45 Years UPSC Civil Services Previous Papers I Latest Edition
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Category-wise Cut-off Marks (Prelims, Mains & Final Selection).
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66 Prelims & 238 Mains Topic-wise Sections.
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Topic-wise Essays of 28+ Years.
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8 Years’ Topic-wise Mains GS Questions.
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Micro Analysis of Questions (Prelims & Mains).
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About the Author:
– Pavneet Singh –
Pavneet Singh transcends the role of an ordinary educational consultant, assuming the mantle of a dedicated mentor whose mission is to actively mould the destinies of civil services aspirants towards a triumphant path of achievement. With a profound reservoir of knowledge and a wealth of experience under his belt.
He is an educational consultant and is associated with training aspirants for the Civil Services Examination. He is also the author of many best – selling titles for the Civil Services Examination.
About the book:
45 Years UPSC Civil Services Previous Papers book gives a detailed analysis of UPSC previous year questions for the Preliminary and Main exams. It offers a comprehensive understanding of the subjects through micro-segregation. It has over 28 years of topics for essay-based questions. It is authored by Pavneet Singh who is a best selling author of many books for the Civil Services Examinations and is a teacher for UPSC exams on Unacademy. The topic-wise questions make this one of the best UPSC books for preparations of UPSC Prelims and UPSC Mains.
The book offers an unparalleled analysis of past year questions asked in UPSC civil services Preliminary and Main examination. Each subject is analyzed by micro segregation of topics and sub- topics to aid the deeper analysis of each subject. The book will offer a comprehensive understanding of the subjects and enable aspirants to focus their energies by mapping their preparation material with nature of questions. The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Servants of the Government of India, including IAS, IFS, IPS and IRS. It is conducted in three phases – Preliminary Examination consisting of two objective-type papers (General Studies Paper-I and General Studies Paper II also popularly known as Civil Service Aptitude Test), and Main Examination consisting of four General Studies Papers, Compulsory Essay Paper and Optional Subject Paper I & II and Qualifying Paper on Indian Languages and English, followed by Interview Test.
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ISBN 10
8119361172
ISBN 13
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Number of pages
672
Language
English
Book Publisher
Unique Publisher India Pvt. Ltd.
Edition
2023rd
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Paperback
Author
Pavneet Singh
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Doing so provides the students with a ready reckoner of content for 23 topics in the Civil Services Mains Examination that can be only prepared from the 2nd ARC Reports.
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2nd ARC Reports (Reports Number 1 to 15)
This book comprehensively covers the 2nd ARC Reports from the perspective of Civil Services Mains Examination. The students can rely upon the notes here for their exam because they are written in a user-friendly format that enhances learner retention.
The distinctive feature of this book is that it contains a context explaining why the 2nd ARC Reports made certain recommendations, rather than just giving compilation of recommendations that makes no sense without a context. This book enables a reader to contextualize the problem related to Governance structures in India and analyze the presented solution.
Doing so provides the students with a ready reckoner of content for 23 topics in the Civil Services Mains Examination that can be only prepared from the 2nd ARC Reports.
Mumtaj Alam –
Highly recommended! Solving these previous papers has boosted my confidence and provided valuable insights into the UPSC exam format and question types
Ranjit Kaur –
Great compilation of previous UPSC papers. It’s very helpful in assessing preparation levels and identifying areas that need improvement.
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I found this book to be extremely helpful for my UPSC preparation. The extensive collection of previous papers allows for thorough practice and familiarization with the exam format. It’s been instrumental in identifying my strengths and weaknesses, helping me focus my study efforts more effectively