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Syllabus for CBT exam for the post of TGT (Arts) to be conducted by HPRCA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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History<\/td>I. Ancient History (upto 1206 AD)
\uf0b7 Prehistory; Palaeolithic cultures; Mesolithic cultures-chronological order and
geographical distribution; Advent of Chalcolithic culture: Harappan civilization,
origin, extent, town planning, nature of political and economic organization and
decline.
\uf0b7 Rise of the territorial states: Emergence of Iron Age culture; Magaliths in the
Deccan and South; The Mauryan Empire: State, administration and economy,
Ashoka’s Dhamma and Architecture; Post-Mauryan period: Sungas, Saka,
Satvahanas, Kushanas, Chera-Chola-Pandya struggle in South India.
\uf0b7 The age of the Guptas: State, administration and economy, decline of Gupta
Empire, Harshavardhan and administration, Chalukyas; Tripartite struggle:
Gurjara, Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakutas; South India: Pallavas, Cholas;
Invasion of the Arabs, Mahmud Ghazni, Mohammad Ghori and their impact.<\/td><\/tr>
MEDIEVAL INDIA (1206-1707).<\/td>\uf0b7 Foundation and consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate, Turkish rulers; Khilji
Administration, military system, Economic reformations, Experiments of
Mohammad-Bin Tughluq and Feroz Tughlaq; Religious life: Bhakti and Sufi
movement; Architecture structure and Decline of sultanate.
\uf0b7 India in 1526 and the Mughal-Afghan Struggle: Babur’s campaigns; Humayun and
his difficulties, Sher Shah Suri and his administration; Consolidation of Mughal
rule under Akbar: Political expansion, Rajput and religious policies of Akbar sulhi-kul.
\uf0b7 Jahangir, nobility and Court politics; Expansion in the Deccan under Shahjahan
and Aurangzeb; Aurangzeb: The war of succession (1658-59), religious policy;
Rise of Maratha power under Shivaji and his immediate successors.
\uf0b7 Architecture of Mughals and Administrative structure Mansabdari, Jagirdari,
central and provincial administration; Land revenue system: Sher Shah to
Aurangzeb; Decline of Mughal empire; Regional successor states: Hyderabad,
Bengal and Awadh; Rise of European trade in India.<\/td><\/tr>
MODERN INDIA (1707-1950 A.D)<\/td>\uf0b7 Regional successor states: Maratha, Hyderabad, Bengal and Awadh; Rise of
European companies in India; Expansion and Consolidation of British Empire;
Tools of Expansion: War and Diplomacy; Growth of Colonial Administrative
Apparatus.
\uf0b7 Economic and Social Change; Land Revenue Settlement; Socio-Religious
Movements (Status of Women); Popular Resistance to Company Rule.
\uf0b7 Pre-1857 Peasant and Tribal Movements; The Revolt of 1857- Causes, Nature and
Results; The Peasants and Workers Movements; Rise of Indian Nationalism and
‘Economic Nationalism.
\uf0b7 Formation of the Indian National Congress, The Moderates and Extremists;
Partition of Bengal, Swadeshi Movement and formation of the Muslim League;Emerging Communal Trend and Constitutional Development Upto 1919, Rowlatt
Satyagrah and Jallianwala Bagh; Rise of Gandhi and Nature of Gandhian
Movements; Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movements, Civil Disobedience
Movement.
\uf0b7 Act of 1935, Quit India Movement; Constitutional negotiations: Cabinet Mission,
Mountbatten Plan; Independence and Partition, Integration of Princely States;
Making of the Constitution.
IV. European History:
French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Unification of Germany, Unification of
Italy, First World War, League of Nations, Russian revolution and Socialism,
Fascism in Italy, Nazism in Germany, Second world War, United Nations
Organization.<\/td><\/tr>
Geography<\/td>I. Origin of the Earth: The solar system & theories regarding the origin of the earth;
Earth Movements: Rotation, Revolution, Occurrence of Day and Night; change of
seasons; Latitudes and Longitudes; Earth’s Interior: Origin of continents and
ocean basins; Wegener’s Continental drift theory, Theory of Plate Tectonics,
Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Folding and faulting; Rocks: Types of rocks and their
characteristics.
II. Agents of Gradation: Weathering, mass wasting, running water, wind, glaciers,
sea waves and karst topography.
