Syllabus for MPPSC Main Exam
The following table illustrates the detailed syllabus of Madhya Pradesh Civil Services Main Exam −
| Paper I (General Studies I) | |
|---|---|
| Subject | Topic |
| History & Culture | World History |
| Renaissance | |
| Revolution of England | |
| French Revolution | |
| Russian Revolution | |
| World War I and II | |
| Indian History | Political, Economical and Social history of India from Harappa civilization to 10th Century AD |
| Moguls and their administration, emergence of composite culture, Political, Economical and Social history of Central India from 11th to 18th Century AD | |
| Impact of British Rule on Indian economy and society, Indian response to British Rule: Peasant and Tribal revolts, The First Struggle of Independence | |
| Indian Renaissance: The Freedom, National Movement and its leaders (with special reference to MP) | |
| Emergence of India as a Republic, Reorganization of States, Formation of MP | |
| Major events of the post-independence period | |
| Indian Culture, Heritage with special reference to MP: Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature, Festivals & Architecture from ancient to modern times | |
| World Heritage sites in India, Tourism in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Geography | Salient features of physical geography of India and World |
| Distribution of key natural resources, Agro-climatic zones and Industries in MP | |
| Demography of India and MP, Tribes of Madhya Pradesh with particular reference to vulnerable tribes | |
| Agro ecology and its relevance to man, sustainable management and conservation | |
| Major crops of the state, holdings and cropping patterns, physical and social environment of crop distribution and pattern. | |
| Issues and challenges related with quality and supply of seed, manure, farming, practices, horticulture, poultry, dairy, fisheries and animal husbandry, etc. | |
| Agriculture produce, transport, storage and marketing in the state | |
| Physical, Chemical, and Biological properties of Soil | |
| Soil process and factors of soil formation | |
| Mineral and organic constituents of soil and their role in maintaining soil productivity | |
| Essential plant nutrients and other beneficial elements in soils and plants | |
| Problem soils and their reclamation methods | |
| Problems of soil erosion and soil degradation in Madhya Pradesh. | |
| Soil conservation planning on watershed basis | |
| Food processing and related industries in India – scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management | |
| Land reforms in India | |
| Water Management | Ground water and Watershed management |
| Water usage and efficient irrigation systems | |
| Drinking water: supply, factors of impurity of water and quality management | |
| Disaster and its Management | Man-made and Natural disasters: Concept and scope of disaster management |
| Specific Hazards and mitigation | |
| Community planning: Resource Mapping; Relief & Rehabilitation, Preventive and Administrative measures, safe construction, Alternative communication and survival skills | |
| Disaster Case Studies | Chernobyl Atomic Plant Tragedy 1986 |
| Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984 | |
| Kutch Earthquake 2001 | |
| Indian Tsunami 2004 | |
| Fukushima Daiichi Japan Nuclear Disaster 2011 | |
| Uttarakhand Flesh Flood 2013 | |
| Ujjain Tragedy 1994 | |
| Allahabad Kumbh Stampede 2013 | |
| J & K Flood 2014 | |
| Paper II (General Studies II) | |
| The Constitution, the Political & Administrative Structure of Governance | Constitution drafting committee; the Constitution of India; the Preamble, Basic Structure, Fundamental Rights and Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy; Schedules of the Constitution, Constitutional Amendments |
| Comparison of the Indian Constitution with that of other countries | |
| Center and State Legislature | |
| Center and State Executive | |
| Judiciary – Supreme Court, High Court, District and Subordinate Courts; Contempt of Court | |
| Nature of the Indian Union, Center-State Relations, Division of Power (Center List, State List and Concurrent List). Distribution of resources | |
| Decentralization and people’s participation in Democratic Governance | |
| Local Self Government | |
| 73rd and 74th Amendment of Constitution | |
| The Panchayats and the Municipalities (Rural and Urban Local Governance) | |
| Lokpal, Lokayukt and Lok Nyayalaya | |
| Judiciary as a watch-dog protecting the Constitutional Order – Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation | |
