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Congratulations! If you are reading this then you probably are thinking of having a career that is demanding, fulfilling, respectful while being contributive towards the betterment of the society & our country. You have decided to be a part of the executive machinery of our country. This means that you have high ambitions already!If you remember a little bit of our history, you will know that every Chandragupta Maurya required a Chanakya and every Arjuna required a Dronacharya. Why? To be able to provide that oneextrapercentage of guidance,of experience, of wisdom to help you achieve your dreams. I love this poster because it teaches us the sheer power of consistent efforts, no matter how small increment of improvement we do every day. In the end, it always adds up.We at The Prayas India would exactly dothe same for you. To be that sharpening stone for you to hone your skills with, at every stage of the examination. For sure it is your efforts that would bear fruit but we, in our capacity would be happy to serve you. The extra 1 percentyou seek every day that would be a surefire way of

making it through one of thetoughest examinations in India, if not the world.I assure you that our faculty & staff share the exact same thought principles, the vision & the mission that you have imbibed in yourself. Our faculty are passionate teachers who teach because they have a flair for it. The quality of materials provided is indeed enough to help you gauge through the exhaustive syllabus of the Examination. If all of us do our part, the job becomes easier than ever. Our team hopes to serve you and help you bridge the gap between surefooted success and you. Good luck for your preparation & I pray that I see you emerge out as a successful officer!

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Why are we calledTHE PRAYAS?

THE EXAM

Prelims Papers Type No. of questions

Marks Duration Negative marks

General Studies I Objective 100 200 2 hoursYes; 1/ rd of marks3

allotted to eachquestion

General Studies II (CSAT) Objective 80 200 2 hoursYes; 1/ rd of marks3

allotted to eachquestion

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Mains Papers Subject Duration Total marks

Paper A Compulsory Indian language 3 hours 300

Paper B English 3 hours 300

Paper I Essay 3 hours 250

Paper II General Studies I 3 hours 250

Paper III General Studies II 3 hours 250

Paper IV General Studies III 3 hours 250

Paper V General Studies IV 3 hours 250

Paper VI Optional I 3 hours 250

Paper VII Optional II 3 hours 250

Total 1750

• Consists of 9 papers conducted over a period of 5-7 days

• Paper A and B are of qualifying nature and candidates must score at least 25%.

• The Indian Language paper (Paper A) covers any of thelanguages included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution.

• Paper I to Paper VII considered for Merit• Total Marks: 1750

Interview Marks: 275

Total Marks (For Final Merit): 1750 (Mains)+

275 (Interview)=2025

The Union Public Services Commission conducts the Civil Services Examination on an annual basis for recruitment of Officers against vacancies (no. of vacancies mentioned in the notification released every year) for 19 services pan-India. The elite officers are trained to become representatives ofthe Union of India & are directly responsible for the well functioning of the executive and administration ofour country. The UPSC tests knowledge and competency not only in the form of written examinations but avidly judges the personality as well. You need to have a thorough understanding of India & the world – History, Geography, Economics, Polity & Governance, Public administration, World dynamics, Environmental consciousness & should be able to think like a leader with immaculate eye for detail while not compromising on ethics, integrity or morality. A well-rounded, consistent individual who is sincere in efforts & diligent in carrying out work is what the nation demands & the UPSC caters to. The number of vacancies varies every year, and this is what makes the Examination extremely unique. Those who stand undeterred, with sheer determination can & do crack this Examination. This is what makes the dream a prestigious aspiration.

OFFICERS RECRUITED THROUGH THIS EXAMINATION

• Indian Administrative Service• Indian Foreign Service• Indian Police Service• Indian Audit & Accounts Service,

Group ‘A’• Indian Civil Accounts Service,

Group ‘A’• Indian Corporate Law Service,

Group ‘A’• Indian Defense Accounts Service,

Group ‘A’• Indian Defense Estates Service,

Group ‘A’• Indian Information Service, Junior Grade

Group ‘A’• Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’• Indian P&T Accounts & Finance Service,

Group ‘A’• Indian Railway Protection Force Service,

Group ‘A’• Indian Revenue Service (Customs &

Indirect Taxes), Group ‘A’• Indian revenue Service (Income Tax),

Group ‘A’• Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade

III)• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service,

Group ‘B’ (Section Office’s Grade)• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands,

Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’

• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’

• Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’MAINS EXAMINATION

PARTICULARS

SYLLABUSPRELIMS SYLLABUS as per UPSC

NOTIFICATION As the Prelims Examination is objective in nature (MCQs), one needs detailed & thorough understanding of the concepts, nuances to solve the application-based questions. Reading the subjects, doing practice questions & learning from the mistakes is the way to prepare. The more you have this positive feedback loop established in yourself, the more chances of you to clear this stage, with revision being the key. Read, analyze & improve.

