General Knowledge Syllabus Class : 11th

General Knowledge

Class : 11^th

 

Section A : History - Std. XI

1. Ancient India

i) The Harappan Civilisation(2500 to 1800 BC)

ii) Vedic Period, The Aryans (1500 BC to 1000 BC) Early Vedic age

iii) Later Vedic age (1000 BC to 600 BC)

iv) Rise of Jainism and Buddhism

 

2. Ancient Dynasties

i) Mahajanpadas

ii) The Magdha Empire (600 to 400 BC)

iii) The Maurya Dynasty (321 to 289 BC)

iv) Post Mauryan period

v) Gupta Dynasty (320 to 550 AD)

 

3. Medieval India

The Sultanate of Delhi

i) The Slave Dynasty (1206 to 1290 AD)

ii) The Khilji Dynasty (1290 to 1320 AD)

iii) The Tughlaq Dynasty (1320 to 1414 AD)

      The Sayyad Dynasty (1414 to 1451 AD)

iv) The Lodhi Dynasty (1451 to 1526 AD)

 

4. The Mughal Dynasty

i) Babur (1526 to 1531 AD)

ii) Humayun (1530 to 1540 and 1555-56)

iii) The Afghan Interregnum Sher Shah Suri (1540 to 1545)

iv) Akbar (1556 to 1605)

v) Jahangir (1605 to 1627)

vi) Shahajahan (1628 to 1658)

vii) Aurangzeb (1659 to 1707)

 

5. Modern India

i) Coming of the Europeans

ii) India under the British rule of East India Company.

iii) British Governors under company rule (1757 to 1857)

 

 

SECTION B : GEOGRAPHY Std. XI

1. Astronomy

i) The Earth as a planet

 

2. Lithosphere

i) The Earth’s crust, Rocks and Weathering

 

3. Atmosphere

i) Atmosphere and it’s composition

 

4. Hydrosphere

i) Ocean currents and tides

 

5. Maps and Map Reading

i) Elements of Map

ii) Methods of showing relief features on Map

iii) Contours

 

SECTION C : DEFENCE STUDIES Std. XI

 

1. Introduction to Defence Studies

i) Definition of Defence

ii) Scope of Defence

iii) Types of war

iv) Utility of Defence

 

2. Higher Defence

i) Defence Committee of the Cabinet Organisation

ii) Defence Minister’s committee

iii) Chief of the staff committee

iv) National Defence Council

 

3. Organization of Indian Armed Forces

i) Army Organisation

ii) Navy Organisation

iii) Air Force Organisation

 

4. Training Institutions of Defence Services

i) Officer’s Training Institutions of the Army

ii) Officer’s Training Institutions of the Navy

iii) Officer’s Training Institutions of the Air Force

 

 

SECTION D : GENERAL ABILITY Std. XI

 

1. Fine Arts

i) Music

ii) Dance

iii) Painting

 

2. Sports and Literature

i) Famous books and their Authors

ii) Sports

 

3. Constitution of India

i) Preamble, Salient features

ii) Citizen and citizenship

iii) Fundamental Rights and Duties

iv) Directive Principles

 

4. Current Events

A) Who’s Who in India

B) The World we live in

 

-: Compiled By :-

Mr Dhage SM

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