| Accountability and Rights: Competition Commission, consumer Courts, Information Commissions, Women Commission, Human Rights Commissions, SC/ST/OBC Commissions, Other redressed agencies/authorities | |
| Transparency and Accountability, Right to Information, Right to Services, Utilization of public funds | |
| Democracy at work, Political Parties, Political Representation, Citizens Participation in Decision Making | |
| Elections: Election Commission, Electoral reforms | |
| Emergence of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and Non-Government organizations (NGOs); Self Help Group | |
| Issues and role of media (Electronic, Print and Social) | |
| Security Issues | External and Internal |
| Social & Some Important Legislation | Indian society, Social Legislation as an instrument of Social Change |
| The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 | |
| Protection to Women & Criminal Law (Under Indian Constitution Law & Criminal Procedure Code) | |
| Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 | |
| The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 | |
| The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 | |
| Right to Information Act, 2005 | |
| Environment (Protection) Act, 2005 | |
| The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 | |
| The Information Technology Act, 2000 | |
| The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 | |
| The Madhya Pradesh Lok Sewaon ke Pradan Ki Guarantee Adhiniyam - 2010 | |
| Social Sector – Health, Education & Empowerment | Health services, Preventive and curative health programs in India/MP with an emphasis on children and women’s health |
| Issues related to availability of curative health to all | |
| Availability of doctor & Paramedical staff | |
| Health services in rural India | |
| Malnutrition, its causes and effects and Govt. programs for supplementary Nutrition | |
| The technological interventions in the field of Immunology, Immunization, Family health, Biotechnology, Communicable and non-communicable diseases and remedies | |
| Vital statistics | |
| WHO – Objectives, Structures, functions and its programs | |
| Education System | Education as a tool of HR development |
| Universal elementary education | |
| Quality of Higher and Technical | |
| Vocational Education | |
| Issues related to girls’ education | |
| Under privileged classes and differently abled classes | |
| Human Resource Development | Availability of skilled manpower |
| Employability and productivity of human resource of India | |
| Trends of employment | |
| Role of Institutions like NCHER, NCERT, NIEPA, UGC | |
| Open Universities, AICTE, NCTE, NCVT, ICAR, IITs, NLUs, IIMs, Polytechnic and it is, etc. | |
| The human resource development | |
| Welfare Program | Welfare programs Issues related to – Aged people, Differently able people, Children Women, Labor, Socially deprived Classes and Displaced groups of developmental projects |
| Public Services | Public Services |
| All India Services | |
| Central Services | |
| State Services | |
| Constitutional Positions | |
| Role and function | |
| Nature of function | |
| Union Public Service Commission | |
| MP State Public Service Commission | |
| Training and Training Institutions of State and Center in context of changing governance pattern | |
| Public Expenditure and Accounts | Control over public Expenditure |
| Parliamentary control | |
| Estimate Committee | |
| Public Accounts committee, etc. | |
| Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India | |
| Role of Finance Ministry in Monetary and Fiscal Policy | |
| Composition and function of Accountant General of MP | |
| International Organization | UN and its associate organizations |
| IMF, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank | |
| SAARC, BRICS, other Bilateral and Regional groupings | |
| WTO and its impact on India | |
| Paper III (General Studies III) | |
| Science & Technology | |
| Chemistry | Matter in our surroundings |
| Elements | |
| Compounds | |
| Mixtures | |
| Metals and Non-Metals | |
| Carbon and its Compounds | |
| Molecules | |
| Atoms | |
| Structure of Atom | |
| Chemical reactions | |
| Acids, Bases and Salts | |
| Biology | Organism |
| Types of organisms | |
| Tissues | |
| Fundamental unit of life-Cell | |
| Life Process | |
| Metabolism | |
| Control and Coordination | |
| Reproduction | |
| Heredity and Evolution | |
| Physics | Gravitation |
| Motions | |
| Force | |
| Laws of Motion | |
| Work and Energy | |
| Light | |
| Sound | |
| Electricity | |
