GROUP1 MAINS SYLLABUS

GROUP1:::
PAPER-I
GENERAL ESSAY
(Candidate should write three Essays one
from each
section compulsorily. Each section contains
three topics. Each Essay carries 50 marks.)
SECTION-I : Crisis management, Social
problems, Analysis
and solutions.
SECTION-II : Current events of national
and international
importance.
SECTION –III : Current events relating to
State of Andhra
Pradesh.



PAPER-II
SECTION-I
HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF
INDIA WITH
EMPHASIS ON 20TH CENTURY HISTORY OF
INDIA
1. Indus Civilization – Vedic Civilization –
Distinction
between Indus Civilisation and Vedic
Civilisation – Evolution of Varna, Jathi/
caste system –
Religious condition – Emergence of
Religious Movements (Jainism, Buddhism
and other sects)
– Rise of Magadha Imperialism –
Rise of Mahayana and Development of Art
(Gandhara,
Mathura and other Schools).
2. Advent of Islam and its impact –
Influence of Islam on
Indian Culture – Religious Movements
– Nature and significance of Bhakti
Movements – Growth
of vernacular languages, literature,
fine arts, architecture, monuments, Indo-
Persian art and
architecture - Vijayanagara empire
and their contribution to art, literature and
culture –
socio-economic conditions, administration,
fall of Vijayanagar empire – the Great
Moghals and their
contribution to Indian Fine Art,
Architecture and Fine Arts – Rise of Shivaji.
3. Stages of colonialism – changes in
administrative
structure and politics – factors leading for
the British supremacy, assistance of Indian
Powers and
the causes of failures – Civil rebellions
– Revolt of 1857 and its impact – Rise of
nationalist
consciousness and factors for the growth
of Indian Nationalism and Freedom
Struggle : Three
Phases :1885-1905, 1905-1920, 1920-47
and significance of Gandhian Era.
4. Rise and growth of Socio-Religious-
cultural – anti-
caste, Dalit and non-Brahmin, Justice/
selfrespect
movements in modern India – Social
reform organisati
ons and role of intellectuals – Raja Ram
Mohan Roy -
Dayanand Saraswathi - Jyotiba Phule -
Narayana Guru -
Mahathma Gandhi - Ambedkar and others.
5. Nationalist Literature – growth of
peasant and labour
movements – role of leftist parties in
antifeudal and anti-
colonial struggles-rise and growth of
Women’s
movements – origin and growth
of communalism – workers and peasant
movements –
freedom and partition of India; important
historical events after independence.
SECTION-II
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF
ANDHRA
PRADESH
1. The Satavahanas and their contribution
– social
structure – religious conditions – growth of
literature and painting – Ikshvakus and
their cultural
contribution – Growth of Buddhism in
Andhra Pradesh – The Eastern Chalukyas of
Vengi and
their importance – socio-cultural
contribution – growth of Telugu language &
Literature –
education and learning – Religious
Sects – growth of art and architecture.
2. Socio- Cultural and Religious conditions
in Andhra
Desha between 1000 AD – 1565 AD
Growth of Telugu Language and Literature
– Nannaya-
Molla etc., fine arts and
architecture – Monuments – Significance –
Contribution
of Qutubshahis to Telugu
language and Literature – Art-
Architecture- Monuments.
3. Modern Andhra - Socio-cultural
awakening in Andhra
– Brahma Samaj, Arya Samaj,
Theosohica society – Adi-Andhra,
Movements and role of
Veereshalingam and others –
Non-Brahmin, Adi- Andhra /Dalit and
Justice/self –
respect movements – Gurram Joshuva
– Boyi Bheemanna – Sri Sri and others –
Growth of
Nationalist Movement in Andhra and
the Andhra Leaders during the Freedom
Struggle – Role of
socialists – communists – antizamindari-
kisan
movements.
4. Asafjahi Dynasty – socio-cultural
awakening in
Telangana -Adi-Hindu Movement – Nizam
Rashtra Janasangham – Andhra Mahasabha
– Andhra
Saaraswata Parishat – The role of
Hyderabad State Congress and
Vandemataram Movement.
5. Telangana People’s Armed Struggle –
Ittehadul-
Muslimeen – Razakars-anti-Nizam
Struggles and end of Nizam’s Rule and
integration of
Hyderabad State in Indian Union –
Formation of Andhra Pradesh.
SECTION-III
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE INDIAN
CONSTITUTION
1. Nature of the Constitution –
constitutional developmen
ts – salient features – Preamble –
Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of
State Policy
and their relationship -
Fundamental Duties, Distinctive features of
Indian
Federation.
2. Distribution of Legislative Powers
between the Union
and the State; Administrative and
Financial relations between the Union and
the States –
Powers and the functions of
Constitutional Bodies.
3. Unicameral and Bicameral Legislatures –
Functions and
crises of accountability, decline of
legislature - Delegated Legislation –
Legislative and
Judicial control over the delegated
legislation – Judicial review of
administrative action.
4. Amendment of the Constitution – Basic
Structure
Theory – Emergency Provisions and
Decentralisation –
Community development experiment – 3
tier model of
Panchayat Raj –
73rd and 74th amendments and their
implementation.
5. Welfare Mechanism in India: Provisions
for scheduled
castes, Tribes and Minorities;
Reservations for SC, ST and Backward
classes; Prevention
of SC and ST Atrocities Act;
National and State SC and ST Commission;
Women’s
Commission; National and State
Minorities Commission and Human Rights
Commission.



