CGPSC Preliminary Exam Pattern:
Paper |
Subjects |
Duration |
Marks |
Paper 1 |
General Studies |
2 hrs |
200 Marks |
Paper 2 |
General Aptitude Test |
2 hrs |
200 Marks |
Total |
400 Marks |
Paper 1: General Studies
Part-I: General Studies
1. History of India and Indian National Movement.
2. Physical, Social & Economic Geography of India.
3. Constitution of India & Polity.
4. Indian Economy.
5. General Science & Technology.
6. Indian Philosophy, Art, Literature & Culture.
7. Current Affairs & Sports.
8. Environment.
Part-II: General Knowledge of Chhattisgarh
1. History of Chhattisgarh, & Contribution of Chhattisgarh in Freedom Movement.
2. Geography, Climate, Physical status, Census, Archeological and Tourist Centres of Chhattisgarh.
3. Literature, Music, Dance, Art and Culture, Idioms and Proverbs, Puzzle/Riddle, Singing of Chhattisgarh.
4. Tribes, Special Traditions, Teej and Festivals of Chhattisgarh.
5. Economy, Forest, and Agriculture of Chhattisgarh.
6. Administrative Structure, Local Government, and Panchayatiraj of Chhattisgarh.
7. Industry in Chhattisgarh, Energy, Water and Mineral Resource of Chhattisgarh.
8. Current Affairs of Chhattisgarh.
Paper 2: General Aptitude Test
1. Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
2. Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
3. Decision-making and problem-solving.
4. General mental ability.
5. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. -Class X level).
6. Knowledge of Hindi Language (Class X level).
7. Knowledge of Chhattisgarhi Language.