Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination.
Temple architecture for UPSC: garbhagriha to shikhara, Nagara sub-styles, Dravida vimana and gopuram, Vesara of the Chalukyas and Hoysalas, examples and PYQs.
Sufi movement for UPSC: Chishti, Suhrawardi, Naqshbandi and Qadiri silsilas, concepts like pir, khanqah and sama, major saints, influence on society and…
Subsidiary Alliance for UPSC: Wellesley's terms, Hyderabad first in 1798, Mysore, Awadh, the Marathas, effects on Indian States, Doctrine of Lapse and…
Social justice for UPSC GS-II: constitutional provisions, SCs, STs, OBCs, women, children, disabled and elderly, key laws and schemes, commissions and gaps.
Sangam Age for UPSC: the three Sangams, Tolkappiyam and the Eight Anthologies, Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas, tinai landscapes, Roman trade, Keeladi and…
RTI Act for UPSC: origins in the MKSS movement, how to file, 30-day rule, Section 8 exemptions, Information Commissions, the 2019 amendment…
Rajya Sabha for UPSC: Article 80, how members are elected, nominated members, exclusive powers under Articles 249 and 312, Money Bill limits…
Quantum computing for UPSC: qubits, superposition, entanglement, quantum supremacy, uses, quantum key distribution and the National Quantum Mission.
Probity in governance for UPSC ethics: meaning, codes of ethics vs conduct, citizen's charters, RTI, public funds, corruption and 2nd ARC ideas.
Pressure groups for UPSC: meaning, business, trade union, farmer, professional, issue groups, methods, how they differ from parties, merits and limits.
