UP PCS Syllabus for Prelims Exam

Paper-I

General Studies-I

Duration: Two hours

Marks - 200

• Current events of national and international importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• India and World geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the
• World.
• Indian Polity and governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public
• Policy, Rights Issues etc.
• Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty Inclusion,
• Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
• General Issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change- that do not require subject specialization.
• General Science

1. Current events of national and international Importance:- On Current Events of

National and International Importance, candidates will be expected to have knowledge

about them. 

2. History of India & Indian National Movement:- In History emphasis should be on broad understanding social, economic and political aspects of Indian History. In the Indian

National Movement, the candidates are expected to have synoptic view of nature and

character of the freedom movement, growth of nationalism and attainment of

Independence. 

3. India andWorld Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the

World: In World Geography only general understanding of the subject will be expected.

Questions on the Geography of India will relate to Physical, Social & Economic Geography

of India. 

4. Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj,

Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.:- In Indian Polity, Economic and Culture, questions will

test knowledge of country's political system including Panchayati Raj and Community Development, broad features of Economic policy in India and Indian Culture.

5. Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,

Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.:- The candidates will be tested with

respect to problems and relationship between Population, Environment and Urbanisation.

General Issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not

require subject specialization, General awareness of the subject is expected from

candidates. 

6. General Science:- Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and

understanding of Science including matters of every day observation and experience, as

may be expected of a well educated person, who has not made a special study of any

scientific discipline.

Paper-II

General Studies-II(CSAT)

Duration : Two hours

Marks - 200

• Comprehension.
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
• Decision making and problem solving.
• General mental ability
• Elementary Mathematics up to Class X level-Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Statistics.
• General English up to Class X level.
• General Hindi up to Class X level.

Elementary Mathematics (Up to Class X Level)

1. Arithmetic:- (i) Number systems: Natural Numbers, Integers, Rational and Irrational

numbers, Real numbers, Divisors of an Integer, prime Integers, L.C.M. and H.C.F. of

integers and their Interrelationship.

(ii) Average (iii) Ratio and proportion (iv) Percentage (v) Profit and Loss (vi) Simple and

Compound Interests (vii)Work and Time (viii) Speed,Time and Distance

2. Algebra :- (i) Factors of polynomials, L.C.M. and H.C.F. of polynomials and their

Interrelationship, Remainder theorem, simultaneous linear equations, quadratic

equations. (ii) Set Theory:- Set, null set, subsets and proper subsets of a set, operations

(Union, Intersections, difference, symmetric difference) between sets, Venn diagram.

3. Geometry:- (i) Constructions and theorems regarding triangle, rectangle, square,

trapezium and circles, their perimeter and area. (ii) Volume and surface area of sphere,

right circular cylinder, right circular Cone and Cube.

4. Statistics:- Collection of data, Classification of data, frequency, frequency distribution,

tabulation, cumulative frequency. Representation of data - Bar diagram, Pie chart,

histogram, frequency polygon, cumulative frequency curves , Measures of

Central tendency:Arithmetic Mean, Median and Mode.

General English Up to Class X Level

1. Comprehension

2. Active Voice and Passive Voice

3. Parts of Speech

4. Transformation of Sentences

5. Direct and Indirect Speech

6. Punctuation and Spellings

7. Words meanings

8. Vocabulary &Usage

9. Idioms and Phrases

10. Fill in the Blanks