Syllabus of Preliminary Test
Paper-1
1 Geography of India- Physical, Economic, Social, Natural Resources and
population related topics- with special reference to Gujarat
2 Cultural heritage of India- Literature, Art, Religion and Architecture- with
special reference to Gujarat
3 History of India with special reference to Gujarat
4 Indian Economy and Planning
5 Indian Polity and the Constitution of India:
(1) Preamble
(2) Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties
(3) Directive Principles of State Policy
(4) Composition of Parliament
(5) Powers of the President of India
(6) Powers of Governor
(7) Judiciary
(8) Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward
classes of the society
(9) Attorney General
(10) NITI Aayog
(11) Panchayati Raj Institutions
(12) Finance Commission
(13) Constitutional and Statutory Bodies: Election Commission of
India, Union Public Service Commission, State Public Service
Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General; Central Vigilance
Commission, Lokpal and Lokayukta, Central Information
Commission
6 General Mental Ability
7 General Science, Environment and Information & Communication
Technology
8 Daily events of Regional, National and International Importance including
Sports