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13th October 2016, 12:09 PM
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Re: UPSC Test Paper

The UPSC Civil Services Exam is conducted in two stages Prelims and Mains which are then followed by an interview.

Preliminary Examination

Every year UPSC examination are organized in the month of August,

There are two compulsory papers of 200 marks each in the Civil Services Prelims Exam.

Important Points:

(i) Both the question papers are of the objective type (multiple choice questions) of two hours each.

(ii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English. However, questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills would be provided only in English.

(iii) Blind candidates would be allowed an extra 20 minutes of time at each paper.

Generally there are two papers in prelim exam. They are:

General Studies 1 (200 marks)
General Studies 2 (200 marks)

Syllabus of GS 1

Paper I – (200 marks) Duration : 2 Hours

Current events of national and international importance

History of India and Indian National Movement

Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World

Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc

Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc

General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization

General Science

Paper II – (200 marks) Duration : 2 Hours

Comprehension

Interpersonal skills including communication skills

Logical reasoning and analytical ability

Decision-making and problem-solving

General mental ability

Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data
sufficiency etc – Class X level)


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