Prelim Subjects available for IAS Exam

Is there any subject to choose for IAS preliminary exam, will you please provide here???

[Raman Vij]

The IAS Prelims will be objective type paper and consist of 2 papers compulsory to all.

There is negative marking of 0.33 marks for each wrong answer

Each paper will of 200 marks each and 2 hours in duration.

The number of questions in each paper is not fixed and can vary every year

You have to appear for both papers, held on the same day, for your papers to be checked

If you appear for one paper, your attempt is counted

Prelims Syllabus

(Paper 1) (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs
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 donot require subject specialization
General science.

(Paper II) (200 marks) Duration : Two hrs
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)
English language comprehension skills (Class X level)
Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.