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GS Prelims paper 1 focus areas

(i) Current events of National and International importance.

Concentrate on events like National & international Summits,Meets,conferences etc..For ex- this year CBD COP11 , India Asean summit - car rally etc..

Trade ,defence & border related Treaties and agreements signed b/w india and othernations-

developments & research in Science and tech -( mostly Related to pub health - about old

and new diseases & cure)

Survey and reports published by various orgs related to india -(Human developmentReport,PISA,UN development report etc)

any news w.r.t Environment both national & Intl

Important news of other countries , ( U.S election,China election, Mynamar Aung-su-kyivisit to india, Syria unrest,Nepal political problems, etc..)

"Important" Awards & persons of karnataka &india ( awards - jnanapeetha,sahithyaAcademy,Magsaysay awards 2012 etc. persons- writers,social activists ,envt activists)

Significance of Year 2012 or 2013 - ( srinivasa ramanujan 125th b'day -2012)

constitution related news ( amendments, acts passed and bills introduced inparliament,interstate disputes like cauvery issue etc,Election commission news ,judiciarynews - bill is introduced related to judiciary )

Govt schems,actions and progms country and also state( ex- Rastriya krishi vikasyojana,)

News related to social sector likemalnutrition,sex ratio, illetracy,health, edu etc..)

Sports and games achievements (Awards and persons)

Important committees constituted by govt of karnataka to study various issues


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( ex - Justice Somasekhara Commission was constituted to inquire into the church attacks

in Karnataka in September,2008 asked in 2012 prelims)

Indian economy newsbills introduced like GST and DTC bills , import-exp policy,

social sector schemes like direct cash transfer

(ii) Humanities- History of IndiaEmphasis shall be on broad generalunderstanding of the subjectin its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on Indiannational movement

- No need to mug up years- No need to go in to minute details like different kings, their wives, chidren, dynasties,

territory etc..- Only important kings (ex- harsha vardhana :P,ashoka, few mughal kings,some Maratha

kings, vijaya nagara king etc..)

- Important aspects of buddism, Jainism & other religious movements- Know the reason behind different event and movements and their impact - during

national freedom movement (causes and implications of 1857 first war of independence)

- Know people behind the movements and revolts (satyagraha movt.quit india movt,swarajya movt,)

- Cultural aspects of history( art, architectures, temples, famous books etc.)- Religious and social reforms movements- Administrative sys revenue sys during mughal,british etc.., zamindari,mahaldari sys,- Socioreligious movements like brahmo samaj, arya samaj etc.-

(iii) World Geography and Geography of India with a focus on Karnataka.

- Basics of climate,regions ,forests , vegitations in the different regions of india andKarnataka- Important Rivers and drainage system- Hills, mountains etc..- Social geolike population,density,sex ratio,inquality etc..- Important Ocean currents- Atmosphere,forests,soil etc..- Wildlife conservation policies of govt of kar and india


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- National parks and wild life sanctuaries- Conceptswhy? Ocean currents, high and low tides, monsoons, climatic differences in

different regions of india, ozone, corol reefs, rock formations etc.

iv) Indian polity and economy, including the countrys political system, ruraldevelopment, planning and economic reforms in India-sustainable development,poverty alleviation, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.,

- President ,governer,PM & council of min appointment,elections,removal,powers- constitution bodies- Election commission,CAG etc.- Important amendments- Other constitutional bodies- Acts passed and bills introduced

- Schemes & progs- Idealspreamble,DPSP,Funda Rights- Planning comns, NDC five year plans,budget,economic survey- Recent economic reforms (FDI reforms,pension and insurance sector reforms, petrol and

diesel price dereglaiton, subsidies reduction,Limit on LPG)

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