CIVIL SERVICE 2013 PRELIMS SYLLABUS

SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION 

PART-A 

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 

The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each. 
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration : Two hours 

•  Current events of national and international importance. 
•  History of India and Indian National Movement. 
•  Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World. 
•  Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. 
• Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc. 
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization. 
• General Science

Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours 

•  Comprehension 
•  Interpersonal skills including communication skills; 
•  Logical reasoning and analytical ability 
•  Decision-making and problem-solving 
•  General mental ability 
•  Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level),  Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level) 
•  English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

Note 1 : Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus 
of Paper II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation 
thereof in the question paper. 
Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type