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Insights New Secure Initiative – List of Topics
As promised, in this post we are posting list of topics that we will cover under Secure Initiative till June 3, 2018. After Prelims – 2018, we will cover all Mains related topics.
Every day Two topics will be covered in Secure. Coverage of following topics starts from Tomorrow(19 Feb 2018). Please read our earlier posts to understand why we are giving the following list (Click Here & Here)
You can follow any source to answer questions that we frame on the following topics. We will try to frame questions keeping in mind nature of previous UPSC questions.
Following Topics form foundation of this exam preparation.
In case you want us to include any other topics, please post topics in the comment box. We will update them in the second list. If they are relevant to both Prelims and Mains, we will include them in the first list.
| Topics | |
| 1 | Tenets of Brahmanism |
| 2 | Bhagvatism |
| 3 | Shaktism |
| 4 | Animism |
| 5 | Hinduism |
| 6 | Tantricism |
| 7 | Buddhism- Thervada, Mahayana, Vajrayana |
| 8 | Jainism – Shvetambaras and Digambaras |
| 9 | Christianity |
| 10 | Islam |
| 11 | Bhakti |
| 12 | Sufism |
| 13 | Literature in Hinduism |
| 14 | Buddhist literature |
| 15 | Jain literature |
| 16 | Music and Religion |
| 17 | Sufi literature |
| 18 | Bhakti literature |
| 19 | Paintings – Religious and Secular |
| 20 | Miniature and Mural paintings |
| 21 | Paintings under different kingdoms |
| 22 | Modern paintings – British and National paintings |
| 23 | Folk paintings |
| 24 | Buddhist architecture |
| 25 | Jain architecture |
| 26 | Temple architecture Nagara – Gupta, Solanki, Chandela, Northeast, |
| 27 | Dravida – Paula’s, Cholas |
| 28 | Vesara – Chalukyas, Hoyasalas |
| 29 | Islamic architecture – Khilji, Lodi, Suri, Mughal |
| 30 | British Architecture |
| 31 | Peasant Movements – 4 phases |
| 32 | Tribal movements |
| 33 | Socio-religious reforms. |
| 34 | 1857 revolt |
| 35 | Formation of INC – Safety valve theory |
| 36 | Moderates – Ideology, Success and failure |
| 37 | Swadeshi movement |
| 38 | Extremists – Ideology Success and failure |
| 39 | Revolutionaries – 2 phases |
| 40 | Surat spilt |
| 41 | Home rule movement |
| 42 | Ghadar movement |
| 43 | Lucknow pact |
| 44 | Role of Gandhi |
| 45 | NCM |
| 46 | Swarajists and No changers |
| 47 | Simon Commission |
| 48 | Nehru report |
| 49 | CDM |
| 50 | Round table conferences |
| 51 | Constitutional reforms – 1773-1947 |
| 52 | Dandi march |
| 53 | Individual Satyagraha |
| 54 | Quit India movement |
| 55 | Cabinet mission plan |
| 56 | Individual Satyagraha |
| 57 | Temple entry movement |
| 58 | Anti-caste movements |
| 59 | Role of women |
| 60 | Role of Labour |
| 61 | Royal India Navy revolt |
| 62 | Role of Subhash Chandra Bose |
| 63 | Various personalities |
| 64 | Enlightenment |
| 65 | Industrial revolution |
| 66 | Capitalism |
| 67 | Socialism |
| 68 | French Revolution |
| 69 | American Revolution |
| 70 | Revolutions of 19 th century |
| 71 | Russian Revolution |
| 72 | World wars |
| 73 | League of Nations and United Nations |
| 74 | Fascism, Nazism |
| 75 | Cold war |
| 76 | Fall of USSR |
| 77 | Rise of US hegemony |
| 78 | Gulf wars |
| 79 | Regionalistion of World politics – EU , ASEAN, Saarc,. |
| 80 | |
| 81 | Preamble as source of power |
| 82 | Preamble as a part of Constitution |
| 83 | Amendability of Preamble |
| 84 | Nature of Fundamental Rights |
| 85 | Fundamental Rights are more exceptions than rights. |
| 86 | Differences between Equality before law and Equal Protection of Laws. |
| 87 | Reservation as a policy – Critical view. |
| 88 | Freedom of Speech and Expression and Censorship |
| 89 | Right to Life and its interpretations |
| 90 | Right to Religion and nature of Secularism in India |
| 91 | Rights of minorities enshrined in Articles 29 and 30 |
| 92 | Art 32 as a soul of the Constitution. |
| 93 | Dpsp lays the foundation of welfare Polity |
| 94 | Gandhian principles in DPSP. |
| 95 | Fundamental Duties and Citizenship. |
| 96 | President various powers |
| 97 | Ordinance powers |
| 98 | Clemency powers |
| 99 | Discretionary powers |
| 100 | Veto powers |
| 101 | Comparison of each of the above powers with the respective powers of the Governor |
| 102 | Comparison of powers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha |
| 103 | Powers and position of Speaker |
| 104 | Process of Passing an ordinary Bill |
| 105 | Process of passing a Constitutional Amendment Bill |
| 106 | Money bill and its passage. |
| 107 | Resolutions and motions-comparison |
| 108 | Various instruments to exercise executive control over Parliament. |
| 109 | Parliamentary privileges and issues involved in them. |
| 110 | Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court |
| 111 | Write jurisdiction of Supreme Court |
| 112 | Concept of PIL |
| 113 | Concept of Judicial Review |
