TSPSC Master Group 1 Mains Schedule For Preparation
TSPSC Master Group 1 Mains Schedule For Preparation
TSPSC Master Group 1 Mains Schedule For Preparation
1. Every day, 3 to 5 questions will be posted according to the schedule and pattern given by TSPSC.
2. It is a peer group correction test series or self-corrective only.
3. You can post your answers anonymously if you wish to get them corrected by others.
5 5. Three Phases of Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947. The rise and growth of All India Kisan Sabha,
Workers and Tribal movements; Issue of Gender and Women’s movement; Growth of Socialist and
Communist Movements; Growth of Communalism; Independence and Partition of India
6 1. History and culture of Ancient Telangana – Satavahanas, Ikshvakus and Vishnukundins; Rise and growth
of Jainism and Buddhism; Socio-Cultural - ConditionsLanguage, Literature, Art and Architecture.
7 2. Medeival Telangana and the emergence of composite culture - Kakatiyas and Velama kingdoms and their
contribution to Socio- Cultural Development, Literature, Music, Dance, Art and Architecture; Qutub Shahis
and their contribution to Telugu literature, art and architecture. Protest Movements against Kakatiyas and
Qutub Shahis- Sammakka Sarakka and Sarvaipapanna
8 3. The Establishment of Asaf Jahi Dynasty – Salar Jung Reforms and Modernization of Telangana ; Socio-
Economic development under the Nizams – Land Tenures and Social System, Jagirdars, Deshmukhs
PAPER-II History and etc.and Vetti– British Paramountcy and NizamRevolt of 1857 in Hyderabad and the role of Turre Baz
HISTORY, Cultural Khan; Socio- Economic Development during the rule of the sixth and seventh Nizams - Growth of
CULTURE AND Heritage of Railways, Transport and Communication System, Establishment of Industries, Educational Institutions –
GEOGRAPHY Telangana. Monuments of Asaf Jahi period.
9 4. ocio-Cultural Awaking in Telangana- Andhra Sarasvath Parishat – Literary and Library Movements;
Establishment of Nizam Rashtra Andhra Jana Sangham – Andhra Mahasabha – Social Reform Movements
-Brahma Samaj, Arya Samaj and Adi- Hindu and Dalit Movements, Role of Bhagyareddy Varma- Andhra
Mahila Sabha and the growth of Women’s Movement. Role of Hyderabad State Congress and
Vandemataram Movement.
10 5. Peoples Movement against the Nizam’s Rule – Adivasi revolts – Ramji Gond and Kumaram Bheemu -
Telangana Peasants Armed Struggle – Role of Andhra Mahasabha and the Communists –Majlis-Ittehadul-
Muslimeen Party, Rajakars and Kasim Razvi – Police Action and the End of Nizam’s Rule – Integration of
Hyderabad State into Indian Union
11 1. India – Physical setting, Physiography, Drainage, Climate- Mechanism of Monsoon, effect of El-Nino and
PAPER-II
Geography of La Niño, Rainfall variability- Floods and Drought, Soils, Vegetation and Wildlife-Degradation and
HISTORY,
India and Conservation Measures. Major Minerals and Energy Resources- distribution and conservation, Energy
CULTURE AND
Telangana. Crisis – role of non-conventional energy resources. Marine Resources – Economic significance, EEZ. Water
GEOGRAPHY
resources – availability, problems of inter – state Water sharing, Conservation Measures
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12 2. Agriculture and Irrigation – Major Food and Non-Food crops, Agro Climatic Regions, Green Revolution,
recent trends in Agriculture; Major Irrigation Projects and Command Area Development; Industries- Major
Industries - Iron and Steel, Cotton Textiles, Cement, Sugar, Automobile, IT, & Food Processing Industries,
Localisation Factors, Industrial Corridors & Economic Development; Transportation: Means of
Transportation, Role of Road and Rail Network in Economic Development, Highways and Express
Highways; Major Ports – changing trends and direction of India’s Trade - role of WTO; Strategic location
of India in the Indian Ocean; Population – distribution, growth, Demographic characteristics, Demographic
dividend and transition, HDI, Population problems and Policies. Urbanisation process- Spatial pattern,
growth of Megacities, problems of Urban Growth and Policies, concept of Smart Cities.
