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Not to be confused with Indian Civil Service, of the British Raj - pre independence.
Indian Administrative Service
Service Overview
Abbreviation
I.A.S.
Formed
1946
Country
India
Training Ground
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie
Controlling Authority Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel and Training
Legal personality Governmental: Government service
General nature Policy Formulation
Policy Implementation
Civil administration
Advisors to Ministers
Managing bureaucracy (Center and State)
Preceding service Indian Civil Service (1893–1946)
Cadre Size
5159 posts (direct recruitment - 66.67%, promotion 33.33%) (2009)
Head of the Civil Services
Cabinet Secretary
Current: Ajit Seth
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services.[1]
The officers of the IAS play a major role in managing the bureaucracy of both the Union Government and the State governments, with its members holding strategic posts across the country.
Contents
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• 1 Independence of the Civil Service
• 2 Recruitment into IAS
• 3 Allocation and placement
• 4 Functions of the civil servant
• 5 Designations
• 6 Further reading
• 7 See also
• 8 Notes
• 9 External links
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[edit] Independence of the Civil Service
The Constituent Assembly of India intended that the bureaucracy should be able to speak out freely, without fear of persecution or financial insecurity as an essential element in unifying the nation. The IAS officers are recruited by the Union government on the recommendation of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and posted under various State governments. While the respective State Governments have control over them they can not censure or take disciplinary action against IAS and other All India Services officers without consulting the Union Government(Central) and the UPSC.
The examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. It has three stages: a preliminary exam, a main exam, and an interview, and is known for being extremely challenging. Recently the preliminary exam pattern has changed. There used to be 23 optional subjects along with a general studies paper. Now there will be no optional subjects in the preliminary examination. Instead there will be a second paper which will be common for all candidates. It covers aptitude, general mathematics, comprehensive English,social studies etc.
Entry into the IAS is considered very difficult. Almost all of the applicants rank IAS as their top choice because of the high prestige and diversity of career it offers.
Repeated attempts are allowed up to four times for General Merit candidates, seven times for OBC candidates. There is no bar on the number of attempts for SC/ST candidates. The upper age limit to attempt the examination is 35 for SC/ST and 30 years for the General Merit Candidate. The candidate should not be older than 30 years of age as on 1 August of that year. The minimum age is 21 years.
About 850 candidates are finally selected each year out of the nearly 550,000(2010 data) but only a rank in the top 80 guarantees an IAS selection — an acceptance rate of 0.025 percent, which makes it one of the most competitive selection processes in the world.
[edit] Recruitment into IAS
The direct recruitment of a candidate into IAS is by Civil Service Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission. However, also the recruitment into IAS is done by appointment by selection through powers conferred by section 3 of the All India Services Act of 1951 (61 of 1951) and in pursuance of sub-rule (2) of rule 8 of the Indian Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules of 1954 and in supersession of the Indian Administrative Service (Appointment by Selection) Regulations of 1956.[2][3]
[edit] Allocation and placement
After being selected for the IAS, candidates are allocated to "cadres." There is one cadre in each Indian state, except for three joint cadres: Assam–Meghalaya, Manipur–Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh–Goa–Mizoram–Union Territories (AGMUT).[citation needed]
The "insider-outsider ratio" (ratio of officers who are posted in their home states) is maintained as 1:2. as 'insiders'. The rest are posted outsiders' according to the 'roster' in states other than their home states. Till 2008 there was no choice for any state cadre and the candidates, if not placed in the insider vacancy of their home states, were allotted to different states in alphabetic order of the roster, beginning with the letters A,H,M,T for that particular year. For example if in a particular year the roster begins from 'A', which means the first candidate in the roster will go to the Andhra Pradesh state cadre of IAS, the next one to Bihar, and subsequently to Chattisgarh, Gujarat and so on in alphabetical order. The next year the roster starts from 'H', for either Haryana or Himachal Pradesh.( if it has started from Haryana in the previous occasion when it all started from 'H', then this time it would start from Himachal Pradesh). This highly intricate system has on one hand ensured that officers from different states are placed all over India, it has also resulted in wide disparities in the kind of professional exposure for officers, when we compare officers in small and big and also developed and backward state, since the system ensures that the officers are permanently placed to one state cadre. The only way the allotted state cadre can be changed is by marriage to an officer of another state cadre of IAS/IPS/IFS. One can even go to his home state cadre on deputation for a limited period, after which one has to invariably return to the cadre allotted to him or her.[citation needed]
The centralizing effect of these measures was considered extremely important by the system's framers, but has received increasing criticism over the years. In his keynote address at the 50th anniversary of the Service in Mussoorie, former Cabinet Secretary Nirmal Mukarji argued that separate central, state and local bureaucracies should eventually replace the IAS as an aid to efficiency.[4] There are also concerns that without such reform, the IAS will be unable to "move from a command and control strategy to a more interactive, interdependent system".[5]
[edit] Functions of the civil servant
A civil servant is responsible for the law and order and general administration in the area under his work. Typically the functions of an IAS officer are as follows [6] :
• To handle the daily affairs of the government, including framing and implementation of policy in consultation with the minister-in-charge of the concerned ministry.[6]
o Implementation of policy requires supervision.
o Implementation requires traveling to places where the policies are being implemented.
o Implementation also includes expenditure of public funds which again requires personal supervision as the officers are answerable to the Parliament and State Legislature for any irregularities that may occur.
• In the process of policy formulation and decision making, officers at various levels like joint secretary, deputy secretary make their contributions and the final shape to the policy is given or a final decision is taken with the concurrence of the minister concerned or the cabinet depending upon the gravity the issue.[6]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is remembered as the "Patron Saint" of India's civil servants for establishing modern all-India services. In an unprecedented and unrepeated gesture, on the day after his death more than 1,500 officers of India's civil and police services congregated to mourn at Patel's residence in Delhi and pledged "complete loyalty and unremitting zeal" in India's service.[7]
Designations
Progression of IAS officers in State and Center Government
Most IAS officers start their careers in the state administration at the sub-divisional level as a sub divisional magistrate. They are entrusted with the law and order situation of the city along with general administration and development work of the areas under their charge. The post of District Officer is also known as District Magistrate, District Collector or Deputy Commissioner. Since it is the most identifiable position in the IAS services, it is also the post which most people identify with IAS. At the top of the hierarchy of IAS officers at the Centre is the Cabinet Secretary followed by Secretary/Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Director, Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary. These posts are filled according to seniority.[8]
The details on the amount of salaries can be found in the recommendations and associated documents of the Sixth Pay Commission report.[9]
[edit] Further reading
• Indian bureaucracy at the crossroads, by Syamal Kumar Ray. Published by Sterling, 1979.
