UPSSSC PET 2026 | Top 100 Questions Based on Shift 1 & 2 (25 Oct) | 20 Min Cover | by Ankit Sir

Summary

The video is a rapid, exam-focused revision session based on questions reportedly seen in the 25 October UPSSSC PET Shift 1 and Shift 2 papers. The instructor reviews high-yield facts and suggests topics that may be useful for upcoming shifts. The session moves quickly through history, geography, polity, economy, science, general awareness, and Uttar Pradesh-specific facts.

History and the national movement

• Ancient and medieval history: The instructor reviews Saraswati as the Rig Vedic “best of rivers,” Lothal as an Indus Valley dockyard, Jain symbols associated with Rishabhdev and Mahavira, and the distinction between Buddha’s enlightenment at Bodhgaya and his first sermon at Sarnath.
• Other topics include Mauryan rajukas, Samudragupta and the Prayag Prashasti, Harshavardhana and Xuanzang, Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s move of the capital to Daulatabad, and the three Battles of Panipat.
• The session also covers Krishnadevaraya, the Ashtadiggajas and Amuktamalyada, and the establishment of the Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras High Courts under the Indian High Courts Act of 1861.
• National movement: Topics include the Ghadar Party, Champaran Satyagraha, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the Chauri Chaura incident and withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Lahore Congress session, and Subhas Chandra Bose’s Haripura and Tripuri presidencies and formation of the Forward Bloc.
• Other revision points include the Atmiya Sabha, Brahmo Samaj, Badruddin Tyabji’s Congress presidency, and the Partition of Bengal.

Geography and environment

• The instructor revises India’s extreme points, the Mahi River crossing the Tropic of Cancer twice, the McMahon Line, the Godavari’s source and length, Chilika Lake, Barren Island, Kaziranga, the southwest monsoon, Shivanasamudra Falls, and Nathula Pass.
• World geography examples include Lake Baikal, the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, Kazakhstan as the largest landlocked country, and Angel Falls.
• Atmospheric topics include the troposphere, mesosphere, and stratospheric ozone layer. The Suez Canal is also discussed.
• The lesson emphasizes linking locations with distinguishing facts—for example, Dholavira’s water-management system and Chilika’s status as a major saltwater lake and Ramsar site.

Constitution and public administration

• The session covers the Constitution’s original eight Schedules and its present twelve, including the Tenth Schedule on defection and the Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules on local government.
• It reviews Article 32 and writs, the 42nd and 44th Amendments, Fundamental Duties, the Right to Property under Article 300A, and the distinction between national, state, and financial emergencies under Articles 352, 356, and 360.
• Other topics include the President’s role in a joint sitting, the Speaker’s role in deciding whether a bill is a Money Bill, the Vice-President as Rajya Sabha chair, the 73rd Amendment and Panchayati Raj, the CAG, the Election Commission, and the Public Accounts Committee.
• The instructor also reviews the retirement ages of High Court and Supreme Court judges and the Directive Principles as the constitutional basis for a welfare state.

Economy

• Topics include Dadabhai Naoroji’s early national-income estimate, the establishment of the Planning Commission, and the models associated with the First and Second Five-Year Plans.
• The lesson also covers the Green Revolution, bank nationalisation in 1969 and 1980, the start of GST, hidden unemployment in agriculture, and the differences between the bank rate, repo rate, and reverse repo rate.
• Verghese Kurien, the White Revolution, and Operation Flood are included.

General science

• The revision includes the joule as the SI unit of work and energy; rear-view mirrors; dry ice as carbon dioxide; brass as copper and zinc; nitrous oxide as laughing gas; and vinegar as acetic acid.
• Biology topics include the liver, insulin and diabetes, Rh factor, vitamin C, mitochondria, iodine deficiency and goitre, penicillin and Alexander Fleming, and vitamin K’s role in blood clotting.

General awareness and Uttar Pradesh

• The instructor reviews dance forms and their associated states, National Sports Day, UNICEF and UNESCO headquarters, Budapest as Hungary’s capital, and facts about the Sundarbans.
• Current-affairs names mentioned include the Chief Election Commissioner and NITI Aayog’s leadership.
• The final section adds Uttar Pradesh-focused revision: the Revenue Code, agricultural-year dates, the Revenue Board, Khatauni and Khasra, district size and borders, legislative seat counts, Dudhwa National Park, and Kathak.
• The teacher encourages students to use prior-paper patterns for revision, revisit earlier lessons, and remain confident. He also announces a forthcoming marathon covering 62 topics.

Accuracy note

The subtitles appear to contain transcription errors and at least one apparent factual mistake: the Partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911, not 1907 as the captions state. Some science wording is also likely mistranscribed—for example, myopia is corrected with a concave lens, not a concave mirror. Verify individual one-liners against a reliable study source.

Speakers and sources mentioned

• Ankit Sir, the presenter and primary speaker.
• The 25 October PET Shift 1 and Shift 2 papers, used as the basis for the revision.
• Vidyagram State Exam’s reporting team and PET candidates’ feedback are mentioned, but no separate student speech is included in the provided subtitles.
• The presenter’s earlier 20-minute revision videos and classes are also referenced.