SYLLABI FOR THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

Part A—Preliminary Examination                                         Duration: Two hours

Paper I - General Studies:(200 marks)

Current events of national and international importance.

History of India and Indian National Movement. Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. Economic and Social Development, Sustainable Development, Poverty, inclusion, Demographics,

Social Sector Initiatives, etc. General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require

subject specialization. General Science.

Paper III - Social and economic development

1-National income

GDP,GNP,NDP,NNP

Base Year

Sector of the economy

Goods and service

Index of Industrial Production and core sectors

PMI- purchasing Managers Index

Difference between IIP and PMI

Advantages

Comparison of Indian Economy with other economics

Usual Transition in Economy

Least developing, Developing & Developed economics

Peculiar Case of India’s Growth

Organized and Unorganized sectors

Care Economy

Empowering women

Various Index

2- Planning

History

Five-Year Plans of India

Changing role of government before and after liberation

Types of planning

Criticism of planning

Future of planning

Planning commission & NITI Aayog

3- Banking / monetary policy

Monetary policy

Tools

Liquidity Adjustment Facility

What is Sterilization

MSLR

Monetary Policy Committee

RBI

Types of Bank accounts

Money supply classification

Money Multiplies

4- Inflation

Types

Effects on various class of persons

Effects on – Production, Consumption & BOP

Factors affecting inflation

Inflation in different types of products

Inflation in developed and developing countries

Measurements of inflation

WPI and CPI

Base year

Measures to control inflation

5- Financial market

Investment and speculation

Money market & its instruments

Capital market & its instruments

Angel Investor

Start up

Venture Capital

Green Bonds

Primary Market-Secondary

INX

Derivatives Markets

Mutual Fund & others

Pension Fund –LLP

Stock Exchange

Financial Sector Regulators

Credit Rating Agencies

Topic 6-Non-Performing Assets

Definition

Categories of NPA

How serious is NPA issue

Anchor Banks

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016

Basel II Accord

Securitization

Steps Taken to tackle NPAS

LoU and PNB Fraud

Topic 7- Financial Inclusion

Need for Fl

Mudra Bank

Prerequisite for FI

Payments Bank

Sharia / Islamic Banking

Post Office Network

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)

Wholesale Banks

Small Finance Banks

Universal Banks

NBFCs

Ponzi Scheme

Self Help Groups

Micro credit

Virtual Currency & Types

Digital Currency & Virtual Currency

Initial Coin Offerings

Blockchain

UPI

NPCI

Topic 8 Taxation System of India

Types & Taxes

Difference between direct & Indirect Tax

Marginal Tax Rate

Average Tax Rate

LTCG Tax on Equity Shares

Excise, Custom duty, VAT

Service Tax, GST

e-way Bill

Tax to GDP Ratio

Diff Types of Curve

Minimum Alternate Tax

Tax Expenditure

Finance Commission

Topic 9- Fiscal Policy

What is FP

Exercising Fiscal Policy

Measures of Government deficit

difference between Capital and Revenue items of Expenditure and Income

Capital Exp, Rev Exp

Capital Receipt, Revenue Receipt

Effective Revenue deficit

Deficit Financing

FRBM Act, 2003 - Impact, Criticism

Budget

Economic Survey

Zero-Based Budgeting

Outcome Budgeting

Gender Budgeting

PMES & RED

Budget Reforms

Topic 10- Balance of Payment

BOP divisions & components

Current and Capital Account Transactions

External Commercial Borrowings

FDI, FPI

Impact and Implication

Current Limits

External debt - Types

Debt Service Ratio

Foreign Currency Non-Resident Deposits

FCNR(B)

