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Each chapter shows which sections are high-yield, which PYQs came from each section, footnote traps, and where to go next in standard reference books.

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Footnote traps
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High-Yield

Chapters that produced multiple Prelims questions across the tagged years. Treat these as priority — re-read sections, not just summaries.

e.g. Class XI · Ancient India · Indus Valley

Footnote trap

Specific NCERT footnotes UPSC has previously turned into Prelims questions. Easy to skip on first read, devastating to miss.

e.g. footnote on Mohenjo-daro 'Dancing Girl' (2025)

Standard bridge

When NCERT ends and your standard reference picks up — Laxmikanth for Polity, Bipin Chandra for Modern History, etc. Marked with priority.

Must / Optional priority badges

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Political Science

23 chapters · 35 PYQs · 18 high-yield
Cl.10Ch 1
High-Yield
Power Sharing
2 PYQs4 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.10Ch 3
Medium-Yield
Democracy and Diversity
1 PYQ2 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.10Ch 4
High-Yield
Gender, Religion and Caste
1 PYQ3 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.10Ch 5
Medium-Yield
Popular Struggles and Movements
0 PYQs2 high⚠ 4📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.10Ch 6
High-Yield
Political Parties
0 PYQs3 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.10Ch 7
High-Yield
Outcomes of Democracy
1 PYQ4 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 1
High-Yield
Constitution: Why and How?
2 PYQs4 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 1
Medium-Yield
Political Theory: An Introduction
2 PYQs1 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.11Ch 2
High-Yield
Rights in the Indian Constitution
6 PYQs3 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 2
High-Yield
Freedom
2 PYQs5 high⚠ 2📚 1
0/20 points0%
Cl.11Ch 3
High-Yield
Election and Representation
0 PYQs4 high⚠ 4📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 3
High-Yield
Equality
2 PYQs3 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 4
High-Yield
Executive
3 PYQs4 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 4
High-Yield
Social Justice
2 PYQs4 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.11Ch 5
High-Yield
Legislature
2 PYQs6 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 5
High-Yield
Rights
2 PYQs3 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.11Ch 6
High-Yield
Judiciary
2 PYQs6 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 6
Medium-Yield
Citizenship
1 PYQ3 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 7
High-Yield
Federalism
1 PYQ4 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 7
Medium-Yield
Nationalism
0 PYQs3 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.11Ch 8
High-Yield
Local Governments
0 PYQs4 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 8
High-Yield
Secularism
1 PYQ4 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 9
High-Yield
Constitution as a Living Document
2 PYQs3 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/16 points0%
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History

18 chapters · 12 PYQs · 13 high-yield
Cl.11Ch 1
Low-Yield
From the Beginning of Time
0 PYQs3 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.11Ch 2
Medium-Yield
Writing and City Life
0 PYQs6 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 4
Medium-Yield
The Central Islamic Lands
0 PYQs2 high⚠ 5📚 2
0/19 points0%
Cl.11Ch 9
Medium-Yield
The Industrial Revolution
1 PYQ4 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/17 points0%
Cl.12Ch 1
High-Yield
Bricks, Beads and Bones
0 PYQs5 high⚠ 2📚 1
0/16 points0%
Cl.12Ch 2
High-Yield
Kings, Farmers and Towns
3 PYQs6 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.12Ch 3
High-Yield
Kinship, Caste and Class
1 PYQ4 high⚠ 5📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.12Ch 4
High-Yield
Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings
2 PYQs5 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.12Ch 5
High-Yield
Through the Eyes of Travellers
0 PYQs7 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.12Ch 6
High-Yield
Bhakti-Sufi Traditions
0 PYQs4 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.12Ch 7
High-Yield
An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara
0 PYQs4 high⚠ 4📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.12Ch 8
High-Yield
Peasants, Zamindars and the State
0 PYQs5 high⚠ 2📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.12Ch 9
High-Yield
Kings and Chronicles
0 PYQs4 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.12Ch 10
High-Yield
Colonialism and the Countryside
1 PYQ3 high⚠ 4📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.12Ch 11
High-Yield
Rebels and the Raj
0 PYQs3 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/16 points0%
Cl.12Ch 13
High-Yield
Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement
1 PYQ4 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/19 points0%
Cl.12Ch 14
Medium-Yield
Understanding Partition
0 PYQs1 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.12Ch 15
High-Yield
Framing the Constitution
3 PYQs5 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/20 points0%
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Geography