PAPER-III
SECTION-I
PLANNING IN INDIA & INDIAN
ECONOMY
6. National and per capita income and
human
development - Sectoral changes in the
Indian
Economy (GDP and work force).
7. Indian Planning – Objectives, priorities,
specific aims of
the recent 5 year plan-- experience
and problems. Changes in the role of
public-Private
Sectors and their shares in the total
plan outlay before and after economic
reforms.
8. Poverty and unemployment problems--
magnitude and
measures initiated to ameliorate
them.
9. Monetary policy – Structure of Indian
Banking and
non-banking financial institutions and
reforms in them since the 1990s—
regulation of credit by
RBI.
10. Pattern of revenue, expenditure and
public debt and
effects on the economy.
SECTION-II
LAND REFORMS & SOCIAL CHANGES IN
A.P. AFTER
INDEPENDENCE
1. Historical background of land reforms
and the change
in laws from time to time –
Intermediaries abolition, tenancy reforms,
ceilings on
holdings and land issues in A.P.
2. Structure of the Andhra Pradesh
economy - its sectoral
and regional distribution and the
extent of poverty. Agricultural inputs and
technology.
3. Demographic features and social
backwardness,
literacy and occupation structure;
changes in the sectoral distribution of
income and
employment. Socio-political and
economic empowerment of women.
4. State finances and budgetary policy –
tax structure,
sharing central taxes, expenditure
pattern in revenue and capital account as
well as plan
and non-plan accounts. Public debt
– composition - internal and external debt
including
World Bank loans.
5. Five year plans of AP – Outlays,
financing public sector
plan and resource allocation
pattern in the recent 5 year plan.
SECTION –III
ANDHRA PRADESH’S ECONOMY, PRESENT
STATUS, ITS
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
1. Growth and structure of industries in
AP; Factories,
small and tiny sectors, their
comparison, growth, weaknesses and
problems.
2. Structure of agricultural outputs.
Administrated prices
including support and procurement
prices - Public Distribution System in
Andhra Pradesh.
3. Regional disparities in income, industrial
output,
rainfall, irrigation, health and education in
AP.
4. Institutional and non-institutional
sources of rural
credit in AP - structure and growth -
cooperatives and their share in total credit
- adequacy
and problems.
5. Service Sector of AP – Importance,
composition and
growth with special reference to
transport and communication, tourism and
information
technology.



