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State Service Main Examination - Syllabus
GENERAL STUDIIES – II
HIISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
Standard
: Degree. Total Marks : 150
Nature
of Paper : Objective Type. Duration : 2 Hours
Note:
(1) The
Nature and standard of questions in the paper will be such that a well educated
person will be
able to
answer without any specialised study and its intention is to test candidate’s
general
awareness
of a variety of subjects.
(2) It
is expected from candidates to study the latest and recent developments and
happenings
pertaining to the topics/sub topics mentioned below.
1.. HIISTORY::
1.1
History of Modern India (1818-1857) particularly Maharashtra: Introduction of modern education - Press,
Railway,
Post and Telegraph, Industries, Land reforms and Socio-religious reforms – Its
impact on society.
1.2
Establishment of British Rule in India: Wars against
major Indian powers, Policy of subsidiary alliance,
Doctrine
of Lapse, Structure of British Raj upto 1857.
1.3 Socio-Cultural
Changes: Contacts with Christian Missions, coming of English
education and the Press,
Official-social
reform measures (1828 to 1857). Socio-religious reform movements: Brahmo Samaj,
Prarthana
Samaj, Satyashodhak Samaj, Arya Samaj. Reform movements among the Sikhs and the
Muslims,
Depressed
Classes Mission, Non-Brahmin movement and Justice Party.
1.4 Social
and economic awakening: Indian Nationalism - 1857 revolt and
after, Indian National Congress (1885
- 1947),
Azad Hind Sena, Role of important personalities, Role of Press and Education in
social awakening in
pre-
independent India.
1.5
Emergence and growth of Indian nationalism : Social
background, formation of National Associations,
Peasant
uprisings, foundation of Indian National Congress, the moderate phase, growth
of extremism,
Morley-Minto
reforms, Home Rule movement, Lucknow pact, Mont-Ford reforms.
1.6
National movement in Gandhi Era: Gandhiji’s
leadership and ideology of resistance, Gandhian mass
movements,
Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience, individual Satyagraha, Quit India
movement.
Satyashodhak
Samaj, Gandhiji and removal of untouchability, Dr. B.R.Ambedakar’s approach to
problem of
untouchability,
Muslim politics and Freedom movement (Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Aligarh movement,
Muslim League
and Ali Brothers, Iqbal, Jinnah), Unionist Party and Krishak Praja Party,
Politics of Hindu
Mahasabha,
Communists and the Indian freedom struggle, Congress Socialist Party, Women in
the National
movement,
States’ Peoples' movements, Leftist Movement – Peseant Movement - Tribal
uprising, Trade
Union
Movement and Adivasi Movement.
1.7 India
after Independence: Consequences of Partition,
Integration of Princely states, Linguistic
reorganisation
of states, Nehru’s Policy of Non-alignment. Samyukta Maharashtra movement:
major
political
parties and personalities involved therein, Relations with neighbouring
countries, India’s role in
International
Politics. Progress in Agriculture, Industry, Education, Science and Technology.
Emergence of
Indira
Gandhi’s Leadership, Liberation of Bangladesh, Non-Alignment under Indira
Gandhi, Coalition
Governments
in States; Students’ unrest, Jayaprakash Narayan and Emergency. Terrorism in
Panjab and
Assam.
Naxalism and Maosim, Environmental Movement, Women’s Movement and Ethnic
Movement.
1.8
Selected Social Reformers of Maharashtra- their ideology and work: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, Mahatma
Phule,
M.G. Ranade, Prabodhankar Thakare, Maharshi Karve, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj,
Maharshi Vitthal
Shinde,
Babasaheb Ambedkar, Lokmanya Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, Vinayak D.
Sawarkar,
Annabhau
Sathe, Krantiveer Nana Patil, Lahuji Salve, Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil.
1.9
Cultural Heritage of Maharashtra (Ancient to Modern) : Performing Arts (Dance, Drama, Films, Music and
Folk Arts,
Lavani, Tamasha, Povada, Bharud, and other folk dances), Visual Arts
(Architecture, Painting and
Sculpture)
and Festivals. Impact of Literature on socio - psychological development of
Maharashtra: Bhakti,
Dalit,
Urban and Rural Literature.