MAINS SYLLABUS as per UPSC NOTIFICATION

The Mains Examination is where you need to be able to connect across subjects & write descriptive answers, justifying your thought process. The 4 General Studies papers are related and not a strict delineation of subject/concepts exist because you need to relate most issues to each other. The optional you choose, depends on your interest, field of study in graduation & your depth of understanding in it. The language papers serve to gauge the level of expression you have in one of the languages mentioned in the eighth schedule of the Constitution of India. Although English and the language paper are qualifying in nature, you need to score at least 25% in each to be able to clear the Examination.In addition to this, the Essay paper judges your comprehension, clarity of thought, situational awareness, aptitude, logical thinking & knowledge – an amalgamation of everything. The only way you can be prepared for all of this is through diligent practice & loads of it! You should leave no stone unturned in your efforts to ace this preparation.

While knowledge of concepts and their application would help you clear Prelims, it is their lucid & subjective expression that will help you clear the Mains Examination. The right choice of Optional subject plays a vital role in this.

General Studies - ICurrent events of

National & International importanceHistory of India & Indian National MovementIndian & World Geography Indian Polity & GovernanceEconomic & Social DevelopmentEnvironmental Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate Change General Science

General Studies – II (CSAT)Comprehension Interpersonal skills including communication skillsLogical Reasoning & analytical abilityDecision-making & problem solving General mental abilityBasic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.)

General Studies - I

Indian Heritage & CultureHistory & Geography of the WorldSociety

General Studies - II

General Studies - III

General Studies - IV

Ethics

Integrity

Aptitude

Governance Constitution PolitySocial JusticeInternational Relations

Technology Economic Development Bio-diversity EnvironmentSecurity & Disaster Management

Language / Literature Papers: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English. (Literature of any of these languages can be taken as Optional for Mains). For Paper-A, the candidate must choose any one language out of 22 languages mentioned in 8th Schedule of the Constitution

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THE PRAYAS STRATEGY LEARN PRACTIC

EANALYZESimplified

learning approach &

expert guidance from

experienced faculty

Previous years question papers

coverage (topic- wise) &

mock tests

Analysis of performance, rectification of errors, mistakes

e-PATHSHALA

One stop, unified solution forall courses, notes,

tests & analysisA comprehensive strategy that will help you clear all the three stages of the Examination,

that has been tried, tested & improved for you. All our faculty work in tandem to help you achieve your dream. Be it objective preparation for prelims, subjective answer writing for mains, or mock interviews for the personality test, The Prayas India will be there to guide you.

1000+ hours of classroom teaching &

concept coaching – live streaming & recorded lectures

Study Material & Standard

Reference Books – all included in

our Study package

Regular doubt solving & one-on-one mentoring

sessions to provide better clarity

Time-to-time discussion &

guidance on the right ‘individual’ preparation

strategy

Support throughout the entire

preparation journey – App connectivity,

E-portal & Android App access with 33

full- length mock tests & unlimited practice questions

on all topics, last 25 years question

paper broken down into topics

Special Sessions & Mock Tests

focused on Current Affairs, Hot Topics, Linkages between

subjects

Seminars/webinars with

mentors, faculty & Officers who

cracked the Civil Services – help you to stay motivated

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THE PRAYAS STRATEGY As seen here, we have

broken down the last couple of years’ Question Papers into subjects. Thus, you would have an idea of the weightage you need to give to various subjects. Our faculty are well aware of it &

Mains 2019: Break down

therefore, would guide you the most high probable areas that you need to study to be able to crack Prelims.

