Paper I (General Studies I) |
Subject | Topic |
History & Culture | World History |
Renaissance |
Revolution of England |
French Revolution |
Russian Revolution |
World War I and II |
Indian History | Political, Economical and Social history of India from Harappa civilization to 10th Century AD |
Moguls
and their administration, emergence of composite culture, Political,
Economical and Social history of Central India from 11th to 18th Century
AD |
Impact
of British Rule on Indian economy and society, Indian response to
British Rule: Peasant and Tribal revolts, The First Struggle of
Independence |
Indian Renaissance: The Freedom, National Movement and its leaders (with special reference to MP) |
Emergence of India as a Republic, Reorganization of States, Formation of MP |
Major events of the post-independence period |
Indian
Culture, Heritage with special reference to MP: Salient aspects of Art
Forms, Literature, Festivals & Architecture from ancient to modern
times |
World Heritage sites in India, Tourism in Madhya Pradesh |
Geography | Salient features of physical geography of India and World |
Distribution of key natural resources, Agro-climatic zones and Industries in MP |
Demography of India and MP, Tribes of Madhya Pradesh with particular reference to vulnerable tribes |
Agro ecology and its relevance to man, sustainable management and conservation |
Major crops of the state, holdings and cropping patterns, physical and social environment of crop distribution and pattern. |
Issues
and challenges related with quality and supply of seed, manure,
farming, practices, horticulture, poultry, dairy, fisheries and animal
husbandry, etc. |
Agriculture produce, transport, storage and marketing in the state |
Physical, Chemical, and Biological properties of Soil |
Soil process and factors of soil formation |
Mineral and organic constituents of soil and their role in maintaining soil productivity |
Essential plant nutrients and other beneficial elements in soils and plants |
Problem soils and their reclamation methods |
Problems of soil erosion and soil degradation in Madhya Pradesh. |
Soil conservation planning on watershed basis |
Food
processing and related industries in India – scope and significance,
location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management |
Land reforms in India |
Water Management | Ground water and Watershed management |
Water usage and efficient irrigation systems |
Drinking water: supply, factors of impurity of water and quality management |
Disaster and its Management | Man-made and Natural disasters: Concept and scope of disaster management |
Specific Hazards and mitigation |
Community
planning: Resource Mapping; Relief & Rehabilitation, Preventive and
Administrative measures, safe construction, Alternative communication
and survival skills |
Disaster Case Studies | Chernobyl Atomic Plant Tragedy 1986 |
Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984 |
Kutch Earthquake 2001 |
Indian Tsunami 2004 |
Fukushima Daiichi Japan Nuclear Disaster 2011 |
Uttarakhand Flesh Flood 2013 |
Ujjain Tragedy 1994 |
Allahabad Kumbh Stampede 2013 |
J & K Flood 2014 |
Paper II (General Studies II) |
The Constitution, the Political & Administrative Structure of Governance | Constitution
drafting committee; the Constitution of India; the Preamble, Basic
Structure, Fundamental Rights and Duties and Directive Principles of
State Policy; Schedules of the Constitution, Constitutional Amendments |
Comparison of the Indian Constitution with that of other countries |
Center and State Legislature |
Center and State Executive |
Judiciary – Supreme Court, High Court, District and Subordinate Courts; Contempt of Court |
Nature
of the Indian Union, Center-State Relations, Division of Power (Center
List, State List and Concurrent List). Distribution of resources |
Decentralization and people’s participation in Democratic Governance |
Local Self Government |
73rd and 74th Amendment of Constitution |
The Panchayats and the Municipalities (Rural and Urban Local Governance) |
Lokpal, Lokayukt and Lok Nyayalaya |
Judiciary as a watch-dog protecting the Constitutional Order – Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation |
Accountability
and Rights: Competition Commission, consumer Courts, Information
Commissions, Women Commission, Human Rights Commissions, SC/ST/OBC
Commissions, Other redressed agencies/authorities |
Transparency and Accountability, Right to Information, Right to Services, Utilization of public funds |
Democracy at work, Political Parties, Political Representation, Citizens Participation in Decision Making |
Elections: Election Commission, Electoral reforms |
Emergence of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and Non-Government organizations (NGOs); Self Help Group |
Issues and role of media (Electronic, Print and Social) |
Security Issues | External and Internal |
Social & Some Important Legislation | Indian society, Social Legislation as an instrument of Social Change |
The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 |
Protection to Women & Criminal Law (Under Indian Constitution Law & Criminal Procedure Code) |
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 |
The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 |
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 |
Right to Information Act, 2005 |
Environment (Protection) Act, 2005 |
The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 |
The Information Technology Act, 2000 |
The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 |
The Madhya Pradesh Lok Sewaon ke Pradan Ki Guarantee Adhiniyam - 2010 |
Social Sector – Health, Education & Empowerment | Health services, Preventive and curative health programs in India/MP with an emphasis on children and women’s health |
Issues related to availability of curative health to all |
Availability of doctor & Paramedical staff |
Health services in rural India |
Malnutrition, its causes and effects and Govt. programs for supplementary Nutrition |
The
technological interventions in the field of Immunology, Immunization,
Family health, Biotechnology, Communicable and non-communicable diseases
and remedies |
Vital statistics |
WHO – Objectives, Structures, functions and its programs |
Education System | Education as a tool of HR development |
Universal elementary education |
Quality of Higher and Technical |