2.. GEOGRAPHY– WIITH SPECIIAL REFERENCE TO MAHARASHTRA::
2.1
Physical Geography: Interior of the earth- composition
and physical conditions. Factors controlling
landform
development. Concept of geomorphic cycles- landforms associated with fluvial,
arid, glacial, and
coastal
cycle. Evolution and Geomorphology of the Indian Subcontinent- Major
physiographic regions -
Problems
of floods - Physiographic details of Maharashtra. Geomorphic features of
Maharashtra. India's
strategic
location with reference to her neighbours, Indian Ocean Rim, Asia and the
World.
2.2
Economic Geography of Maharashtra: Minerals and
Energy Resources: Their distribution, importance and
development
in Maharashtra. Tourism in Maharashtra – Religious Tourism, Medicinal Tourism,
Eco-
Tourism
and Cultural Heritage. Reserved forests, Animal sanctuaries, National Parks and
Forts in
Maharashtra,
Tiger Project.
2.3 Human
and Social Geography of Maharashtra: Migration of
population, causes and effects, sugarcane
cutting
labourers - effects of migration on source and destination areas. Rural
settlements in Maharashtra.
Problems
of Urban and Rural Settlements – Environmental, Housing, Slum, Water Supply and
Sanitation,
Urban
Traffic and Pollution.
2.4
Environmental Geography: Ecology and Ecosystem- energy flow,
material cycle, food chain and webs.
Environmental
degradation and conservation, global ecological imbalances- pollution and
Greenhouse
effect,
role of CO2 and methane in greenhouse effect, global warming, reduction in
bio-diversity and
depletion
of forests. Environmental laws and environmental impact assessment. Kyoto
protocol and Carbon
credits.
Urban waste management. CRZ I and CRZ II.
2.5
Population Geography (with reference to Maharashtra): Causes and consequences of migration. Rural and
Urban
settlements- site, situation, types, size, spacing and morphology. Urbanisation-
process and
problems.
Rural – Urban Fringe, and sphere of urban influence. Regional imbalances.
2.6 Remote
Sensing: Concept of remote sensing. Indian Remote Sensing (IRS)
satellites. Imageries- IRS
products,
MSS bands- blue, green, red and near infra red, False Colour Composite (FCC).
Application of
remote
sensing in natural resources. Introduction to Geographical Information System
(GIS) and Global
Positioning
System (GPS).
3.. GEOGRAPHY AND AGRIICULTURE::
3.1
Agroecology: Agroecology and its relevance to man,
natural resources, their sustainable management and
conservation.
Physical and social environment as factors of crop distribution and production.
Climatic
elements
as factors of crop growth. Environmental pollution and associated hazards to
crops, animals and
humans.
3.2
Climate: Atmosphere- composition and structure. Solar radiation and
heat balance. Weather elements-
temperature,
pressure, planetary and local winds, monsoon, air masses and fronts and
cyclones.
Mechanism
of Indian monsoon, monsoon forecast, distribution of rainfall, cyclones,
droughts and floods,
and
climatic regions. Distribution of Rainfall in Maharashtra - spatial and
temporal variability - Agroclimatic
zones of
Maharashtra - Problem of Drought and scarcity, DPAP (Draught Prone Area
Programme) –Water
requirement
in Agricultural, Industrial and Domestic Sectors. Problem of Drinking Water.
Cropping pattern
in
different agro-climatic zones of Maharashtra. Impact of high-yielding and
short-duration varieties on
shifts in
cropping pattern. Concepts of multiple cropping, and inter-cropping and their
importance. Modern
concepts
of organic farming, sustainable agriculture.
3.3 Soils:
Soil-physical, chemical and biological properties.
Processes 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 degradation in Maharashtra. Soil conservation planning on watershed basis.
Erosion and runoff
management
in hilly, foot hills and valley lands; processes and factors affecting them.
3.4 Water
management: Present scenario, Methods and
importance of water conservation. Water quality
standards.
Interlinking of rivers in India. Conventional and non-conventional methods of
rainwater
harvesting.
Groundwater management- technical and social aspects, Methods of artificial
groundwater
recharge.
