Union Public Service Commission
SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION
PART-B
MAIN EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES
PAPER-I
Essay: Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject
of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion and to write concisely.
Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.
English Comprehension & English Precis will be to test the English
language Comprehension and English précis writing skills (at 10th standard
level).
PAPER-II
General Studies- I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of
the World and Society.
- Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature
and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
- Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century
until the present- significant events, personalities, issues
- The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important contributors
/contributions from different parts of the country.
- Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
- History of the world will include events from 18th century such as
industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries,
colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism,
capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.
- Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
- Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated
issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and
their remedies.
- Effects of globalization on Indian society
- Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
- Salient features of world’s physical geography.
- Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South
Asia and the Indian subcontinent); factors
responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector
industries in various parts of the world
(including India)
- Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic
activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and
their location- changes in critical geographical features (including
waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna
and the effects of such changes.
Medium: English
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