Introduction
People who want to apply for the post of UPSC CDS II need to know the exact syllabus for the post. Some times, the merit students were not able to qualify in the screening test because of the improper knowledge regarding the syllabus. The article UPSC CAPF Exam Syllabus presents the Complete syllabus of UPSC CDS II.
Pattern
| Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| English | 2 Hours | 100 |
| General Knowledge | ||
| Elementary Mathematics |
| Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| English | 2 Hours | 100 |
| General Knowledge |
Syllabus
English: The question paper will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.
- Verb
- Tenses
- Articles
- Synonyms
- Adverb
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Antonyms
- Error Correction
- Vocabulary
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Fill in the Blanks
- Grammar
- Idioms & Phrases
- Comprehension
- Unseen Passages etc.
- Current Affairs – National & International
- Important Financial & Economic News
- Budget and Five Year Plans
- Abbreviations
- Awards and Honors
- Sports
- Important Days
- Science – Inventions & Discoveries
- International & National Organizations
- Books and Authors
- Countries & Capitals etc
- 1. Arithmatic
2. Algebra
3. Trignometry
4. Geometry
5. Mensuration
- Natural numbers
- Integers
- Rational and Real numbers
- Fundamental operations
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Square roots
- Decimal fractions
- Unitary method
- Time and distance
- Time and work
- Percentages
- Applications to simple and compound interest
- Profit and loss
- Ratio and proportion variation
- Elementary Number Theory—Division algorithm
- Prime and composite numbers
- Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11/li>
- Multiples and factors
- Factorization
- Theorem. H.C.F. and L.C.M.
- Euclidean algorithm
- Logarithms to base 10
- laws of logarithms
- Use of logarithmic tables.
- Basic Operations
- Simple factors
- Remainder Theorem
- H.C.F., L.C.M.
- Theory of polynomials solutions of quadratic equations
- Relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered).
- Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns—analytical and graphical solutions.
- Simultaneous linear inequations in two variables and their solutions.
- Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or inequations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable & their solutions.
- Set language and set notation
- Rational expressions conditional identities
- Laws of indices.
- Sine ×, cosine ×, Tangent × when 0° < × < 90° Values of sin ×, cos × and tan ×, for × = 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°
- Simple trigonometric identities.
- Use of trigonometric tables.
- Simple cases of heights and distances.
- (i) Properties of angles at a point,
(ii) Parallel lines,
(iii) Sides and angles of a triangle,
(iv) Congruency of triangles,
(v) Similar triangles,
(vi) Concurrence of medians and altitudes
(vii) Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a parallelogram, rectangle and square,
(viii) Circles and its properties including tangents and normals,
(ix) Loci.
- Areas of squares
- Rectangles
- Parallelograms
- Triangle and circle
- Areas of figures which can be split up into these figures (Field Book)
- Surface area and volume of cuboids
- Lateral surface and volume of right circular cones and cylinders
- Surface area and volume of spheres
- Collection and tabulation of statistical data
- Graphical representation frequency polygons
- Histograms
- Bar charts
- Pie charts
- Measures of central tendency