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Uttarakhand State Combined Civil/Upper Sub-ordinate Preliminary Examination Syllabus
General Studies (Objective Type)
Paper - 1 (Each Question of 1 Mark)
Time Allowed: 02 Hours
Unit- 1
MM : 150
Indian History, Culture and National Movement
Pre Historic Period- Harappa Civilization, Vedic Civilization and Sangam Age - Mahajanapadas and rise of Magadh; Religious Movements - Jainism, Buddhism, Bhagavatism and Shaivism; Persian and Greek Contacts and other related aspects.
Mauryan Empire - Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka and his Dhamma; Mauryan Administration, Economy, Society and Art;
Kushanas and other related aspects.
Gupta Empire - Foundation, Consolidation and
Decline; Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, Chandragupta II, Skandagupta; Gupta Adminstration, Society, Economy, Literature and Art and other related aspects.
Post Gupta Period- Harshavardhan, Pal, Pratihara, Rashtrakuta, Chola, Pallava Chandel, Paramar, Chauhan; Social, Economic and Cultural Development between 650 A.D. and 1200 A.D and related other Aspect.
Advent of Islam in India- Iltutmish, Balban, Alauddin Khalji, Muhammad bin Tughlaq, Feroze Tughlaq, Sikandar Lodi and
Ibrahim Lodi; Administration in Delhi Sultanate, Causes of decline of Delhi Sultanate, Society and Economy during Sultanate period, Indo-Islamic Architecture, Vijaynagar Empire, Sufism,
Bhakti movement and other related aspects.
Mughal Empire - Babar, Shershah Suri, Akbar, Shahjahan, Aurangzeb and decline of Mughal Empire, Mughal administration, Jagirdari and Mansabdari systems, Society
and Economy during
the Mughal period, Literature, Art and Architecture; Maratha, Sikh and Jat and other related aspects.
Advent of Europeans - Portuguese, French, Dutch, British East India Company and British administration(1758-1857), British administration (1758-1857).
Economic impact of British rule
and other related aspects.
Socioreligious Reform Movement during 19th Century. Viceroys of India (1858- 1947) and other related aspects.
First War of Independence (1857), Tribal, Non
Tribal, Caste and Peasant movements during 19 th and 20 th century; British administration after 1857 and other related aspects.
Government of India Act 1858, Administrative and Judicial systems after 1858- Administration, Social, Educational, Judicial Reforms and other related aspects.
Growth of Nationalism in India, Rise of National Movement.
Indian National Congress- Foundation, Moderates and Extremists.
Partition of Bengal, Swadeshi
movement, Foundation of Muslim League, Surat Session and the split of Congress(1907), Morley-Minto Reform (1909).
First World War and Indian National Movement- Home Rule Movement, Lucknow Pact (1916), August Declaration of 1917, Indian Revolutionary Movements in India and abroad. Beginning of Gandhian era, Government of India
Act (1919), Rowlatt Act (1919), Jallianwala bagh Massacre (13 April, 1919), Khilafat Movement, Non Co- operation Movement Chaurichaura- episode, Swaraj Party, Simon Commission, Nehru Report, 14th points of M.A. Jinnah, Lahore Session of Indian National Congress (1929), Civil Disobedience Movement, First Round Table Conference, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Second and Third Round Table Conference, Communal Award and Poona Pact.
Government of India Act 1935 - Demand of Pakistan, Cripps Mission, Quit India Movement, Cabinet Mission Plan, Indian National Army, Interim Government, Mountbatten Plan, Indian
Independence Act(1947), Partition of India, India after Independence, New activities and Related Organizations and other related aspects.
History and Culture Of Uttarakhand
Pre-historic Period.
Proto-historic period.
Ancient tribes of Uttarakhand
Kuninda and Yaudheya
Kartikepur dynasty
Kattyuri dynasty
Parmar dynasty of Garhwal
Chand dynasty of Kumaon
Gorkha Invasion and their
rule in Uttarakhand
British Rule
Tehri Estate
Freedom Movement in Uttarakhand- First war of Independence (1857) and Uttarakhand
Role of Uttarakhand in India's national movement
People's movements of Uttarakhand .
other related aspects.
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Indian and World Geography
Unit- 2
Geography of world: Important Branches, Earth and Solar
System, Lithosphere, Latitudes, Longitudes, Time, Rotation, Revolution, Eclipses, Continents, Mountains, Plateaus, Planes, Hydrosphere, Lakes and Rocks, Atmospheric layers, Composition, Isolation, humidity. Ocenic relief, Currents, Tides, Temperature and Salinity. Agriculture, Plants, Insect, Livestock breeding, Power
and Minerals, Resources, Industries, Population, Species and Tribes, Migration, Transport, Communication, International boundary line, Environment and World Trade
(Regional Economic
Group), Geographical Glossary and other related aspects.
