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ability to deliver within a limited time frame. In this regard you need to have a proper planning, proper strategy and a clear road map, where you can monitor your own progress, and if necessary you can change your strategy. In this background I am suggesting few things which I hope will help you in your planning. Here, I am only presenting the General Studies Paper-I by keeping in mind that you are going to prepare the CSAT paper in according to your own convenience. Before making actual planning you must be aware of what to read, and from where to read in first stage, In second stage you must be aware of how to read, And in third stage you need to have a personal road map where you can implement the above 2 stages. This road map should be individual specific, because needs and awareness are different for different people. Now let me discuss the first stage that is what to read and from where to read. For traditional area I am suggesting these following books which according to me are more then sufficient to qualify P.T.
Science:
NCERT- VI to X (New) What, Why & How by CSIR. Defense Current Affairs & Defense chapter of India Year Book S&T Current Affairs & S&T Chapter of India Year Book.
Geography:
XI, XII NCERT (New) Read current affair with Atlas, locate each & everything which are in news. Thoroughly use your Atlas
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And following chapters of India Year Book: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. Land & The people. Agriculture. Energy. Environment. Water Resources. States & Union Territories
Polity:
XI, XII NCERT (New). Polity chapter of India Year Book. General Information chapter of India Year Book. Justice & Law chapter of India Year Book. Indian Polity , by Laxmikant Current Affairs of Polity
Economics:
Clear your basic concepts of Economics with any book. Current Affair of Economics Economic Survey -summery of each chapter which is given in the last page. And see the boxes
given in every chapter. And following chapters of India Year Book: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. Agriculture. Basic Economic Data. Commerce. Communication. Education. Finance. Corporate Affairs. Food & Civil Supplier. Health & Family Welfare. Housing. Industry.
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Labour. Mass Communication. Planning. Rural development. Transport. Welfare. Youth Affair & Sports.
Environment:
Environment chapter of India Year Book. Geography books of NCERT (new). Current Affair. Internet
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Current Affairs
This is the most important section of this paper. After analyzing the recent question paper it is necessary for every aspirant that he/she should give more attention to those traditional area which are in news. For Example: (a) Indias Fast Breeder Reactor has achieved certain milestone or (b) The launch of cryogenic technology had failed recently; in this respect you must be aware with the traditional portion of these areas, these includes: What is Cryogenic technology? When India started to develop this technology? How many countries poses this technology? etc. In the same manner: What is Indias nuclear program? When India started the program? How many stages are there in Indias Nuclear program? In which Generation the Fast Breeder Reactor comes? What are its major use /Advantages? etc. In Short you should change your traditional way of preparation and mould it with the present trend. The present trend is that you need to prepare your traditional area through current affair. That is whatever is in news you must have the awareness of its traditional background & its concept, Now the next question comes in your mind is that, how one can achieve this?
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of panchayat, its political history in India, that is from ancient India to till date. In this way you can prepare your traditional area with the current affairs. To achieve this you do not have to do any research because the above mention books are written in such a manner that you can find the historical background with its concept, in one place, you have to just update that with your current affair. At the same time, with in the Current Affair section there are some special areas where you should have a good command because questions are asked directly from those areas.
They are:-
Various Bills and Acts and their important provisions. Important Reports and their contents. Various governments plans programs. Initiatives taken by the government in various fields.
I hope now you are familiar with what to read and from where to read. Then the next question comes how to read.
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How to read?
In this regard I would suggest that what ever you read you must solve the multiple choice questions. Make your own point wise notes (if necessary) revise your notes again and again. If possible make your own multiple choice questions with the help of previous year question papers.
Clear your concepts from NCERT. Think and analyze those concepts again and again. Revise again and again, and no need to mug up the factual information, try to remember only
important facts and figures so that you can utilize those, in your mains exam as well.
From, May solve the question papers in strictly exam like condition. That is with in the 2 hour
time frame at morning and evening season.
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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.
General Science.
Note 1 : Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper- II) will be tested through passages from
English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper. Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type. Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/ she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.
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Comprehension Interpersonal skills including communication skills; Logical reasoning and analytical ability Decision-making and problemsolving 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)
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