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Pre Staff Course 2016 Current Affairs (Part The information given in this document is not to be communicated either directly or indirectly to the press or to any person not holding an official position in the service of the Government of India/ State Government of the Union of India. PRE STAFF COURSE 2016 CURRENT AFFAIRS (PART - I) PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MILITARY TRAINING (MT-2) INTEGRATED HEADQUARTERS OF MoD (ARMY) INDEX S PAGE NO CHAPTER TOPIC NO From To PART I : THE PAPER - Suggested Approach to Tackle Current Affairs 1 4 1. Syllabus 2. - Syllabus 5 6 PART II : INDIA‟S INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3. Chapter-1 Indo - Afghanistan Relations 7 20 4. Chapter-2 Indo - Australian Relations 21 24 5. Chapter-3 Indo - Bangladesh Relations 25 39 6. Chapter-4 Indo - Bhutan Relations 40 48 7. Chapter-5 Indo - Canadian Relations 49 51 8. Chapter-6 Indo - China Relations 52 65 9. Chapter-7 Indo - Central Asian Relations 66 73 10. Chapter-8 Indo - Egypt Relations 74 79 11. Chapter-9 Indo - French Relations 80 88 12. Chapter-10 Indo - German Relations 89 92 13. Chapter-11 Indo - Iran Relations 93 107 14. Chapter-12 Indo - Ireland Relations 108 - 15. Chapter-13 Indo - Israel Relations 109 114 16. Chapter-14 Indo - Japan Relations 115 127 17. Chapter-15 Indo - Maldives Relations 128 135 18. Chapter-16 Indo - Mongolia Relations 136 137 19. Chapter-17 Indo - Myanmar Relations 138 143 20. Chapter-18 Indo - Nepal Relations 144 151 21. Chapter-19 Indo - Pak Relations 152 169 22. Chapter-20 Indo - Russia Relations 170 184 23. Chapter-21 Indo - South Korea Relations 185 189 24. Chapter-22 Indo - Sri Lanka Relations 190 201 25. Chapter-23 Indo - Thailand Relations 202 208 26. Chapter-24 Indo - UAE Relations 209 211 27. Chapter-25 Indo - UK Relations 212 214 28. Chapter-26 Indo - US Relations 215 231 29. Chapter-27 Indo - Vietnam Relations 232 236 30. Chapter-28 Indo - Japan-US Relations 237 238 31. Chapter-29 India‘s Look East Policy 239 243 32. Chapter-30 PM‘s 3 Nation Tour (Seychelles, Mauritius & Sri 244 248 Lanka) 33. Chapter -31 Indo Africa Summit 249 250 II S PAGE NO CHAPTER TOPIC NO From To PART - III: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 34. Chapter-32 Afghanistan 251 262 35. Chapter-33 Bangladesh 263 266 36. Chapter-34 China 267 285 37. Chapter-35 South China Sea 286 290 38. Chapter-36 Sino-Japanese Relations 291 293 39. Chapter-37 Sino-Pak Relations 294 298 40. Chapter-38 Sino-Russian Relations 299 303 41. Chapter-39 Iraq 304 319 42. Chapter-40 Israel-Palestine Problem 320 322 43. Chapter-41 Japan 323 326 44. Chapter-42 Kenya 327 328 45. Chapter-43 Myanmar 329 332 46. Chapter-44 Nigeria 333 337 47. Chapter-45 Pakistan 338 343 48. Chapter-46 Pak - US Relations 344 346 49. Chapter-47 Scotland Referendum 347 348 50. Chapter-48 Somalia 349 350 51. Chapter-49 Syria 351 360 52. Chapter-50 Tibet 361 363 53. Chapter-51 Ukraine 364 373 54. Chapter-52 US-Cuba Relations 374 377 55. Chapter-53 Yemen 378 383 56. Chapter-54 Europian Refugee Crisis 384 385 57. Chapter-55 ARCTIC Region Controversy 386 389 58. Chapter-56 Greece Crisis 390 396 59. Chapter-57 Arms Trade Treaty 397 399 60. Chapter-58 Indian Ocean 400 402 61. Chapter-59 ISIS 403 407 1 PART - I: THE PAPER SUGGESTED APPROACH TO TACKLE CURRENT AFFAIRS GENERAL 1. The Current Affairs (CA) papers have been following a definite trend in the last few years. The pattern of question papers is similar with very few variations. The analysis of the question papers is given in succeeding paras. 2. Layout. The question papers are arranged in three sections. The format is explained below:- (a) Section 1. Three essay type questions with answers of 250 words are set in this section. Only two out of these three are to be answered. Each question carries 50 marks. (b) Section 2. The section has 11 questions of 30 marks each. These questions require short answers of 150 words each. Only 10 out of these 11 are to be answered. (c) Section 3. The questions in this section require very short answers of 50 to 70 words each. Five of the six questions set, each carrying 20 marks, are to be answered. 3. Distribution of Topics. The questions set in the CA paper generally require answers which are factual in nature. The thinker and application types of questions are very few and that too not in the classical sense. Certain questions, which elicit analysis of the aspects under discussion, are asked. Views of the students are also asked. 4. Generally the topics covered are as follows:- (a) National Affairs. (b) International Affairs. 5. Important Aspects (National Affairs). In the National Affairs, certain topics which are given prominence are as under:- (a) Economic, Finance and Budget. (b) Constitutional and Political Affairs. (c) Defence. (d) Internal Sit. (e) Space and Science. (f) Sports. 