Civil Services Exam Pattern and Syllabus

My sister has filled application form for UPSC Civil Services Exam – Prelims. She wants to start preparation but don’t have any idea its pattern. So please give information about pattern of UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam with syllabus.

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UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam Pattern

Paper Duration Marks Questions
Paper I – General Studies 2 Hours 200 100
Paper II – Aptitude 2 Hours 200 80
Total 400

Syllabus for Prelims Exam:

General Studies
Current events of national and international importance

Indian and World Geography- Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the world

Economic and Social development – sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.

General science

General issues on environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate change-that donot require subject specialization

Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political system, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights issues, etc.

History of India and Indian national movement

Aptitude Syllabus
Comprehension

Logical reasoning and analytical ability

General mental ability

English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level)

Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level.

Interpersonal skills including communication skills

Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level), Data
Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)

Decision making and problem solving

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