MIZORAM
MIZORAM SYLLABUS- GENERAL STUDIES
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General Studies Paper - I
A. History of Modern India and Indian Cultures
(a) Historical forces and factors which led to the British conquest of India with special references to Bengal, Maharashtra and Sind; Resistance of Indian powers and causes of their failure.
(b) Evolution of British Paramountcy over princely States.
(c) Stages of colonialism and changes in Administrative and policies. Revenue, Judicial and Social and Educational and their linkages with British colonial interests.
(d) British economic policies and their impact. Commercialisation of Agriculture, Rural Indebtedness, Growth of Agriculture Labour, Destruction of Handicraft Industries, Drain of Wealth, Growth of Modern Industry and Rise of a Capitalist Class. Activities of the Christian Missions.
(e) Efforts at regeneration of Indian societySocio-religious movements, social, religious, political and economic ideas of the reformers and their vision of future, nature and limitation of 19th Century “Renaissance”, caste movements in general with special reference to South India and Maharashtra, tribal revolts, specially in Central and Eastern India.
(f) Civil rebellions, Revolt of 1857, Civil Rebellions and peasant revolts with special reference to Indigo Revolt, Deccan Riots and Maplia Uprising.
(g) Rise and Growth of Indian National Movement. Social basis of Indian nationalism policies. Programme of the early nationalists and militant nationalists, militant revolutionary group terrorists. Rise and Growth of communalism. Emergence of Gandhiji in Indian politics and his techniques of mass mobilisation: Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit India Movement; Trade Union and peasant movements, State(s) people movements, rise and growth of Left-wing within the Congress Socialists and communists; British official response to National Movement. Attitude of the congress to Constitutional changes 1909-1935. Indian National Army Naval Mutiny of 1946. The Partition of India and Achievement of Freedom.
B. Current events of national and international importance. :
(a) The Roots: Colonialism and nationalism in India; A general study of modern Indian social and political thought; Raja Rammohan Roy, Dadabhai Nauroji, Gokhale, Tilak, Sri Aurobindo, Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, M.N. Roy and Nehru.
(b) The Structure: Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, Union, Government; Parliament, Cabinet, Supreme Court and Judicial Review, Indian Federalism, Centre State relations, State Government, Role of the Governor, Panchayati Raj
(c) The Functioning: Class and Caste in Indian Politics, politics of regionalism, linguism and communalism. Problems of secularization of the policy and national integration, Political, elites, the changing composition; Political parties and political participation; Planning and Developmental Administration; Socioeconomic changes and its impact on Indian democracy.
B. Indian Economy : 75 Marks
(a) The Indian Economy: Guiding principles of Indian economic policy- Planned growth and distributive justice - Eradication of poverty. The institutional framework of the Indian economy. Federal governmental structureAgriculture and industrial sectors- Public and private sectors. National income - its sectoral and regional distribution. Extent and incidence of poverty.
(b) Agriculture Production: Agriculture Policy: lands reforms, Technological change. Relationship with the Industrial Sector.
(c) Industrial Production: Industrial Policy, Public and private sector, Regional distribution. Control of monopolies and monopolistic practices.
(d) Pricing Policies for agricultural and industrial outputs Procurement and public Distribution.
(e) Budgetary trends and fiscal policy.
(f) Monetary and credit trends and policy Banking and other financial institutions.
(g) Foreign trade and the balance of payments.
(h) Indian Planning: Objectives, strategy, experience and problems.
C. Geography of India : 50 Marks
Physical Aspects - Geological history, physiography and drainage systems, origin and mechanism of the Indian Monsoon, identification and distribution of drought and flood prone areas; soils and vegetation, land capability, schemes of natural physiographic drainage and climate regionalisation.
Human Aspects - Genesis ethnic/racial diversities; tribal areas and their problems; and role of language, religion and culture in the formation of regions; historical perspectives and unity and diversity; population distribution, density, and growth, population problems and policies. Resources conservation and utilization of land mineral, water, biotic and marine resources, man and environment ecological problems and their management. Agriculture – The infrastructure, irrigation, power fertilizers, and seeds; institutional factors, land holdings, tenure, consolidation and land reforms; agricultural efficiency, and productivity, intensity of cropping, crop combinations and agricultural regionalization, green revolution, dry-zone agriculture, and agricultural land use policy; food and nutrition; Rural economy, animal husbandry, social forestry and household industry. Industry – History of industrial development factors of localization; study of mineral based, agro-based and forest based industries, industrial decentralization and industrial policy; industrial complexes and industrial regionalization, identification of backward areas and rural industrialization.
