General Studies and General Knowledge Syllabus

In India’s most competitive exams, General Studies and General Knowledge is an important section. No matter whether it is either the Civil Service Exams of Union or State or SSC CGL or CHSL exam or any other competitive exam, if a student is best in this section, he has precisely able to get maximum marks in the paper. But most of the students fail to achieve good scores in competitive exams because of its huge syllabus and jumbled topics. In this post, we are providing the most authentic General Studies and General Knowledge Syllabus and Topics that are the core of most of the GS and GK Sections of any competitive exam.

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General Studies and General Knowledge Syllabus
for Competitive Exams

In most of the competitive and government exams, the syllabus of general studies and general knowledge or general awareness is the same and divided into different subjects like History, Geography, Polity, Economics, Science, Computer, General Knowledge, Static GK, Current Affairs and others (if examination conducting body notified). For the suitability of students, we have divided the complete general awareness syllabus into different categories as per the subjects. It is suggestive to students that please look into the notification of your exam, which section has been asked and which one has left and prepare accordingly.

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Indian History Syllabus

Under General Studies and General Knowledge Syllabus, Indian History is divided into ancient Indian history, medieval history and modern history or the Indian freedom movement. Important topics under different sections of Indian History are as follows:

Ancient Indian History Syllabus

1. Historical Sources
2. Prehistoric Period
3. Harappan Civilization
4. Early Vedic Period
5. Later Vedic Period
6. Mahajanpadas
7. Religious Ancient Movements
8. Maurya Period
9. Post-Mauryan Period or Pre-Gupta Period
10. the Sangam Period
11. Gupta Period
12. Vardhana Dynasty
13. Post-Gupta Period

Medieval Indian History Syllabus

1. Early Medieval Period
2. Rajputana
3. Cholas and others
4. Sultanate period
5. The Delhi Sultanate
6. Vijayanagar and other Kingdoms
7. Bhakti and Mufi Movements
8. Mughal period
9. Maratha state and Maratha Confederacy
10. the advent of Europeans

Modern India Syllabus | Syllabus of Indian National Movement | Topics under Indian Freedom Struggle

1. Expansion of British Power
2. Economic Impact of British Rule
3. Socio-religious movements in the 19th and 20th Centuries
4. Caste, Tribal, Peasant and Trade Union Movements
5. Revolt of 1857
6. Moderate phase
7. Extremist Phase
8. The Gandhian Era
9. Indian National Congress – Meetings and presidents
10. Important Governor generals and viceroys
11. all chronologies of Indian History

World History Syllabus

1. History of Asia
2. History of Europe
3. History of America
4. History of Africa and Australia
5. World war 1 and 2

Indian Polity Syllabus

1. Constitutional Development of India
2. Constituent Assembly
3. salient features of the constitution
4. sources of the constitution
5. the preamble
6. parts, articles and schedules of the constitution
7. Union and the territory
8. Citizenship
9. fundamental rights
10. Directive principles of state policy
11. Fundamental Duties
12. the Union executive
13. President and Vice-president
14. the prime minister
15. Union council of minister
16. the attorney general, comptroller and auditor general of India
17. the union legislature – Parliament
18. Rajya Sabha (Council of states)
19. Lok Sabha (house of the people)
20. officers of parliament: Speaker and chairman of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
21. parliamentary proceedings – Sessions and Sittings
22. Parliamentary Committees
23. The Union Judiciary – Supreme Court
24. The state executive – governor
25. the chief minister and council of ministers
26. the advocate general
27. the state legislature – Vidhan Parishad
28. Vidhan Sabha – The legislative assembly
29. Speaker of Vidhan Sabha and Chairman of Vidhan Parishad
30. The state judiciary High court
31. Special provisions relating to Jammu and Kashmir
32. Local government – Municipality and Panchayati Raj
33. Centre-State Relation
34. Public Service Commission
35. Election Commission
36. Election Commission
37. official language
38. emergency provisions
39. constitutional Amendments
40. order of precedence
41. National Insignia or National Symbols

Indian Economy Syllabus

1. Nature of the Indian Economy
2. National Income in India
3. Planning in India
4. Population of India
5. National Resources of India
6. Infrastructure
7. Social Sectors
8. Agriculture
9. Industry
10. Money and Banking
11. Public Finance
12. Foreign Trade
13. International Organisations
14. Micro Economics
15. Tax structure in India
16. Poverty and Unemployment
17. Indian Financial system
18. Indian Money market
19. Indian Capital Market
20. Utility and Marginal Utility
21. Demand and Supply
22. Elasticity of Demand
23. Types of Market
24. Inflation and Recession

