KAS Preliminary Exam Syllabus|Kerala Administrative Service Exam Preliminary Exam Syllabus

Detailed Syllabus for KAS Preliminary Examination

1 PAPER I 1 hr 30 Minutes 100 marks
2 PAPER II 1 hr 30 Minutes 100 marks

PAPER -I : GENERAL STUDIES -I

Duration: 1 hr 30 Minutes (Total Marks-100)

(A) History (India and Kerala)

1) Ancient and Medieval Period :-
(i) Salient features and major landmarks of ancient and medieval India (ii) Art, culture,
literature and Architecutre (iii) Major Dynasties, their administrative system, social, religious
and economic conditions prominent movements

2) Modern Period :-
(i) Modern Indian History (from the 18th century upto the present) significant events,
personalities and issues (ii) India – Struggle for independence (iii) Social and religious
reform movements in the 19th and 20th century (iv) India after Independence, Post
independent consolidation and reorganisation (v) Independent India and her neighbours.

3) Kerala History (from 18th century):-
Pre-Independence socio-political movements. Formation of Kerala State, Political parties,
movements, Governments, Landmark legislations and policies.

(B) History of the World (from mid 18th century)

(i) Industrial revolution (ii) World wars (iii) Redrawal of National boundaries (iv)
Colonialisation and decolonialisation, (v) Globalisation (vi) Communism, Capitalism,
Socialism – their forms and effects in society.

(C) Cultural Heritage of Kerala:

1) Cultural Heritage of Kerala Art Forms, literature, sculpture, architecture, salient features
of society 2) Kerala Tribal culture, Pilgrimage, Tourist places, Folk Culture, Cinema,
Theatre 3) History and evolution of Malayalam language and literature.

(D) Indian Constitution, Public Administration, Political System, Governance, Social Justice and International Relations

1) Indian Constitution and its salient features

2) Functions and Responsibilities of the Union and the States, Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, function, power and privilages. Issues and challenges pertaining to Federal Structure – Devolution of Power and Finances upto local levels and challenges therein

3) Constitutional Authorities – Powers, Functions and Responsibilities

4) Panchayati Raj, Public Policy and Governance, Impact of L.P.G on Governance 5) Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi judicial bodies

6) Rights Issues (Human rights, Women rights, SC/ST rights, Child rights, etc.),
Imporatant Acts

7) India’s Foreign Policy, International Organisations, International
Treaties and Forums, their structure and mandate

8) Judiciary in India – Structure and functions, imporatant provisions relating to Emergency and Constitutional amendments, Judicial review, Public Interest Litigation, Land Revenue Laws

9) Fundamental rights, fundamental duties and Directive Principles

10) Principles of Administrative Law.

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(E) Reasoning, Mental Ability & Simple Arithmetic

Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability,Number series, Coding – Decoding, problems
related to Relations, Shapes and their sub- sections, Venn Diagram, problems based on
Clock, Calendar and Age, Simple Arithmetic.

(F) Geography

1) General Geography: Solar system, Motion of Earth, Concept of time, Seasons,
Internal structure of the Earth, Major Landforms and their features. Atmosphere –
Structure and Composition, elements and factors of Climate, Airmasses and Fronts,
atmospheric disturbances. Oceans: Physical, Chemical and Biological characteriestics,
Hydrological Disasters, Marine and Continental Resources 2) Physical, Social,
Economic Geography of World, India and Kerala 3) Geophysical phenomena like
Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanoes, Cyclone, Flood, Landslides.

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PAPER -II GENERAL STUDIES -II

Duration: 1 hr 30 Minutes ( Total Marks-100)

(A) Economy and Planning

1) Indian economy on the eve of independence. Indian economy in post reform period – new
economic reforms, NITI Aayog, National Income and Per Capita Income, Sectoral Composition
(Output and Employment) – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. Development under different
policy regimes (including Five Year Plans) – Goals, Constraints, Institutions and Policy
framework.

2) Agriculture Sector, Land Reforms in India, Technological change in Agriculture – Major
Crops and Cropping patterns in various parts of the Country, Irrigation, Pricing of agriculture
inputs and outputs, Agricultural Finance Policy and Marketing, Issues in Food Security and
Public Distribution System, Green Revolution, Policies for sustainable agriculture and organic
farming.

3) Industrial Policy, Public Sector enterprises and their performance, Growth and pattern of
industrialization, Small-scale sector, Productivity in industrial sector, SEZ and industrialization,
foreign investment and competition policy, e-Commerce, Effects of liberalisation on the
economy.

4) Infrastructure in Indian Economy, Meaning and importance of insfrastructure – Water Supply
and Sanitation- Energy and Power – Science and Technology – Rural and Urban Insfrastructure,
Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, Telecommunication, Dams, Inland Waterways. Social Impact
Assessment.

5) Trends and Patterns in structure of population over time – Growth rate, Gender Rural-Urban
Migration, Literacy, Regional Structure and trends of Poverty and Inequality, Unemployment –
trends, Structure and National Rural Employment policies. Indicators of development – Physical
Quality of Life Index,Human Development Index, Human Poverty Index, Gender Development
Index, National Happiness Index.

