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Khelo India

GENERAL-STUDIES

UPSC GS: How to Prepare

DECEMBER 28, 2013 | ABC | 298 COMMENTSGETTING THE BASICS RIGHT FROM WHERE AND HOW TO BEGIN

The base developme! phase has !o be s!"o#$ Th%s phase %&l'des s!'d(%# !he bas%& boo)s ad de*velop%# !he "%#h! !e&h%+'es o" !h%#s s'&h as boo)s "ead%#, e-spape" . ma#a/%e "ead%#, 's%#!he %!e"e!, "epo"!s "ead%# e!&$ SC +'es!%os -%ll o! be "om !h%s level, b'! % -e do! #e! !h%s"%#h!, -e -o! #e! !he s'bse+'e! phases "%#h!$ The %dea %s o'" base sho'ld be so s!"o# !ha! -he-e s!'d( !he h%#he" !h%#s, -e sho'ld be able !o 'de"s!ad !hem s!"a%#h!a-a($ 4 o'" base %s o!s!"o#, !he -e -o'ld have !o )eep "ev%s%!%# %! ad -%ll -as!e a lo! o !%me$ A #ood base meas -esho'ld o! eel !he eed o eve" "ev%s%!%# !he bas%& boo)s a#a%$

Basic Books

4 !h%s phase -e sho'ld &ove" all !he bas%& boo)s$ These %&l'de5 B%p% Chad"a o" 4d%a "eedom$

DD Bas' o" 4d%a &os!%!'!%o$ Class 11!h ad 12!h old &e"! !e6!boo)s5 3 % 7eo#"aph( 1 ph(s%&al, 1 4d%a, 1 e&oom%&, 3 % :%s*!o"( A&%e! ad med%eval o" !he &'l!'"e, ph%losoph( pa"! ol(, ad !he mode" oe o" mode"h%s!o"( Class 9!h ad 10!h S&%e&e old &e"!s spe&%all( !he b%olo#( pa"!

;e m's! p"epa"e o!es % o'" o- la#'a#e -he -e "ead !hese boo)s ad o! me"el( 'de"l%e o""easos me!%oed la!e"$

O&e -e do !h%s s!"o#l(, -e -%ll also "eal%/e -e -o! eed !o p"epa"e m'&h o" p"el%ms as -ell&"oss "ee"*e&%# %s ve"( help'l ad &a ma)e o'" as-e"s ve"( po-e"'l$ ;h%le ma)%# o!es, -e &ove"! !he

la#'a#e o !he boo) %!o o'" o- la#'a#e ad !h%s p"o&ess helps a lo! % %!e"al%/%# s!'=$

2$ 4! saves !%me< Th%s ma( so'd &o!"a"( !o &ommo sese be&a'se 'de"l%%# %s de?%!el( as!e"!ha pa%s!a)%#l( -"%!%# s!'= % o'" o- la#'a#e$ T"'e, p"epa"%# o!es !a)es lo! lo#e" !ha '*de"l%%# boo)s$ B'! be&a'se !he( a"e % o'" o- la#'a#e, "ev%s%# !hem !a)es lo! lesse" !%me !ha

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"ev%s%# 'de"l%ed s!'=$ 4 a&!, -%!h -ell p"epa"ed o!es, %! ma( be poss%ble !o "ev%se (o'" e!%"es(llab's some @*10 !%mes ad ea&h s'&&ess%ve "ev%s%o -%ll be as!e"Ee"#($ Cl%&) he"e hps5..---$eve"o!e$&om.p'b.&"a/(pho!o.d'mm( !o see !he o!e o e*e"#($ Th%s -%ll p"ov%de a p%&!'"e o ho- !o o"#a%/e !he o!es o"#%ve me o" some %s!a&es o la&)o o"ma%# % !he o!e as !he( -e"e added -he 4 had #"o- la/($

Nes!a!e" an# Maga$ine Rea#ing

News vs Issues

eople % !he be#%%# !ed !o o&'s o e-s ad ma)e o!es a&&o"d%#l($ SC eve" as)s e-s%! as)s %ss'es$ o" e6ample, MDR*TB %s a %ss'e, -e eed !o o&'s o !ha! ad o! a( %d%v%d'ale-s %!em$ ;h%le "ead%# a( e-s o MDR*TB, -e eed !o &oe&! %! !o !he )e( po%!s o !he %ss'e$A %ss'e spe&%?& "ead%# !h's !"%es !o5

