QUESTION PAPERS:-
SYLLABUS:-
Unit-I [Indian History, Culture and Heritage]
1. India that is Bharat.
2. The Great Indian Heritage (art, culture, mythology, language, fairs and festivals)
3. Landmarks in Indian Freedom Movement (history, reforms, refer series-Bharat Ek Khoj by Shyam Benegal)
Unit-II [Indian Economy: Issues and Concerns]
1. Nature of Indian Economy (reasons for underdevelopment)
2. India’s planning for development (5-year plans)
3. Figures Speak: Ground realities of Indian Economy based on HDI
4. Explanation of economic concepts and terminologies
5. Mixed Economy: Public Sector Undertakings and Private Enterprises
6. Globalization and opening up of Indian Economy
7. Understanding Markets (Concepts-Sensex-Index-Bulls and Bears, Inflation-Cost of Living Index-Role of SEBI )
8. Foreign trade and balance of payment.
9. Indian industry: an overview.
10 Disinvestment and FDI
11 Bops: An era of outsourcing
Unit-III [The Indian Polity]
1. Salient Features of Indian Constitution : Relevence of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
2. Parliamentary Democracy (Federal and Unitary features) : Do we need to switch over to Presidential system
3. Centre-State Relations : Issues of Regionalism
4. Decentralization of Power
5. Legislative Procedures-From Bill to Act.
6. Indian Judicial System : Judicial Activism
7. General Elections : Electoral Reforms, Politics of Vote Bank
8. Major National and Regional political parties in India and their changing trends
Unit-IV [Major Issues and Concerns]
1. Population Explosion
2. Corruption
3 Illiteracy
4. Public Health and hygiene
5. Poverty
6. Caste Conflicts
7. Communal tensions
8. Gender Inequality
9. Reservation Issues
SYLLABUS:-
Unit-I [Indian History, Culture and Heritage]
1. India that is Bharat.
2. The Great Indian Heritage (art, culture, mythology, language, fairs and festivals)
3. Landmarks in Indian Freedom Movement (history, reforms, refer series-Bharat Ek Khoj by Shyam Benegal)
Unit-II [Indian Economy: Issues and Concerns]
1. Nature of Indian Economy (reasons for underdevelopment)
2. India’s planning for development (5-year plans)
3. Figures Speak: Ground realities of Indian Economy based on HDI
4. Explanation of economic concepts and terminologies
5. Mixed Economy: Public Sector Undertakings and Private Enterprises
6. Globalization and opening up of Indian Economy
7. Understanding Markets (Concepts-Sensex-Index-Bulls and Bears, Inflation-Cost of Living Index-Role of SEBI )
8. Foreign trade and balance of payment.
9. Indian industry: an overview.
10 Disinvestment and FDI
11 Bops: An era of outsourcing
Unit-III [The Indian Polity]
1. Salient Features of Indian Constitution : Relevence of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
2. Parliamentary Democracy (Federal and Unitary features) : Do we need to switch over to Presidential system
3. Centre-State Relations : Issues of Regionalism
4. Decentralization of Power
5. Legislative Procedures-From Bill to Act.
6. Indian Judicial System : Judicial Activism
7. General Elections : Electoral Reforms, Politics of Vote Bank
8. Major National and Regional political parties in India and their changing trends
Unit-IV [Major Issues and Concerns]
1. Population Explosion
2. Corruption
3 Illiteracy
4. Public Health and hygiene
5. Poverty
6. Caste Conflicts
7. Communal tensions
8. Gender Inequality
9. Reservation Issues