The Punjab Public Service Commission, formerly known as the Joint Public Service Commission, is a government agency and topmost constitutional body of the Government of Punjab. Here is a Detailed Syllabus for Punjab PSC Civil Services Main Exam.
Punjab Civil Service Mains Syllabus
No. of papers: 07
Total Marks: 1350
PPSC Mains Paper 6 - General Studies 3 detailed Syllabus:
Economy, Statistics & Security Issues
Section-1: Indian Economy
- Issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment; sustainable development; Inclusive growth and issues arising from it; Government Budgeting;
- Major crops, cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems; storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce- issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers; Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Technology missions; economics of animal rearing.
- Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security;
- Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management
- Land reforms in India; Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
- Infrastructure- Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc; Investment models
- Human Resource Development:
- Importance of Human capital in economic development
- Nature, types and problems of unemployment in India, Trends of Employment in India, Skill development and demographic dividend
- Punjab Economy: Planning- various aspects of developmental planning; Industry; Infrastructure.
Section-2: Statistical analysis, graphs and diagrams
- This part will test the candidate’s ability to draw conclusions from information presented in statistical, graphical or diagrammatic form and to interpret the same.
Section-3: Issues related to Security
- Linkages between development and spread of extremism;
- Role of external, State and non-State actors in creating challenges to internal security; Challenges to internal security through communication networks; role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges,
- Basics of cybersecurity; money-laundering and its prevention;
- Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
- Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate
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