Most Important Topics List / Issues for APSC Mains Exam
APSC Civil Services Exam (Preliminary) will be conducted from 22 July 2019. Aspirants must do smart preparation within this limited time. We lists here some of the most trending issues/topics, which have very good chance to appear in the APSC CC (Main) Exam or information on the topics can be used as key points in writing the Essays. We have tried to covered most of this topics in our APSC Mains 2018 Test Series, but still you should try to prepare at-least some points on each of these topics. Besides this, aspirants must prepare all the important topics associated with Assam & India.
- Assam Tourism: Potential and Challenges
- Article 21 of Indian Constitution – A Complete Analysis
- Brexit and it’s effect on India – Updated
- Demonetization: A Critical Evaluation – Updated
- Right to Privacy: Basic Understanding – Updated
- NITI Aayog: Objectives & Performances – updated
- India’s Healthcare – Challenges & Opportunities – Updated
- National Health Policy 2017 – Updated
- Assam Flood: All You Need to Know – Updated
- GST: Unified Tax Regime – Updated
- KUSUM (Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan) scheme
- BITCOINS Crypto-currency
Current Affairs
- Assam Accord & NRC
- Aviation Sector in Crisis
- ‘Train18’/Bullet Train
- Sikkim: India’s First Organic State
- Swachh Bharat, Solid Waste Management in India
- Triple talaq issue
- Universal basic income
- Health care policy
- Model Code of Conduct
- Geneva Convention
- National War Memorial
- FATF
- North Sentinel Island
- BIMSTEC
- Mob Lynching
- Indian Rhino Vision 2020
- Smart City & sustainable dev of cities
- Chinese Design: OBOR & CPEC
- India-China Relation, Indo-US Relation
- NSG and opposition by china
- UN Reform and India’s UNSC bid
- WTO ruling against Domestic content requirement of solar panels, WTO Failure
Plan/Policy
- SDG India Index Baseline Report
- Important Government Schemes
- NITI Aayog’s Draft National Energy Policy
- National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy
- New Aviation Policy
- National Disaster Management Plan
- Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for North-East
- Pradhan Mantri KIsan Samman Nidhi Yojna(PM-KISAN)
- Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission
- Indradhanush Scheme for Banks
- SETU BHARATAM PROJECT
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
- Smart Cities Mission
- Agriculture Marketing in India
- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
- Beti Bachao Beti Padho Scheme
- Skill development related Govt schemes
- Startup India, StartUp Ranking, Atal Innovation mission, Tinkering labs, Incubators, Accelerators
- India’s Nuclear Policy
Bills and Acts
- Triple Talaaq Bill
- The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018
- Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016
- The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance
Indian Economy
- FAME I and FAME II
- Autonomy of RBI
- Universal Basic Income
- India’s Infrastructure needs and the Smart Cities Mission
- Economic Survey and Union Budget 2019-20
- Inflation and its dynamics, CRR, SLR, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, Bank Rate
- 4th Industrial Revolution or Industrial Revolution 4.0
- Finance Commission Recommendations
- National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
- IPR and generic medicine related issues, Pharma sector
- Financial inclusion through digital payment mechanism.
- Doubling farm income, APMC and common market , eNAM, Agro insurance and PMFBY
- NITI Aayog
International
- BRI – Belt and Road Initiative and India
- Veto Powers of the UNSC Permanent Members
- European Refugee Crisis
- Missile Technology Control Regime and India
- Brexit Issue
- India and NSG Membership dynamics
- Nuclear Security Summit
- International Solar Alliance
Science and Technology
- Zika Virus
- Black Hole
- Space Debris
- Mission Shakti
- IRNSS
- HCNG or H2CNG (hydrogen compressed natural gas)
- Earth Overshoot day
- Cyber security issues
Indian Polity
- National Anti-Profiteering Authority
- National Intellectural Property Rights (IPRs) Provisions
- Aadhaar and the Right to Privacy
- Naga Peace Accord
- Cooperative Federalism
- Representation of the People Act, 1950
- Elections and Model Code of Conduct in India
Geography + Environment
- National Green Tribunal of India
- Census 2011
- Human Development
- Climate Change and related Conferences Chronology — Paris Summit
- Water Pollution, Pollution issues in metro cities
- Renewable Energy
- Cyclone Fani (Basics of cyclone, types of cyclones, how they are named etc)
- Meghalayan Age
Ancient History
- Indus Valley Civilisation, Jainism & Buddhism
- Mauryan and Gupta empire
- Bhaskaravarman
- Hiuen Tsiang
Medieval History
- Ahom kingdom
- Mughals Period, Akbar and his philosophy, Aurangzeb and his Policies
- Sivaji, Maratha, Peshwa
- Ahom – Mughal conflict
- Koch invasion of Assam
Modern History
- 1857 Revolt and Associated Leaders
- Social Reforms in the Indian Society and related Acts
- Indian National Congress and its meetings
- Mahatma Gandhi and the Movements
- Governor Generals, Important Commissions
- Muslim League, Bengal Partition
- Education under British
- Agrarian Revolts
- Burmese Invasion, Treaty of Yandaboo
- Freedom struggle in Assam
- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
The above list is not conclusive by any means.
Feel free to add any topics in the comments section of this page.