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முதலில் இத் தேர்வைப் பற்றி நம்பிக்கை  மனதில் வையுங்கள் .ஏனெனில் அக்கறையுடன் படிப்பதுடன் நம்பிக்கையும் தொடர் உழைப்பும் கொண்டு சரியான வழி காட்டுதலுடன் இத் தேர்வை எளிதில் வெற்றி கொள்ளலாம் .

எங்கள் லீடர்ஸ் ஐ ஏ  எஸ் பயிற்சி மையத்தின் இயக்குனர்  திரு .ஜஸ்டின் தியாகராஜன் அவர்கள்  அகில இந்திய அளவில் மதிப்பு மிக்கதும் சமூக பொறுப்பு மிக்கதும் ஆன ஐ ஏ எஸ் தேர்வில் நேர்முகத் தேர்வு வரை தொடர்ந்து இரண்டு முறை  சென்று அனுபவம் பெற்ற ஆசிரியர் .  பல்லாயிரக் கணக்கான வெற்றியாளர்களை உருவாக்கிய சென்னை மனித நேயம் ஐ ஏ எஸ் பயிற்சி மையத்தில்  பணி  புரிந்த ஆசிரியர் ஆவார் .மேலும் கோவை கே பி ஆர் பயிற்சி மையம் , டாக்டர் என் ஜீ பி  பயிற்சி மையங்களின் முதல் இயக்குனர் என்ற நல் வாய்ப்பையும் , சிறப்பையும் பெற்றவராவார் .

இவர்களின்  நேரடி வழி  காட்டுதலின் படி என்னற்ற மாணவர்கள் ஐ ஏ  எஸ் , ஐ பி எஸ் , மாவட்ட துணை ஆட்சியர் , காவல் துறை , வங்கித் துறை உள்ளிட்ட அனைத்து அரசு அலுவலகங்களிலும் பணியாற்றி வருகிறார்கள் என்பது அனைவரும் அறிந்ததே . 

எங்களது  பயிற்சி மையத்தில் திங்கள் முதல் வெள்ளி வரை அனைத்து நாள்களிலும் இத் தேர்வில் வெற்றி பெற்ற ஆசிரியர்களின் மாதிரித் தேர்வுகளை மாணவர்களுக்கு வழங்கி அவர்களுக்கு சரியான வழிகாட்டுதலுடன் வெற்றிபெற வைக்கிறோம்.

மேலும் சிறந்த அனுபம் மிக்க ஆசிரியர்களின் வகுப்பு பாடங்களும் , வெற்றிபெறும் வரை சிறந்த பயிற்சியும் , தமிழக அரசுப்பணியாளர் தேர்வாணையம் நடத்தும் புதிய கேள்வி முறைகளுக்கு இணையாக போட்டித் தேர்வு வல்லுனர்களால் வினாக்கள் தயாரிக்கப் பட்டு தேர்வு நடத்தப் படுவது லீடர்ஸ் ஐ ஏ எஸ் அகாடெமியின் சிறப்பம்சம் ஆகும் .

எனவே கல்லுரி செல்லும் மாணவர்களுக்கும், பகுதி நேரமாக படிக்க விரும்புவர்களுக்கும் , வேலை தேடும்  அனைவர்க்கும்  லீடர்ஸ் ஐ ஏ எஸ் பயிற்சி மையம் ஒரு சிறந்த வழி காட்டியாக விளங்கும்  என்பதில் எள்ளளவும் ஐயமில்லை . 

IAS NOTES FIVE YEARS PLANNING @ LEADERS IAS KARAIKUDI

                                                   

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BASICS OF INDIAN PLANNING

Five-Year Plans (FYPs) are centralized and integrated national economic programs.

joseph stalin implemented the first five year plan in soviet russia in the late 1920s.we are adopting with relavance to indian context

India launched its First FYP in 1951, immediately after independence under socialist influence of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

The First Five-Year Plan was one of the most important because it had a great role in the launching of Indian development after the Independence.

Thus, it strongly supported agriculture production and it also launched the industrialization of the country (but less than the Second Plan, which focused on heavy industries).

It built a particular system of mixed economy, with a great role for the public sector welfare state , as well as a growing private sector, that is we are adopting the policy of democratic socialism or mixed economic system.

First Plan (1951–1956)

The first Indian prime minister pandit nehru presented the First Five-Year Plan to the parlament of india and needed urgent attention.