Geography of India: Geographic Introduction, Relief and Structure, Climate, Drainage system, Vegetation, Plants, Insect, Livestock breeding, Irrigation, Power, Soils, Water Resources, Agriculture, Minerals, Industries, Population and Urbanization, Transport, Communication
System, Foreign Trade, Scheduled Caste/Tribes, Social ecologies, Domicile and Pollution and other related aspects.
Geography of Uttarakhand: Geographical location, Relief and Structure, Climate, Drainage system, Vegetation, Wild life, Minerals, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Irrigation, Major Cities and Tourist Places, Populations Schedule Caste/Tribes, Transport Network, Power Resource and Industrial development, Natural hazards and other related aspects.
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Unit – 3
Indian Polity
National
1. Parliamentary system
2. Coalition Politics
3. Regionalism, Casteism, Communalism, Terrorism and Naxalism
4. Welfare
SC/ST/OBC's and Minorities (with reference to constitutional
provisions, legal
implications)
framework, institutional
arrangement, process and
5. Gender Politics (Equality, reservation, empowerment, welfare and safety/
security measures)
6. Electoral reforms in India
7. Governance: Institutions and process
8. National integration
9. Nuclear policy of India
10.Environmental Concerns
11.Economic and financial
reforms: Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization
(LPG) and its impact on politics and governance; planning machinery and
planning process and banking sector (RBI, NABARD and IDBI etc)
12.Institutional reforms in India like MNREGA, NRHM, JNNURM etc., Public
private partnership (PPP) mode.
13.Citizen Participation in Political and Administrative processes of the country
14. Civil society
15.Lok pal
and Lok Ayukt
16.Other related aspects.
International
1. United Nations
2. International Organization
3. Environmental concerns at global level
4. SAARC, ASEAN, SAFTA and another regional groups
5. India's Approach to major world issues:
Disarmament, Human Rights and
Globalization
6. BRICS and its importance for India
7. Other related aspects
Constitution of India
1. Constitutional Development in India
2. Constituent Assembly
3. Preamble
4. Basic Features of Indian Constitution (Including its various parts, Important
articles and
schedules)
5. Fundamental Rights and Duties
6. Directive Principles of State policy
7. Constitutional Amendment method
and important constitutional amendments
8. Federal and Parliamentary system of Governance in India
9. Parliamentary Committees (Public Accounts committee, Estimate Committee
and Joint Parliamentary Committee)
10.Constitutional Bodies Election Commission and Comptroller and Auditor
General
11.Judiciary: Supreme
Court and High Courts
12.Other related aspects
Indian Polity -
1. Union Executive President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Cabinet
Secretariat, Central Secretariat and
PMO
2. State Executive: Governor and Chief Minister and Council of
Ministers, State
Secretariat and Chief Secretary
3. Union Parliament and State Legislatures in India
4. Election Machinery and Process
5. Political Parties and Pressure Groups
6. Politicians and Civil servant Relationships
7. Development of Political Culture in India
8. Agencies of Political socialization
9. Evolution and Growth of Administrative system in India
10.Re-organization of states in India
11.Administration of Union Territories and other specified states and areas
in India
12.Administrative reforms (including various
important Committees and
Commissions)
13.District Administration
14.Other related aspects
Panchayati Raj
1. Local Governance : 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts
2. State Finance Commission : Functions and Role
3. Devolution of powers to local bodies
4. Types of local bodies in India Municipal corporations, Municipal councils,
Nagar Panchayat, Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samities and Zila Parishad
5. Other related aspects
Public Policy-
1. Good
Governance : Citizen Charter and E-Governance
2. Prevention of Corruption and Lok Pal and Lok Ayuktas
3. Right to Information
4. Right to Education
5. Right to services
6. Other related aspects
Issues Concerning Rights
1. Fundamental Rights
2. Protection of Civil Right Act, 1955
3. Various rights pertaining to protection of SCs, STs, Issues related Minorities,
Women and Children and Old persons in
India
4. Other related aspects
Political System of Uttarakhand :-
Governance, Governor, Legislation, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, Central State Relation, Public Services, Public Service Commission, Auditing, Advocate General, High Court and it's jurisdiction, Provision for minorities, Schedule Caste/Tribes, Special State
Selection Criteria, Official Language, Consolidated fund and Contingency Fund, Political Parties and Election, Local Government and Panchayati Raj, Community Development, Public Policy, Right Related Issues
(Education, Employment, Development etc.) Governance (Prevention of Corruption, Lok Ayukt, Citizen charter, E-Governance, Right to Information, Samadhan Yojna etc.) and
other related aspects.
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Unit - 4
Economic and Social development
National -
1. Economic Policy: Economic Reforms in India, Liberalization, Privatization
and Globalization.