• Corruption in Indian politics and bureaucracy, by Satyavan Bhatnagar, S. K. Sharma, Panjab University. Published by Ess Ess Publications, 1991. ISBN 8170001234.
• Breaking Free of Nehru (particularly chapter 5), by Sanjeev Sabhlok, Published by Anthem Press, 2008.
[edit] See also
India portal
• Civil Services of India
• All India Service
• Corruption in India
[edit] Notes
1. ^ All India Services
2. ^ Union Public Service Commission (14 April 2003). "Selection procedure for appointment of Non-SCS officers to the IAS under IAS (Appointment by Selection) Regulations 1997". Union Public Service Commission. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
3. ^ Union Public Service Commission (14 April 2003). "All India Services: Recruitment and Promotions". Union Public Service Commission. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
4. ^ Mukarji, Nirmal. Speech published "Restructuring the Bureaucracy: Do We Need the All-India Services?"in Arora, Balveer and Radin, Beryl, Eds. The Changing Role of the All-India Services: An assessment and agenda for future research on federalism and the All-India services. New Delhi: Centre for Policy Research, 2000.
5. ^ Radin, B.A. (2007). "The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in the 21 stCentury: Living in an Intergovernmental Environment". International Journal of Public Administration 30 (12): 1525–1548. doi:10.1080/01900690701229848. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
6. ^ a b c Exam Result IAS information website
7. ^ Panjabi, Indomitable Sardar, pp. 157–58
8. ^ One Stop IAS
9. ^ IAS pay revision as per Sixth pay commission
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All India Services
• Indian Administrative Service
• India Foreign Service
• Indian Police Service
Group A Services
• Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service
• Indian Audit and Accounts Service
• Indian Customs and Central Excise Service
• Indian Defence Accounts Service
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• Indian Railway Traffic Service
• Indian Railway Accounts Service
• Indian Railway Personnel Service
• Posts of Assistant Security Officer in Railway Protection Force (RPF)
• Indian Defence Estates Service
• Indian Information Service (Junior Grade)
An overview of the services, The Indian Civil Services are organized into two main sections:
I. The All India Services II. The Central Services
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All India Services:
The officers who make it to the All India Services, on appointment by the government of India, will be deputed to different States and are at the disposal of the respective State Governments. These services include:
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS): The IAS officers handle the affairs of the government. At the Central level, their job involves the framing and implementation of policies. At the district level, they manage the affairs of the district, including development related activities. At the divisional level, they look after law and order, general administration and development work.
The Indian Police Service (IPS):
The IPS officer's job mainly involves maintaining law and order. (At the district level, they share this responsibility with the IAS officers.) The IPS officer is responsible for ensuring public safety and security; crime detection and prevention; and traffic control and accident prevention and management. There are several functional departments that help IPS officers to carry out their duties.
They are:
• Crime Branch
• Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
• Home Guards
• Traffic Bureau.
The other agencies at the Central level that aid in similar functions are:
1. Intelligence Bureau (IB), which gathers information that will aid in predicting and preventing threats to public order.
2. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which investigates into cases of corruption and major crimes that are referred to it.
3. Cabinet Secretariat Security, which looks after the personal security of the cabinet ministers.
4. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), who are called in times of emergency, like a natural calamity, or when the law and order situation cannot be controlled by the local police alone.
5. Border Security Force (BSF), these forces are responsible for the protection of life and property in the border areas.
The Indian Forest Service : The officers in this category manage the forest reserves of the nation. Their job involves the protection and conservation of forest resources and wildlife. They also look after the management and supply of forest products.
The Central ServicesThe Officers of the Central Services serve the Government of India only, irrespective of which State or Country they are posted in. Some of the predominant services that come under this category are:
• The Indian Foreign Service (IFS): The IFS officers look after the country's external affairs, including diplomacy, trade and cultural relations. They are also responsible for the administration and activities of Indian missions abroad; and for the framing and implementation of the Government's foreign policy.
• The Indian Railway Service (IRS): The Indian railway network is one of the largest in the world. The IRS officers ensure the smooth operation of this network.
• The Indian Postal Service: This department looks after the functioning of the mail, telegraphic and other communication services in the country.
• The Accounts and Auditing Service: This department functioning in four categories deals with accounts, audits and inspections of: - public sector, central and state government undertakings; all military establishments; and the fixing, assessment and collection of income tax.
• The Indian Customs (IC) and Central Excise Service (CES): The IC deals with the checking and levy of duty on taxable goods brought into the country; and the CES carries out the duty of taxation of goods manufactured within the country.
• The Indian Ordinance Factories Service: This service oversees the production of goods made particularly for the use of the Armed Forces.
• The Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES): It is concerned with the administration of military cantonments.
• The Indian Information Service (IIS): This comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The IIS officers handle the press and/or public relations both within the country and abroad on behalf of the government, its various ministries, Public Sector Units (PSUs) and the defence forces.
Group - B Services
• Railway Board Secretariat Service (Section Officer's Grade)
• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (Section Officer's Grade)
• Customs Appraisers' Service
• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service and Police Service
• Pondicherry Civil Service
Exam Procedure
The Application Procedure for the Civil Services Examination is pretty simple. Electronically scannable Application Forms along with the Information Brochure can be obtained from the designated Head Post Offices / Post Offices throughout the country. The duly filled in Application Form with the acknowledgement card should be sent to - Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi - 110011. For more details regarding Syllabi, Examination Centres and other clauses, interested candidates are advised to check UPSC's Notification issued during December in 'Employment News' and all major newspapers.
Scheme of the Examination
The successive stages of examination are:
o Preliminary Examination for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination
o Main Examination (Written) for the selection of candidates for interview for a Personality Test.
o Interview (Personality Test)
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Eligibility
Academic Eligibility for IAS Exams
o A degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be a Deemed University under the UGC Act, 1956, or an equivalent qualification.
o Candidates who have appeared or intend to appear for the qualifying examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to appear for the Preliminary Examination. All such candidates who qualify to appear for the Civil Services Main Examination must produce proof of having passed the said examination along with their application for the Main Examination.
o The UPSC may in exceptional cases treat a candidate without the foregoing requisite qualification as an eligible candidate if he / she has passed an examination conducted by other institutions, the standard of which justifies his / her admission in the opinion of the Commission.
o Candidates with professional and technical qualifications recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees.
o Candidates who have passed the final year of MBBS or any Medical Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the Main Examination. However they must submit along with their Main Examination application, a certificate from the concerned authority of the University / Institution that they have passed the final professional medical examination. At the Interview stage they must then produce a certificate from a competent authority that they have completed (including internship) all the requirements for the award of the Medical Degree.