The First Five-year Plan was launched in 1951 which mainly focused in development of the primary sector The First Five-Year Plan was based on the harrod-domar model with few modifications.

At the end of the plan period in 1956, five IITs were started as major technical institutions.

The university grants commission (UGC) was set up to take care of funding and take measures to strengthen the higher education in the country.

Contracts were signed to start five steel plants, which came into existence in the middle of the Second Five-Year Plan. The plan was quasi successful for the government.

The target growth rate was 2.1% annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth; the achieved growth rate was 3.6% the net domestic product went up by 15%.

Many irrigation projects were initiated during this period, including the bhakra dam and hirakud dam.

The world health organisation (WHO), with the indian government, addressed children's health and reduced infant mortality , indirectly contributing to population growth.

Second Plan (1956–1961)

The Second Plan was particularly in the development of the public sector.

The plan followed the Mahalanobis model, an economic development model developed by the Indian statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1953.its prime importance was rapid industrialization

The plan attempted to determine the optimal allocation of investment between productive sectors in order to maximise long-run economic growth.

It used the prevalent state of art techniques of operations research and optimization as well as the novel applications of statistical models developed at theIndian Statistical Institute kolkata.

The plan assumed a closed economy in which the main trading activity would be centred on importing capital goods.

Hydroelectric power projects and five steel plants at Bhilai, Durgapur kolkata , and Rourkela -orissa were established. Coal production was increased. More railway lines were added in the north east.

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-bombay was established as a research institute. In 1957 a talent search and scholarship program was begun to find talented young students to train for work in nuclear power.

The total amount allocated under the Second Five-Year Plan in India was Rs.48 billion.

This amount was allocated among various sectors: power and irrigation, social services, communications and transport, and miscellaneous.

The target growth rate was 4.5% and the actual growth rate was 4.27%.1956-industrial policy.

Third Plan (1961–1966)

The Third Five-year Plan stressed agriculture and improvement in the production of wheat, but the brief Sino-Indian War of 1962 exposed weaknesses in the economy and shifted the focus towards the defence industry and the Indian Army. In 1965–1966, India fought a War with Pakistan.

There was also a severe drought in 1965. The war led to inflation and the priority was shifted to price stabilisation. The construction of dams continued

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Many cement and fertilizer plants were also built. Punjab began producing an abundance of wheat.

Many primary schools were started in rural areas. In an effort to bring democracy to the grass-root level, Panchayat elections were started and the states were given more development responsibilities.

State electricity boards and state secondary education boards were formed. States were made responsible for secondary and higher education.

State road transportation corporations were formed and local road building became a state responsibility.

The target growth rate was 5.6%, but the actual growth rate was 2.4%.

Due to miserable failure of the Third Plan the government was forced to declare "plan holidays" (from 1966–67, 1967–68, and 1968–69). Three annual plans were drawn during this intervening period.

During 1966–67 there was again the problem of drought. Equal priority was given to agriculture, its allied activities, and industrial sector. The main reasons for plan holidays were the war, lack of resources, and increase in inflation.

Fourth Plan (1969–1974)

At this time Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister. The Indira Gandhi government nationalised 14 major Indian banks and the Green Revolution in India in mid 1960s advanced agriculture and attaining food security.

In addition, the situation in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) was becoming dire as the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 and Bangladesh Liberation War took funds earmarked for industrial development.

India also performed theSmiling Buddha underground nuclear test in 1974, partially in response to the United States deployment of the Seventh Fleet in the Bay of Bengal.

The target growth rate was 5.6%, but the actual growth rate was 3.3%.

Fifth Plan (1974–1979)

The Fifth Five-Year Plan laid stress on employment, poverty alleviation (Garibi Hatao), and justice. The plan also focused on self-reliance in agricultural production and defence.

In 1978 the newly elected Morarji Desai government rejected the plan. The Electricity Supply Act was amended in 1975, which enabled the central government to enter into power generation and transmission.

The Indian national highway system was introduced and many roads were widened to accommodate the increasing traffic. Tourismalso expanded. It was followed from 1974 to 1979.

The target growth rate was 4.4% and the actual growth rate was 3.8%

Rolling Plan (1978–1980)

The Janata Party government rejected the Fifth Five-Year Plan and introduced a new Sixth Five-Year Plan (1978–1980).