18 chapters · 33 PYQs · 18 high-yield
Cl.10Ch 2
High-Yield
Forest and Wildlife Resources
2 PYQs5 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/16 points0%
Cl.10Ch 3
High-Yield
Water Resources
2 PYQs3 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.10Ch 4
High-Yield
Agriculture
5 PYQs5 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.10Ch 5
High-Yield
Minerals and Energy Resources
3 PYQs5 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.10Ch 6
High-Yield
Manufacturing Industries
1 PYQ5 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/20 points0%
Cl.11Ch 2
High-Yield
Structure and Physiography
1 PYQ6 high⚠ 4📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 3
High-Yield
Drainage System
1 PYQ3 high⚠ 2📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 3
High-Yield
Interior of the Earth
0 PYQs4 high⚠ 5
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 4
High-Yield
Climate
2 PYQs6 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 5
High-Yield
Natural Vegetation
3 PYQs2 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/16 points0%
Cl.11Ch 5
High-Yield
Minerals and Rocks
2 PYQs3 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 6
High-Yield
Soils
1 PYQ4 high⚠ 5📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 6
High-Yield
Geomorphic Processes
2 PYQs4 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.11Ch 7
High-Yield
Landforms and their Evolution
2 PYQs4 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 10
High-Yield
Atmospheric Circulation and Weather
1 PYQ5 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 12
High-Yield
World Climate and Climate Change
3 PYQs5 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 13
High-Yield
Water (Oceans)
1 PYQ4 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 14
High-Yield
Movements of Ocean Water
1 PYQ2 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/18 points0%
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Economics

15 chapters · 16 PYQs · 13 high-yield
Cl.11Ch 1
High-Yield
Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence
0 PYQs5 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/19 points0%
Cl.11Ch 2
High-Yield
Indian Economy 1950-1990
1 PYQ3 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 3
High-Yield
Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation
3 PYQs4 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 4
High-Yield
Poverty
0 PYQs2 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.11Ch 5
High-Yield
Human Capital Formation in India
0 PYQs4 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 6
High-Yield
Rural Development
2 PYQs4 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.11Ch 7
High-Yield
Employment: Growth, Informalisation
1 PYQ7 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 8
High-Yield
Infrastructure
0 PYQs4 high⚠ 3📚 2
0/17 points0%
Cl.11Ch 9
High-Yield
Environment and Sustainable Development
1 PYQ4 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/16 points0%
Cl.12Ch 1
Medium-Yield
Introduction to Macroeconomics
1 PYQ1 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/16 points0%
Cl.12Ch 2
High-Yield
National Income Accounting
0 PYQs5 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.12Ch 3
High-Yield
Money and Banking
2 PYQs3 high⚠ 2📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.12Ch 4
Medium-Yield
Income Determination
1 PYQ3 high⚠ 2📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.12Ch 5
High-Yield
Government Budget and the Economy
1 PYQ3 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/16 points0%
Cl.12Ch 6
High-Yield
Open Economy Macroeconomics
3 PYQs2 high⚠ 4📚 1
0/16 points0%
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Environment

4 chapters · 10 PYQs · 4 high-yield
Cl.12Ch 13
High-Yield
Organisms and Populations
0 PYQs2 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.12Ch 14
High-Yield
Ecosystem
1 PYQ6 high⚠ 3📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.12Ch 15
High-Yield
Biodiversity and Conservation
5 PYQs3 high⚠ 5📚 2
0/17 points0%
Cl.12Ch 16
High-Yield
Environmental Issues
4 PYQs4 high⚠ 4📚 2
0/18 points0%
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Science

7 chapters · 14 PYQs · 6 high-yield
Cl.10Ch 5
Medium-Yield
Periodic Classification of Elements
0 PYQs3 high⚠ 2📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.10Ch 9
High-Yield
Heredity and Evolution
3 PYQs4 high⚠ 2📚 2
0/18 points0%
Cl.10Ch 15
High-Yield
Our Environment
2 PYQs3 high⚠ 1📚 2
0/20 points0%
Cl.12Ch 8
High-Yield
Human Health and Disease
1 PYQ5 high⚠ 2📚 1
0/20 points0%
Cl.12Ch 10
High-Yield
Microbes in Human Welfare
3 PYQs4 high⚠ 2📚 1
0/18 points0%
Cl.12Ch 11
High-Yield
Biotechnology: Principles and Processes
2 PYQs2 high⚠ 1📚 1
0/17 points0%
Cl.12Ch 12
High-Yield
Biotechnology and its Applications
3 PYQs3 high⚠ 1📚 2
0/17 points0%
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