Preparation Plan for General Studies

Target GS Mains October 2005 and GS Prelims 2006


Sudhakar Tripapthi Writes:
SIR,IN MY OPINION NCERT BOOKS ARE LOOSING THEIR SIGNIFICANCE IN CIVIL SERVICES. I WANT TO SUGGEST SOME BOOKS FOR GS.PLZ GIVE YR OPINION.

ANCIENT HISTORY-K.C. SRIVSTAVA

MED. HISTORY-L.P. SHARMA

MODERN-1-GROVER

2-R.L.SHUKLA

3-BIPIN CHANDRA


4- GANDHI BY NANDA

GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL-SAVINDRA SINGH

2INDIAN 1S.S.OJHA

2-BANSAL

3NCERTC (ALL 4 NEW)

POLITY-1 BAKSHI

2- KASHYAP OUR PARLIAMENT

3 INDIAN CONSTITUTION-J.N. PANDEY

MATHS-INTERMEDITAE ALGEBRA(2CHAPTERS-1-PERMUTATIN,COMBINATIONAND PROBABILITY)

ARITHMETIC-ANY WRITER

MENTAL ABILITY-TATA MC GRAW HILL.


SCIENCE-WRITTEN BY ME(NOT AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW)

ECONOMICS-1 B.D. TRIPATHI (IN HINDI ONLY)


