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Meghalaya Civil Services Syllabus 2022 Details:

Preliminary Examination Syllabus:

General Studies:

• 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.
• Poverty.
• Sustainable Development.
• Inclusion.
• Demographics.
• Social Sector initiatives, etc.
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
• General Science.

Paper-II Syllabus:

• Comprehension.
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
• Decision-making and problem-solving.
• General mental ability.
• Basic numeracy.
• Data interpretation.

Some Optional Subjects Syllabus:

Agriculture:

Agriculture, its importance in national economy. Factors determining agro‐ecological zones and geographic distribution of crop plants.

Importance of crop plants, cultural practices for cereal, pulses, cultural practices for cereal, pulses, oilseed, fibre, sugar, tuber and fodder crops and scientific basis for these crop rotations, multiple and relay cropping, intercropping and mixed cropping.

Soil as medium of plant growth and its composition, mineral and organic constituents of the soil and their role in crop production; chemical, physical and microbiological properties of soils.

Essential plant nutrients (macro and micro) – their functions, occurrence, cycling in soils Principles of soil fertility and its evaluation for judicious fertilizer use. Organic manures and bio‐ fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, integrated nutrient management.

Principles of plant physiology with reference to plant nutrition, absorption, transaction, and metabolism of nutrients.

Diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies and their amelioration photosynthesis and respiration, growth and development, auxins and hormones in plant growth.

Cell and cell organelles, Cell division, Reproductive cycle, Principles of genetics, gene‐interaction, sex determination, linkage and recombination, mutation, extra chromosomal inheritance, polyploidy. Origin and domestication of crop plants. Genetic resources‐conservation and utilization. Floral biology in relation to selfing and crossing.

Genetic basis of plant breeding pureline selection, mass selection, male sterility and incompatibility and their use in plant breeding. Pedigree selection, back‐cross method of selection. Heterosis and its exploitation. Development of hybrids, composites and synthetics, Important varieties, hybrids, composites and synthetic of major crops. Seed and seed‐production techniques.

Important fruit and vegetable crops of India, method of propagation‐Sexual and asexual. Package and practices and their scientific basis. Crop rotation, intercropping, companion crops, role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, post‐harvest handling and processing of fruits and vegetables. Landscaping and ornamental horticulture, commercial floriculture. Medicinal and aromatic plants. Serious pests and diseases affecting major crops. Principles of control of crop pests and diseases, integrated management. Proper use and maintenance of plant protection equipment.

Principles of economics as applied to agriculture. Farm planning and optimum resource‐use efficiency and maximising income and employment. Farm systems and their spatial distribution, their significant roles in regional economic development.

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science:

1. General : Role of Livestock in Indian Economy and human health. Mixed farming. Agroclimatic zones and livestock distribution. Socioeconomic aspects of livestock enterprise with special reference to women.
2. Genetics and Breeding : Principle of genetics, chemical nature of DNA and RNA and their models and functions. Recombinant DNA technology, transgenic animals, multiple ovulation and embryo‐transfer. Cytogenetics, immunogenetics and biochemical polymorphic and their  application in animal improvement. Gene actions. Systems and strategies for improvement of livestock for milk, meat, wool production and drought and poultry for eggs and meat. Breeding
of animals for disease resistance. Breeds of livestock, poultry and rabbits.
3. Nutrition: Role of nutrition in animal health and production. Classification of feeds, Proximate composition of feeds, feeding standards, computation of rations. Ruminant nutrition. Concepts of total digestible nutrients and starch equivalent systems. Significance of energy determinations. Conservation of feeds and fodder and utilization of agro by‐products. Feed supplements and additives. Nutrition deficiencies and their management.
4. Management : Systems of housing and management of livestock, poultry and rabbits. Farm record. Economics of livestock, poultry and rabbit farming. Clean milk production. Veterinary hygiene with reference to water, air and habitation. Sources of water and standards of potable water. Purification of water. Air changes and thermal comfort. Drainage systems and effluent disposal. Biogas.
5. Animal Production : (a) Artificial insemination, fertility and sterility. Reproductive physiology, semen characteristics and preservation. Sterility its causes and remedies. (b) Meat eggs and wool production. Methods of slaughter of meat animals, meat inspection, judgement, carcass characteristics; adulteration and its detection processing and preservation; Meat products, quality control and nutritive value, By‐products. Physiology of egg production, nutritive value, grading of eggs preservation and marketing. Types of wool, grading and marketing.
6. Veterinary Science : (i) Major contagious diseases affecting cattle, buffaloes, horses, sheep and goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits and pet animals‐Etiology, symptoms, pathogenicity, diagnosis, treatment and control of major bacterial, viral, rickettsial and parasitic infections.

General Studies Paper I

• Indian Heritage and Culture.
• History and Geography of the World and Society
• Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
• Salient features of world’s physical geography.
• Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country, etc.

General Studies Paper II

• Governance.
• Constitution.
• Polity.
• Social Justice.
• International Relations.

General Studies Paper III

• Technology.
• Economic Development.
• Bio – Diversity.
• Environment.
• Security and Disaster Management.

General Studies Paper IV

• Ethics.
• Integrity and Aptitude.

