General Studies I

Indian culture — Art Forms, literature and Architecture Modern Indian history (mid-18th century to present) The Freedom Struggle — stages and contributors Post-independence consolidation and reorganization History of the world from 18th century Salient features of Indian Society and Diversity Women, population, poverty, urbanization and development Effects of globalization on Indian society Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism and secularism Salient features of world's physical geography Distribution of natural resources and industrial location Geophysical phenomena and geographical features