UPSC Prelims 2018 Test Series Structure

Number of Mock Tests – Total 22 TESTS

• 7 Fundamental (Sectional tests) +

• 5 Applied (Subject wise tests) +
• 10 Full Length Mock Test
All tests will be of 100 questions

How It Works:

I. Fundamental level (Sectional tests)

UPSC subjects divided into 2-3 parts based on syllabus and 2 subjects are clubbed for each test.
Each test will help you practice basic concepts of a subject.
Each Sectional test will consist of 5 components-
1. Subject 1
2. Subject 2
3. Current Affairs of a month
4. Selective chapters from India Year Book and
5. Map based questions.

II. Applied level (Subject wise tests)

These tests will help you practice advanced application based questions of each subject
individually.
Each tests will have 4 components-
1. Subject 1
2. Current affairs related to that subject
3. Map based questions
4. Budget and Economic Survey

III. Full Mock Test (FMT)

These tests will cover the whole syllabus.

Features of Oliveboard Test Series:

1. Current Affairs topic will cover primary sources like PIB, The Hindu, Yojana, etc.
2. Well designed questions and well explained solutions.
3. Coverage of all basic sources like NCERT, Government websites, Documents of Budget and
economic survey, etc.
4. Thorough analysis of previous year UPSC papers and the trend.
 UPSC CSE 2018 Prelims Test Series
Sectional Tests
Subject 2 India Year Current
Test Subject 1 Syllabus Map
Syllabus Book (IYB) Affairs
1 Indian Polity- I History- I
Constitutional Framework - Historical
Background, making of the constitution, Australia &
Salient Features, Preamble, Union & its Modern India - Oceania, National Symbols
Jun-17
Territories, Citizenship, Fundamental 1707 to 1905 Polar & Polity
Rights, DPSP, Fundamental Duties, Regions
Amendment of the constitution
2 Indian Polity- II Geography- I
Working of Indian Constitution-
Union & State Executive, State Human
Legislature, Judiciary, Local Government, Geography-
Land and the
Union Territories & Special Areas. System Fundamentals of
Africa People, Jul-17
of Government- Parliamentary system & Human Geography,
Agriculture
working, Federal System, Centre -State & India People and
Inter-state relations, Emergency the economy
Provisions
3 Economy- I History- II
National Income, Human Development,
Modern India - Basic Economic
Poverty and Unemployment, Public Europe Aug-17
1905 to 1947 Data, Finance
Finance, Money Market & Inflation
4 Ancient & Medieval India Environment- I
Ecology, Culture &
(full syllabus) Biodiversity, Americas Tourism, Sep-17
Conservation Efforts Environment
5 Science & Technology- I Geography- II
Physical
Geography- Science and
Fundamentals of Technological
Asia Oct-17
Physical Geography, Developments,
Indian Physical Defence
Environment
6 Economy- II Environment- II
Climate Change,
Capital Market, Money Stock measures, International India- Commerce,
Nov-17
External Trade protocols, Acts & Political Industry
Policies
Science &
7 Polity-III
Technology- II
Constitutional & Non-Constitutional India- Law & Justice,
Dec-17
Bodies, Special Provisions, Miscellaneous Physical Energy
Subject-wise Full Tests
Polity & Rural & Urban
Map based Polity CA + Jan-
8 Governance Budget 2018-19 - Part I Development, State
questions 18
(full syllabus) & UT's
Indian
Map based Planning, Labour & Economy CA +
9 Economy Budget 2018-19 - Part II
questions Skill Development Feb 18
(full syllabus)
History & National Events,
Economic Survey 2017-18 - Part Map based Culture CA +
10 Culture Food & Civil
I questions Mar 18
(full syllabus) Supplies, Housing
Geography Economic Survey 2017-18 - Part Map based Transport, Water Geography CA +
11
(full syllabus) II questions Resources April 18
Education, Welfare,
Environment Science & Technology Map based Communications & Environment CA,
12
(full syllabus) (full syllabus) questions IT, Mass S&T CA
Communications

Note: 10 Full mock tests apart from the above tests.