REVISED SYLLABI FOR CSS COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, …

1 REVISEDSYLLABIFORCSS COMPETITIVE examination , CE-2016 FPSC, F-5/1, AGA KHAN ROAD,ISLAMABAD.(i)INDEXSr. Scheme of CSS COMPETITIVE (Precis and Composition) Science & Comparative Study of Major & & (ii)Sr. & Public of Pakistan & of History & and Mass Law & Planning & Urban Scheme and Syllabus for CSS CompetitiveExamination-2016 FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONREVISEDSCHEME OF CSS COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONWRITTENEXAMINATION(1200 MARKS)A:COMPULSORYSUBJECTS(600 MARKS)Code (Precis and Composition) StudiesORComparative Study ofMajor Religions(For Non Muslims)100 Total600B:OPTIONALSUBJECTS(600 MARKS)Group-I.

2 (To selectone subjectof(200 marks)only)Code & Relations200 Group-II:(To selectsubject(s)of200 marksonly)Code Scheme and Syllabus for CSS CompetitiveExamination-2016 Group-III:(To selectone subjectof100 marksonly)Code & Public Planning & Urban Management100 Group-IV:(To selectone subjectof100 marksonly)Code of Pakistan & History & of USA100 Group-V:(To selectonesubject of100 marksonly)Code & Literature100 Group-VI:(To selectonesubject of100 marksonly)Code Law & Scheme and Syllabus for CSS CompetitiveExamination-2016 Group-VII:(To selectonesubject of100 marksonly)Code & Mass :Question papersin Urduorother Pakistaniregional languages (Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto andBalochi), Persian and Arabic should be answered in therespective languages unless otherwise directed in thequestion :There will be two papers of 100 marks each ofthe subjects which carry 200 marks.

3 Inother subjects of100 markstherewill be one paper. Eachpaper will be of3 hours :The candidates should expect some objectivetype question(MCQ s)in compulsory and Scheme and Syllabus for CSS CompetitiveExamination-2016 PAPER:ENGLISH ESSAY(100 MARKS)Candidates will be required to write one or more Essay in English. A wide choice of topicswill be are expected to reflect comprehensive and research based knowledge on aselected topic. Candidate s articulation, expression and technical treatment of the style ofEnglish Essay writing will be Scheme and Syllabus for CSS CompetitiveExamination-2016 PAPER.

4 ENGLISH (PRECIS & COMPOSITION)(100 MARKS)The examination in this subject will be based upon a paper carrying 100 marks to Test thecandidate s abilities to handle Precis Writing, Reading Comprehension, SentenceStructuring, Translation, Grammar and Vocabulary, Writing(20 marks)A careful selected passage with an orientation of generic understanding and enoughflexibility for compression shall be given for pr cising and suggesting an appropriate of the total 20 marks allocated to this question, 15 shall go to pr cising the text and 5 tosuggesting the Comprehension(20 marks)

5 A carefully selected passage that is rich in substance but not very technical or discipline-specific shall be given, followed by five questions, each carrying 4 and Vocabulary(20 marks)Correct usage of Tense, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Phrasal Verbs,Synonyms and Antonyms Correction(10 marks)The sentences shall be given each having a clear structural flaw in terms of grammar orpunctuation. The candidates shall be asked to rewrite them with really needed correctiononly, without making unnecessary alterations.

6 No two or more sentence should haveexactly the same problem, and 2-3 sentences shall be based on correction of (10 marks)A random list of twenty words of moderate standard (neither very easy nor utterlyunfamiliar) shall begiven, to be grouped by the candidates in pairs of those having similaror opposite meaning, as may be clearly directed in the of Words(10 marks)Ten pairs shall be given of seemingly similar words with different meanings, generallyconfused in communication, for bringing out the difference in meaning of any five of them byfirst explaining them in parenthesis and then using them in Scheme and Syllabus for CSS (10 marks)

7 Ten short Urdu sentences involving structural composition, significant terms andfigurative/idiomatic expressions shall be given, to be accurately translated into Grammar in UseRaymond Murphy (CambridgeUniversity Press). (Oxford University Press). Little, Brown HandbookH. Ramsey Flower & Jane Aaron (TheLittle, Brown Harper Collins.) University English (ELBS;Longmans) Better, Speak BetterReaders Digest English in ActionHenry Christ ( Heath & Co.)7 REVISED Scheme and Syllabus for CSS CompetitiveExamination-2016 PAPER:GENERAL SCIENCE & ABILITY(100 MARKS)Part-I (General Science)60 Sciences Constituents and Structure:-Universe, Galaxy, Light Year, Solar System, Sun,Earth, Astronomical System of Units.

8 Process of Nature:-Solar and Lunar Eclipses, Rotation and Revolution,WeatherVariables (Global Temperature, Pressure, Circulation, Precipitation, Humidity) andWeather Variations. natural hazards and Disasters:-Earth Quake, Volcanic Eruption, Tsunami,Floods, Avalanche, Travelling Cyclone (Tropical Cyclone, Middle Latitude Cycloneand Tornadoes), Drought, Wildfire, Urban Fire. disaster Risk Management. Energy Resources:-Sources of Energy (Renewable LED Energy, SolarEnergy, Wind Energy and Non-Renewable Energyconservation and itssustainableuse.)

9 Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding, Electromagnetic Radiations. Modern Materials/Chemicals:-Ceramics, Plastics, Semiconductors. Antibiotics,Vaccines, Fertilizers, Sciences The Basis of Life:-Cell Structures and Functions (Subcellular Organelles such asNucleus, Mitochondria and Ribosomes). Biomolecules:-Proteins, Lipids, Carbohydrates and Enzymes. Plant and Animal Kingdom:-Abriefsurvey of plant and animal kingdom topinpoint similarities and diversities in nature. A Brief Account of Human Physiology.

10 Common Diseases and Epidemics:-Polio, Diarrhea, Malaria, Hepatitis, Denguetheir Causes and Prevention. New Model Concept of Producing BIO Fuel Science Environment:-The Atmosphere (Layered Structure and Composition), Hydrosphere(Water Cycle, Major Water Compartments), Biosphere (Major Biomes) andLithosphere (Minerals and Rocks, Rock Types, Plate Tectonics). Atmospheric Pollution:-Types, Sources, Causes and effects of major airpollutants (COx, Particulate Matter, NOx, SOx, Tropospheric Ozone, Volatile OrganicCompounds, Dioxins).