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New Syllabus and Content and strategy for Civil Services Preliminary Examination, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (civil services help) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:36:00 -0800

the UPSC Preliminary Examination 2011 examination will consist of two papers. Paper I and II are each worth 200 marks and have been allotted two hours each.

Paper I - 200 marks, Duration Two Hrs – candidates will be tested on their knowledge of:

1.Current events of national and international importance-this is the area which requires the highest amount of concentration and carries high weightage of around 30 to 40 marks this can be expected to rise this year for prelim 2011..the best way to keep track with current events will be to follow any national newspaper preferably …the hindu,business line,the times of india or indian express…a complete reading of all the events along with editorials is required..making a note of important events or personalities,awards with specific focus on economic activity is required.

Any monthly magazine ..civil services chronicle and competition wizard are the most preferred magazine..pratyogita darpan is also a good book to follow…news panorama is a must read book for prelims the above books should take care of current affairs..

2. Indian history and Indian national movement-the recent trend in history shows that more concentration on modern history is required especially on idian national movement and events after the year 1500 there has been a considerable decrease In the number of questions to around 15 an the trend is expected to stay the same

3. Indian and world geography, including the physical, social and economic geography of India and the world-this area is another area where a lot of questions are asked in civils ..for geo and history ncert books are the most imp books to read..along with them tata mcgraw hill or spectrum is a good book to follow

d. Indian polity and governance – Constitution, the political system, panchayati raj, public policy and Rights Issue etc-this part is the most important in the context of both gaining insights into indian governance and also in the context of upsc exam..as a civil aspirant every one must be thorough with polity and laxmikanth for polity would be the best book to follow…

e. Economic and social development, sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics and social sector initiatives etc .-any business newspaper and pratyogiyata darpan special edition would be useful…ncert books alo need to be studied for conceptual clarity

f. General Issues on Environmental Ecology, bio-diversity and Climate Change- that do not require subject specialization.

g. General Science-tata mcgraw hill and icse books of 8^th 9^th and 10^th would be enough.

Spend around 4 to 6 hours per day for about one year.this should be good enough to take care of prelims

Paper II –200 marks –Duration Two Hrs- will consist of:-

a. Comprehension

b. Interpersonal skills including communication skills

c. Logical reasoning and Analytical ability

d. Decision making and problem solving

e. General Mental Ability

f. Basic Numeracy (numbers and their relation, orders of magnitude etc (Class X level), Data Interpretation (Charts, Graphs, Tables, Data sufficiency etc – Class X level)

g. English language comprehension skills

noreply@blogger.com (civil services help) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:32:00 -0800

Its been a long time since i posted in the blog..but i shall be posting reguarly ..and responding to queries if any..i shall post the mains 2010 question papers of g.s,public ad and anthropology..the dynamics of mains upsc has changed completely and it requires new insights to answer the present trend of questions appearing in upsc...csat is acompletely new thing and it is not possible to predict on it until the notification comes out..

but whatever be the pattern or syllabus or question paper format only the person who reads the newspapers regularly has a far greater success rate

the hindu,times of india along with any business paper such as business line is most essential for success in civil services...

i had written mains in 2007,2009 and 2010 and i there had been considerable change in the pattern from 07 to 10 and the changes do not seem to be stopping for good..

opinion oriented questions have seemed to take centrestage and how to apply the knowledge one has is mmore important now....any ways all the very best to starters and also those who have been struggling for long....

noreply@blogger.com (civil services help) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:26:00 -0800

cIVIL SERVICE EXAM 2009

GENERAL STUDIES - Paper II

Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300

INSTRUCTIONSC

Each Question is printed both in Hindi and English Medium.Answer must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer book in the space provided for the purpose . No Marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specific in the Admission Certificate.

Candidates should attempt all questions strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question. The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.

1. Write notes on any three of the following (in about 150 words each) 3×15=45

India’s strategic interests in South Asia
China’s ‘peaceful rise’ doctrine
India Russia Defence Ties
India’s ‘soft’ and ‘Hard’ power strategy in foreign policy

2. Write brief notes on any four of the following in about 50 words each 4×5=20

Nuclear Supply Group ( NSG ) and India
Your view on the recent ‘ Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment
and Self Governance Order 2009’
Wakhan Corridor
Nuclear Submarine ‘ Arihant’
National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)

3. Comment on any two of the following in about 100 words 2×10=20

India – USA as strategic partners
Ethnic conflict in South Asia
‘ NEPAD’ and its objectives

4. Write on any two of the following in about 50 words each. 2×5=10

Indo-Bhutan trade relations
Sino Myanmar relations
Geopolitics and Geostrategy

5. Comment critically on any one of the following statements in not more than 200 words: 20

“ Foreign investment is far from being critical to India’s economic growth”
“ The Lesson of current global financial crisis is that India should halt and may be even reverse financial liberalization”.

