CDS · Syllabus
The complete Combined Defence Services Examination syllabus: 3 subjects, 82 topics. Every topic links to free study notes, practice questions and topic-wise quizzes.
Ancient India · Medieval India · Modern India / Freedom Struggle · World History
Physical Geography · Indian Geography · World Geography · International Boundaries
Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties · Parliament and Executive · Judiciary · Constitutional Amendments and Defence Provisions
GDP, GNP, NNP and National Income · Planning and NITI Aayog · Monetary and Fiscal Policy · Economic Indicators
Physics · Chemistry · Biology · Defence-related Science
National Events · International Events · Defence and Security · Sports, Awards and Books
Number System – Natural / Integers / Rational / Real · Unitary Method · Profit and Loss · Ratio and Proportion · Percentage · Average · Elementary Number Theory · Logarithms
Basic Operations · Polynomials and Factorisation · Theory of Polynomials · Simultaneous Linear Equations · Linear Inequalities · Set Theory · Laws of Indices
Sine, Cosine, Tangent of Angles 0°–90° · Simple Trigonometric Identities · Use of Trigonometric Tables · Heights and Distances
Lines and Angles · Plane and Plane Figures · Properties of Triangles · Parallelograms and Rectangles · Circles and Tangents · Loci
Areas of Squares, Rectangles, Parallelograms, Triangles, Circles · Surface Area and Volume · Areas and Volumes of Combined Figures
Collection and Tabulation of Data · Graphical Representation · Measures of Central Tendency
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