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History
Outbreak of World War 1 and Its Aftermath
The World Between Two World Wars
World War 2
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- Introduction of The World After World War II
- Chinese Revolution
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- Formation of Military Alliances
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- The Non-aligned Movement (NAM) in 1961
- The Cuban Revolution
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- Towards European Union
- Fall of Berlin Wall and End of Cold War Era
Social and Religious Reform Movements in the 19th Century
Early Revolts Against British Rule in Tamil Nadu
Anti-colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism
Nationalism: Gandhian Phase
- Introduction of Nationalism: Gandhian Phase
- Gandhi and Mass Nationalism
- Gandhi’s Early Satyagrahas in India
- Non-cooperation Movement and Its Fallout
- The Struggle for Poorna Swaraj and Launch of Civil Disobedience Movement
- Beginnings of Socialist Movements
- First Congress Ministries Under Government of India Act, 1935
- Developments Leading to Quit India Movement
- Towards Freedom
Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu
Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu
Geography
India - Location, Relief and Drainage
- India: a Subcontinent
- India’s Land and Water Frontiers
- India and the World
- Indian - Location, Size and Extent
- Political and Administrative Divisions of India
- Physical Divisions of India
- The North Indian Mountains
- The Trans-Himalayas
- The Himalayas
- Purvanchal (Purvachal) Hills
- Importance of Himalayas
- North Indian Plains
- Characteristics of Northern Indian Plains
- The Peninsular Indian Plateau
- The Indian Coastal Plains
- The Indian Islands
- Drainage Systems of India
- Himalayan Rivers
- Characteristics of Himalayan Rivers
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- Characteristics of Peninsular Rivers
Climate and Natural Vegetation of India
- Climate of India
- Factors Affecting the Indian Climate
- The Indian Monsoon
- Seasons of India
- The Winter Season or Cold Weather
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- Southwest Monsoon or Rainy Season
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- Natural Vegetation
- Natural Vegetation of India
- Tropical Evergreen or Rain Forests
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- Indian Wildlife
India - Agriculture
- Soil: "Teeming with Life"
- Types of Soils in India
- Alluvial Soil
- Black Soil
- Red Soil
- Laterite Soils
- Forest and Mountain Soils
- Arid and Desert Soils
- Saline and Alkaline Soils
- Peaty and Marshy Soils
- Irrigation
- Sources of Irrigation in India
- Canal Irrigation
- Well Irrigation
- Tank Irrigation
- Modern Irrigation Methods
- Agriculture in India
- Types of Farming in India
- Subsistence Farming
- Shifting Agriculture
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- Dry Farming
- Mixed Farming
- Terrace Farming
- Major Crops Cultivated in India
- Food Crops
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- Livestock
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- Major Issues Faced by Farmers in India
India - Resources and Industries
India - Population, Transport, Communication and Trade
Physical Geography of Tamil Nadu
Human Geography of Tamil Nadu
- Introduction of Human Geography of Tamil Nadu
- Agriculture
- Geographical Determinants of Agriculture
- Cropping Seasons in Tamil Nadu
- Distribution of Major Crops in Tamil Nadu
- Animal Husbandry (Livestock)
- Water Resource
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- Industries
- Information Technology
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- Transport of North America
- Communication
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- Imports of Tamil Nadu
Civics
Indian Constitution
- Introduction of Indian Constitution
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- Salient Features of Indian Constitution
- Preamble to the Constitution
- Citizenship
- Fundamental Rights
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Fundamental Duties
- Centre-State Relations
- Official Language
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- Constitutional Reform Commissions
Central Government
State Government
India’s Foreign Policy
- Introduction of India’s Foreign Policy
- Main Objectives of Our Foreign Policy
- Panchsheel
- Basic Determinants of a Foreign Policy
- The Non-aligned Movement (NAM) in 1961
- Basic Concepts of India’s Foreign Policy
- SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- Contemporary Context: Change and Continuity in India’s Foreign Policy
India’s International Relations
Economics
Gross Domestic Product and Its Growth: an Introduction
- Gross Domestic Product and Its Growth: an Introduction
- National Income
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Composition of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Contribution of different sectors in GDP of India
- Economic Growth and Development
- Developmental Path based on GDP and Employment
- Growth of GDP and Economic Policies
Globalization and Trade
Food Security and Nutrition
Government and Taxes
Industrial Clusters in Tamil Nadu
- Introduction of Industrial Clusters in Tamil Nadu
- Importance of Industrialisation
- Types of Industries
- Industrial Clusters
- Historical Development of Industrialisation in Tamil Nadu
- Major Industrial Clusters and Their Specialisation in Tamil Nadu
- The Policy Factors that Helped the Industrialisation Process in Tamil Nadu
- Entrepreneur
notes
The Trans-Himalayas:
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The Trans-Himalayan ranges |
- It is located north of the great Himalayan mountain range.
- It is located on the Tibetan plateau and in Jammu and Kashmir.
- It is also referred to as the Tibetan Himalayas due to Tibet's great geographic expanse.
- Trans-Himalayas is a 1,600-kilometre-long mountain range in China, India, and Nepal, extending in a west-east direction parallel to the main Himalayan range called the Zanskar range.
- The Trans-Himalayas is about 225 km wide in the center and around 40 km wide at its eastern and westernmost points.
- The Tethys sediments are present there. The Tertiary granite that underlies the rocks in this area is marine deposits holding fossils. It is the center of the Himalayan axis and contains sediments that have partially undergone a metamorphosis.
- The Zaskar, Ladakh, Kailash, and Karakoram mountain ranges are the most notable Trans-Himalayan ranges.
- In the extreme north of the nation is the Karakoram range. The second-highest mountain in the world is K2.
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