2. Foreign Direct Investment (F.D.I), Inflation, Inclusive Growth, Economic
development v/s Environmental conservation.
3. Programmers for eradication of poverty and unemployment. Human
Development Index (H.D.I).
4. Census and Main features of India and population. Population and Economic
Development. Issues related to urbanization.
5. Main features of the union budgets.
6. Main features of the economy of India.
7. Natural and energy resources of India, Trade (with external sector), Commerce,
Industries, Schemes and Projects and direction
of Economic Growth.
8 Tax reform and and Banking Business.
9. Planned Development.
10. National Development Council.
11. National Income.
12. Indian Agriculture (Agricultural productivity, Livestock, Green Revolution,
Food Security, Food grain
prices, Buffer stock, Agricultural Policy,
Agricultural/Seed crop insurance
scheme).
13. Indian Financial/Money/Capital/Security Market.
14. Insurance sector, Tax structure, Public finance and fiscal policy.
15. Concepts (Rolling plan, Sweat shares, Hawala, Gilt edge market, Black market,
Black money etc).
16. Other related aspects.
International
1. World Trade Organization (W.T.O) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC). Association of
South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement (SAPTA), BRICS, OPEC and Other regional Economic and commercial organizations.
2. International flow of capital, human resources and technology.
3. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Prevention
of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
4. World Human Development Index.
5. Glossary.
6. Other related aspects.
Uttarakhand :
Main Features of economy and budgets, Natural and energy resources, Trade, Commerce, Industries, Schemes and Projects, Tax and economic
reforms, Planned development, Agriculture, Live Stock, Food security, Public Finance and fiscal Policy, Census, Human Development Index, Tourism, Role of herbs and culture in the economic development. Other related aspects.
Unit -5
General Science and Technology
Science and Technology in India: History and contribution.
Current affairs National and International Awards, Prizes, Discoveries,
Inventions, Science Congresses, Conferences, Solar technology, Application of new
technology for human welfare, health and medicines, Environmental Awareness,
Natural Bio resources, etc.
State, National and International Scientific and Reaserch
Related other
organizations- IUCN, WWF, IPCC, WHO, UNESCO, etc.
Information
technology and application of computers in daily life, e-
governance, etc.
Ecology and environment- Habitat, community ecosystem, Structure
and
function, adaptations. Plants and their partition, Traditional agriculture, Commercial
agriculture and Commercialization of agriculture, Production of agricultural crops and
their regional distribution (State, National and International Level), Problems in
agriculture field, Agricultural diversity, etc.
Natural resources -
Soil, water, air, forests, grasslands, wetlands, marine.
Planning and management of Renewable and non-renewable energy resources.
Biodiversity - Threats and conservation. Ethics and usage
Environmental Crisis: Air, water, soil and space pollution. Laws and Acts,
Global warning.
Global climate change - Causes and effects.
Concept of remote sensing and GIS Applications.
Weather Forecasting.
Application of spread sheet
and Data Base Applications.
Physical Science/Awareness
Fundamentals of Computer and Information
processing, Basic Computer organization, Boolean Algebra, Logic Gates, Problem
solving Techniques and
Computer Languages, Business data processing, Data
Communication and
Computer Networks and security, use of Internet and multimedia
applications, Cloud computing, Application of PC, Software Packages, Basics of cyber
law, etc.
Matter and its States, acids, bases and salts, origin and distribution of element,
hard and soft water, heavy water, purification, batteries, fuel cells, corrosion, nuclear
fission and fusion, elements of symmetry, polymers, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic
acids, lipid, hormones, vitamins, medicines and healthcare, dyes, cosmetics, food
chemistry, etc.
Mechanics, General properties of matter, Wave motion Sound and
electromagnetic waves, Heat, Light, Magnetism, Electricity, Atomic & Nuclear Physics, Astronomy and space physics. X-rays and semiconductor technology etc.
LIfe Science —
management.
Branches, contribution, Natural Resources and
their
Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Bio products, Vaccines,
Immunization, Health care, Genetically modified organisms, Global warming and
climate change, Livestock breeding, Plants and Human welfare etc.
Scientific Glossary.
Natural Resources of Uttarakhand and their contribution to National and
International Climate change, etc.
Unit -6
Current events of State, National and International Importance.
Continents and Nations, Important events of Space, Wonders of the World,
Religions of the World, Indian States, Famous books and writer of the World/India, Famous Scientists, Important
Awards, Indian defence system, Health and Family welfare, Scintific and technical development, Education, National symbols, Protocol in India, Important Human rights and welfare organizations of World/India, Important Religious places, Important Passes, Dances of India, Cultural Institutes, Music, Drawing, Indian Languages, World Heritage, Important newspapers, Important
Dates, Sports Landscape, Important Sports and related Conventions/Exhibitions/Festival/Conferences, Important Reports and other related
aspects.
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