PRELIMS 2019 - TEST SERIES

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PRELIMS 2019 - TEST SERIES

Starts 19th August 2018

General Studies+ CSAT

(49 Tests – 17 Basic GS Mini Tests + 10 Basic GS Revision Tests + 6 GS Revision Tests + 4 CSAT Practise Tests + 8 GS

SimulatorTM Tests + 4 CSAT SimulatorTM Tests)

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Goal / Objectives of the Prelims 2019 Test Series

The Goal of the Prelims 2019 is to take you through the full journey of preparation from a fresher to a successful candidate.

The Prelims 2019 Test Series has a unique four tier Testing system that ensures

• You build your basics well.

• You revise your basics.

• You revise the syllabus at least four times

• You atleast practise 4 CSAT papers ruling any chance of mishap





The iterations will be

• Build your basics through mini tests.

• Revise your basics through full test after a series of mini tests on a topic.

• Revise syllabus again through subject wise full test.

• Test yourself and be exam ready with 8 GS simulator tests.

The Civil Services Preliminary Examination, unlike other Government Sector Exams does not have questions merely stating facts

and choosing the correct options.

The Prelims Paper requires both

• Knowledge base (KB), as well as

• Problem solving skills, eliminating wrong options, decision making skills on what questions to leave and what to solve.

While Knowledge Base can be developed by reading standard books, the latter - problem solving skills, elimination skills

and decision

making comes with practising previous years’ papers and solving high quality simulator Test papers.





Prelims 2019 Test Series Test Plan

“From Basics to Pro”

Benefit from four tier tests & three times revision approach to ensure success in Prelims 2019

• We have designed the Prelims 2019 Program based on your feedback. We will do our best to make the Prelims 2019 Test

Series better, and more beginner friendly.

• With the course design, you will have revised the whole syllabus at least four times. A consistent score across Tests will

ensure success in Prelims 2019.

• We have broken the whole syllabus into parts and sub parts for easy preparation.

• The ForumIAS Prelims 2019 Test Series Program will comprise of four levels of Tests.

• SFG “Special Focus Group” (to be subscribed separately at additional cost) for this batch will be started in December,

2018 and will be maintained in sync with this test series.

Level Most Helpful For Goal

Level I

+

Level II

Those who want to check basics

through 1 hour 50 questions

mini test Fresher’s as well as

Experienced Candidate

Friendly Candidates who have

failed to clear Prelims

before.

• To help develop the Knowledge Base of the Test Taker.

• To exhaustively cover the full syllabus via questions.

• Self-Assessment if the Test Taker has studied the basic text or

not based on test performance.

• To provide solutions that can be helpful for revision before the

exam.





• Immediate Revision through Full Length Revision Tests after

mini tests

Level III Beginners with some preparation.

People who have appeared for Prelims

before and completed basic Books

• To develop problem solving skills and aptitude

development.

• To provide the learning curve from solving elementary

problems based on textbooks to solving questions not found in

books, but solvable on the basis of KB.

• To provide full second revision of the entire syllabus covered

under Level 1 and Level 2.

Level IV Everyone appearing for Prelims 2019 • To evaluate test takers’ problem-solving skills and decision-

making skills in answering questions.

• To provide an All India Ranking and timely assessment of

their standing in the examination vis-à-vis competition at a

National Level.

• To allow test takers to take corrective measures while there is

still time.

• To provide a final revision before the Prelims Examination.





Different Deliverables and Timelines

1. Question Paper – The question paper will be available at 10:30 AM on the date of test mentioned in test calendar. Simulator

Tests will be conducted from 9:30 AM.

2. Detailed Solution – The detailed solution will be available to students after completion of tests. In online mode students will

get solution after completing the tests.

3. Classroom Discussion – There will be no classroom discussion (only video discussions) for Mini Tests (1 Hours/50

Questions). For all full length tests classroom discussion will be held after break of half an hour after the test completion

time.

4. Video Discussion – Video discussion will be uploaded in the academy portal within 24 working hours after the completion of

classroom discussion (Generally every Wednesday morning).

5. All India Ranklist – Ranklist will be generated on 7th day from test release date.

Fee Structure

Course Course Fees Payment Link

Prelims 2019 Test Series – Batch 1

(Online & Offline)

10000 + GST (18%)

= Rs. 11,800/-

Visit http://academy.forumias.com

Or

Visit ForumIAS Offline Guidance Centre

* Early Bird Offer – First 150 enrolments can avail an earlybird discount of Rs. 1,500/-. Use coupon code FRMIASPT19.






