UPSC Exam-Indian Forest Service(IFoS) Exam 2013-Preliminary exam-Syllabus

SECTION III

SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION

NOTE : Candidates are advised to go through the Syllabus published in this Section for the Preliminary Examination and the Main Examination.

Part A—Preliminary Examination

Paper I - (200 marks) Duration : Two hours

·         Current events of national and international importance

·         History of India and Indian National Movement

·         Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

·         Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

·         Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.

·         General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization

General Science.

Paper II-(200 marks) Duration: Two hours

·         Comprehension

·         Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

·         Logical reasoning and analytical ability

·         Decision making and problem solving

·         General mental ability

·         Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level)

 English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

Note 1 : Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.

Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.