Prelims Online Test Series (GS)

 

Schedule, Syllabus and Study Plan

15^th August 2018 – 9^th June 2019

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Target HPAS 2019 – Online Test Series

About the Test Series:

• All the tests will be conducted online on a web-based platform.
• Entire General Studies syllabus will be covered
• Special Focus on Current Affairs and NCERTs
• Instant Result with an ALL India Rank after each Test Attempt
• Timed environment as the real exam experience
• Tests as per the trend and pattern of HPAS Prelim exam
• Detailed Solution for each test after every test attempt
• Detailed Evaluation Report – Know your Strong and Weak areas
• Access to Questions and Solutions till next HPAS Prelims exam
• Take test anytime and on any day.
• Tests will be available on Website
• 24×7 support (related to prelims test series)

General Studies (including Current Affairs)	25 tests
Current Affairs Test	10 Tests
Total Tests	35 Tests

Target HPAS 2019 – Online Test Series

General Studies Test Plan

 

Under Target HPAS 2019 Prelims Test series for General Studies (Paper 1), total 35 tests will be conducted.

The test series will cover the entire syllabus. Each Test will have 100 question modelled on the current trend of HPAS Prelims exam. Each test will cover some topics of the syllabus. The detailed syllabus along with recommended sources of preparation for those topics is also given in this document.

Current Affairs Test: Every month a separate Current Affairs Test will be conducted. These current affairs tests will contain the questions based on the current events of last 1 month. For ex: the current affairs test in September will contain questions based on the current events of August month. These current affairs tests will have approximately 30-40 questions covering all the important current happenings.

The Test series will be conducted as per the schedule given below.

S.no	Tests	Date
1.	Test 1	15th August 2018
2.	Test 2	30th August 2018
3.	Current Affairs Test	01st September 2018
4.	Test 3	15th  September 2018
5.	Test 4	30th September 2018
6.	Current Affairs Test	01st October 2018
7.	Test 5	15th October 2018
8.	Test 6	30th October 2018
9.	Current Affairs Test	01st November 2018
10.	Test 7	15th  November 2018
11.	Test 8	30th  November 2018
12.	Current Affairs Test	01st December 2018
13.	Test 9	15th December 2018
14.	Test 10	29th  December 2018
15.	Current Affairs Test	01st January 2019
16.	Test 11	10th January 2019
17.	Test 12	20th January 2019
18.	Test 13	31st January 2019
19.	Current Affairs Test	01st February 2019
20.	Test 14	13th February 2019
21.	Test 15	28th February 2019
22.	Current Affairs Test	01st March 2019
23.	Test 16	10th March 2019
24.	Test 17	20th March 2019
25.	Test 18	30th March 2019
26.	Current Affairs Test	01st April 2019
27.	Test 19	10th April 2019
28.	Test 20	20th April 2019
29.	Test 21	30th April 2019
30.	Current Affairs Test	01st May 2019
31.	Test 22	10th May 2019
32.	Test 23	20th May 2019
33.	Test 24	30th may 2019
34.	Current Affairs Test	01st June 2019
35.	Test 25	9th June 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Test 1

15^th August 2018

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	21st July 2018 to 15th August 2018
2	History	Ancient History (Basics)	Class – 6th NCERT
3	Polity	Government types, Local Government, Diversity	Class – 6th (NCERT) Laxminkanth – Chapter 12, 38, 29
4	Economics	Poverty, Agriculture, Food Security	Class – 9th NCERT Ramesh Singh – Chapter 8th
5	Himachal Pradesh	Early History (Till kunindas), Himalayan Tribes, the age of mauryans and the gupta empire	Mian Goverdhan Singh  -Chapter – 1.8, 1.10 Balokhra – Chapter 4
		Agriculture	Mian Goverdhan Singh  -Chapter – 11.1 Balokhra – Chapter 19 (Agriculture)
		Local Self Government	Balokhra – Chapter 12
		Chamba District	Balokhra – Chapter 7 (Chamba)