Currency Risk

Remittances

Foreign Reserves

FOREX Use

Twin Deficit

Topic 11-Convertibility

Current and Capital Account Convertibility

Probable Merits & Demerits of each

FERA 1973 and FEMA 1999

Topic 12-Parallel Economy

Tax Planning, Avoidance, Evasion

Black Market

GreyMarket

Parallel Economy

Money laundering FATF Lists

Hawala Transactions

Base Erosion and Profit shifting

Tax Havens

General Anti-Avoidance Rule

Shell Companies

Panama and Paradise Papers

Topic 13-Indian Agriculture

Markets

Irrigation and Finance

Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act (APMC) Act

Model APMC Act

National Agricultural Market

Types of Irrigation Techniques

Patterns of Irrigation

Agricultural Credit

Lead Bank Scheme

NABARD

Rural Credit Structure

14-Indian Agriculture 2

History

Land Reforms

Reorganisation of ownership of Land

Cooperative Farming

Topic 15- Subsidies

Meaning

Subsidies in India

CACP

MSP-Crops listed for MSP

Soil Health Cards

Different types & Subsidy

Impact

Green Revolution

PDS

National Food Security Act 2013

AADHAR Act - Concerns, SC Judgement

Topic 16- Industrial Policy

Prior to 1991

Economic Reforms – LPG

Socialist Vs. Capitalist

Economy

Open Vs. Closed Economy

Industrial Policy since 1991

Medium Small & Micro Industry

Criteria, Trends MSME

Economy at Present

SEZ

National Skill Development

Food Processing Industry - Mega Food Parks

FSSAI Act 2006

SAMPADA Scheme

17- Infrastructure

Transportation - Pattern

Problem Rail- Road Mix

Railways - Profitability, Issues, Measures

Road Network

Indian Shipping

Civil Aviation

Inland Waterways

Power

Authorities

Public-Private Partnerships

Brown and Green-field

Projects

Global Infrastructure Outlook/Hub

Predictions for India

18-Foreign Exchange Rate System of India

1947-71

End of Bretton Woods Agreement

1971-75

1975-92

1992-93 1993 Onwards

Fixed Exchange rate system

Market – determined

exchange rate

Depreciation and Appreciation

Hard Currency and Soft currency

Difference - Devaluation and Depreciation

Elasticity of demand and Supply

NEER and REER

RBI intervention in Foreign Exchange Market

Dirty Floating

China's Currency System Common Currency of EU

Import Cover

19-Regional Trade Agreement

Preferential Trade Agreement

Free Trade Agreement

CECA Vs CEPA

CUSTOMS UNION

Common MARKET

ECONOMIC UNION

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

Impacts of RTAS

Problems faced by India on entering into RTAS

Do RTAS facilitate Multilateral free trade?

CPT PP

TPP without US

TTIP

RCEP

20-Trade Barriers In International Trade

Why Tariff and Non-Tariff barriers are used

Custom Duty – Types

Non-tariff barriers

Non-traditional barriers

21 - World Trade Organisation

About WTO

Broad Guidelines

History Activities

Dispute Settlement

Agreements under WTO

GATS

Business Process

Outsourcing

Intellectual Property and TRIPS

Indian Patent Law

TRIPS and Agriculture

Trade related investment measures

Ministerial Conference

Trade Facilitation Agreement

National Food Security ACT 2013, and AOA

CAC

22- India's Trade Policy

1947 till mid-1970s

mid 1970s to 1990-91

Policy since 1991

Export promotion measures

Foreign Trade

India's largest trading partners

De-monetisation

Global Financial Crisis of 2008

EURO ZONE Crisis

23-International Economic Organisations

IMF

WORLD BANK

Climate investment fund Reports

ADB

AllB

NDB

EBRD

CRA

UNCTD

24-Foreign Investment

New Definition of FDI and FPI

Administrative mechanism for entry of FDI

Ownership and rights

Restrictions

FDI Limits in various Sectors

Prohibited sectors

India's share in Global FDI

DTAA

Depository receipts

25-Miscellaneous Topics

Inclusive growth

GINI Coefficient

Various Curves Etc.

26- Population

 Demographic transition

 Demographic Dividend

 Density

 Urbanisation and economic development

 Relation between population and economic development

 National population policy

 FAMILY Planning - China

 UN population projections

27 - Poverty & Unemployment

Absolute Poverty

Relative Poverty

Human Poverty (given by UNDP)

BPL

Empowerment line 2013- Mc Kinsey Global Institute (MGI)

Employment and Unemployment

Poverty Eradication and Employment Related programs