Notes on Most-Probable/Important Topics for UPSC Prelims

In order to clear UPSC prelims, you need to first focus on most-probable topics in each subject and cover them comprehensively. But there is a problem of scattered resources and lack of time to make notes and organise everything yourself. So we have listed links to our notes on most-probable topics. As these notes are in mindmap format, you can read/revise them very quickly.

If you have already completed the syllabus, you can also read these notes for the eleventh-hour revision. Some of these notes cannot easily be found across the internet or in one place.

It is not those who read everything become toppers, it is those who know what to read become toppers.

Quick Tip: You can use the memory palace technique to remember fact-based stuff such as countries & borders, indices/reports, GI tags, etc.

List of Most-Probable Topics (with Notes)

In the Current Affairs Mindmaps (prelims),

Give particular focus on following compilations
- - Species (in Environment)
  - Conservation areas (in Environment)
  - Diseases (in National Issues)
  - Space and other tech news (in Sci-tech)
  - Indexes/reports (in Compilations)
  - Schemes/welfare initiatives (in Compilations)
  - Bills/Acts (in Compilations)
  - Government organisations (in Compilations)
  - International organisations, groupings and agreements (in compilations) | Static Compilations
  - GI tags (in Compilations)
  - Defence – Missiles, Military exercises, ships (in Compilations)
Additional compilation not covered in prelims CA mindmaps – Important economic terms
Compilations on repeated current topics

In Indian Polity Mindmaps

In Indian Culture Mindmaps

A quick reading of all chapters (all are important)
[Table] Classical Dances in India – Compared
[Table] Intangible cultural heritage [FREE]

World Geography – Important facts for prelims (Countries & borders, Forest types, etc.)
Indian Geography – Important facts for Prelims (forest types, rivers, etc)

P.S –

These topics have been chosen by analysing previous year questions.
If you’ve completed all the above topics, then please go through all the other mindmaps here.

All the best!