Test 2

30^th August 2018

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	14th August to 29th August 2018
2	Geography	Basics of Geography (Solar System, Latitudes & Longitudes, Major Landforms of earth, Our country India and its vegetation	Class – 6th Geography NCERT
3	Environment	Ecosystem (types, Energy Flow, Nutrient Cycle, Conservation)	ICSE class 9th Environment Shankar IAS Environment – Chapter 1,2,3,4
4	Science	Basics	Class 8th NCERT (Chapter 1 to 6)
5	Himachal Pradesh	Climate of Himachal Pradesh	Mian Goverdhan Singh  -Chapter – 1.8, 1.10
		Geography of Himachal (Basics)	Balokhra – Page no. 5
		District -Kangra	Balokhra – Chapter 7 (Kangra) Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 1 (1.3.2)

Test 3

15^th September 2018

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	29th August 2018 to 14th September 2018
2	History	Ancient History + Early Medieval History (Basics)	History Class – 7th NCERT (Our Pasts –II)
3	Polity	State Government( Basics) Indian Constitution Preamble	Polity Class – 6th (NCERT) Laxminkanth – Chapter 1
4	Economics	1.      Development 2.      Sectors of Indian Economy 3.      Money and Credit 4.      Globalisation and Indian Economy 5.      Consumer Rights	Economy Class – 10th NCERT Ramesh Singh – Chapter 2nd
5	Himachal Pradesh	Economy of Himachal Pradesh	Mian Goverdhan Singh  -Chapter – 11
		Hill State and Muslims	Mian Goverdhan Singh  -Chapter – 3 (3.4, 3.5)
		Mughal and Turkish invasion on Kangra, Chamba Sirmaur	Balokhra – Chapter 6( Page 369 till 413)
		State politics
		Kullu District	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter  1 Balokhra  – Chapter -7

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Test Plan 4

30^th September 2018

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	15th September 2018 to 29th  September 2018
2	Geography	Environment, Inside Earth, Outside Earth (e.g. Tropical region, temperate region etc.)	Geography Class – 7th NCERT book
3	Environment	1.      Depletion of Resources 2.      Water Generation and Management	ICSE class 9th Environment Unit II, III
4	Science	Basics	Science Class – 8th NCERT (Chapter 7,8,9,10)
5	Himachal Pradesh	Natural resources  of Himachal Pradesh	Balokhra – Chapter 1
		Forests after Mughals till 1857	Balokhra – Chapter 19 (Page no. 1425 – page no. 1468)
		Lahaul Spiti District	Balokhra – Chapter 7 (Only Lahaul Spiti) Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 1 (1.3.4)

Test 5:

15^th October 2018

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	30th September 2018 to 14th October 2018
2	History	Basics after Mughals till 1857	History Class – 8th NCERT book Our Pasts – II Part 1
3	Polity	1.      Indian Constitution and Secularism 2.      Parliament and Making of Laws 3.      State Legislature	Polity Class – 8th NCERT (Ch- 1,2) Lakshmikanth Chapter 2,3,22,32
4	Economy	Development Policies and Experiences	Economics Class -11th NCERT (Ch- 1,2) Ramesh Singh – Chapter 3 and 4
5	Himachal Pradesh	Hills and Sikhs Hllls and Gurkhas	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 3 (3.6, 3.7)
		Economy of Himachal Pradesh	Balokhra – Chapter 19 (Page no. 1289 – page no. 1299)
		Hamirpur District	Balokhra – Chapter 7 (Hamirpur)

 

Test 6:

30^th October 2018

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	15th October 2018 to 29th October 2018
2	Geography	Basics of World Physical Geography – Resources, Land, soil, Natural vegetation, Wildlife) Mineral, Agriculture, Industries, Human Resources	Geography Class – 8th NCERT book
3	Environment	Water generation and management, Environment values	ICSE Class 9th Unit 3,4
4	Science	Basics	Science Class -8th NCERT Ramesh Singh – Chapter 3 and 4
5	Himachal Pradesh	Geographical features of Himachal Pradesh	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 1 Balokhara – Chapter 1
		Mandi District	Balokhara – Chapter 7 (Mandi)

 

 

Test 7:

15^th November 2018

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	30th October 2018 to 14th November 2018
2	History	National Movement (Basics from NCERT)	History Class – 8th NCERT book (Pasts -!!!)
3	Polity	Judiciary, Social Justice	Political Science Class – 11th NCERT Lakshmikanth Chapter 26,27,28,29,34,35
4	Economics	Economic Reforms since 1991 (LPG reforms)	Chapter 11th NCERT Chapter 3 Ramesh Singh Chapter 5,6
5	Himachal Pradesh	Hill states and British	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 3 (3.8, 3.9)
		Popular movements of integration of Hill states	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 10 Balokhara – Chapter 6 (pg no. 414 to 431)
		Kullu District	Balokhara – Chapter 7 (Kullu)

Test 8

30^th November 2018

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	15th November 2018 to 29th November 2018
2	Geography	Basics knowledge about Geography of India	Geography Class – 9th NCERT book
3	Environment	Ecosysytem	ICSE Class 10th Chapter 1 Shankar IAS Environment Chapter 1,2,3,4
4	Science	Basics	Science Class -8th NCERT  Chapter 14 to 18
5	Himachal Pradesh	Geographical features of Himachal	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 1 Balokhara – Chapter 1
		Kinnaur District	Balokhara – Chapter 7 (Kinnaur)

Test 9

15^th December 2018

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	30th November 2018 to 14th December 2018
2	History	Ancient History (From Stone age to Gupta period) Till Cholas in South	History Class –11th Tamil Nadu board Chapter 1 to 13 Or follow any NCERT
3	Polity	Democracy, Constitutional design, Working of Institutions in democracy, Democratic Rights	Polity Class – 9th NCERT
4	Economy	Challenges faced by Indian Economy(Poverty, Human Capital, Rural Development, Infrastructure,  Environment, Sustainable Development	Economy Class 11th NCERT Chapter – 4,5,6,7,8,9,10
5	Himachal Pradesh	Geographical features of Himachal	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 1 Balokhara – Chapter 1
		Mandi District	Balokhara – Chapter 7 (Mandi)

Test 10

29^th December 2018

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	15th November 2018 to 29th November 2018
2	Geography	Earth – Origin, Evolution, Interior, Distribution of Oceans and Continents	Geography Class – 11th NCERT book Chapter -1 Dr. Khullar Chapter 2
3	Environment	Pollution, Environmental issues	ICSE Class 10th Unit 2,3,4 Shankar IAS Environment Chapter 5,6,7,8
4	Science	Basics	Science Class -10th NCERT Chapter 1 to 5
5	Himachal Pradesh	The people of H.P	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 2 Balokhara – Chapter 2
		Solan District	Balokhara – Chapter 7 (Solan)

 

 

Test 11

10^th January 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	29th December 2019 to 9th January 2019
2	History	Ancient History	History Class –12th Part 1
3	Polity	Federalism, Democracy, political parties	Polity Class – 10th NCERT
4	Economy	Planning in India, Economic Reforms (LPG)	Ramesh Singh – Chapter 5,6
5	Himachal Pradesh	Customs and manners of HP	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 4 Balokhara – Chapter 3
		Sirmaur District	Balokhara – Chapter 7 (Sirmaur)

Test 12

20^th January 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	10th January 2019  to 19th January 2019
2	Geography	Lithosphere	Geography Class – 11th NCERT book – Only Lithosphere and landforms Dr. Khullar Chapter 5
3	Environment	Biodiversity (World, India) includes Plants, Animals, Marine conservation efforts	Shankar IAS Environment Chapter 9 to 16
4	Science	Basics	Science Class -10th NCERT Chapter 6 to 10
5	Himachal Pradesh	Flora and Fauna of H.P	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 1 (1.10, 1.11) Balokhara – Chapter 14 Balokhara – Chapter 19 (Page no. 1346 to 1374)
		Una District	Balokhara – Chapter 7 (Una)

 

Test 13

31^st January 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	20th January 2019 to 30th January 2019
2	History	Art and Architecture of Ancient India and Schools of Philosophy	Nitin Singhania book Chapter 1,2,3,4 (only Ancient part). Chapter -14
3	Polity	Rights in the Indian Constitution	Polity Class – 11th NCERT Chapter 2 Lakshmikanth Chapter 7,8,9
4	Economy	National income – Basic concepts	Economy class 12th Macroeconomics Chapter 2,3 Ramesh Singh – Chapter 1
5	Himachal Pradesh	Art and Architecture	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 6 Balokhara – Chapter 4
		Shimla District	Balokhara – Chapter 7 (Shimla)