6. Answer any one of the following in about 200 words : 20

“ In the WTO negotiations over the years of the DOHA Rounds , India appears to be diluting its stand on agriculture issues to pursue perceived gains in services”. Critically examine this statements.
Discuss the Indo – US Knowledge initiative in Agriculture.

7. Answer any two of the following questions (in about 150 words each) 15×2=30

Evaluate the prospects for greater economic cooperation between India & China.
Does India need the World Bank?
Critically assesses the recent Free Trade Agreement entered into by India with ASEAN.

8. Answer any three of the following questions (in about 150 words each) 3 ×15=45

What do you understand by ‘Biosignatures’? Discuss briefly.
Write about Green Florescence Protein ( GFP ) and its application.
Define ‘ Bioinformatics’ . How does it work ? What is the major branches and applications ?
What is the ‘ Hubble Space Telescope’ ? How many Service Mission ( SMs) have been conducted for it ?

9. Explain any four of the following (100 words each) 4 ×10=40 a) DNA Finger Printing and its utility.

What is ‘Nanotech’. Give a brief account of its basic concepts, material used and applications.
What is ‘ Graphene’? Mention at least three of its applications.
Define ‘optical frequency comb’. Suggest at least three applications.
Why is Tele-medicine important for country like India?

10. Write brief notes on any five of the following (in about 30 words each): 5 ×13=15

Artificial Sun
‘ Vegetable Gold’
PFCs and ‘ liquid breathing’
The ‘ P- 8 A Poseidon’
Biometric ATMs
Extra Vehicle Activity ( EVA)

11. a). The total areas of cultivation of high, medium and low sugar content, sugarcanes in four regions of a state are given below:

Sugar Content	Region
Sugar Content	North	South	East	West
High	100	100	200	50
Medium	300	300	400	250
Low	800	400	1000	700
Total	1200	800	1600	1000

Draw suitable diagram that facilitates the comparison of areas of cultivation of different sugar content varieties among the four regions : 6

b). The following table gives the production of soda ash ( in tons ) by three companies ( A , B and C ) over seven years period :

Company	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
A	20	25	28	31	34	36	41
B	15	18	23	35	40	46	50
C	45	43	40	37	30	26	20

Draw a suitable diagram so as to compare the performance of these companies: 6

c). The following date relate to the sales and net profit ( in Rupees Crores) of a company : 4

Years	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99
Sales	100	250	300	290	680
Net Profits	2.5	4.5	6	8.5	12

i. In which year the percentage of growth in sales, relative to the previous year is higher?

ii. In which year the percentage of growth in net profit, relative to the previous year, is higher?

iii. Let the probability be defined as the ratio of Net Profit to sales. In which Year the profitability is higher?

d). The Total sales ( in ‘000 rupees ) of a particular item in shop , on 10 consecutive days , is reported by a clerk as follows : 5

35.00

29.60

38.00

30.00

40.00

41.00

42.00

45.00

3.60

3.80

Later it was found that reports of the 4th and 8th days were 10.00 more than the true values and that in the last two days the clerk put a decimal wrongly one place to the left ( for example , 3.60 was really 36.0 ). Calculate the true mean value of sale

12.a). In a factory, 1500 women are working. Eight hundred of them come from rural areas and 450 of the married women are skill labourers. The number of skilled, rural and married labourers is 300. of the 400 unmarried and skilled women labourers , 250 are from urban areas. The number of married, semi skill women labouers from urban areas is 200. One hundred married rural women are semi skilled labourers. Tabulate the above information: 4

b). The mean score of a class in an examination is 70. If the mean score of boys is 60 and that of girls is 75, obtain the percentage of girls in the class: 4

c). In a city 20% people read newspaper A , 25% people read B and 10% read both A and B . What is the percentage of people who read at least one of the two newspapers? : 2

d). In order to study the effect of inoculation on TB, It was found that the number of inoculated and unaffected from TB is 28. and not inoculated and affected from TB is 13. If inoculation was performed over 40 persons out of 60 persons, complete the table and obtain the missing numbers: 2

e). The percentage of literates six villages of an area are noted as follows: 2

52, 46, 21, 30, 17, 24

Can compute the percentage of literates in the entire area from this information? If yes, compute the percentage. If no, state what additional information you would need for computation.