GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS (30 Marks).
(i) Current Events of National and International Importance
(ii) Political & Physical divisions of India
(iii) Climate & Crops in India
(iv) Transport & Communication.
(v) Demography & Vital Statistics.
(vi) Important Rivers & Lakes in India.
(vii) Indian Economy.
(viii) Indian Culture & Heritage.
(ix) Indian History with special reference to Freedom Movement.
(x) Science & Technology.
(xi) Environment, Ecology & Bio-diversity.
(xii) Books & Authors
(xiii) Persons & Places
(xiv) Sports
(xv) Taxation in India- Direct & Indirect Tax, GST, Income Tax, Central Excise & Customs, CBDT, CBIC etc.
(xvi) J&K UT
a) History
b) Economy
c) Geography- (Weather, Climate, Crops, Rivers, Lakes, Flora, Fauna etc.)
d) Heritage & Culture
e) Important Tourist Destinations
f) J&K Re-organisation Act, 2019.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS (30 Marks).
(i) Financial Accounting: Nature and scope, Limitations of Financial Accounting, Basic concepts and Conventions. Page 74 of 83
(ii) Basic concepts of Accounting: Single and double entry, Books of original Entry, Bank Reconciliation, Journal, ledgers, Trial Balance, Rectification of Errors, Manufacturing, Trading, Balance Sheet
(iii) Distinction between Capital and Revenue Expenditure, Depreciation Accounting, Valuation of Inventories, Non-profit organisations Accounts, Receipts and Payments and Income & Expenditure Accounts, Bills of Exchange.
(iv) Money and Banking: Monetary/ Fiscal policy- Role and functions of Reserve Bank of India; functions of commercial Banks/ RRB/ Payment Banks.
(v) Budget and Fiscal deficits and Balance of payments.
(vi) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003. GENERAL ENGLISH & COMPREHENSION (10 Marks).
(i) Tenses
(ii) Narration
(iii) Modals
(iv) Articles
(v) Reading Comprehension
(vi) Fill in the blanks with Phrases, Pronouns, homonyms/ homophones etc
(vii) Clauses
(viii) Synonyms and antonyms
(ix) Pairs of words and their use in meaningful sentences.
(x) Rearranging of jumbled sentences. (xi) Idioms and phrases.
(xii) Uses of Prepositions.
(xiii) Active & Passive Voice
(xiv) Error Spotting
(xv) Sentence Correction
(xvi) Spellings Correction
CONSTITUTION/ GOVERNANCE/POLITY (10 Marks).
(i) Indian Constitution – Overview, nature & Philosophy of the Indian Constitution
(ii) Features of the Constitution- Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy
(iii) Parliamentary System & Amendment Procedures
(iv) Federal structure, devolution of powers and finances.
(v) Important aspects of governance, transparency, accountability, e-governance etc.
REASONING & MENTAL ABILITY (10 Marks).
Number series,
Letter series,
Semantic Series,
Speed, Distance and Time,
Statements and conclusions,
Logical Reasoning,
Mental Reasoning,
Word Building,
Numerical Operations,
Semantic Analogy,
Symbolic/ Number Analogy,
Figural Analogy,
Semantic Classification,
Symbolic/ Number Classification,
Figural Classification,
Problem Solving.
COMPUTERS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (10 Marks).
(i) Fundamentals of computer sciences
(ii) Hardware & Software
(iii) Input and output devices
(iv) Operating system
(v) M.S Word,M.S Excel, M.S Acess and Powerpoint Presentation
(vi) E_mail & Internet
(vii) Role of Information Technology in Governance.
