Ethical discussions form the core of GSM IV- ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND APTITUDE. Current happenings around us— social, political, economic or other in nature— very often throw ethical questions for intellectual pondering. These are questions a right thinking Civil Services officer ought to understand well and look to answer suitably, using the powers vested in their position. This is precisely what the IAS Mains General Studies Paper IV tries to test in an aspirant. Hence it is essential for an aspirant to have a clear understanding and opinion on the latest Social, Political or Economic Issues of our Country. This ebook mainly focus on developing a similar approach among aspirants. The book is written by the author of bestseller The epitome of Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude, Ajit Kumar Jha. He has a degree in Philosophy from St Stephens College, Delhi University and years of experience as a scholar and writer of considerable renown.

The presented book covers the questions of the UPSC Civil Services Examination of General Studies in Topic-wise solved Papers of the last 28 years (1995-2022) & CSAT (2011-2022). All chapters have been prepared according to the previous year’s UPSC Civil Services Prelims Paper-I & Il. The book has also been incorporated with Information & Instructions for Civil Services Exams; Plan & Schemes of Examinations, Tips & Strategies along with Time Management for Civil Services Exams Preparation. Explanations are error free as well as precise. Asked questions are arranged in topics such as History of India, Physical, Indian & World Geography, Indian Polity & Governance, Economic & Social Development, General Issues on Environment, Ecology, Bio-diversity & Climate Change, General Science, General Knowledge and Current Events. In CSAT question papers are categorised such as General Comprehension, Interpersonal Skills, Communication & Decision Making, Basic Numeracy, Mental Ability, Analytical & Logical Reasoning and English Language. The book also provides list of 31 Years UPSC Main Essay Questions Papers Section-wise along with 350+ Probable Essay Topics. This book provides an idea of nature of questions asked in the previous year’s exams. COVERS: « Important Information & Instructions for IAS Exam Plan & Schemes of Examinations (Prelims & Main) New Syllabus for Prelims & Main (GS) Tips & Strategies for Civil Services Exams Preparation Trend Analysis: Cut-off Marks-Year & Category-wise (PT & Main) Trend Analysis: Questions asked —Subject-wise & Year-wise Sources for Prelims & Main Exams Preparation

The thoroughly Revised and Updated 10th edition of Disha's BESTSELLER "UPSC IAS/ IPS Prelims Topic-wise Solved Papers 1 & 2 (1995-2019)" consists of past years solved papers of the General Studies Paper 1 & 2 distributed into 8 Units and 52 Topics. The book has been empowered with Unique Inputs/ Articles by one of the Most esteemed facuties for IAS - Mrunal on 'Understanding the IAS Exam & Strategies to Crack the Prelim & Main Exam', How to Attempt the IAS Main Exam Questions?, How to write Essays for GS IV Main exam, along with Solutions to 2017-19 exams. The book provides UNSOLVED Mains Papers from 2013-18, divided topic-wise. The book also provides List of Essays divided topic-wise from 1993-2018. The strength of the book lies in the Errorless DETAILED Solutions. The book is 100% useful for both the General Studies papers (1 and 2) of the Prelims/ CSAT.

This Edition of UPSC Prelims Paper 1 (General Studies) book has been made to meet the requirements of candidates appearing in UPSC Prelims 2023. This volume covers the questions of the UPSC Paper 1 of the last 29 years (1994-2022) including of latest conduct exam of UPSC Prelims 2022. For easy understanding and to provide in-depth explanations, all questions have been classified in six major chapters and each chapter is again divided into topics, so that aspirants can adopt the systemic approach of study. All chapters are prepared according to the syllabus of the UPSC Prelims Paper 1, which History of India and Indian National Movement, Geography of India and World, Polity and Governance, Indian Economy and Social Development, General Science, Technology and Environment, General Knowledge and Current Affairs. The book is also contain a topic-wise analysis of previous years UPSC Prelims questions which is necessary for proper strengthening of subjects.