Union Public Service Commission SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION PART B MAIN EXAMINATION !ENERAL STU"IES !ener#l !

ui$elines% T&e n#'ure #n$ s'#n$#r$ o( )ues'ions in '&e !ener#l S'u$ies *#*ers +ill be suc& '&#' # +ell e$uc#'e$ *erson +ill be #ble 'o #ns+er '&em +i'&ou' #n, s*eci#li-e$ s'u$,. T&e )ues'ions +ill be suc& #s 'o 'es' # c#n$i$#'e/s 0ener#l #+#reness o( # v#rie', o( sub1ec's2 +&ic& +ill &#ve relev#nce (or # c#reer in Civil Services. T&e )ues'ions #re li3el, 'o 'es' '&e c#n$i$#'e/s b#sic un$ers'#n$in0 o( #ll relev#n' issues2 #n$ #bili', 'o #n#l,-e2 #n$ '#3e # vie+ on con(lic'in0 socio economic 0o#ls2 ob1ec'ives #n$ $em#n$s. T&e c#n$i$#'es mus' 0ive relev#n'2 me#nin0(ul #n$ succinc' #ns+ers. PAPER I 4. His'or, o( Mo$ern In$i# #n$ In$i#n Cul'ure % T&e His'or, o( Mo$ern In$i# +ill cover &is'or, o( '&e Coun'r, (rom #bou' '&e mi$$le o( nine'een'& cen'ur, #n$ +oul$ #lso inclu$e )ues'ions on im*or'#n' *erson#li'ies +&o s&#*e$ '&e (ree$om movemen' #n$ soci#l re(orms. T&e *#r' rel#'in0 'o In$i#n cul'ure +ill cover #ll #s*ec's o( In$i#n cul'ure (rom '&e #ncien' 'o mo$ern 'imes #s +ell #s *rinci*#l (e#'ures o( li'er#'ure2 #r's #n$ #rc&i'ec'ure. 5. !eo0r#*&, o( In$i# % In '&is *#r'2 )ues'ions +ill be on '&e *&,sic#l2 economic #n$ soci#l 0eo0r#*&, o( In$i#. 6. Cons'i'u'ion o( In$i# #n$ In$i#n Poli',% T&is *#r' +ill inclu$e )ues'ions on '&e Cons'i'u'ion o( In$i# #s +ell #s #ll cons'i'u'ion#l2 le0#l2 #$minis'r#'ive #n$ o'&er issues emer0in0 (rom '&e *oli'ico #$minis'r#'ive s,s'em *rev#len' in '&e coun'r,. 7. Curren' N#'ion#l Issues #n$ To*ics o( Soci#l Relev#nce % T&is *#r' is in'en$e$ 'o 'es' '&e c#n$i$#'e/s #+#reness o( curren' n#'ion#l issues #n$ 'o*ics o( soci#l relev#nce in *resen' $#, In$i#2 suc& #s '&e (ollo+in0% 8i9 T&e In$i#n econom, #n$ issues rel#'in0 'o *l#nnin02 mobili-#'ion o( resources2 0ro+'&2 $evelo*men' #n$ em*lo,men'. 8ii9 Issues #risin0 (rom '&e soci#l #n$ economic e:clusion o( l#r0e sec'ions (rom '&e bene(i's o( $evelo*men'. 8iii9 O'&er issues rel#'in0 'o '&e $evelo*men' #n$ m#n#0emen' o( &um#n resource. 8iv9 He#l'& issues inclu$in0 '&e m#n#0emen' o( Public He#l'&2 He#l'& e$uc#'ion #n$ e'&ic#l concerns re0#r$in0 &e#l'& c#re2 me$ic#l rese#rc& #n$ *&#rm#ceu'ic#ls.

8v9 L#+ en(orcemen'2 in'ern#l securi', #n$ rel#'e$ issues suc& #s '&e *reserv#'ion o( commun#l &#rmon,. 8vi9 Issues rel#'in0 'o 0oo$ 0overn#nce #n$ #ccoun'#bili', 'o '&e ci'i-ens inclu$in0 '&e m#in'en#nce o( &um#n ri0&'s2 #n$ o( *robi', in *ublic li(e. 8vii9 Environmen'#l issues2 ecolo0ic#l *reserv#'ion2 conserv#'ion o( n#'ur#l resources #n$ n#'ion#l &eri'#0e. PAPER II 4. In$i# #n$ '&e ;orl$ % T&is *#r' +ill inclu$e )ues'ions 'o 'es' c#n$i$#'e/s #+#reness o( In$i#/s rel#'ions&i* +i'& '&e +orl$ in v#rious s*&eres suc& #s '&e (ollo+in0% Forei0n A((#irs +i'& s*eci#l em*&#sis on In$i#/s rel#'ions +i'& nei0&bourin0 coun'ries #n$ in '&e re0ion. Securi', #n$ $e(ence rel#'e$ m#''ers. Nucle#r *olic,2 issues2 #n$ con(lic's. T&e In$i#n "i#s*or# #n$ i's con'ribu'ion 'o In$i# #n$ '&e +orl$. 5. In$i#/s Economic In'er#c'ion +i'& '&e ;orl$ % In '&is *#r'2 )ues'ions +ill be on economic #n$ 'r#$e issues suc& #s (orei0n 'r#$e2 (orei0n inves'men'< economic #n$ $i*lom#c, issues rel#'in0 'o oil2 0#s #n$ ener0, (lo+s< '&e role #n$ (unc'ions o( I.M.F.2 ;orl$ B#n32 ;.T.O.2 ;IPO e'c. +&ic& in(luence In$i#/s economic in'er#c'ion +i'& o'&er coun'ries #n$ in'ern#'ion#l ins'i'u'ions. 6. "evelo*men's in '&e Fiel$ o( Science = Tec&nolo0,2 IT #n$ s*#ce % In '&is *#r'2 )ues'ions +ill 'es' '&e c#n$i$#'e/s #+#reness o( '&e $evelo*men's in '&e (iel$ o( science #n$ 'ec&nolo0,2 in(orm#'ion 'ec&nolo0,2 s*#ce #n$ b#sic i$e#s #bou' com*u'ers2 robo'ics2 n#no'ec&nolo0,2 bio'ec&nolo0, #n$ rel#'e$ issues re0#r$in0 in'ellec'u#l *ro*er', ri0&'s. 7. In'ern#'ion#l A((#irs #n$ Ins'i'u'ions % T&is *#r' +ill inclu$e )ues'ions on im*or'#n' even's in +orl$ #((#irs #n$ on in'ern#'ion#l ins'i'u'ions. >. S'#'is'ic#l #n#l,sis2 0r#*&s #n$ $i#0r#ms% T&is *#r' +ill 'es' '&e c#n$i$#'e/s #bili', 'o $r#+ conclusions (rom in(orm#'ion *resen'e$ in s'#'is'ic#l2 0r#*&ic#l or $i#0r#mm#'ic#l (orm #n$ 'o in'er*re' '&em.