Optional Subjects for Main Examination:

• Agriculture.
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science.
• Anthropology.
• Botany.
• Chemistry.
• Civil Engineering.
• Commerce & Accountancy.
• Economics.
• Education.
• Electrical Engineering.
• English.
• Geography.
• Geology.
• Hindi.
• History.
• Khasi.
• Law.
• Management.
• Mathematics.
• Mechanical Engineering.
• Medical Science.
• Philosophy.
• Physics

Botany Subject:

PAPER‐I Syllabus:

1. Microbiology and Plant Pathology: Viruses, bacteria, and plasmids‐structure and reproduction. General account of infection, Phytoimmunology. Applications of microbiology in agriculture, industry, medicine and pollution control in air, soil and water. Important plant diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi and nematodes. Mode of infection and dissemination Molecular basis of infection and disease resistance/defence. Physiology of parasitism and control measures. Fungal toxins.

2. Cryptogams: Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes‐structure and reproduction from evolutionary viewpoint. Distribution of Cryptogams in India and their economic potential.

3. Phanerogams: Gymnosperms: Concept of Progymonospers. Classification and distribution of Gymnosperms. Salient features of Cycadales, Conferrals and Gnetales, their structures and reproduction. General account of Cycadofilicales, Bennettitales and Cordaitales. Angiosperms: Systematics, anatomy, embryology, palynology and phylogeny. Comparative account of various systems of Angiosperm Classification. Study of angiospermic families‐ Magnoliaceae, Ranunculaceae, Brassicaceae (Cruci‐ferae), Rosaceae, Leguminosae, Euphorbiaceae, Malvaceae, Dipterocar‐paceae, Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), Asclepiadaceae, Verbenaceae, Solana‐ceae, Rubiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Asteraceae (Composite), Poaceae (Gramineae), Arecaceae (Palmae), Liliaceae, Musaceae, Orchidaceae. Stomata and their types. Anamalous secondary growth, Anatomy of C 3 and C 4 plants. Development of male and female gametophytes, pollination, fertilization. Endosperm‐its development and function. Patterns of embryo development. Polymbryony, apoxmix, Applications of polynology.

4. Plant Utility and Exploitation:
Origin of cultivated plants, Vavilov’s centres of origin. Plants as sources for food, fodder, fibres, spices, beverages, drugs, narcotics, insecticides, timber,gums, resins and dyes. Latex, cellulose Starch and their products. Perfumery. Importance of Ethnobotany in Indian context. Energy plantation. Botanical Gardens and Herbaria.

5. Morphogenesis: Totipotency, polarity, symmetry and differentiation. Cell, tissue, organ and protoplast
culture. Somatic hybrids and Cybrids.

PAPER‐II

1. Cell Biology: Techniques of Cell Biology. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells‐ structural and Ultrastructural details. Structure and function of extracellular matrix or ECM (cell wall) and membrane cell adhesion, membrane transport and vesicular transport. Structure and function of cell organelles (chloroplasts, mitochondria, ER, ribosomes, endosomes, lysosomes, peroxisomes, hydrogenosome). Nucleus. Nucleolus, nuclear pore complex. Chromatin and nucleosome. Cell signalling and cell receptors. Signal transduction ( G‐1 proteins, etc.). Mitosis and meiosis; molecular basis of cell cycle. Numerical and structural variations in chromosomes and their significance. Study of polytene, lampbrush and B‐ chromosomes‐structure, behaviour and significance.

2. Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution: Development of genetics, and gene versus allele concepts
(Pseudoalleles). Quantitative genetics and multiple factors. Linkage and crossing over‐methods of gene
mapping including molecular maps (idea of mapping function). Sex chromosomes and sexlinked
inheritance, sex determination and molecular basis of sex differentiation. Mutation (biochemical and
molecular basis). Cytoplasmic inheritance and cytoplasmic genes (including genetics of male sterility).
Prions and prion hypothesis.
Structure and synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins. Genetic code and regulation of gene expression.
Multigene family.
Organic evolution‐evidences, mechanism and theories. Role of RNA in origin and evolution.

3. Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Biostatistics: Methods of plant breeding—introduction, selection and hybridization (pedigree,backcross, mass selection, bulk method). Male sterility and heterosis breeding. Use of apomixis in plant breeding. Micropropagation and genetic engineering‐methods of transfer of genes and transgenic crops; development and use of molecular markers in plant breeding. Standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV). Tests of significance (Z‐test, t‐test and chi‐square tests). Probability and distributions (normal, binomial, and Poisson distributions). Correlation and regression.

4. Physiology and Biochemistry: Water relations, Mineral nutrition and ion transport, mineral
deficiencies. Photosynthesis‐photochemical reactions, photophosphorylation and carbon pathways
including C pathway (photorespiration), C, C and CAM pathways. Respiration (anaerobic and aerobic,
including fermentation‐electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation. Chemiosmotic theory and
ATP synthesis. Nitrogen fixation and nitrogen metabolism. Enzymes, coenzymes, energy transfer and
energy conservation. Importance of secondary metabolites. Pigments as photoreceptors (plastidial
pigments and phytochrome). Photoperiodism and flowering, vernalization, senescence. Growth
substances‐their chemical nature, role and applications in agri‐horticulture, growth indices, growth
movements. Stress physiology (heat, water, salinity, metal). Fruit and seed physiology. Dormancy, storage
and germination of seed. Fruit ripening‐ its molecular basis and manipulation.

5. Ecology and Plant Geography: Ecological factors. Concepts and dynamics of community. Plant
succession. Concepts of biosphere. Ecosystems and their conservation. Pollution and its control (including
phytoremediation).
Forests types of India—afforestation, deforestation and social forestry. Endangered plants, endemism
and Red Data Books. Biodiversity. Convention of Biological Diversity. Sovereign Rights and Intellectual
Property Rights. Biogeochemical cells. Global warming.