Concept of watershed and watershed management. Dryland agriculture and its
problems. Wateruse
efficiency
in relation to crop production, ways and means of reducing run-off losses of
irrigation water.
Drip and
sprinkler irrigation. Drainage of water-logged soils, effect of industrial
effluents on soil and water.
GENERAL STUDIIES– IIII
IINDIIAN CONSTIITUTIION AND IINDIIAN POLIITIICS
((WIITH SPECIIAL REFERENCE TO MAHARASHTRA)) AND LAW::
Standard: Degree. Total Marks:150
Nature
of Paper : Objective Type. Duration : 2 Hours
Note:
(1) The
Nature and standard of questions in the paper will be such that a well educated
person will be
able to
answer without any specialised study and its intention is to test candidate’s
general
awareness
of a variety of subjects.
(2) It
is expected from candidates to study the latest and recent developments and
happenings
pertaining to the topics/sub topics mentioned below.
1. The
Constitution of India: Making of the Constitution, Salient
Features of the Constitution. Philosophy
of the
Preamble - (Secular democratic and socialist), Fundamental Rights and Duties -
Directive
Principles
of State Policy, Free and Compulsory primary education, Uniform Civil Code, and
Fundamental
Duties. Centre - State relations and Formation of New States. Independent
Judiciary.
Amendment
Procedure and Major Amendments to the Constitution: Landmark Judgments used for
interpreting
the Constitution. Structure and Functions of major Commissions and Boards:
Election
Commission,
Union and State Public Service Commissions, National Women's Commission, Human
Rights
Commission, National Minorities S.C./S.T. Commission - River Water Dispute
Settlements Board
etc.
2. The
Political System (Structure, Powers and Functions of Governments): Nature of Indian Federation -
Union
& State- Legislatures, Executive & Judiciary. Union-State Relationship-
Administrative, Executive
and
Financial Relationships. Distribution of Legislative powers, Subjects.
(1) The
Central Government - The Union Executive: President-
Vice-President - Prime Minister and
Council of
Ministers - Attorney General of India - Comptroller and Auditor General of
India
(2) The
Union Legislature - Parliament, Speaker and Dy. Speaker -
Parliamentary Committees -
Parliament's
Control over Executive.
(3)
Judiciary: Organisation of Judiciary - Integrated Judiciary -
Functions - Role and Power of the
Supreme
Court and High Court - Subordinate Courts – Lokpal, Lokayukt and Lok Nyayalaya
-
Judiciary
as a watch-dog protecting the Constitutional Order- Judicial Activism, Public
Interest
Litigation.
3. State
Government and Administration (With Special Reference to Maharashtra) – Formation and
Reorganisation
of Maharashtra State, Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, Chief
Secretary,
State
Secretariat, Directorates, Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council, - Powers,
Functions and Role -
Legislative
Committees. Sherrif of Mumbai.
4.
District Administration - Evolution of District
Administration, Changing role of the District Collector:
Law and
Order, Relationship with functional Departments. District Administration and
the Panchayati
Raj
Institutions. Role and Functions of the Sub-Divisional Officer.
5. Rural
and Urban Local Government: Significance of 73rd and 74th Amendment to the Constitution.
Empowerment
of local government and their role in development.
(1) Rural
Local Government, Composition, Powers and Functions of
Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti
and Gram
Panchayat. Peculiarities of Panchayat Raj Institutions of Mahrashtra, Status
Report of
Panchayat
Raj Institutions and its Performance Appraisal. Main features of 73rd
Constitutional
Amendments.
Problems of implementation. Major rural development programmes and their
management.
(2) Urban
Local Government, Composition and Functions of
Municipal Corporations, Municipal
Councils
and Cantonment Boards. Structure, Officials, Resources, Powers- Functions and
Controls.
Main
features of 74th Constitutional Amendments: Problems of implementation. Major
urban
development
programmes and their management.
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6.
Educational System : Directive Principles of State Policy
and Education; Educational Problems of
Disadvantaged
Sections- Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Muslims and Women; Privatization
of
education
- issues of access to education, merit, quality, and social justice; General
Agreement on
Trade in
Services (GATS) and emerging issues, Challenges in Higher Education today.
Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan,
Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan.
7. Parties
and Pressure Groups: Nature of Party system - Role of
National Parties - Ideology, organisation
and
electoral performance - Political Parties and their Social Bases. Regionalism-
Rise of Regional
Parties;
Ideology, Organisation and electoral performance - Major Pressure Groups and
Interest Groups
in
Maharashtra - their Role and impact on Policy making. Programmes of Social
Welfare in Maharashtra
: Women
and Children; Labour; and Youth. Non-Government Organizations and their Role in
Social
Welfare.
8. The
Media: Print and Electronic Media - its impact on policy making,
shaping of the public opinion and
educating
the people. Press Council of India. Code of conduct for Mass media in a secular
democracy
like
India. The portrayal of women in the main stream mass media: Facts and Norms.
Freedom of
speech and
expression, and limitation thereof.
9. The
Electoral Process: Main features of Electoral process -
single member territorial Constituencies.
Reserved
constituencies for weaker sections - Adult Franchise - Role of Election
Commission - General
Elections
- Major trends – Patterns of Voting behaviour - and Factors influencing the
voting behaviour -
Problems
and difficulties in conducting Free and Fair Elections - Electoral Reforms.
EVMs.
10.
Administrative Law: Rule of law. Administrative
Discretion and its control and Judicial Review.
Administrative
Tribunals, their establishment and functioning. Principles of Natural Justice.
11.
Central and State Government Privileges: Section 123 of
the Indian Evidence Act, Official Secrets Act,
RTI and
its impact on Official Secrets Act.
12. Some
Pertinent Laws:
(1)
Environmental Protection Act, 1986: Object, Machinery
and Measures provided therein.
(2) The
Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Definitions - Consumer
Disputes - Redressal Machinery.
(3) Right
to Information Act, 2005: Rights of Applicants, duty of
Public Authority, exceptions to the
information.
(4)
Information Technology Act - 2000 (Cyber Law): Definitions
– Authorities – offences.
(5) The
Prevention of Corruption Act: Object, Machinery and
Measures provided therein.
(6)
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989: Object, Machinery
and
Measures provided therein.
(7)
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules 1995: Object, Machinery
and
Measures provided therein.
(8)
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955: Object, Machinery
and Measures provided therein.
13. Social
Welfare and Social Legislation: Social
Legislation as an instrument of Social Change; Human
Rights.
Protection to Women under: The Constitution of India and Criminal Law (CrPC),
Domestic
Violance
(Prevention) Act, The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, The Scheduled
Castes and the
Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and The Right of Information Act,
2005.
14.Public
Services : All India Services, Constitutional position, role and
functions. Central Services: nature
and
functions. Union Public Service Commission. State Services and the Maharashtra
State Public
Service
Commission. Training in the changing context of governance- YASHDA, Lal Bahadur
Shastri
Academy of
Administration, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy.
15.
Control over Public Expenditure: Parliamentary
Control, Estimates Committee, Public Accounts
Committee,
Committee on Public Undertakings, Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
(CAG) of
India,
Role of the Finance Ministry in monetary and Fiscal policy, Composition and
function of
Accountant
General, Maharashra.
GENERAL STUDIIES– IIIIII
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ((HRD)) AND HUMAN RIIGHTS::
Standard
: Degree. Total Marks : 150
Nature
of Paper : Objective Type. Duration : 2 Hours
Note:
(1) The
Nature and standard of questions in the paper will be such that a well educated
person will be
able to
answer without any specialised study and its intention is to test candidate’s
general
awareness
of a variety of subjects.
(2) It
is expected from candidates to study the latest and recent developments and
happenings
pertaining to the topics/sub topics mentioned below.
1. HUMAN
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
1.1 Human
Resource Development in India - Present status of
population in India - quantitative aspect
(size and
growth - Sex, Age, Urban and Rural) and qualitative aspects (Education and
Healthcare).
Population
policy and projection upto 2050. Importance and need of Human Resource planning
in
modern
society. Components and factors involved in planning of Human Resources.