This plan was again rejected by the Indian National Congress government in 1980 and a new Sixth Plan was made.The Rolling Plan consists of three kind of plans that were proposed.

The First Plan is for the present year which comprises the annual budget and Second is a plan for a fixed number of years, which may be 3, 4 or 5 years.

Plan number two is kept changing as per the requirements of the Indian economy.

The Third Plan is a perspective plan which is for long terms i.e. for 10, 15 or 20 years.

Hence there is no fixation of dates in for the commencement and termination of the plan in the rolling plans.

The main advantage of the rolling plans is that they are flexible and are able to overcome the rigidity of fixed five year plans by mending targets,the object of the exercise, projections and allocations as per the changing conditions in the country’s economy.

The main disadvantage of this plan is that if the targets are revised each year, it becomes very difficult to achieve them which are laid down in the five-year period and it turned out to be a complex plan.

Frequent revisions make them resulted in instability of the economy which are essential for its balanced development and progress.

Sixth Plan (1980–1985)

The Sixth Five-Year Plan marked the beginning of economic liberalisation.

Price controls were eliminated and ration shops were closed. This led to an increase in food prices and an increase in the cost of living.

This was the end of Nehruvian socialism. TheNational Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development was established for development of rural areas on 12 July 1982 by recommendation of the Shivaraman Committee.

Family planning was also expanded in order to prevent overpopulation.

In contrast to China's strict and binding one-child policy, Indian policy did not rely on the threat of force

. More prosperous areas of India adopted family planning more rapidly than less prosperous areas, which continued to have a high birth rate.

The Sixth Five-Year Plan was a great success to the Indian economy.

The target growth rate was 5.2% and the actual growth rate was 5.4%. The only Five-Year Plan

which was done twice.

Seventh Plan (1985–1990)

The Seventh Five-Year Plan marked the comeback of the Congress Party to power.

The plan laid stress on improving the productivity level of industries by upgrading of technology.

The main objectives of the Seventh Five-Year Plan were to establish growth in areas of increasing economic productivity, production of food grains, and generating employment.

As an outcome of the Sixth Five-Year Plan, there had been steady growth in agriculture, controls on the rate of inflation, and favourable balance of payments which had provided a strong base for the Seventh Five-Year Plan to build on the need for further economic growth.

The Seventh Plan had strived towards socialism and energy production at large.

The thrust areas of the Seventh Five-Year Plan were: social justice, removal of oppression of the weak, using modern technology, agricultural development, anti-poverty programmes, full supply of food, clothing, and shelter, increasing productivity of small- and large-scale farmers, and making India an independent economy.

Based on a 15-year period of striving towards steady growth, the Seventh Plan was focused on achieving the prerequisites of self-sustaining growth by the year 2000.

The plan expected the labour force to grow by 39 million people and employment was expected to grow at the rate of 4% per year.

Annual Plans (1990–1992)

The Eighth Plan could not take off in 1990 due to the fast changing political situation at the centre and the years 1990–91 and 1991–92 were treated as Annual Plans.

Eighth Plan (1992–1997)

1989–91 was a period of economic instability in India and hence no five-year plan was implemented. Between 1990 and 1992, there were only Annual Plans. In 1991, India faced a crisis in foreign exchange (forex) reserves, left with reserves of only about US$1 billion.

Thus, under pressure, the country took the risk of reforming the socialist economy. P.V. Narasimha Rao was the tenth Prime Minister of the Republic of India and head of Congress Party, and led one of the most important administrations in India's modern history, overseeing a major economic transformation and several incidents affecting national security.

At that time Dr. Manmohan Singh (later Prime Minister of India) launched India's free market reforms that brought the nearly bankrupt nation back from the edge.

It was the beginning of privatisation and liberalization in India.it is popularly known as rao-manmohan strategy/new economic policy /LPG era of india.

Modernization of industries was a major highlight of the Eighth Plan. Under this plan, the gradual opening of the Indian economy was undertaken to correct the burgeoning deficit and foreign debt.

Meanwhile, India became a member of the World Trade Organization on 1 January 1995.

This plan can be termed as, the Rao and Manmohan model of economic development.

The major objectives included, controlling population growth, poverty reduction, employment generation, strengthening the infrastructure, institutional building, tourism management, human resource development, involvement of Panchayati rajs, Nagar Palikas, NGOs, decentralisation and people's participation.

