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UPSC IAS 2020: Most Important Topics of Current Affairs highly expected for Prelims exam

UPSC IAS 2020 Important Topics: Get here most Important Current Affairs topics that are highly expected to be asked in UPSC Civil Services IAS Prelims 2020 exam. Check here the complete list of topics that need your attention to crack the IAS 2020 examination.


Important topics for UPSC IAS Prelims 2020: The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the UPSC IAS Prelims 2020 exam on 4 October 2020. Candidates who have applied for the UPSC Civil Services Recruitment 2020 will be required to sit for the IAS Prelims exam. It is the right time for the candidates to work on the most important Current Affairs topic to ace the IAS Prelims Exam 2020. Here we have prepared a crisp and useful list of current affairs topics. If you cover the listed topics, it is certain that you will get hold of the latest happenings and developments.

Current Affairs forms the major part of the IAS Prelims General Studies (I) paper. As per the UPSC IAS Previous Years Paper 2019, the difficulty level of the Current Affairs questions asked in the exam was ‘Moderate to Difficult’ level. It is highly expected that the same trend will be seen in UPSC IAS Prelims 2020 exam.


    Generally, most of the questions asked in the UPSC IAS exam are related to the current issues and events that have occurred in the recent past. Considering this, we have listed some important Current Affairs topics that will be useful during the preparation of the UPSC IAS Prelims as well as Mains Exam. Have a look:

    Current Affairs Topics for IAS Prelims & Mains 2020

    Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Citizen Amendment Act

    National Register of Citizens (NRC)

    Article 370 

    Environmental conventions

    New acts passed by Parliament

    Triple Talaq Bill

    Issues concerning Elections in India

    India & Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

    Interstate water disputes

    Artificial Intelligence

    Impact of Social Media

    Increasing Heat Waves

    Swachh Bharat Mission

    Ease of Doing Business

    International Criminal Court

    US & China Trade war

    Data Protection - Technology and Privacy

    #MeToo Movement in India

    India's air pollution

    Supreme Court Judgements

    Reconstitution of Cabinet Sub-committees

    Decriminalisation of Politics

    Iran nuclear deal

    Ayushman Bharat – PMJAY Scheme

    Draft Model Contract Farming Act 2018

    Environment Performance Index

    Women Safety

    Cyber Security

    Election funding

    Cryptocurrency

    Rural Women Empowerment

    Jobless growth in India

    Extreme Weather and Health Hazards

    Police Reforms in India

    India’s growing underwater capability

    Malimath Committee report

    Current & future prospect of Indian economy

    Digital Economy

    Kashmir unrest & dispute

    US withdrawals from various International alliances

    Parliamentary disruptions

    Uniform civil code

    Privatisation of certain Healthcare Services

    Marital rape

    The merger of PSU banks

    Privatisation of Air India

    Capital Punishment/death sentence

    Politics and Economics of farm loan waiver

    National Medical Commission Bill

    Barring MPs from practising law

    Controversy over changing the Constitution

    Section 377: Constitutionality Vs Morality

    Data Localisation

    Crisis in the sugar sector

    National Policy on Biofuels

    Live streaming of SC proceedings

    Doubling the Farmer’s income

    Mob lynching

    RTI amendments

    Minimum Support Price

    Non Performing Assets

    Lokpal

    Power & Role of RBI

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