| Magnetism | |
| Reasoning & Data Interpretation | Basic numeracy and Statistics (numbers and their relations) |
| Probability | |
| Data handling and Interpretation (Charts, Graphs, Tables, Data sufficiency, etc.) | |
| Ratio and Proportion, Unitary method, Profit and Loss Percentage, Discount, Simple and Compound Interest | |
| Mensuration: Area, Perimeter, Volume | |
| Logical reasoning, Analytical ability & Problem solving | |
| Technology | Applications of Science and Technology in Social and Economic development |
| Indigenous Technology | |
| Transfer of technology and developing new Technologies | |
| Patents and Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS & TRIMS) | |
| Contribution of Indians in the field of Science and Technology | |
| Emerging Technology | Emerging technologies like Information and Communication Technology |
| Remote sensing, Space, GIS, GPS | |
| Biotechnology & Nano-technology: their application in the field of Agriculture and Allied sectors | |
| E-Governance | |
| Transport | |
| Spatial Planning | |
| Housing | |
| Energy | Conventional and Non-Conventional sources of energy |
| Energy management: Issues and Challenges | |
| Current status of alternative sources of energy and their future prospects | |
| Environment and Sustainable Development | Environmental degradation: its causes, effects and remedies |
| Environmental protection laws, policies and regulatory framework | |
| The environment – development debate | |
| Solid, Effluent, Sewer, Medical, Hazardous, and E-waste management | |
| Climate Change: causes and Remedial measures | |
| Ecological Prints and Coping strategies | |
| Indian Economy | Development Experience of India |
| Causes of low Industrialization in MP | |
| Economic reforms since 1991: Industrial and Financial sector reforms, stock market and banking systems | |
| Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization | |
| Current trends and challenges in the India Economy | |
| Development planning in India | |
| National Income and Accounting System | |
| Infrastructural development and issues | |
| Poverty, Unemployment, Regional Imbalances and Migration | |
| Urban issues, Urban development (social and economic infrastructure) and Rural Credit | |
| Indicator of development | |
| Human development and Economic development | |
| Co-operative movement in India and MP | |
| Importance of agriculture in MP and Indian Economy | |
| Factors of economic development | |
| Issues of Direct and Indirect Subsidy for farm sector and other social sectors | |
| Public Distribution System: Objective, Functioning, Limitation, Issues of Buffer Stock and Food Security | |
| Paper IV (General Studies IV) | |
| Human needs and Motivation | Ethics and Values in Public Administration |
| Ethical elements in governance – integrity, accountability and transparency | |
| Ethical reasoning and moral dilemmas | |
| Conscience as sources of ethical guidance | |
| Code of conduct for civil servants and values in governance | |
| Philosophers/Thinkers, Social workers/Reformers | Mahavir |
| Buddha | |
| Kautilya | |
| Plato | |
| Aristotle | |
| Gurunanak | |
| Kabir | |
| Tulsidas | |
| Ravindra Nath Tagore | |
| Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| Swami Dayanand Saraswati | |
| Swami Vivekanand | |
| Sri Aurobindo | |
| Mohandas karamchand Gandhi | |
| Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan | |
| Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar | |
| Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | |
| Deen Dayal Uppadhyaya | |
| Ram Manohar Lohiya | |
| Attitude | Content, Elements, Function Formation of Attitude |
| Attitudinal change | |
| Persuasive Communication | |
| Prejudice and discrimination | |
| Stereotypes in Indian context | |
| Aptitude | 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 | Emotional intelligence-concepts, their utilities and application in Administration and Governance |
| Corruption | Types and causes of corruption |
| Effects of corruption | |
| Approaches to minimizing corruption – Role of society, media, family, whistleblower | |
| UN Convention on Corruption | |
| Measuring corruption | |
| Transparency International etc. | |
| Case Studies | Based on the contents on the syllabus |
| Paper V (Hindi) | |
| Hindi Language | Grammar |
| Comprehension | |
| Administrative Vocabulary | |
| Hindi to English and English to Hindi Translation | |
| Paper VI (Essay) | |
| Essay | Essay 1 |
| Essay 2 | |
| Essay 3 | |
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