Ninth Plan (1997–2002)

The Ninth Five-Year Plan came after 50 years of Indian Independence. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of India during the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

it emphasized quality of life , generation of productive eployment , reginal balance

The Ninth Five-Year Plan tried primarily to use the latent and unexplored economic potential of the country to promote economic and social growth.

It offered strong support to the social spheres of the country in an effort to achieve the complete elimination of poverty.

The satisfactory implementation of the Eighth Five-Year Plan also ensured the states' ability to proceed on the path of faster development.

The Ninth Five-Year Plan also saw joint efforts from the public and the private sectors in ensuring economic development of the country.

In addition, the Ninth Five-Year Plan saw contributions towards development from the general public as well as governmental agencies in both the rural and urban areas of the country.

New implementation measures in the form of Special Action Plans (SAPs) were evolved during the Ninth Five-Year Plan to fulfil targets within the stipulated time with adequate resources.

The SAPs covered the areas of social infrastructure, agriculture, information technology and Water policy.

Objectives

The main objective of the Ninth Five-Year Plan was to correct historical inequalities and increase the economic growth in the country. Other aspects which constituted the Ninth Five-Year Plan were:

Population control.

Generating employment by giving priority to agriculture and rural development.

Reduction of poverty.

Ensuring proper availability of food and water for the poor.

Availability of primary health care facilities and other basic necessities.

Primary education to all children in the country.

Empowering the socially disadvantaged classes like Scheduled castes, Scheduled tribes and other backward classes.

Developing self-reliance in terms of agriculture.

Acceleration in the growth rate of the economy with the help of stable prices.

Strategies

Structural transformations and developments in the Indian economy.

New initiatives and initiation of corrective steps to meet the challenges in the economy of the country.

Efficient use of scarce resources to ensure rapid growth.

Combination of public and private support to increase employment.

Enhancing high rates of export to achieve self-reliance.

Providing services like electricity, telecommunication, railways etc.

Special plans to empower the socially disadvantaged classes of the country.

Involvement and participation of Panchayati Raj institutions/bodies and Nagar Palikas in the development process.

Performance

The Ninth Five-Year Plan achieved a GDP growth rate of 5.4% against a target of 6.5%

The agriculture industry grew at a rate of 2.1% against the target of 4.2%

The industrial growth in the country was 4.5% which was higher than that of the target of 3%

The service industry had a growth rate of 7.8%.

An average annual growth rate of 6.7% was reached.

The Ninth Five-Year Plan looks through the past weaknesses in order to frame the new measures for the overall socio-economic development of the country.

However, for a well-planned economy of any country, there should be a combined participation of the governmental agencies along with the general population of that nation.

A combined effort of public, private, and all levels of government is essential for ensuring the growth of India's economy.

The target growth was 7.1% and the actual growth was 6.8%.

Tenth Plan (2002–2007)

The main objectives of the Tenth Five-Year Plan were:

Attain 8% GDP growth per year.

Reduction of poverty rate by 5% by 2007.

Providing gainful and high-quality employment at least to the addition to the labour force.

Reduction in gender gaps in literacy and wage rates by at least 50% by 2007.

20-point program was introduced.

Target growth: 8.1% – growth achieved: 7.7%

Expenditure of ₨ 43,825 crores for tenth five years

Eleventh Plan (2007–2012)

Rapid and inclusive growth.(Poverty reduction)

Emphasis on social sector and delivery of service therein.

Empowerment through education and skill development.

Reduction of gender inequality.

Environmental sustainability.

To increase the growth rate in agriculture,industry and services to 4%,10% and 9% respectively.

Reduce Total Fertility Rate to 2.1

Provide clean drinking water for all by 2009.

increase agriculture growth to 4%.

Twelfth Plan (2012–2017)

The theme of the Approach Paper is “faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth”.

The Approach Paper in broader sense laid down the major targets of the Twelfth Plan, the key challenges in meeting them and the broad approach to be followed to achieve the stated objectives.

It proposes a growth target of 8 percent.

However in view of the uncertainties in the global economy, and challenges in the domestic economy, achieving the growth rate of 9 percent may not be feasible unless difficult decisions are taken. And this uncertainty was also discussed in the process.

The document has projected the aggregate Plan resources at Rs37.16 lakh crore during the five year period starting 2012-13.

Increasing green cover by one million hectare every year and adding 30,000 MW of renewable energy generation capacity in the Plan period.

