UPSC-CSAT:PAPER-1....(GENERAL STUDIES)----200 MARKS

UPSC--CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION CSAT-PAPER 1

GENERAL STUDIES : 1                                                             200 MARKS.

DURATION                                                                                   002 HOURS

DATE  OF EXAM                                                                         24-08-2014.

NUMBER OF QUESTION IN PAPER                                              100.

MARKS PER QUESTIONS                                                         02/QUESTION

MODE OF MARKING                                                       NEGATIVE MARKING

                                                                           (-1/3 rd OF TOTAL MARK FOR THE Q)

 

SYLLABUS:                                              :

1. Current Affairs: Events of national and international importance
2. History of India and Indian National Movement
3. Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.
4. Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
5. Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
6. General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change (no subject specialization required)
7. General Science

Here one thing is of most importance:

   We should not give a separate treatment to prelims /mains and interview
   preparation,
   The preparation of all these 3 stages should begin right from the initial stage of
    your preparation.
   As, the topics of CSAT-GS-1 has been widely covered by its static and the 
   dynamic part in      
   the GS-1,GS-2 AND GS-3 papers of mains.

BOOKS TO BE FOLLOWED ;

BE AWARE OF THE BOGUS MARKETING PROPAGANDA:MANY CLASSES ,/WEB-SITES LIST THE NAMES OF THE BOOKS JUST TO SHOW THEIR FAITH-FUL NESS TOWARDS THE PUBLISHERS COMMISSION: 

A.FOR CURRENT AFFAIRS:(THIS SECTIONS ALSO DEALS WITH THE REMAINING 6 SECTION'S DYNAMIC POINT OF VIEW......RECENT PERSPECTIVE.)

Its not a short term process ,the current affair it-self means ,the static and the dynamic part of the syllabus that is mentioned; we will deal with this topic in detail later:

Books /Materials to be followed for the Current Affairs:

1.Any National News Daily has to be read through the lines daily...

    you can subscribe the newspaper through-out your preparation.

2.News Channel such as Lok- sabha and Rajya- sabha ,turns out to be very informative when   

   it comes to the current issues of government reforms and policies.

3.Reports of the various ministries ,(relevant to your syllabus),has to be dealt in detail,.

   you can download them at the following link: REPORTS

4.Economic survey of India    (must read,.......bible for I.A.S aspirants)

    You can download it at this link: ECO SUR OF INDIA.

5.India Year Book-2014         (must read,.......bible for I.A.S aspirants)

6.Be in touch with various government web-sites through -out your preparation.
7.Any magazine such as Civil Services Chronicle, Pratiyogita Darpan,etc
8.If possible subscribe for Govt. magazines such as Kurukshetra and Yojana. 

 

B.FOR HISTORY AND INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT:

1.NCERT Books for class 09--12:has to be mugged up thoroughly.(must for prelims and mains)

2.India's Struggle for Independence: Bipin Chandra Pal.

3.History of Modern World :B.V Rao.

 

C.INDIAN AND THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY:

    Remember ,this has been divided in to 3 sections:(Physical, Social, and Economical)

    Also ,the Indian Geography carries more weightage as compared to the World Geography.

   1.Geography:Gho Cheng Leong. (Physical and Human Geography)

   2.India:A Comprehensive Geography----Khullar.

   3.Atlas---Oxford publication.

   4.NCERT Books for geography of class 09-12----(must study for prelims and mains)

 

D.INDIAN POLITY AND GOVERNANCE:
 Indian polity deals a lot with the constitution of India, amendments and its governance policies:
   1.Indian Polity---Laxmikanth
   2.Indian constitution ----D D Basu.
   3.Indian Polity---P M Bakshi.

   4.NIOS notes of IGNOU
   5.India Year-Book-2014.
   6.Last ,but not least ;NCERT Books of class 11 and 12.....it can be downloaded.

E.ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT:
    1.Indian Economy---Ramesh singh.
    2.Economic  Survey of India----Publication Division.
    3.India Year-Book----Publication Division.
    4.NCERT Books---Class 11 & 12.
    5.Indian Economy---Dutt And Sundaram.
    6.Indian Economy---Mishra and Puri.
    7.IGNOU Notes of NIOS for B.A (Economy).

F. GENERAL ISSUES OF ENVIRONMENT,BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE;
    1.India Year-Book-2014
    2.Environment---Arihant/Rajkumar Singh.
    3.NCERT Books.
    4.nios Notes by IGNOU.

G. General Science.
    It includes:Physics,Chemistry,Botany,Zoology,Electronics,Nano-Tech,Bio-Tech and New
    Innovation in any Technological Field of Research.
    1.NCERT Books are the best source.
    2.National daily;(Science and Technology Column).