Combined
Civil Services Examination –II
(Interview
Posts and Non-Interview Posts)
General
Studies (Preliminary Examination)
Topics
for Objective Type
UNIT-I :
GENERAL SCIENCE
(i) Scientific Knowledge and Scientific temper -
Power of Reasoning
- Rote Learning Vs
Conceptual Learning - Science as a tool to
understand the past, present and future.
(ii) Nature of Universe - General Scientific Laws –
Mechanics -
Properties of Matter, Force, Motion and
Energy - Everyday
application of the basic principles of Mechanics, Electricity and
Magnetism, Light, Sound, Heat, Nuclear
Physics, Laser,
Electronics and
Communications.
(iii) Elements and Compounds, Acids, Bases, Salts,
Petroleum
Products,
Fertilizers, Pesticides.
(iv) Main concepts of Life Science, Classification of
Living Organisms,
Evolution, Genetics, Physiology,
Nutrition, Health and Hygiene,
Human diseases.
(v) Environment and Ecology.
UNIT-II: CURRENT EVENTS
(i) History - Latest diary of events - National
symbols - Profile of
States - Eminent personalities and places
in news – Sports -
Books and authors.
(ii) Polity - Political parties and political system
in India - Public
awareness and General administration - Welfare
oriented
Government schemes and their utility,
Problems in Public
Delivery Systems.
(iii) Geography - Geographical landmarks.
(iv) Economics - Current socio - economic issues.
(v) Science - Latest inventions in Science and
Technology.
UNIT- III: GEOGRAPHY OF
INDIA
(i) Location – Physical features - Monsoon, rainfall,
weather and
climate - Water resources - Rivers in India -
Soil, minerals and
natural resources - Forest and wildlife -
Agricultural pattern.
(ii) Transport - Communication.
(iii) Social geography – Population density and
distribution - Racial,
linguistic groups and major tribes.
(iv) Natural calamity – Disaster Management –
Environmental
pollution: Reasons and preventive measures –
Climate change –
Green energy.
UNIT – IV: HISTORY AND
CULTURE OF INDIA
(i) Indus valley civilization - Guptas,
Delhi Sultans, Mughals and
Marathas - Age of Vijayanagaram
and Bahmani Kingdoms -
South Indian
history.
(ii) Change and Continuity in the Socio - Cultural
History of India.
(iii) Characteristics of Indian culture, Unity in
diversity – Race,
language, custom.
(iv) India as a Secular State, Social Harmony.
UNIT-V: INDIAN POLITY
(i) Constitution of India - Preamble to the
Constitution - Salient
features of the Constitution - Union, State and
Union Territory.
(ii) Citizenship, Fundamental rights, Fundamental
duties, Directive
Principles of State
Policy.
(iii) Union Executive, Union legislature – State
Executive,
State Legislature –
Local governments, Panchayat Raj.
(iv) Spirit of Federalism: Centre - State
Relationships.
(v) Election - Judiciary in India – Rule of law.
(vi) Corruption in public life – Anti-corruption
measures – Lokpal
and LokAyukta -
Right to Information - Empowerment of
women - Consumer protection forums, Human
rights charter.
UNIT-VI: INDIAN ECONOMY
(i) Nature of Indian economy – Five year plan models
- an
assessment – Planning Commission and Niti Ayog.
(ii) Sources of revenue – Reserve Bank of India –
Fiscal Policy and
Monetary Policy - Finance Commission –
Resource sharing
between Union and State Governments - Goods and
Services Tax.
(iii) Structure of Indian Economy and Employment
Generation, Land
reforms and Agriculture - Application of Science
and Technology
in agriculture - Industrial growth - Rural
welfare oriented
programmes – Social problems – Population,
education, health,
employment, poverty.
UNIT-VII: INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
(i) National renaissance – Early uprising against
British rule - Indian
National Congress - Emergence of leaders
– B.R.Ambedkar,
Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar,
V.O.Chidambaranar, Jawaharlal Nehru,
Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad, Thanthai
Periyar, Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose and
others.
(ii) Different modes of Agitation: Growth of
Satyagraha and Militant
movements.
(iii) Communalism and partition.
UNIT- VIII : History, Culture, Heritage
and Socio - Political Movements
in Tamil Nadu
(i) History of Tamil Society, related Archaeological
discoveries, Tamil
Literature from Sangam age till contemporary times.
(ii) Thirukkural : (a) Significance as a Secular literature
(b) Relevance to Everyday Life
(c) Impact of Thirukkural
on Humanity
(d) Thirukkural
and Universal Values - Equality,
Humanism, etc
(e) Relevance to Socio - Politico -
Economic affairs
(f )
Philosophical content in Thirukkural
(iii) Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle - Early
agitations
against British Rule - Role of women in freedom
struggle.
(iv) Evolution of 19th and 20th Century Socio-Political
movements
in Tamil Nadu - Justice Party, Growth of
Rationalism -
Self Respect Movement, Dravidian movement and
Principles
underlying both these movements, Contributions of Thanthai
Periyar and Perarignar Anna.
UNIT – IX
: Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
(i) Human Development Indicators in Tamil Nadu and a
comparative assessment across the Country – Impact
of Social
Reform movements in the Socio - Economic
Development of
Tamil Nadu.
(ii) Political parties and Welfare schemes for various
sections of
people – Rationale behind Reservation Policy
and access to
Social Resources - Economic trends in
Tamil Nadu – Role and
impact of social welfare schemes in the Socio -
economic
development of Tamil Nadu.
(iii) Social Justice and Social Harmony as the
Cornerstones of
Socio - Economic
development.
(iv) Education and Health systems in Tamil Nadu.
(v) Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on
Economic growth.
(vi) Achievements of Tamil Nadu in various fields.
(vii) e-governance in Tamil Nadu.
UNIT-X: APTITUDE AND MENTAL
ABILITY
(i) Simplification – Percentage - Highest Common
Factor (HCF) -Lowest Common Multiple (LCM).
(ii) Ratio and Proportion.
(iii) Simple interest - Compound interest - Area -
Volume - Time
and Work.
(iv) Logical Reasoning - Puzzles - Dice - Visual
Reasoning - Alpha
numeric Reasoning – Number Series.