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The document summarizes the changes to the syllabus and pattern for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination starting in 2011. The preliminary exam will now consist of two compulsory papers, each worth 200 marks and lasting two hours. Paper 1 will test knowledge of current events, history, geography, polity, economics and social development, environment, and general science. Paper 2 will test English comprehension, interpersonal skills, logical and analytical reasoning, decision making, general mental ability, basic numeracy and data interpretation.

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NewSyllabus of Siac Institute

The document summarizes the changes to the syllabus and pattern for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination starting in 2011. The preliminary exam will now consist of two compulsory papers, each worth 200 marks and lasting two hours. Paper 1 will test knowledge of current events, history, geography, polity, economics and social development, environment, and general science. Paper 2 will test English comprehension, interpersonal skills, logical and analytical reasoning, decision making, general mental ability, basic numeracy and data interpretation.

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New Syllabus for UPSC Civil Services Prelim Exam

Preliminary Examinations There are some changes in syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination from 2011 in the scheme of Civil Services Preliminary Examination. It will usually be notified in the month of February of every year and conducted in the month of May every year.
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As per the decision of Government of India, there shall be change in the syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination from 2011 in the scheme of the Civil Services Preliminary Examination. o The Preliminary Examination shall now comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each and of two hours duration each. Detailed below is the new syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination, which is brought to the notice of the prospective candidates intending to appear at the Civil Services Examination (CSE) in 2011 onwards: Paper I (200 marks) Duration: Two hours 100 Questions, each carrying 2 marks. All wrong answers will carry .33 negative marks.
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Current events of national and international importance History of India and Indian National Movement Indian and World Geography Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World. Indian Polity and Governance Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc. General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change that do not require subject specialization General Science.

Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours 80 Questions, each carrying 2.5 marks All wrong answers, except Question Numbers 73 to 80, will carry .33 negative marks.
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Comprehension Interpersonal skills including communication skills; Logical reasoning and analytical ability Decision making and problem solving General mental ability Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level) o English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level). o Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper. o The questions will be of multiple choices, objective type.

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