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Below are the some important topics for UPSC prelims by which you can score more
1. Important congress sessions with year, president and important resolutions
2. Important viceroys and their tenure with important decisions
3. Government of India acts 1909, 1919,1935 and charter acts
4. Hindu philosophy and Buddhism and Jainism
5. Mauryan and Gupta period
6. Basic art, architecture and scientific development during that period
In medieval history, the focus should be on important kings such as Akbar, SherShah
1. Fundamental rights, DPSP, fundamental duties
2. Parliament and parliamentary proceedings, committee system
3. Judiciary
4. Constitutional bodies
5. Growth and development, poverty, inflation, unemployment
6. State of national and global economy
7. Important committees and bills
8. Recent budget and economic survey
9. For geography, the focus should be on NCERT books of 6 to 12 standard
10. Detailed study of maps with focus on important national parks, rivers, dams soil type, forest coverage
For general science, NCERT books from 6 to 10 are vital to study.
The focus should be on basic concepts used in everyday science and latest technological development such as 3rd and 4th generation mobile technology, nanotechnology, biotechnology etc.
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