Other Eligibility Conditions for IAS Exams
(1) Nationality
i. Only Indian nationals are eligible for IAS and IPS.
ii. For other services a candidate can be either of the following:
a. a citizen of India,
b. a subject of Nepal,
c. a subject of Bhutan,
d. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
e. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vietnam, Zaire or Zambia with the intention of permanently settling in India. Candidates belonging to either categories of b., c., d. or e., must produce an eligibility certificate issued by the Government of India. Those who belong to either of b., c., or d., categories are not eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.
(2) Age Limit
i. A candidate must have attained 21 years and not be over 30 years on August 1 of the year of examination.
ii. The upper age limit is relaxed in specific cases as mentioned below:
a. upto a maximum of 5 years if the candidate belongs to SC/ST.
b. upto a maximum of 3 years if the candidate belongs to Other Backward Classes.
c. upto a maximum of 5 years if the candidate had been domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir during the period between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989.
d. upto a maximum of 3 years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled during hostilities with foreign countries or in a disturbed area and consequently released.
e. upto a maximum of 5 years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on August 1 of the year of examination and have been released:
on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from August 1 of the year of examination) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or
on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or
on invalidment.
f. upto a maximum of 5 years in the case of ECOs / SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment (5 years Military Service) as on August 1 of the year of examination and whose assignment has been extended beyond 5 years. Such candidates will have to provide a certificate from the Ministry of Defence stating that they can apply for civil employment and they will be released on a notice of 3 months, upon selection, from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.
g. upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of blind, deaf-mute and orthopaedically handicapped candidates.
Attempts
A maximum of 4 attempts is permitted to every candidate and 7 to those belonging to Other Backward Classes. There is no restriction on the number of attempts in the case of SC/ST candidates. All this provided you are still under the age limit. Also it is wiser to be mentally ready for several attempts as cracking the Civil Services Exams is a tough nut to crack the first time around; and if you do qualify you may want to attempt again to improve your ranking and therefore your service allotment.
Preliminary Exam
The Preliminary Examination is one of the toughest exams in India and you should not take it lightly even though it is meant to serve as a screening test. This examination is conducted according to the following pattern:
PAPER SUBJECT DURATION MARKS QUESTION TYPE
I General Studies 2 hrs 150 Objective Type
II Optional Subject 2 hrs 300 Objective Type
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General Studies includes the following: General Science, Current Events of national and international importance, History of India and Indian National Movement, India and World Geography, Indian Polity and Economy and General Mental Ability.
Optional Subjects for Preliminary Examination: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Indian History, Law, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics and Zoology.
Main Exam
The Main Examination is to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of the candidates. The Written Examination in the Main Examination consists of 9 papers and is conducted according to the following pattern:
PAPER SUBJECT DURATION MARKS QUESTION TYPE
I One Indian language from those included in the Eighth Schedule* of the Constitution 3 hrs 300 Essay Type
II English 3 hrs 300 Conventional Type
III Essay 3 hrs 200 Essay Type
IV&V General Studies 3 hrs 300 for each Essay Type
VI,VII,VIII & IX Two papers in each of two Optional ** Subjects 3 hrs 300 for each Essay Type
* Languages are: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
** Optional Subjects for the Main Examination: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce & Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science & International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology, Literature of one of the following languages: Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
Civil Services Interview
Even though the interview carries 300 marks with no minimum qualifying marks, it is the deciding factor at many times of your being within the services or out of it and in the least matters in which service you get.However since the interview is so personal and variable it is most desirable to do very well in the written mains. But an Interview can make or break you so take your personality development rather seriously and make sure to attend some mock interviews at leading institutes.
UPSC Interview Questions
UPSC Interview questions range from questions about your choice of subject to why you want to join the civil services. It is good to answer honestly but at the same time avoid cliches like wanting to do service to the nation etc. Questions on your hobbies are imperative so prepare well as they expect some indepth knowledge on that. Questions relating to your name, your college or school name are also a big posibility. If someone well-know shares one of these names please also prepare on that. Also learn up about important events on the year or date of your birth. As you can see, UPSC Interview questions are mainly from what you have filled in your form including your subject but here it is more a test of logic and presentation and awareness rather than pure subject knowledge. In the UPSC interview many questions are situational like what will you do if a Tsunami strikes your district and you are the DM/Collector/SP. Questions on your choice of service preference also need to be prepared. Current affairs analysis is important too.
Application Procedure
The Application Procedure for the Civil Services Examination is pretty simple. Electronically scannable Application Forms along with the Information Brochure can be obtained from the designated Head Post Offices / Post Offices throughout the country. The duly filled in Application Form with the acknowledgement card should be sent to - Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi - 110011. For more details regarding Syllabi, Examination Centres and other clauses, interested candidates are advised to check UPSC's Notification issued during December in 'Employment News' and all major newspapers.
List of Post Offices For UPSC Application Forms
Job Prospects :
Depending upon his rank, a candidate is recruited to services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and other departments including Finance, Post and Telegraph, Revenue, Secretariat and so on. The appointment offers executive power. Promotions are time bound and increase in privileges are automatic. Selected candidates are first put through a training session for a short period. He is usually sent to an academic staff college associated with the service to which he is allocated. The greatest thing about civil service is the job security. Special facilities include subsidised accommodation, telephone and transport facilities, medical benefits, leave travel concession, etc. After retirement, there are very good social welfare facilities. Last but not the least is the immense satisfaction one derives at being able to participate in the development process of the country.
Remuneration :
The Government of India has fixed salary grades for Civil Servants. Approximately the range of salaries drawn at various levels is as follows:
Junior Officers: Rs. 8000-275-13500
Senior Officers: Rs. 10650-325-15200
Junior Administrative Grade: Rs. 12,750-375-16,500
Selection Grade: Rs. 15,100-400-18,300
Additional Secretary: Rs. 22400-525-24500
Secretary/Cabinet Secretary: Rs. 26,000/30,000
(The above scales only provide an idea of the pay scales. Different branches of the service have different scales of pay.)
In addition to the salary civil servants receive various allowances such as Dearness Allowance, City compensatory Allowance, Leave Travel Allowance, Medical and subsidised housing.
List of centers of Examination - UPSC
The UPSC has a list of centers where candidates can appear. Most state capital cities have a center, so choosing a Upsc center near your place of study or residence should not be difficult. Changing of centers once filled is a difficult proposition, so be very careful as to what you fill as your center of examination.
