SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY

UPSC GENERAL STUDIES - PRELIMINARY TEST BATCH 2017 SCHEDULE (Revised)

JUNE 23RD (2.30 P.M BATCH)

TEST CURRENT INDIA YEAR

TEST DATE TOPICS
NO. AFFAIRS BOOK - 2016

INDIAN POLITY TEST 1

1. Historical Background, 2. Salient Features of
Indian Constitution, 3. Preamble, 4. Citizenship, INDIAN POLITY +
1. 22.12.2016 TEST 1 JANUARY 2016
5. Fundamental Rights, 6. Directive Principles of ANDHRA PRADESH
State Policy, 7.Fundamental Duties
NCERT - VI to XII std.
INDIAN HISTORY - MODERN INDIA- TEST 1
1. Arrival of Europeans, 2. Early English wars
Carnatic, Plassey, Buxar, 3. Early structure of
British Empire 4. Constitutional Developments
(From 1773 to1858), 5. Maratha Wars and Mysore
wars 6. Governor Generals (From Robert Clive to CULTURE AND
FEBRUARY
2. 29.12.2016 TEST 2 Lord Dalhousie their Administration, reforms TOURISM +
2016
etc.), 7. Administration during Company period, CHATTISGARH
Education policy, Famine policy, Press regulation
etc., 8. Tribal and Peasant Uprisings till 1857,
9. Revolt of 1857, 10. Socio Religious Reform
Movements (Entirely)
NCERT - VI to XII std.
ECONOMICS TEST 1
APRIL FINANCE + BASIC
3. 05.01.2016 TEST 3 1. National Income, 2. Growth and Development,
2016 ECONOMIC DATA
3. Public Finance, 4. Money and Inflation,

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 5. Banking, 6. Money Market
NCERT IX to XII std.
SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION
TEST 1
1. International Organizations United Nations
(Organs, Agencies, Programmes, and Funds),
Regional Organizations and Nuclear
Organizations, Treaties and conventions,
2. Science and technology Nuclear Technology,
SCIENTIFIC AND
Space Technology, Defence Technology,
TECHNOLOGICAL
4. 12.01.2017 TEST 4 NCERT SCIENCE VI TO X MAY 2016
DEVELOPMENT
NCERT XI - Physics - Chapter 01- Physics World,
+DEFENCE
Chapter 06 - Work, Energy and Power,
Chapter 08- Gravitation, Chapter 15 - Sounds and
Doppler effects
NCERT XI - Chemistry -Chapter 14-
Environmental Chemistry
NCERT XII - Physics - Chapter 09- Ray optics and
Optical Instruments, Chapter 10 - Wave optics
INDIAN HISTORY - MODERN INDIA TEST 2
1. Pre Congress political parties, Indian National
Congress - Early Leaders and their Contributions,
2. Phase of Moderates and Extremists,
3. Swadeshi and National Movement, 4. Period of
Revolutionary Movements, 5. Arrival of Gandhi,
his early successes in South Africa and his Early UTTARPRADESH +
experiments in India, 6. Non-Cooperation WEST BENGAL +
5. 27.01.2017 TEST 5 JULY 2016
Movement and Temple entry movements, UNION
7. Civil Disobedience Movement, 8. Developments TERRITORIES
to Government of India Act 1935 (Simon
Commission, Round Table Congress, Poona pact),
9. 1937 Election and Formation of Congress
Ministries in Provinces, 10. Transfer of power
issues (From 1940 to 1947), 11. Rise of
capitalism and Rise of Trade Union Movements,

