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CHANAKYA PRELIMS TEST SERIES (CPTS) 2018 (for Online Students)
MOCK TEST # DATE/DAY SECTIONAL/COMPR
EHENSIVE/FULL
LENGTH TESTS
MOCK TEST SYLLABUS READING SOURCES
Mock Test 1 Open Sectional Indian Polity and Governance
(P1)
• The Historical underpinning
• The Making of the Constitution
• The Philosophy of the Constitution
• Salient Features of the Constitution
• The Preamble
• The Union & its Territory
• Citizenship
• Fundamental Rights
• Fundamental Duties
• Directive Principles of State Policy
• Amendment of the Constitution
• Basic Structure of the Constitution
• Emergency Provisions
CURRENT AFFAIRS - August 1-15, 2017
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
NCERT: Class 9th, 10th, 11th
BASIC SOURCES
Indian Polity by M
Laxmikanth
OTHER SOURCES
Introduction to the
Constitution of
India: D DBasu
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
Mock Test 2 Open Sectional Indian Polity and Governance
(P2)
• Presidential & Parliamentary System
• The Union Executive: The President,
Vice President, Prime Minister, Council
of the Minister, Cabinet Committees
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
NCERT: Class 11th
BASIC SOURCES
• The State Executive: The Governor,
Chief Minister, State CoM
• The Union & State Legislature
• Nature of Indian Federal System
• Centre-State Relations: Administrative,
Legislative, Financial
• Inter-state relations
• Local Government- Panchayat&
Municipalities
• The Union Territories
• Special Provisions related to J&K and
other states
• Administration of 5th and 6th schedule
areas
• Political Parties
• Anti- Defection Laws
CURRENT AFFAIRS - August 16-31, 2017
Indian Polity by M
Laxmikanth
OTHER SOURCES
Introduction to the
Constitution of
India: D DBasu
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
Mock Test 3 Open Sectional Indian Polity and Governance
(P3)
• The Judiciary: Supreme Court, High
Courts, Subordinate Courts
• The Attorney-General & The Advocate-
General
• The CAG
• The UPSC and State PSC
• The Election commission of India &
Elections
• Finance commission
• National Commission for SC/ST/OBC
• Special Officer for Linguistics
Minorities
• NITI Aayog
• NHRC & SHRC
• Central and State Information
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
NCERT: Class 11th
BASIC SOURCES
Indian Polity by M
Laxmikanth
OTHER SOURCES
Introduction to the
Constitution of
India: D DBasu
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Commission
• Central Vigilance Commission
• Central Bureau of Investigation
• Administrative Tribunals
• The Lokpal&Lokayuktas
• Co-Operative Societies
• Official Language
• National Integration
• Good Governance: Citizen Charter, E
Gov
CURRENT AFFAIRS - September 1-15,
2017
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
Mock Test 4 Open Comprehensive Indian Polity and Governance
(P4)
Entire Syllabus of Polity & Governance
CURRENT AFFAIRS - September 16-30,
2017
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
NCERT: Class 9th, 10th, 11th
BASIC SOURCES
Indian Polity by M
Laxmikanth
OTHER SOURCES
Introduction to the
Constitution of
India: D DBasu
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
Mock Test 5
Open
Full Length Test
CSAT: Paper 2 (CS1)
COMPLETE SYLLABUS
• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including
communication skills;
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision-making and problem-solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their
relations, orders of magnitude, etc.)
(Class X level),
• Data
interpretation (charts, graphs, tables,
data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)
• English Language Comprehension skills
(Class X level)
Mock Test 6
Open
Sectional
History: Ancient India + Art &
Culture (H1)
ANCIENT INDIA
• The Importance of Ancient Indian
History
• Prehistoric Periods: Paleolithic,
Chalcolithic
• The Harappan/Indus Valley culture:
Bronze Age
• The Vedic Age
• Post Vedic Period
• Mahajanpadas era
• Religious Reforms
• The Age of Mauryas
• The age of Satvahanas
• Sangam Age
• The Gupta Age
• The Harsha Age
• India’s Cultural Contacts
BASIC SOURCES
• Old NCERT: Ancient
India
• NCERT: Class XI
Introduction to
Fine Art (part 1)
• NIOS Art & Culture
OTHER SOURCES
• CCRT website
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
• Transformation of The Ancient Phase
ART & CULTURE
• Indian Architecture, Art & Crafts
• Indian Paintings & Sculptures
• Dances of India
• Indian Music
• Indian Languages & Literature
• Religion & Philosophy
• Theatre forms of India
• Media & Culture
• Ancient legacy in Science & Civilization
CURRENT AFFAIRS - October 1-15, 2017
Mock Test 7 Open Sectional History: Medieval India +
Modern India (H2)
MEDIEVAL INDIA
• Early Medieval Period
• Northern India
• Southern India
• The Delhi Sultanates
• Age of Vijayanagar&Bahmani
Kingdoms
• Religious movements- Bhakti, Sufi,
Vaishnavsetc
• The Mughal Period
• The Marathas
• Economic and Social Life, Education in
each period
MODERN INDIA
• India in the 18th Century
• European Penetration and British
Empire in India
BASIC SOURCES
• Old NCERT: Medieval
India
• Old NCERT: Modern
India
• India’s Struggle for
Independence by Bipin
Chandra
OTHER SOURCES
• From Plassey to
Partition by
Shekhar
Bandyopadhyaya
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
• British Govt. Structures, Economic,
Social & Cultural Policies
• Social & Cultural awakening in 19th &
20th Century
• The Revolt of 1857
Indian Freedom Struggle
• The Moderate Phase (1885-1905)
CURRENT AFFAIRS - October 16-31, 2017
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
Mock Test 8 Open Sectional History: Modern India (H3) MODERN INDIA
• The Extremist Phase (1905-1918) –
Partition of Bengal, SwadeshiMovt,
Morley Minto Reforms, Partition of
Congress, Home Rule League Movt,
Ghadar etc.