Test 14

13th February 2019

 

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	31st January 2019 to 12th February 2019
2	Geography	Climate/Atmosphere	Geography Class – 11th NCERT book – Unit 4 Dr. Khullar Chapter 3
3	Environment	Climate Change	Shankar IAS Environment Chapter 17 to 23
4	Science	Basics	Science Class -10th NCERT Chapter 11 to 16
5	Himachal Pradesh	Festivals and fairs of H.P Rivers of Himachal Pradesh	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 5 Balokhara – Chapter 3 (Page no. 276 to 282)

 

Test 15

28^th February 2019

 

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	14th February 2019 to 27th February 2019
2	History	Arab Invasion to Rise of Marathas	Class 11th Tamil Nadu Board Chapter 15 to 23
3	Polity	Executive	Polity Class – 11th NCERT Chapter 4 Lakshmikanth Chapter 17,18,19,20,21,23
4	Economy	Money and Banking	Economy class 12th Macroeconomics Unit 4 Ramesh Singh – Chapter 12
5	Himachal Pradesh	Dances and Drama of Himachal Pradesh Mountain Ranges, Mountains and Passes	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 7 Balokhra – Chapter 3 (page no. 270)

 

Test 16

                      10^th March 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	1st March to 9th March 2019
2	Geography	Hydrosphere or Oceanography	Class – 13th   & 14th(UNIT 5) Class 11th Geography NCERT
3	Environment	Acts and Policies of Environment	Shankar IAS Environment – Chapter 25
4	Science	Space Technology	Basics from Internet
5	Himachal Pradesh	Languages and Literature of HP	Mian Goverdhan Singh  -Chapter – 8 Balokhra – Chapter 16

                               Test 17

                        20^th March 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	10th March to 19th March 2019
2	History	Medieval History	History Class 12th Themes Part 2 NCERT
3	Polity	DPSPs ,Fundamental Duties, Amendment Procedure of Constitution, Basic Structure of Constitution	Laxmikanth – Chapter 8,9,10,11
4	Economics	Inflation and Business Cycle Agriculture and Food Management	Ramesh Singh – Chapter 7th& 8th
5	Himachal Pradesh	Constitutional History of Himachal Pradesh	Mian Goverdhan Singh  -Chapter – 9 Balokhra:- Chapter 9

    Test 18

                     30^th March 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	20th March 2019 to 29thMarch 2019
2	Geography	Indian Geography (Indian Geology basics, Physiography) Some Chapters of GC Leong Book	Geography Khullar World and Indian Geography Book Part 2 Chapter :- 1,2,3 G C Leong:- Ch 1,2,3,4
3	Environment	Institutions and Measures in Environment	Shankar IAS BOOK Chapter 26
4	Science	Nuclear Technology Basics	Internet
5	Himachal Pradesh	Handicrafts  of Himachal Pradesh	Balokhra – Chapter 4(Page no 328) Mian Goverdhan Singh-Chapter 11(11.15)
		Soils in Himachal Pradesh

Test 19

                         10^th April 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	30th March 2019 to 9th April 2019
2	History	Art and Architecture of Medieval History	Nitin Singhania Book Chapter 1,2,3,4,14 Or CCRT website
3	Polity	Emergency Provisions, Constitutional Bodies	Lakshmikanth Chapter 16,42 to 51
4	Economy	Public Finance in India(Budget) Human Development in India	Ramesh Singh – Chapter 18,21
5	Himachal Pradesh	Administrative History of Himachal Pradesh	Balokhra – Chapter 9 (Page no. 793 – page no. 828 and page no 921 to 960))
		Hot Springs in HP

