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TEST
No.
Test 1
[1764]
Date of
Mock Test
JANUARY
30, 2016
Syllabus
FEBRUARY
7, 2016
Secondary
(Additional)
News Paper /
Magazines/
website
Primary
(Essential)
References
Secondary
(Additional)
References
- Introduction to the
Constitution of
India: D D Basu
- Our Political
System: Subhash
Kashyap
- The Hindu
- Yojana
- PIB :
www.pib.nic.in
- The Indian
Express
President
Vice President
Prime minister
Central Council of Ministers and Cabinet
committees
Parliament: The Council of States, The House
of People, Disqualification and Vacation of
Seats, Presiding Officers of Parliament, Houses:
Their Working, Legislative Procedures in
Parliament, Budget, Powers and Functions of
Parliament: Its Role, Committees of
Parliament, Parliamentary Forums
Governor
Chief Minister
State Council of Minister
State Legislature
Indian Federalism
Centre State Relations
Emergency Provisions
Panchayati Raj
- Introduction to the
Constitution of
India: D D Basu
- Our Political
System: Subhash
Kashyap
- The Hindu
- Yojana
- PIB :
www.pib.nic.in
- The Indian
Express
Test 2
[1765]
Topics covered
Primary
(Essential)
News Paper
/
Magazines/
website
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of the Government.
+ Current Affairs (July 2015)
Test 3
[1766]
FEBRUARY
14, 2016
Governance in India
Constitutional Bodies
Election Commission
Finance Commission
CAG
NITI Aayog
Co-operative societies
Public Sector Management
Tribunals
Public-private partnerships (PPP)
Elections and political parties
Rights Issues etc.
- Indian Polity by M
Laxmikanth
- Governance in India
by M Laxmikanth
- Class 12th NCERT:
Politics in India since
Independence
- The Hindu
- The Indian
Express
- Yojana
- PIB :
www.pib.nic.in
Good Governance
e-Governance
Social Audit
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Test 4
[1767]
FEBRUARY
21, 2016
- The Hindu
- PIB :
www.pib.nic.in
- The Indian
Express
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Test 5
[1768]
FEBRUARY
28, 2016
Test 6
[1769]
MARCH 6,
2016
Agro-Climatic Regions
Indian Geography
Industries
Transport and Communication
Foreign Trade
- 9th NCERT:
Contemporary India
- 11th NCERT:
Geography
- India Physical
Environment
- Orient Longman Atlas
or Oxford Atlas
- The Hindu
- PIB :
www.pib.nic.in
- The Indian
Express
-12th NCERT:
Old NCERT Books of
Geography
Geography
India
People
and (Class 6, 7, 8)
Economy
- Certificate Physical
and Human Geography
- Goh, Cheng Leong
-12th NCERT:
Fundamental of
Human Geography
- Orient Longman Atlas
or Oxford Atlas
- The Hindu
-Yojana
- PIB :
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- The Indian
Express
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Test 7
[1770]
MARCH 13,
2016
Prehistoric period
Vedic Age
Mahajanapadas
Religious Reforms
Sangam Age
Indian paintings
Indian Music
Indian Dances
Indian Theatres
Indian cinema
North India
South India
Sultanate Period
Religious Movements
Bhakti Movement
Sufi Movement
Prehistoric period
Vedic Age
Mahajanapadas
Religious Reforms
Sangam Age
- TN BOARD
HISTORY, Class XI
- The Hindu
- PIB :
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- The Indian
Express
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Mughal Period
Maratha Confederacy
+ Current Affairs(Dec-2015)
Freedom Struggle
- Works of British Governor Generals
- The Revolt of 1857 & change after
- Socio - Religious Reform Movements in the
1857
19th century India: Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj,
Theosophical Society, Ramakrishna Movement,
- Moderate Phase (1885 1905)
Muslim reform movements, Parsi reform
+ Current Affairs (Jan 2016) movements, Sikh Reform Movements etc.
- The Great Revolt of 1857
- Changes in Indian Administration after 1858
- Growth of Political Ideas and Political
Organisations (up to 1885)
- Foundation of the Indian National Congress
- Moderate Phase (1885 1905)
Test 8
[1771]
MARCH 20,
2016
-A Brief History of
Modern India
Spectrum Pub.
-From Plassey to
Partition: Shekhar
Bandyopadhyaya
- The Hindu
- PIB :
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- The Indian
Express
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Test 9
[1772]
MARCH 27,
2016
From Plassey to
Partition: Shekhar
Bandyopadhyaya
- The Hindu
- PIB :
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- The Indian
Express
A Brief History of
Modern India
Spectrum Pub.
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Test 10
[1773]
APRIL 9,
2016
Definition
Measurement
Money and Banking
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-11th NCERT:
Economics: Indian
Economic
Development
- 12th NCERT:
Economics:
Macroeconomics
-Indian Economy
(Special Issue) Pratiyogita Darpan
-Economic Survey of
India
- Indian Economy
Dutta and
Sundaram
- The Hindu:
-The Economic
Business Line
Times
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o Banking Reforms
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Test 11
[1774]
APRIL 16,
2016
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Agriculture
Industry
Services
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Capital Markets
Basic Terms and Concepts, Equity and debt
Instruments, Primary market and Secondary
markets etc.
Agriculture:
Recent trends in Agriculture Sector,
Cropping System and Pattern;
Agricultural Marketing and Reforms;
Agricultural Research;
Sustainable Agriculture;
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-11th NCERT:
Economics: Indian
Economic
Development
- The Hindu
-The Economic
- Yojana
Times
-PIB :
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-Indian Economy
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Test 12
[1775]
APRIL 23,
2016
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Animal Husbandry
PDS
Farm distress and government initiatives
Industrial Sector:
Industrial Policies,
Licensing
MSME
Labour Reforms
Companies Act
+ Current Affairs (June + July 2015)) Make in India, Skill India
Challenges in Industrial development
Organised and unorganised sector
PPP, Investment models
Recent initiatives taken by the govt., etc.
