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1. Indian heritage and culture

Salient feature of Indian Art forms
Architecture
Literature
From ancient to medieval time
2. History of India and world
Modern Indian history after 1857:Personalities,Events and
Issues
Indian freedom struggle: Contributors and contribution from
different parts of the country;
Post independence consolidation and reorganisation
Important events like; world war, French revolution,
demarcation of national boundaries, colonization and
decolonization
Important political philosophies; capitalism, communism,
socialism;
different forms and effects
3. Geography of India and world
Important aspects of world physical geography
Distribution of key natural resources in the world(including
India)
Factors affecting location of primary, secondary and tertiary
sector in world(including India)
Important geophysical phenomena like earthquakes, tsunami,
cyclones, volcanoes etc
Different Geophysical features in the world
Changes in the geophysical features(lakes and ice caps)
Different Flora and fauna
Their(change in geophysical features) effects on these
4. Indian Society and related issues
Salient feature of Indian Society, Diversity in India
Women and womens organization, population and related
issues, poverty and development, urbanization; effects and
remedies
Social empowerment, communalism, secularism, regionalism

 Effects of globalization on Indian society

Paper-4:This paper will include questions to test the candidates attitude and
approach to issues relating to integrity, probity in public life and his problem solving
approach to various issues and conflicts faced by him in dealing with society.
Questions may utilize the case study approach to determine these aspects. The
following broad areas will be covered.
1. Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences
of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public
relationships.
2. Human Values lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders,
reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational
institutions in inculcating values.
3. Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought
and behavior; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
4. Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity,
impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service,
empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.
5. Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in
administration and governance.
6. Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
7. Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public

administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in

government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as
sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance;
strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance;
8. Ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.

9. Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of

governance and probity; Information sharing and transparency in government,
Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizens Charters,
Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges
of corruption.
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Case Studies on above issues.

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Indian constitution
Governance and transparency
Social Justice
International Relation

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Indian Economy
Science and Tech
Environment and ecology
Disaster management
National Security