III. Atmosphere: Composition and structure, elements of weather and climate,
Climatic zones, greenhouse effect, global warming, climate change; Insolation
and Heat Budget: Heating and cooling of atmosphere, Temperature, Factors
controlling temperature; Air Pressure and Atmospheric circulation: Pressure
belts, permanents, Seasonal winds, El- Nino and La-Nina, cyclones and anticyclone; Humidity and Precipitation: Evaporation, condensation and
precipitation, Humidity, rainfall and its types, clouds and types of clouds.
IV. Hydrosphere: Major Oceans, water cycle, distribution of temperature and
salinity, Ocean tides and ocean currents of Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean,
coral reefs; Biosphere: Ecosystem and Ecology, structure and functions of
Ecosystem, Food Chain, Food Web, Biodiversity and its conservation.
V. Maps and their classification, elements of maps, globe, Isopleths lines, line and
bar graphs.
VI. Geography of India-Physical Setting: Location and its neighbours, Major
physiographic regions of India i.e. the Himalayas, North Plain of India, Peninsular
plateau, Coastal Plains and Islands;VII. Climate of India: Factors, Characteristics, the monsoon and western
disturbances, local winds; Soils of India: factors and classification, soil erosion,
conservation and problems; Drainage systems: Himalayan rivers, Peninsular
rivers, Interlinking of rivers.
VIII. India\u2019s Flora and Fauna.
IX. Population and its Characteristics: Population Distribution, density, growth,
Literacy rate, Sex ratio, major religions, languages, cultural realms and tribes.
X. Settlement System: Rural Settlements, Types and Patterns, Urban Settlements.
XI. Resource Base: Source of Energy, renewable and non renewable.
XII. Minerals: metallic and non metallic.
XIII. Agriculture practices and seasons: types of agricultural practices, green
revolution and its impacts, crops their types and distribution, sources of irrigationXIV. Major Industries and industrial zones: Cotton Textile, Iron-Steel, Jute, Sugar.
XV. Means of Transportation: Roads, Railways, waterways and airways.
XVI. World Geography-Continents and oceans, rivers, lakes. Deserts, climate, natural
vegetation, major biomes, types of economic activities. Population distribution,
density and growth, Human Races, Tribes, major languages and religions.
XVII. Disasters and Hazards-Type of Disasters\/hazards: Natural & Manmade, causes
and preventive measures and mitigation strategies, NDMA, SDMA and NIDM;
Disaster Management: Pre-disasters, during disasters and after disasters and
Community based Disaster management.
XVIII. Modern Trends and Techniques in Geography-Remote Sensing, GPS, Geographic
Information System, Georeferencing<\/td><\/tr>
Economics<\/td>I. Basic Concepts of Economics : Definition, scope and importance of economics;
Positive vs normative economics; Microeconomics and macroeconomics; Human
wants \u2013 types and characteristics; Goods and services \u2013 classification; Economic
problems: scarcity and choice; Opportunity cost and Production Possibility Curve;
Central problems of an economy; Types of economic systems.
II. Consumer Behaviour and Demand : Demand: meaning, determinants, law of
demand, exceptions; Movements vs shifts in demand curve; Utility: cardinal and
ordinal approaches; Law of diminishing marginal utility; Equi-marginal utility
principle; Indifference curve analysis: properties, consumer\u2019s equilibrium; Elasticity
of demand: Price elasticity, Income elasticity, Cross elasticity and measurement;
Factors influencing elasticity of demand; Consumer surplus \u2013 concept and
measurement.
III. Producer Behaviour and Supply: Law of supply and its exceptions; Determinants
of supply; Movements and shifts in supply curve; Elasticity of supply; Production
function: short-run and long-run; Laws of Production; Producer Equilibrium.
IV. Costs and Revenue: Cost concepts: fixed, variable, total, average, marginal; Shortrun and long-run cost curves; Economies and diseconomies of scale; Revenue
concepts: total, average, marginal; Relationship between AR and MR under
different market conditions; Break-even analysis.
