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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION - PAPER I - OBJECTIVE TYPE (Marks: 200 Duration: 2 hours)
- Current Events of National and International importance.
- History of India and Indian National Movement.
- Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
- Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
- Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
- General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialisation.
- General Science.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION - PAPER II - OBJECTIVE TYPE (Marks: 200 Duration: 2 hours)
- Comprehension.
- Interpersonal skills including Communication skills.
- Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability.
- Decision Making and Problem Solving.
- General Mental Ability.
- Basic Numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) - (Class X level).
- Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.) - (Class X level).
- English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
Note 1: Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-
II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
Note 2: All the questions will be of Objective Type (Multiple Choice Questions).
Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelims) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelims) Examination.
TEXT BOOKS AND REFERENCES
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| History |
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Geography |
- Ancient India: RS Sharma (NCERT book Class XI)
- Medieval India: Satish Chandra (NCERT book Class XI)
- Modern India (Contemporary India): Satish Chandra Mittal (NCERT Class XII)
- India's Struggle for Independence- Bipan Chandra
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- Geography of India - D.R.Khullar
- Oxford India Atlas
- Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh Cheng Leong
- NCERT Class VI to XII
- Human Geography - Majid Hussain
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Indian Economy |
- The Constitution of India: PM Bakshi
- Indian Polity: Laxmikanth
- Our Constitution - Subhash Kashyap
- An Introduction to the Constitution Of India - D.D.Basu
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- Indian Economy- Dutt and Sundaram
- Indian Economy - Mishra and Puri
- Economic Survey of India
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| Journals & Magazines |
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Newspapers |
- Yojana
- Kurukshetra
- World Focus
- Frontline
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- The Hindu
- The Times of India
- The Economic Times
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| Yearbooks and related references |
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English Comprehension & Quantitative Aptitude |
- Manorama Year Book
- Panorama Year Book
- Pratiyogita Darpan
- Wizard strategist 13 years’ solution of General Studies
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- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - Oxford University Press
- High School English Grammar and Composition - Wren and Martin
- The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude - Nishit K Sinha
- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations - Abhijit Guha
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PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS
- For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
- If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and the penalty will be the same as mentioned above for that question.
- If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
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