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SYLLABUS
The table below gives the comparison between the old syllabus for Paper-I and the new syllabus for Paper-II. It can clearly be observed that the test area of 'General Mental Ability” which was there in Paper-I(old syllabus) has now been taken out from Paper-I and kept in Paper-II(as the next table indicates).
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Old Syllabus-Paper I or General Studies(till 2010)
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New Syllabus -Paper I(from 2011)
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General Science
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General Science
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Current events of national and international importance
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Current events of national and international importance
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History of India and Indian national Movement
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History of India and Indian national Movement
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India and World Geography
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India and World Geography
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Indian Polity and Economy
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Indian Polity and Economy
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General Mental Ability
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Economic and Social Development
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General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate chage
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The table below gives the comparison between the old syllabus and the new syllabus for Paper-II. It can be observed that Paper-II had undergone a major change in light of the fact that lots of new areas have been included, which were earlier not there in Civil services(Preliminary) examination.
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Old Syllabus -Paper II(till 2010)
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New Syllabus- Paper II(from 2011)
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Optional Paper(any one out of 23 subjects)
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Comprehension
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Interpersonal Skills including Comprehension Skills
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Logical reasoning & Analytical ability
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Decision making and Problem Solving |
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General Mental Ability |
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Basic Numeracy(Numbers & their relations, orders of magnitude etc)-Class Xth level, Data Interpretation(charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc)-Class Xth level. |
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English Language Comprehension Skills(Class Xth level)
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