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1. Art & Culture Sample
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1. Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. (copy)
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2. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. (copy)
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5. History of the world will include events from the 18th century such as Industrial revolution, World wars, Redrawal of national boundaries, Colonization, Decolonization, Political philosophies like Communism, Capitalism, Socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.
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7. Role of women and women’s organizations, Population and associated issues, Poverty and developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
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10.2. Introduction to Maps
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GS2
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2. Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
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5. Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
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6. Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary; Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
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12. Welfare schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the Population by the Centre and States and the Performance of these schemes; Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the Protection and Betterment of these Vulnerable Sections.
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GS3: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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9. Metals & Non-Metals
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10. Energy
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12. Plant Organisms
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14. Life Processes
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18. Biotechnology
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F.2. Exogenic Processes

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  • The exogenic processes derive their energy from atmosphere determined by the ultimate energy from the sun and also the gradients created by tectonic factors processes and their respective driving forces.
  • Temperature and precipitation are the two important climatic elements that control various processes.
  • All the exogenic geomorphic processes are covered under a general term, denudation. The word ‘denude’ means to strip off or to uncover.
  • Weathering, mass wasting/movements, erosion and transportation are included in denudation
  • Gravitational force acts upon all earth materials having a sloping surface and tend to produce movement of matter in down slope direction. Force applied per unit area is called stress.
  • Stress is produced in a solid by pushing or pulling. This induces deformation.
  • Forces acting along the faces of earth materials are shear stresses (separating forces).
  • It is this stress that breaks rocks and other earth materials.
  • The shear stresses result in angular displacement or slippage.
  • Molecular stresses that may be caused by a number of factors amongst which temperature changes, crystallisation and melting are the most common
  • Chemical processes normally lead to loosening of bonds between grains, dissolving of soluble minerals or cementing materials
  • Thus, the basic reason that leads to weathering, mass movements, and erosion is development of stresses in the body of the earth materials.
  • Different types of rocks with differences in their structure offer varying resistances to various geomorphic processes

Volcanism

  • Volcanism includes the movement of molten rock (magma) onto or toward the earth’s surface and also formation of many intrusive and extrusive volcanic forms.