136 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] Part B—Main Examination PAPER-I The main Examination is intended to assess the overall Essay : Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates topics. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of rather than merely the range of their information and memory. the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact The nature and standard of questions in the General expression. Studies papers (Paper II to Paper V) will be such that a well- educated person will be able to answer them without any PAPER-II specialized study. The questions will be such as to test a General Studies-I : Indian Heritage and Culture, History and candidate’s general awareness of a variety of subjects, which Geography of the World and Society. will have relevance for a career in Civil Services. The questions • Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. relevant issues, and ability to analyze, and take a view on • conflicting socio-economic goals, objectives and demands. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the The candidates must give relevant, meaningful and succinct eighteenth century until the present- significant events, answers. personalities, issues. • The scope of the syllabus for optional subject papers The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and (Paper VI and Paper VII) for the examination is broadly of the important contributors/contributions from different honours degree 1evel i.e. a level higher than the bachelors’ parts of the country. degree and lower than the masters’ degree. In the case of • Post-independence consolidation and reorganization Engineering, Medical Science and law, the level corresponds within the country. to the bachelors’ degree. • History of the world will include events from 18th century Syllabi of the papers included in the scheme of Civil such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of Services (Main) Examination are given as follows :— national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, QUALIFYING PAPERS ON INDIAN LANGUAGES AND socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society. ENGLISH • Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. The aim of the paper is to test the candidates's ability to • read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express Role of women and women’s organization, population his ideas clearly and correctly, in English and Indian language and associated issues, poverty and developmental concerned. issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. • The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows : Effects of globalization on Indian society. • Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & (i) Comprehension of given passages. secularism. (ii) Precis Writing. • Salient features of world’s physical geography. (iii) Usage and Vocabulary. • Distribution of key natural resources across the world (iv) Short Essays. (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, Indian Languages :— secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts (i) comprehension of given passages. of the world (including India). (ii) Precis Writing. • Important Geophysical phenomena such as (iii) Usage and Vocabulary. earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location-changes in (iv) Short Essays. critical geographical features (including water-bodies (v) Translation from English to the Indian Language and and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of vice-versa. such changes. Note 1 : The papers on Indian Languages and English will be PAPER-III of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of General Studies- II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in these papers Justice and International relations. will not be counted for ranking. • Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, Note 2 : The candidates will have to answer the English and evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions Indian Languages papers in English and the respective Indian and basic structure. language (except where translation is involved). ¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 137 • Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the PAPER-IV States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management levels and challenges therein. • Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, • Separation of powers between various organs dispute mobilization, of resources, growth, development and redressal mechanisms and institutions. employment. • Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with • Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. that of other countries. • Government Budgeting. • Parliament and State legislatures—structure, • functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the and issues arising out of these. country, - different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural • Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive produce and issues and related constraints; e- and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the technology in the aid of farmers. Government; pressure groups and formal/informal • associations and their role in the Polity. Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- • Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues • Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, of buffer stocks and food security; Technology functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional missions; economics of animal-rearing. Bodies. • Food processing and related industries in India- scope’ • Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. and significance, location, upstream and downstream • Government policies and interventions for development requirements, supply chain management. in various sectors and issues arising out of their design • Land reforms in India. and implementation. • Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in • Development processes and the development industry industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and • Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways associations, donors, charities, institutional and other etc. stakeholders. • Investment models. • Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the • population by the Centre and States and the performance Science and Technology- developments and their of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and applications and effects in everyday life. Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of • Achievements of Indians in science & technology; these vulnerable sections. indigenization of technology and developing new • Issues relating to development and management of technology. Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, • Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Human Resources. robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues • Issues relating to poverty and hunger. relating to intellectual property rights. • • Important aspects of governance, transparency and Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, accountability, e-governance- applications, models, environmental impact assessment. successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, • Disaster and disaster management. transparency & accountability and institutional and • Linkages between development and spread of other measures. extremism. • Role of civil services in a democracy. • Role of external state and non-state actors in creating • India and its neighborhood- relations. challenges to internal security. • Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements • Challenges to internal security through communication involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. networks, role of media and social networking sites in • Effect of policies and politics of developed and internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; developing countries on India’s interests, Indian money-laundering and its prevention. diaspora. • Security challenges and their management in border • Important International institutions, agencies and fora- areas - linkages of organized crime with terrorism. their structure, mandate. • Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate. 138 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] PAPER-V social environment as factors of crop distribution and General Studies- IV: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude production. Agro ecology; cropping pattern as indicators of environments. Environmental pollution and associated hazards This paper will include questions to test the candidates’ to crops, animals and humans. Climate change—International attitude and approach to issues relating to integrity, probity conventions and global initiatives. Green house effect and in public life and his problem solving approach to various global warming. Advance