Centre Code Centre Code Centre Code
Agartala 45 Gangtok 42 Panaji ( Goa ) 36
Ahmedabad 01 Hyderabad 10 Patna 15
Aizawl 47 Imphal 44 Pondicherry 20
Aligarh 21 Itanagar 48 Port Blair 37
Allahabad 02 Jaipur 11 Raipur 49
Aurangabad 38 Jammu 34 Ranchi 41
Bangalore 03 Jodhpur 22 Sambalpur 53
Bareilly 54 Jorhat 46 Shillong 16
Bhopal 04 Kochi 24 Shimla 17
Chandigarh 35 Kohima 43 Srinagar 18
Chennai 12 Kolkata 06 Thiruvananthapuram 19
Cuttack 07 Lucknow 26 Tirupati 50
Dehradun 14 Madurai 40 Udaipur 52
Delhi 08 Mumbai 05 Vishakhapatnam 51
Dharwar 39 Nagpur 13 Dispur 09
Here is a list of subjects for IAS/UPSC exams as per the UPSC Syllabus. Under each subject is provided reources regarding the subject that includes prelims and mains IAS syllabus as well as question papers, strategy and suggested readings for the subject. The IAS Syllabus and other services like the IPS and Income Tax is the same, as it is a single exam conducted by UPSC and the syllabus is also set by the UPSC.
Subject Combinations are NOT allowed
The Following Combinations are NOT allowed by the UPSC
• Political Science & International relations and Public Administration
• Commerce & Accountancy and Management
• Anthropology and Sociology
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
• Management and Public Administration
• Any two branches of engineering
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science
• Combination if two Literatures
UPSC PLAN OF EXAMINATION:
The Civil Services Examination consists of two successive stages: (I) Civil Services Preliminary Examination; and (ii) Civil Services Main Exam(Written &Interview) for selection of candidates
Part A - UPSC Preliminary Examination - Optional Subjects
• General Studies
• Essay
• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• Indian History
• Law • Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Science
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Zoology
Part B - UPSC Main Examination - Optional Subjects
• General Studies
• Essay
• English Qualifying
• Indian Languages
• Mathematics
• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• Indian History
• Law
• Mathematics
• Management
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Science
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Zoology
• Anthropology • Arabic
• Assamese
• Bengali
• Bodo
• Chinese
• Dogri
• English
• French
• German
• Gujarati
• Hindi
• Kannada
• Kashmiri
• Konkani
• Maithili
• Malayalam
• Manipuri
• Marathi
• Nepali
• Oriya
• Pali
• Persian
• Punjabi
• Russian
• Sanskrit
• Santali
• Sindhi
• Tamil
• Telugu
• Urdu
All India Services
• Indian Administrative Service
• India Foreign Service
• Indian Police Service
Group A Services
• Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service
• Indian Audit and Accounts Service
• Indian Customs and Central Excise Service
• Indian Defence Accounts Service
• Indian Revenue Service
• Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Assistant Works Manager, non-technical)
• Indian Postal Service
• Indian Civil Accounts Service
• Indian Railway Traffic Service
• Indian Railway Accounts Service
• Indian Railway Personnel Service
• Posts of Assistant Security Officer in Railway Protection Force (RPF)
• Indian Defence Estates Service
• Indian Information Service (Junior Grade)
An overview of the services, The Indian Civil Services are organized into two main sections:
I. The All India Services II. The Central Services
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All India Services:
The officers who make it to the All India Services, on appointment by the government of India, will be deputed to different States and are at the disposal of the respective State Governments. These services include:
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS): The IAS officers handle the affairs of the government. At the Central level, their job involves the framing and implementation of policies. At the district level, they manage the affairs of the district, including development related activities. At the divisional level, they look after law and order, general administration and development work.
The Indian Police Service (IPS):
The IPS officer's job mainly involves maintaining law and order. (At the district level, they share this responsibility with the IAS officers.) The IPS officer is responsible for ensuring public safety and security; crime detection and prevention; and traffic control and accident prevention and management. There are several functional departments that help IPS officers to carry out their duties.
They are:
• Crime Branch
• Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
• Home Guards
• Traffic Bureau.
The other agencies at the Central level that aid in similar functions are:
1. Intelligence Bureau (IB), which gathers information that will aid in predicting and preventing threats to public order.
2. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which investigates into cases of corruption and major crimes that are referred to it.
3. Cabinet Secretariat Security, which looks after the personal security of the cabinet ministers.
4. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), who are called in times of emergency, like a natural calamity, or when the law and order situation cannot be controlled by the local police alone.
5. Border Security Force (BSF), these forces are responsible for the protection of life and property in the border areas.
The Indian Forest Service : The officers in this category manage the forest reserves of the nation. Their job involves the protection and conservation of forest resources and wildlife. They also look after the management and supply of forest products.
The Central ServicesThe Officers of the Central Services serve the Government of India only, irrespective of which State or Country they are posted in. Some of the predominant services that come under this category are:
• The Indian Foreign Service (IFS): The IFS officers look after the country's external affairs, including diplomacy, trade and cultural relations. They are also responsible for the administration and activities of Indian missions abroad; and for the framing and implementation of the Government's foreign policy.
• The Indian Railway Service (IRS): The Indian railway network is one of the largest in the world. The IRS officers ensure the smooth operation of this network.
• The Indian Postal Service: This department looks after the functioning of the mail, telegraphic and other communication services in the country.
• The Accounts and Auditing Service: This department functioning in four categories deals with accounts, audits and inspections of: - public sector, central and state government undertakings; all military establishments; and the fixing, assessment and collection of income tax.
• The Indian Customs (IC) and Central Excise Service (CES): The IC deals with the checking and levy of duty on taxable goods brought into the country; and the CES carries out the duty of taxation of goods manufactured within the country.
• The Indian Ordinance Factories Service: This service oversees the production of goods made particularly for the use of the Armed Forces.
• The Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES): It is concerned with the administration of military cantonments.
• The Indian Information Service (IIS): This comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The IIS officers handle the press and/or public relations both within the country and abroad on behalf of the government, its various ministries, Public Sector Units (PSUs) and the defence forces.
Group - B Services
• Railway Board Secretariat Service (Section Officer's Grade)
• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (Section Officer's Grade)
• Customs Appraisers' Service
• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service and Police Service
• Pondicherry Civil Service
Exam Procedure
The Application Procedure for the Civil Services Examination is pretty simple. Electronically scannable Application Forms along with the Information Brochure can be obtained from the designated Head Post Offices / Post Offices throughout the country. The duly filled in Application Form with the acknowledgement card should be sent to - Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi - 110011. For more details regarding Syllabi, Examination Centres and other clauses, interested candidates are advised to check UPSC's Notification issued during December in 'Employment News' and all major newspapers.