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 12. Rise of Communalism, 13. Other Political
Parties during National Movement,
NCERT VI to XII std.
INDIAN POLITY TEST 2
1.The Union, 2.The States, 3.The Union LAW AND JUSTICE+
Territories, 4. The Scheduled and Tribal Areas, CORPORATE
6. 02.02.2017 TEST 6 5. Relations between the Union and the States, JUNE 2016 AFFAIRS +
6. Emergency Provisions, 7. Amendment of the ARUNACHAL
Constitution PRADESH
NCERT VI to XII std.
ECONOMICS TEST 2
1. External sector, 2. Planning 3. Agriculture,
PLANNING
4. Industry, 5. Infrastructure, 6. Service Sector, SEPTEMBER
7. 09.02.2017 TEST 8 +AGRICULRURE+
7. Social Sector, 8. Contemporary Economic 2016
COMMERCE
Issues in India and the World
NCERT IX to XII std.
INDIAN HISTORY ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL
HISTORY TEST 3
1. Pre History, 2. Indus Valley Civilization,
3. Vedic Period (early and later Vedic),
4. Mahajanapadas, 5. Mauryan Period, 6. Dark age
( 300 BC to 300 AD), 7. Gupta Period, 8. Post
Gupta period till Harsha Vardhana, 9.Ancient
Indian religion and philosophy (Buddhism,
DECEMBER NATIONAL
8. 16.02.2017 TEST 9 Jainism and others), Six Philosophical schools,
2016 SYMBOLS + GOA
10. Early Medieval India (including Cholas),
11. Delhi Sultanate, 12. Bhakthi and Sufi
movements 13. Regional Kingdoms of 14th and
15th Century (including Bahamani and
Vijayanagar), 14.Mughals, 15. Marathas 16. Later
Mughals, 17. Art and Culture (From Ancient times
to Modern history )
NCERT VI to XII std.
INDIAN POLITY TEST 3 RURAL AND URBAN
NOVEMBER
9. 23.02.2017 TEST 10 1. The Panchayats, 2. The Municipalities, DEVELOPMENT +
2016
3. Indian Judiciary, 4. Tribunals, 5. Elections ASSAM

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 6. Languages 7. Constitutional and extra
Constitutional bodies, 8. Rights issues,
9. Public policy, 10. Governance
NCERT VI to XII std.
GEOGRAPHY - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY TEST 1
GEOMORPHOLOGY, CLIMATOLOGY AND
CLIMATIC REGIONS AND OCEANOGRAPHY
1. Origin of universe, 2. Evolution of Earth,
3. Earths structure, 4. Volcanoes and
Earthquakes 5. Continents and Ocean Basins,
6.Earth movements, 7. Mountains, Plateaus,
Plains and Lakes, 8. Rocks, Soils and Minerals,
9. Drainage System and Pattern, 10. Various
Landforms, 11. Reliefs of Ocean Basin, 12.
ORISSA + PUNJAB +
Temperature and Salinity of Ocean, 13. Ocean MARCH
10. 02.03.2017 TEST 7 RAJASTHAN +
deposits, 14. Ocean tides and currents, 15. Coral 2016
SIKKIM
reefs, 16. Marine Resources, 17. Structure and
composition of atmosphere, 18. Insolation and
Heat Budget of atmoshphere , 19. Temperature
and its distribution, 20. Atmospheric pressure
and its circulation, 21. Wind system, 22.
Humidity and precipitation, 23. Frontogenesis
and cyclones, 24. World Climatic Regions
(Location, distribution, climate, vegetation,
wildlife, people, economic activities)
NCERT VI to XII std.
GEOGRAPHY - INDIAN GEOGRAPHY - I TEST 2
1. Geological structure, 2. Physiography, LAND AND THE
11. 09.03.2017 TEST 11 3. Drainage, 4.Climate 5.Natural Vegetation and AUGUST 2016 PEOPLE + GUJARAT
Wildlife, 6. Soils AND HARYANA
NCERT VI to XII std.
ENVIRONMENT - TEST 1 HIMACHAL
1.Ecology, 2.Ecosystem Types and Functions, 3. OCTOBER PRADESH + JAMMU
12. 16.03.2017 TEST 12
Environment Impact Assessment, 2016 AND KASHMIR +
4. Biodiversity concepts, 5. Indian Biodiversity JHARKHAND +

