How to face CSE Prelims - Paper one
The Civil Service Examinations is conducted by UPSC in three stages : Prelims,Mains and Personality Test. The Prelims stage consists of two papers : General Studies and Aptitude. This Aptitude paper has been made a qualifying one (33 percent is enough) and so we need not bother much about Paper II. The General Studies paper conducted for 120 minutes will decide whether we are qualified enough for the next stage- Mains.This General Studies paper consists of 100 questions spanning diverse domains from tribal dances to biotechnology. An indicative list of books and materials needed to prepare for each domain is given below : 1. Polity a.Indian polity by Laxmikanth b.NCERT book - Indian constitution at work - Eleventh std. 2. Ancient India Old NCERT book by Ram Sharan Sharma. The new NCERT book is very good for school students but does not have enough fodder material for our exam preparation. 3.Medieval India Old NCERT book by Satish Chandra. 4.Mod...