Scheme of the Examination
The successive stages of examination are:
o Preliminary Examination for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination
o Main Examination (Written) for the selection of candidates for interview for a Personality Test.
o Interview (Personality Test)
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Eligibility
Academic Eligibility for IAS Exams
o A degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be a Deemed University under the UGC Act, 1956, or an equivalent qualification.
o Candidates who have appeared or intend to appear for the qualifying examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to appear for the Preliminary Examination. All such candidates who qualify to appear for the Civil Services Main Examination must produce proof of having passed the said examination along with their application for the Main Examination.
o The UPSC may in exceptional cases treat a candidate without the foregoing requisite qualification as an eligible candidate if he / she has passed an examination conducted by other institutions, the standard of which justifies his / her admission in the opinion of the Commission.
o Candidates with professional and technical qualifications recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees.
o Candidates who have passed the final year of MBBS or any Medical Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the Main Examination. However they must submit along with their Main Examination application, a certificate from the concerned authority of the University / Institution that they have passed the final professional medical examination. At the Interview stage they must then produce a certificate from a competent authority that they have completed (including internship) all the requirements for the award of the Medical Degree.
Other Eligibility Conditions for IAS Exams
(1) Nationality
i. Only Indian nationals are eligible for IAS and IPS.
ii. For other services a candidate can be either of the following:
a. a citizen of India,
b. a subject of Nepal,
c. a subject of Bhutan,
d. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
e. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vietnam, Zaire or Zambia with the intention of permanently settling in India. Candidates belonging to either categories of b., c., d. or e., must produce an eligibility certificate issued by the Government of India. Those who belong to either of b., c., or d., categories are not eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.
(2) Age Limit
i. A candidate must have attained 21 years and not be over 30 years on August 1 of the year of examination.
ii. The upper age limit is relaxed in specific cases as mentioned below:
a. upto a maximum of 5 years if the candidate belongs to SC/ST.
b. upto a maximum of 3 years if the candidate belongs to Other Backward Classes.
c. upto a maximum of 5 years if the candidate had been domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir during the period between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989.
d. upto a maximum of 3 years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled during hostilities with foreign countries or in a disturbed area and consequently released.
e. upto a maximum of 5 years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on August 1 of the year of examination and have been released:
on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from August 1 of the year of examination) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or
on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or
on invalidment.
f. upto a maximum of 5 years in the case of ECOs / SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment (5 years Military Service) as on August 1 of the year of examination and whose assignment has been extended beyond 5 years. Such candidates will have to provide a certificate from the Ministry of Defence stating that they can apply for civil employment and they will be released on a notice of 3 months, upon selection, from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.
g. upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of blind, deaf-mute and orthopaedically handicapped candidates.
Attempts
A maximum of 4 attempts is permitted to every candidate and 7 to those belonging to Other Backward Classes. There is no restriction on the number of attempts in the case of SC/ST candidates. All this provided you are still under the age limit. Also it is wiser to be mentally ready for several attempts as cracking the Civil Services Exams is a tough nut to crack the first time around; and if you do qualify you may want to attempt again to improve your ranking and therefore your service allotment.
Preliminary Exam
The Preliminary Examination is one of the toughest exams in India and you should not take it lightly even though it is meant to serve as a screening test. This examination is conducted according to the following pattern:
PAPER SUBJECT DURATION MARKS QUESTION TYPE
I General Studies 2 hrs 150 Objective Type
II Optional Subject 2 hrs 300 Objective Type
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General Studies includes the following: General Science, Current Events of national and international importance, History of India and Indian National Movement, India and World Geography, Indian Polity and Economy and General Mental Ability.
Optional Subjects for Preliminary Examination: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Indian History, Law, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics and Zoology.
Main Exam
The Main Examination is to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of the candidates. The Written Examination in the Main Examination consists of 9 papers and is conducted according to the following pattern:
PAPER SUBJECT DURATION MARKS QUESTION TYPE
I One Indian language from those included in the Eighth Schedule* of the Constitution 3 hrs 300 Essay Type
II English 3 hrs 300 Conventional Type
III Essay 3 hrs 200 Essay Type
IV&V General Studies 3 hrs 300 for each Essay Type
VI,VII,VIII & IX Two papers in each of two Optional ** Subjects 3 hrs 300 for each Essay Type
* Languages are: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
** Optional Subjects for the Main Examination: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce & Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science & International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology, Literature of one of the following languages: Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
Civil Services Interview
Even though the interview carries 300 marks with no minimum qualifying marks, it is the deciding factor at many times of your being within the services or out of it and in the least matters in which service you get.However since the interview is so personal and variable it is most desirable to do very well in the written mains. But an Interview can make or break you so take your personality development rather seriously and make sure to attend some mock interviews at leading institutes.
UPSC Interview Questions
UPSC Interview questions range from questions about your choice of subject to why you want to join the civil services. It is good to answer honestly but at the same time avoid cliches like wanting to do service to the nation etc. Questions on your hobbies are imperative so prepare well as they expect some indepth knowledge on that. Questions relating to your name, your college or school name are also a big posibility. If someone well-know shares one of these names please also prepare on that. Also learn up about important events on the year or date of your birth. As you can see, UPSC Interview questions are mainly from what you have filled in your form including your subject but here it is more a test of logic and presentation and awareness rather than pure subject knowledge. In the UPSC interview many questions are situational like what will you do if a Tsunami strikes your district and you are the DM/Collector/SP. Questions on your choice of service preference also need to be prepared. Current affairs analysis is important too.
Application Procedure
The Application Procedure for the Civil Services Examination is pretty simple. Electronically scannable Application Forms along with the Information Brochure can be obtained from the designated Head Post Offices / Post Offices throughout the country. The duly filled in Application Form with the acknowledgement card should be sent to - Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi - 110011. For more details regarding Syllabi, Examination Centres and other clauses, interested candidates are advised to check UPSC's Notification issued during December in 'Employment News' and all major newspapers.
List of Post Offices For UPSC Application Forms
Job Prospects :
Depending upon his rank, a candidate is recruited to services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and other departments including Finance, Post and Telegraph, Revenue, Secretariat and so on. The appointment offers executive power. Promotions are time bound and increase in privileges are automatic. Selected candidates are first put through a training session for a short period. He is usually sent to an academic staff college associated with the service to which he is allocated. The greatest thing about civil service is the job security. Special facilities include subsidised accommodation, telephone and transport facilities, medical benefits, leave travel concession, etc. After retirement, there are very good social welfare facilities. Last but not the least is the immense satisfaction one derives at being able to participate in the development process of the country.
