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KARNATAKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SYLLABUS FOR GAZETTED PROBATIONERS’ GROUP `A’ & `B’ MAIN EXAMINATION OPTIONAL SUBJECTS Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Co-operation and Sericulture Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences and Fisheries Botany Chemistry Civil Engineering Commerce Criminology Economics Electrical Engineering Geography Law Mathematics History Mechanical Engineering Philosophy Geology Physics Political Science & International Relations Psychology Public Administration Sociology Statistics Zoology Rural Development & Co-operation Hindi Anthropology Urdu Kannada English Management CODE NUMBER 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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Note: The candidates are not allowed to offer the following combination of subjects Political Science & International Relations/Public Administration Commerce & Accountancy / Management Anthropology / Sociology Mathematics / Statistics Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Co-operation & Sericulture/ Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences & Fisheries Civil Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Economics/Rural Development & Co-operation Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Co-operation & Sericulture/ Rural Development & Co-operation Hindi/Urdu/Kannada/English languages.

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SYLLABUS FOR GAZETTED PROBATIONERS’ GROUP `A’ & `B’ MAIN EXAMINATION PART - B MAIN EXAMINATION

Compulsory Papers:- Kannada and English

The aim of these papers is to test the ability of the candidates to read and understand serious discursive prose and to express ideas clearly and correctly in Kannada and English. The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows:

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Paper - II - English

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Comprehension of...