To reduce emission intensity of the GDP in line with the target of 20-25 reduction by 2020 over 2005 levels.

Raising agriculture output to 4 per cent for the full Plan.

Manufacturing sector growth to 10 per cent for the full Plan.

Target of adding over 88,000 MW of power generation capacity in the 12th five year plan.

It also wants all the states to set higher targets of growth than what was achieved in the 11th Five Year Plan.

All the targets are welcome step and now total care should be taken in implementation process, because that is the field where our government lacks efficiency.

In a small blow to the projections, the document envisages 6.7 per cent growth rate in the current fiscal, but now it has been projected at 5.7-5.9 per cent in 2012-13 by the Finance Ministry.

   

 IAS /CSE/UPSC-MAIN EXAM SYLLABUS 

The Civil Services Main examination is designed to test  not only the academic  expertise of the aspirant, but also the   ability to present his/ her knowledge in a clear , logical , analytic  and coherency . The main Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits ,interpretative , and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their  facts and memory.

Civil Services Mains Exam 2015 Syllabus

The written examination will consist of the following papers:

Paper A - Modern Indian language 300 Marks - Qualifying nature - Marks not counted - Passing mandatory-

(i) Comprehension of given passages.

(ii) Precis Writing

(iii) Usage and Vocabulary.

(iv) Short Essay

(v) Translation from English to the Indian language and vice-versa.

Note 1: The Papers on Indian Languages and English will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.

Note 2 : The candidates will have to answer the English and Indian Languages papers in English and the respective Indian language (except where translation is involved).

Paper B - English -300 marks - Qualifying nature - Marks not counted- Passing mandatory

The aim of the paper is to test the candidates' ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express his ideas clearly and correctly, in English and Indian Language concerned.

The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows:-

(i) Comprehension of given passages

(ii) Precis Writing

(iii) Usage and Vocabulary

(iv) Short Essay.

Paper-I

Essay - 250 Marks - To be written in the medium or language of the candidate's choice - Candidates will be required to write an essay on a specific topic. The choice of subjects will be given. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.

Paper-II

General Studies-I 250 Marks (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 /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 sub-continent); 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 water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

Paper-III

General Studies -II: 250 Marks (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)

Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.

Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.

Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.

Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries

Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.

Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.

Salient features of the Representation of People's Act.

Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.

Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

Development processes and the development industry the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders

Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and

Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.

Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Issues relating to poverty and hunger.

Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.

Role of civil services in a democracy.

India and its neighborhood- relations.

Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India's interests

Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests, Indian diaspora.

Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.

PAPER-IV

General Studies -III 250 Marks (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)

Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.

Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.

Government Budgeting.

Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers

Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions;

economics of animal-rearing.

Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.

Land reforms in India.

Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.

Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

Investment models.

Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology;

indigenization of technology and developing new technology.

Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.

Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

Disaster and disaster management.

Linkages between development and spread of extremism.

Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.

Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention

Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism

Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate

Paper-V

General Studies -IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)

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 utilise the case study approach to determine these aspects. The following broad areas will be covered.

Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.

Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.

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.

Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.

Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.

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;

ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.

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, Citizen's

Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.

Case Studies on above issues.

Paper-VI

Optional Subject - Paper I -250 Marks

Paper-VII

Optional Subject - Paper II -250 Marks

Candidates may choose any ONE optional subject from amongst the list of subjects given below.

Interview/Personality Test - 275 Marks
Candidate can give preference of the language in which they may like to be interviewed. UPSC will make arrangement for the translators.

NOTE:

Marks obtained by the candidates for all papers EXCEPT PAPER A & B will be counted for merit ranking. However, the Commission will have the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all papers of the examination Aspirants can log on to UPSC's official website (www.upsc.gov.in) to see the detailed notification.

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the alchemist

1.  Consider the following

1.    The world GDP declined by 1% in 2013 – 2014.  But our GDP growth rate was estimated at 7.2%

2.    The projections of GDP growth rate for 2013– 14 are around 9% by ADB, IMF, the World Bank and the Govt. of India

3.    The agricultural and allied sectors where growth rate was estimated to be -0.2% over 2013 – 014.

4.    During 11^th plan period agricultural could growth at only 2.1% annually whereas,  the economy on the whole recorded a high rate of growth of 7.6%.

With reference to the above statements which is not correct regarding Indian economy

a.    2 only

b.    1 only

c.    1 and 4 only

d.    None of these

2.  Consider the following

1.    India is a developed economy

2.    Most of the population are under the category of informal sector

3.    Imbalance between various sectors of Indian economy including primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.