Remuneration :
The Government of India has fixed salary grades for Civil Servants. Approximately the range of salaries drawn at various levels is as follows:
Junior Officers: Rs. 8000-275-13500
Senior Officers: Rs. 10650-325-15200
Junior Administrative Grade: Rs. 12,750-375-16,500
Selection Grade: Rs. 15,100-400-18,300
Additional Secretary: Rs. 22400-525-24500
Secretary/Cabinet Secretary: Rs. 26,000/30,000
(The above scales only provide an idea of the pay scales. Different branches of the service have different scales of pay.)
In addition to the salary civil servants receive various allowances such as Dearness Allowance, City compensatory Allowance, Leave Travel Allowance, Medical and subsidised housing.
List of centers of Examination - UPSC
The UPSC has a list of centers where candidates can appear. Most state capital cities have a center, so choosing a Upsc center near your place of study or residence should not be difficult. Changing of centers once filled is a difficult proposition, so be very careful as to what you fill as your center of examination.
Centre Code Centre Code Centre Code
Agartala 45 Gangtok 42 Panaji ( Goa ) 36
Ahmedabad 01 Hyderabad 10 Patna 15
Aizawl 47 Imphal 44 Pondicherry 20
Aligarh 21 Itanagar 48 Port Blair 37
Allahabad 02 Jaipur 11 Raipur 49
Aurangabad 38 Jammu 34 Ranchi 41
Bangalore 03 Jodhpur 22 Sambalpur 53
Bareilly 54 Jorhat 46 Shillong 16
Bhopal 04 Kochi 24 Shimla 17
Chandigarh 35 Kohima 43 Srinagar 18
Chennai 12 Kolkata 06 Thiruvananthapuram 19
Cuttack 07 Lucknow 26 Tirupati 50
Dehradun 14 Madurai 40 Udaipur 52
Delhi 08 Mumbai 05 Vishakhapatnam 51
Dharwar 39 Nagpur 13 Dispur 09
Here is a list of subjects for IAS/UPSC exams as per the UPSC Syllabus. Under each subject is provided reources regarding the subject that includes prelims and mains IAS syllabus as well as question papers, strategy and suggested readings for the subject. The IAS Syllabus and other services like the IPS and Income Tax is the same, as it is a single exam conducted by UPSC and the syllabus is also set by the UPSC.
Subject Combinations are NOT allowed
The Following Combinations are NOT allowed by the UPSC
• Political Science & International relations and Public Administration
• Commerce & Accountancy and Management
• Anthropology and Sociology
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
• Management and Public Administration
• Any two branches of engineering
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science
• Combination if two Literatures
UPSC PLAN OF EXAMINATION:
The Civil Services Examination consists of two successive stages: (I) Civil Services Preliminary Examination; and (ii) Civil Services Main Exam(Written &Interview) for selection of candidates
Part A - UPSC Preliminary Examination - Optional Subjects
• General Studies
• Essay
• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• Indian History
• Law • Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Science
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Zoology
Part B - UPSC Main Examination - Optional Subjects
• General Studies
• Essay
• English Qualifying
• Indian Languages
• Mathematics
• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• Indian History
• Law
• Mathematics
• Management
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Science
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Zoology
• Anthropology • Arabic
• Assamese
• Bengali
• Bodo
• Chinese
• Dogri
• English
• French
• German
• Gujarati
• Hindi
• Kannada
• Kashmiri
• Konkani
• Maithili
• Malayalam
• Manipuri
• Marathi
• Nepali
• Oriya
• Pali
• Persian
• Punjabi
• Russian
• Sanskrit
• Santali
• Sindhi
• Tamil
• Telugu
• Urdu
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
General Awareness
General Awareness
Q.1. On which one of the following ‘Head of Expenses’, the expenses of the Government of India are highest?
(1) Food subsidy
(2) Fertilizer subsidy
(3) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(4) Maintenance of national highways
(5) Oil subsidy
Q.2. Which one of the following foreign agencies will assist the municipal agencies to improve quality of municipal school through its School Excellence Programmes (SPE)?
(1) IMF
(2) UNDP
(3) UNICEF
(4) ADB
(5) None of these
Q.3. Which of the following carries out ‘Open Market Operations?
(1) Financial Ministry
(2) External Affairs Ministry
(3) Reserve Bank of India
(4) Planning Commission
(5) Ministry of Commerce
Q.4. Who among the following Minister will hold telecom portfolio in addition to his own portfolio till next reallotment?
(1) Kamal Nath
(2) Kapil Sibal
(3) Pranab Mukherjee
(4) Mamta Banerjee
(5) None of these
Q.5. Under provisions of which one of the following Acts, the RBI issues directives to the Banks in India?
(1) RBI Act
(2) Banking Regulation Act
(3) Essential Commodities Act
(4) RBI and Banking Regulation Act
(5) None of these
Q.6. Which one of the following tools is used by RBI for selective credit control?
(1) It advises banks to lend against certain commodities
(2) It advises bank to recall the loans for advances against certain commodities
(3) It advises banks to charge higher rate of interest for advance against certain commodities
(4) It discourages certain kinds of lending by assigning higher risk weights to loans it deems undesirable
( 5) None of these
Q.7. For which one of the following Loan Products ‘teaser loans’ are offered by Banks?
(1) Education Loans
(2) Commercial Loans
(3) Loans against security of gold
(4) Retail Trade Loans
(5) Home Loans
Q.8. The Commonwealth Games 2010 were held in Delhi from October 3 to 14, 2010. Who amongst the following picked up the Game’s first gold medal?
(1) Augustina Nwaokolo
(2) Ravinder Singh
(3) Azhar Hussain
(4) Carol Huynh
(5) None of these
Q.9. In which one of the following cities was the recent meet of G-20 Countries organised?
(1) Tokyo
(2) Seoul
(3) London
(4) Beijing
(5) Singapore
Q.10. As per recent newspaper reports, which one of the following countries (among the given) has highest literacy rate?
(1) India
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) China
(4) Vietnam
(5) Bangladesh
Q.1. On which one of the following ‘Head of Expenses’, the expenses of the Government of India are highest?
(1) Food subsidy
(2) Fertilizer subsidy
(3) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(4) Maintenance of national highways
(5) Oil subsidy
Q.2. Which one of the following foreign agencies will assist the municipal agencies to improve quality of municipal school through its School Excellence Programmes (SPE)?
(1) IMF
(2) UNDP
(3) UNICEF
(4) ADB
(5) None of these
Q.3. Which of the following carries out ‘Open Market Operations?
(1) Financial Ministry
(2) External Affairs Ministry
(3) Reserve Bank of India
(4) Planning Commission
(5) Ministry of Commerce
Q.4. Who among the following Minister will hold telecom portfolio in addition to his own portfolio till next reallotment?