13 3. Geographical extent of Hyderabad State and present Telangana State Physical setting, Relief, Climate,
Rivers, Soils, Forest cover and Wild life–distribution, depletion and conservation. Minerals and Energy
resources - Coal, Iron and Limestone distribution. Thermal and Hydro Power Projects – Problems and
Prospects
14 4. Agriculture- Rainfed/Dry land Agriculture, Drought prone areas and Mitigation Measures. Sources of
Irrigation: Canals, Tanks and Wells, Depletion of Ground Water and its conservation- Mission Kakatiya.
Industries – Cement, Sugar, Pharma, Electronic, Tourism, IT, ITIR, SEZs. Handicrafts and Household
Industries and their problems. Road and Rail Network distribution and role in Economic Development.
Population - distribution, growth, density, demographic characteristics (sex ratio, age, literacy, etc.,) Tribal
Population - distribution, problems of Tribal areas and policies for Tribal Area Development.
15 5. Urbanisation in Telangana State, Spatio-temporal changes, Urban Growth and Migration. Evolution and
phases of Urban Growth of Hyderabad, transformation from historical to modern cosmopolitan
Megapolis, Primacy of Hyderabad in Telangana State, City structure, Industries and Industrial estates,
urban infrastructure and transport - ORR and Metro - Problems and Planning - role of GHMC and HUDA
(Metropolitan Development Plan – 2031, HMDA), Hyderabad as a Tourist Centre and Global city.
16 1. Historical Background: Telangana as a distinctive cultural unit in Hyderabad Princely State, its
geographical, cultural, socio, political and economic features- People of Telangana- castes, tribes, religion,
PAPER-VI -
arts, crafts, languages, dialects, fairs, festivals and important places in Telangana. Administration in
TELANGANA The idea of
Hyderabad Princely State and Administrative Reforms of Salar Jung and Origins of the issue of Mulkis-
MOVEMENT AND Telangana
Non-Mulkis; Employment and Civil Services Rules under Mir Osman Ali Khan, VII Nizam’s Farman of 1919
STATE (1948-1970)
and Definition of Mulki - Establishment of Nizam’s Subjects League known as the Mulki League 1935 and
FORMATION
its Significance; Merger of Hyderabad State into Indian Union in 1948; Employment Policies under Military
Rule and Vellodi,1948-1952; Violation of Mulki-Rules and Its Implications.
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17 2. Hyderabad State in Independent India- Formation of Popular Ministry under Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
and 1952 Mulki-Agitation; Demand for Employment of Local people and City College Incident- Its
importance. Justice Jagan Mohan Reddy Committee Report, 1953 – Initial debates and demand for
Telangana State-Reasons for the Formation of States Reorganization Commission (SRC) under Fazal Ali
in 1953-Main Provisions and Recommendations of SRC-Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s views on SRC and smaller
states
18 3. Formation of Andhra Pradesh, 1956: Gentlemen’s Agreement - its Provisions and Recommendations;
Telangana Regional Committee, Composition and FunctionsViolation of Safeguards-Migration from
Coastal Andhra Region and its Consequences; Post-1970 Development Scenario in Telangana-
Agriculture, Irrigation, Power, Education, Employment, Medical and Health etc
19 4. Violation of Employment and Service Rules: Origins of Telangana Agitation- Protest in Kothagudem and
other places, Fast unto Death by Ravindranath; 1969 Agitation for Separate Telangana. Role of
Intellectuals, Students, Employees in Jai Telangana Movement.
