Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Civil Services Examination 2007

Paper-I Section-A

• 1. Nature of the Indian Constitution : the distinctive features of its federal character.
• 2. Fundamental Rights.
• 3. Relationship between Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties.
• 4. Constitutional Position of the President and relation with the Council of Ministers.
• 5. Governor and his Powers.
• 6. Appointment and Transfer of Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
• 7. Supreme Court and High Courts: Powers and Jurisdiction.
• 8. Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commissions: Powers and Functions.
• 9. Distribution of Legislative Powers between the Union and the States.
• 10. Administrative Relationship between Union and the States.
• 11. Emergency Provisions
• 12. Civil Servants: Constitutional safeguards.
• 13. Parliamentary Privileges
• 14. Amendment of the Constitution.
• 15. Princople of Natural Justice
• 16. Delegated Legislation: Its constitutionality and judicial and legislative controls.
• 17. Judicial Review of Administrative Action.

• 1. Nature and Definition of International Law.
• 2. Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law
• 3. State Recognition and State Succession.
• 4. Sea: Inland Waters, Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and High Seas.
• 5. Individuals , nationality, statelessness; Human Rights and procedures available for their enforcement.
• 6. Territorial jurisdiction of States, Extradition and Asylum.
• 7. Treaties: Formation application, termination and reservation.
• 8. United Nations: Its principal organs, powers, and functions.
• 9. Settlement of Distputes.
• 10. Lawful recourse to force: aggressions, self-defence, intervention.
• 11. Legality of the use of nuclear weapons; ban on testing of nuclear weapons; Nuclear non proliferation treaty, CTBT.
• 12. International Terriorism State sponsored terrorism, Hijacking, International Criminal Court.
• 13. New International Economic order and Monetary law: WTO, TRIPS, GATT, IMF, World Bank.
• 14. Protection and Improvement of the Human Environment: International Efforts.

Paper-II

• 1. General Principles of Criminal Liability: mens rea and actus reus, Mens rea in statutory offences.
• 2. Application of the Indian Penal Code.
• 3. Kinds of Punishment.
• 4. Preparations and criminal attempts
• 5. General exceptions.
• 6. Joint and constructive liability.
• 7. Abetment.
• 8. Criminal conspiracy.
• 9. Offences against the State.
• 10. Offences against public tranqulity.
• 11. Offences against human body.
• 12. Offences against property
• 13. Offences Relating to Marriage.
• 14. Defamation
• 15. Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
• 16. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
• 17. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

• 1. Nature and definition.
• 2. Liability based upon fault and strict liability
• 3. Vicarious liability including State Liability.
• 4. General defences.
• 5. Joint tortfeasors.
• 6. Remedies.
• 7. Negligence
• 8. Defamation.
• 9. Nuisance.
• 10. Conspiracy
• 11. False imprisonment.
• 12. Malicious Prosecution.
• 13. Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

• 1. Formation of Contract
• 2. Factors vitiating consent
• 3. Void voidable, illegal and unenforceable agreements.
• 4. Performance and discharge of contracts.
• 5. Quasi-contracts.
• 6. Consequences of breach of contract
• 7. Contract of Agency.
• 8. Sale of goods and hire purchase.
• 9. Formation and dissolution of partnership
• 10. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
• 11. Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Civil Services Examination 2007