V. Forms of Market and Price Determination: Market forms: perfect competition,
monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly; Price determination under perfect
competition; Price and output under monopoly; Price discrimination \u2013 meaning
and types; Features and price determination under monopolistic competition;
Oligopoly \u2013 features, kinked demand curve, collusive and non-collusive models;
Factor pricing: rent, wages, interest, and profit \u2013 basic theories.VI. National Income and Related Aggregates; Concepts: GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP,
personal income, disposable income, per capita income; Real and nominal GDP,
GDP deflator; Methods of measuring national income: product, income,
expenditure; Difficulties in measurement of national income; Circular flow of
income- two sector and three-sector models; Importance and limitations of
national income statistics.
VII. Money and Banking : Money: meaning, function, types and role in economy;
Inflation and deflation: meaning, causes, effects, control measures; Banking
system: function and types of bank; Central Bank: RBI function, credit control
methods (quantitative & qualitative); Commercial banks: credit creation, functions;
Money market and capital market-structure and function; Financial inclusion and
digital banking.VIII. Determination of Income and Employment: Classical theory of employment;
Keynesian theory: effective demand, aggregate demand, and supply; Consumption
function and investment function; Multiplier and accelerator concepts; Equilibrium
level of income and employment; Role of fiscal and monetary policies to stabilize
economy.
IX. Government Budget and the Economy:Meaning and components of government
budget; Public revenue: sources, classification, canons of taxation; Revenue and
capital expenditure; Revenue and capital receipts; Fiscal deficit, primary deficit;
Types of taxes: direct and indirect; Fiscal federalism; Fiscal policy: objectives, tools,
and limitations.
X. Indian Economy
(a) Structure and Features: Characteristics of the Indian economy; Demographic
profile: population trends and challenges; Natural resources and economic
development.
(b) Agriculture; Role of agriculture in Indian economy; Land reforms and Green
Revolution; Modern agricultural techniques; Problems of Indian agriculture;
Government schemes and subsidies.
(c) Industry: Industrial growth and structure; Public sector and private sector;
Industrial policies in India; MSMEs and Make in India initiative.
(d) Services Sector: Growth and contribution to GDP; IT, communication, tourism,
banking.
(e) Economic Reforms since 1991: Liberalization, privatization, globalization; FDI
and its impact.XI. Poverty, Unemployment & Inequality: Definitions, types and causes; Trends in
poverty and unemployment in India; Government schemes for poverty alleviation
and employment; Human Development Index.
XII. Development Economics.
Meaning & scope of development economics; economic growth vs economic
development; indicators of economic development; theories of economic growth
and development ; problems of developing economies; role of capital formation,
human resources and technology in development.
XIII. Development and Planning in India: Objectives and achievements of Five-Year
Plans in India; NITI Aayog \u2013 role and functions; Rural development: objectives,
policies, and programs; Inclusive growth and sustainable development; Regional
imbalance and remedial measures.
XIV. International Trade and Institutions: Basis of international trade: absolute and
comparative advantage; Gains from trade and terms of trade; Free trade vsprotection \u2013 arguments for and against; Importance of foreign trade for India;
Balance of Payments and trade balance; Foreign exchange rate: fixed vs flexible;
Role of international institutions: WTO, IMF, World Bank etc; India\u2019s trade policy
and major trade partners.
XV. Current Economic Issues: GST and its impact; Inflation: types, causes, effects,
WPI\/CPI; Unemployment: types and trends; Climate change and economy; Recent
government schemes; Sustainable Development Goals.
XVI. Economy of Himachal Pradesh:Features of the Himachal economy \u2013 geography
and development constraints; Sectoral composition: primary, secondary and
tertiary sector; Role of tourism and hydropower in state development; Rural
development and Panchayati Raj in Himachal Pradesh; Employment and migration
trends; Government schemes and welfare programs; Industrial policy and smallscale industries in Himachal Pradesh<\/td><\/tr>
(d) Political Science:<\/td>I. Political Theory: Politics; Political Theory; State; Liberty; Equality; Justice; Rights;
Protective Discrimination; Democracy; Socialism; Secularism; Marxism; Gandhian
approach.
II. Indian Government and Politics (Indian Constitution) ; Constituent assembly;
Preamble; Fundamental Rights; Directive Principles of state policy; Parliament;
Prime Minister; Judiciary; President; Budget; Election commission; Local self
governments; Political parties; Caste; Patriarchy; Planned Economy; Social
Movements; Citizenship; Centre state relations; Emergency provisions; Finance
Commission; Comptroller and Auditor General of India; Attorney General of India ;
Anti- defection Law; Official language; Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
III. Comparative Govt. and Politics: Classification of Political System; Electoral System;
Party System.
