UPSC CSE — Syllabus & notes
Syllabus and study notes
Revision & Exam Traps· 0 formulae · 7 traps
Polity
Fundamental Rights are justiciable (enforceable in court); Directive Principles are not. Don’t treat DPSPs as enforceable.
Money Bill (Art 110) ≠ Finance Bill: only the Speaker certifies a Money Bill, and Rajya Sabha can only recommend, not amend.
A Bill becomes an Act only after the President’s assent — clearing both Houses alone isn’t enough.
Economy
Fiscal deficit = total expenditure − total receipts (excluding borrowings); revenue deficit is only on the revenue account.
Devaluation is a deliberate cut in a FIXED exchange rate; depreciation is a market fall in a FLOATING rate.
CPI measures retail (consumer) inflation; WPI measures wholesale. RBI’s headline target is on CPI.
Geography
SW monsoon (Jun–Sep) brings most of India’s rain; the NE monsoon mainly waters Tamil Nadu in Oct–Dec.
UPSC CSE Syllabus (2025)
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