Our faculty break down subjects and topics into easily understandable material, assign weightages to the same which would help you understand the importance & its probability of being asked in the upcoming Examination.

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LEARN Our classroom teaching + Self Study + Faculty Notes + Standard Reference Books + NCERT

PRACTICE Last 25 Years Question on our portal + Practice Questions + Mock Tests

ANALYZESelf Evaluation + All-India Scoring + Faculty Feedback + Our analysis & prediction of high probable topics / questions

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As seen above, our tried & tested approach is guaranteed to be fruitful & contributive towards your preparation for the Examination. Don’t worry further. Just put down your sincere efforts & help us guide you to success!

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QUESTIONS FROM 2020 PRELIMS

Q. Along with the Budget, the Finance Minister also places other documents before the Parliament which include “The Macro Economic Framework Statement”. The aforesaid document is presented because thisis mandated by(a)Long standing Parliamentary

convention(b)Article 112 & Article 110(1) of the Constitution of India(c)Article 113 of the Constitution of

India(d) Provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility & Budget Management Act, 2003

PRAYAS EXPLAINS

Screenshot of the notes of our Faculty shows what comprises of the Budget of India. As seen, option (d) is the correct answer.

Q. If you withdraw INR 1,00,000 in cash from your Demand Deposit Account at your Bank, the immediate effect on aggregate money supply in the economy will be(a)To reduce it by INR

1,00,000(b)To increase it by INR

1,00,000(c)To increase it by more than INR 1,00,000(d) To leave it unchanged

PRAYAS EXPLAINSAs per the norm of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the aggregate money supply equals the currency in circulation plus the net demand deposits in commercial banks. Therefore, whether the money exists in our Demand Deposit Bank Account or as cash in hand with us, it is already accounted for & included in the aggregate money supply. Therefore, such a transaction would have no effect on the aggregate money supply.

Q. In India, why are some nuclear reactors kept under “IAEA Safeguards” while others are not?(a) Some user Uranium& others use Thorium(b) Some use imported Uranium & others use domestic supplies(c) Some are operated by foreign enterprises & others are operated by domestic enterprises(d) Some are State-owned & others are privately-owned

PRAYAS EXPLAINS

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As seen above in the screenshot of notes shared by our Faculty, it is mentioned that in 2008, India signed a limited facility safeguards agreement with IAEA. All the nuclear facilities involved in Military operations would be exempt from this agreement & could use domestic supply of Uranium & other civil facilities could use imported Uranium.

QUESTIONS FROM 2020 PRELIMS

Q. If a particular plant species is placed under Schedule VI of The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, what is the implication?(a) A license is required to cultivate that plant.(b) Such a plant cannot be cultivated under any circumstances

PRAYAS EXPLAINS

(c)It is a Genetically Modified crop plant(d)Such a plant is invasive & harmful to the ecosystem

Screenshot of the notes of our Faculty shows the break down of provisions of the 1972 Wildlife Protection Act, wherein Schedule VI is shown to include plants that are forbidden from being cultivated.Q. In India, separation of Judiciary from the Executive is enjoined by(a) The Preamble of the Constitution(b) A Directive Principle of State Policy(c)The Seventh Schedule(d)The conventional practiceScreenshot of the notes of our Facultyshows that Article 50 providesfor separation of Judiciary from Executive.

Q. Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?(a) Indian handicrafts were ruined(b)Machines were introduced in the Indian textile industry in large numbers(c)Railway lines were laid in many parts of the country(d)Heavy duties were imposed on the imports of British manufactures

PRAYAS EXPLAINS

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PRAYAS EXPLAINS Screenshot of the notes of our

Faculty shows the part of a timeline which mentions that Railways were established in India in 1853 & the 1st cotton mill in Bombay was established in 1854. Therefore, during the first half of the 19th

century i.e., from 1800 to 1850, India neither had Railways nor huge number of cotton mills. Thus options (b) & c) are eliminated. Option (d) is eliminated as India had huge imports from Britain. So option (a) is correct

SUCCESS STORIES2019 2018 2017 2016

Gunjan Singh 16 Shreyans Kumat 4 Ketan Garg 93 Amogh Gopinath 171Saranya R 36 Srushti Jayant Deshmukh 5 Syed Ali Abbas 137 Sharath Chandra Arroju 425

