General Studies 1 Paper Syllabus for UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam consists of the below major areas: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society. The detailed syllabus with direct links to ClearIAS online notes is given below:
General Studies 1 Paper Syllabus for UPSC Civil Services Mains
Indian culture
- Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
Modern Indian History
- Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present – significant events, personalities, and issues.
- The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.
- Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
World History
Events from the 18th century such as:
- a) industrial revolution
- b) world wars
- c) redrawal of national boundaries
- d) colonization
- e) decolonization
- f) political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc. – their forms and effect on the society.
Indian Society
- Salient features of Indian Society
- Diversity of India
- Role of women and women’s organization
- Population and associated issues
- Poverty and developmental issues
- Urbanization: their problems and their remedies
- Effects of globalization on Indian society
- Social empowerment: communalism, regionalism & secularism.
World Geography
- Salient features of the world’s physical geography
- Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent)
- 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, cyclones 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.
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(3) Reference Books for UPSC CSE Mains General Studies Paper 1
The books recommended by ClearIAS for UPSC preparation are provided in the link IAS Books.
Also, check some of the popular books used by aspirants as given below.
- The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham. (Culture)
- India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma. (Culture)
- Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania. (Culture)
- History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History)
- India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (History)
- India After Gandhi – Ramchandra Guha (History – GS1)
- Norman Lowe OR History of Modern World – Jain and Mathur (World History – GS1)
- Social Problems In India – Ram Ahuja. (Indian Society – GS1)
- Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Geography)
- Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography)
- Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)
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Sir,is this general studies Paper-1 syllabus is for preliminary exam or mains.
Very good question
This is for maine
Maximum how much time it takes to complete GS 1
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Sir please provide us with topic wise question analysis of previous10 years . I also want it fragment by fragment study chart and planning, how to make notes from NCERTS and basic books,How to arrange them,should I study higher topics simultaneously with the basic book (here I find it very hard to manage my schedule as I m a starter). I find mutation in strategy every time when I come up with a subject..its very stressful.how to cope it..pliz reply..my email id is “[email protected] “. Tq sir
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