2-MISHRA/PURI R DUTT SUNDRAM

ECONOMIC SURVEY


BUDGET AND CLOSE WATCH ON CURRENT ECONOMY

Before making any comments, I will like that the following list should also be reviewed.
It is available at the blog called pughal.
GENERAL STUDIES
REFERENCE BOOKS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:
1. Indian History - India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
- NCERT Books ( XI & XII )
2. Geography - Spectrum
3. Indian Polity - Constitution of India by Bakshi
4. Indian Economy - Plus One, Plus Two - TamilNadu State Board Books
- Pratiyogita Darpan (English)
5. General Science - Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide
6. Mental Ability - Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal
7. Current Affairs - Some magazines and Newspapers
i. The Hindu
ii. Dinamani
iii. Civil Service Chronicle
iv. Chanakya (v) Competition WIZARD
v. Civil Services Today
Guides
1. Tata Mc Graw Hill
2. Spectrum
3. Unique
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
REFERENCE BOOKS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION :
1. Indian Administration - Ramesh K. Arora & Rajni Goyal.
2. Indian Administration - S.R. Maheswari.
3. Administrative Theory - Avasti & Avasti
4. Public Administration - Avasti & Maheswari.
5. Administrative Thinkers - R. Prasad and Prasad.
6. Administrative Thinkers - S.R. Maheswari.
7. Public Administration - Sadan and Sharma
8. Local Government - S.R. Maheswari.
9. New Horizons of Public Administration - Mohit Bhattacharya.
10. Public Administration Theory and concepts - Rumki Basu
11. Public Administration (Manual) (TATA MC Graw Hill) - Laxmikanth.
12. Indian Constitution - D.D. Basup (or) Pandey.
13. Public Administration and Public Affairs - Nicholas Henry.
14. Modern Public Administration - Nigro and Nigro.
Important Topics:
Economy
Basic Economic Indicators: (Statistical Data)
- National Income
- Production
- Price Index
- Foreign Trade
- Population
Features of Indian Economy
- Division of Economic activities
- Unemployment - Types
- Poverty - HDR - Measures to eliminate poverty
Population
- Population growth
- Population policy 2000
- Census - 2001
- Consumption Pattern - Energy Consumption - Sources of energy - various programmes
National Income
- Methods of National Income calculation
- Concepts of National Income
Agriculture
- Importance
- Crops and seasons
- Agricultural Credit agencies. NABARD, RRB. Etc.,
- Kisan Credit Schemes
- Land Reforms
- Agricultural Insurance, NAIS, Seed Crop Insurance
- Green, Yellow, White, Blue revolutions
- Irrigation projects - Drip irrigation
- Development measures
Industry
- Industrial Policies - 1948,1956,1991 - Initiatives taken
- Small Scale Industries
- Various key industries
- Various Committees and their recommendations
- Industrial sickness
- Dis investment - PSE Policy
- Industrial Finance
Money and Banking
- Aspects of money market
- Credit Control - Various Rates
- Commercial Banks, Co-operatives, NBFC.
- Committees and recommendations
- SEBI - Stock market developments
- Insurance Industry
- New Banking Sector reforms
- Inflation, Deflation
- Money supply measures
Foreign Trade
- Composition and direction
- Exim policy and other Acts
- Foreign Trade improvement measures taken
- WTO
- BOP
International Organisation
Development and employment Programmes
Planning
- Planning Commission
- Five Year Plans and imported features
Public Finance
- Finance Commission
- Various formulas for Plan assistance to states
- Taxation - Reforms
- Public spending and Debt.
- Deficit financing
INDIAN HISTORY
Ancient India
Medival India
Modern India
ANCIENT INDIA
1. Indus Valley civilization
- Society, Religion
- Important Harappan towns & artifacts excavated
- Extension
- Town Planning
- Economical Importance
- Political Life
- Causes of decline
2. Aryan Civilization:
- Origin
- Vedic literature
- Religion
- Society
- Polity
- Economic Condition
- Difference between Indus and Aryan
3. Religions movements.
Jainism
- About Mahavira & teachings
- councils
- Important books causes for decline
Buddhism
- Buddha teachings
- Councils
- Important books
- Causes for decline
4. The Mauryan Empire
- About Ashoka in detail
- Article and Architecture
- Administration
- Society
5. Central Asian contacts and their results.
- Indo- Greeky
- The Shakas
- The pacthians Article and Architecture
- The Kushans - Kanishka in detail
6. South Indian History
- Sangam Age
- Satavahanas
- Chola's
- Pallavas art and architecture
7. Gupta Empire
- Administration
- Article and Architecture
- Social development
8. Post-Gupta period
- Harsha in detail
- Fendal System
MEDIVAL INDIA
1. Turkish Invasion
2. Delhi Sultnate
- Rulers and their contribution
- Aibek, Iltumish, Balban, Aluddin Khilji, Mohamad bin Tughlug, Feroz Tughlug, Sikandu lodi, Ibrahim Lodi in detail
- Administration (Important terms)
- Art and Architecture
3. Vijayanagar Empire
- Krishna Devaraya in detail
- Important temples and books
4. Muhals
- Babar's wars
- Akbar in detail
- Jehangir, Shahjahan, Aurangazeb in detail
- Administration
- Society
- Causes for decline
- Important books (authors)
