Preliminary Exam Syllabus of General Studies
* General Science.
Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of science including matters of everyday observation and experience, as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any particular scientific discipline.
* Current events of national and international importance
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Mechanical Engineering Syllabus  for IAS Preliminary Exam
Statics :
Simple applications of equilibrium equations.
Dynamics :
Simple applications of equations of motion, work, energy and power.
Theory of Machines :
Simple examples of kinematic chains and their inversions.
Different types of gears, bearings, governors, flywheels and their functions.
Static and dynamic balancing of rigid rotors.
Simple vibration analysis of bars and shafts.
Linear automatic [...]

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Medical Science Syllabus for IAS Preliminary Exam
Human Anatomy
General principles and basic structural concept of gross anatomy of hipjoint, heart, stomach, lungs, spleen, kidneys, uterus, ovary and adrenal glands.
Histological features of parotid gland, bronchi, testis, skin, bone and thyroid gland.
Gross anatomy of thalamus, internal capsule, cerebrum, including their blood supply; functional localisation in cerebral cortex, [...]

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General Economics
1) Micro-economics : (a) Production : Agents of Production; Costs and Supply; Isoquants (b) Consumption and Demand; Elasticity concept (c) Market Structure and concepts of equilibrium; (d) Determination of prices; (e) Components and Theories of Distribution (f) Elementary concepts of Welfare economics : Pareto-optimality-Private and social products-consumers surplus.
2) Macro-economics : (a) National Income [...]

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