{"id":9380,"date":"2017-03-08T10:53:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T10:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=9380"},"modified":"2018-05-28T11:28:41","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T05:58:41","slug":"upsc-cse-civil-services-exam-prelims-csat-syllabus-recourses-general-studies-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/upsc-cse-civil-services-exam-prelims-csat-syllabus-recourses-general-studies-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"IAS Prelims Syllabus &#038; Resources: General Studies Paper II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We had recently shared the <strong>syllabus and resources for IAS Prelims General Studies Paper I<\/strong>. In the following article, we are providing you with the <strong>syllabus and resources for General Studies Paper II<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The GS Paper II, like GS Paper I is for 200 marks and a duration of 2 hours. However, this paper is <em>qualifying in nature<\/em>. The candidates are required to secure <strong>33% minimum<\/strong> to qualify for this. The paper will be of multiple choice, objective type.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>IAS Prelims General Studies Paper II Syllabus and Resources<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><u>IAS Prelims &#8211; Syllabus:<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong> Comprehension, Interpersonal &amp; Communication Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><u>IAS Prelims &#8211; Resources:<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read a variety of text. Newspapers (The Hindu), Novels and Magazines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Previous year UPSC CSE Prelims Question Papers (From 2011 to 2016)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong> Logical reasoning and analytical ability<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><u>IAS Prelims &#8211; Resources:<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Analytical Reasoning by M.K. Pandey (BSC Publication)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A New Approach to Reasoning (Verbal, Nonverbal and Analytical) by B. S. Sijwalii<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Previous year UPSC CSE Prelims Question Papers (From 2011 to 2016)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong> Decision making and problem-solving<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>(very few questions asked from this section from 2013)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #666699; text-decoration: underline;\"><u>IAS Prelims &#8211;\u00a0<\/u>Resources:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Previous year UPSC CSE Prelims Question Papers (From 2011 to 2016)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong> Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. \u2013 Class X Level).<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><u>IAS Prelims &#8211;\u00a0Resources:<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NCERT Class VII to XI Mathematics Textbook<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Previous year UPSC CSE Prelims Question Papers (From 2011 to 2016)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Click here to check out the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/upsc-civil-services-prelims-exam-syllabus-resources-books-general-studies-preparation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>General Studies Paper I Syllabus and Resources<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Click here to take a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/ias\/?ref=blog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FREE UPSC (IAS) Mock Test<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out the following for UPSC PReparation \u2013<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"gdlr-page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/2018\/05\/22\/civil-services-exam-preparation-malnutrition-india\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Civil Services Exam preparation \u2013 Malnutrition in India<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"gdlr-page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/2018\/05\/17\/things-know-part-1-environment-notes-upsc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Things to Know Part 1: Environment notes for UPSC<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"gdlr-page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/2018\/05\/21\/ias-notes-environment-things-know-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IAS Notes \u2013 Environment: Things to Know part 2<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had recently shared the syllabus and resources for IAS Prelims General Studies Paper I. 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