Area,UPSC Prelims,SSC CGL Tier-I,Stage,Round,Minutes studied,First pass finished on,Note Current events,Current events of national and international importance,Current events,,,,, History,History of India and Indian National Movement,History,,,,, Geography,"Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World",Geography,,,,, Economy,"Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.",Economic Scene,,,,, Science,General Science,Every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect; General Policy & Scientific Research,,,,, Environment,"General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization",General awareness of the environment around him and its application to society,,,,, Polity and governance,"Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.",,,,,, Culture,,Culture,,,,, Reasoning,Logical reasoning and analytical ability; Decision making and problem solving; General mental ability,General Intelligence and Reasoning,,,,, Numeracy,"Basic numeracy, Class X level",Quantitative Aptitude,,,,, Data interpretation,"Data interpretation, Class X level",Histogram; Frequency polygon; Bar diagram and Pie chart,,,,, Comprehension,Comprehension,English Comprehension,,,,,