Friday, 23 December 2016

Indian Natioanl Movement

1. Establishment of British rule in India: Factors behind British success against Indian powers-Mysore, Maratha Con federacy and the Punjab as major powers in resistance; Policy of subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse. 
2. Colonial Economy : Tribute system. Drain of wealth and "deindustrialisation", Fiscal pressures and revenue settlements (Zamindari, Ryotwari and Mahalwari settlements); Structure of the British raj up to 1857 (including the Acts of 1773 and 1784 and administrative organisation). 
3. Resistance to colonia rule : Early uprisings; Causes, nature and impact of the Revolt of 1857; Reorganisation of the Raj, 1858 and after. 
4. Socio-cultural impact of colonial rule: Official social reform measures (1828-57); Orientalist-Anglicist controversy; coming of English education and the press; Christian missionary activities;Bengal Renaissance; Social and religious reform movements in Bengal and other areas; Women as focus of social reform. 
5. Economy 1858-1914: Railways; Commercialisation of Indian agriculture; Growth of landless labourers and rural indebtedness; Famines; India as market for British industry; Customs removal, exchange and countervailing excise; Limited growth of modern industry. 
6. Early Indian Nationalism: Social background; Formation of national associations; Peasant and tribal uprising during the early nationalist era; Foundation of the Indian National Congress; The Moderate phase of the Congress; Growth of Extremism; The Indian Council Act of 1909; Home Rule Movement; The Government of India Act of 1919. 
7. Inter-War economy of India: Industries and problem of Protection; Agricultural distress; the Great Depression; Ottawa agreements and Discriminatory Protection; the growth of trade unions; The Kisan Movement; The economic programme of the Congress' Karachi resolution, 1931. 
8. Nationalism under Gandhi's leadership: Gandhi's career, thought and methods of mass mobilisation; Rowlatt Satyagraha, Khilafat- Non Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, 1940 Satyagraha and Quit India Movement; State People's Movement. 
9. Other strands of the National Movement: 
a) Revolutionary movements since 1905; (b) Constitutional politics; Swarajists, Liberals, Responsive Cooperation; (c) Ideas of Jawharlal Nehru, (d) The Left (Socialists and Communists); (e) Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army; (f) Communal strands: Muslim League and Hindu Mahasabha; (g) Women in the National Movement. 
10. Literary and cultural lmovements: Tagore, Premchand, Subramanyam Bharati, Iqbal as examples only; New trends in art; Film industry; Writers' Organisations and Theatre Associations. 
11. Towards Freedom: The Act of 1935; Congress Ministries, 1937-1939; The Pakistan Movement; Post-1945 upsurge (RIN Mutiny, Telangana uprising etc.,); Consititutional negotiations and the Transfer of Power, 15 August 1947. 
12. First phase of Independence (1947-64): Facing the consequences of Partition; Gandhiji's murder; economic dislocation; Integration of States; The democratic constitution, 1950; Agrarian reforms; Building an industrial welfare state; Planning and industrialisation; Foreign policy of Non-alignment; Relations with neighbours. 

Section-B
13. Enlightenment and Modern ideas 
#1. Renaissance Background 
#2. Major Ideas of Enlightenment: Kant, Rousseau 
#3. Spread of Enlightenment outside Europe 
#4. Rise of socialist ideas (to Marx) 

14. Origins of Modern Politics 
#1. European States System 
#2. American Revolution and the Constitution. 
#3. French revolution and after math, 1789-1815. 
#4. British Democratic Politics, 1815-1850; Parliamentary Reformers, Free Traders, chartists. 

15. Industriatization 
#1. English Industrial Revolution: Causes and Impact on Society 
#2. Industrialization in other countries: USA, Germany, Russia, Japan 
#3. Socialist Industrialization: Soviet and Chinese. 

16. Nation-State System 
#1. Rise of Nationalism in 19th century 
#2. Nationalism : state-building in Germany and Italy 
#3. Disintegration of Empires through the emergence of nationalities. 

17. Imperialism and Colonialism 
#1. Colonial System (Exploitation of New World, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Tribute from Asian Conquests) 
#2. Types of Empire: of settlement and non-settlement: Latin America, South Africa, Indonesia, Australia. 
#3. Imperialism and Free Trade: The New Imperialism 

18. Revolution and Counter-Revolution 
#1. 19th Century European revolutions 
#2. The Russian Revolution of 1917-1921 
#3. Fascist Counter-Revolution, Italy and Germany. 
#4. The Chinese Revolution of 1949 

19. World Wars 
#1. 1st and 2nd World Wars as Total Wars: Societal Implications 
#2. World War I : Causes and Consequences 
#3. World War II : Political Consequence 
20. Cold War 

#1. Emergence of Two Blocs 
#2. Integration of West Europe and US Strategy; Communist East Europe 
#3. Emergence of Third World and Non-Alignment 
4. UN and Dispute Resolution 
21. Colonial Liberation 

#1. Latin America-Bolivar 
#2. Arab World-Egypt 
#3. Africa-Apartheid to Democracy 
#4. South-East Asia-Vietnam 

22. Decolonization and Underdevelopment 
#1. Decolonization: Break up of colonial Empires: British, French, Duth 
#2. Factors constraining Development : Latin America, Africa 

23. Unification of Europe 
#1. Post War Foundations : NATO and European Community 
#2. Consolidation and Expansion of European Community/European Union. 

