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ES(
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)

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mum Mar
ks:
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(
A)Hi
stor
y(I
ndi
aandKer
ala)

1)
 Anci
entandMedi
evalPer
iod:
-

1.Sali
entfeatur
esandmaj orl
andmar ksofanci
entandmedievalI
ndi
a
2.Art
,cultur
e,li
ter
atureandAr
chitecutr
e
3.MajorDy nast
ies,thei
radmini
strat
ivesyst
em,social
,rel
i
giousandeconomi
c
condit
ionsprominentmovement s

2)
 Moder
nPer
iod:
-

1.Moder nI ndianHi st
or y(f
rom the18t hcentur
yupt othepresent)signi
ficant
events,personaliti
esandi ssues
2.Indi
a–St ruggleforindependence
3.Socialandr eli
giousr ef
orm movement sinthe19thand20thcentury
4.Indi
aaf terIndependence,Posti ndependentconsol
idat
ionandreorganisation
(v)I
ndependentI ndiaandherneighbours.

3)
 Ker
alaHi
stor
y(f
rom 18t
hcent
ury
):-

1.Pre-
Independence soci
o-pol
i
ticalmov
ement
s.Format
ion ofKerala St
ate,
Poli
ti
calpar t
ies,mov ements,Gover
nment
s,Landmarklegi
slat
ions and
poli
cies.

(
B)Hi
stor
yoft
heWor
ld(
from mi
d18t
hcent
ury
)

1.I
ndustr i
alrevolut
ion
2.Wor l
dwar s
3.Redrawal ofNat i
onalboundar
ies
4.Colonial
isati
onanddecol oni
ali
sati
on
5.Globali
sation
6.Communi sm, Capit
ali
sm,Social
ism –t
hei
rfor
msandef
fect
sinsoci
ety
.

(
C)Cul
tur
alHer
it
ageofKer
ala:

1.Cultur
alHer it
age ofKer al
a ArtForms,lit
eratur
e,sculpt
ure,archi
tectur
e,
sali
entfeatur
esofsociety
2.KeralaTribal
cult
ure,
Pilgr
image,Tour
istpl
aces,Fol
kCultur
e,Cinema,Theatr
e
3.Historyandrevol
uti
onofMal ay
alam l
anguageandlit
erat
ure.
 GENERALSTUDI
ES (
PAPER-
II
)
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mum Mar
ks:
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on:
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s

(A)I
ndianConsti
tut
ion,Publ
icAdmini
str
ati
on,
Pol
it
icalSy
stem,
Gov
ernance,
Soci
al
Just
iceandInt
ernat
ionalRel
ati
ons

1.IndianConst it
ut i
onandi t
ssal i
entf eat ures
2.Funct ionsandResponsi bili
ti
esoft heUni onandt heSt ates,Par l
i
amentand
StateLegi slatures– st r
uct ur
e,f unct ion,powerandpr ivil
ages.I ssuesand
challenges per taining t o Feder alSt r
uctur e – Dev olution ofPowerand
Financesupt ol ocal lev elsandchal l
engest her ein
3.Const i
tut i
onal Aut hor iti
es–Power s, Funct ionsandResponsi bil
i
ties
4.Panchay atiRaj, Publ icPol icyandGov ernance, ImpactofL. P.GonGov ernance
5.Statut ory, Regul atoryandQuasi j
udi cial bodies
6.Right sI ssues( Humanr ights,Womenr i
ghts,SC/ STrights,Childrights,etc.)
,
Impor atantAct s
7.India'sFor eignPol icy ,Internati
onalOr ganisations,Inter
nat i
onalTr eatiesand
Forums, theirst ructureandmandat e
8.Judi ciaryi nIndi a–St ructureandf unct i
ons,impor at
antpr ovisi
onsr elati
ngt o
Emer gencyandConst i
tutionalamendment s,Judi ci
alreview,Publ icI nt
erest
Liti
gat ion, LandRev enueLaws
9.Fundament alrights, fundament aldut iesandDi recti
vePrinciples
Pr
10. incipl esofAdmi nistrati
v eLaw.