Enrolment Process & Terms and Conditions:

1. You can make the payment online at http://academy.forumias.com (recommended) or by visiting our offline guidance centre.

2. Please create an account on http://academy.forumias.com.

3. If admission taken at offline centre your account will be activated with the test series within 72 hours (only if your account on the

portal exists at the time of admission).

4. Students are free to attempt tests in either online or offline mode. They can also interchangeably attempt in online and offline

mode. One test can be attempted only in one mode. Students will be able to retake tests level 1, 2 and 3 tests from the month of

April, 19.

5. In case you miss a Test, you can write it anytime at a later date on or before the expiry date of the program.

6. This program will be valid till June 2, 2019.







TEST CALENDAR

PS: There will be few tests that will be available only in online mode. Please see in test calendar for these tests.

# Date /

Day

Test Code Questions/

Hours

Subject Topics References

1 19 Aug |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27001 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Polity – 1 • Acts and Laws of British India Era

• Making/Salient Features of

Constitution

• Preamble

• Union & States

• Citizenship

• Fundamental Rights

• DPSPs

• Fundamental Duties

• System of Government

• Current Affairs – 1st June to 15th

June

Indian Constitution at Work -

Chapter 1 and 2

Laxmikant – Chapter 1 to 9,

12, 13

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

2 26 Aug |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27002 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Geography – 1 • Interior of Earth

• Motion of Earth

• Origin of Earth

• Latitudes and Longitudes

• Rocks and its Classification

• Mountain and Plateaus

• Landforms – Running water,

Glaciations, Arid and Limestone

• Landforms – Coastal, Islands

Fundamentals of physical

geography NCERT class 11

Chapters 2 to 7

G C LEONG Chapters 1 to

8, 10, 11

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly





• Weathering

• Mass Movement

• Groundwater

• Volcanism and earthquake and

associated landforms

• Current Affairs – 16th June to 30th

June

3 2 Sept|

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27003 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Polity – 2 • Union Executive

• State Executive

• Union Legislature

• State Legislature

• Centre - State Relations

• Judiciary – SC and HC

• Current Affairs – 1st July to 15th

July

Indian Constitution At Work

– Chapter 4, 5, 6, 7

Laxmikant – Part II(

chapters 14, 15 ) III, IV(

except chapters 36,37)

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

4 9 Sept |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27004 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Geography – 2 • Lakes

• Ocean Currents

• Weather

• Climate & Influencing Factors

• Biomes – Hot & Wet Equatorial,

Tropical Monsoon, Savanna, The

Hot Desert

• Biomes – Temperate and Polar

• Current Affairs – 16th July to 31th

July

Fundamentals of physical

geography NCERT class 11

Chapters 8 to 14

G C LEONG Chapters 9, 12

to 25

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly





5 16 Sept |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27005 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Polity – 3 • Bodies-Constitutional, Statutory

and Extra Constitutional

• Basic Structure and Amendment of

the Constitution

• Local Government

• Union Territories and Special

Areas

• Special Provisions of States

• Pressure & Interest Groups

• Elections

• Emergency provisions

• Other Constitutional Dimensions

• Current Affairs – 1th August to 7th

August

Indian Constitution at Work

– Chapter 3, 8, 9 and 10.

Laxmikant – Rest of the

book

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

6 23 Sept |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27006 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Geography – 3 • Geography Specific to India

• Human Geography

• Economic Geography

• Current Affairs – 8th August to

15th August

NCERT Geography Class

11th Part II (Indian Physical

Geography)

NCERT Class 12

Geography: Part-1 and 2

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

7 30 Sept |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27007 100

Questions/ 2

hours

Polity – 4 FULL SYLLABUS As mentioned in tests 1,3 and 5





8 7 Oct|

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27008 100

Questions/ 2

hours

Geography – 4 FULL SYLLABUS As mentioned in tests 2, 4 and 6

9 14 Oct |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27009 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Economics – 1 • National Income Accounting

• Inflation

• Poverty

• Fiscal Policy and Public Finance

• Development Indices – HDI, GDI

etc.