PAPER-IV
SECTION-I
ROLE AND IMPACT OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA:
UNIT 1: National policy of science and
technology and
changes in the policy from time to time,
Technology Missions.
UNIT 2: Space programme in India and its
applications
with special reference to industrial,
agricultural and other
rural developmental activities, INSAT and
IRS systems.
UNIT 3: Role of Information Technology in
Rural India,
basics of computers, computers in
communication and broadcasting, software
development
in economic growth. Broad IT applications.
UNIT 4: Energy Resources: Energy
demands, renewable
energy resources, nuclear energy, the
development and its utilisation in the
country.
UNIT 5: Current Science & Technology
Developments in
India, Climate change, Disaster
Management (Floods, Cyclones and
Tsunami); Crop
science in India, Fertilisers, Control of
pests and diseases
– scenario in India; Drinking water and
supply, urbanisati
on and industrial development.
SECTION-II
GENERAL AWARENESS WITH THE MODERN
TRENDS IN
LIFE SCIENCES
UNIT 1: Progress of Agricultural Science
and its impacts -
Introduction to Biotechnology: History of
fermentation development, industrially
important
fermentation products (antibiotics, organic
acids,
alcohols, vitamins, amino acids (only one in
each category
is to be studied)) Production of low
volume, high value
fermentation products (insulin, growth
hormones,
recombinant vaccines,
interferons)
UNIT 2: Plants and human affairs,
characteristics of
plants, usefulness for mankind, origin of
agriculture, useful and harmful plants.
Introduction to
animals, Domestic and wild animals,
usefulness of animals
for mankind, Exploitation of animals by
man for food and
medical advancements.
UNIT 3: Introduction to and applications of
Genetic
Engineering & Stem Cell Research: Basic
concepts (the basic process of genetic
engineering) –
Biotechnology in agriculture (Biofertilisers,
Biopesticides, Biofuels, Genetically modified
crops, Tissue
culture) animal husbandry (transgenic
animals- applications) and environment
(Biotechnology in
Environmental clean up processes).
UNIT 4: Microbial infections ; Common
present day
infections and preventive measures.
Introduction to
bacterial, viral, protozoal and fungal
infections. Basic
knowledge of infections caused by different
groups of
micro organisms – diarrhoea, dysentry,
cholera,
tuberculosis, malaria, viral infections like
HIV, encephalit
is, chikungunya, bird flu – preventive
measures during
out breaks.
UNIT 5: Vaccines: Introduction to
immunity, Fundamental
concepts in vaccination and traditional
methods of vaccine production
(production of DPT and
Rabies vaccine), Production of Modern
Vaccines (production of Hepatitis vaccine),
Applications
of immunological methods in diagnosis.
SECTION-III
DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENT
PROBLEMS:
UNIT 1: Environmental Segments,
Promoting Environmen
tal Protection, The Environment
(Protection) Act, Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,
Water
(Prevention and control of pollution) Act,
Water pollution
Cess Act, Forest conservation Act,
Environmentalism
UNIT 2: Natural Resources: Forest
Resources – Types of
Forests, Uses of Forests. Water
Resources- Types of Dams, Drought
Occurrences and
Floods, Land Resources: Soils and Cropping
patterns, Mineral resources.
UNIT 3: Eco-Systems and Bio-diversity:
Terminology of
Ecology, Basic Concepts of Ecology,
concept of an
Ecosystem, Food Chains in Eco systems,
Types of Eco
systems. Biodiversity and its
conservation: Types of biodiversity,
Hotspots of Biodiversi
ty, threats to diversity.
UNIT 4: Environment Pollution and Solid
Waste
Management: Air Pollution, water pollution,
Soil
Pollution, Noise pollution. Solid Waste
Management:
Types of Solid waste, Factors affecting the
solid waste generation, Impact of solid
wastes, Recycling
and reuse.
UNIT 5: Role of Information Technology in
Environment
and Human Health. Global Environmental
Issues like Climate Change, Acid Rain,
Global warming,
Wasteland Reclamation, Watershed
management, watershed approach for
sustainable
development.



PAPER-V
DATA INTERPRETATION AND PROBLEM
SOLVING
1. Data appreciation and interpretation
using ratios,
percentages and averages.
2. Drawing conclusions from the data
present in tabular,
graphical and diagrammatical forms and
to point out deficiencies, limitations or
inconsistencies
therein.
3. Problem solving using the following:
a) Sequences and Series: Analogies of
numbers and
alphabets, completion of blank spaces
in a:b,c,d, odd thing out, missing number
in a sequence
or series.
b) Coding and decoding problems: A given
word or group
of letters in English are to be coded
or decoded based on the given code(s).
c) Date, time and arrangement problems:
Calender and
clock problems, blood relationship
and seating arrangements.
d) Passage Analysis: A duly structured
situation will be
presented to the candidates and they
will be asked to analyse and suggest their
own solution to
the problem arising out of
situation. Alternatively, they may be called
upon to prove
the understanding of the
situation by answering certain searching
questions based
on the situation.