Abhishek Augustya 38 Lakshmi 45 Manisha Tomar 175 Pawan Kumar Pal 505Kulkarni Ashutosh C 44 Mohd Abdul Shahid 57 Shreyansh Singh 357 Minhajuddin Nizami 546

Ishwarya R 47 Dhaigude Snehal 108 Akshar Godhani 365Deepak babulal Karwa 48 Sauranbh Bhuwania 113 Inabat Khaliq 378

Chandrima Attri 72 Gauhar Hassan 137 Sai Kiran 411Shaikh Mohd Zaib Zakir 153 Archit Chandak 206 Naina Sri Ranganadh

Reddy417

Pratyush Sarasa 216 Rohan Jagadeesh 224 Zafar Iqbal 471Taanya Ambastha 237 Koushik H R 240 Himani Sharma 477

Ashish Joon 271 Abhishek Kumar Singh 244 Abhijit Gupta 511Sirisetti Sankeerth 330 Shweta Suman 264 Harisha B C 657

Deepika 369 Yashaswini B 293 Oviya Nikhila S 809Tikam Singh Verma 391 Arpit Gupta 300 Ashish Tirkey 901

Mahak Swami 393 Jvalin Tejpal 302 Nidhi Chouhan 902Gite Mahesh Babasaheb 399 Girish Dharmaraj Kalagonda 307 Harshit Oraon 905

Shweta nagarkoti 410 H S Bhavana 314 Nithan Raj T N 575Aditi Singh 411 Sumit Kumar Singh 328Rahul Modi 420 Sushma J 330Shiyaz K M 422 Chirag Jain 355

Amit Kumawat 423 Vishwadeep 360Suruchi Singh 432 Prashant Mishra 367

Yogesh Kumar Patel 434 Shivansh Kumar 368Sandip Kumar 435 Rena Jamil 380

Jyoti Yadav 437 Aditi Singh 388Samir kumar Jena 441 Shahzad Alam 398Anand Kaladagi 446 Nandan Kumar 407Vikram Sihag 450 Neha Yadav 411

bhishek Kumar 452 Suthar Raj Rameshchandra 415Tirumala Raju S D Varma 478 Brahma 429

Mahima Khichar 479 Anil Kumar Jhajaria 431Madhu Kumari 483 Chandra Prakash 440Divyansh Singh 484 Priyanka Singh 442

Hemanth N 498 Nikhil Kumar 446Sangeetha S 499 Abhishek Anand 467

Ankit Kumar Chuksey 500 Rohit Kumar 469Shobika S S 504 Neelam Lalit Aditya 470

Md Qamaruddin Khan 511 Prabhat Kumar 483Dudam Vinay Kanth 516 Rupesh Kumar 487

Aditya S Warrier 522 Mohd Sarfaz Alam 488Priyanshu Singh 523 Jyoti Yadav 493

Jagdeep 543 Manjunath 495Manoj Kumar Rawat 544 Ayman Jamal 499

Harshil R Meena 548 Shashank Singh 513Sarvesh Panwar 549 Sandip Garai 516Abhijeet Kumar 552 Kumar Ashish 536

Manju Chandran A R 553 Siddhartha Gautam 538Sonu Bhatt 569 Kuldeep Kumar 548Kavitha M 571 Dheeraj Kumar 559

Shinde Suresh Kailasrao 574 Varsha Chhalotre 574Shubham Maurya 576 Adarsh Kumar 577

Aditya 577 Rahul Kumar Singh 579Alekhya Balla 602 Shubham Singh 587Munish Kumar 604 Kuldeep Singh 593

Ram Chandra Jakhar 605 Abhishek Kumar 595Faisal Khan 611 Anjali 602

Bhanu Singh 618 Vinod Kumar 604Rupinder Kaur 620 Rakesh 608

Mridul Darshan 622 Rahul Meena 625Vibhav Saini 631 Krishan Kumar 632

Pawar Swapnil Jagannath 635 Harsh Bansal 636Prajwal 636 Akshay Gupta 639

Tahakre Poonam Prakashrao 641 Nitin Kumar 649Deepak Kumar 684 Ravi Kumar 654

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