Vocational Education |
Issues related to girls’ education |
Under privileged classes and differently abled classes |
Human Resource Development | Availability of skilled manpower |
Employability and productivity of human resource of India |
Trends of employment |
Role of Institutions like NCHER, NCERT, NIEPA, UGC |
Open Universities, AICTE, NCTE, NCVT, ICAR, IITs, NLUs, IIMs, Polytechnic and it is, etc. |
The human resource development |
Welfare Program | Welfare
programs Issues related to – Aged people, Differently able people,
Children Women, Labor, Socially deprived Classes and Displaced groups of
developmental projects |
Public Services | Public Services |
All India Services |
Central Services |
State Services |
Constitutional Positions |
Role and function |
Nature of function |
Union Public Service Commission |
MP State Public Service Commission |
Training and Training Institutions of State and Center in context of changing governance pattern |
Public Expenditure and Accounts | Control over public Expenditure |
Parliamentary control |
Estimate Committee |
Public Accounts committee, etc. |
Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
Role of Finance Ministry in Monetary and Fiscal Policy |
Composition and function of Accountant General of MP |
International Organization | UN and its associate organizations |
IMF, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank |
SAARC, BRICS, other Bilateral and Regional groupings |
WTO and its impact on India |
Paper III (General Studies III) |
Science & Technology |
Chemistry | Matter in our surroundings |
Elements |
Compounds |
Mixtures |
Metals and Non-Metals |
Carbon and its Compounds |
Molecules |
Atoms |
Structure of Atom |
Chemical reactions |
Acids, Bases and Salts |
Biology | Organism |
Types of organisms |
Tissues |
Fundamental unit of life-Cell |
Life Process |
Metabolism |
Control and Coordination |
Reproduction |
Heredity and Evolution |
Physics | Gravitation |
Motions |
Force |
Laws of Motion |
Work and Energy |
Light |
Sound |
Electricity |
Magnetism |
Reasoning & Data Interpretation | Basic numeracy and Statistics (numbers and their relations) |
Probability |
Data handling and Interpretation (Charts, Graphs, Tables, Data sufficiency, etc.) |
Ratio and Proportion, Unitary method, Profit and Loss Percentage, Discount, Simple and Compound Interest |
Mensuration: Area, Perimeter, Volume |
Logical reasoning, Analytical ability & Problem solving |
Technology | Applications of Science and Technology in Social and Economic development |
Indigenous Technology |
Transfer of technology and developing new Technologies |
Patents and Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS & TRIMS) |
Contribution of Indians in the field of Science and Technology |
Emerging Technology | Emerging technologies like Information and Communication Technology |
Remote sensing, Space, GIS, GPS |
Biotechnology & Nano-technology: their application in the field of Agriculture and Allied sectors |
E-Governance |
Transport |
Spatial Planning |
Housing |
Energy | Conventional and Non-Conventional sources of energy |
Energy management: Issues and Challenges |
Current status of alternative sources of energy and their future prospects |
Environment and Sustainable Development | Environmental degradation: its causes, effects and remedies |
Environmental protection laws, policies and regulatory framework |
The environment – development debate |
Solid, Effluent, Sewer, Medical, Hazardous, and E-waste management |
Climate Change: causes and Remedial measures |
Ecological Prints and Coping strategies |
Indian Economy | Development Experience of India |
Causes of low Industrialization in MP |
Economic reforms since 1991: Industrial and Financial sector reforms, stock market and banking systems |
Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization |
Current trends and challenges in the India Economy |
Development planning in India |
National Income and Accounting System |
Infrastructural development and issues |
Poverty, Unemployment, Regional Imbalances and Migration |
Urban issues, Urban development (social and economic infrastructure) and Rural Credit |
Indicator of development |
Human development and Economic development |
Co-operative movement in India and MP |
Importance of agriculture in MP and Indian Economy |
Factors of economic development |
Issues of Direct and Indirect Subsidy for farm sector and other social sectors |
Public Distribution System: Objective, Functioning, Limitation, Issues of Buffer Stock and Food Security |
Paper IV (General Studies IV) |
Human needs and Motivation | Ethics and Values in Public Administration |
Ethical elements in governance – integrity, accountability and transparency |
Ethical reasoning and moral dilemmas |
Conscience as sources of ethical guidance |
Code of conduct for civil servants and values in governance |
Philosophers/Thinkers, Social workers/Reformers | Mahavir |
Buddha |
Kautilya |
Plato |
Aristotle |
Gurunanak |
Kabir |
Tulsidas |
Ravindra Nath Tagore |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
Swami Vivekanand |
Sri Aurobindo |
Mohandas karamchand Gandhi |
Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan |
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
Deen Dayal Uppadhyaya |
Ram Manohar Lohiya |
Attitude | Content, Elements, Function Formation of Attitude |
Attitudinal change |
Persuasive Communication |
Prejudice and discrimination |
Stereotypes in Indian context |
Aptitude | Aptitude
and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and
non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy,
tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections |
Emotional Intelligence | Emotional intelligence-concepts, their utilities and application in Administration and Governance |
Corruption | Types and causes of corruption |
Effects of corruption |
Approaches to minimizing corruption – Role of society, media, family, whistleblower |
UN Convention on Corruption |
Measuring corruption |
Transparency International etc. |
Case Studies | Based on the contents on the syllabus |
Paper V (Hindi) |
Hindi Language | Grammar |
Comprehension |
Administrative Vocabulary |
Hindi to English and English to Hindi Translation |
Paper VI (Essay) |
Essay | Essay 1 |
Essay 2 |
Essay 3
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