• Revolutionary Terrorism
• Communalism
• The Ghandian Politics (1917-1947)
- Satyagraha, Rowlatt act, Montague
Chlemsford Reforms
- Non Cooperation - Khilafat Movement
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Quit India Movement
• INA
• Freedom with Partition
Others
- Key Personalities of Freedom Struggle
BASIC SOURCES
• Old NCERT: Modern
India
• India’s Struggle for
Independence by Bipin
Chandra
OTHER SOURCES
• From Plassey to
Partition by
Shekhar
Bandyopadhyaya
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
- Governor-General/Viceroys,
- Reforms / Acts / Committee
- Congress Session
- Role of Press
CURRENT AFFAIRS - November 1-15,
2017
Mock Test 9 Open Comprehensive History of India and Indian
National Movement (H4)
Entire Syllabus of History of India and
Indian National Movement + Art &
Culture
CURRENT AFFAIRS - November 16-30,
2017
BASIC SOURCES
• Old NCERT: Ancient
India
• Old NCERT: Medieval
India
• Old NCERT: Modern
India
• India’s Struggle for
Independence by Bipin
Chandra
• NCERT: Class XI
Introduction to
Fine Art (part 1)
• NIOS Art & Culture
OTHER SOURCES
• CCRT website
• From Plassey to
Partition by
Shekhar
Bandyopadhyaya
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
Mock Test 10 Open Full Length Test CSAT: GS Paper 2 (CS2) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 11 Open Sectional Geography: World Geography
(G1)
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
• The Universe & Solar System
• The Origin & Evolution of Earth,
Interior of the Earth
• Geomorphology: Plate Tectonics,
Continents, Endogenic (Earthquake,
Volcanism) and Exogenic (Weathering,
Mass Movement,) forces, Landform &
their Evolution, Minerals & Rocks, Soil
• Climatology: Composition & Structure
of Atmosphere, Solar Radiation & Heat
Balance, Atmospheric Circulation,
Precipitation, World Climate
• Oceanography: Ocean relief,
Temperature, Salinity, Ocean Currents,
Ocean Resources
• Biogeography: Natural Vegetation,
Biomes
• Physiography: Geological Timelines,
Physiographic Division, Drainage
Systems
ECONOMIC & HUMAN GEOGRAPHY:
WORLD
• Demography and Population
• Land Resources and Agriculture
• Industries and Manufacturing
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
Old NCERT: Class 6, 7, 8
BASIC SOURCES
• NCERT: 11th Class -
Fundamental of
Physical Geography
• NCERT: 12th
Class -
Fundamental of
Human Geography
• Certificate physical
and human
geography - Goh
Cheng Leong
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
• Transport and Communication
CURRENT AFFAIRS - December 1-15,
2017
Mock Test 12 Open Sectional Geography: India Geography
(G2)
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
• Location, Area and Boundaries
• Physiography: Geological Timelines,
Physiographic Division, Drainage
Systems
• Climate
• Vegetation
• Soil
• Natural vegetation, Plant and Animal
Life
• Natural Hazard & Disasters
ECONOMIC & HUMAN GEOGRAPHY:
INDIA
• Land Resources & Agriculture
• Water Resources & Irrigation
• Livestock resources
• Mineral & Energy Resourcess
• Marine Resources
• Industry
• Population, Migration and Settlements
• Urbanisation
• Tribes In India
• Transport and communications
CURRENT AFFAIRS - December 16-31,
2017
BASIC SOURCES
• NCERT: 11th Class
- India Physical Environment
• NCERT: 12th
Class -
India People and Economy
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
Mock Test 13 Open Comprehensive Geography: Indian and World
Geography (G3)
Entire Syllabus of Indian and World
Geography
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
Old NCERT: Class 6, 7, 8
CURRENT AFFAIRS - January 1-15, 2018 BASIC SOURCES
• NCERT: 11th Class -
Fundamental of
Physical Geography
• NCERT: 12th Class -
Fundamental of
Human Geography
• Certificate physical
and human
geography - Goh
Cheng Leong
• NCERT: 11th Class
- India Physical Environment
• NCERT: 12th
Class -
India People and Economy
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
Mock Test 14 Open Full Length Test CSAT: GS Paper 2 (CS3) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 15 Open Sectional Economic and Social
Development (E1)
ECONOMICS: AN INTRODUCTION
• Types of Economy
• Sectors of Economy - Primary,
Secondary, Tertiary
• Law of Demand & Supply
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
NCERT: 11th Class (Indian
Economic Development)
12th Class (Macroeconomics)