1$ %de!%( )e( po%!s -%!h !he %ss'e % had$ o" e#$ % MDR*TB, !he )e( &halle#es a"e !he &hal*le#es %! poses !o !he p'bl%& heal!h, -h( %s %! d%=e"e! "om o"mal B, -h( %s %! mo"e d%&'l! !o ha*dle, -ha! a"e !he %s!%!'!%oal a&!o"s -h%&h a"e lead%# !o %!s sp"ead, -ha! eeds !o be doe !o !a&)le%!, -ha! s!eps %s !he #ove"me! !a)%#$

2$ The -he -e "ead a( e-s, -e eed !o &oe&! %! !o !he )e( po%!s so %de!%?ed ad o! bo!he"abo'! a&!s ad ?#'"es$ o" e#$ a e-s %!em o MDR*TB ma( !al) abo'! some pla&es, some d"'#s,some pe"sos -e eed !o ol( -o""( abo'! o'" )e( po%!s ad s)%p all !he "es!$

t!er aspects of newspaper"maga#ine reading


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1$ ol%!%&s, spo"!s, masala e-s e!&$ &a be s)%pped s!"a%#h!a-a($

2$ eep a e(e o a( &omm%ee, a( la-, a( "'les, a( pol%&(, a( s'p"eme &o'"! o"de"s e!&$ Thesea"e o'" b"ead ad b'e" % 'ps& p"epa"a!%o$

3$ :%d' has be&ome ve"( ve"( %mpo"!a! s%&e las! 2 (ea"s$ Read oe mo"e e-spape" a! leas!$ S%&e:%d' %s le! lea%#, so ma( s'##es! a p"o*"eo"m e-spape" sa( 4d%a E6p"ess$

F$ SC %s a le! lea%# e6am$ So oe ma( "ead E; ma#a/%e, b'! be-a"e o !he e6&ess%vel( le!lea%# "al%#$ S%m%la"l( (oGaa %s a help'l ma#a/%e as -ell$

@$ ;e sho'ld eve" #o % !oo ma( de!a%ls o" de!a%led e-s.a"!%&les &a be s!"a%#h!a-a( s)%pped$ 7S%s a #ee"al%s! e6am ad "ead%# has !o be )ep! #ee"al%s! !oo$ o" e#$ o eed !o sped ho'"s % "ead*%# ad 'de"s!ad%# abo'! -ha! :%##s Boso %s$ Eve % -e #e! a &ommo mas 'de"s!ad%#o :%##s Boso, %!s #ood eo'#h$ No eed !o do a hD o a %ss'e o 'se % -"%!%# !h%#s !he e6*am%e" does! )o- abo'!$

O'" #oal sho'ld be !o ?%sh oe e-spape" % ma6 hal a ho'"$

Using Inte"net An# RSS Rea#e"

s%# !he %!e"e! %s o v%!al %mpo"!a&e o" p"ope" SC p"epa"a!%o$ The "easo %s s%mple5

He"( o!e !he e-spape".ma#a/%e.boo)."epo"! -e a"e "ead%# -%ll ol( &o!a% pa"!%al %o"ma*

!%o o !he %ss'e sa( G's! !he &omm%ee o" b%ll ame ad ol( 1*2 po%!s$ B'! o" o'" e6am -e eed'll %o"ma!%o$ Ol( pla&e !oda( !o ?d &omple!e %o"ma!%o %s %!e"e!$

Eve "ead%# 2 e-spape"s -%ll eve" be s'&%e!$ ;e sho'ld s&a eve"(!h%# so !ha! !he"e a"e o

>s'"p"%ses % !he e6am$ Th%s &a be doe ol( o %!e"e!$$ow to use t!e internet

1$ As me!%oed ea"l%e", !he mome! -e ?d some!h%# 'se'l ad (e! %&omple!e % !he e-spa*pe"s.boo)s, -e sho'ld loo) 'p o" %! o %!e"e!$