24. Soviety Disintegration and the Unipolar World 
#1. Factors in the collapse of Soviet communism and the Soviet Union, 1985-1991 
#2. Political Changes in East Europe 1989-1992 
#3. End of the Cold War and US Ascendancy in the World 
#4. Globalization

Political Science

Main Examination of Civil Services Exam



Paper-I
Political Theory and Indian Politics
1. Political Theory: meaning and approaches.
2. Theories of the State: Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluralist, Post-colonial and feminist.
3. Justice: Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl's theory of justice and its communitarian critiques.
4. Equality: Social, political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action.
5. Rights: Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; concept of Human Rights.
6. Democracy: Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy - representative, participatory and deliberative.
7. Concept of power, hegemony, ideology and legitimacy.
8. Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism.
9. Indian Political Thought : Dharamshastra, Arthashastra and Buddhist traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M.K. Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, M.N. Roy . 

Section-B 

Indian Government and Politics
1. Indian Nationalism: Dadabhai Naoroji, Tilak, Savarkar, Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narain, Nehru, Subhas Bose, Ambedkar, Ram Manohar Lohia. 
2. Nature and struggle of Indian freedom struggle : From constitutionalism to Mass Satyagraha, Revolutionary movements Non Co-operation, Civil disobedience and Quit India, Indian Naval uprising, Indian National Army; role of women in freedom struggle. 
3. Socio- economic dimensions of the nationalist movement: The communal question and the demand for partition; backward caste movements, Trade union and Peasant movements, Civil rights movement. 
4. Landmarks in Constitutional Development during British Rule: Morley-Minto Reforms; Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms; Simon Commission; Government of India Act, 1935; Cripps Mission : Indian Independence Act, 1947. 
5. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution: The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles; federalism, parliamentary system; amending procedures; judicial review. 
6. The Executive System in theory and practice: President, Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers; Governor, Chief Minister and the State Council of Ministers. The Bureaucracy. 
7. Role and function of the Parliament and Parlimentary Committee-Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; changing socio economic profile. 
8. The Supreme Court and the High Courts; Judicial Activism; PIL. 
9. Statutory institutions/commis sions-UPSC, Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Backward Classes Commission, National Commission for women; National Human Rights Commission; Minorities Commission. 
10. Party system : ideology and social base of parties; fragmentation and regionalisation. Pressure groups; patterns of coalition politics; trends in electoral behaviour. 
11. Class, caste, ethnicity and gender in Indian politics; politics of regionalism, communalism, backward class and Dalit movements, Tribal people movements, struggle for gender justice. 
12. Planning and Economic Development : Role of the Planning Commission; Planning in the era of liberalisation; political dimensions of economic reforms. 
13. Grassroots democracy : Panchayati Raj and municipal government; significance of 73rd and 74th Amendements. Grass root movement and women's empowerment. 

Paper - II 
Comparative Politics and International Relations 

Section-A 
Comparative Analysis and International Politics 

1. Approaches to the study of comparative politics : 
traditional approaches; political economy, political sociology or political system approaches; Nature of political process in the Third World. 
2. The Modern State :
Evolution, the contemporary trends in the advanced industrial countries and the third world. 
3. Development :
Strategies and contemporary discourse. 
4. Concepts of International politics :
Power, national interest, balance of power, national security, collective security and peace. 
5. Theories of International politics Marxist, Realist, Systems, Decision-making and Game Theory. 
6. Determinants of foreign policy : Domestic compulsions, geopolitics, geoeconomics and global order. 
7. Origin and contemporary relevance of the Cold War, nature of the post-cold war global order. 
8. Major issues of world politics : Cuban Missile Crisis; Vietnam War, Oil Crisis, Afghan Civil War, Gulf War, Collapse of the Soviet Union, Yugoslav Crisis. 
9. Non-alignment :
Concept and movement; Third World Movements for global justice, Non-alignment in the post cold war era. 
10. The evolution of the international economic system-from Bretton woods to WTO, the North-South dimension. 
11. International organisations UN and its specialized agencies :
International Court of Justice; ILO, UNICEF, WHO UNESCO. 
12. Regional, organizations such as the ASEAN, APEC, EU, SAARC, NAFTA 
13. Contemporary Global Concerns : Democracy, Human Rights, Ecology, Gender Justice, Global commons, Communication. 

