions for that topic.

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1 History of Indian Culture 18 PYQs

  1. 1.1 History of Indian Culture โ€” Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 18 PYQs

2 Modern Indian History and the Freedom Struggle 17 PYQs

  1. 2.1 Modern Indian history from A.D. 1757 to A.D. 1947 โ€” significant events, personalities and issues. 7 PYQs
  2. 2.2 The Freedom Struggle โ€” its various stages and important contributors from different parts of the country. 6 PYQs
  3. 2.3 Post-independence consolidation and reorganisation (till 1965 A.D.). 4 PYQs

3 History of the World 12 PYQs

  1. 3.1 History of the world from the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century. 12 PYQs

4 Indian Society 49 PYQs

  1. 4.1 Salient features of Indian Society and culture. 5 PYQs
  2. 4.2 Role of Women in Society, women's organisations, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanisation, their problems and their remedies. 26 PYQs
  3. 4.3 Meaning of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation, and their effects on the economy, polity and social structure. 8 PYQs
  4. 4.4 Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism and secularism. 10 PYQs

5 Geography of the World and India 36 PYQs

  1. 5.1 Distribution of major natural resources of the world. 8 PYQs
  2. 5.2 Frontiers and boundaries with reference to the Indian sub-continent. 3 PYQs
  3. 5.3 Human migration โ€” refugee problem of the world with focus on India. 4 PYQs
  4. 5.4 Salient features of Physical Geography โ€” Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, Cyclone, Ocean Currents, winds and glaciers. 17 PYQs
  5. 5.5 Oceanic resources of India and their potential. 1 PYQ
  6. 5.6 Population and Settlements โ€” types and patterns of rural and urban settlements, urbanization, smart cities and related issues. 3 PYQs

6 Uttar Pradesh in GS I 19 PYQs

  1. 6.1 Specific knowledge of Uttar Pradesh โ€” History, Culture, Art, Architecture, Festival, Folk-Dance, Literature, Regional languages, Heritage, Social Customs and Tourism. 12 PYQs
  2. 6.2 Specific knowledge of Uttar Pradesh โ€” Geography, Human and Natural Resources, Climate, Soils, Forest, Wild-Life, Mines and Minerals, Sources of Irrigation. 7 PYQs