Nature, types
and
problems of unemployment in India, Trends of Employment in India, Demand
estimate of
skilled
manpower in different Sectors and Areas. Governmental and Voluntary Institution
engaged
in
development of manpower e.g. NCERT, NIEPA, UGC, Open Universities, AICTE, NCTE,
ITIs, NCVT,
IMC, etc.
Problems and issues related to HRD. Govt. employment policy, various schemes to
reduce
unemployment
and underemployment.
1.2
Education: Education as a tool of HR development and social change.
Education (Pre-primary to
Higher
Education) system in India. Problems and issues (Universalisation of education,
vocationalisation
of education, Quality improvement, Dropout rate etc.) Education for Girls,
Socially
and
Economically underprivileged classes, Handicapped, Minorities, Talent Search
etc. Govt.
policies,
Schemes and programms for Education. Govt. and Voluntary Agencies involved in
promoting,
regulating and monitoring Formal, Non-formal and Adult education. e-Learning.
Impact
of
globalisation and privatisation on Indian education. National Knowledge
Commission, National
Commission
for Higher Education and Resaearch, IITs, IIMs, NITs.
1.3
Vocational Education: As a tool of HR development.
Vocational/Technical Education- Present
status,
systems and training in India particularly in Maharashtra. Govt. policies,
schemes and
programs –
Problems, issues and efforts to overcome them. Institutes involved in
promoting,
regulating,
accrediting vocational and Technical Education.
1.4
Health: As an essential and major component of HRD, Vital
Statistics, World Health Organisation
(WHO) -
objectives, structure, functions and its programmes. Govt. Health policies,
schemes and
programmes,
Healthcare system in India. Problems and issues related to Healthcare and
efforts to
overcome
them. Janani-Bal Suraksha Yojana. National Rural Health Mission.
1.5 Rural
Development: Empowerment of panchayat Raj system.
Village Panchayat and its role in
Rural
development, Land reforms and development, Role of cooperative institutes in
Rural
Development,
Financial Institutes involved in Rural Development, Rural Employment Schemes,
Rural
Water Supply and Sanitation programs. Infrastructure development e.g. Energy,
Transportation,
Housing and communication in rural area. National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme
(NREGS).
2. HUMAN
RIGHTS:
2.1
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR 1948)-
International human rights standards, its
reflections
in Indian constitution, mechanism to enforce and protect Human Rights in India.
Human
Rights
Movement in India. Problems related to human rights deprivations such as
poverty, illiteracy,
unemployment,
social-cultural-religious practices, violence, corruption, terrorism,
exploitation of
labour,
custodial crimes etc. Need, for training in and practising of human rights and
human dignity
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in a
democratic set up. Globalisation and its impact on different sections of Indian
Society. Human
Development
Index, Infant Mortality Ratio, Sex Ratio.
2.2 Child
Development: problems and issues (Infant
mortality, Malnutrition, Child labour, Children
education
etc.) - Government Policies, welfare schemes and programs - Role of
international
agencies,
Voluntary Organisations Community resources. People participation in their
Welfare.
2.3 Women
Development - problems and issues (Gender
inequality, Violence against women, Girl child
Infanticide/Foeticide,
Empowerment of Women etc.)- Government Policy, schemes and programs
for
development / welfare and empowerment - Role of international agencies,
Voluntary
Organisations
and Community resources. People’s participation in their development. AASHA.
2.4 Youth
Development: problems and issues (Unemployment,
unrest, drug addiction etc.) -
Government
Policy - development schemes and programs - Role of international agencies,
Voluntary
Organisations and Community resources. People’s participation in their
development.
2.5 Tribal
Development: problems and issues (Malnutrition,
isolation, integration and development
etc.) -
Tribal movement - Government Policy, welfare schemes and programs- Role of
international
agencies,
Voluntary Organisations and Community resources. People’s participation in
their
Welfare.
2.6
Development for Socially deprived classes (SC, ST, VJ/NT, OBC etc. ) - problems and issues
(inequality
in opportunity etc.) - Government Policy, welfare schemes and development
programs -
Role of
international agencies, Voluntary Organisations and Resource mobilsation and
Community
participation.
2.7
Welfare for aged People- problems and issues - Government
Policy - welfare schemes and
programs -
Role of international agencies, Voluntary Organisations and Community
participation for
their
development. Utilisation of their services in developmental activities.
