Syllabus: CSE Mains General Studies Paper - I

CSE Mains General Studies Paper - I

(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)

·         Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

·         Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present significant events, personalities, issues.

·         The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important contributors or contributions from different parts of the country.

·         Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.

·         History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc. - their forms and effect on the society.

·         Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

·         Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.

·         Effects of globalization on Indian society.

·         Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

·         Salient features of world’s physical geography.

·         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).

·         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.