20 5. Formation of Telangana Praja Samithi and Course of Movement - the Spread of Telangana Movement-
Major Events, Leaders and Personalities- All Party Accord – G.O. 36 - Suppression of Telangana Movement
and its Consequences-The Eight Point and Five-Point Formulas-Implications.
21 1. Court Judgements on Mulki Rules- Jai Andhra Movement and its Consequences- Six Point Formula 1973,
and its Provisions; Article 371-D, Presidential Order, 1975-Officers (Jayabharat Reddy) Committee Report-
G.O. 610 (1985); its Provisions and ViolationsReaction and Representations of Telangana Employees
22 2. Rise and Spread of Naxalite Movement, causes and consequences - Anti-Landlord Struggles in Jagityala-
Siricilla, North Telangana; Rytu-Cooli Sanghams; Alienation of Tribal Lands and Adivasi Resistance- Jal,
PAPER-VI - Jungle, and Zamin
TELANGANA Mobilizational
23 3. Rise of Regional Parties in 1980’s and Changes in the Political, Socio-Economic and Cultural fabric of
MOVEMENT AND Phase (1971 -
Telangana- Notion of Telugu Jathi and suppression of Telangana identity Expansion of new economy in
STATE 1990)
Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana; Real Estate, Contracts, Finance Companies; Film, Media and
FORMATION
Entertainment Industry; Corporate Education and Hospitals etc; Dominant Culture and its implications for
Telangana self respect, Dialect, Language and Culture.
24 4. Liberalization and Privatisation Policies in 1990’s and their consequences - Emergence of regional
disparities and imbalances in political power, administration, education, employment – Madiga Dandora
and Tudum Debba movement – Agrarian crisis and decline of Handicrafts in Telangana and its impact on
Telangana Society and economy .
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25 5. Quest for Telangana identity-intellectual discussions and debates- political and ideological efforts –
Growth of popular unrest against regional disparities, discrimination and under development of
Telangana.
26 1. Public awakening and Intellectual reaction against discrimination- formation of Civil society organisation,
Articulation of separate Telanagana Identity; Initial organisations raised the issues of separate Telangana;
Telangana Information Trust - Telangana Aikya Vedika, Bhuvanagiri Sabha - Telangana Jana Sabha,
Telangana Maha Sabha – Warangal Decleration - Telangana Vidyavanthula Vedika; etc., Efforts of
Telangana Congress & BJP in highlighting the issue.
27 2. Establishment of Telangana Rashtra Samithi in 2001, Political Realignment and Electoral Alliances in 2004
and later Phase of Telangana Movement – TRS in UPA- Girgliani Committee- Telangana Employees Joint
Action Committee - Pranab Mukherjee Committee- 2009-Elections-Alliances- Telangana in Election
Manifestos- The agitation against Hyderabad as Free-zone - and Demand for separate Statehood- Fast-
Unto-Death by K.Chandra Shekar Rao-Formation of Political Joint Action Committee (2009)
28 PAPER-VI -
Towards 3. Role of Political Parties-TRS, Congress, B.J.P., Left parties, T.D.P., M.I.M and other political parties such as
TELANGANA
Formation of Telangana Praja Front, Telangana United Front etc., Dalit-Bahujan Sanghams and Grass roots Movement
MOVEMENT AND
Telangana State organisations - Other Joint Action Committees and popular protests- Suicides for the cause of Telangana.
STATE
29 (1991-2014) 4. Cultural Revivalism in Telangana, other symbolic expressions in Telangana MovementLiterary forms-
FORMATION
performing arts and other cultural expressions- writers, poets, singers, intellectuals, Artists, Journalists,
Students, Employees, Advocates, Doctors, NRIs, women, Civil society groups, organised and unorganised
sectors, castes, communities and other social groups in transforming the agitation into a mass movement
- Intensification of Movement, Forms of Protest and Major events: Sakalajanula Samme, Non-Cooperation
Movement; Million March, etc
30 5. Parliamentary Process; UPA Government’s stand on Telangana- All-Party MeetingAnthony Committee-
Statements on Telangana by Central Home Minister - Sri Krishna Committee Report and its
Recommendations, APAssembly and Parliamentary proceedings on Telangana, Declaration of Telangana
State in Parliament, Andhra Pradesh State Reorganization Act, 2014- Elections and victory of Telangana
Rashtra Samithi and the first Government of Telangana State.
