MANIPUR CIVIL SERVICES COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION - 2022 - Syllabi for Examination (Section III) - Part-A Preliminary Examination

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MANIPUR CIVIL SERVICES COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, 2022 (Section III) outlines the syllabus for the Preliminary and Main examinations, noting periodic revisions. Part-A covers General Studies Paper-I topics including current affairs, Indian history and movement, geography, polity and governance, economic and social development, environment and ecology, general science. Part-A Paper-II lists comprehension, interpersonal and communication skills, logical reasoning, decision making, general mental ability, numeracy, and data interpretation, with qualifying-paper rules and eligibility conditions.

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Part-A Preliminary Examination

Paper-I (200 Marks)

Paper-II (200 Marks)

Part-B Main Examination

Qualifying Paper on English

Paper-I (Essay)

Paper-II (General Studies-I)

Paper-III (General Studies-II)

MANIPUR CIVIL SERVICES COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, 2022 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, as periodic revision of syllabus has been done in several subject. 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-Constitutional, Political System, Panchayat Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues etc. 􀁸 Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc. 􀁸 General Issues of Environment 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 analytic ability; 􀁸 Decision making and problem solving; 􀁸 General mental ability; 􀁸 Basic numeracy (number and their relation, orders of magnitude, etc. ) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.– Class X level); Note 1: Paper-II of the Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying mark fixed at 33% . Note 2: The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type. Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Manipur Civil Service Combined Competitive (Prelim) Examination. Part – B Main Examination The main examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory. The nature and standard of questions in the General Studies papers (Papers- II to Paper V) will be such that a well-educated person will be able to answer them without any specialized study. The questions will be such as to test a candidate’s general awareness of a variety of subjects, which will have relevance for a career in Civil Service. The questions are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all relevant issues, and ability to analyse, and take a view on conflicting socio-economic goals, objectives and demands. The candidate must give relevant, meaningful and succinct answers. Syllabi of the papers included in the scheme of Civil Services (Main) Examination are given as follows:- QUALIFYING PAPER ON ENGLISH The aim of the paper is to test the candidate’s ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express his ideas clearly and correctly, in English. The pattern of question would be broadly as follows:- (i) Comprehension of given passage. (ii) Precise Writing. (iii) Usage and vocabulary. (iv) Short Essays. Note 1 : The papers on English will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in this paper will not be counted for ranking. Paper-I Essay: Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression. Paper-II General Studies-I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society. 􀁸 Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 􀁸 Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eigh

FAQs

What subjects are included in Paper-I of the Manipur Civil Services Preliminary Examination?

Paper-I includes current events, history of India and the national movement, Indian and world geography, Indian polity and governance, economic and social development, environment ecology and climate change, and general science.

What skills and topics are assessed in Paper-II of the Preliminary Examination?

Paper-II assesses comprehension, interpersonal and communication skills, logical reasoning and analytic ability, decision making and problem solving, general mental ability, basic numeracy, and data interpretation such as charts, graphs, and tables.

What are the key eligibility and rule notes for the Preliminary Examination papers?

Paper-II is a qualifying paper with a minimum qualifying mark of 33%. Questions are multiple choice and objective type, and candidates must appear in both Paper-I and Paper-II; not appearing in both leads to disqualification.

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