• Types of Markets: Perfect Competition,
Monopoly, Oligopoly
NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTING
• GDP, GNP & Other National Aggregates
• Measurement of National Income -
Income Method, Product Method,
Expenditure Method
• New GDP Series
MONETARY AND CREDIT POLICY
• Money – Features, Functions, Legal
Tender, Demonetisation
• Measures of Money Supply (M0, M1,
M2, M3, M4)
• Monetary System in India and Reserve
Bank of India
• Monetary Policy
INFLATION
• Basic Concepts, Types of Inflation,
Inflation Indices – WPI, CPI-AL, CPI-IW,
CSO CPI (Combined), PPI, SPI
TAXATION, PUBLIC FINANCE &
GOVERNMENT BUDGETING
• Government Budget
• Direct & Indirect Taxes, Expenditure,
Public Debt
• Types of Deficit - Fiscal, Revenue,
Primary, Budget, Effective Revenue
Deficit
• Fiscal Policy
BASIC SOURCES
• Economic Survey
• Website: Ministry official
Websites, Arthapedia,
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Economic Times,
Yojana
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES AND
FINANCIAL MARKETS
• Banking System
• Types of Banks - SCB, RRB, Cooperative
Banks, Payment banks, small banks
• Financial Regulators (RBI,SEBI, etc.)
• Banking Reforms, Basel Norms
• Non Banking Financial Institutions ,
Microfinance Institutions, Insurance,
Pension
• Financial Markets -
Organised/Unorganised, Money/Capital,
Primary/Secondary Market
CURRENT AFFAIRS -January 16-31, 2018
Mock Test 16 Open Full Length Test CSAT: GS Paper 2 (CS4) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 17 Open Sectional Economic and Social
Development (E2)
BALANCE OF PAYMENT AND FOREIGN
TRADE
• Current account & Capital Account
(FDI, FII, FPI,etc )
• Exchange Rate Regimes, Foreign
Exchange Reserves, External Debt
• Exchange Rates – Nominal Vs Real,
NEER Vs REER, Purchasing Power Parity
• Foreign Trade - Direction &
Composition of Trade
INDIAN AGRICULTURE
• Agriculture Sector: Cropping Pattern,
Irrigation, Animal Husbandry
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
NCERT: 11th
Class (Indian
Economic Development)
12th Class (Macroeconomics)
BASIC SOURCES
• Economic Survey
• Website: Ministry official
Websites, Arthapedia,
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
• Key Issues in Agriculture Sector:
Capital Formation, Land Reforms,
Subsidies,
• Procurement Policy & Issues - MSP,
Buffer Stock, PDS,
• Agriculture Marketing, APMC Act
• Agriculture Insurance & Credit
• Agriculture Research
• Climate Change and Sustainable
Agriculture
• Agriculture Related Schemes
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
• Industrial Development and Policy
Since Independence, Licensing
• Indian Manufacturing Sector: MSME,
New Manufacturing Policy & NIMZ
• Recent Initiatives - Make in India, Start
Up India, Stand Up India,
• Labour Reforms
• Companies Act
• Disinvestment and Recent Trends
SERVICES SECTOR
• India's Services Sector - Share in GDP,
Capital Formation, Employment, FDI
• Banking, Insurance, Tourism, Railways,
Aviation etc
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Energy and Power Sector
• Transport – Roads, Railways, Aviation,
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Economic Times,
Yojana
Shipping & Ports, Dedicated Freight
Corridor
• Rural & Urban Infrastructure
• IT, Telecommunication, & Digital India
• PPP
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
• IMF, World Bank, WTO, UN, ADB, AIIB,
Bilateral and Regional Cooperation
ECONOMIC PLANNING & PERSPECTIVES
• Nature & Types of Planning –
Imperative Vs. Indicative
• Planning in India: Five Year Plans
• New Economic Policy – Liberalisation,
Privatisation, Globalization
• From Planning Commission to NITI
Ayog
• Investment models
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
CURRENT AFFAIRS -February 1-15, 2018
Mock Test 18 Open Full Length Test CSAT: GS Paper 2 (CS5) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 19 Open Full Length Test CSAT: GS Paper 2 (CS6) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 20 Open Comprehensive Economic and Social
Development (E3)
Entire Syllabus of Economic and Social
Development
CURRENT AFFAIRS - February 16-28,
2018
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
NCERT: 11th Class (Indian
Economic Development)
12th
Class (Macroeconomics)
BASIC SOURCES
• Economic Survey
• Website: Ministry official
Websites, Arthapedia,
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Economic Times,
