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General Principles : i. Physical Geography, ii. Human Geography, iii. Economic Geography, iv. Evolution of Geographic Thought, v. Environment, Ecology and Conservation, vi. Cartography (Scales, Map Projection, Toposheets, Weather maps, Thematic maps and diagrams).

World Geography : i. Major Landforms, Climates, Soils and Vegetation zones, ii. Major Natural Regions; iii.Population : Distribution and growth, Races and Tribes. iv. Agriculture (major crops and agriculture regions); Forestry and Fishing. v. Minerals, Energy and water resources; problems and prospects. vi. Industries (Textiles. Iron & Steel,. petrochemicals, Automobiles and Ship building; vii. Trade and Transport; viii. Regional Geography of Developing World with special reference to South Asia. S.W. Asia. East Asia, Africa (Guinea Coast, South africa, East Africa and Nile Basin); Argentina, Andean Countries and Brazil.

Geography of India : i. Structure, Relief, Drainage, Climate, Soils and Vegetation. ii. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; problems and prospects. iii. Minerals, Energy and Water Resources; Utilization and Conservation. iv. Industries and Industrial development. v. Population and Settlements. vi. Transport and Trade.

Micro Economics: Utility analysis and Law of Demand, Elasticity and Demand, Indifference curve analysis, Consumer’s Equilibrium, Production function and the laws of return, Cost and revenue function, supply functions, Equilibrium of the firm under different market situation. Pricing of factors of production, Concept of Economic welfare, Paretian Optimality.

Macro Economics : Various concepts of National Income. Methods of National Income Accounting, Determinants of National Income and employment, Classical and Keynesian theories of employment. 3. Money and Banking : Concept and functions of money, Measures of money supply (M1, M2 and M3) Commercial Banking, functions of Central Banks. Determination and measurement of value of money, price indices Inflation its causes and effects. 4. Public Finance: Sources of Public revenue, Types of Taxes, Classification and principles of Public expenditure, Public Debt Budget and types of budget deficits. 5. International Economics : Theory of comparative cost and Hecksher-Ohlin theory. Free tradeand protection, Balance of payments and adjustment-mechanism. Foreign exchange rate determination, I.M.F.,I.B.R.D.,and W. T.O.

Economic Growth and Development : Meaning and measurement of Growth and development, Harrod and Domah growth models. Sources of growth : population, productivity, human resources development technology and capital, Approaches to development: Big push theory, critical minimum effort, Balanced and unbalanced growth. Measures of economic inequalities. International comparison of development.

Indian Economy: Trends in population growth and salient results of 1991 population census. Structure and trends of National Income, savings and investment in India. Dimensions of Unemployment Problems, Causes and remedies,extent and measurement of poverty Economic planning in India, Strategies, goals, and achievements, Agricultural and Industrial Policy. Liberalisation and globalisation in Indian economy. Recent changes in fiscal, monetary and trade policies and their effects. Development of Infrastructure, problems and prospects.

1.(a) State ; Theories of Sovereignty- Monistic, Pluralistic. (b) Theories of the Origin of State- Social Contract, Evolutionary and Marxian, (c) Theories of Function of State - Liberal Socialist and Welfare. 2. (a) Concepts- Rights, Liberty, Equality and Justice (b) Political Theories, Liberalism, Marxism and Gandhism. (c) Theories of Representation, Public Opinion. Pressure Groups and Political parties.

1. Constitution and Constitutional Government : Unitary and Federal Governments; Parliamentary & Presidential Govt.

2. INDIA : (a) National Liberation Movements and Constitutional Development. (b) The Indian Constitution :- Basic Features, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Legislature, Executive, Judiciary and Judicial Review. (c) Union State Relations and Panchayati Raj (d) Indian Federalism and its comparison with the U.S. Federalism.

UNIT-I- Basic concepts : Social Group- types : Primary, Secondary and Reference Community, Association , Institution.Society and its types : Tribal, Agrarian, Industrial and -Post Industrial, Social Structure and Social System Races and Culture.

UNIT-II- Social Processes : Associative- Accommodation, Assimilation and Co-operation Dissociative competition,Contravention and conflict.

UNIT-III- Social Institutions : Marriage- Types and forms, Contractual and Sacramental.Family- Types, Function, Importance and factors of change Kinship- Terms and usages, Rules of residence, Descent inheritance.

UNIT-IV- Social Stratification : Concept; forms: caste, class and estate. Social stratification and social differentiation.Status- Ascribed and achieved ; role - role set and role conflict. Social mobility - horizontal and vertical.

UNIT-V- Social Change And Social Control: Concept of social change, linear and cyclical change factors of change :Demographic, economic technological and cultural. Planning and social change. Social control - Concept,means and agencies.

UNIT-VI- Social Disorganisation, Conformity And Deviance: Concept, Symptoms and causes of disorganisation, anomie crime, juvenile delinquency, drug addiction , alcoholism, AIDS, casteism, regionalism and communalism.

UNIT - VII - Economic, Polity And Society : Economic systems of simple and complex societies; liberal and controlled economy. Political system in India, pressure group, caste and politics.

UNIT-VIII - Under Privileged Sections of Society : Constitutional provisions regarding the scheduled caste/scheduled tribes/and other backward classes.

Problems-of philosophy : 1. Substance : Descartes, Spinoza Leibnitz, Locke, Criticisms by Berkeley and Hume; Nyaya- Vaisesika, Jainism, criticism by Buddhism 2. God, Soul and the world : Aristotle , St Acquinas, Descartes, Spinoza, Nyaya- Vaisesika m Samkara and Ramanuja. 3. Universals : Realism and Nominalism (Plato, Aristotle, Berkeley. Nyaya-Vaisekika, Buddhism). 4. Prama, Pramans and pramanyavada : Charvaka, Nyaya-Vaisesika, Buddhism and purva Mimansa. 5. Truth and Error : Correspondence theory, Coherence theory, Pragmatic theory; Khyativada Anyathakhyati, Akhyati, Satkhyati and Anivacaniyakhyati 6. Matter and Mind : Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz Berkeley.

ETHICS : 1. Fact and value. 2. Right and Good : Teleology and Deontology. 3. Psychological Hedonism. 4. Utilitarianism: Bentham, Mill, Sidgwick. 5. Kant’s Ethics. 6. Problem of Freedom of will. 7. Meaning of Moral judgements : Descriptivism, Emotivism, Prescriptivism. 8. Ethics of the Gita; Niskamakarma, Svadharma, Sthitaprajna. 9.Jaina Ethics. 10. Buddhist Ethics : Eightfold path, ideals of Arhat and Bodhisattva. 11. Gandhian Ethics : Truth; Non-violence, End and Means.

LOGIC : 1. Truth and Validity. 2. Classification of propositions : Traditional and Modern. 3. Syllogism Figures and Moods, Rules of Syllogism (General and Special) 4. Fallacies : Formal and Informal. 5. Prepositional Calculus : Symbolisation, Truth - Functions and their interdefinability, Truth- Tables, Formal Proof.