Section-B
India and the World 

1. Indian Foreign Policy :
Historical origins, determinants; the institutions of policy-making; continuity and change. 
2. India and the Non-Alignment Movement :
Evolution and contemporary relevance. Socio- political basis of non-alignment-domestic and global. 
3. Major issues in Indian foreign policy :
Sino-Indian Border War (1962); Indo-Pakistan War (1971) and the liberation of Bangladesh; IPKF in Sri Lanka; India as military nuclear power (1998). 
4. Conflict and co-operation in South Asia :
India's relations with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal. Regional co-operation and SAARC. Kashmir question in India's foreign policy. 
5. India's relation with Africa and Latin America. 
6. India and South East Asia; ASEAN. 
7. India and the major powers : USA, EU, China, Japan and Russia. 
8. India and the UN System : India's role in UN Peace Keeping and global disarmament. 
9. India and the emerging international economic order; multilateral agencies-WTO, IMF, IBRD, ADB. 
10. India and the question of nuclear weapons : NPT and CTBT. 

Indian Geography

Civil Service Mains Examination - Geography Syllabus
Paper-I

Principles of Geography

Physical Geography


1. Geomorphology: Factors controlling landform development; endogenetic and exogenetic forces; Origin and evolution of the earth's crust; Fundamentals of geomagnetism; Physical conditions of the earth's interior; Geosynclines; Continental drift; Isostasy; Plate tectonics; Recent views on mountain building; Vulcanicity; Earthquakes and Tsunamis; Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Landscape development ; Denudation chronology; Channel morphology; Erosion surfaces; Slope development ; Applied Geomorphology : Geohydrology, economic geology and environment.
2.Climatology: Temperature and pressure belts of the world; Heat budget of the earth; Atmospheric circulation; atmospheric stability and instability. Planetary and local winds; Monsoons and jet streams; Air masses and fronto genesis, Temperate and tropical cyclones; Types and distribution of precipitation; Weather and Climate; Koppen's, Thornthwaite's and Trewartha's classification of world climates; Hydrological cycle; Global climatic change and role and response of man in climatic changes, Applied climatology and Urban climate.
3.Oceanography: Bottom topography of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; Temperature and salinity of the oceans; Heat and salt budgets, Ocean deposits; Waves, currents and tides; Marine resources: biotic, mineral and energy resources; Coral reefs, coral bleaching; sea-level changes; law of the sea and marine pollution.
4.Biogeography: Genesis of soils; Classification and distribution of soils; Soil profile; Soil erosion, Degradation and conservation; Factors influencing world distribution of plants and animals; Problems of deforestation and conservation measures; Social forestry; agroforestry; Wild life; Major gene pool centres.
5.Environmental Geography: Principle of ecology; Human ecological adaptations; Influence of man on ecology and environment; Global and regional ecological changes and imbalances; Ecosystem their management and conservation; Environmental degradation, management and conservation; Biodiversity and sustainable development; Environmental policy; Environmental hazards and remedial measures; Environmental education and legislation.
Human Geography


1. Perspectives in Human Geography: Areal differentiation; regional synthesis; Dichotomy and dualism; Environmentalism; Quantitative revolution and locational analysis; radical, behavioural, human and welfare approaches; Languages, religions and secularisation; Cultural regions of the world; Human development index.
2.Economic Geography: World economic development: measurement and problems; World resources and their distribution; Energy crisis; the limits to growth; World agriculture: typology of agricultural regions; agricultural inputs and productivity; Food and nutrition problems; Food security; famine: causes, effects and remedies; World industries: locational patterns and problems; patterns of world trade.
3.Population and Settlement Geography: Growth and distribution of world population; demographic attributes; Causes and consequences of migration; concepts of over-under-and optimum population; Population theories, world population problems and policies, Social well-being and quality of life; Population as social capital. Types and patterns of rural settlements; Environmental issues in rural settlements; Hierarchy of urban settlements; Urban morphology: Concepts of primate city and rank-size rule; Functional classification of towns; Sphere of urban influence; Rural - urban fringe; Satellite towns; Problems and remedies of urbanization; Sustainable development of cities.
4.Regional Planning: Concept of a region; Types of regions and methods of regionalisation; Growth centres and growth poles; Regional imbalances; regional development strategies; environmental issues in regional planning; Planning for sustainable development.
5.Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography: Systems analysis in Human geography; Malthusian, Marxian and demographic transition models; Central Place theories of Christaller and Losch;Perroux and Boudeville; Von Thunen's model of agricultural location; Weber's model of industrial location; Ostov's model of stages of growth. Heartland and Rimland theories; Laws of international boundaries and frontiers.
PART II
Geography Of India