With reference to the above statements choose the correct answer.

a.    1 only

b.    2only

c.    2 and 3 only

d.    All of these

3.  Consider the following

1.    Madhya Pradesh has the highest production of Soya bean India.

2.    India holds third  position in the world in the production of sugarcane and sugar

3.    India contributes about 13% to the world vegetable production.

Which of the following statements are correct

a.    1 only

b.    1 and 2 only

c.    1 and 3 only

d.    All of these

4.            Consider the following

1.    Shahnawaz committee (1954)

2.    Kuljaru committee (1962)

3.    Khanna committee (1998)

4.    Wanchoo committee (1968)

With reference to the above committees which one is not associated with Rail Security?

a.    4 only

b.    3 only

c.    1 and 3 only

d.    None of these

5.  Consider the following

1.    NABARD established on July 12, 1982 is the apex financing institution for agriculture and rural development.

2.    The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund 1995 - 96 (RIDF) is operated by NABARD with funds raised from a scheduled commercial banks to the extent of their short fall in agriculture lending.

With respect to above statements which are correct answer with using codes given below.

a.    2 only

b.    1 only

                                           i.    Both correct

c.    Neither 1 nor 2

6.  “A country is one which per capita real income is low when compared with the per capita real income of USA, Canada, Australia and Western Europe”. It indicates which one of the following type of nation by the categorization of United Nation Organisation.

a.     Developed country

b.    Developing Nation

c.    Under developed country

d.    Under growing country

7.  If a person does not contribute anything in the production process or in other words, if he can be removed from the work without affecting the productivity and also the marginal productivity of such unemployed persons is zero. It is called as

a.    Under employment

b.    Lower employment

c.    Disguised unemployment

d.    Unemployment

8.  Consider the following

1.      A lack of housing facility

2.      Migration of rural youth towards cities

3.      Limited job opportunity

4.      Excessive population pressure in agriculture

With respect to above factors select the correct answer regarding the reasons for urban poverty. 

a.    2 and 3 only

b.    1,2 and 3

c.    1 and 4 only

d.    All of these 

9.  Who is the chairman of expert group constituted by the planning commission to recommend the methodology for identification of BPL families in urban areas?

a.    Prof. S.R.Hashim

b.    Prof.Rajini Kothari

c.    Prof.Khan

d.    Dr.Vijai Singh

10.   Consider the following

1.  India is the second highest tobacco producing country in the world.

2.  India is world’s fifth largest producer of eggs, sixth largest producer of fish and second in inland fisheries.

3.  India occupies first rank in the production of cauliflower, second in onion and third in cabbage in the world.

Select the correct answer using codes given below.

a.    2 and 3 are correct

b.    1 and 2  are correct

c.    1 and 3 are correct

d.    All of these

11.   Which of the following schemes was launched in December 2001 to ameliorate the conditions of the urban slum dwellers living below the poverty line without adequate shelter?

a.    NREGPB

b.    VAMBAY

c.    IRDP

d.    TRYSEM

12.   Which of the following programme was started on an experimental basis in 1978 – 79?  For this purpose of this programme to provide assistance to rural poor families living below the poverty line.  This programme was launched in the whole country on October 2 1980.

a.    IRDP

b.    NREGPB

c.    VAMBAY

d.    TRYSEM

13.   Consider the following

1.  Stabilizing population is an imperative requirement for promoting sustainable development.

2.  The main problem concerned in the population stabilization in the short term perspective is the high levels of unmet needs for contraception in high fertility states of UP, Bihar, Rajasthan and MP.

3.  The long term objective of national population policy 2000 is to achieve a stable population by 2055.

With respect to population problem in the Indian context which one of the above statements is incorrect?

a.      1 only

b.    3 only

c.    2 only

d.    None of these

14.   With respect to Indian Context, the current high population growth rate is due to

1.   The large size population in the reproductive age group (estimated distribution 60%)

2.   Higher Fertility due to unmet need for contraception (estimated contribution 20%)

3.   The high wanted fertility due to prevailing high IMR (estimated contribution 20%)

4.  All of the above

15.   Which of the following scheme is to promote and support establishment of new micro and small enterprises through hand holding of potential first generation entrepreneurs?

a.    RGUMY

b.    TRYSEM

c.    NRHM

d.    NRY