Paper-1 (General Studies)

1. Everyday Science:

• States of matter, structure of atom, versatile nature of carbon. Acids, bases, salts, corrosion in metals, action of soaps.
• Life on Earth-evolution, marine & terrestrial life. Human body and life processes, nutrition, disease its causes & prevention, infectious diseases, lifestyle diseases.
• Public health initiatives, mother and child health, immunisation & vaccination, HIV-AIDS, TB,Polio etc.
• Force-laws of motion & gravitation, Archimedes principle. Energy-kinetic & potential.
• Light-reflection & refraction-concepts and applications. Sound-propagation &
• Reflection- concepts and applications. Electric current concepts and applications.
• Computers and telecommunication-concepts and applications.

2. Environmental studies:

• Composition and structure of the atmosphere. Solar system-heat balance & Temperature.
• Atmospheric circulation & weather system, water cycle.
• Climate change fossil fuels, greenhouse gases, renewable energy, clean development mechanism, carbon credits.
• Water-oceans, rivers, glaciers, lakes, groundwater ete. Biodiversity & Conservation.
• Soil-types, crops, food chain etc. Pollution and toxicity etc.

3. Political theory & international order:

• Basic concept of freedom, equality, social justice, rights & duties, citizenship, nationalism, secularism etc.
• United Nations and its organs/agencies, other international organisations like the World Bank, IMF, WTO, EU, G20, BRICS etc. and their role in the World peace, trade & development.

4. Indian polity:

• Basic features, provisions, schedules of the Indian Constitution, key amendments.
• Panchayati Raj. Elections – People’s Representation Act, electoral reforms. Rise of regionalism and coalition politics.
• Armed challenges to the Indian state since independence.

5. History of India:

• The Indus valley civilisation.
• The Aryan and the Vedic age. Jainism and Buddhism.
• The Mauryan Gupta periods.
• Advent of Islam and Sultanate period (political, social & cultural). The Bhakti Movement.
• The Mughals (political, social & cultural till Aurangzeb)..
• The coming of the European Powers and the advent of the British rule.
• The Mutiny of 1857.
• The British rule and the Indian National Movement (1857-1947)

World History:

• The Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution in Europe. The American Revolution 1776.
• The French Revolution 1789.
• The Russian Revolution 1917.
• World Wars I & II.

6. Indian Economy:

• Indian economic development (1950-1991) key economic policies, public sector dominance, bank nationalisation etc.
• Five year plans-key goals and main achievements.
• Liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation era since 1991-key policies, decisions and results.
• Performance of Indian economy since 1991-Growth, fiscal & revenue deficits, trade, commerce & balance of payments, inflation, growth of service sector.
• Key challenges and responses-agriculture and food security, industrialisation, poverty alleviation & employment, rural & urban infrastructure, social sector-health, education etc.

7. Geography:

• Population-distribution, density, growth and comparison. Migration-types, causes and consequences.
• Human development. Human settlements. Land resources and agriculture.
• Water resources.
• Mineral and energy resources. Manufacturing Industries.
• Planning and sustainable development in India. Transport and Communication.
• International trade.
• Geographical perspective on selected issues and problems.

8. Current events of national and international importance.
9. Punjab
   1. Geography: Geographical and agro-climatic regions, rivers, water resources, sharing of waters. Demographics, human development indices

1. People, Society and Culture: Major personalities in history of Punjab, religious movements, major religions & spiritual personalities, Punjabi literature, folklore, performing arts, fine arts and crafts

1. History: Sufis, saints and gurus, Lodhis and Mughals, Sikh rulers, the British period, nationalist movement in Punjab, Punjab in independent India.
2. Economy: Agriculture, animal husbandry, industrial & service sectors, major occupations, development & economic growth, public finance (including central-state fiscal issues). Public sector institutions, cooperatives etc.

Paper-II (Civil Services Aptitude Test)

1. Reading comprehension: Punjabi and English language comprehension, antonyms and synonyms, grammar and sentence formation.
2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills
3. Logical reasoning, analytical and mental ability
4. Basic numerical skills; numbers, magnitudes, percentages, numerical relation appreciation
5. Data analysis; Graphic presentations, charts, tables, spreadsheets.

PUNJAB PCS PRELIMS (GS) ANALYSIS BASED ON PREVIOUS YEARS PAPERS