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Jharkhand PSC Examination

Syllabus

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Jharkhand Public Service Commission Selection process

Recruitment to the Jharkhand Public Service Commission will be

done through Prelims Written Examination, Mains Descriptive Paper,

and Interview & Documents verification.

Step-IV Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)

The preliminary examination consists of two papers with

objective-type multiple-choice questions.

The marks obtained in the preliminary examination are not

counted for merit. They are only qualifying in nature.

The language of the question paper is English & Hindi.

The duration of each of the two papers is 2 hours.

There is a provision of negative marking. 0.25 marks are

deducted for every incorrect answer.

JPSC Prelims Examination Pattern

Paper Subject Duration Marks

Paper-1 General Studies -I 2 Hours 200

Paper-2 General Studies -II 2 Hours 200

Total 4 Hours 400

Step-V Mains Examination (Descriptive Type Questions)

The written test consists of descriptive-type questions.

After clearing the mains examination with the minimum cut-off

marks, candidates are called for a personal interview.

Each paper will be for 3 hours.

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The language of the question papers in English & Hindi.

However, the language papers will be set in their respective

languages.

JPSC Mains Examination Pattern

Paper Subject Duration Marks

Paper I General Hindi & General English 3 hours 100

Paper-II Language and Literature 3 hours 150

Paper III Social Sciences 3 hours 200

Paper IV Indian Constitution & Polity 3 hours 200

Paper V Indian Economy 3 hours 200

Paper VI General Sciences 3 hours 200

Prelims Syllabus

Indian History

Indian Geography

Indian Polity and Governance

Economic and Sustainable development

Science and Technology

Question related to Jharkhand

National and international current events.

General questions of miscellaneous nature

Mains Examination Syllabus

Paper 1 (General Hindi and General English)

Paper 1 is qualifying in nature; out of a total of 100 marks, each

candidate needs to get a minimum of 30 marks. Based on the JPSC

exam pattern, Mains Paper 1 will have 2 sections including:

Hindi

English

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As per the JPSC exam pattern, the paper will broadly test the

candidate on the following:

Essay

Grammar

Comprehension

Precis

Paper 2 (Language and Literature)

The candidates attempting this paper can select from one of the

following languages and literature:

Santhali Language and Literature

English Language and Literature

Oriya Language and Literature

Bengali Language and Literature

Urdu Language and Literature

Sanskrit Language and Literature

Hindi Language and Literature

Mundari Language and Literature

Kurux Language and Literature

Kamali Language and Literature

Khortha Language and Literature

Panchpargania Language and Literature

Nagpuri Language and Literature

Khadia Language and Literature

Ho Language and Literature

Paper 3 (Social Sciences, History and Geography)

As given in the JPSC exam pattern, Mains Paper 3 has 2 sections

1. History

2. Geography

The history section covers the syllabus from the following topics:

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Ancient period

Medieval Period

Modern Period

History of Jharkhand

The geography section covers the syllabus from the following topics:

Physical Geography (General Principles)

Physical and Human Geography of India

Natural Resources of India: Development and Utilization

Geography of Jharkhand and utilization of its resources.

Population

Industrial and Urban Development

The pattern on Urban Settlement and Pollution problems.

Paper 4 (Indian Constitution, Polity, Public Administration and

Good governance)

1. Indian Constitution and Polity

2. Public Administration and Good governance

Indian Constitution and Polity covers the following topics

Preamble, salient features of the Indian constitution,

Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State

Policy

Union Government (Executive and Legislature)

Judiciary

State Government (Executive, Legislature, Judiciary, Panchayats

and Municipalities)

Center-state relations

Special provisions relating to the administration of Scheduled

Areas and Scheduled Tribal Areas.

