Content of Study Kit for General Studies for IAS Mains
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Paper 2: (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
CULTURE
MODERN HISTORY
THE FREEDOM STRUGGLE
POST INDEPENDENCE
HISTORY OF WORLD
ROLE OF WOMEN
EFFECT OF GLOBALISATION ON INDIAN SOCIETY
SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT
SALIENT FEATURES
DISTRIBUTION OF KEY NATURAL RESOURCES
IMPORTANT GEOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA
Paper 3: (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
INDIAN CONSTITUTION
FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNION AND THE STATES
SEPARATION OF POWERS
COMPARISON OF INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENT AND STATE LEGISLATURES
STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING
SALIENT FEATURE OF THE REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE’S ACT
APPOINTMENT TO VARIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL POSTS
STATUTORY, REGULATORY AND VARIOUS QUASI JUDICIAL BODIES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES & INTERVENTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
WELFARE SCHEMES
ISSUE RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT
ISSUES RELATING TO POVERTY
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF GOVERNANCE
ROLE OF CIVIL SERVICES IN DEMOCRACY
INDIA AND ITS NEIBOURHOOD-RELATIONS
BILTATERAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL GROUPINGS
EFFECTS OF POLICIES AND POLITICS
IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
QUESTION AND ANSWER
Paper 4: (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
INDIAN ECONOMY AND ISSUES
INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND ISSUES
GOVENMENT BUDGETING
MAJOR CROP CROPPING PATTERNS
ISSUES RELATED TO DIRECT AND INDIRECT FARM SUBSIDIES
FOOD PROCESSING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES
LAND REFORM
EFFECT OF LIBERALIZATION ON THE ECONOMY
INFRASTRUCTURE: ENERGY , PORTS, ROADS, AIRPORTS, RAILWAYS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIAN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AWARENESS IN FIELD OF IT
CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND DEGRADATION
DISASTERS MANAGEMENT
LINKAGE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF EXTREMISM
ROLE OF EXTERNAL STATE AND NON-STATE ACTORS
CHALLENGES TO INTERNAL SECURITY
SECURITY CHALLENGES
VARIOUS SECURITY FORCES AND AGENCIES AND THEIR MANDATE
MISCELLANEOUS
QUESTION & ANSWER
Paper 5: (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
ETHICS AND HUMAN INTERFACE
ATTITUDE
APTITUDE
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
CONTRIBUTION OF MORAL THINKERS AND PHILOSOPHERS FROM INDIA AND WORLD
PUBLIC/CIVIL SERVICE VALUES AND ETHICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PROBITY IN GOVERNANCE
CASE STUDIES
QUESTION AND ANSWER
SECOND A.R.C. RECOMMENDATION
ETHICAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR FIGHTING CORRUPTION
SYSTEMIC REFORMS
PROTECTING THE HONEST CIVIL SERVANT
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POLITICAL EXECUTIVE AND THE PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
ETHICS IN GOVERNANCE