History

1.Advent of Europeans

• Introduction
• The Portuguese
• The Dutch
• The English
• The French
• Battles and Expansion

2.Kananada Speaking Regions during Colonial Rule

• Introduction
• Mysore
• Kodagu (Coorg)
• Hyderabad Karnataka
• Madras Karnataka
• Mumbai Karnataka
• Colonialsm and Resistance
• Administration and Reforms

3.Folk History

• Introduction
• Importance of Oral History
• Nature and Characteristics of Janapada Kavyas

4.The Foundation of British Rule and Consequences

• Introduction
• Strategies and Battles
• Mercantile Capitalism
• Industrial Capitalism
• Society
• Constitutional Development

5.Social and Religious Reforms

• Introduction
• Brahma Samaj
• Arya Samaj
• Prathana Samaj
• Sathya Shodhak Samaj
• Aligarh Movement
• Ramakrishna Movement
• Theosophical Society

6.First War of Independence

• Introduction
• Causes
  • Political
  • Economic
  • Administrative
  • Military
  • Spread of War
  • Cases for Failure
  • Effects

7.Impact of British rule in India

• Introduction
• Uniform System of Administration
• Economic Impact
• Land Revenue System
• Industry
• Education
• Transport and Communication
• Journalism
• Social Life

8.Freedom Movement

• Introduction
• Indian National Congress
  • Moderates
  • Extremists
• Revolutionaries
  • Hind Swaraj
  • Non Violence
  • Satyagraha
  • Non-cooperation Movement
  • Civil Disobedience Movement
  • Quit India Movement
• Peasants and Workers Resistance
• Tribal Resistance
• Jawaharlal Nehru, Ambedkar, Subhash Chandra Bose, Mohammed Ali Jinnah
• Partition of India

9.India after Independence

• Introduction
• Effects of Partition
  • Refugee Problem
  • Government Formation
  • Military and Police Action
  • Liberation of Pondicherry and Goa
  • Reorganisation of Linguistic States
• Prime Ministers and their Achievements

10.Political Dimension of 20^th Century

• Introduction
• Russian Revolution
• 1^st World War
• Rise of Dictators
• 2^nd World War
• Cold War
• Chinese Revolution
• Rise of U.S.A.

Political Science

1.Problems of India and Remedies

• Communalism
• Regionalism
• Illiteracy
• Economic Inequality
• Over Population
• Poverty
• Poverty
• Profiteering
• Smuggling
• Corruption

2.India’s Foreign Policy

• Foreign Policy- Meaning
• Panchasheel – Principles
• Non – Alignment
• Opposition to Colonialism
• Opposition to Racism
• Disarmament
• Regional Co-operation
  • Commonwealth
  • SAARC
  • European Union
  • ASEAN
  • OAU

3.India’s Relationship with Other Countries

• India – Pakistan
• India – China
• India – Nepal
• India – Bangladesh
• India – Srilanka
• India – U.S.A.

4.World Problems and India’s Role

• Denial of Human Rights
• Race of Armaments
• Economic Inequality
• Racism (Apartheid)
• Terrorism
• India’s Role in Overcoming these Problems

5.World Organizations

• U.N. – establishment
• Aims and Objectives
• Organs – Functions
• Achievements
• Agencies of U.N.
  • FAO
  • WHO
  • UNESCO
  • UNICEF
  • IMF
  • IBRD
  • ILO
  • UNCTAD
  • WTO
• Composition, Objectives, Members, Headquarters and achievements of the agencies of U.N.

• Regional Co-operation
  • Common Wealth
  • SAARC
  • European Union
  • ASEAN
  • OAU

Geography

1.India- Our Mother Land

• India: Location and its Environs, India in the World
• Physiographic Divisions of India
• Climate Seasons: Indian monsoons and its features
• Soil Resources: Meaning, Types, Distribution – Solid Erosion and Conservation
• Forests: Types, Importance – Important WLS / National Parks, Biosphere Parks – Need for Conservation of Forests
• Water Resources: Major Rivers, Importance of irrigation, Multipurpose River Valley

Projects – Objectives: DVC, BNP, Hirakud, Tungabadra Projects, Hydro-Electricity: Water Scarcity, Need for Conservation and Rain Water harvesting

• Land Resources: Land use Pattern,

Agriculture: Importance, Types of Farming, Cropping Pattern, Crop Seasons, Major Crops: Food – Rice, Wheat, Commercial – Sugarcane, Tobacco, Fibre –Cotton, Beverage – Tea, Role of Horticulture and Floriculture in Agricultural Development

• Mineral Resources: Iron Ore, Manganese Ore, Bauxite, Mica, Gold, Power Resources: Conventional – Coal, Petroleum, Atomic Minerals, Non-Conventional-Solar Energy, Wind power: Energy Crisis and Remedies – Need for Non-Conventional energy Sources
• Transportation: Types and Importance, Golden Quadrilateral Road, Major Airports and Seaports
• Major Industrial Regions and Industries: Iron and Steel, Cotton, Sugar, Aluminium, Paper and Knowledge based Industries (IT, BT, AT)
• Communication: GIS, GPS and remote sensing
• Natural Disasters: Causes and Consequences of Cyclones, Flood, Landslides, Coastal Erosion and Earthquakes – Major regions
• Population: Growth, Distribution, Density and Migration

Business Studies

1.Banking Operations

• Banking Transactions

Banks and Post Offices

• Types of Bank Accounts
• Opening of a Bank Account
• Operation of Bank Account

2.Insurance

• Need for Insurance
• Principles of Insurance
• Life Insurance and General Insurance
• Insurance Proposal – Polity – Premium – Claim

3.Entrepreneurship

• Meaning, Role and Important of entrepreneurship
• Self-Employment Opportunity
• Self-Employment Schemes
• Profile of Successful entrepreneurs

4.Globalisation of Business

• Meaning of Globalisation
• Need for Globalisation Business
• World Trade Organisation
• International Trade Agreements

Economics

1.Development

• Development and Underdevelopment
• Indicators of Income Development
• Indicators of Human Development
• Gender related Development

2.Economy and Government

• Planning in India
• Five year Plans
• Green Revolution
• Liberalisation and Globalisation

3.Rural Development

• Meaning and Importance
• Decentralisation
• Role of Panchayat Raj Institutions
• Women in Development

4.Public Finance and Budget

• Meaning and Importance
• Public Expenditures
• Public Revenue – Taxation
• Deficit: Fiscal Deficit

Sociology

1.Social Stratification

• Why are people different? (Income, Education, Dress Beliefs etc.,)
• How do we account for the differences
• Prejudices associated with differences
• Untouchability as a form of social evil
• Eradication of untouchability Legal Provisions against Caste discrimination

2.Work and Economic Life/Class

• Division of labour and classes
• Paid and unpaid work
• Unemployment
• Inequalities work
• Organised Workers and unorganised workers

3.Collective action and Protests

• Crowds, riots and collective action
• Other forms of Collective action
  • Environmental issues
  • Self-help groups of women

4.Social Problems

• Child Labour
• Violence against women
  • Dowry
  • Female foeticide and infanticide