1. Physical Setting: Space relationship of India with neighboring countries; Structure and relief; Drainage system and watersheds; Physiographic regions; Mechanism of Indian monsoons and rainfall patterns, Tropical cyclones and western disturbances; Floods and droughts; Climatic regions; Natural vegetation; Soil types and their distributions.
2. Resources: Land, surface and ground water, energy, minerals, biotic and marine resources; Forest and wild life resources and their conservation; Energy crisis.
3. Agriculture: Infrastructure: irrigation, seeds, fertilizers, power; Institutional factors: land holdings, land tenure and land reforms; Cropping pattern, agricultural productivity, agricultural intensity, crop combination, land capability; Agro and social-forestry; Green revolution and its socio- economic and ecological implications; Significance of dry farming; Livestock resources and white revolution; aqua - culture; sericulture, apiculture and poultry; agricultural regionalisation; agro-climatic zones; agroecological regions.
4. Industry: Evolution of industries; Locational factors of cotton, jute, textile, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilizer, paper, chemical and pharmaceutical, automobile, cottage and agro-based industries; Industrial houses and complexes including public sector undertakings; Industrial regionali-sation; New industrial policies; Multinationals and liberalization; Special Economic Zones; Tourism including eco - tourism.
5. Transport, Communication and Trade: Road, railway, waterway, airway and pipeline networks and their complementary roles in regional development; Growing importance of ports on national and foreign trade; Trade balance; Trade Policy; Export processing zones; Developments in communication and information technology and their impacts on economy and society; Indian space programme.
6. Cultural Setting: Historical Perspective of Indian Society; Racial, linguistic and ethnic diversities; religious minorities; major tribes, tribal areas and their problems; cultural regions; Growth, distribution and density of population; Demographic attributes: sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force, dependency ratio, longevity; migration (inter-regional, intra- regional and international) and associated problems; Population problems and policies; Health indicators.
7. Settlements: Types, patterns and morphology of rural settlements; Urban developments; Morphology of Indian cities; Functional classification of Indian cities; Conurbations and metropolitan regions; urban sprawl; Slums and associated problems; town planning; Problems of urbanization and remedies.
8. Regional Development and Planning: Experience of regional planning in India; Five Year Plans; Integrated rural development programmes; Panchayati Raj and decentralised planning; Command area development; Watershed management; Planning for backward area, desert, drought prone, hill, tribal area development; multi-level planning; Regional planning and development of island territories.
9. Political Aspects: Geographical basis of Indian federalism; State reorganisation; Emergence of new states; Regional consciousness and inter state issues; international boundary of India and related issues; Cross border terrorism; India's role in world affairs; Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian Ocean realm.
10. Contemporary Issues: Ecological issues: Environmental hazards: landslides, earthquakes, Tsunamis, floods and droughts, epidemics; Issues relating to environmental pollution; Changes in patterns of land use; Principles of environmental impact assessment and environmental management; Population explosion and food security; Environmental degradation; Deforestation, desertification and soil erosion; Problems of agrarian and industrial unrest; Regional disparities in economic development; Concept of sustainable growth and development; Environmental awareness; Linkage of rivers; Globalisation and Indian economy.


History Syllabus

Chandragupta I & Samudragupta
Samudragupta
War With Sakas
Eastern Bengal And Balkh
Decline of the Gupta Empire
The Vakatakas
Gupta Administration
Gupta Society
Gupta Economy
Gupta Literature
Gupta Art
Gupta Religion
Gupta Efflorescence
Sanskrit Literature
Post Gupta Period
The House Of Pushyabhuti
History Of Harsha
Administration of Harsha
Exaggerations of Bana And Hueun-Tsang 
Harshavardhana And His Times
Maukharts
The Later Guptas
Pallavas
Political History Of Pallavas
Pallava Society
Pallava Administration
Pallava Art
Chalukyas of Badami or Early/Western,Chalukyas,Badami
The Arab Conquest
India's Impact on Southeast Asia: Causes and Consequences
India's Impact on Southeast Asia: The Dynamics of Cultural Borrowings
The Contribution Of The Buddhist Monks
The Link Between Southeast Asia And South India
Indian Impact On Ancient South-east Asia
General Preview Of Science & Technology And Learning & Education
Learning And Education
Note On Places And Areas In Ancient India
Note On Places And Areas In Ancient India
Note On Places And Areas In Ancient India
Note On Places And Areas In Ancient India
Making Use Of The Maps And The Accompanying Notes
Index of Ancient Place Names And Historic Sites
Contacts With South-east Asia : Additional Notes
History Of Funan And Cambodia
Reasons For Collapse&Contacts With Central Asia
Additional Notes
Ancient India

History of India