The Civil Services Examination comprises of two progressive stages - Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Objective sort) for the determination of contender for the Main Examination that involves composed exam and Interview for the last choice of possibility for the different Services and Posts.

The UPSC prelims exam is intended to serve as a screening test just; the imprints acquired in the Preliminary Exam frames the premise to be announced fit the bill to compose the Mains Exam yet won't be meant deciding their last request of legitimacy.

The Preliminary Examination comprises of two papers of Objective sort (different decision addresses) each of 200 stamps and conveys an aggregate of 400 imprints. The question papers are set both in Hindi and English. Every paper is of two hours term. Daze competitors are permitted additional season of twenty minutes for every paper.

The syllabus for the Preliminary Exams for Paper-I:

o Current events of national and international importance.
o History of India and Indian National Movement.
o Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
o Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
o Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
o General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
o General Science

The syllabus for the Preliminary Exams for Paper-II:

o Comprehension
o Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
o Logical reasoning and analytical ability
o Decision-making and problemsolving
o General mental ability
o Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)

Books for Civil Services Exam Preparation

1. Standard IAS Books for Civil Services Exam – Eg: Laxmikanth for Indian Polity.
2. School and Graduation Text Books – Eg: NCERT, NIOS, IGNOU etc.
3. Newspapers and Magazines – Eg: The Hindu, Yojana, Kurukshetra etc.
4. Online UPSC Study Materials – Eg: ClearIAS.com, Government websites like PIB etc.

Please find the fie attached for the notes on the Effects of globalisation on Indian society topic in the General Studies subject attached in the below file

Attached Files

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