(
B)Sci
enceandTechnol
ogy

1.Science and Technol ogy:Nat ureand scopeofSci enceand Technol ogy ,

Rel ev anceofS&T, Nat i
onalpol icyonS&Tandi nnov ati
ons, Basicsofev eryday
science,Humanbody ,Publ i
cHeal thandCommuni tyMedi ci
ne,Foodand
Nut rition,Heal th Car e.I nstitutes and Or gani
zat i
on i nI ndia promot ing
i
nt egr at i
on of S&T and I nnov at
ion,t hei r activi
ti
es and cont r
ibuti
ons,
Cont ribut i
onofPr omi nentIndianSci enti
sts.
2.ICT:Nat ureandScopeofI CT, ICTindayt odayli
fe, I
CTandi ndustry,ICTand
Gov ernance – v ari
ous Gov er nmentschemes pr omot ing use ofI CT,e-
Gov ernancePr ogr ammesandSer vi
ces,Net i
quettes,Cy berSecur i
tyconcer ns
– Nat ionalCy berCr i
mePol i
cy .MI S.Ar ti
fici
alIntell
igence– benef i
tsand
i
mpact s,Robot i
cs.
3.Technol ogyi nSpaceandDef ence:Ev ol uti
onofI ndianSpacePr ogramme,
ISRO–i t'
sact ivit
iesandachi ev ement s,var i
ousSat ell
it
ePr ogrammes–DRDO
-vi
si on, missionandact i
viti
es.
4.Ener gyr equi rementandef fi
ciency :India'
sexi sti
ngener gyneedsanddef ici
t,
India' sener gyr esourcesand dependence,Renewabl eand Non- renewabl e
ener gyr esour ces,EnergyPol i
cyofI ndi
a– Gov t.Poli
ciesandPr ogr ammes,
Ener gySecur ityandNucl earPol i
cyofI ndia.
5.Env ironment alSci ence:I ssuesandconcer nsr el
atedtoenv ir
onment ,it
slegal
 aspect s,poli
cies and t r
eaties f ort he protection ofenv i
ronmentatt he
Nat i
onalandt heI nter
nationall evel,Env i
ronmentpr ot
ecti
onf orsust ai
nable
dev elopment .Bi odiver
sity– i t
si mpor t
anceandconcer ns,Climatechange,
Internat i
onalinit
iati
ves( Poli
cies, Protocols)andI ndia'
scommi tment ,Western
Ghat s,Feat ures,Char act er
isti
cs and i ssues.For estand wi ldli
fe – Legal
framewor kf orFor estand Wi ldlife Conserv at
ion inI ndi
a.Env i
ronment al
Hazar ds,Poll
ut i
on,Car bonEmi ssion,Gl obalWar mi ng.Nati
onalact i
onpl ans
on cl imate change and Di saster Management . Dev elopments i n
Biotechnol ogy,Gr eenTechnol ogyandNanot echnol ogy.

(
C) 
  Cur
rentI
ssuesi
ngi
vent
opi
cs

GENERALSTUDI
ES(
PAPER-
II
I)
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mum Mar
ks:
100 
  Dur
ati
on:
2Hour
s