(1) Kamal Nath
(2) Kapil Sibal
(3) Pranab Mukherjee
(4) Mamta Banerjee
(5) None of these
Q.5. Under provisions of which one of the following Acts, the RBI issues directives to the Banks in India?
(1) RBI Act
(2) Banking Regulation Act
(3) Essential Commodities Act
(4) RBI and Banking Regulation Act
(5) None of these
Q.6. Which one of the following tools is used by RBI for selective credit control?
(1) It advises banks to lend against certain commodities
(2) It advises bank to recall the loans for advances against certain commodities
(3) It advises banks to charge higher rate of interest for advance against certain commodities
(4) It discourages certain kinds of lending by assigning higher risk weights to loans it deems undesirable
( 5) None of these
Q.7. For which one of the following Loan Products ‘teaser loans’ are offered by Banks?
(1) Education Loans
(2) Commercial Loans
(3) Loans against security of gold
(4) Retail Trade Loans
(5) Home Loans
Q.8. The Commonwealth Games 2010 were held in Delhi from October 3 to 14, 2010. Who amongst the following picked up the Game’s first gold medal?
(1) Augustina Nwaokolo
(2) Ravinder Singh
(3) Azhar Hussain
(4) Carol Huynh
(5) None of these
Q.9. In which one of the following cities was the recent meet of G-20 Countries organised?
(1) Tokyo
(2) Seoul
(3) London
(4) Beijing
(5) Singapore
Q.10. As per recent newspaper reports, which one of the following countries (among the given) has highest literacy rate?
(1) India
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) China
(4) Vietnam
(5) Bangladesh
English Language
English Language
Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the word / phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.
Q.1. The actress, who was in the city for the press conference of her dance reality show, says the chose the show because of her passionate for dance.
(1) begin passion in dance
(2) passionate for dancing
(3) being passionate in dancing
(4) passion of dance
(5) No correction required
Q.2. Despite of several representations and reminders, the district administration had not taken any action to stem the systematic encroachment of water bodies.
(1) Because of
(2) Despite
(3) Although
(4) Inspite
(5) No correction required
Q.3. While it is well-known that there are large-scale leakages from the public distribution system across the country, there are many states which have manage successful reform the public distribution system and deliver food grain to the poor.
(1) managed to successfully reform
(2) managed successful reforms
(3) managing successfully to reform
(4) managed for successfully reforming
(5) No correction required
Q.4. The four-day workshop is being conducted for gear up administration to the changes that will follow with the implementation of the Right to Compulsory and Free Education Act 2009.
(1) so geared up
(2) to gear up
(3) for geared up
(4) to gearing up
(5) No correction required
Q.5. The court refused to provide relieve to the petitioner and stated that plying of all diesel vehicles was banned with immediate effect.
(1) provision of relief
(2) providing of relieve
(3) provide any relief
(4) provide relieving
(5) No correction required
Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) Building of these structures requires a lot of fuel to be burnt which emits a large amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
(B) The major source of carbon dioxide is power plants.
(C) Another twenty percent of carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere comes from burning of gasoline in the engines of vehicles.
(D) Buildings, both commercial and residential represent in the atmosphere comes from burning of gasoline in the engines of vehicles.
(E) The major cause of global warming is the emission of green house gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide etc. into the atmosphere.
(F) These power plants emit large amounts of carbon dioxide produced from burning of fossil fuels for the purpose of electricity generation.
Q.6. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E
(2) D
(3) C
(4) B (5) A
Q.7. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D (5) F
Q.8. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E
Q.9. Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E
Q.10. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E
(2) D
(3) C
(4) B
(5) A
Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the word / phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.
Q.1. The actress, who was in the city for the press conference of her dance reality show, says the chose the show because of her passionate for dance.
(1) begin passion in dance
(2) passionate for dancing
(3) being passionate in dancing
(4) passion of dance
(5) No correction required
Q.2. Despite of several representations and reminders, the district administration had not taken any action to stem the systematic encroachment of water bodies.
(1) Because of
(2) Despite
(3) Although
(4) Inspite
(5) No correction required
Q.3. While it is well-known that there are large-scale leakages from the public distribution system across the country, there are many states which have manage successful reform the public distribution system and deliver food grain to the poor.
(1) managed to successfully reform
(2) managed successful reforms
(3) managing successfully to reform
(4) managed for successfully reforming
(5) No correction required
Q.4. The four-day workshop is being conducted for gear up administration to the changes that will follow with the implementation of the Right to Compulsory and Free Education Act 2009.
(1) so geared up
(2) to gear up
(3) for geared up
(4) to gearing up
(5) No correction required
Q.5. The court refused to provide relieve to the petitioner and stated that plying of all diesel vehicles was banned with immediate effect.
(1) provision of relief
(2) providing of relieve
(3) provide any relief
(4) provide relieving
(5) No correction required
Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) Building of these structures requires a lot of fuel to be burnt which emits a large amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
(B) The major source of carbon dioxide is power plants.
(C) Another twenty percent of carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere comes from burning of gasoline in the engines of vehicles.
(D) Buildings, both commercial and residential represent in the atmosphere comes from burning of gasoline in the engines of vehicles.
(E) The major cause of global warming is the emission of green house gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide etc. into the atmosphere.
(F) These power plants emit large amounts of carbon dioxide produced from burning of fossil fuels for the purpose of electricity generation.
Q.6. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E
(2) D
(3) C
(4) B (5) A
Q.7. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D (5) F
Q.8. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E
Q.9. Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E
Q.10. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E
(2) D
(3) C
(4) B
(5) A
Reasoning Ability & Computer Competency
Reasoning Ability & Computer Competency
Eight friends, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.
P who face the centre sits third to the right of V. T, who faces the centre, is not an immediate neighbour of P.
Q.1. Who sits second to the left of Q ?
(1) V
(2) P
(3) T
(4) Y
(5) Cannot be determined
Q.2. What is the position of T with respect to V ?
(1) Fourth to the left
(2) Second to the left
(3) Third to the left
(4) Third to the right
(5) Second to the right
Q.3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so from a group. Which is the does not belong to that group ?
(1) R
(2) W
(3) V
(4) S
(5) Y
Q.4. Which of the following will come in place the question mark based upon the given seating arrangement ? WP TR QW RS ?
(1) YT
(2) VY
(3) VQ
(4) PY
(5) QV
Q.5. Which of the following is true regarding R ?
(1) R is an immediate neighbour of V
(2) R faces the centre
(3) R sits exactly between T and S
(4) Q sits third to left of R
(5) None is true
In a certain code ‘a friend of mine’ is written as ‘4 9 1 6’ ‘ mine lots of metal’ is written as ‘3 1 0 9’ and ‘a piece of metal’ is written as ‘7 1 6 3’.