IV. International Relations: Approaches to study internationalRelations; Cold war;
United Nations; WTO; ASEAN; SAARC; India\u2019s Foreign Policy.<\/td><\/tr>
(e)Public Administration:<\/td>
I. Public Administration, Organization, Decision making, Leadership, Communication,
Coordination.
II. Indian Administration, Civil Services in India, Union Public Service Commission,
State Public Service Commission.
III. Constitutional Authorities: FCI, ECI, CAG.
IV. Non -Constitutional Bodies: Lok Pal and Lokayukta, Citizen\u2019s Charter, RTI Act2005.
V. Administrative Thinkers: Kautilya, Mahatma Gandhi, F.W. Taylor, Elton Mayo, Max
Weber, Herbert Simon, Abraham Maslow, Frederick Herzberg.
VI. Development Administration, Machinery for Planning in India and States.
VII. Political Parties, NGO\u2019s, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Bureaucracy.
VIII. Local Self government.
IX. Globalization, Public-Private-People Partnerships, Corporate Social Responsibility,
Citizen- Centric Administration, Human Rights, National Human Rights Commission
(NHRC).
X. Good Governance, Consumer Protection Act 1986.
XI. Women Empowerment, Welfare of Weaker Sections: SC\/ST and OBC\u2019s, Children
and Aged.XII. Environmental Administration, Environmental Protection Act 1986, National
Green Tribunal, Centre Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board.
XIII. Public Policy, Public Policy Making Organs in India.
XIV. Social Welfare Administration and Social Welfare Policies.
XV. Public Service Delivery and Redressal of Public Grievances.
XVI. Public Finance, Financial Administration, Fiscal Federalism, Centre-state- Financial
Relations, Finance Commission, Tax Administration, CBDT, CBIC, GST, Budget,CAG
and RBI.
XVII. Parliamentary Control over Finance, Parliamentary Committees.
XVIII. E-Governance, E-learning, E-commerce, E-health.
XIX. Disaster Management, NDMA Act 2005, NDMA, NDRF, SDRF.
XX. Emergence, Administrative History, Administrative Set up of HP<\/td><\/tr>
Sociology<\/td>(f)
I. Meaning; History of Sociology (Origin and Development); Nature and Significance.
II. Scope and Subject Matter: Relationship of Sociology with Anthropology, History
and Psychology.
III. Basic Concepts: Society; Community; Institutions and Associations; Status and Role.
IV. Sociological Concepts: Socialization; Culture; Social Change & factors of social
change; Social Groups.
V. Society in India; India as a Plural Society: Meaning and Characteristics of Plural
Society; Traditional Basis of Indian Society; Unity and Diversity.
VI. Social Institutions: Caste; Class; Tribe; Family; Marriage and Kinship.
VII. Identities and Change: Dalit\u2019s Movement; Women\u2019s Movement; Policies and
Programmes for the upliftment of Dalits and Women.
VIII. Challenges to State and Society: Communalism; Secularism and Casteism.
IX. Sociological Theories of August Comte; Karl Marx; Max Weber; Emile Durkheim
X. Methods of Sociological Enquiry; Logic of Social Research; Methodological
Perspectives & Modes of Enquiry.
XI. Techniques of Social Research: Research Design; Data Collection; Data Analysis;
Statistical Analysis
XII. Concept, Meaning, Need & Importance of Sociology of Environment.
XIII. Environment and Resources: Environment and Natural Resources; Ecology,
Ecosystem and SocietyXIV. Development and Environment: Industrialization, Urbanization and Environmental
Degradation; Depletion of Natural Resources and Pollution – Air, Water and Soil.
XV. Contemporary Environmental Concerns: Deforestation and Ecological Crises;
Global Warming and Climate Change; Construction of Dams and its Impacts
XVI. Social Demography: Meaning, Nature and Development of Social Demography;
Scope and Importance of Social Demography
XVII. Demographic Processes: Fertility ; Mortality; Migration
XVIII. Population Theories: Malthusian Theory of Population; Theory of Demographic
Transition; Theory of Optimum Population
XIX. Population Growth and its Impact: Economic and Social :Consequences;
Environment (Pollution and Depletion of Resources); Population Policy in India
XX. Theory and Practice of Development: Meaning, Characteristics and Dimensions of
Development (ii) Social Change and Social Progress;
XXI. Recent Trends in Development: Global Inequalities in Development; Human
Development Theory: Growth vs Development.