Test 20

20^th April 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	10th  April 2019 to 19th April 2019
2	Geography	Indian Drainage System, Indian Climate, Natural Vegetation, Soils	Geography Khullar book CH:- 4,5,6,7 G C Leong :- Ch 13 to 25
3	Environment	Environmental Organisation, Environmental issues and Health effects	Chapter 27,29( Shankar IAS Book)
4	Science	Basics Defence Technology	IDSA Website or other internet source
5	Himachal Pradesh	Hydro Power, Horticulture and Floriculture of Himachal Pradesh Temple Architecture of  HP	Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 11(11.2,11.13) Balokhra – Chapter 19(Page no 1481-1524)

Test 21

     Test 21

30th April 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	20th April 2019 to 29th April 2019
2	History	Decline of Mughal, Indian State and Society in 18th Century, European Penetration and British Conquest of India, Structure of Government and Economic Policies of British Empire in India, Administrative organisation an Social,cultural Policy	History Bipin Chandra( History of Modern India) Chapters:- 1,2,3,4,5
3	Polity & Environment	Non Constitutional Bodies, Other Constitutional Dimensions, International Environmental Conventions	Political Science Class – 11th NCERT Lakshmikanth Chapter 26,27,28,29,34,35 Shankar IAS Environment Chapter 28
4	Economics	External Sector in India, International Economic organisation and  India	Ramesh Singh Chapter 15,16
5	Himachal Pradesh	Budget of HP, Government Schemes, Census of HP Cities in Himachal Pradesh(Historical Importance)	Refer Government Sources

      Test 22

                          10^th MAY 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	30th April 2019 to 9th May 2019
2	Geography	Indian Geography ( Land Utilization and agriculture, Livestock, Fishing, Irrigation, Multipurpose Projects G C Leong Book	Khullar Geography Book Chapter:- 8,9,10,11,12 G C Leong Chapter:- 5,6,7,8,9,10
3	History	Social and Cultural awakening in first half of 19th Century, Revolt of 1857, Administrative Changes after 1853, Economic impact of British Rule, Nationalist Movement(1858-1902)	Bipin Chandra Chapter:- 6,7,8,9,10
4	Science and Technology	Basics 0f IT,Nano tech,Bio tech,Robotics	Google it
5	Himachal Pradesh	Budget  of Himachal, Government Schemes, Forest  Survey HP	Google And for forest (Mian Goverdhan Singh  – Chapter 11.7)

                                 Test 23

                           20th May 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	10th May 2019 to 19th May 2019
2	History	Religious and Social Reforms after 1858 The Nationalist Movement(1905-18) The struggle for Swaraj(1919-27) The struggle for Swaraj(1927-47)	Bipin Chandra Ch:- 11,12,13,14
3	Polity	Political Dynamics	Lakshmikanth Chapters 67 to 76
4	Economy	Tax Structure in India Economic Survey Budget	Ramesh Singh Chapter – 17 Government Source
5	Himachal Pradesh	Complete HP Syllabus

 

 

Test 24

30th May 2019

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
1	Current Affairs	20th May 2019 to 29th May 2019
2	Geography	Mineral Resources, Energy Resources, Manufacturing Industries, Transport and communication ,The People	Dr. Khullar Chapter 13,14,15,16,17 G C Leong Ch:_ 11,12
3	Environment	Sustainability and Climate Change: India and World Economic aspect	Ramesh Singh CH:- 19
4	Science	Basics of Health, Environment ,IPR	Internet
5	Himachal Pradesh	Complete HP Syllabus

 

Test 25

Date: – 9^th June 2019 (can be rescheduled as per the HPAS exam date)

	Subject	Topic	Recommended Sources
	Complete Test	Full Syllabus

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Recommended Sources for HPAS Preparation:

1. NCERTs from Class 6^th to 12^th
2. Indian Polity – Lakshmikanth
3. Modern History – Bipin Chandra
4. Geography – Dr. Khullar
5. Environment – Shankar IAS
6. Economy – Ramesh Singh
7. Himachal Pradesh:
   1. Jagmohan Balokhra
   2. Mian Goverdhan Singh
8. Current Affairs : Newspaper ( Hindu or any other national paper), PIB
9. Budget and Economic Survey 2019
10. Himachal Budget and Economic Survey 2019
11. Internet Research for Miscellaneous Topics

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