Emergency provisions of the Constitution

Election Commission of India

Political parties and pressure groups

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Public Administration and Good Governance covers the following

topics

Public Administration – Meaning, scope, and significance

Public and private administration

Union Administration – Central Secretariat, Cabinet Secretariat,

Prime Ministers Office, Planning Commission, Finance

Commission

State Administration- State Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Chief

Ministers Office

District Administration – Origin and development of the office of

District Magistrate and Collector, changing role of the District

Collector, the impact of the separation of the judiciary on district

administration

Personnel Administration – Recruitment of civil services, Union

Public Service Commission and State Public Service

Commission, training of civil servants, leadership and its

qualities, employees morale, and productivity

Delegation, Centralization, and decentralization of authority

Bureaucracy – its merits and demerits, the role of bureaucracy in

policy formulation and its implementation; nexus between

bureaucracy and political executive; generalist versus specialist

Development administration

Disaster Management- causes, mitigation, classification of

disasters, immediate and long term measures

Good governance – Lokpal, Lokayukta, Central Vigilance

Commissioner, grievance redressal, right to service act, right to

information act, right to education act, consumer protection act,

domestic violence against women (prevention) act

Human Rights – concept, meaning, universal declaration of

human rights, National Human Rights Commission, State Human

Rights Commission, terrorism, social issues

Paper 5 (Indian Economy)

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Questions related to this sector will be asked from topics like Indian

Economy, Globalization, etc. Mains Syllabus for the JPSC Paper Five

include:

Basic features of the Indian Economy

National Income

Inflation

Demographic features

Agriculture and rural economy

Industrial economy

Public finance

Public expenditure

Budget

Fiscal policy

Indian monetary and its structure

Indian Trade, Balance of Payment

Sustainable Development, Indian Development Strategy, and

Economic Issues

Economic development, it's meaning and measurement

Importance of Foreign capital, the role of technology in the

growth of the Indian economy

Sustainable development

Development status, problems related to socially and

economically marginalized sections

Poverty and Unemployment

Food and nutritional security

Economic Reforms taken

Nature and Impact on Indian economy

New economic reforms

Reforms made in the financial and banking industry

Globalization of Indian Economy

Agriculture sector

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Industrial development and economic reforms in India

The economy of Jharkhand – its features, problems, challenges, and

key strategies

Economic growth and present structure of the economy of

Jharkhand

Demography features of Jharkhand

Poverty status, unemployment, food security, malnutrition,

education reforms, and health indicators in Jharkhand, etc.

Land, forest, and environmental problems in Jharkhand

Paper 6 (General Sciences, Environment & Technology

Development)

Candidates will have to handle topics from the following 5 sections.

1. Physical Science

2. Life Science

3. Agriculture Science

4. Environmental Science

5. Science and Technology Development

Physical Science:

Basic knowledge of systems of units like MKS, CGS, SI

Topics on Speed, velocity, gravity, mass, weight, force, impact,

work, power, and energy

Covers topics related to the solar system

Concepts concerning sound, wavelength frequency, infrasonic

and ultrasonic sounds characteristics and applications.

Life Science:

Concepts on the living world, cell-structure, its functions,

diversity of organism, biomolecules cell reproduction

Medallion inheritance, theories of the evolution of life on earth,

including human evolution.

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Agriculture Science:

A good understanding of the agro-climatic conditions of

Jharkhand, rainfall pattern, and abiotic stresses in each zone.

Knowledge of Food and horticultural crops of Jharkhand,

understanding the need behind the diversification of crops,

nutritional security due to the onset of climate change, the role of

rainwater harvesting in improving agricultural production, and

fish farming.

Candidates are required to have sound knowledge on Soil

fertility, measures that are undertaken to improve soil health,

concepts on organic farming,agro-forestry, wastelands and,

government schemes to help the farmers of the state.

Environmental Science

Measures that were taken by the Government of India to preserve

the environment measures to tackle global environmental issues,

air pollution, water pollution.

Understanding of numerous environmental laws.

Candidates’ knowledge on Biodiversity hotspots and threats to

biodiversity hotspots.

Science and Technology

Indian Government policies concerning Nuclear technology,

focus on global nuclear policies.

Plans made by the Government to meet the energy demands of

the country through various renewable and non-renewable

sources of energy.

A good understanding of the Indian Missile program, the space

program.

Knowledge of the latest developments in Information

Technology challenges faced due to Cybercrimes.

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