General Studies- I : Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society
Ancient History
Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of :
Art Forms
Literature and
Architecture from ancient to modern times.
Modern History
Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.
The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country.
Post Independence
Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country
World History
History of the world will include events from 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.
Geography
Salient features of world’s physical geography.
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).
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
Social Issues
Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