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 Flora and Fauna (both terrestrial and aquatic), 6. KARNATAKA
Conservation and Initiatives 7. Agriculture in
Environmental perspective
NCERT VI to XII std.
SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION
TEST 2
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS-Ideological and
Political organizations, Financial and Trade
organizations, Cultural and Religious
organizations,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY General Science
and recent developments, Nano Technology,
Biotechnology, Robotics, Green Technology,
Health and Hygiene, Intellectual Property Rights,
INDIA AND THE
Electrical and Electronics Technology,
WORLD +
Information Technology
COMMUNICATION
NCERT SCIENCE XI and X
FEBRUARY AND INFORMATION
13. 23.03.2017 TEST 13 NCERT XII - Chemistry -Chapter 14- Bio-
2017 TECHNOLOGY +
molecules, Chapter 15 - Polymers, Chapter 16-
KERALA + MADHYA
Chemistry in Everyday life.
PRADESH +
NCERT XI - Biology -Chapter 01- Classification of
MAHARASHTRA
living organisms, Chapter 03 - Cellular Biology,
Chapter 04 - Plant Physiology,
Chapter 05- Inheritance and Variance
NCERT XI - Biology -Chapter 06 - Human
Genome Project and DNA finger prints (Molecular
basis of Inheritance), Chapter 08- Human Health,
Chapter 09 - Food Production Enhancement,
Chapter 10 - Microbes in Human Welfare,
Chapter 13- Organisms and Population,
Chapter 12 - Biotechnology and its applications
GEOGRAPHYINDIAN GEOGRAPHY II TEST 3 ENERGY +
1. Population, 2. Resources, 3. Irrigation and INDUSTRY +
14. 30.03.2017 TEST 14 Agriculture, 4. Industries, 5. Transport 6. Trade JANUARY 2017 TRANSPORT +
and other Economic Activities. WATER
RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENT II TEST 2 ENVIRONMENT +
1. Climate Change Concepts, Causes, Effects, MANIPUR +
JANUARY 2016
15. 06.04.2017 TEST 15 Mitigation strategies, 2. India and International MEGHALAYA +
TO JUNE 2016
Climate Change negotiations and its initiatives, MIZORAM +
3. Environment organizations, Treaties, NAGALAND

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 Conventions and Summits, 4. Environmental
Governance (Institutions, Acts, Policies),

5. Impact of Environmental issues on Health of

Organisms, 6. Pollution
NCERT VI to XII std.
LABOUR, SKILL
JULY 2016 TO
DEVELOPMENT
16. 13.04.2017 TEST 16 POLITY - Complete Syllabus DECEMBER
AND EMPLOYMENT
2016
+ BIHAR
JANUARY MASS
17. 20.04.2017 TEST 17 HISTORY - Complete Syllabus ANDFEBRUARY COMMUNICATION+
2017 YOUTH AFFAIRS
TAMILNADU +
TELANGANA +
18. 27.04.2017 TEST 18 GEOGRAPHY - Complete Syllabus MARCH 2017
TRIPURA +
UTTARKHAND
HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE +
HOUSING+ FOOD
19. 01.05.2017 TEST 19 ECONOMICS - Complete Syllabus (Online Test) APRIL 2017 AND CIVIL
SUPPLIES+
EDUCATION +
WELFARE
20. 20.04.2017 TEST 20 CURRENT AFFAIRS I (Online Test) - -
21. 09.05.2017 TEST 21 CURRENT AFFAIRS II (Online Test) - -
22. 05.05.2017 TEST 22 ECONOMIC SURVEY AND BUDGET (Online Test) - -

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 UPSC PRELIMINARY TEST BATCH - 2017- MOCK TEST

TEST DATE SUBJECT TOPICS

1. 13.05.2017 MOCK TEST I COMPLETE SYLLABUS (PAPER I AND PAPER II)

2. 20.05.2017 MOCK TEST II COMPLETE SYLLABUS (PAPER I AND PAPER II)

3. 28.05.2016 MOCK TEST III COMPLETE SYLLABUS (PAPER I AND PAPER II)

4. 04.06.2017 MOCK TEST IV COMPLETE SYLLABUS (PAPER I AND PAPER II)

5. 11.06.2017 MOCK TEST V COMPLETE SYLLABUS (PAPER I AND PAPER II)

Note :
1. From NCERT books only respective topics will be covered in all tests
2. Test timing 1.45 p.m. to 3.45 p.m.
3. Discussion 3.45 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.