Paper – I General Studies (Code No. 01)
This paper shall be of 200 marks and there shall be 100 objective type (multiple choice) questions.
History, Geography, Political, Art & Culture and Socio Economic Development of Himachal Pradesh.
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-II Aptitude Test (Code No.-02)
This paper shall be of 200 marks and in this paper there shall be 100 objective type (multiple choice) questions.
Comprehension. Interpersonal skills including communication skills. Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
Decision making and problem solving General mental ability Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level) English Language comprehension skills (Class X level)
There will be Negative Marking for incorrect answers (as detailed below) for all questions:-
(i) There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happen to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question.
(iii) If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Duration: The duration of Papers No. I and II (General Studies and Aptitude Test) will be two hours each.
Note:-
It is mandatory for the candidates to appear in both the papers of Preliminary Examinations for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, if he/she does not appear in both the papers he/she will be disqualified.