2$ S%&e e-spape"s ad ma#a/%es &a! &ove" eve"(!h%#, -e sho'ld 'se a RSS "eade" sa( eedl(o 7oo#le Ch"ome ad s'bs&"%be !o !he ed%!o"%als . se&!%os o all maGo" e-spape"s$ 4! %s "ee adeas($ A( e- %!em -%ll sho- 'p -%!h !%!le ad oe l%e o (o'" eedl($ ;e &a de&%de !o e%!he" "ead%! o" s)%p %!$ ;e -%ll ?d !ha! -e -o'ld o"mall( s)%p I9@J o !he %!ems$ B'! "ema%%# @J a"e

eeded$

3$ o" &e"!a% !op%&s l%)e ;TO K 4d%a, oe ma( &"ea!e 7oo#le ale"!s$ Th%s -a( oe -%ll #e! a ema%leve"(!%me some!h%# %s p'bl%shed o !he e! &o!a%%# )e(-o"ds s'&h as >;TO ad >4d%a$ O!he"mea%#'l ale"!s ma( be &"ea!ed$

Re!o"t Rea#ing

D'"%# o'" p"epa"a!%o -e -%ll eed !o "ead m'l!%ple &omm%ee "epo"!s$

Some!%mes e-spape"s !al) abo'! &e"!a% "epo"!s ad p'bl%sh a e- o !he%" "e&ommeda!%os$

The"e %s al-a(s a !emp!a!%o !o G's! ma)e o'" o!es based o !ha! e-spape" a"!%&le$ B'! !h%s %s o!!he "%#h! app"oa&h be&a'se !he e-spape" a"!%&le has o! bee -"%e o" !he 'ps& e6am ad !he "e*po"!e" ma( o! have &ove"ed all po%!s "eleva! !o 's % o'" p"epa"a!%o o" !he e6am$ So !he &o""e&!app"oa&h %s !o al-a(s loo) 'p o" !he o"%#%al "epo"! o !he %!e"e! ad "ead %!$


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ow to read bulky reports

B'! ma( "epo"!s a"e b'l)($ 4 -e "ead !hem % de!a%l, %! -o'ld !a)e a %o"d%a!e amo'! o !%me$

A &ommo !emp!a!%o %s !o "ead me"el( !he "e&ommeda!%os pa"!$ B'! a#a% !h%s %s a'l!( be&a'se

!he "e&ommeda!%os do! &o!a% !he &o!e6!, d%s&'ss%o -h%&h %s as %mpo"!a! o" o'" e6am p'"*pose as !he "e&ommeda!%o %!sel$ ;e eed !he &o!e6! ad d%s&'ss%o be&a'se ol( "a"el( doesSC as) >e'me"a!e !he "e&ommeda!%os Mos!l( %! as)s >d%s&'ss !he "e&ommeda!%os$

So -e m's! "ead !he e!%"e "epo"!$ B'! !o save o !%me, -e eed o! "ead ea&h pa"! % same de!a%l

ad &o&e!"a!%o$ ;e sho'ld p'! % ol( !ha! m'&h e=o"! !o "ead !he b'l)( !e6! o !he "epo"! so as !o#e! a ove"all #%s! . %dea o -ha! %s be%# !al)ed abo'! % !ha! pa"!$ Th%s -%ll +'%&)e 'p o'" "ead%#s'bs!a!%all($

;e &a !he h%#hl%#h! !he "eleva! >%mpo"!a! pa"!s o !he "epo"! !e6! % o'" ?"s! "ead%#$ 4 Adobe

does! allo- (o' !o h%#hl%#h! a pd, do-load N%!"o"eade" The % !he 2d "ead%#, -e &a "eadol( !he h%#hl%#h!ed pa"!s ad add %! !o o'" o!es % o'" o- -o"ds$ The se&od "ead%# ad o!e

ma)%# pa"! -o'ld be s'bs!a!%all( as!e"$

;e m's! also sea"&h o !he %!e"e! o" a( d%s&'ss%os o !he "epo"! be&a'se SC as)s >d%s&'ss

)%d o +'es!%os$

BE%OND THE BASICS

;e "ea&h !h%s s!a#e -he -e have "ead all o'" bas%& boo)s, made o!es "om !hem ad have pe"*e&!ed o'" e-spape" "ead%# ad %!e"e! 's%# s)%lls$ No- -e add"ess o'" s(llab's d%"e&!l($

