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PATTERN OF EXAMINATION PAPERS FORGROUP-I SERVICES RECRUITMENT Paper-I The candidate will have to write three Essays, one

Essay from each Section. EachEssay carries 50 marks. Each Section shall have three Topics. Papers-II, III and IV The Syllabus is divided into three Sections with each Section having five units. Intotal, there are 15 units. There shall be two questions for each unit of which thecandidate shall have to write one answer. In total the candidates will write 15answers. Each answer carries 10 marks. Paper-V The syllabus is divided into three Sections, each Section will have five questions.The candidates will have to answer all five questions from each Section. In totalthe candidates will write 15 answers. Each answer carries 10 marks

PAPER-I GENERAL ESSAY MARKS: 150 Candidate should write three Essays one from each section compulsorily.Each section contains three topics.Each Essay carries 50 marks. SECTION-I - Crisis management, Social problems, Analysis and solutions. SECTION-II - Current events of national and international importance.

SECTION -III - Current events relating to State of Andhra Pradesh.

PAPER-II MARK S: 150


SECTION-IHISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA WITH EMPHASIS ON 20 TH

CENTURY HISTORY OF INDIA 1. Indus Civilization Vedic Civilization D i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n I n d u s Civilisation and Vedic Civilisation Evolution of Varna, Jathi/castes y s t e m R e l i g i o u s c o n d i t i o n E m e r g e n c e o f R e l i g i o u s M o v e m e n t s (Jainism, Buddhism and other sects) Rise of Magadha Imperialism Rise of Mahayana and Development of Art (Gandhara, Mathura and otherSchools ).2. Advent of Islam and its impact Influence of Islam on Indian Culture Religious Movements Nature and significance of Bhakti Movements Growth of vernacular languages, literature, fine arts, architecture,monuments, Indo-Persian art and architecture - Vijayanagara empireand their contribution to art, literature and culture socioeconomicconditions, administration, fall of Vijayanagar empire the GreatMoghals and their contribution to Indian Fine Art, Architecture and FineArts Rise of Shivaji.3. Stages of colonialism changes in administrative structure and politics factors leading for the British supremacy, assistance of Indian Powersand the causes of failures Civil rebellions Revolt of 1857 and itsimpact Rise of nationalist consciousness and factors for the growth of Indian Nationalism and Freedom Struggle : Three Phases :18851905,1905-1920, 1920-47 and significance of Gandhian

Era.4. Rise and growth of Socio-Religious-cultural anticaste, Dalit and non-Brahmin, Justice/self-respect movements in modern India Social reformorganisations and role of intellectuals Raja Ram Mohan Roy DayanandSaraswathi - Jyotiba Phule - Narayana Guru Mahathma Gandhi Ambedkar and others.5. Nationalist Literature growth of peasant and labour movements role of leftist parties in anti-feudal and anti-colonial struggles-rise and growth of Womens movements origin and growth of communalism workers andpeasant movements freedom and partition of India; important historicalevents after independence. .

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