Q.6. What is the code for ‘piece’ ?
(1) 3
(2) 6
(3) 1
(4) 7
(5) cannot be determined
Q.7. What does ’9’ stand for ?
(1) of
(2) mine
(3) friend
(4) lots
(5) metal
Q.8. Which of the following may represent ‘a pleasure of mine ?
(1) 6 3 0 9
(2) 5 2 1 6
(3) 9 2 1 6
(4) 3 6 9 4
(5) 5 0 4 1
Q.9. What does ’O’ stand for ?
(1) mine
(2) metal
(3) of
(4) lots
(5) a
Q.10. ‘8 7 3’ would mean —
(1) a metal piece
(2) metal for friend
(3) piece of advise
(4) friend of mine
(5) large metal piece
Eight friends, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.
P who face the centre sits third to the right of V. T, who faces the centre, is not an immediate neighbour of P.
Q.1. Who sits second to the left of Q ?
(1) V
(2) P
(3) T
(4) Y
(5) Cannot be determined
Q.2. What is the position of T with respect to V ?
(1) Fourth to the left
(2) Second to the left
(3) Third to the left
(4) Third to the right
(5) Second to the right
Q.3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so from a group. Which is the does not belong to that group ?
(1) R
(2) W
(3) V
(4) S
(5) Y
Q.4. Which of the following will come in place the question mark based upon the given seating arrangement ? WP TR QW RS ?
(1) YT
(2) VY
(3) VQ
(4) PY
(5) QV
Q.5. Which of the following is true regarding R ?
(1) R is an immediate neighbour of V
(2) R faces the centre
(3) R sits exactly between T and S
(4) Q sits third to left of R
(5) None is true
In a certain code ‘a friend of mine’ is written as ‘4 9 1 6’ ‘ mine lots of metal’ is written as ‘3 1 0 9’ and ‘a piece of metal’ is written as ‘7 1 6 3’.
Q.6. What is the code for ‘piece’ ?
(1) 3
(2) 6
(3) 1
(4) 7
(5) cannot be determined
Q.7. What does ’9’ stand for ?
(1) of
(2) mine
(3) friend
(4) lots
(5) metal
Q.8. Which of the following may represent ‘a pleasure of mine ?
(1) 6 3 0 9
(2) 5 2 1 6
(3) 9 2 1 6
(4) 3 6 9 4
(5) 5 0 4 1
Q.9. What does ’O’ stand for ?
(1) mine
(2) metal
(3) of
(4) lots
(5) a
Q.10. ‘8 7 3’ would mean —
(1) a metal piece
(2) metal for friend
(3) piece of advise
(4) friend of mine
(5) large metal piece
Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude
1. 15 21 39 77 143 (?)
(1) 243
(2) 240
(3) 253
(4) 245
(5) None of these
2. 33 39 57 87 129 (?)
(1) 183
(2) 177
(3) 189
(4) 199
(5) None of these
3. 15 19 83 119 631 (?)
(1) 731
(2) 693
(3) 712
(4) 683
(5) None of these
4. 19 26 40 68 124 (?)
(1) 246
(2) 238
(3) 236
(4) 256
(5) None of these
5. 43 69 58 84 73 (?)
(1) 62
(2) 98
(3) 109
(4) 63
(5) None of these
6. The respective ratio between the present ages of Ram and Rakesh is 6 : 11. Four years ago the ratio of their ages was 1 : 2 respectively. What will be Rakesh’s age after five years?
(1) 45 years
(2) 29 years
(3) 49 years
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
7. The circumference of two circles is 88 metres and 220 metres respectively. What is the difference between the area of the larger circle and the smaller circle?
(1) 3422 sq.mtrs.
(2) 3242 sq.mtrs.
(3) 3244 sq.mtrs.
(4) 3424 sq.mtrs.
(5) None of these
8. Pradeep invested 20% more than Mohit. Mohit invested 10% less than Raghu. If the total sum of their investment is Rs. 17,880/-, how much amount did Raghu invest?
(1) Rs. 6,000/-
(2) Rs. 8,000/-
(3) Rs. 7,000/-
(4) Rs. 5,000/-
(5) None of these
9. Average score of Rahul, Manish and Suresh is 63. Rahul’s score is 15 less than Ajay and 10 more than Manish. If Ajay scored 30 marks more than the average score of Rahul, Manish and Suresh, what is the sum of Manish’s and Suresh’s scores?
(1) 120
(2) 111
(3) 117
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
10. Fifty three percent of a number is 358 less than the square of 26. What is the value of three-fourth of 23 percent of that number?
(1) 101
(2) 109.5
(3) 113
(4) 103.5
(5) None of these
1. 15 21 39 77 143 (?)
(1) 243
(2) 240
(3) 253
(4) 245
(5) None of these
2. 33 39 57 87 129 (?)
(1) 183
(2) 177
(3) 189
(4) 199
(5) None of these
3. 15 19 83 119 631 (?)
(1) 731
(2) 693
(3) 712
(4) 683
(5) None of these
4. 19 26 40 68 124 (?)
(1) 246
(2) 238
(3) 236
(4) 256
(5) None of these
5. 43 69 58 84 73 (?)
(1) 62
(2) 98
(3) 109
(4) 63
(5) None of these
6. The respective ratio between the present ages of Ram and Rakesh is 6 : 11. Four years ago the ratio of their ages was 1 : 2 respectively. What will be Rakesh’s age after five years?
(1) 45 years
(2) 29 years
(3) 49 years
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
7. The circumference of two circles is 88 metres and 220 metres respectively. What is the difference between the area of the larger circle and the smaller circle?
(1) 3422 sq.mtrs.
(2) 3242 sq.mtrs.
(3) 3244 sq.mtrs.
(4) 3424 sq.mtrs.
(5) None of these
8. Pradeep invested 20% more than Mohit. Mohit invested 10% less than Raghu. If the total sum of their investment is Rs. 17,880/-, how much amount did Raghu invest?
(1) Rs. 6,000/-
(2) Rs. 8,000/-
(3) Rs. 7,000/-
(4) Rs. 5,000/-
(5) None of these
9. Average score of Rahul, Manish and Suresh is 63. Rahul’s score is 15 less than Ajay and 10 more than Manish. If Ajay scored 30 marks more than the average score of Rahul, Manish and Suresh, what is the sum of Manish’s and Suresh’s scores?
(1) 120
(2) 111
(3) 117
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
10. Fifty three percent of a number is 358 less than the square of 26. What is the value of three-fourth of 23 percent of that number?
(1) 101
(2) 109.5
(3) 113
(4) 103.5
(5) None of these
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