Organisation : Mizoram Public Service Commission
Announcement : Syllabus
Name Of The Exam : Combined Competitive Exam

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Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus :
General Studies I : (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
Unit I :
1. Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
2. Mizo heritage and culture

Unit II :
1. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present significant events, personalities, issues
2. The Freedom Struggle its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.

3. Post independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
4. History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, re-drawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc. their forms and effect on the society.

Unit III :
1. Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
2. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.

3. Effects of globalization on Indian society
4. Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

Unit IV :
1. Salient features of world’s physical geography.
2. 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)

3. 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.

General Studies II : (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
Unit I :
1. Indian Constitution historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
2. 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.

3. Separation of powers between various organs, dispute redressal, mechanisms and institutions.
4. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries
5. Parliament and State Legislatures structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.

6. 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.
7. Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

8. Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
9. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi judicial bodies
10. Governance and politics in Mizoram since 1947

Unit II :
1. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
2. Development processes and the development industry - the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders

3. 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.

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

Unit III :
1. Important aspects of governance - transparency and accountability, e governance applications, models, successes, limitations and potential; citizens charters - transparency & accountability, institution and other measures.
2. Role of civil services in a democracy.

Unit IV :
1. India and its neighborhood relations.
2. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
3. Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
4. Important International institutions, agencies and fora - their structure, mandate.