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Preliminary Examinations Syllabus :
Paper - I Marks : 200 Duration : Two Hrs
** Current events of national and international importance.
** History of India and Indian National Movement.
** Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
** Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
** Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
** General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
** General Science.

Paper - II Marks : 200 Duration: Two hours
** Comprehension
** Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
** Logical reasoning and analytical ability
** Decision-making and problem-solving
** General mental ability
** Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)
** English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

Note 1 : Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of PaperII) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

Aptitude Test :
1) A boat takes 4 hours to cover the certain distance running downstream and for same distance, boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes , What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current respectively?
a. 8:3 b. 3:2 c. 2:1 d. None of these
2) A question consists of four jumbled sentences marked A, B, C, & D. Indicate the sequence which completes the sentence
a. as he cannot possibly read and examine b. an editor has to play it by ear c. all the stuff that comes to him d. when he is considering varied articles on diverse subjects
a. BDCA b. BDAC c. BADC d.DCBA
3) Mr. Galvez invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 which he divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 11% p.a. and 14%p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme A?
a.6200 b. 6400 c. 7200 d. 6000
4. A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. What was the principal amount he borrowed ?
a. 20000 b. 16000 c. 12000 d. 15000
5. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. What is the ratio of their speeds?
a. 3:1 b. 3:4 c. 3:2 d. None of these

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The Syllabus of IAS Prelim 2013 exam is given as following:-

Paper 1:-
** Current events of national and international importance
** History of India and Indian National Movement
** Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic
** Indian Polity and Governance- Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
** Economic and Social Development- Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives etc.
** General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-Diversity and Climate Change that do not require subject specialization
** General Science

Paper 2:-
** Comprehension
** Interpersonal skills including communication skills
** Logical reasoning and Analytical Ability
** Decision making and Problem solving
** General Mental ability
** Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation( charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.- Class X level)
** English language comprehension skills( Class X level)