6) Indian Public Finance, Government Budgeting, Indian Tax System, Public Expenditure,
Public Debt, Deficit and Subsidies in the Indian Economy. Centre-State financial relation.
Recent fiscal and monetary policy issues and their impact, structure of Indian Banking and NonBanking Financial Institutions and reforms, GST: Concept and Implications. Stock exchange
and share market.

7) Trend, Composition, Structure and direction of India’s Foreign Trade. India’s Balance of
payments situation in post reforms period.

8) Economy of Kerala State-an overview, Population, Major agriculture, Industry, Service sector
issues. Infrastructure and resources, Major Developmental Projects, Programmes and Schemes.
Co-opeartive Sector. History and relevant policies in traditional industries, IT Sector, Pravasi
and Foreign remittance.

9) Kerala model development – (Land reforms, Social security, devolution of Power, Decentralised
Planning, Housing, Tourism, Women Empowerment, Social Welfare Schemes, Disaster
Management. Role and Function of Kerala Planning Board, Achievements of Kerala in Health and
Education Sector: Policies, Programmes, Initiatives and Impacts.

(B) Science and Technology

1) Science and Technology: Nature and scope of Science and Technology, Relevance of S&T,
National policy on S&T and innovations, Basics of everyday science, Human body, Public
Health and Community Medicine, Food and Nutrition, Health Care.
Institutes and Organization in India promoting intergration of S&T and Innovation, their
activities and contributions, Contribution of Prominent Indian Scientists.

2) ICT : Nature and Scope of ICT, ICT in day today life, ICT and industry, ICT and Governance
– various Government schemes promoting use of ICT, e-Governance Programmes and Services,
Netiquettes, Cyber Security concerns – National Cyber Crime Policy. MIS. Artificial
Intelligence – benefits and impacts, Robotics.

3) Technology in Space and Defence: Evolution of Indian Space Programme, ISRO – it’s
activities and achievements, various Satellite Programmes – DRDO-vision, mission and
activities.

4) Energy requirement and efficiency: India’s existing energy needs and deficit, India’s energy
resources and dependence, Renewable and Non-renewable energy resources,Energy Policy of
India – Govt.Policies and Programmes, Energy Security and Nuclear Policy of India.

5) Environmental Science : Issues and concerns related to environment, its legal aspects,
policies and treaties for the protection of environment at the National and the International level,
Environment protection for sustainable development.
Biodiversity – its importance and concerns, Climate change, International initiatives
(Policies, Protocols) and India’s commitment, Western Ghats, Features, Characteriestics and
issues

Forest and wildlife – Legal framework for Forest and Wildlife Conservation in India.
Environmental Hazards, Pollution, Carbon Emission, Global Warming. National action plans
on climate change and Disaster Management.
Developments in Biotechnology, Green Technology and Nanotechnology.

(C) Current Events

(D) Language Proficiency – English

1) Tenses 2) Synonyms 3) Phrasal Verbs 4) Antonyms 5) Error Correction 6) Adjectives
7) Adverbs 8) Reported Speech 9) Active Voice 10) Passive Voice 11) Auxiliary Verb
12) Question Tag 13) Degrees of Comparison 14) Punctuation 15) Idioms and Phrases
16) Simple Compound Complex Sentences 17) Connectives 18) Prepositional Verbs 19)
Prepositions 20) Concord 21) Pronouns – 9 types 22) Word Order and Sentence Order.

(E-I) Language Proficiency – Malayalam

പദ്ശുദ്ധി, 2. ഒറ്റപ്പദ്ം, 3.പരയായം, 4.സമാനപദ്ം, 5. വെിപരീതപദ്ം, 6.സ്ത്രീലെിംഗ്വും
പുലിംഗ്വും, 7.പിരിെ ച്ചഴുതല്‍, 8.േചെർെ ത്തഴുതല്‍, 9.വെചെനം, 10.ഘടെകേപദ്ം (വൊകേയം
േചെർെ ത്തഴുതല്‍), 11.വൊകേയശുദ്ധി, 12.ൈശേലെികേള്‍ പഴെെ ഞ്ചാല്ലുകേള്‍, 13.സംഗ്രഹണം,
14.വെിപുലെനം, 15.ഔദ്യേദ്യാഗ്ികേ–ഭാഷാപദ്പരിചെയം, 16.പരിഭാഷ, 17.ഭരണഭാഷയുമായി
ബന്ധെ പ്പട്ടു നല്‍കുന്ന ഖേണ്ഡികേെ യ ആധാരമാക്കേിയുള്ള േചൊദ്യങ്ങള്‍

(E-II) Language Proficiency – Kannada

1) Word Purity / Correct Word 2) Correct Sentence 3) Translation 4) One Word /
Single Word / One Word Substitution 5) Synonyms 6) Antonyms 7) Idioms and Proverbs
8) Equivalent Word 9) Join the Word 10) Feminine Gender, Masculine Gender 11)
Number 12) Sort and Write 13) Add Phrases 14) Comprehension
OR

(E-III) Language Proficiency – Tamil

1) Correct Word 2) Correct Structure of Sentence 3) Translation 4) Single Word 5)
Synonyms 6) Antonyms / Opposite 7) Phrases and Proverbs 8) Equal Word 9) Join the
Word 10) Gender Classification – Feminine, Masculine 11) Singular, Plural 12)
Separate 13) Add Phrases 14) Comprehension.

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