Yojana
Mock Test 21 Open Full Length Test CSAT: GS Paper 2 (CS7) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 22 Open Comprehensive Economic Survey + Union
Budget
• Economic Survey 2017-18
• Budget 2018 – 19
BASIC SOURCES
• Economic Survey 2017-18
• Budget 2018 – 19
Mock Test 23 Open Full Length Test CSAT: GS Paper 2 (CS8) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 24 Open Comprehensive Environmental Ecology, Bio-
diversity and Climate Change
(Ec1)
• Ecology and Ecosystem: Basic Concepts
& Components
• Ecosystem and its types: Terrestrial
and Aquatic
• Environmental pollution: Air, Water,
Soil, Noise, Radioactive, E waste, Solid
Waste
• Environmental Issues: Global warming,
Climate change, Ozone depletion,
BASIC SOURCES
• ICSE books: Ecology &
Environment – Class 9, 10,
11, 12
• India Year Book
• Websites: Official
Websites of Ministries,
National & International
Organizations
Eutrophication, Acidification etc.
• Biodiversity: Flora, Fauna – India &
World
• Conservation efforts and Mitigation
strategy: India & World
• Protected area network
• Climate Change Organisations
• Conventions, Acts and Policies
• Environment Impact Assessment
• Sustainable development
• Renewable energy, Bioremediation
CURRENT AFFAIRS -March 1-15, 2018
• Down To Earth Magazine,
Science Reporter
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB,
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Economic Times,
Yojana
Mock Test 25 Open Full Length Test CSAT: GS Paper 2 (CS9) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 26 Open Comprehensive Current Affairs (July - Dec
2017)
Comprehensive CA Revision Test CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB, Yojana,
Financial Express
Mock Test 27 Open Full Length Test CSAT: GS Paper 2 (CS10) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 28 Open Comprehensive General Science & Technology
(S1)
• Applied Physics
• Applied Chemistry
• Applied Biology
• Modern Day Technology
• New developments
CURRENT AFFAIRS -March 16-31, 2018
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
NCERT: Science - Classes
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th& 10th
Biology - Class 12th
BASIC SOURCES
• India Year Book
• Website: ISRO, DRDO,
Official Websites of
Ministries
OTHER SOURCES
Competition Wizard (S&T)
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB
Other Sources: Financial
Express, Yojana
Mock Test 29 Open Comprehensive Human & Social Development
+ Government Schemes +
India Year Book
HUMAN & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
• UNDP Human Development Report
• Inclusive Growth
• Poverty & Inequality
• Skill Development & Employment
• Education
• Health
• Women and Child Development
• Socio Economic Caste Census
• Related Social Sector Schemes
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES
INDIA YEAR BOOK 2018
BASIC SOURCES
• Economic Survey
• Websites: Official
Websites of Ministries. NITI
Aayog
• India Year Book
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB, Yojana
Other Sources: Financial
Express,
Mock Test 30 Open Full Length Test GS Paper 1 (FLT 1) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 31 Open Full Length Test GS Paper 1 (FLT 2) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 32 Open Full Length Test GS Paper 1 (FLT 3) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Full Length Test Full Length Test
Mock Test 33 Open Full Length Test GS Paper 1 (FLT 4) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 34 Open Full Length Test GS Paper 1 (FLT 5) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 35 Open Full Length Test GS Paper 1 (FLT 6) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 36 Open Full Length Test GS Paper 1 (FLT 7) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 37 Open Full Length Test GS Paper 1 (FLT 8) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 38 Open Full Length Test GS Paper 1 (FLT 9) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 39 Open Full Length Test GS Paper 1 (FLT 10) COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Mock Test 40 Open Comprehensive Current Affairs (Jan 2018- 10th
May 2018)
Comprehensive CA Revision Test CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu, The Indian
Express, PIB, Yojana,
Financial Express,
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