GPSC Gujarati Grammar and Gujarati Literature Study Materials

Give me syllabus for Gujarat Administrative Service examination of Gujarat Public Service Commission ?

[Arvind Kumar]

Here I am giving you syllabus for Gujarat Administrative Service examination of Gujarat Public Service Commission below :

PAPER – I : English
Total Marks: 75 Duration: 45 Minutes
I. Grammar and Usage
• Article, pronoun, adjective, preposition, conjunction and questions tag
• Verb and tense; agreement between subject and verb; gerund, participle
• Modal auxiliaries; usage of can, may, could, should, etc.
• Use of some, many, any, few, a little, since and for
• Active and passive voice
• Degrees of adjectives
• Common errors of usage
Candidate’s proficiency will be tested by questions on detection of errors in usage, or
selection of grammatically correct sentence from a set of four alternative constructions
or similar design considered appropriate.
II. Verbal Skills and Word Power
• Vocabulary
• Idioms and common phrases
• Spellings
• Homonyms, synonyms and antonyms, commonly confused words
Candidate’s skill set may be tested by direct questions on synonyms and antonyms or
bye the task of completing one or more sentences where some words may be omitted by
design. Word analogies may also be used to test skill in the area.
III. Comprehension
Reading Comprehension of Standard English passages of general interest is tested by
means of main idea, factual, exceptions, assumption, inference and further application
questions – just to mention some familiar types.
The candidate may be asked to contrast and compare statements of different positions
on the same subject. The candidate may be asked to reassemble small passages from
given sentences in a jumbled sequence.


GPSC Gujarat Administrative Service, exam syllabus