31 Indian Society, 1. Indian Society: Salient features, Unity in Diversity; Family, Marriage, Kinship, Caste, Tribe, Religion,
PAPER –III – Language; Rural – Urban continuum; Multi-culturalism
Structure, Issues
32 INDIAN SOCIETY,
and Social 2. Social Exclusion and Vulnerable Groups: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes,
CONSTITUTION
Movements Minorities, Women, Children, Aged and Disabled.
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33 AND 3. Social Issues: Poverty; Unemployment, Child Labour, Violence against Women; Regionalism;
GOVERNANCE Communalism and Secularism; Corruption; Caste Conflicts, Problems of Agricultural Labour; Urbanization;
Development and Displacement; Environmental Degradation; Sustainable Development; Population
Explosion; Agrarian Distress; Migration.
34 4. (a)Social Issues in Telangana: Vetti; Jogini and Devadasi System; Girl Child; Flourosis; Child Labour; Migrant
Labour; Child Marriages. (b) Social Movements in Telangana
35 5. Social Policies and Programmes in India and Telangana: Policies for Women, Children, Aged and Disabled;
Policies for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Minorities; Environmental Policy;
Population Policy; Policy on Education; Policy on Health; Poverty Alleviation Programmes; Welfare
Schemes for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Women, Children, Minorities, Aged
and Disabled.
36 1. Evolution of Indian Constitution: Role of the Drafting Committee; Constitutional Philosophy and
Preamble; Salient features & Basic Structure; Amendments.
37 2. Evolution of Indian Constitution: Role of the Drafting Committee; Constitutional Philosophy and
Preamble; Salient features & Basic Structure; Amendments.
38 PAPER –III – 3. System of Government: Parliamentary system, Central Government: President, Prime Minister & Council
INDIAN SOCIETY, of Ministers; Parliament: Powers and Functions; State Government: Governor, Chief Minister & Council of
Constitution of
CONSTITUTION Ministers; Legislature: Powers and Functions, Legislative Privileges.
India
39 AND 4. Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts & Administrative Tribunals; Subordinate Judiciary;
GOVERNANCE Judicial Review and Judicial Activism; Independence of Judiciary and Judicial Accountability.
40 5. Federal system: Centre-State Relations- Issues and Challenges pertaining to the Federal Structure; Local
Self-Government 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments for sharing of powers - Panchayat Raj and
Municipal Institutions; Resolution of InterState disputes with reference to Water Disputes- Challenges of
Implementation.
41 1. Governance and Good Governance, E-Governance-Applications and Models; Governance at Union level-
PAPER –III –
Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Central Secretariat, Ministries and Departments;
INDIAN SOCIETY,
Constitutional bodies-Finance Commission, Election Commission, Union Public Service Commission,
CONSTITUTION Governance
Comptroller and Auditor General of India, National Human Rights Commission, National Commissions for
AND
SCs/ST/Minorities and Women; Parliamentary Committees- Estimates Committee, Public Accounts
GOVERNANCE
Committee, Committee on Public Undertakings
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42 2. Governance at State and District Levels-Secretariat and Directorates and their relationships; District
Administration-Role of Collector, Institutions of Rural and Urban Governance-Powers and Functions,
Systems for delivery of Services; Cooperatives, State Finance Commission; Devolution of Powers and
Finances-Issues and Challenges. Development Corporations for SCs, STs, B.Cs, Minorities and Disabled
Welfare; Control over Administration-Legislative, Executive and Judicial Control
43 3. Programmes, Agencies and Institutions working for the development of Urban and Rural Areas; People
Centred Participatory Development; Poverty Alleviation Programmes; Women Empowerment and
Inclusive Growth; Rights related to Health, Food Security and Education-Issues and Challenges
44 4. Debates on Development and Development Processes; State and Provision of Services; State and Market;
Involvement of Civil Society-Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and NGOs; Self- Help Groups,
(SHGs), Charities and Stakeholders, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP); Corporate Social Responsibility
45 5. Ethics and Values of Administration; Neutrality of Civil Services, Committed Bureaucracy, Politician and
Civil Servant Relations; Citizen Charters, Gender Sensitization; Transparency and Accountability of
Administration; Prevention of Corruption in Administration- Central Vigilance Commission, Central
Bureau of Investigation, Lokpal, Lokayuktha, ACB and Consumer Protection Mechanisms; Application and
Impact of Right to Information Act- 2005; Administrative Reforms.
