PAPER II

1. Indian Culture will cover the salient aspects of Art forms, Literature and Architecture
from ancient to modern times….From GK today material, quick look into India
Yearbook.
2. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the
present….Freedom struggle from Spectrum..1757 to 1857 from GK today PT material.
3. its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the
country..from Spectrum
4. Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the
country…..Lakshmikant. Form details Wikipedia (look in Wikipedia for events
mentioned in Lakshmikant)
5. History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world
wars, redrawal of national boundaries. 9th/10th history book of Bharti Bhawan or BTC.

6. colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.-

their forms and effect on the society….IGNOU books, I have downloaded relevent books.
+ Wikipedia.
7. Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India….IGNOU book. India Year Book.
8. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty
and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies…..IGNOU..plus
magazines essays.
9. Effects of Globalizationon Indian society..IGNOU book+ we can have many essays on this
from Google.
10. Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism…IGNOU book.
All required IGNOU books have been downloaded. No need to search and download again.
11. Salient features of world’s physical geography…Goh-Chi-Long
12. Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian
subcontinent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector
industries in various parts of the world (including India)..Class 6/7/8 bharti bhawan
geography books.
13. Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone
etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features
(including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such
changes…Goh-Chi-Long+Atlas. To look for expected question on these lines we have
to see previous year papers f geography optional.
 PAPER III

14. Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant

provisions and basic structure...Lakshmikant
15. Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States,….Lakshmikant issues and
challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local
levels and challenges therein…..Fadia & Fadia.
16. Separation of powers between various organs….Lakshmikant. dispute redressal
mechanisms and institutions….This is covered later. Will be from Lakshmikant or fadia or
we can google for individual institutions seperately.
17. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other
countries…..LakxhmiKant..Pubad PT book, a 40 page chapter on this issue.
18. Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers &
privileges…..Lakshmimant book on polity..for issues arising out of these…..Newspaper,
some writeup on IDSA or current affairs….
19. Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary; Ministries and
Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their
role in the Polity…Lakshmikant book on pub ad PT or Selective reading of Fadia and
Fadia.
20. Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act…From the Act or essay on this topic
from google.
21. Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of
various Constitutional Bodies….Lakshmikant polity.
22. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies..Lakshmikant polity.
23. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising
out of their design and implementation…Lineup different sectors, ex..women, child,
power, mining..roads..list can be taken from 6 items of bharat nirmaan programme and
then visiting websites of individual ministries. Apart from these issues on maganiez,
yojna or chronicle. Will have to collect gists of article in these magazines + Hindu op-
ed.
24. Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various
groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders..Fadia or
Mohit bhattacharya (new book)
25. Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and
the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for
the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections…Same as no. 23
26. Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to
Health, Education, Human Resources Issues relating to poverty and hunger.…same as no
23.
27. Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance-
applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency &
accountability and institutional and other measures…Mohit bhattacharya + Synergy pub ad
summary sheet + Indian express. Indian express is known to publish articles in these
topics + International relations.
28. Role of civil services in a democracy…Mohit bhattacharya.
29. India and its neighborhood- relations…Wikipedia+ I have notes for this. :)

30. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting
India’s interests…Newspaper+ Defence India forum. Defence India forum will take care
of current affairs in International relations, Economy and S&T.
31. Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests,
Indian diaspora… I have very good download on indian diaspora. Will be sufficient for
this.
32. Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate…List
institutions then google. I have list of important organisations..it’ll be better if we can
find consilidated notes..may be GK today will provide notes on this. Their notes are
usually better. Or it’ll be best if we can collect Vajiram notes for this.

PAPER IV

33. Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth,
development and employment….any economy book for GS. Best will be to google for
issues separately and then making a list. Some Indian economy forum on net will be
helpful for this. Searching for this.
34. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it….IGNOU book mentioned for paper II and any
essay on Google/The Hindu.
35. Government Budgeting…Lakshmikant polity or for details Fadia.
36. Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation
and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues
and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers..Economy book class 11/12
NCERT.
37. Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public
Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks
and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing….best source will be
website of ministry of agriculture.
38. Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream
and downstream requirements, supply chain management..land reforms….Notes with Sneh
Sindhu..
39. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on
industrial growth…Straight forward topic. Many good writeups on googling the topics.
40. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc…spectrum S&T book.(latest
one)+India year book.
41. Investment models…havent seen yet. Probably Google.
42. Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday
life..meaningless topic.
43. Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and
developing new technology…wont find this at a single place. Science reporter keeps
writing on this in individual issues, GK today will give notes on this..possibly Vajriam
too.

44. . Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology
and issues relating to intellectual property rights….Spectrum S&T book.
45. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact
assessment…NIOS Biodiversity material + mrunal Website.
46. Disaster and disaster management…Fadia book last chapter.
47. Linkages between development and spread of extremism…google+ Hindu+Indian express.
48. Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social
networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering
and its prevention Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of
organized crime with terrorism…Defence India Forum. This should be sufficient.
49. Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate..Fadia chapter on home ministry.
It doesn’t include NIA, will have to read NIA separately.

PAPER V

50. Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human
actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. Human Values –
lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of
family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values…this is from philosophy
syllabus, will have to ask someone from philosophy….I think IGNOU book on BA
philosopy should be enough.
51. Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour;
moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion..same as above.
52. Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, impartiality and non-
partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion
towards the weakersections…Mohit Bhattacharya + 2nd ARC report on ethics.
53. Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and
governance…something new. Use google.
 54. Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world…Philosophy IGNOU.
55. Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical
concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and
conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance;
strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international
relations and funding; corporate governance…mohit bhattacharya + 2nd ARC report,
Highlighted red part..searching.
56. Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and
probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of
Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery,
Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption…Most of it is directly from Pub ad
syllabus….Fadia should be sufficient.
57. Case Studies on above issues…God knows. 

PS: Except for History, syllabus is misleading. They only ask what is given in The Hindu. Keep
regular eye on Hindu, Indian Express and PRSBlog.