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lakshita shaan 2nd Oct, 2020

hey,

i hope you are well

paper 1 UPSC IAS prelims syllabus 2020 - general studies

1. current events of national and international importance

2. general issues on environmental ecology , biodiversity and climate change- that do not require specilization

3. economic and social development - sustainable development ,poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc

4. general science

5. indian polity and governance - constitution , political system , panchayati raj , public policy, right issues etc

6. indian and world geography - physical , social, economic geography of india and the world

paper 2

1. comprehension

2. interpersonal skills including communication

3. logical reasoning and analytical ability

4. decision making and problem solving

5. general mental ability

6. basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc) , data interpretation

for  more information kindly go through the link mentioned below

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

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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 2nd Oct, 2020

Hi

UPSC IAS Examination is conducted into 3 levels-

*prelims exam
*Mains exam.
*Interview

Prelims syllabus

It has two papers - General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper-II.

Syllabus is :-

Indian Polity,
History,
Indian Economy,
Science and Technology,
Environment and Ecology,
International Relations and associated current affairs etc.

Similarly , you can get complete Syllabus of UPSC for both prelims and Mains examination by going to our page, the link is given below

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

Thank you

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