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Re: Which type of questions are asked in Civil Services exam and what is the syllabus?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I wan to know about the type of question asked in Civil Services exam alongwith syllabus?

in civil service exam has 2 parts
1. written exam
a. preliminary exam
b. main exam
2. interview

check the attached files below for details syllabus for prelims & main.

Re: Which type of questions are asked in Civil Services exam and what is the syllabus?

its not a very tough exam all you need is to prepare well whatever you study,questions are asked from history of india,and english of 10th level,general knowledge should be well,problem solving capability and reasoning questions.so its not so hard to prepare just prepare well good luck.

Re: Which type of questions are asked in Civil Services exam and what is the syllabus?

QUESTION PATTERN FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION:-

1)PRELIMINARY EXAM
2)WRITTEN EXAM
3)INTERVIEW

This exam is carried out by the UPSC will have a written exam which includes questions at Graduate level.

--The civil Service exam will have a Preliminary Examination for the selection of candidates.
It is further divided into two papers. The duration of each paper is 120 minutes.

The syllabus of the Preliminary will be from the graduation level syllabus.
It will be mostly objective type question.
The syllabus will include GK and awareness, English, quantitative, analysis aptitude etc.

--The candidates who have cleared the preliminary exam are only allowed to appear for the Main Examination.
In the written test candidates have to attend 9 papers. The duration of each paper is 180 minutes.

--After qualifying the Main exam candidates will also have to go through the Interview process.

SYLLABUS:-

The portions for the preliminary Exam paper one are:-
Indian history and national movements,
geography,
current events,
general science,
Indian polity and government,
economics etc.

The portions for paper two are
Comprehension,
Reasoning,
Problem Solving,
Decision Making,
General Ability,
English language etc.

The syllabus for the main examination

• A paper on Indian language
• English
• Essay
• Two papers on general studies
• Four papers on any of the optional subject according to candidate�s choice

Re: Which type of questions are asked in Civil Services exam and what is the syllabus?

There are two papers of 200 marks each.The duration of each paper is two hours.The questions are set in English and Hindi.However,the passage for English language comprehension will have no Hindi translation.
There will be penalty in the form of negative marks for wrong answers.For each wrong answer one-third of the mark assigned will be deducted.However, there is no penalty for not answering a question.
CSAT SYLLABUS:
Paper 1:
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 and Political System,Panchayati Raj, Public policy,Rights Issues,etc.
Economis and Social Development-Sustainable development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social sector initiatives,etc.
General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate change-that do not require subject specialisation
General Science
Paper 2:
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 graph tables, data sufficiency etc-(class X level)
English language comprehension skills(Class X level)
Then if you clear CSAT then you will be writing the mains where you have to opt 2 optional subjects.It is not a necessary that you choose only that sublect which you have studied in college.

Re: Which type of questions are asked in Civil Services exam and what is the syllabus?

questions asked in preliminary will be related to general studies.that is u can refer textbooks of 6th to 10th ssc ,cbsc and ncrt books and material is also available in market .and for current affaairs and general knowledge ull get material and follow daily news paper .

Re: Which type of questions are asked in Civil Services exam and what is the syllabus?

hello friend,dnt worry abt the syllubus u just read manorama 2012 book and the previous history and the things which are going on and the english grammar is the most the main thing is history and goegraphy and related to that subjects is most.......if i gt good book i wil rely u sn ok,all the best!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Which type of questions are asked in Civil Services exam and what is the syllabus?

HEY! first of all you have to be very much clear about general knowledge and current affairs. Just go through the maths part till 10th std. there are 2 exams in civil services 1st is prelims and mains. In prelims you have to choose the subjects and plus g.k,current affairs,general english(essay type) and Indian languages,these are compulsory. For the syllabus you have first decide the subjects which you want to take and then prepare. You can also get online prevoius year quest papers and that will be useful.
ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR PRAPARATION.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I wan to know about the type of question asked in Civil Services exam alongwith syllabus?

Re: Which type of questions are asked in Civil Services exam and what is the syllabus?

The Civil Services Examination consists of two successive stages -

(i) Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination; and

(ii) Civil Services Main Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts noted above.

UPSC Prelims Exam Syllabus 2012

Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
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 do not require subject specialization
General Science.
Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
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).

Part B - Main Examination - Optional Subjects

Paper-I	One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 22 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper)	300 Marks
Paper-II	English	300 Marks
Paper-III	Essay[in the medium you choose]	200 Marks
Papers IV & V	General studies(300 Marks for each paper)	600 Marks
Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX	Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects (300 marks for each paper)	1200 Marks
Total Marks for Written Examination		2000 Marks

Re: Which type of questions are asked in Civil Services exam and what is the syllabus?

Whatever you have studied till class-10,syllabus comprises of everything and questions come from each and every subject.So,get set for revising school stuff thoroughly.Good Luck..

Which type of questions are asked in Civil Services exam and what is the syllabus?

I wan to know about the type of question asked in Civil Services exam alongwith syllabus?