Transport and Trade – Study of the network of roadways, railways, airways and water ways, competition and complimentarily in regional context; passenger and commodity flow, intra and interregional trade and the role of rural market centres. Settlements; Rural settlement patterns; urban development in India; Census concepts of urban areas, functional and their archaical patterns of Indian cities, city regions and the rural-urban fringe; internal structure of Indian cities; town planning slums and urban housing; national urbanization policy. Regional Development and Planning - Regional policies in Indian Five Year Plan; experience of regional planning in India, multi-level planning state, district and clock level planning, Centre State relations and the Constitutional framework for multi-level planning, Regionalisation for planning for metropolitan regions; tribal and hill areas, drought prone areas, command areas and river basins; regional disparities in development in India. Political Aspects – Geographical basis of Indian federalism, state reorganization; regional consciousness and national integration; the international boundary of India and related issues; India and geopolitics of the Indian Ocean area.
General Studies Paper - I
A. History of Modern India and Indian Cultures
(a) Historical forces and factors which led to the British conquest of India with special references to Bengal, Maharashtra and Sind; Resistance of Indian powers and causes of their failure.
(b) Evolution of British Paramountcy over princely States.
(c) Stages of colonialism and changes in Administrative and policies. Revenue, Judicial and Social and Educational and their linkages with British colonial interests.
(d) British economic policies and their impact. Commercialisation of Agriculture, Rural Indebtedness, Growth of Agriculture Labour, Destruction of Handicraft Industries, Drain of Wealth, Growth of Modern Industry and Rise of a Capitalist Class. Activities of the Christian Missions.
(e) Efforts at regeneration of Indian societySocio-religious movements, social, religious, political and economic ideas of the reformers and their vision of future, nature and limitation of 19th Century “Renaissance”, caste movements in general with special reference to South India and Maharashtra, tribal revolts, specially in Central and Eastern India.
(f) Civil rebellions, Revolt of 1857, Civil Rebellions and peasant revolts with special reference to Indigo Revolt, Deccan Riots and Maplia Uprising.
(g) Rise and Growth of Indian National Movement. Social basis of Indian nationalism policies. Programme of the early nationalists and militant nationalists, militant revolutionary group terrorists. Rise and Growth of communalism. Emergence of Gandhiji in Indian politics and his techniques of mass mobilisation: Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit India Movement; Trade Union and peasant movements, State(s) people movements, rise and growth of Left-wing within the Congress Socialists and communists; British official response to National Movement. Attitude of the congress to Constitutional changes 1909-1935. Indian National Army Naval Mutiny of 1946. The Partition of India and Achievement of Freedom.
B. Current events of national and international importance. :
(a) The Roots: Colonialism and nationalism in India; A general study of modern Indian social and political thought; Raja Rammohan Roy, Dadabhai Nauroji, Gokhale, Tilak, Sri Aurobindo, Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, M.N. Roy and Nehru.
(b) The Structure: Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, Union, Government; Parliament, Cabinet, Supreme Court and Judicial Review, Indian Federalism, Centre State relations, State Government, Role of the Governor, Panchayati Raj
(c) The Functioning: Class and Caste in Indian Politics, politics of regionalism, linguism and communalism. Problems of secularization of the policy and national integration, Political, elites, the changing composition; Political parties and political participation; Planning and Developmental Administration; Socioeconomic changes and its impact on Indian democracy.
B. Indian Economy : 75 Marks
(a) The Indian Economy: Guiding principles of Indian economic policy- Planned growth and distributive justice - Eradication of poverty. The institutional framework of the Indian economy. Federal governmental structureAgriculture and industrial sectors- Public and private sectors. National income - its sectoral and regional distribution. Extent and incidence of poverty.
(b) Agriculture Production: Agriculture Policy: lands reforms, Technological change. Relationship with the Industrial Sector.
(c) Industrial Production: Industrial Policy, Public and private sector, Regional distribution. Control of monopolies and monopolistic practices.
(d) Pricing Policies for agricultural and industrial outputs Procurement and public Distribution.
(e) Budgetary trends and fiscal policy.
(f) Monetary and credit trends and policy Banking and other financial institutions.
(g) Foreign trade and the balance of payments.
(h) Indian Planning: Objectives, strategy, experience and problems.
C. Geography of India : 50 Marks
Physical Aspects - Geological history, physiography and drainage systems, origin and mechanism of the Indian Monsoon, identification and distribution of drought and flood prone areas; soils and vegetation, land capability, schemes of natural physiographic drainage and climate regionalisation.
