Stage I: Preliminary examination
Kerala PSC KAS Prelims Exam Pattern
The KAS Prelims exam is a screening test used to shortlist candidates for the Mains. It includes two
objective-type papers.
|
Paper-I |
Paper-II |
| Number of Questions |
100 |
100 |
| Total marks |
100 marks |
0 marks |
| Duration |
90 Minutes |
90 Minutes |
| Subjects covered |
General Studies I |
General Studies II (General Studies + Language Proficiency and Reasoning) |
| Negative marking |
1/3rd of the marks assigned to a question will be deducted for every wrong answer. |
1/3rd of the marks assigned to a question will be deducted for every wrong answer. |
KAS Prelims exam Syllabus
PAPER -I: GENERAL STUDIES -I
- History (India and Kerala)
- 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
- 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.
- Kerala History (from 18th century):- (i) Pre-Independence socio-political
movements. Formation of Kerala State, Political parties, movements, Governments, Landmark
legislations
and policies.
- 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.
- Cultural Heritage of Kerala:
- Cultural Heritage of Kerala Art Forms, literature, sculpture, architecture, salient features of
society
- Kerala Tribal culture, Pilgrimage, Tourist places, Folk Culture, Cinema, Theatre
- History and revolution of Malayalam language and literature.
- Indian Constitution, Public Administration, Political System, Governance, Social Justice and
International Relations
- Indian Constitution and its salient features
- 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
- Constitutional Authorities – Powers, Functions and Responsibilities
- Panchayati Raj, Public Policy and Governance, Impact of L.P.G on Governance
- Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi judicial bodies
- Rights Issues (Human rights, Women rights, SC/ST rights, Child rights, etc.), Imporatant Acts
- India's Foreign Policy, International Organisations, International Treaties and Forums, their
structure
and mandate
- Judiciary in India – Structure and functions, imporatant provisions relating to Emergency and
Constitutional amendments, Judicial review, Public Interest Litigation, Land Revenue Laws
- Fundamental rights, fundamental duties and Directive Principles
- Principles of Administrative Law.
- 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.
- Geography
- 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
- Physical, Social, Economic Geography of World, India and Kerala
- Geophysical phenomena like Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanoes, Cyclone, Flood, Landslides.
PAPER -II GENRAL STUDIES -II
- Economy and Planning
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Trend, Composition, Structure and direction of India's Foreign Trade. India's Balance of payments
situation in post reforms period.
- Economy of Kerala State-an overview, Population, Major agriculture, Industry, Service sector issues.
Insfrastructure and resources, Major Developmental Projects, Programmes and Schemes. Co-opeartive
Sector. History and relevant policies in traditional industies, IT Sector, Pravasi and Foreign
remittance.
- 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.
- Science and Technology
- 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.
- 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.
- Technology in Space and Defence: Evolution of Indian Space Programme, ISRO –
it's
activities and achievements, various Satellite Programmes – DRDO-vision, mission and
activities.
- 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.
- 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.
- Current Events
- 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.
- Language Proficiency - Malayalam
1) പദശുദ്ധി 2) വാക്യശുദ്ധി 3) പരിഭാഷ 4) ഒറ്റപദം 5) പരയായം 6) വിപരീത പദം 7) ൈശൈലിക്ള്
പഴഞ്ചൊല്ഞ്ചാല്ലുക്ള് 8) സമാനപദം 9) േചേര്ത്തൊല്ത്തെഴുതുക് 10) സ്ത്രീലിംഗം പുല്ലിംഗം 11) വചേനം 12)
പിരിൊല്ച്ചെഴുതല് 13) ഘടക് പദം (വാക്യം േചേര്ത്തൊല്ത്തെഴുതുക്) 14) ഭരണഭാഷയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പൊല്പ്പെട്ട്
ഒരു ഖണ്ഡിക് നല്കി അതിൊല്ന ആധാരമാക്കി േചോദയങ്ങള് 15) ഔദ്യേദയാഗിക് ഭാഷാ പദാവലി, വിപുലനം, സംഗ്രഹം.
OR
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
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