• Taxation

• Monetary Policy

• Current Affairs – 16th August to

22nd August

NCERT Macroeconomics

Std. 12th Vol. 2 – Chapter

1, 2, 3 and 5

Ramesh Singh – Chapter 1,

7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 22

Sriram Economics –

Chapter 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12,

15, 17 and 18

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

10 21 Oct |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27010 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Environment –

1

• Ecology, Environment, its

components and levels of

organization

• Ecosystem – functions , terrestrial,

aquatic

• Pollution- pollutant, air, water, soil,

noise, radioactive, e-waste, solid

waste, bio-remediation.

• Current Affairs – 23rd August to

31st August

Shankar IAS – Chapter 1 –

6, 21, 26

NCERT Science – Class 6

to 10 th

NECRT Biology Class 12th

– Chapter 10 – 14

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly





11 28 Oct |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27011 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Economics -2 • Banking in India

• Money Market

• Capital Market

• External Sector

• International Economic

Organization

• WTO

• Current Affairs – 1st September to

7th September

NCERT Macroeconomics –

Chapter 6

Ramesh Singh – Chapter

10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16

Sriram Economics –

Chapter 2, 5,8, 10, 11, 13,

14 16, 19

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

12 4 Nov |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27012 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Environment –

2

• Sustainable Development Goals

• Biodiversity- levels, measurement,

measurement, fauna, flora

diversity, marine organism etc.

• Climate Change –global warming,

Greenhouse effect, global

emissions, acidification, ozone

hole, impact and mitigation

strategies.

• Sustainable Agriculture and Other

Practices

• International Organizations related

to Environment

• Current Affairs 8th September to

15th September

NECRT Biology Class 12th

– Chapter 15 – 16

Shankar IAS – Chapter 7 –

21, 22 -25

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly





13 11 Nov |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27013 100

Questions/ 2

hours

Economics – 3 FULL SYLLABUS As mentioned in tests 9 and 11

14 18 Nov |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27014 100

Questions/ 2

hours

Environment –

3

FULL SYLLABUS As mentioned in tests 10 and 12

15 25 Nov |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27015 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

History – 1

(Ancient)

• Harappan civilization

• Vedic times

• Rise of Mauryas, Gupta's,

Satvahanas, Harshavardhana

• Current Affairs 16th September to

30th September

Ancient India by RS

Sharma NCERT of Class

11

Tamil Nadu History Class

11 - units 1 to 6

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

16 2 Dec |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27016 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Art & Culture –

1

• Architecture

• Sculpture

• Philosophies & Religions

• Current Affairs – 1st October to 7th

October

Chapter 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 –

An Introduction to Indian Art

CCRT

ForumIAS handout on Art &

Culture

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

17 9 Dec |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27017 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

History – 2

(Medieval)

• From early medieval India to

decline to Mughal Empire

• Current Affairs – 8th October to

15th October

Medieval India by Satish

Chandra NCERT of Class

11





Tamil Nadu History Class

11 - units 7 to 10

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

18 16 Dec |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27018 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Art & Culture –

2

• Paintings

• Dance

• Music

• Theatre and Folk Arts

• Current Affairs – 16th October to

22nd October

Chapter 1 and 5 – An

Introduction to Indian Art

CCRT

ForumIAS Handout on Art &

Culture

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

19 23 Dec |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27019 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

History – 3

(Modern)

• Conquest of India by Britishers

• Laws and Administration Prior to

1857

• Revolt of 1857

• Socio Religious Reform

• From 1857 till Formation of

Congress

• Peasant and Tribal Revolts

• Current Affairs – 23rd October to

31th October

Old NCERT – Chapters 1 to

9, and 13

Spectrum for Modern India

– Chapters 3 to 9, and 31

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

20 30 Dec |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27020 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

History – 4

(Modern)

• Moderates

• Extremists

• Gandhi era till 1947

• Political organizations after 1858

Spectrum for Modern India

– Remaining Chapters

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly





• Current Affairs – 1st November to

15th November

21 6 Jan |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27021 100

Questions/ 2

hours

Art & Culture –

3


22 13 Jan |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27022 100

Questions/ 2

hours

History – 5 FULL SYLLABUS As mentioned in tests 15, 17, 19

and 20

23 20 Jan |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27023 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Science +

International

Relations – 1

• General Science

• International Organizations

• Current Affairs – 16th November to

30th November

General Science- NCERTS

from 6 to 12

ForumIAS handout on

International Organizations

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

24 27 Jan|

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27024 50

Questions/ 1

Hour

Technology +

International

Relations – 1

• Technology applications and

effects in everyday life

• International Events

• Current Affairs – 1th December to

15th December

Why, What and How books

on Science.