Human Aspects - Genesis ethnic/racial diversities; tribal areas and their problems; and role of language, religion and culture in the formation of regions; historical perspectives and unity and diversity; population distribution, density, and growth, population problems and policies. Resources conservation and utilization of land mineral, water, biotic and marine resources, man and environment ecological problems and their management. Agriculture – The infrastructure, irrigation, power fertilizers, and seeds; institutional factors, land holdings, tenure, consolidation and land reforms; agricultural efficiency, and productivity, intensity of cropping, crop combinations and agricultural regionalization, green revolution, dry-zone agriculture, and agricultural land use policy; food and nutrition; Rural economy, animal husbandry, social forestry and household industry. Industry – History of industrial development factors of localization; study of mineral based, agro-based and forest based industries, industrial decentralization and industrial policy; industrial complexes and industrial regionalization, identification of backward areas and rural industrialization.
Transport and Trade – Study of the network of roadways, railways, airways and water ways, competition and complimentarily in regional context; passenger and commodity flow, intra and interregional trade and the role of rural market centres. Settlements; Rural settlement patterns; urban development in India; Census concepts of urban areas, functional and their archaical patterns of Indian cities, city regions and the rural-urban fringe; internal structure of Indian cities; town planning slums and urban housing; national urbanization policy. Regional Development and Planning - Regional policies in Indian Five Year Plan; experience of regional planning in India, multi-level planning state, district and clock level planning, Centre State relations and the Constitutional framework for multi-level planning, Regionalisation for planning for metropolitan regions; tribal and hill areas, drought prone areas, command areas and river basins; regional disparities in development in India. Political Aspects – Geographical basis of Indian federalism, state reorganization; regional consciousness and national integration; the international boundary of India and related issues; India and geopolitics of the Indian Ocean area.
Mizoram Notes
1. Name the capital of the Indian state Mizoram :
(A) Dispur (B) Aizwal
(C) Kohima (D) Gangtok
Ans: B
2. The largest lake in Mizoram is?
(a) Tam Dil (b) Palak Dil (c) Rih Dil (d) Rung Dil
Ans: B
3. The Mizo alphabet‘A, Aw, B’was first introduced by the Missionaries on?
(a) 1st April, 1894 (b) 21st April, 1894 (c) 1st April, 1893 (d) 12th April, 1893
Ans: A
4. Mizoram lies in which one of the following earthquake zones?
(a) Zone I (b) Zone IV (c) Zone V (d) Zone VI
Ans: C
5. Which one is the highest literate district in India (2011 Census)
(a) Kollam, Kerala (b) Aizawl, Mizoram (c) Serchhip, Mizoram (d) Kannur, Kerala
Ans: C
6. Mizoram has the following two National Parks
(a) Murlen and Phawngpui (b) Dampa and Phawngpui
(c) Murlen and Dampa (d) Dampa and Lengteng
Ans: A
7. As per Census 2011, the total population of Mizoram is
(a) 1,097,206 (b) 1,088,257 (c) 1,099,144 (d) 1,078,226
Ans: A
8. Consider the following statements regarding the New Economic Development Policy (NEDP) of Mizoram
1. It aims to uplift Mizoram from subsistence economy to market economy
2. Rs 750 crore is allocated for the current fiscal (2017-18).
3. It was launched on 15th November 2016.
Select the correct codes:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: B
9. The state having the lowest percentage of Scheduled Castes population in India is
(a) Mizoram (b) Punjab (c) Goa (d) Uttar pradesh
Ans: A
10. The first Newspaper published in Mizo language was?
(a) Mizo Chanchin (b) Mizo Chanchin Laisuih (c) Mizo leh Vai Chanchin (d) Kristian Tlangau
