GS-1 strategy - Rahul Srivastava

General studies paper 1 is the most 'static' in nature. The syllabus broadly covers history, geography and society.

Topic : Art and culture

Here, the syllabus has keywords like sculpture, paintings and pyqs have been asked much in line with it.

Sources : Lucent 🫠, 11th ncert arts waali and pyq

X factor : there are 3 things

1. Mention chronology /dates /era

2. Diagrams of stupa, maurya pillars if so required

3. Quote scholars and authors such as Al Bhasm, RS sharma , Romila Thapar in your answers.

Topic : Modern history

Sources remains the same as prelims

Just extract and rearrange the same info theme wise as mentioned in the syllabus. Major events, names, contributions etc.

X factor in answers remain the same.

Topic : World history and post independence history

Source : Old ncert arjun dev for world history and Indian politics new ncert for Post independence, I referred to toppers notes of (available on their channels)

Shreyansh Kumat sir and

Arpit gupta sir.

Alongwith this, referring to pyqs is a must.

X factors includes map in world history if relevant.

Topic : Geography

Syllabus keywords has volcanoes, landslides etc . Pyqs have been confined to geomorphology, climatology mostly.

Sources : Ncert (old and new) 11th and 12th GC leong only for vegetation types (rubber question in gs1 could be answered on his equatorial climate chapter).

I also referred to toppers notes of

1. Shubham kumar sir and

2. Kanishk Kataria sir

X factor

1. Diagrams and thematic maps in geography. Must for every answer and it comes naturally. But has to practiced earlier.

Topic : Society

Sources included

Ram Ahuja ki book

Sociology ncert 11th and 12th and toppers notes of

1. Shubham kumar sir

2. Shubham bhaisre sir

3. Ashish Mishra sir

4. Arpit gupta sir

X factor includes

1. Data for social justice answers

2. Contemporary examples. Diverse in nature

3. Quoting scholars like Ram ahuja, Ramchandra Guha and MN Srinivas etc.

The answers to this part must have a touch and feel of contemporary nature, while the answers to history and geography must have a textbook feel.