| 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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