Ans: B
11. The first Mizo woman awarded with Padma Shri in Literature was?
(a) Lalsangzuali Sailo (b) Buangi Sailo (c) Khawlkungi (d) Nuchhungi
Ans: D
12. Which one of the following statement is not the objective of Thangchhuah?
(a) To avoid the pellets of Pawla (b) To earn respect in life time
(c) To achieve the eternal bliss of Pialral (d) To avoid sachhiah from the chief
Ans: D
13. Which Mizo folktale is associated with Phawthira?
(a) Kungawrhi (b) Mauruangi (c) Chhawnlaihawihi (d) Nuchhimi
Ans: A
14. Buizova zaina sunhlu kung is situated at
(a) West Phaileng (b) East Phaileng (c) North Vanlaiphai (d) East Lungdar
Ans: B
15. In early Mizo society, after death the soul had to pass through different stages of journey
(a) Hringlang tlang, Hawilopar, Rih dil, Lunglohtui
(b) Rihdil, Hringlang tlang, Lunglohtui Hawilopar,
(c) Rihdil, Lunglohtui Hringlang tlang, Hawilopar,
(d) Rih dil, Hringlang tlang, Hawilopar, Lunglohtui
Ans: D
(A) Dispur (B) Aizwal
(C) Kohima (D) Gangtok
Ans: B
2. The largest lake in Mizoram is?
(a) Tam Dil (b) Palak Dil (c) Rih Dil (d) Rung Dil
Ans: B
3. The Mizo alphabet‘A, Aw, B’was first introduced by the Missionaries on?
(a) 1st April, 1894 (b) 21st April, 1894 (c) 1st April, 1893 (d) 12th April, 1893
Ans: A
4. Mizoram lies in which one of the following earthquake zones?
(a) Zone I (b) Zone IV (c) Zone V (d) Zone VI
Ans: C
5. Which one is the highest literate district in India (2011 Census)
(a) Kollam, Kerala (b) Aizawl, Mizoram (c) Serchhip, Mizoram (d) Kannur, Kerala
Ans: C
6. Mizoram has the following two National Parks
(a) Murlen and Phawngpui (b) Dampa and Phawngpui
(c) Murlen and Dampa (d) Dampa and Lengteng
Ans: A
7. As per Census 2011, the total population of Mizoram is
(a) 1,097,206 (b) 1,088,257 (c) 1,099,144 (d) 1,078,226
Ans: A
8. Consider the following statements regarding the New Economic Development Policy (NEDP) of Mizoram
1. It aims to uplift Mizoram from subsistence economy to market economy
2. Rs 750 crore is allocated for the current fiscal (2017-18).
3. It was launched on 15th November 2016.
Select the correct codes:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: B
9. The state having the lowest percentage of Scheduled Castes population in India is
(a) Mizoram (b) Punjab (c) Goa (d) Uttar pradesh
Ans: A
10. The first Newspaper published in Mizo language was?
(a) Mizo Chanchin (b) Mizo Chanchin Laisuih (c) Mizo leh Vai Chanchin (d) Kristian Tlangau
Ans: B
11. The first Mizo woman awarded with Padma Shri in Literature was?
(a) Lalsangzuali Sailo (b) Buangi Sailo (c) Khawlkungi (d) Nuchhungi
Ans: D
12. Which one of the following statement is not the objective of Thangchhuah?
(a) To avoid the pellets of Pawla (b) To earn respect in life time
(c) To achieve the eternal bliss of Pialral (d) To avoid sachhiah from the chief
Ans: D
13. Which Mizo folktale is associated with Phawthira?
(a) Kungawrhi (b) Mauruangi (c) Chhawnlaihawihi (d) Nuchhimi
Ans: A
14. Buizova zaina sunhlu kung is situated at
(a) West Phaileng (b) East Phaileng (c) North Vanlaiphai (d) East Lungdar
Ans: B
15. In early Mizo society, after death the soul had to pass through different stages of journey
(a) Hringlang tlang, Hawilopar, Rih dil, Lunglohtui
(b) Rihdil, Hringlang tlang, Lunglohtui Hawilopar,
(c) Rihdil, Lunglohtui Hringlang tlang, Hawilopar,
(d) Rih dil, Hringlang tlang, Hawilopar, Lunglohtui
Ans: D
- Capital of Mizoram is Aizawl
- Meaning of the word Mizoram is "Land of the hill people"
- Mizoram is 2nd least populous state in India after Sikkim
- Biggest lake in Mizoram is Palak
- Biggest river in Mizoram is Chhimtuipui (also known as Kaladan, Kolodyne).
- Total of 91% is covered by forest
- Major tribes- Lushei, Ralte, Hmar, Paihte, Pawi.
- 87% are Christian
- Highest peak: Blue Mountain or Phawngpui Tlang
- Mizoram has has two national parks and six wildlife sanctuaries
- Official language: Mizo
- Lusei was the first language of Mizoram
- Total districts: 8
- Total Area: 21,087 km2
- Mizoram became 23rd state on 20 February 1987.
- Airport in Mizoram : Lengpui Airport
- Chapchar Kut was the festival of spring
- Traditional dances: Cheraw, Khuallam, Chheihlam and Chai
- Once in 48 years, the Mautam bamboo blooms and its seeds lead to explosion of black rats called as rat flood