Services:
Banking,
Insurance,
Aviation,
Tourism,
Issues and potential of services sector
Government policies etc.
Five year Plans: Priorities and Performance, Issues
related to planning
Economic Policies till 1991
Economic Reforms since 1991: End of license Raj,
Liberalization, Privatisation and Globalisation, FDI,
FII, issues, challenges etc.
Infrastructure: IT, Communication, Urbanisation,
Transport, Mining, etc.
Foreign Trade of India: Trade Policy, Product wise
trade, Region wise trade, Subsidy boxes, WTO
related issues and India
Intellectual Property Rights
Social Development
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-11th NCERT:
Economics: Indian
Economic
Development
- The Hindu
-The Economic
- Yojana
Times
-PIB :
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-Indian Economy
(Special Issue) Pratiyogita Darpan
-Economic Survey of
India
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Test 13
[1776]
APRIL 30,
2016
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- Our Environment
NCERT (VII)
- Ecology and
Environment ICSE
books 9th to 12th
- Ecology: Unit X
Class 12th Biology
NCERT
- The Hindu
- Yojana
-PIB :
www.pib.nic.in
- The Indian
Express
- Down to Earth
-Ecology &
Environment (India
Year Book)
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Test 14
[1777]
Test 15
[1778]
Biodiversity
Basic Concepts
Plant and Animal Diversity
Biodiversity
Marine Organisms
Biology:
Threat to Biodiversity
Introduction
Protected Area Network: National parks,
Cell Biology
Wildlife sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves,
Life processes
Reserved and protected forests,
Biocommunication
Conservation and community reserves,
Diseases and Defence Mechanism
Village and panchayat Forests, Private
Nutrition
protected areas, Conservation areas
Origin and Evolution of life
Biodiversity Conservation efforts
Genetics
Indian Biodiversity ad conservation efforts
Plant Biology
Bioprospecting, Biosafety, Biopiracy
+ Applied Science and Modern Day Technology Biology:
Introduction
/
Cell Biology
Latest Research
Life processes - Nutrition, Respiration,
+ Current Affairs (March, 16)
Muscle movement, skeletal system,
circulatory system, excretion.
Biocommunication
Genetics - The science of heredity
Diseases and Defence Mechanisms
Origin and Evolution of life
Plant Biology - Plant Growth and
Development
MAY 15,
2016
Physics
Standards and units
Mechanics and properties of matter
Heat
Sound
Optics
Electricity and Magnetism
Atomic and Nuclear physics
Modern Physics
Astronomy and Space Science
Chemistry
Matters and its nature
Chemical Reactions and Equations
Structure of the Atom
Periodic classification of elements
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Physics
Standards and units
Mechanics and properties of matter
Heat
Sound
Optics
Electricity and Magnetism
Atomic and Nuclear physics
Modern Physics
Astronomy and Space Science
Chemistry
Matters and its nature
Chemical Reactions and Equations
Structure of the Atom
Periodic classification of elements
Chemical Bonding
Carbon and its compound
Acid, Bases and Salts
Metals and Nonmetals
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- Manorama
Year Book
- The Hindu
-PIB :
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- The Indian
Express
- The Economic
Times
- Frontline
- Wikipedia
Manorama Year
Book
- The Hindu
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- The Indian
Express
- The Economic
Times
- Frontline
- Wikipedia
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Chemical Bonding
Carbon and its compound
Acid, Bases and Salts
Metals and Nonmetals
Thermodynamics
Nanotechnology
Agricultural Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Food Chemistry
Bio Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
+ Applied Science and Modern Day
Technology
/ Latest Research
+ Current Affairs (Oct + Nov + Dec, 15)
Thermodynamics
Nanotechnology
Agricultural Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Food Chemistry
Bio Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
+ Applied Science and Modern Day Technology
/ Latest Research
+ Current Affairs
Test 16
[1779]
MAY 23,
2016
Test 17
[1780]
JUNE 1,
2016
India Year Book 2016 & Manorama Year Book 2016 India Year Book 2016 &
India Year Book 2016 & Manorama Year
Manorama Year Book
Book 2016
2016
+ Current Affairs (April, 16)
Test 18
[1781]
JUNE 8,
2016
Test 19
[1782]
JUNE 15,
2016
Test 20
[1783]
JUNE 22,
2016
Test 21
[1784]
JUNE 29,
2016
Test 22
[1785]
JULY 6, 2016
Test 23
[1786]
JULY 13,
2016
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-Economic Survey
2015-16
-Budget 2016 - 17
- The Hindu
-PIB :
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- The Indian
Express
- The Hindu
-PIB :
www.pib.nic.in
- The Indian
Express
FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development +
Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (Feb + Mar + April, 16)
FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development +
Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (Feb + Mar + April, 16)
FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development +
Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (May 2016)
FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development +
Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (May 2016)
FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development +
Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (July 2015 March 2016)
FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development +
Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (July 2015 March 2016)
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Test 24
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JULY 20,
2016
Test 25
[1788]
JULY 25,
2016
FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development +
Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs (June 2016)
FULL LENGTH TEST ( COMPLETE SYLLABUS ) : Indian Constitution, Political System and Governance + Geography + History of India + Indian Economy & Social Development +
Ecology & Environment + General Science + Current Affairs ((June 2016 + July 1-15 2016)
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