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IAS PRELIM MOCK TEST PROGRAMME: 2009

- THE TEAM VISION IAS
Features:

Special design Mock Tests with consideration of negative Marking pattern and actual requirement of UPSC

Explanatory notes for Mock Tests Questions with proper source and reference

Effective Online Support (Email & Chat) for removing all types of doubts and answering for specific questions

Talking to our Experts for continuous guidance, feedback and support

WHY Mock Tests? – These special design Test Series serve the following ends:

Understanding your current state preparedness and required action plans

Judging yourself vis-a-vis the competition and corrective measure

Development of a proper understanding of nature of questions against negative marking pattern

Exposure to near actual competitive examination & Examination skills development

Framing your mind towards actual pattern, toughness, Negative marking pattern and timing of the actual entrance
examination.

STARTING ON: DEC 7, 2008 (Sunday)

Fees: Rs 3500
GENERAL STUDIES PRELIM (20 TESTS): 2009
CONTENT & SCHEDULE
Test Date of Test / Sections Covered Topics covered
No. Test Code Composition of Questions : ( Q )
in the Mock Test Paper
Ancient India
♦ Prehistoric
♦ Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization
♦ Vedic Age
♦ Mahajanapadas
♦ Religious Reforms
Ancient India ( 50 Q ) ♦ Mauryan Age & Post Mauryan
[ Dec. 7 , 2008]
♦ Guptas & Post Guptas / Vardhana
Sunday
♦ Sangam Age
1. + Medieval India
♦ Early Medieval Period
+ - North India ( Rajput Period )
IPMTP/GS/T-1 - South India ( Cholas & Others )
♦ Sultanate Period
- The Delhi Sultanate
Medieval India ( 40 Q ) - Vijayanagar & other Kingdoms
♦ Religious Movements
- Bhakti Movement
- Sufi Movement
+ ♦ Mughal Period
♦ Maratha State and Maratha Confederacy

+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Current Affairs ( 45 ) & ♦ India & World : News , Issues & Events
General Knowledge ( 15 )
♦ World : News , Issues & Events
♦ India : News , Issues & Events
 ♦ Persons in News
♦ Places in News
♦ Awards ,Honours & Prizes
♦ Sports : National & International
♦ Summits / Conferences / Meetings / Visits
♦ Committees / Commissions / Councils
♦ Government Programmes / Policies
♦ MoUs / Agreements / Reports
♦ Institution in News
♦ Books & Authors
♦ Important Operations
♦ Festivals / Exhibitions
♦ Current - Science , Space and Technology
♦ Current - Environment and Ecology
♦ Current - Social Issues
♦ Current - National & International Economy
♦ General Knowledge : G. K.

Modern India- I
♦ India in the late Eighteenth Century
[ Dec 14 , 2008] Modern India I ( 90 ) ♦ The Advent of the Europeans and British Conquest
Sunday of India
♦ The British Administrative Structure, Reform ,
2. + Impact and Organization of Government of India
♦ Social – Religious Movements in 19th – 20th
centuries
IPMTP/GS/T-2
Current Affairs ( 45 ) & ♦ Freedom Struggle
General Knowledge ( 15 ) - The Revolt of 1857 & change after 1857
- Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905)

+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Modern India- II
♦ Freedom Struggle : Extremist Phase (1905 – 17)
- Reason for the emergence of Extremist & Leaders
- The Partition of Begal
- Montey-Minto Reform
- Swadeshi Movement, Home Rule Movement etc.
Modern India II ( 90 ) ♦ Freedom Struggle : The Gandhian Era (1917– 47)
[ Dec 21 , 2008] - Gandhi – Advent and Achievement
Sunday - Rowllat Act , Jalianawala Bagh Massacre and Khilapat
Movement
3. + - Non- Cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit India
Movement
- British Response and Negotiations
IPMTP/GS/T-3 Current Affairs ( 45 ) & - INA and Subhash Chandra Bose
General Knowledge ( 15 ) ♦ Miscellaneous: Reforms / Acts / Committee,
Congress Session, Governor –General Viceroys etc.

+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

 Indian Polity- I
Indian Polity I ( 90 ) ♦ Constitutional Development
♦ Features of Constitution
♦ Preamble of constitution
[ Dec 28 , 2008] ♦ The Union and its Territory
+
Sunday
♦ Citizenship
4. ♦ Fundamental Rights
Current Affairs ( 45 ) & ♦ Directive Principles
General Knowledge ( 15 ) ♦ Fundamental Duties
IPMTP/GS/T-4 ♦ Amendment of Constitution
♦ Emergency Provision
♦ Constitutional & Non Constitutional Bodies

+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Indian Polity- II
♦ Central Government : President , Vice President ,
Prime minister , Central Council of Minister ,
Indian Polity II ( 90 ) Parliament
♦ State Government : Governor, Chief Minister , State
Jan 4 ,2009 Council of Minister, State Legislature
( Sunday ) ♦ Local Government : Panchayati Raj , Urban local
+
5. Government
♦ Judiciary : Supreme Court , High Court , District
Court
IPMTP/GS/T-5 Current Affairs ( 45 ) &
General Knowledge ( 15 ) ♦ Election
♦ Federalism
♦ Other Constitutional Dimensions
♦ Miscellaneous

+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Geography- I ( Indian Geography )

