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ESAAY ON CORRUPTION

1.   ESSAY ON CORRUPTION IN 70 LINES Now-a-days corruption can be seen everywhere. It is like cancer in public life, which has not become so rampant and perpetuated overnight, but in course of time. A country where leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Lai Bahadur Shastri and Kamraj have taken birth and led a value-based is now facing the problem of corruption. When we talk of corruption in public life, it covers corruption in politics, state governments, central governments, "business, industry and so on. Public dealing counters in most all government offices are the places where corruption most evident. If anybody does not pay for the work it is sure work won't be done. People have grown insatiable appetite for money in them and they can go to any extent to get money. Undoubtedly they talk of morality and the importance of value-based life but that is for outer show. Their inner voice is something else. It is always crying for money. It has been seen the offic

upsc changed pattern 2013

upsc changed pattern http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/2013/csp_ifs/csp2013.pdf

UPSC NEW PATTERN

UPSC Mains New Pattern Change from 2013 - Chairman We know that the results of Alagh Committee Report have already testified the second ARC Report. UPSC is only a year away from much talked about change in Mains Exam pattern of the most coveted exam of the Nation i.e. Civil Services Mains. This was informed to media by Chairman D P Agarwal in disguised tone saying, "Change is Inevitable". He also said, "UPSC has already constituted a panel to look into the matter. Its report is expected to come out early next year. It is most likely to be in effect from 2013." He was attending the felicitation function of Rajasthan Technical University, Kota on March 4, 2012. It must be noted that the changes in the Prelim pattern have already been implemented in the year 2011 amid mixed reactions. Doing away with optional in prelims was welcomed by almost all the students but the introduction of new syllabus in the form of CSAT led to disappointments in

SOCIOLOGY BOOKS FOR CIVILS

                               SOCIOLOGY BOOKS FOR CIVILS                                                                                                                          Sociology is unlike Public Administration in the sense it needs a holistic understanding and is not to be read linearly which is true of Pub Ad  to some extent. The same holds true for Sociology books. They are not to be read in a sequence, do not cover entire topics entirely but are to be read nevertheless. Actually Sociology books are such that you need to scourge for content from many books to frame the right perspective for a given topic. Sociology Paper 1 Books Sociology- Themes and Perspectives by Haralambos and Heald The most definitive and must read book for Paper 1. In fact to understand what’s Sociology is all about read Haralambos . This book touches upon all aspects of paper 1 be that family, marriage, kinship, stratification, power, economic system etc. In the old Prelims syllabus

GS Mains Books for IAS

                        GS Mains Books for IAS                                                                                                                                        The General Studies mains paper will never be the same again. Till 2006 the GS paper followed a definite pattern: 90 marks history, 30 marks geography, 90 marks polity and so on. In fact it was so predictable that with even a decent amount of preparation candidates managed to score 310+ easily. But things have changed since 2006. Now the GS mains paper is dynamic, unpredictable and even confusing. To tackle this requires a fresh approach to your mains preparation and the books you read. Obviously you still have to refer to the standard GS mains books but apart from those there are some new books that have been recently published to help you in your mains preparation. This post details all the required gs mains books as well as the new ones along with some helpful tips to read the books for G

Recommended Geography Books for IAS Exam

                         Recommended Geography Books for IAS Exam                                                                                                                              Geography is the second most popular optional opted by IAS aspirants after Public Administration . In fact Geography and Pub Ad is quite a popular optional combination as well. The reasons for Geography being a popular optional are the well defined syllabus, its semi-scientific nature, map based questions that are easy to score off. No wonder Geography fetches good marks in the IAS Mains exam. But to score well you need to study the recommended books as well. So which are the Geography books highly recommended by successful IAS aspirants? Find out below. Comprehensive Geography by D.R Khullar Whenever you start preparing a subject don’t dive into a specialized topic straightaway rather learn more about the subject as a whole, its key concepts so you can identify its important secti