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can anyone tell me that in which exam questions are asked from which subject in both prelims and in all 9 papers of mains. (like in prelim 1st paper, questions are asked from which subject )


Amit. 13th Jul, 2021
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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 13th Jul, 2021

Hi


UPSC 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.

For reference,

Here's detailed prelims syllabus

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(csat)

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:-

Paper 1 :- Essay

Paper 2 :- GS-I :- You have

  • *indian heritage and culture
  • *History and geography of the world and society

Paper 3 :- GS-II :- it includes

  • * Governance,
  • *Polity
  • *Constitution,
  • *Social Justice and International Relations.

Paper 4 :- GS-III :- it includes

  • *Technology,
  • *Economic Development,
  • *Security and Disaster Management
  • *Bio-Diversity,
  • *Environment,


Paper 5 :-  GS-IV :- it has

  • * Ethics
  • *Integrity
  • *Aptitude

Paper 6 : - optional I paper

Paper 7 :- optional II paper

Out of the 9 papers, the remaining two papers are:-

Language paper A :- compulsory indian language

Language paper B :- English


You can get complete UPSC civil services examination syllabus for both PRELIMS & MAINS by visiting our page in the link for which is provided below:-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus

Thank you




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