Geography I – Indian ♦ Economic - Mines, Minerals, Communication and
Jan 11 , 2009 Geography ( 90 ) Transportation, Infrastructure, Power Stations,
( Sunday ) important Economic Centers
♦ Physical- Rivers and dams on them, Mountain
+ ranges and Peaks, Forest cover and Environment,
6 Soil and its use, Monsoon and rainfall, Climate of
different areas
IPMTP/GS/T-6 ♦ Political - Cities and States, Territorial boundaries
Current Affairs ( 45 ) &
General Knowledge ( 15 ) of States
+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Geography-II
Geography II – ( 90 ) ♦ World Geography
- Important Mountains and Peaks, Plateaus and Countries,
Rivers and Countries
Jan 18 , 2009 - Countries: Capitals and Currency
+
- Important Economic Centers and their Locations
7.
♦ The Universe
IPMTP/GS/T-7 - The Sun, Planets, Moon and Celestial Objects
Current Affairs ( 45 ) & - Asteroids and Comets in Current News
General Knowledge ( 15 ) - Expeditions to Space in News
- Earth -Comparison with other Planets and Sun

+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

 Geography-III
♦ Population Geography
Geography III – ( 90 ) - Population-wise rank of States in India and Countries of
Jan 25 , 2009 the World, Spoken Languages in India and worldwide in
their ascending order, Tribal population & their habitations
♦ Agriculture
+
- Important crops in India and Areas of cultivation
8. Climatic needs of important Crops , India's Ranking in
IPMTP/GS/T-8 production of wheat, rice etc , Ranking of States in India in
Current Affairs ( 45 ) & production of crops of Higher Economic Value
General Knowledge ( 15 ) ♦ General Geography
- Climate of different areas , important Volcanoes & Ocean
currents , Local Winds , Atmosphere , Water Resource and
their Utilization in India, boundary Lines

+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Indian Economy – I
♦ National Income
Indian Economy– I ( 45 ) ♦ Planning in India
♦ Infrastructure
Feb 1 , 2009 + ♦ Agriculture
♦ Industry
General Mental Abilities- I (45) ♦ Reform
+ General Mental Abilities- I
9. + ♦ Basic Mathematics
IPMTP/GS/T-9 ♦ Average & Percentage
♦ Profit & Loss
Current Affairs ( 45 ) & ♦ Series completion
General Knowledge ( 15 ) ♦ Problems on Ages
♦ Simple & Compound interest

+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Indian Economy - II
Indian Economy-II ( 45 ) ♦ Public Finance
♦ Money and Banking
10. + ♦ Export and Import
IPMTP/GS/T-10 ♦ International Agencies
General Mental Abilities- II (45) + General Mental Abilities- II
Feb 8 , 2009
♦ Time & Distance
+ ♦ Time & work
♦ Venn Diagram
♦ Data Interpretation
Current Affairs ( 45 ) & ♦ Graphs
General Knowledge ( 15 ) + Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Indian Economy – III

Feb 15 , 2009 Indian Economy III - ( 40 ) ♦ Human Development
11. + ♦ Poverty and Unemployment
IPMTP/GS/T-11 General Mental Abilities III (50) ♦ Development Programme
+ General Mental Abilities- III
Current Affairs ( 45 ) & ♦ General Aptitude
General Knowledge ( 15 ) ♦ Permutation & Combination
♦ Probability

+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

 Physics( General Science )
♦ Mechanics
♦ Heat
Physics ( 50 ) ♦ Sound
♦ Optics
Feb 22 , 2009 ♦ Electricity
+
♦ Modern Physics
12. Chemistry (40) Chemistry ( General Science)
IPMTP/GS/T-12
♦ Inorganic Chemistry
+ ♦ Organic Chemistry
♦ Physical Chemistry
Current Affairs ( 45 ) & ♦ Bio-Chemistry
General Knowledge ( 15 )
+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Biology ( General Science )

♦ Introduction
Biology ( 90 ) ♦ Cell Biology
March 1 , 2009 ♦ Gene
+ ♦ Human System
♦ Disease
Current Affairs ( 45 ) & ♦ Nutrition
13. General Knowledge ( 15 ) ♦ Biological Diversity
IPMTP/GS/T-13
♦ Discoveries
♦ Plant Biology

+ Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Economic Survey & Budget 09 Economic Survey & Budget 2009

March 8 , 2009 ( 120 )
14. + ♦ Economic Survey 2008-09
♦ Budget 2009
IPMTP/GS/T-14 Current Affairs ( 20) & General
Knowledge ( 10 ) + Current Affairs & General Knowledge

ALL SECTIONS ( Covered all the topics )

Indian History
+
Indian Polity
March 15 , 2009 +
Indian Economy
15. +
FULL LENGTH TEST – I
Geography
IPMTP/GS/T-15 +
General Science
+
General Mental Abilities
+
Current Affairs & General Knowledge

March 22 , 2009 ALL SECTIONS

16. FULL LENGTH TEST – II
IPMTP/GS/T-16
17. March 29 , 2009 ALL SECTIONS
FULL LENGTH TEST – III
IPMTP/GS/T-17

April 5 , 2009
18. FULL LENGTH TEST – IV ALL SECTIONS
IPMTP/GS/T-18

19. April 12 , 2009 ALL SECTIONS

FULL LENGTH TEST – V
IPMTP/GS/T-19

20. April 19 , 2009 ALL SECTIONS

FULL LENGTH TEST – VI
IPMTP/GS/T-20

COMPREHENSIVE CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES (For Member of General Studies Pre. Mock Test Program)

Source : The Hindu, the Economic Times, The Times of India , Yojana, Economic & Political Weekly, Frontline,
World Focus, Mainstream, Kurukshetra, India Today, India Year book 2009 , Economic Survey 2008-09

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