Important Topics for TCS TPS Preliminary Examination 2023

Hello Aspirants,

The Preliminary Examination is knocking at the Door. It’s on 2nd April 2023. I hope all of you are well prepared for the examination. Please don’t read anything new now. Now is the time to just revise and revise whatever you have read.

Here I am suggesting some topics for the Preliminary Exam, which you must not miss out on to revise. There are high chances for questions to come from these topics. I have given some links also to online resources from where you can quickly revise them. If you have your own notes or you have studied them from one or the other source, please stick to them.

Indian Polity :

1. Preamble – V. Imp. – https://www.drishtiias.com/to-the-points/Paper2/preamble-to-the-indian-constitution
2. Prime Minister – Power/Position/Role V. Imp – https://onlyias.com/upscnotes/prime-minister/
3. Chief Minister – Power/Position/Role V. Imp https://onlyias.com/upscnotes/chief-minister/ 
4. President – Power/Position/Role V. Imp – https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/president/ 
5. Governor – Power/Position/Role V. Imp – https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/governor/
6. Parliament (Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha) – Composition, Members, Voting types and procedure, Bills type, Nominated Members, Election of Members – https://onlyias.com/upscnotes/parliament/ https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/functions-of-the-parliament/ 
7. State Legislature – https://onlyias.com/upscnotes/state-legislature-article-168-212-part-vi-state/
8. 6th Schedule – https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/sixth-schedule/ 
9. 73rd and 74th CAA – Local Self Government  – Panchayat – https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/local-governments 
10. Supreme Court – Current CJI / Appointment / Eligibility / President and SC /  https://www.drishtiias.com/important-institutions/drishti-specials-important-institutions-national-institutions/supreme-court-of-india 
11. Universal Declaration of Human Rights – https://blog.forumias.com/universal-declaration-of-human-rights/
12. National Commission for Women – Composition / Who is Chairperson / Function – https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/national-commission-women/ 
13. Lokpal and Lokyukta – Composition / Power / Function – https://www.insightsonindia.com/governance/governance-important-aspects/transparency/lokpal/ 

Indian History :

1. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose : https://www.clearias.com/subhas-chandra-bose/
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak : https://www.clearias.com/bal-gangadhar-tilak/
3. B R Ambedkar : https://www.clearias.com/ambedkar/ https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/ncert-notes-dr-b-r-ambedkar/ 
4. Dalit Movements : https://www.insightsonindia.com/modern-indian-history/other-dimensions/dalit-movements/ 
5. Viceroy and Governor Generals – Acts and Events during their time : https://www.drishtiias.com/pdf/1598184538-governors-general-viceroys-of-india.pdf
6. Extremist Leaders
7. Gandhi : Various movements led by Gandhi : https://testbook.com/blog/gandhian-movements-in-india-gk-notes-pdf/
8. Partition of Bengal : https://www.studyiq.com/articles/partition-of-bengal/
9. Tebhaga : https://www.insightsonindia.com/modern-indian-history/other-dimensions/peasants-movement/tebhaga-movement/
10. Telangana Uprising : https://www.insightsonindia.com/modern-indian-history/other-dimensions/peasants-movement/telangana-movement/
11. Women in National Movement : https://upscwithnikhil.com/article/history/role-of-women-in-the-indian-national-movement https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/social-relevance/independence-day-special-women-who-shaped-indias-freedom-struggle-547137.html 
12. Revolt of 1857: https://www.drishtiias.com/to-the-points/paper1/revolt-of-1857 
13. INC Sessions / Presidents/Imp Events : https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/indian-national-congress-sessions/ 

Indian Geography :

1. Location – Map location of Importatnt Rivers / Waterfall / Island / Dams, etc : a. https://www.studyiq.com/articles/rivers-of-india/ b. https://www.studyiq.com/articles/waterfalls-in-india/
2. Physiography – Mountain range / Coral / Eastern and Western Ghats / Plateau / Volcanic mountain or anything related to volcano (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_India)
3. Industry – Iron and Steel / Cotton / Petroleum  – Location / Production (https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/legy207.pdf)
4. Agriculture – Types of Farming / Irrigation Types / Rice and Tea – Location, farming types used, production status
5. Population – Census 2011 – Various statistics – https://www.civilsdaily.com/census-2011-the-basics-and-summary-of-important-findings/
6. Climate – Monsoon / Westerlies / Western Disturbances / Wind flow in India : https://www.studyiq.com/articles/monsoon-in-india/
7. Vegetation – Various vegetation types / Mangroves / Savana type , etc

Indian Economics :

1. Budget – Central / State – Constitutional provisions / Who presents / How presented / etc
2. Banking – Basics
3. Finance Commission – Members / Power / Function, etc
4. WTO / WB / IMF / JAICA – Any important news in CA regarding India / Tripura.
5. National Income – Imp
6. Plan Period – Very Imp
7. RBI – functions, powers, etc …. Very Imp
8. Monetory Policy – Very Imp
9. Sectors of Economy – Very Imp – Specially Agriculture
10. Source of Revenue of Government / ULB / State, etc – Tax / Grant /Loans/Fees, etc 
11. SEZ – Status in Tripura (https://www.gktoday.in/topic/tripuras-first-ever-sez/)
12. MSME related CA
13. Reserve Tranche Position
14. e-SANTA – https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/e-santa
15. Tax Slabs announced in budget.
16. Currency Printing? How ? Who ? Where? (Rs 1 and coins are printed by Govt, Above Rs 1 is printed by RBI) – Mint 
17. FDI Limits ? In various sectors? How to get FII (Foreign Institutional Investment) in India ? (https://www.indianeconomy.net/splclassroom/fdi-limit-in-various-sectors-of-the-economy-consolidated-fdi-policy/)

Tripura :

1. Ujjayanta Palace – a repeated theme
2. Kings of Tripura – Slavery
3. Tribes :
   • Reangs – Village council
4. Cacher Levy – Assam Rifles // TSR – History
5. State Flower/Animal/etc etc
6. Rabindra Nath – Kings of Tripura
7. Tripura’s attainment of Statehood
8. Maitri Setu
9. TTAADC – legal background/history
10. Kokborok Day – repeat theme
11. SEZ of Tripura – repeat theme
12. Dipa Karmakar – repeat theme
13. Olympics/Asian Games – India’s performance, Participants, Prizes, etc
14. Svamitva scheme
15. Indo – Bangladesh: developments in borders on connectivity, ICP, etc
16. Various ratios in Census 2011 – Tripura position, urban population, etc
17. Location of Tripura, places near the Tropic of Cancer
18. Padmashree / Padmabhushan, etc – Awardees – Tripura specific
19. Agartala Book Fair – Theme, location, etc