This document outlines the topics covered in the Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography section of the IAS Main General Studies Paper I exam. It will include Indian culture from ancient to modern times, as well as modern Indian history from the late 18th century to present. World history from the 18th century onward will be assessed, including events like the industrial revolution and world wars. Indian society, diversity, role of women, urbanization, globalization effects, and social issues will also be covered. Finally, the document addresses physical geography, resource distribution, industry location, and environmental phenomena around the world.
This document outlines the topics covered in the Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography section of the IAS Main General Studies Paper I exam. It will include Indian culture from ancient to modern times, as well as modern Indian history from the late 18th century to present. World history from the 18th century onward will be assessed, including events like the industrial revolution and world wars. Indian society, diversity, role of women, urbanization, globalization effects, and social issues will also be covered. Finally, the document addresses physical geography, resource distribution, industry location, and environmental phenomena around the world.
This document outlines the topics covered in the Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography section of the IAS Main General Studies Paper I exam. It will include Indian culture from ancient to modern times, as well as modern Indian history from the late 18th century to present. World history from the 18th century onward will be assessed, including events like the industrial revolution and world wars. Indian society, diversity, role of women, urbanization, globalization effects, and social issues will also be covered. Finally, the document addresses physical geography, resource distribution, industry location, and environmental phenomena around the world.
This document outlines the topics covered in the Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography section of the IAS Main General Studies Paper I exam. It will include Indian culture from ancient to modern times, as well as modern Indian history from the late 18th century to present. World history from the 18th century onward will be assessed, including events like the industrial revolution and world wars. Indian society, diversity, role of women, urbanization, globalization effects, and social issues will also be covered. Finally, the document addresses physical geography, resource distribution, industry location, and environmental phenomena around the world.
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IAS Main General Studies Paper I
Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the
World and Society.
1.Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms,
Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
2.Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth
century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues
3.The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important
contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.
4.Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the
country.
5.History of the world will include events from 18 th 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.
6.Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
7.Role of women and women's organization, population and
associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
8.Effects of globalization on Indian society
9. Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
10.Salient features of world's physical geography.
11.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)
12.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.