Hi
PRELIMS :-
Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -
-) general studies 1 :- You have History, Indian Polity, Geography, Environment, Current Affairs, Science and technology, etc.
-) general studies II ( csat ) :- You have :-Reasoning, Maths, English, Hindi, etc.
Here's are the details :-
UPSC papers( Prelims)
Subjects
Topics
GS Paper I
History, Indian Polity, Geography, Environment, Current Affairs, Science and technology, etc.
-)General issues on Biodiversity and Climate Change
-)Current events of national and international importance.
-)Environmental ecology
-)Economic and Social Development
-)General Science
-)Indian Polity and Governance
-)Indian and World Geography
-)Art and culture
-)Indian history
-)Ancient history, etc.
GS Paper II
Reasoning, Maths, English, Hindi, etc.
-)Comprehension (english and hindi)
-)Interpersonal skills including communication skills
-)Fill in the blanks (english and hindi)
-)Logical reasoning
-)Analytical ability
-)Decision making and problem-solving
-)Questions on General mental ability
-)numbers and their relations, basic numeracy - orders of magnitude, (10th level)
-)Data interpretation - graphs, charts, data sufficiency, tables etc.( 10th level)
MAINS :-
It is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers which are listed below:-
-) GS-I :- You have
*indian heritage and culture
*History and geography of the world and society
-) GS-II :- it includes
* Governance,
*Polity
*Constitution,
*Social Justice and International Relations .
-) GS-III :- it includes
*Technology,
*Economic Development,
*Security and Disaster Management
*Bio-Diversity,
*Environment,
-) GS-IV :- it has
* Ethics
*Integrity
*Aptitude
-) compulsory indian language paper
-) english paper
-) essay paper
-) optional I paper
-) optional II paper
The compulsory indian language and english are qualifying in nature . You just need to qualify them. The marks obtained by you in these two papers will not be counted towards merit list.
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