46 1. National Income -Concepts and Measurement of National Income- Nominal and Real Income; Structure
and growth of Indian economy – Sectoral trends in National Income of India
47 2. Poverty and Unemployment: Concepts of Poverty - Income-based Poverty, nonincome Poverty- capability
approach (Human Poverty Index), Measurement of Poverty and trends in Poverty; Concepts, estimates
and trends of Unemployment
PAPER –IV – I. Indian
48 ECONOMY AND Economy and 3. Money and Banking: Money supply, Structure of Indian Banking and non-banking financial institutions;
DEVELOPMENT Development Reforms in Banking sector; Regulation of credit by RBI
49 4. Public Finance: Tax structure, Central and state taxes; Government expenditure in revenue and capital
account; Public debt: composition- internal and external debt; Monetary Policy,Fiscal Policy; Union
Budget: Budget Analysis.
50 5. Planning in Indian economy: Objectives, Priorities, Strategies, Achievements of Five Year Plans; 12th FYP
- Inclusive growth; NITI Aayog; Liberalization, Privatisation, Globalisation: Features and Implications.
51 PAPER –IV – 1. Telangana economy in Hyderabad State (Agriculture, Industry and Trade); Telangana economy in United
Telangana
ECONOMY AND AP (1956-2014)- Deprivation and Under development; Structure and Growth of Telangana economy:
Economy
DEVELOPMENT Sectoral trends in GSDP ; Per capita income; Income inequalities and Poverty.
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52 2. Human resources: Demographic Structure and Transition , Demographic dividend , (sex ratio, fertility rate,
mortality rates) ; Literacy and Occupation structure: Social Sector – Education and Health
53 3. Land reforms: I generation (1947-1970) and II generation land reforms (1970 onwards)- Abolition of
Intermediaries : Zamindari, Jagirdari and Inamdari -Tenancy Reforms : Land ceiling ; Land alienation in
Scheduled areas ; Impact of land reforms.
54 4. Agriculture and Allied sectors: Trends in share of crop and allied sectors in GSDP; Distribution of land
holdings; Trends in Irrigation; Problems of dry land Agriculture; Dependence on Agriculture; Cropping
pattern Trends ; Trends in productivity; Agricultural Credit, Extension and Marketing; Cooperatives and
Producer Companies
55 5. Industry and Service sectors: Industrial development; Structure and growth of industrial sector, Micro
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector , Revival of sick industries; Industrial infrastructure- Power;
Industrial Policy of Telangana; Structure and growth of service sector; employment trends in Industry and
Service sectors; Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy of Telangana.
56 1. Environment vs Development: Definition of Environment, Environmentalism; Environmental Protection
Policy, Environmental Policy Instruments
57 2. Natural resources: Forest resources- Commercialization of forests - Forest Acts vs Forest dwellers/ users;
Water: surface water and groundwater, competing demand for water - drinking, industrial and agriculture;
Development
PAPER –IV – Land resources: competing uses of land- food, feed, fuel, and fibre; Mining and Environment;
and
ECONOMY AND Sustainability of natural resources.