XXII. Post Development Theory: Gender and Development(GAD); Public Private
Partnership (PPP); Participatory Development and Role of PRIs
XXIII. Sustainable Development: Meaning, Characteristics and Strategies of Sustainable
Development; Environmental Discourse; UN Earth Charter 1992
XXIV. Religion and Society: Sociology of Religion: Meaning, Nature and Scope; Sacred
and Profane; Functions of ReligionXXV. Religion in India-I: Hinduism: Islam
XXVI. Religion in India-II: Christianity; Buddhism and Sikhism
XXVII. Secularism and Communalism: Secularism: Meaning, Characteristics and Factors of
Secularism; Communalism: Meaning, Characteristics and Factors of Communalism.
XXVIII. Marriage, Family and Kinship: Marriage: Meaning, characteristic, & significance of
marriage; Family & Household: Meaning, Characteristics & types of family &
household; reimagining family; Kinship: Meaning, degree & types of kinship;
Contemporary Issues in Marriage, Family and Kinship
XXIX. Social Stratification: Meaning, Characteristics and Basis of Social Stratification;
Social Differentiation, Social Inequality and Hierarchy
XXX. Forms of Social Stratification: Race and Ethnicity; Caste, Class and Gender
XXXI. Approaches of Social Stratification: Karl Marx; Max Weber; Talcott Parsons;
Kingsley Davis & Wilbert E. Moore
XXXII. Social Mobility: Meaning, Characteristics and Factors of Social Mobility; Types of
Social Mobility
XXXIII. Gender and Sexuality: Sociology of Gender; Gender as a Social Construct; Gender
and Sex; Gender Roles
XXXIV. Gender Differences and Inequalities: Concept of Gender Inequality; Gender based
Division of Labour; Gender and Caste; Gender and Class
XXXV. Gender Discrimination: Meaning, Causes and Consequences; Remedial Measures
for Removing Gender Discrimination
XXXVI. Gender Equality: Constitutional Provisions for Women; Quest for Gender Equality;
Women Empowerment: Meaning, Policies and Programmes for Women
Empowerment; Women Movements
XXXVII. Polity and Society in India: Meaning, Nature and Characteristics of Political
Sociology; Scope and Significance of Political Sociology
XXXVIII. Political Identities: Caste as a Factor of Political Identity; Religion and Ethnicity as
Factors of Political IdentityXXXIX. Political Processes: Democracy and Bureaucracy; Power and Authority
XL. Protest and Resistance in Indian Politics: Pressure and Interest Groups; Farmers,
Women and Dalit Movements
XLI. Economy and Society: Sociology of Economic Life; Sociological Aspects of Economic
Processes
XLII. Modes of Production: Domestic and Peasants; Capitalist and Socialist
XLIII. Contemporary Issues: Globalization: Meaning, Characteristics and its Impact on
Society; Development: Meaning and Indicators of Development; Global Trends of
Development
XLIV. New Economic Sociology: Post Industrial Society; Information, Communication,
Technology and Society; Social Security and Alienation

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<\/td>(g) Subjects of B.Ed Course
Childhood and Development Years; Contemporary India and Education; Language
Across the Curriculum; Understanding Disciplines and Subjects; Text Reading and
Reflections; Learning and Teaching; Assessment for Learning, Drama and Art in
Education; Teaching of Social Science, English, Hindi and Sanskrit; Knowledge and
Curriculum; Gender, School and Society; Inclusive School; ICT in Teaching-Learning
Process; Understanding the Self, Health and Physical Education; Vocational and
Work Education; Education for Peace, Guidance and Counseling.
(h) General knowledge: General Knowledge including General knowledge of Himachal
Pradesh.
(i) Current Affairs.
(j) Everyday Science.
(k) Logical Reasoning.
(l) Social Science (10th standard).
(m)General English (10th standard).
(n) General Hindi (10th standard).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n