Coac!ing Material

The"e a"e had-"%e &lasso!es o va"%o's &oa&h%# %s!%!'!es ava%lable % !he pho!o&op( shops o"aG%de" a#a" ad m')he"Gee a#a"$ No!es "om vaG%"am, %s%#h!, s"%"am p"%!ed ma!e"%al a"e #oodo" va"%o's pa"!s o 7S$ ;e sho'ld "ead !hem ad % a&! o" HaG%"am ad S"%"am, 4 o'd !hem !o be

bee" !ha !he a&!'al &lasses$

&C and Puncc!i Commission &eports

o" ma( !op%&s % 2d ad 3"d pape", 2d Adm%%s!"a!%ve Reo"ms Comm%ss%os "epo"!s a"e ve"(#ood hp5..a"&$#ov$% hp5..a"&$#ov$% alo# -%!h !he '&&h% Comm%ss%o "epo"!s hp5..%!e"*

s!a!e&o'&%l$%&$%.&&s"L"epo"!$h!ml hp5..%!e"s!a!e&o'&%l$%&$%.&&s"L"epo"!$h!ml$ Ea&h vol'mesho'ld be "ead ad o!es p"epa"ed "om !hem as me!%oed ea"l%e"$ 4 2013 ma%s, a! leas! @* +'es*!%os -e"e as)ed d%"e&!l( "om ARC ad '&&h% Comm%ss%o "epo"!s$

'ills( &ules( )rafts and *overnment %ctions

Eve"( b%ll, pol%&(, &omm%ee, "'les, d"a!s, #ove"me!al a&!%o e!&$ has !o be !"a&)ed$

RS hp5..p"s%d%a$o"# hp5..p"s%d%a$o"# %s a #ood so'"&e o" b%lls$

O!he"s have !o be !"a&)ed o %!e"e!$ 4B -ebs%!e hp5..p%b$%&$% hp5..p%b$%&$% %s a ve"( #oodso'"&e o" all #ove"me!al a&!%os ad ma( be s'bs&"%bed !o % !he RSS "eade"$

+peci,c &eadings or arious Parts of +yllabus


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AER*44 7ee"al S!'d%es* 4

Indian $eritage and Culture( $istory and *eograp!y of t!e /orld and +ociety.Indian culture will cover t!e salient aspects of %rt orms( 0iterature and %rc!itecture from ancient tomodern times.

4 had h%s!o"( op!%oal, so a&%e! ad med%eval &'l!'"e -e"e eas($ Mode" -as ve"( d%&'l! ad 4o'd ma!e"%al b( 4s%#h!, N%!% S%#ha%a ad 2 pds !%!led >Comp%la!%o o 4d%a &'l!'"e

adComped%'m o 4d%a C'l!'"e ve"( 'se'l$ Cl%&) he"e hp5..!hes'pe"ma"e!'"s$?les$-o"d*p"ess$&om.2013.12.&omp%la!%o*o*a"!*ad*&'l!'"e$pd ad he"e hp5..!hes'pe"ma"e*!'"s$?les$-o"dp"ess$&om.2013.12.s#s*39*&omped%'m*o*%d%a*&'l!'"e$pd !o do-load !he pds$4 !"%ed !o memo"%/e all ol) so#s.da&es.d"ama e!&$ s!a!e*-%se %$e$ s!a!e ?"s! ad !he !he da&e$

Modern Indian !istory from about t!e middle of t!e eig!teent! century until t!e present- signi,cantevents( personalities( issues1!e reedom +truggle 2 its various stages and important contributors "contributions from di3erent parts oft!e country.

She)ha" Badopadh(a(s "om lasse( !o a"!%!%o %s b( a" !he bes! boo)$ Also "ead B%p% Cha*d"as boo) !o #e! a d%=e"e! pe"spe&!%ve$ Read bo!h be&a'se -"%!%# a bala&ed pe"spe&!%ve %s ve"(%mp$

Post-independence consolidation and reorgani#ation wit!in t!e country.

The"e %s a boo) b( B%p% Chad"a 4d%a s%&e 4depede&e$ He"( !h%&) boo), b'! -e eed !o "eadol( 3*F &hap!e"s$

$istory of t!e world will include events from 45t! century suc! as industrial revolution( world wars(redrawal of national boundaries( coloni#ation( decoloni#ation( political p!ilosop!ies like communism(

capitalism( socialism etc.- t!eir forms and e3ect on t!e society.

Read 4s%#h! -o"ld h%s!o"( op!%oal &lass o!es ?"s!$ o" &olo%/a!%o, !he"e -as oe &hap!e" % old&lass 9 o" 10 h%s!o"( &e"! boo)$

+alient features of Indian +ociety( )iversity of India.&ole of women and women6s organi#ation( population and associated issues( poverty and developmentalissues( urbani#ation( t!eir problems and t!eir remedies.73ects of globali#ation on Indian society+ocial empowerment( communalism( regionalism 8 secularism.