2 6. Important Aspects (International Affairs). In the international affairs, Aspects which have direct or indirect bearing on India are areas of focus. These incl following aspects:- (a) Peace and Stability. (b) Social Changes. (c) World Economy. (d) Advancements in Science and Technology. (e) Economic Order. (f) Scientific Development (g) Political Upheavals/Solutions. (h) Strategic Issues. 7. Important Points to Remember. Few important points which need to be remembered while answering CA questions are as follows :- (a) The questions which are set in the CA paper require detailed factual information in the answer. (b) Generally, the weightage given to national and international affairs is 45% and 55% respectively. (c) Generally the topics of international affairs which have bearing on political, strategic, economic development and security of the country find prominence. (d) Economic, financial, constitutional and political affairs are generally asked each year with 10 to 15 percent of the weightage (e) Other national affairs to include inter state/intra state affairs and disputes also get adequate weightage (f) The questions on sports get 2-10% weightage 8. Causes of Failure. The main causes of failure in this paper are as under:- (a) The nature of the paper is such that many aspirants take it very casually. (b) Candidates do not devote adequate time to this subject. (c) The question paper demands detailed knowledge of the factual aspects under discussion, whereas the casual approach leads to awareness of superficial details only. 3 (d) Absence of supplements giving latest developments. Important events till 15 Aug 2012 must be known. Tackling the Paper 9. Before putting the answer on the paper, it is always good to quickly plan the sequence in which the ideas are to be presented. Effort in this regard should not be treated as waste of time. This helps in presenting the answer in clear, concise, neat and clean form. It is important that basic rules of SD are adhered to. 10. The important aspects which need to be remembered are as follows:- (a) Questions of Section 1 & 2 must be answered in the pattern of a military paper but in a clear concise and brief form. (b) The thumb rule for answering these questions is to divide the answers into basic entities, which are relevant to the topic. A suggested method is as follows:- (i) Background. Facts about the genesis or reasons for the inception, of the problem/situation in brief. This part deals with cold facts and contains the figures dates and statistics, which relate to the subject. (ii) Present Situation. Give the current status to include latest development towards deterioration/improvement in situation. This part should also include maximum factual data such as figures, dates etc. (iii) Analysis of the Situation. Here the examinee should include the general fallout and effect of the situation. Original thought and clear analysis will fetch good marks. (iv) Effects for/on India. This part may be separately included frrm the analysis if the impact/effect of the situation holds major impact for india. (v) Tendency to over ensure by breaking down same points as also to show off knowledge should be curbed. 11. Answering Technique. It is advisable to start each answer on a fresh page. Avoid speculative answering, if the factual data or information is not known. This situation should not arise if you have carried out thorough study of the subject. 12. Short Answer Questions. It should be ensured that questions in sections II & III are answered in brief and to the point form. Extra marks are unlikely to be obtained by being very verbose and overshooting the word limit. As a simple guide, one to one and half pages (150-200 words or 15-20 lines) is considered adequate for section II and half a page (50-60 words or 5-6 lines) for section III. Syllabus 4 13. The syllabus for the CA paper has been given in SAO 7/S/2005/GS in detail and the study for the subject needs to be structured as such. MT-2 Pamphlet CA 14. This pamphlet covers events up to 31 Oct 2015. The candidates are advised to supplement this material and keep up to date from other sources. 5 SYLLABUS FOR DEFENCE SERVICES STAFF COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (WRITTEN) Remarks/Recommended Subject Syllabus Study Current Aim The aim of Current Affairs 1. Candidates are advised to Affairs paper is to test the candidates study the following major & Area Study ability to understand and analyse periodicals and journals dealing Total Mks-500, current major international and with topical world events. A Pass Mks-200, national issues and give their suggested list of important Time allowed - recommendations journals is given below:- 3 hours.
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