Geography Syllabus

Physical geography Syllabus

1. Our Universe
2. Interior of Earth
3. Longitude and Latitude
4. Period, Epoch and Era
5. Earthquake and Volcano
6. Mountain, Plateau, Deserts and Rocks
7. Weathering and Erosion
8. World Landforms
9. Rivers, Lakes and Falls
10. Reliefs and ocean current
11. Salinity
12. Ocean Tides
13. Ocean Deposits
14. Continent and Continental Shelf
15. Seas and Ocean
16. Coral Reefs
17. Islands and Lakes
18. Straits, canals and Passes
19. Atmospheric composition
20. Temperature and Humidity
21. Albedo and Air mass
22. Cloud
23. El Nino, La Nina and Southern Oscillation
24. Air Pressure
25. Winds
26. Cyclone and Anti Cyclone
27. Climate and Weather
28. Precipitation
29. Natural Vegetation
30. World grass
31. Soil
32. Desert
33. Mineral Resources
34. Energy resources
35. Agriculture
36. Industries
37. Tribes and population
38. Transportation

Indian Geography Syllabus

1. Physical features of India
2. Passes of India
3. Rivers and lakes of India
4. Soils of India
5. Vegetation of India
6. Indian Climate
7. Minerals in India
8. Energy sources in India
9. Agriculture of India
10. Irrigation in India
11. Industry in India
12. Indian Population
13. Transport System in India

Chemistry Syllabus for competitive exams

1. Matter
2. Structure of Atom
3. Physical change and chemical change
4. Chemical equations
5. Acids, Bases and Salts
6. Metals and Non-Metals
7. Carbon and its compound
8. Chemistry in everyday life
9. Periodic Table
10. radioActivitiy
11. Chemical Bonding
12. Oxidation and Reduction
13. Properties of gases
14. Catalysis
15. Thermodynamics
16. Solution
17. Electrolytes and Electrochemistry
18. Surface Chemistry
19. Metals and their compounds
20. Non-Metals and their compounds
21. Biomolecules

Physics Syllabus of competitive exams

1. Electric Current
2. Magnet
3. Motion
4. Gravitation
5. Work, Energy and Power
6. Sound
7. Heat and Thermodynamics
8. Light
9. Mirrors and lenses
10. the human Eye
11. Chromatography
12. Modern Physics
13. Electronic devices and communication system

Computer Syllabus for Competitive Exams

1. General Introduction of computer
2. Development and Generation of Computer
3. Input and Output devices
4. memories
5. Personal computer
6. Design tools and programming languages
7. Data representation and Number system
8. Software
9. Data Communication
10. Internet
11. Windows and Operating System
12. M.S. Office

Biology syllabus for Competitive Exams

1. Cell
2. Biomolecules
3. Animal Tissues
4. Plant Tissues
5. Human Digestive System
6. Respiration
7. Endocrine glands and Harmones
8. Neural Control and Coordination
9. Skeletal System
10. Nucleic Acids (DNA & RNA)
11. Biotechnology
12. Cell Cycle and Cell division
13. Heredity
14. Microbes and Microorganisms
15. Immune system in the body
16. AIDS, Cancer, Acute and Chronic diseases
17. Blood
18. Circulatory system
19. Excretory System
20. Origin of life and Evolution
21. Classification of Animal kingdom
22. Scientific Names
23. Plant Parts and their functions
24. Reproduction
25. ecology, environment and pollution

Static GK syllabus for competitive exams

1. temples of India
2. International Boundries
3. Highest, longest, greatest, largest, smallest of India
4. Highest, longest, greatest, largest, smallest of World
5. Important Days and Dates
6. Intelligence agencies of the world
7. International Airlines
8. Parliaments of some countries
9. Important monuments in the world and their places
10. National symbols of states and uts
11. National symbols of important countries
12. List of first in India
13. List of first in world
14. List of first female in India
15. List of first in India
16. world organisation and their head quarters
17. Important days and dates
18. Books and Authors
19. Important festivals of India
20. Indian Architecture Style
21. Important Musical instruments and their exponents
22. Indian classical dances and artists
23. Languages in india
24. Literature in India
25. Indian classical Music
26. Religions in India

Current Affairs syllabus for Competitive exams

1. National issues
2. International issues
3. appointments
4. books and authors
5. Government schemes and plans
6. Awards and Honours
7. Military Exercises
8. Conference and Meetings
9. Sports and Games
10. Ranking and Order

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