JPSC 2018 Syllabus
Candidate should know the syllabus well so that they won’t miss any topic for the examination. The syllabus is different for preliminary and mains examination.
Syllabus for preliminary exam
| General Studies Paper I |
General studies paper II |
- History of India.(Ancient, Modern, Medieval)
- Indian Polity and Governance.
- Panchayat Raj systems.
- Economic and Sustainable Development.
- Geography of India( Social, Economic, physical and general geography)
- Poverty and Unemployment.
- Disaster Management and its effects
- Culture & Heritage.
- National & International Current Events.
- Human Rights.
- Science & Technology.(General science, Information and Communication technology, agriculture and technology development)
- Environmental Protection.
- Biodiversity & Climate Change.
- Urbanization and its impacts
- Sports
- Awards
- UN and other International Agencies.
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- Hindi and English Comprehension Skill.
- Knowledge of Hindi and English Grammar.
- Basic Numeracy.
- General Mental Ability.
- Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability.
- Problem Solving
- Interpersonal Skill.
- Decision Making.
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Syllabus for mains exam:
| General Studies Paper I |
General Studies Paper II |
General Hindi
- Letter Writing
- Essay Writing
- Usage of words
- Translation of passages
- Grammar
- Comprehension
- Vocabulary
General English
- Vocabulary
- Translation of passages
- Essay Writing.
- Grammar
- Letter Writing
- Usage of words
- Comprehension
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Language and Literature
Candidates should choose any one language out of the following languages and read their history and grammar etc
- Bengali literature
- Sanskrit literature
- Urdu literature
- Oriya literature
- Hindi literature
- Santhali literature
- Nagpuri literature
- Ho literature
- Kortha literature
- Panchpargania literature
- Kurmali literature
- Khadia literature
- Kurux literature
- Mundari literature
- English literature
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| General Studies Paper III |
General Studies Paper IV |
| Social Sciences:
History( Under this part, candidates should learn chronology and all the related events in the history)
- Modern India
- Medieval India
- Ancient India
- History of Jharkhand
Geography
- General principles in Physical Geography
- Physical and Human Geography of India
- Development and Utilization of Important natural resources of India
- Geography of Jharkhand and Utilization of its natural resources.
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Indian Constitution & Polity
- Preamble of the constitution
- Salient features of the constitution
- Fundamental Rights
- Fundamental duties
- Directive principles of state policy
- Union government
- State government
- Provisions regarding the administration of Scheduled areas and Scheduled tribal areas
- Election commission of India
- Emergency provisions in constitution
- CAG
- Political parties
- Pressure groups
- Centre-state relations
Public Administration and good governance
- Administration of centre and states
- Administration of districts
- Disaster management
- Development administration
- Human rights
- Good governance
- Bureaucracy
- Human rights
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| General Studies Paper V |
General Studies Paper VI |
Indian Economy and its basic features
- Inflation
- Public Finance
- Banking system
- Industrial Economy
- Agricultural and Rural Economy
- Fiscal Policy
- Budget etc.
Sustainable development , Indian Development Strategy and Economic issues
- Inclusive growth
- Planning and its strategy
- Food security
- Nutritional security
- Role of Foreign capital
- Poverty and its related issues’
- Unemployment and its related concepts’
- Developmental indicators
Economic reforms and its effect on Indian Economy
- Globalization and its effect on Indian economy
- Agricultural sector reforms
- Economic reforms in India etc.
Economy of Jharkhand
- Land, forest and environmental issues in Jharkhand
- Five-year plans in Jharkhand
- Various issues like poverty, unemployment
- Demography of Jharkhand
- Economic growth and the structure of economy of Jharkhand
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Physical Science
- SI units
- Concepts of Waves and Energy
- Definitions such as force, work, impact, gravity, velocity, speed
Life Science
- Cell-its structure and functions
- Reproduction of cells
- Biomolecules
- Theories of evolution
- Inheritance and its related concepts
Agricultural Science
- Agro-climatic zones of Jharkhand
- Government schemes beneficial to farmers
- Various concepts such as Agro-forestry etc.
- Jharkhand- Soil fertility status
- Rainfed Agriculture
Environmental Science
- Ecosystem and its related concepts
- Biodiversity
- Environmental Issues
- Pollution
- All the laws and schemes related to pollution
- Climate Change
Science and Technology Development
- National Science Policy
- National Health policy
- Nuclear policy
- Remote Sensing and its associated terms
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Books to be referred
Candidates should select the appropriate book for their preparation. It is always to use only one source for a particular topic. Referring to too many sources for one single topic would create unnecessary confusion in concepts. Some of the important books that need to be referred for this topic:
Geography
- NCERT books of classes XI and XIIth
- Physical geography written by Goh Cheong Leong for Prelims
History
- Spectrum Modern History
- India’s struggle for Independence written by Bipin Chandra – refer only some important chapters in this book.
- Old NCERT Class XIIth history for the topic on Modern India
Polity
- NCERT books
- Constitution of India written by P.M Baxi
- Indian Constitution written by Laxmikanth
- Indian Parliament written by Subhash Kashyap
Foreign Policy and Trade relationship with other countries
- IDSA website
- MEA website
- Commerce ministry website for various topics on Trade Agreement
Science and Technology and its associated concepts
- Books by NBT on Robotics and Nanotechnology
Other National Events and General Knowledge
- Economic Survey
- Newspapers
