General knowledge topics
- Heritage,
- Environmental Issues,
- Literature,
- Famous Days & Dates,
- Indian History,
- Geography,
- Countries and Capitals,
- Artists,
- General Science,
- Indian Politics,
- Famous Places in India,
- Tourism,
- Civics,
- Inventions and Discoveries,
- Indian Parliament,
- Current Affairs, / general awareness
- Sports,
- Rivers,
- Lakes and Seas,
- Indian Economy,
- Famous Books & Authors,
- Biology, etc
General knowledge Syllabus Topics |
History |
– Harappa Civilization,
Vedic culture, Medieval India and their important systems; India’s freedom movement and their leaders modern history
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Geography |
– about countries and their geographical details,
Famous Seaport and Airport and their location. |
Polity- |
Administrative, Legislative and judiciary of our Country,
Election, Important constitution bodies like CAG, Symbols of political parties, duties & responsibilities of the major persons in the Parliament |
Economy |
-Budget related information and terminologies,
Important persons involved in Economy of the Country and monetary institutions |
Physics |
– Laws,
major Inventions and Discoveries. |
Chemistry- |
Characteristics of gases,
atoms, molecules, Chemistry in everyday life. |
Biology |
-Important discoveries,
Interesting facts about human body parts, Nutrition in Animals and Plants, Diseases and their causes. |
General Knowledge |
Oldest, Largest, First , Last etc |
,Current affairs |
Current inventions, latest trends from past 1 year. |
general knowledge vs general awareness
General knowledge = General Studies + General Awareness
GK is the mental awareness, the general knowledge comprising of both GS & GA. “General awareness / Current affairs only focuses on the routine happenings of the news around the world it has nothing to do with the historic events.
General Studies Syllabus Topics
- Current events of national and international importance
- History of India and Indian National Movement
- Geography India / World / State
- Polity and Governance / india / state
- Economic and Social Development india / state
- General issues on Environmental ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change
- General Science
in most cases general studies referred as general knowledge.
UPSC General Studies syllabus
Syllabus for UPSC CSE Prelims General Studies Paper I:
- Current events of national and international importance
- History of India and Indian National Movement
- Indian and World Geography
- Indian Polity and Governance
- Economic and Social Development
- General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change ( Covers only general awareness of the issues, no subject specialization required)
- General Science
Syllabus for UPSC CSE Prelims General Studies Paper II:
- Comprehension
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability
- Decision making and problem-solving
- General mental ability
- Basic numeracy (Class X level)
- Numbers and their relations,
- Orders of magnitude, etc.
- Data interpretation (Class X level)
UPSC Mains General Studies Paper Syllabus (I, II, III, and IV )
Paper-I General Studies-I 250 Marks(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) | Paper-III General Studies-III 250 Marks (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) |
Paper-II General Studies-II: 250 Marks(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) | Paper-IV General Studies-IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) Marks carried by General Studies was 4X250=1000 |