Environmental
58 DEVELOPMENT 3. Eco systems and Bio-diversity: Ecology and Eco-system; Food chains in Eco systems, Typology of eco
Problems.
system; Bio diversity and its conservation, Types of Bio diversity, threat to Bio diversity.
59 4. Environment pollution and solid waste management, types of solid waste, factors affecting solid waste
generation, impact of solid waste, recycling and reuse.
60 5. Global Environment Issues: Climate Change, Global Warming and its impact, Sustainable Development.
61 1. Classical and Emerging areas of Science & Technology : Value addition by Science & Technology, Current
PAPER- V – Science & Technology developments in India and importance of Science & Technology as an engine for
The role and
SCIENCE & National Development ; Industrial development & Urbanization.
impact of
62 TECHNOLOGY
Science and 2. National Policy of Science & Technology: changes in Policy from time to time: Technology missions - ICT:
AND DATA Basics in Computers, Robotics, Nano technology and Communication.
Technology.
63 INTERPRETATION 3. Space program in India and its applications with special reference to industrial, agricultural and other
rural development activities, INSAT, IRS systems, EDUSAT and Chandrayaan-1 and future programme
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64 4. Application of Space Technology in India with references to Education, Agriculture and Industry. Climatic
change, Floods, Cyclone, Tsunami, Natural and Manmade Disaster Management.
65 5. Energy Resources: Energy demands, Indian energy scenario- hydel, thermal and nuclear. Importance of
renewable resources - Solar, Wind, small/Mini/Micro hydel, Biomass, waste based, geothermal, tidal &
fuel cells. Energy security - Role of Science & Technology, Bio-fuel cultivation and extraction.
66 1. Crop Science in India; Characteristics of Plants - Crop plants, Forest species, Medicinal Aromatic plants,
Useful and Harmful plants and utility for mankind.
67 2. Concept of Biotechnology and application of genetic engineering and Stem Cell Research. Biotechnology
in Agriculture (bio-fertilizers, bio - pesticides, bio- fuels, tissue culture, cloning) and Environment
(Biotechnology in Environmental cleanup process)
PAPER- V –
68 Modern Trends 3. Food bio-technology, Food safety and Food quality standards, Food Laws and Regulations. Recent trends
SCIENCE &
in application of in organic farming and farm mechanization. Safe Drinking Water – Defluoridation and other Techniques.
TECHNOLOGY
69 knowledge of 4. Microbial infections; Introduction to bacterial, viral, protozoal and fungal infections. Basic knowledge of
AND DATA
Science. infections caused by different groups of micro organismsdiarrhoea, dysentery, cholera, tuberculosis,
INTERPRETATION
malaria, viral infections like HIV, encephalitis, chikungunya, bird flu- preventive measures during out
breaks.
70 5. Vaccines: Introduction to immunity, Fundamental concepts in vaccination and traditional methods of
vaccine production (production of DPT and Rabies vaccine), Production of modern vaccines (production
of Hepatitis Vaccine).
71 1. Data Analysis – Analytical Interpretation of statistical Data, Study of Graphs and Charts - Bar graphs, Line
graphs and Pie- charts and drawing conclusions.
72 PAPER- V – 2. Problems based on Tabular and Diagrammatical Data - Problems based on Probability Logical Reasoning,
Data Analytical and Mental ability.
SCIENCE &
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Interpretation 3. Quantitative Aptitude – Number Sequences, Series, Averages, Number Systems, Ratio and Proportion,
TECHNOLOGY
and Problem Profit and Loss.
AND DATA
Solving.
74 INTERPRETATION 4. Time and Work, Speed -Time – Distance, Simple Interest, Analytical and Critical reasoning.
75 5. Decision Making and Problem Solving: A duly structured situation will be presented to the candidates
and they will be asked to analyze and suggest their own solution to the problem arising out of situations
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