1. Qualifying Language Papers: Not counted in final merit
Paper A:- 1. If given passages
Ii. Precise Writing
Iii. Usage and vocabulary
Iv. Short Essays
Paper B : Indian language
I. Comprehension of given passages
Ii. Precise Writing
Iii. Usage and vocabulary
Iv. Short essays
V. Translation from English to the Indian 🇮🇳 language and vice-versa.
Total marks:300; min. Passing marks:25% in both papers.
2. Essays(250 marks)
Candidates are given total 8 essays out of them, they have written 📝 any two ✌ essays in 1200 to 1500 words each. I've given the topic wise essay papers since 1993 to 2020 in this book along with the strategy for preparation of essay paper. Please refer to them and focus on those topics in newspapers, reference books and magazines.
GS-I: Indian 🇮🇳 Heritage and culture, history & Geography of the world & society
History: 1. Salient aspects of art 🎨 forms, 📚 literature 📚, architecture (ancient to modern)
2. History mid-18th century - present 🎁(significant, issues)
3. Freedom 🗽 struggle (various stages, important contributors from different parts of the country)
4. Post independence (consolidation and reorganization within country)
5. 18th century events (e.g. ind'I REV, WWF, capitalism, socialism) and their effect on society
Social science :
7 salient features of Indian society
8. Diversity of India 🇮🇳
9. Role of women and women's organizations
10. Population and associated issues
11. Poverty and developmental issues
12. Urbanization (problems 😰 and remedies)
13. Globalization (effects on Indian 🇮🇳 society)
14. Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism, secularism
Geography:
15. Salient features of world physical geography.
16. Distribution of key 🔑 natural resources (world, South Asia 🌏, Indian 🇮🇳 subcontinent)
17. Factors responsible for location 📍 of industries (primary, secondary, tertiary, volcanoes, cyclones)
18. Important Geophysical phenomena (earthquakes, 🌊 tsunami 🌊🌀, volcanoes, cyclones)
19. Geographical features and location 📍
20.critical geographical features, flora, fauna (changes & effects thereof).
GS ll: governance, Constitution, polity, social justice ⚖ and 📍 international relations
Polity and governance :-
21:- Constitution : historical underpinning and evolution - features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure.
22. Comparison of Indian 🇮🇳 constitutional scheme with other countries.
23. Functions and 📍 responsibilities of the Union and the states; issues and challenges of federal structure
24. Devolution of powers 💪 and 📍 finances to local levels; challenges there in
25. Separation of powers (between different organs, dispute redressal mechanisms, institutions)
26. Union and state legislatures (structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers and 📍 privileges; issues there in)
27. Executive, judiciary (structure, organization, functioning)
28. Ministries and 📍 departments (of Union and state governments).
29. Pressure 😖 groups and 📍 formal, informal associations (and 📍 their role in the polity)
30. Salient features of the representation of people's act.
31. Bodies:I. Appointment to various constitutional posts ii. Constitutional bodies (powers, functions and 📍 responsibilities) iii. Statutory, regulatory and 📍 quasi-judicial bodies
WELFARE OF WEAKER SECTION
32. Government policies and interventions for development of various sectors (issues in their design, implementation).
33. Development process and development industry (role of NGOs, SHG, group and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders)
34. Welfare schemes (center, states;performance, mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for protection of vulnerable sections)
35. Social sector and social services (health, education, human resources - issues in development, management)
36. Poverty and hunger issues
Governance:-
37. Important aspects of governance
38. Transparency and accountability (institutional and other measures)
39. E-governance (applications, models, successes, limitations, potential)
40. Role of civil services in a democracy.
41. Citizens charters.
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