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Mains Prelims

GS I syllabus

Official UPSC Mains headings for this paper. Open a heading to read PYQs on that topic.

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Indian Heritage and Culture 41 PYQs

  1. 1 Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 41 PYQs

Modern Indian History and the Freedom Struggle 28 PYQs

  1. 1 Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present — significant events, personalities, issues. 6 PYQs
  2. 2 The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors / contributions from different parts of the country. 18 PYQs
  3. 3 Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country. 4 PYQs

History of the World 9 PYQs

  1. 1 History of the world will include events from the 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc. — their forms and effect on the society. 9 PYQs

Indian Society 63 PYQs

  1. 1 Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 21 PYQs
  2. 2 Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 21 PYQs
  3. 3 Effects of globalization on Indian society. 5 PYQs
  4. 4 Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism and secularism. 16 PYQs

Geography of the World and Society 99 PYQs

  1. 1 Salient features of world’s physical geography. 63 PYQs
  2. 2 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). 20 PYQs
  3. 3 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. 16 PYQs
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