2.8 Labour
Welfare - problems and issues (working conditions, wages, health and
problems related to
organised
and unorganised sectors) - Government Policy, welfare schemes and programs -
Role of
international
agencies, community and Voluntary Organisations.
2.9
Welfare of disabled persons - problems and issues
(inequality in educational and employment
opportunity
etc.) - Government Policy, welfare schemes and programs - Role of international
agencies,
Voluntary Organisations in employment and rehabilitation.
2.10
People’s Rehabilitations - (People affected by
Development projects and Natural Calamities.) –
Strategy
and programs – Legal Provisions – Consideration of different aspects like
economic,
cultural,
social, psychological etc.
2.11
International and Regional Organisations: United Nations
and its specialised agencies – UNCTAD,
UNDP, ICJ,
ILO, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNCHR, EU, APEC, ASEAN, OPEC, OAU, SAARC, NAM,
Commonwealth
of Nations and European Union.
2.12
Consumer Protection: Salient features of the existing act-
Rights of consumers- Consumer disputes
and
redressal machinery, Different kinds of Forums- Objectives, Powers, functions,
procedures,
Consumer
Welfare Fund.
2.13
Values and Ethics: Fostering of social norms, values,
ethics through formal and informal agencies
such as
family, religion, education, media etc.
GENERAL STUDIIES– IIV
ECONOMY AND PLANNIING,, ECONOMIICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND AGRIICULTURE,,
SCIIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
Standard:
Degree. Total Marks: 150
Nature
of Paper: Objective Type. Duration: 2 Hours
Note:
1) The
Nature and standard of questions in the paper will be such that a well educated
person will be
able to
answer without any specialised study and its intention is to test candidate’s
general
awareness
of a variety of subjects.
2) It is
expected from candidates to study the latest and recent developments and
happenings
pertaining to the topics/sub topics mentioned below.
1. ECONOMY
AND PLANNING
1.1 Indian
Economy - Challenges in Indian Economy - Poverty, Unemployment and
Regional
Imbalances.
Planning: Process - Types - Review of India's First to Tenth Five year Plans.
Evaluation.
Social and
Economic Indicators of Development. State and Local Level Planning.
Decentralisation -
73rd and
74th Constitutional Amendments.
1.2 Urban
and Rural Infrastructure Development: Need and
Significance. Growth and Development of
Social and
economic infrastructure such as Energy, Water supply and sanitation, Housing,
Transport
(Road,
Ports etc.), Communications (Post and Telegraphs, Telecommunication), Network
of Radio,
TV,
Internet. Crises, problems related to Infrastructure in India. Policy
alternatives- Public-Private
Sector
Partnership (PPP). FDI and Infrastructure Development- Privatisation of
infrastructure
development.
Centre and State Government Policies for Infrastructure Development. Transport
and
Housing (Urban and Rural). Problems - Centre and State Government initiatives
and
programmes.
BOLT and BOT schemes.
1.3
Industry: Need - importance and role of industries in economic and
social development, Growth
Pattern,
Structure of Large-scale Industries in India with special reference to
Maharashtra. Smallscale,
Cottage
and Village industries, their problems and prospects. Impact of liberalisation,
privatisation
and globalisation on SSIs. Maharashtra’s Policy, measures and programmes for
development,
promotion and monitoring of SSIs. Export Potential of Small scale and cottage
industries.
SEZs, SPVs.
1.4
Co-operation: Concept, Meaning, Objectives, Old and
new principles of co-operation. Growth and
diversification
of co-operative movement in India. Co-operative institution in Maharashtra –
types,
role,
importance and diversification. State policy and Co-operative sector -
Legislation, Supervision,
Audit and
Aid. Problems of Co-operatives in Maharashtra. Prospects of Cooperatives in the
era of
global
competition. Review, reforms and prospects of cooperative movement in
Maharashtra –
Alternative
policy initiatives in agricultural marketing- Employment Guarantee Scheme.
1.5
Economic reforms: Background, Liberalisation,
Privatisation and Globalisation – (concept, meaning,
scope and
limitations). Economic Reforms at Centre and State Level. WTO Regime -
Provisions and
its
implications and impact on Indian Economy, issues and problems.