All above %s ve"( #ee"al$ as-e" -"%!%# s!(le mae"s$ eve"(bod( )o-s eve"(!h%#$

+alient features of world6s p!ysical geograp!y.)istribution of key natural resources across t!e world 9including +out! %sia and t!e Indian subcontinent:;

factors responsible for t!e location of primary( secondary( and tertiary sector industries in various parts oft!e world 9including India:Important *eop!ysical p!enomena suc! as eart!


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%P7&-III*eneral +tudies- II> *overnance( Constitution( Polity( +ocial ?ustice and International relations.Indian Constitution- !istorical underpinnings( evolution( features( amendments( signi,cant provisions andbasic structure.unctions and responsibilities of t!e Union and t!e +tates( issues and c!allenges pertaining to t!e federalstructure( devolution of powers and ,nances up to local levels and c!allenges t!erein.+eparation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mec!anisms and institutions.

Comparison of t!e Indian constitutional sc!eme wit! t!at of ot!er countriesParliament and +tate 0egislatures 2 structure( functioning( conduct of business( powers 8 privileges andissues arising out of t!ese.+tructure( organi#ation and functioning of t!e 7@ecutive and t!e ?udiciary Ministries and )epartments oft!e *overnment; pressure groups and formal"informal associations and t!eir role in t!e Polity.+alient features of t!e &epresentation of People6s %ct.

%ppointment to various Constitutional posts( powers( functions and responsibilities of variousConstitutional 'odies.+tatutory( regulatory and various


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%P7&-I*eneral +tudies-III> 1ec!nology( 7conomic )evelopment( 'io diversity( 7nvironment( +ecurity and)isaster Management.

7conomy section !as to come from budget( economic survey( 4Bt! yr plan( newsppr n intnt. Coac!ing!and wrien material may also !elp in some topics.Indian 7conomy and issues relating to planning( mobili#ation of resources( growt!( development andemployment.Inclusive growt! and issues arising from it.*overnment 'udgeting.

govt budgeting !as to come from Bnd %&C report.MaAor crops cropping paerns in various parts of t!e country( di3erent types of irrigation and irrigationsystems storage( transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints;e-tec!nology in t!e aid of farmersagriculture 2 t!ere was D+tate of Indian %gricultureE report tabled in parliament in Marc! BF4B.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public )istribution+ystem- obAectives( functioning( limitations( revamping; issues of bu3er stocks and food security;1ec!nology missions; economics of animal-rearing.ood processing and related industries in India- scope and signi,cance( location( upstream and downstreamre 7nergy( Ports( &oads( %irports( &ailways etc.Investment models.

All !he above %ss'es a"e -ell &ove"ed % e-spape"s, %!e"e! ad ed%!o"%als e!&$ 's! )eep a e(e o"a(!h%# "eleva!$ P 4 had e&oom%&s op!%oal, so eve" "eall( p"epa"ed above spe&%?&all( o" 7S$

+cience and 1ec!nology- developments and t!eir applications and e3ects in everyday life%c!ievements of Indians in science 8 tec!nology; indigeni#ation of tec!nology and developing newtec!nology.

%wareness in t!e ,elds of I1( +pace( Computers( robotics( nano-tec!nology( bio-tec!nology and issuesrelating to intellectual property rig!ts.Conservation( environmental pollution and degradation( environmental impact assessment

SKT5 Mos!l( adho& p"epa"a!%o$ &oa&h%# &lasses ma!e"%al %s "el%ed 'po % !he ?al mo!h !o boos!&o?de&e b'! %! does! "eall( help % !he e6am$

)isaster and disaster management.

D%sas!e"5 2d ARC "epo"! ad CA7 "epo"! o d%sas!e" p"epa"edess

0inkages between development and spread of e@tremism.

2d ARC "epo"!5 @!h s&hed'le, ESA, RA, !h s&hed'le !op%&s a"e %mp$ he"e

&ole of e@ternal state and non-state actors in creating c!allenges to internal security.C!allenges to internal security t!roug! communication networks( role of media and social networking sitesin internal security c!allenges( basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention

+ecurity c!allenges and t!eir management in border areas; linkages of organi#ed crime wit! terrorismarious +ecurity forces and agencies and t!eir mandate

Se&'"%!(5 &oa&h%# ma!e"%al ad e-spape"s e!&$


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%P7&-*eneral +tudies- I> 7t!ics( Integrity( and %ptitude

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