(
A)EconomyandPl
anni
ng

1.I
ndi aneconomyont heev eofi ndependence.I ndianeconomyi npostr eform
period–neweconomi cr efor ms, NI TIAay og, NationalI ncomeandPerCapi t a
I
ncome, Sect oral Composi tion ( Out put and Empl oy ment ) – Pr imar y,
Secondar y and Ter t
iary . Dev elopment under di ff erent pol icy r egimes
(i
ncl uding Fi ve YearPl ans)– Goal s,Const rai
nts,I nst i
tutions and Pol i
cy
fr
amewor k.
2.Agr icultureSect or, LandRef or msi nI ndia, Technol ogicalchangei nAgr i
cultur e
–Maj orCr opsandCr oppi ngpat t
er nsi nv ariouspar tsoft heCount ry ,I
rr
igat i
on,
Pricing ofagr icul turei nput sand out put s,Agr i
cultur alFi nancePol i
cyand
Mar ket ing,I ssuesi nFoodSecur ityandPubl icDi str ibut i
onSy st em,Gr een
Rev olut i
on, Pol iciesf orsust ainabl eagr icultur eandor gani cf arming.
3.I
ndust rialPol icy ,Publ i
cSect orent erprisesandt heirper formance, Growt hand
patter nofi ndust r i
al i
zation, Smal l-
scal esect or,Product iv i
tyi nindust r
ialsector,
SEZ and i ndust riali
zat i
on,f or eign i nv estmentand compet i
ti
on pol i
cy ,e-
Commer ce, Effect sofl iber alisat i
onont heeconomy .
4.I
nfr ast r
uct urei nI ndi anEconomy , Meani ngandi mpor tanceofi nfrastructure–
Wat erSuppl yandSani tation-Ener gyandPower–Sci enceandTechnol ogy–
Rur al and Ur ban I nf rast ruct ure, Por ts, Roads, Ai rpor t
s, Rai lway s,
Telecommuni cat ion, Dams, InlandWat erway s.SocialImpactAssessment .
5.TrendsandPat ter nsi nst ruct ureofpopul ationov ert ime– Gr owthr ate,
GenderRur al-
Ur ban Mi gr at i
on,Li t
eracy ,Regi onalSt r uctur e and t rends of
Pov er tyandI nequal i
ty,Unempl oyment–t rends,St r
uct ur eandNat i
onalRur al
Empl oy mentpol i
ci es.I ndicat orsofdev el
opment– Phy sicalQual ityofLi f e
I
ndex, Human Dev elopment I ndex, Human Pov er ty I ndex, Gender
Dev elopmentI ndex, Nat ional Happi nessI ndex.
6.I
ndi an Publ i
c Fi nance,Gov er nmentBudget i
ng,I ndian TaxSy stem,Publ ic
Expendi ture, Publ i
cDebt ,Def ici tandSubsi diesi ntheI ndi anEconomy .Cent re-
Stat ef inanci alr el ati
on.Recentf iscalandmonet arypol icyi ssuesandt heir
 i
mpact ,structureofI ndianBanki ngandNon- BankingFinanci alInsti
tut
ions
and r ef orms,GST:Conceptand I mpl i
cations.St ockexchangeand shar e
mar ket .
7.Trend,Composi tion,St ruct ur
eanddi rect i
onofI ndia'sForeignTr ade.India'
s
Balanceofpay ment ssi tuat i
oni npostr eformsper i
od.
8.EconomyofKer alaSt ate-anov ervi
ew,Popul ati
on,Maj oragr i
culture,I
ndust r
y,
Serv i
cesect ori ssues.I nfrast r
uctureand r esour ces,Maj orDev elopment al
Project s,Pr ogrammes and Schemes.Co- operative Sector.Hi story and
rel
ev antpol ici
es i nt raditionali ndustries,I T Sect or
,Pr avasiand For eign
remi t
tance.
9.Keralamodeldev elopment– ( Landref orms,Soci alsecur i
ty,dev ol
uti
onof
Power ,Decent r
alised Pl anni ng,Housi ng,Tour i
sm,Women Empower ment ,
SocialWel fareSchemes,Di sast erManagement .Rol eandFunct i
onofKer al
a
Planni ng Boar d,Achi ev ement sofKer alainHeal thand Educat ionSect or:
Policies, Programmes, I
nitiati
v esandI mpact s.

(
B)Geogr
aphy

Gener
1.  alGeogr aphy:Sol arsyst
em, Moti
onofEar th,Conceptoft i
me,Seasons,
I
nternalst ructure of t he Eart
h,Maj or Landf orms and t heirfeatures.
Atmospher e–St ructureandComposi t
ion,el
ement sandf act
orsofCl i
mat e,
Air
massesandFr onts, atmospheri
cdistur
bances.Oceans:Phy sical
,Chemi cal
andBi ologicalchar acterist
ics,
Hydrol
ogicalDisasters,
Mar ineandCont inental
Resour ces
2.Physical,Soci al
,Economi cGeographyofWor l
d, I
ndiaandKer al
a
3.Geophy sical phenomenal i
keEart
hquake,Tsunami ,Volcanoes,Cy cl
one,Flood,
Landslides.

(
C)Cur
rentI
ssuesi
nEconomyandPl
anni
ng&Geogr
aphy