UPSC_CSE_GS_PAPER_I_DETAILED.md
1. Indian Culture
Art Forms
Dance
Classical dances (Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam, Sattriya)
Folk dances (Bhangra, Garba, Ghoomar, Lavani, Bihu, Chhau)
Tribal dances
Ritual dances
Music
Hindustani classical music
Carnatic classical music
Folk music traditions
Musical instruments (string, wind, percussion)
Theatre and Performance
Classical theatre traditions
Folk theatre forms (Yakshagana, Nautanki, Tamasha, Jatra)
Puppetry (string, shadow, glove, rod)
Literature
Vedic literature
Epics (Ramayana, Mahabharata)
Puranic literature
Sangam literature
Bhakti literature
Sufi literature
Medieval court literature
Modern Indian literature
Regional language traditions
Architecture
Prehistoric architecture
Harappan architecture
Buddhist architecture (stupas, chaityas, viharas)
Rock-cut architecture
Hindu temple architecture (Nagara, Dravida, Vesara)
Indo-Islamic architecture
Mughal architecture
Regional architecture
Colonial architecture
Modern Indian architecture
2. Modern Indian History (Mid-18th Century to 1947)
Decline of Mughal Empire
Weak successors
Nobility factionalism
Economic decline
Regional autonomy
Rise of Regional Powers
Bengal
Awadh
Hyderabad
Marathas
Mysore
Sikhs
European Penetration
Portuguese
Dutch
French
British
British Expansion
East India Company rule
Carnatic Wars
Battle of Plassey
Battle of Buxar
Subsidiary Alliance
Doctrine of Lapse
Annexation policies
Colonial Administration
Revenue administration
Judicial administration
Police administration
Civil services
Education policy
Military organization
Economic Impact of Colonialism
Commercialization of agriculture
Deindustrialization
Drain of wealth
Famines
Infrastructure development
Social and Religious Reform Movements
Brahmo Samaj
Arya Samaj
Prarthana Samaj
Aligarh Movement
Ramakrishna Mission
Theosophical Society
Role of reformers
Social legislation
3. Indian Freedom Struggle
Early Resistance
Tribal uprisings
Peasant revolts
Early armed resistance
Revolt of 1857
Causes (political, economic, social, military)
Nature of revolt
Centers and leaders
Failure
Consequences
National Movement (1885–1915)
Formation of INC
Moderate ideology
Extremist ideology
Swadeshi Movement
Home Rule Movement
Gandhian Era (1915–1947)
Gandhian Ideology
Satyagraha
Non-violence
Truth
Mass mobilization
Mass Movements
Champaran
Kheda
Ahmedabad
Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Quit India Movement
Other Streams
Revolutionary movements
Left movements
Peasant movements
Tribal movements
Role of Sections
Women
Students
Peasants
Workers
Business classes
Constitutional Developments
Acts of 1909, 1919, 1935
Simon Commission
Round Table Conferences
Cripps Mission
Cabinet Mission
Mountbatten Plan
Partition and Independence
Two-Nation Theory
Partition process
Communal violence
Transfer of power
4. Post-Independence India
Political Consolidation
Integration of princely states
Reorganization of states
Linguistic reorganization
Social and Economic Change
Land reforms
Planned development
Green Revolution
Industrial policy
5. World History (18th Century onwards)
Enlightenment
Enlightenment ideas
Liberalism
Nationalism
Socialism
Revolutions
American Revolution
French Revolution
Russian Revolution
Chinese Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Origin in Britain
Spread to Europe
Social consequences
Economic consequences
World Wars
First World War
Inter-war period
Rise of fascism and nazism
Second World War
Post-war settlements
Cold War
Bipolar world
Cold War crises
Non-Aligned Movement
End of Cold War
Decolonization
Asia
Africa
Latin America
6. Indian Society
Salient Features
Diversity
Unity
Pluralism
Social Issues
Women and gender
Population
Poverty
Inequality
Development challenges
Urbanization
Urban growth
Migration
Slums
Urban governance
Globalization
Cultural impact
Economic impact
Social impact
Social Challenges
Communalism
Regionalism
Secularism
7. Geography of the World and India
Physical Geography
Geomorphology
Climatology
Oceanography
Resources
Distribution of natural resources
Factors affecting resource location
Economic Geography
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Industrial location factors
Geophysical Phenomena
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Tsunamis
Cyclones
Environmental Geography
Climate change
Environmental degradation
Human–environment interaction
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