Prelims Current Affairs for UPSC IAS and State PCS Covering June 2020 by IAS.NETWORK

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UPSC Prelims 2020 GS Paper-1: Current Affairs Study Notes with MCQs: Important Topics with Question Bank Current affairs are central to success in the UPSC, State PSC examination for aspirants. Since it is a strenuous and gruelling task for aspirants to cover current affairs daily and revise it well, We prepares crisp and concise notes that covers the important topics relevant from UPSC CSE examination perspective by referring daily newspapers, the Press Information Bureau (PIB), reliable sources like government magazines, for example, the Yojana and the Kurukshetra, etc. It is relevant for all freshers and veterans in the examination, as it is important to cover all aspects of a current affairs topic, which is holistically and entirely covered by daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. Current Affairs are essential for the preparation of the UPSC CSE & PSC examination. The UPSC, State PSC prelims and mains examination demand conceptual clarity of current affairs, Clearing the UPSC CSE & State PSC examination requires a complete, holistic and comprehensive understanding of concepts in the news and current affairs which has been provided by us in very crisp and meticulous notes covering all notable and crucial State, national and international current affairs.

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This Edition of UPSC Prelims Paper 1 (General Studies) book has been made to meet the requirements of candidates appearing in UPSC Prelims 2021. This volume covers the questions of the UPSC Paper 1 of the last 27 years (1994-2020) including of latest conduct exam of UPSC Prelims 2020. 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.

Table of Contents Unit 1 - Polity & governance – topics 1 to 54 Unit 2 – reports & indexes - topics 55 to 88 Unit 3 – schemes, bills & acts - topics 89 to 136 Unit 4 - social justice - topics 137 to 148 Unit 5 - international developments - topics 149 to 191 Unit 6 - Prelim snippets Prelims snippets for quick revision exclusively to boost your score IAS Prelim full length practice tests 1 & 2 with explanations IAS main full length practice tests 1 & 2 with explanations.