| 114 | Judicial Activism and issues involved in it. |
| 115 | Separation of powers and Indian Political System |
| 116 | Legislative relations between Centre and States |
| 117 | Executive relations between Centre and States |
| 118 | Financial Relations between Centre and States |
| 119 | Nature of Indian Federalism. |
| 120 | Concepts of Cooperative Federalism and Competitive Federalism. |
| 121 | Recommendations of Punchhi Commission. |
| 122 | Finance commission and its functions. |
| 123 | Electoral reforms in India since Independence. |
| 124 | Election Commission of India – organization, structure and functioning. |
| 125 | Need for a review of the Constitution. |
| 126 | CAG- role and importance |
| 127 | Provisions related to official language in the Constitution. |
| 128 | Constitution is a living document. |
| 129 | Ideals of the Constitution achieved since Independence. |
| 130 | CIC – functions and importance. |
| 131 | |
| 132 | |
| 133 | |
| 134 | Earth – Formation |
| 135 | Universe and solar system |
| 136 | Interior of the earth |
| 137 | Lithosphere and rock systems |
| 138 | Oceans, Continents and Landforms |
| 139 | Gravitation and geo-magnetism |
| 140 | Continental drift theory |
| 141 | Plate Tectonics |
| 142 | Earthquakes |
| 143 | Volcanism |
| 144 | Tsunami |
| 145 | Weathering and erosion , landforms of agents of weathering |
| 146 | Basics of atmosphere |
| 147 | Elements of atmosphere – Temperature, Pressure and Humidity |
| 148 | Pressure belts of world |
| 149 | Precipitation |
| 150 | Winds |
| 151 | Jet streams |
| 152 | Air masses |
| 153 | Fronts |
| 154 | Temperate cyclones |
| 155 | Tropical cyclones |
| 156 | El-nino, La nino, El-nino Modoki , La Nina Modoki , Madden Julian oscillation |
| 157 | Indian Ocean dipole |
| 158 | Major climatic regions of the world |
| 159 | Climate change |
| 160 | Ocean- basics |
| 161 | Ocean bottom relief |
| 162 | Temperature of ocean |
| 163 | Salinity |
| 164 | Ocean currents |
| 165 | Tides |
| 166 | Coral reef and marine ecosystem |
| 167 | Ocean deposits |
| 168 | Ocean energy |
| 169 | Physiography |
| 170 | Himalayas |
| 171 | Great Indian Plain |
| 172 | Peninsular plateau |
| 173 | Coastal plains |
| 174 | Islands |
| 175 | Desert |
| 176 | Climate of India |
| 177 | Monsoon |
| 178 | Mechanism of monsoon |
| 179 | Distribution of rainfall |
| 180 | Monsoon break and monsoon gap |
| 181 | Pre-monsoon showers |
| 182 | Annual rainfall map |
| 183 | Jet-streams and Indian monsoon |
| 184 | Cyclones |
| 185 | Climatic anomalies Indian monsoons |
| 186 | Climate change |
| 187 | Drainage – India |
| 188 | Major river systems of India |
| 189 | Inter-state river disputes |
| 190 | Soils of India |
| 191 | Major soils of India |
| 192 | Issues of soil erosion and soil degradation |
| 193 | Natural vegetation of India |
| 194 | Forest overview |
| 195 | Types of Forests in India |
| 196 | Wildlife and conservation sites |
| 197 | Agriculture |
| 198 | Salient features and problems of Indian agriculture |
| 199 | Major crops |
| 200 | Green revolution |
| 201 | Land utilization |
| 202 | Irrigation |
| 203 | Livestock |
| 204 | Distribution of mineral and energy resources |
| 205 | Industries |
| 206 | Localization of major and minor industries |
| 207 | Industrial regions |
| 208 | Population of India |
| 209 | Transport and Trade |
| 210 | World Geography |
| 211 | Distribution of key natural resources |
| 212 | Localization of industries |
| 213 | Continents |
| 214 | |
| 215 | National Income – GDP vs GVA |
| 216 | National Income – Methods |
| 217 | Purchasing power parity |
| 218 | Inflation |
| 219 | GDP Inflator |
| 220 | Sectoral composition – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary |
| 221 | Banking – Institutions/Regulation |
| 222 | Banking Reforms |
| 223 | RBI – Functions, Reforms |
| 224 | Monetory Policy Committee |
| 225 | Employment – Formal/Informal/ Male/Female – Trends |
| 226 | Foreign Exchange issues |
| 227 | FDI and FII |
| 228 | Inclusive Growth & Development |
| 229 | Financial Inclusion |
| 230 | Government Budgeting/Gender Budgeting |
| 231 | Mobilisation of Resources – Tax related issues |
| 232 | Issues related to JAM Trinity |
| 233 | Investment Models |
| 234 | Land Reforms |
| 235 | Cropping Pattern |
| 236 | Irrigation – Systems and Schemes |
| 237 | Agriculture Marketing – Issues |
| 238 | APMC |
| 239 | Farmers and Technology – Space tech, e-Technology |
| 240 | Subsidies – Issues & Schemes |
| 241 | MSP – Issues and Schemes |
| 242 | PDS – Issues |
| 243 | Food Security & WTO |
| 244 | Economics of animal-rearing |
| 245 | Food processing and related industries in India |
| 246 | Land Reforms |
| 247 | Agriculture Distress |
| 248 | Rural Distress |
| 249 | Effects of liberalization on the economy |
| 250 | Industrial Policies |
| 251 | Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. |
| 252 | Investment models |
| 253 | Conservation |