- Art and Architecture
MODERN INDIA
1. Marathas
- Shivaji in detail
- Administration
- Peshwas and their administration
2. European powers
- Chronologoical order of European powers in India
- East India Company
- Important Governor General and their contribution
Warsen Hastings, Coronwallis, wellesely, William Bentinck, Dalhousie, Lytton, Rippon, Curzon, Mount Patten.
- British rule impact on India
- Social and cultural developments/Awakening
3. Reform movements
- In detail
- Founders and their contribution
- Books
4. 1857 Revolt
- In detail
5. Freedom Struggle
- Formation of INC.
- Moderates and Extremist
- Partition Role of Bengal/Surat Split
- Muslim league
- Lucknow pact
- Minto Morley/Montagu Chelmsford
6. Ghandhian Era
- His experiments
- Non Cooperation Movement
- Civil dis-obedience movement
- Gandhi - Irwin Pact
- August Offer
- Quit India Movement
- Cripps mission
- Cabinet Committee
- Partition
7 .Important
- INC meetings and its resolutions
- President, place
8. Extremist
- Terrorist activites
- Bengal
- Maharastra
- Some other places
9. Subash Chandra Bose
- INA formation in detail
Polity
INDIAN POLITY-IMPORTANT CHAPTERS
Compiled By : S.PRABHAKARAN B.Sc. M.L.
NO. TOPICS POINTS
1. ConstituentAssembly Formation,Members,Election,Discussions,Decisions,Committes, Adoptation, Commencement-Preamble
2. StatesNewFormation Part ABCD States,Reorganisation Act, Linguistic State,Formation-Parliament-Art 3 and 4-Cessation
3. Citizenship Citizenship Act 1955-5 methods of AcquiringLoosing
4. Fundamental Rights Definition of Fundamental-Constitutional-Human Rights-6 Kinds-Available to Citizens only-Suspension of-5 kinds of Writs-Public Interest Litigation-Art 12-35
5. Directive Principles Defn-Difference from Fundamental Rights,Welfare State, Art 40,43,44,45,46,50,51-Uniform Civil Code
6. Fundamental duties Art 51 A-10 concepts added through 42nd Amendment
7. President Election,Qualfn and disqualfn-Powers -Privileges-Impeachment-Art 74-Not controlled by Art 74
8. Parliament 2 Houses, QualfnDisqualfn,Defection, SpeakerCommittes, Joint Sitting,Privilege,Money Bill Ordinance Making Power of President-
9. Supreme Court Chief Justice and Others-Qualfn-Appointment-Removal-Adhoc Judges-Original, AppellateJurisdiction-Special Leace Petition-Advisory Opinion-Judicial Precedent
10. CAG Appt-Powers-Constitutional Safeguard-Jurisdiction
11. Governor Appt-Qoalfn-Tenure-Powers-How better placed than President,Art 200 Ordinance
12. State Legislature Two Houses-Qualfn-Disqualfn-Powers-Cration or Abolition of Council
13. Judiciary Qualfn-Removal -Art 226-Subordinate Judiciary
14. Panchayat Art 243 a to end -Municipalities-Panchayat Raj-Importance of 73rd and 74 th Amendment
15. State -Central Relationships Legislative Relations-Art245-255-When Union can enact on State List-Traty Making Power.Administrative Relations-Art 256-263-Inter State water Dispute-Inter State CouncilsFinancial-Art 264-300-Sharing of Taxes-FinCommn
16. New Service Art 312-Powers of Rajya Sabha-AI Judicial Service
17. UPSC Art 315-323-Set Up-Qualfn-Powers and Functions
18. Tribunals Art 323A &B-Administrative-Other tribunals
19. Election Commission Art 324-329-Powwrs-Electoral Laws-People Rep Act-New Schemes
20. Minorities Art 330-342-Special Provisions Relating toBC, SC ,ST and other Weaker Sections
21. Official Language Art 343-351-Official Languages-Use of English-Languages in Courts-Mother Tongue Education
22. Emergency 3 Kinds of Emergencies-Art 352-360-National-Effects-When can proclaim,DurationArt356-Effects-S.R.Bommai's CaseArt
23. Misc Art 316-367
24. Amendments Art 368-3 Methods-Special Majority-Ratification by States-Judicial Review-Basic Structures-42nd
25. Schedule1 Number of States and UT-Art3&4-No amendment
26. Schedule 2 Salaries of High Dignitaries
27. Schedule 3 Forms
28. Schedule 4 Representation of States in Rajya Sabha
29. Schedule 5 Administration of Scheduled Areas-Art 244
30. Schedule6 Administration of Tribal Areas-Art 244(2) and 275(1)
31. Schedule 7 Union -State-Concurrent Lists-Subjects-Art 246
32. Schedule 8 Official Languages-18-Art 344(1) and 345
33. Schedule 9 Art31B-Validity excluded from Court's Review
34. Schedule 10 Anti Defection-Art 102 and 191-Exemptions
35. Schedule 11 Panchayat Raj-243 G
36. Schedule 12 Municipalities-243W
Question Papers:
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The list at pughal is similar to what has been suggested by IAS officers who seems to coach for civil services classes at Chennai. It seems to be a part of the government there for coaching for the weaker section of the society.

Add to the above list:

INdia 2005 Year Book published by Publication Bureau.
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Personal message:

Dear Tripathi
If it suits you, then kindly provide me your email address.
Secondly, why do you not activate your blog titled lovegs with the title GS Point.
Thirdly, I request you to visit a link at education forum. It contains a portion of my book published by Holyfaith International. It is relevant to history preparation for the General Studies.
Sumir