Syllabus for Havaldar Education - Arts

Syllabus for Havaldar Education (Arts):

1. Pattern:

2. Syllabus:

(a) General Knowledge:

The test will include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography and who’s who. In addition Abbreviations, Sports, Awards and Prizes, Terminology, Indian Armed Forces, Continents and Sub Continents, Inventions and Discoveries, The Constitution of India, International Organizations, Books and Authors, Knowledge of Important events that have happened in India and at world level in the recent years, Current important world events, Prominent personalities etc.

(b) English:

(i) Comprehension.

(ii) Parts of Speech.

(a) Article.

(b) Noun and Pronoun.

(c) Adjective.

(d) Preposition.

(e) Conjunction and models.

(iii) Verbs

(iv) Tenses.

(a) Present/past forms.

(b) Simple/continuous form.

(c) Prefect forms.

(d) future time reference.

(v) Sentence Structure

(vi) Type of Sentences.

(a) Affirmative/interrogative sentences.

(b) Use of Phrases.

(c) Direct and Indirect speech.

(d) Active and Passive Voice.

(vii) Other Areas.

(a) Idioms and Phrases.

(b) Synonyms and antonyms.

(c) One word substitution.

(c) Mathematics:

(i) Algebra.

(ii) Analytical Geometry.

(iii) Trigonometry.

(iv) Number Systems

(v) Fundamental arithmetical operations

(vi) Mensuration

(vii) Area, Volume and Surface Area

(d) History:

All aspects of Indian History from Ancient to Modern, Indian Freedom Struggle, Post-Independence issues of consolidation and reorganization of the nation, World History including World War–I, Industrial Revolution, Colonization, decolonization and neo colonization, World War–II, Economic depression, emergence of new political philosophies – communism, capitalism and socialism.

(e) Geography:

Geomorphology, Climatology, Oceanography, Biogeography, Environmental Geography, Economic Geography, Population and Settlement Geography, Regional Planning Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography, Geography of India: Physical Setting, Resources, Agriculture, Industry Transport, Communication and Trade, Cultural Setting, Contemporary Issues.

(f) Political Science:

Political Theory and Thought, Indian Government and Politics, Public Administration, International Relation, Political Development and modernization, Power and Authority, Theory of International Relation, International Law and UN, Indian Foreign Policy, Ideology Power and Interest.

(g) Economics:

Basic concepts of economics, macro and micro economic policy, micro macro balance, impact of economic policies, development versus growth, determinant of growth and development, India’s ranking in the various indices, poverty and its eradication programmes, All Demographics issues and aspects, All aspects of Fiscal policy.

Note: The above syllabus is not a comprehensive list of topics pertaining to the subject. Questions are designed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and such matters of everyday observation and experience as may be expected of an educated person. At times questions may be asked other than the above topics also.