New Pattern from 2012 and Prelims Syllabus as given in News paper

New Pattern from 2012 and Prelims Syllabus as given in Gazette of Karnataka:

I have Copy pasted from the PDF  you can check it at:

http://gazette.kar.nic.in/15-09-2011/Part-EOG-(Page-4745-4896).pdf 

The Preliminary Examination shall consist of two papers of objective type

(multiple choice),-

(i) each paper carrying 100 questions with each question carrying two marks; and

(ii) each paper shall be of a maximum of 200 marks and of a duration of two hours (Total for two papers

400 marks) in the following description, namely:-

Sl. No.	Subject Area	Number of Questions	Marks
PAPER - I
1	General studies related to National and International importance 40 80	40	80
2	Humanities 60 120	60	120
Total		100	200
PAPER - II
1	General studies related to State importance 40 80	40	80
2	General Science & Technology Environment & Ecology 30 60	30	60
3	General Mental Ability 30 60	30	60
Total		100	200

Note:

1. The question paper shall be set both in Kannada and English.

2. The standard of General Mental Ability questions of preliminary examination (aptitude test) shall be that of

X/SSLC level and the remaining papers are of Degree Level.

3. The number of candidates to be admitted to the main examination shall be 20 times the vacancies notified

for recruitment in the order of merit on the basis of the performance in the preliminary examination subject

to accommodating the same ratio in adequate number of candidates belonging to the categories of

Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, each of the other Backward Classes and others.

(ii) under the heading “Section II”, “Syllabi for the Examination” for Part-A and entries relating thereto,

the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“PART - A

SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION

1. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (objective type):

PAPER - I

(i) Current events of National and International importance.

(ii) Humanities – History of India – Emphasis shall be on broad general understanding of the subject

in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on Indian national movement

with special emphasis on Karnataka.

(iii) World Geography and Geography of India with a focus on Karnataka.

(iv) Indian polity and economy, including the country’s political system, rural development, planning

and economic reforms in India-sustainable development, poverty alleviation, demographics, social

sector initiatives etc.,

PAPER - II

(i) Current events of State importance and important State Government programmes.

(ii) General Science & Technology, Environment & Ecology-contemporary developments in science and

technology and their implications including matters of everyday observations and experience, as

may be expected of a well-educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific

discipline general issues on Health, environmental ecology, biodiversity and climate change that do

not require subject specialization.

(iii) General Mental Ability,- Comprehension, Logical reasoning and Analytical ability, Decision making,

problem solving, Basic innumeracy (numbers and their relations, order of magnitude etc.,) and

data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc., (class X/SSLC level).”

So Take a Deep Breath ... Only so much to Study :)