1.6
International Trade and International Capital Movements: Emerging Trends in era of globalisation.
Growth,
Composition and Direction of India's Foreign Trade. Foreign trade policy of
India - Export
Promotion.
WTO and International Trade. Foreign Capital Inflows - Composition and Growth -
FDI.
e-Commerce.
Role of Multinationals - International Financing Agencies – (IMF, World Bank
and
IDA).
International Credit Ratings.
1.7
Measurement and estimate of poverty – Poverty line:
concept and facts, BPL, poverty eradication
measures –
fertility, nuptiality, mortality and morbidity in India - gender empowerment
policies.
1.8
Factors determining employment - measures of unemployment -
relation between income,
poverty
and employment - issues of distributional and social justice.
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1.9
Economy of Maharashtra: salient features of agriculture,
industry and service sectors - drought
management
in Maharashtra - FDI in Maharashtra.
2.
ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURE
2.1 Macro
Economics: Methods of national income accounting. Functions of money
- base money -
high-power
money - quantity theory of money - money multiplier. Monetary and non-monetary
theories
of inflation - control of inflation: monetary, fiscal and direct measures.
2.2 Public
Finance and Financial Institutions: Role of public
finance in market economy - Criteria for
public
investment. Merit goods and public goods- sources of revenue and expenditure
(Centre and
State)
-forms of taxes and subsidies and their incidence and effects.- tax, non-tax
and public debt of
Centre and
States in India. Public Expenditure (Centre and States) - Growth and causes.
Public
Expenditure
Reform - Performance Based Budgeting and Zero Based Budgeting. Zero-base
budgeting
- types of budget deficits - internal and external borrowings. Review of Tax
Reforms at
national
and State level. VAT. Public debt - Growth, Composition and Burden. Problem of
States'
Indebtedness
to Centre. Fiscal Deficits - Concepts, Control of Deficits - Centre, State and
RBI
Initiatives.
Fiscal Reforms in India - Review at Centre and State Level. Financial sector
reforms - new
trends in
banking - real and nominal interest rates - repo and reverse repo transactions.
2.3
Growth, Development and International Economics:
(1) Indicators of development- sustainable development- development
and environment - Green
GDP.
(2)
Factors of economic development: natural resource,
population, human capital, infrastructure
- theory
of demographic transition- Human development index - human poverty index –
gender
empowerment
measure
(3) Role of foreign capital and technology in growth - multi-national
corporations.
(4) International trade as an engine of growth - theories of
international trade
(5) IMF-IBRD-WTO - Regional Trade Agreements - SAARC - ASEAN.
2.4 Indian Agriculture, Rural
Development and Cooperation:
(1) Role of agriculture in economic development - interrelationship
between agriculture, industry
and
services sectors - contract farming - precision farming – corporate farming –
organic
farming.
(2) Size of land holding and productivity - Green Revolution and
technological change - agricultural
prices and
terms of trade - farm subsidies–Public Distribution System - food security.
(3) Regional disparities in agricultural growth in India–agri-business
and global marketing -
agricultural
credit in India.
(4) Sources of irrigation and water management - live-stock resource
and their productivity - White
Revolution,
fisheries, poultry, forestry, horticulture and floriculture development in
India and
Maharashtra.
(5) Strategies of rural development during the plan period-rural
infrastructure (social and
economic)
(6) W.T.O. and agriculture - Farmer’s and Breeder’s Rights -
biodiversity - GM
technology.
Implications of GATT (WTO) agreement in agricultural marketing.
(7) Marketing and pricing of agricultural inputs and outputs, price
fluctuations and their cost, role
of
co-operatives in agricultural economy.
2.5
Agriculture:
(1)
Importance of Agriculture in National Economy - Causes
of low productivity - Government
policies,
schemes and programmes for agriculture production and developments such as land
reforms
and land utilisation, soil and water conservation, rainfed farming, Irrigation
and its
methods,
Mechanization of Agriculture. Role of ICAR, MCAER.
