UPPSC Mains syllabus
General Studies Paper I, 200 marks
15 syllabus topics in the commission's order; 15 have notes. Open a topic to read its notes, then practise with the daily mains questions.
- History of Indian Culture: the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern timesAsked in 2022Notes
- Modern Indian history (from A.D. 1757 to A.D. 1947): Significant events, personalities and issuesNotes
- The Freedom Struggle: its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the countryAsked in 2023, 2022Notes
- Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country (till 1965 A.D.)Notes
- History of the world from the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century: French revolution of 1789, Industrial revolution, World Wars, redraw of national boundaries, Socialism, Nazism, Fascism etc., their forms and effect on the societyAsked in 2023, 2020Notes
- Salient features of Indian Society and cultureNotes
- Role of Women in society and women's organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remediesAsked in 2019, 2018Notes
- Meaning of liberalization, privatization and globalization and their effects on economy, polity and social structureAsked in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018Notes
- Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism and secularismNotes
- Distribution of major natural resources of the World (Water, Soils, Forests) in reference to South and South-East Asia with special reference to India; factors responsible for the location of industries (with special reference to India)Asked in 2023, 2021, 2020Notes
- Salient features of Physical Geography: Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, Cyclone, Ocean Currents, winds and glaciersAsked in 2019, 2018Notes
- Oceanic resources of India and their potentialNotes
- Human migration: refugee problem of the World with focus on IndiaAsked in 2023Notes
- Frontiers and boundaries with reference to the Indian sub-continentNotes
- Population and Settlements: Types and Patterns, Urbanization, Smart Cities and Smart VillagesNotes
