UPSSSC PET – Crash
Notes 2025
(Sep 2–6, 2025)
Table of Contents
1. History (Ancient +
Medieval India)
2. National Movement
3. Polity
4. Science & Current
Affairs
5. Geography & Economy
6. Reasoning + Math +
Hindi + Quick GK
History (Ancient + Medieval India)
• Indus Valley Civilization (3300–1300 BCE)
o Cities: Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Lothal
o Features: Grid streets, drainage, granaries, seals, weights
o Economy: Agriculture, trade (Mesopotamia)
o Religion: Mother Goddess, Proto-Shiva, ritual bathing
• Vedic Period (1500–600 BCE)
o Early Vedic: Pastoral, tribal (Sabha, Samiti), Rigveda
o Later Vedic: Agriculture, iron tools, caste system, Janapadas
• Mahajanapadas (6th Century BCE)
o 16 states, Magadha strongest
o Buddhism (Siddhartha Gautam), Jainism (Mahavira)
• Mauryan Empire (322–185 BCE)
o Chandragupta → Founder
o Ashoka → Kalinga war, Dhamma policy, Rock/Pillar
Edicts
• Gupta Empire (320–550 CE)
o Golden Age: Arts, Science, Literature
o Aryabhata → Mathematics, Astronomy
o Kalidasa → Literature
• Medieval India
o Delhi Sultanate: Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi
o Mughal Empire: Babur → Founder, Akbar → Din-i-Ilahi,
Shah Jahan → Taj Mahal, Aurangzeb → Expansion &
orthodox policies
National Movement (1857–1947)
• 1857 Revolt: Leaders → Rani Laxmi
Bai, Tantia Tope, Begum Hazrat Mahal
• Moderates (1885–1905): Dadabhai
Naoroji, Gokhale → reforms, petitions
• Extremists (1905–1919): Tilak, Pal, Lala
Lajpat Rai → Swadeshi, Boycott
• Gandhian Era (1919–1947):
o Non-Cooperation (1920)
o Civil Disobedience (1930)
o Quit India (1942)
o Leaders → Gandhi, Nehru, Patel,
Subhas Chandra Bose
• Independence (1947): Partition,
Mountbatten Plan
Polity
• Constitution: Adopted 26 Nov 1949, enforced
26 Jan 1950
• Fundamental Rights: Equality, Freedom,
Exploitation, Religion, Cultural, Remedies
• Directive Principles: Non-justiciable, welfare
state
• Fundamental Duties: 11 duties, 42nd
Amendment
• President: Head of State, powers →
executive, legislative, emergency
• PM & Council: Real executive power,
responsible to Lok Sabha
• Parliament: LS + RS + President, law making,
budget
• Judiciary: SC → highest, High Courts,
Judicial Review, PIL
General Science & Current Affairs
Physics: Newton’s Laws, Work/Power/Energy, Simple
Machines, Heat, Light, Electricity (Current, Resistance,
Ohm’s Law)
Chemistry: Atoms, Periodic Table (first 20),
Acids/Bases/Salts, Metals & Non-metals, Soap/Detergent,
Important Compounds (NaCl, HCl, H2SO4, NH3)
Biology: Cells, Human systems (digestive, circulatory,
respiratory), Blood Groups, Vitamins & Deficiency,
Photosynthesis, Reproduction
Current Affairs (India/UP):
• PM Modi → 3rd term, President → Droupadi Murmu,
CJI → DY Chandrachud
• ISRO → Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1
• UP CM → Yogi Adityanath, Ganga Expressway, Kashi
Vishwanath Corridor
• Bharat Ratna 2024 → Lal Krishna Advani
• Sports → Asia Cup, Neeraj Chopra, Asian Games 2023
Geography & Economy
Geography:
• India → Continents 7, Oceans 5, Tropic of Cancer
passes UP
• Mountains: Himalayas, Kanchenjunga
• Rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Godavari,
Krishna
• Deserts → Thar
• UP → Rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, Ghaghra, Gomti,
Saryu; Soils → Alluvial; Crops → Wheat, Rice,
Sugarcane
• Forests: Tropical Evergreen, Deciduous, Desert;
National Parks → Dudhwa
Economy:
• GDP, Inflation, Budget, Poverty line, RBI →
monetary policy
• Schemes: PM Kisan, MGNREGA, ODOP, Digital
India, Make in India
• Current → India 5th largest economy, GST, Repo
rate; UP → Sugarcane, Wheat
Reasoning + Math + Hindi + Quick GK
(PET Crash Notes)
1. Reasoning
A. Verbal Reasoning
• Coding-Decoding: Letters → numbers,
words → symbols. Example: CAT → DBU
• Blood Relation: Father, mother, son,
daughter, brother, sister → draw family
tree
• Direction Sense: North, South, East,
West; turn left/right; find final position
• Analogy: A:B :: C:? → relationship-based
• Classification: Odd one out (word,
number, figure)
B. Non-Verbal / Figure Reasoning
• Series: Shapes → rotation, mirror, pattern
completion
• Puzzle-based reasoning: Seating,
arrangement, ranking
2. Mathematics
A. Arithmetic
• Percent: (P×R×T)/100
• Profit & Loss: Profit = SP – CP, Loss = CP
– SP, Profit% = (Profit/CP)×100
• Time, Speed, Distance: Distance = Speed
× Time
• Simple Interest: SI = (P×R×T)/100
• Compound Interest: CI = P(1+R/100)^T –
P
• Ratio & Proportion: a:b = x:y
• Algebra: Solve simple linear equations
B. Quick Tips
• Memorize squares (1–30) & cubes (1–20)
• Practice fractions → decimals →
percentages
3. Hindi
• Synonyms (पर्यार्वयची): Example → सदुं र = मोहक
• Antonyms (ववलोम): Example → ददन ↔ रात
• Idioms / Phrases (महु यवरे): Example → आँख का
तारा = very dear
• One-word substitution: Example →
पस्तकालय = Library
• Error Detection: Sentence errors →
grammar, spelling
4. Quick General Knowledge
• Capitals: UP → Lucknow; India → New
Delhi; Neighboring → Nepal →
Kathmandu
• Rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra,
Godavari, Krishna
• National Parks / Wildlife: Dudhwa (UP),
Jim Corbett
• Awards: Bharat Ratna, Arjuna Award →
Sports → Neeraj Chopra, P.V. Sindhu
• Current Schemes: PM Kisan, MGNREGA,
ODOP, Digital India