(2)
Problem of rural indebtedness, Agriculture credit- need,
importance and Financial Institutions
involved
therein. NABARD and Bhu-Vikas Bank. Agriculture pricing- components, factors
affecting
prices of various Agriculture produces - Govt. support prices of various
agriculture
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produces,
Subsidies. Agriculture Marketing - present status, Value added products. Role
of Govt
and its
institutes in agriculture marketing. (APC, APMC, etc.)
2.6 Food
and Nutrition:
Trends in
Food production and consumption in India, First and ensuing second Green
Revolutions,
Self-sufficiency
in food, Problem of food security, Problems and issues of storage, procurement,
distribution,
import and export of food. Calorific value of foods and its measurement, Energy
and
nutrient
needs of human body for better health and balanced diet - common nutritional
problems
in India
and its causes and effects, Govt. Policies, schemes, programs such as PDS, Food
for work,
Mid-day
Meal Scheme and other nutritional programs. Proposed Food Security Act.
2.7 Indian
Industry, Infrastructure and Services Sector:
(1) Trends, composition and growth of industries, infrastructure and
services sector in India - role
of public,
private and cooperative sectors in India - small and cottage industries. BPO.
(2) Liberalisation and its effects on Indian industries - industrial
sickness.
3. SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS
3.1
Energy: Conventional and non-conventional energy sources -
Potential of Solar, Wind, Biogas,
Biomass,
Geothermal and other renewable energy sources. Introduction to solar gadgets
viz solar
cooker,
water heater etc. Biogas- principle, and process. Problems of Energy Crises,
Govt. Policies
and
programs for power generation. Nuclear Power Program, Thermal Power Program,
Hydroelectric
Power program, Power distribution and National Grid. Agencies and Institutions
engaged in
Energy security, Research and development.
3.2
Computer and Information Technology: Role of computer
in modern society, its applications in
various
spheres of life such as data communication, networking and web technologies,
Cyber crime
and its
prevention. Use of I.T. in various services, Govt. programs such as Media Lab
Asia, Vidya
Vahini,
Gyan Vahini, Community Information Centre etc. Major issues in IT industry -
its prospects.
3.3 Space
Technology: Indian space programmes, Indian
Artificial satellites for telecommunication,
television,
education, broadcasting, weather forecasting, GPS, disaster warning. Indian
missile
program
etc., Remote sensing, GIS and its application in weather forecasting, Disaster
warning,
water, soil,
mineral resources development, agriculture and fisheries development, urban
planning,
ecological
studies, GS and GIS.
3.4
Biotechnology: Its potential to improve human life
and national economy through agricultural,
industrial
development and employment generation. Biotechnology as an essential and
important
tool of
natural resource development. Areas of application - Agriculture, Animal
breeding and
Veterinary
health-care, Pharmaceutics, Human healthcare, Food technology, energy
generation,
environment
protection etc. Role and efforts of government in promoting, regulating and
developing
biotechnology in country. Ethical, Social, Legal issues related to
biotechnological
development,
possible adverse effects of biotechnological development. Seed technology, its
importance.
Quality of seed. Different kinds of seeds and their seed production and
processing
techniques.
BT cotton, BT brinjal, etc.
3.5
Nuclear Policy of India: Salient features. Nuclear Power as
source of energy and its significance as
clean
energy. Problems of nuclear waste. Nuclear thermal power generation in India,
its
contribution
to total power generation. Determinants of Nuclear Tests: Pokhran I (1974) and
Pokhran II
(1998). Recent Trends in Nuclear Policy such as NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty)
and CTBT
(Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty). INDO-US Nuclear Treaty of 2009.
3.6
Disaster Management: Definition, nature, types and
classification of disasters, Natural Hazards:
Causative
factors and mitigation measures. Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides,
etc., Factors
affecting
mitigation measures- Case studies of major earthquakes and tsunamis such as
Killari
(1993),
Bhuj (2001), Sikkim-Nepal (2011) earthquakes, Banda Ache (2004) (Sumatra),
Fukushima
(2011)
(Japan) earthquakes and Tsunami. Maharashtra: Mumbai floods of 2005. December
1993,
June 2006,
November 2009, July 2011 bomb blasts and terrorist attacks, their impact.
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