Civil Service Examination, 2012 Syllabus UPSC

Civil Service Examination, 2012

Syllabus

Preliminary Examination Paper - I

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 specialisation
• General Science.

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.
Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of
Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a
candidate will be disqualified in case he/ she does not appear in both the
papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.

Civil Service Examination, 2012

Syllabus

Preliminary Examination Paper- II

Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision-making and problemsolving
• 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.
Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/ she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.