Current Affairs on

International Events

ForumIAS 9 PM Brief

ForumIAS Factly

25 3 Feb |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27025 100

Questions/ 2

hours

Science &

Technology +

International

Relations – 1






26 5 Feb |

Tuesday

10:30 AM

27026 100

Questions/ 2

hours

GS Full Length

Paper

FULL SYLLABUS *Available only in online Mode

27 6 Feb |

Wednesday

10:30 AM

27027 100

Questions/ 2

hours

Current Affairs Current Affairs from June 2018 to January

20th 2019.

*Available only in online Mode

LEVEL 3 REVISION TEST STARTS

28 10 Feb |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27028 100

Questions/ 2

hours

Economics

and Polity

FULL SYLLABUS

29 17 Feb |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27029 100

Questions/ 2

hours

History + Art

and Culture

FULL SYLLABUS

30 24 Feb |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27030 100

Questions/ 2

hours

International

Relations and

Science &

Technology

FULL SYLLABUS

31 3 Mar |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27031 100

Questions/ 2

hours

Geography

and

Environment

FULL SYLLABUS

32 10 Mar |

Sunday

27032 100

Questions/ 2

hours

India Year

Book &

Current Affairs

FULL SYLLABUS





(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

33 17 Mar |

Sunday

(10:30 AM –

12:30 PM)

27033 100

Questions/ 2

hours

Economic

Survey &

Union Budget

FULL SYLLABUS

PRACTICSE CSAT TESTS

34 24 Feb |

Sunday

10:30 AM

27101 80

Questions/ 2

Hrs

CSAT Arithmetic & Data Interpretation *Available in Online Mode Only

35 3 Mar |

Sunday

10:30 AM

27102 80

Questions/ 2

Hrs

CSAT Logical and Verbal Reasoning and

Analytical Ability

*Available in Online Mode Only

36 10 Mar |

Sunday

10:30 AM

27103 80

Questions/ 2

Hrs

CSAT Comprehensions *Available in Online Mode Only

37 17 Mar |

Sunday

10:30 AM

27104 80

Questions/ 2

Hrs

CSAT Full Paper *Available in Online Mode Only

STUDY BREAK

SIMULATOR TESTS STARTS

38 31 Mar |

Sunday

(9:30 AM –

11:30 AM)

27034 100

Questions/ 2

hours

GS FULL SYLLABUS





39 7 Apr |

Sunday

(9:30 AM –

11:30 AM)

27035 100

Questions/ 2

hours

GS FULL SYLLABUS

40 14 Apr |

Sunday

(9:30 AM –

11:30 AM)

27036 100

Questions/ 2

hours

GS FULL SYLLABUS

41 21 Apr |

Sunday

(9:30 AM –

11:30 AM)

27037 100

Questions/ 2

hours

GS FULL SYLLABUS

42 28 Apr |

Sunday

(9:30 AM –

11:30 AM)

27038 100

Questions/ 2

hours

GS FULL SYLLABUS

43 28 Apr |

Sunday

(2:30 PM –

4:30 PM)

27105 80

Questions/

2Hours

CSAT FULL SYLLABUS

44 5 May |

Sunday

(9:30 AM –

11:30 AM)

27039 100

Questions/ 2

hours

GS FULL SYLLABUS





45 5 May |

Sunday

(2:30 PM –

4:30 PM)

27106 80

Questions/

2Hours

CSAT FULL SYLLABUS

46 12 May |

Sunday

(9:30 AM –

11:30 AM)

27040 100

Questions/ 2

hours

GS FULL SYLLABUS

47 12 May |

Sunday

(2:30 PM –

4:30 PM)

27107 80

Questions/

2Hours

CSAT FULL SYLLABUS

48 19 May |

Sunday (9:30

AM – 11:30

AM)

27041 100

Questions/ 2

hours

GS FULL SYLLABUS

49 19 May |

Sunday

(2:30 PM –

4:30 PM)

27108 80

Questions/

2Hours

CSAT FULL SYLLABUS

2nd June, 2019 – UPSC Prelims Test 2019



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