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how to prepare for prelims CSAT

How To Prepare For Prelims (CSAT) The Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) includes two objective type question papers of two hundred marks and two hours time duration for each paper. One is on General Studies and the other is General Aptitude Paper( which has now replaced the optional subject that was there earlier). With the Civil Service exam having very limited seats it's a very difficult exam to crack. Many students appear multiple times to clear it. Changes in formats of question papers always tend to create a lot of mental discomfort in students. Many students are fearful of subjects like mathematics. This fear may be baseless considering the changes lay greater emphasis on the "aptitude" which mainly involves reasoning skills and not just mathematics. The civil services examination is basically a test to choose suitable administrators. It tests the candidate right from the stage when one starts the preparation. One common misconception about the prelims

DRAIN THEORY OF WEALTH BY DADABHAI NAOROJI

DADABHAI NAROJI:- He was the first Asian to be a British MP and the first Indian to become a Professor at Elphinstone Institution in 1850. The ‘Grand Old Man of India’ and the ‘Father of Indian Nationalism’ are the epithets to explain the personality of this great man who was an educator, cotton trader and social leader. He is none other than Dadabhai Naoroji, who was born on 4th September 1825 at Khadak in Mumbai. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895. Dadabhai Naoroji played a crucial role in founding the Indian National Congress along with two other famous politicians of that time i.e. A.O. Hume and Dinshaw Edulji Wacha. Dadabhai Naoroji’s concept of wealth drain from India during British rule got huge attention. He mentioned the same concept in his book  Poverty and Un BRITISH Rule in -INDIA After completing his schooling, Dadabhai Naoroji finished his Masters degree in Mathematics and worked as a professor in the same

REFERENCE BOOKS FOR HISTORY OPTIONAL

1. IGNU OR ANY OPEN UNIVERSITY POST GRADUATION MATERIAL FOR HISTORY 2.RS SHARMA- SOCIOECONOMIC HISTORY OF INDIA 3.R.S SHARMA- ANCIENT INDIA NCRT PUBLICATIONS 4.D.N. JHAN - AN INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT INDIA 5.MEDIVAL INDIA BY JL MEHATA 6.MEDIVAL INDIA 2 VOLUMES BY SATISH CHANDRA 7.MODERN INDIA BY BIPIN CHANDRA PAL - RISE AND GROWTH OF COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM. 8.AR DESAI- SOCIAL BANK OF INDIAN NATIONS 9. SUMIT SARKAR MODERN INDIA. 10. JAIN AND MATHUR - WORLD HISTORY 11.NORMAN LOWE- UNDERSTANDING HISTORY 12.L. MUKARJEE- 2 VOLUMES ALL THE BOOKS ABOVE MENTIONED ARE SUGGESTED BY 30 YEARS EXPERIENCED LECTURER.. AND NO ONE CAN READ ALL THE BOOKS FOR SCORING ONLY IN OPTIONAL.. SO JUST READ FOR REFERENCE ONLY FOR PARTICULAR TOPICS WHICH ARE FREQUENTLY ASKED BY UPSC.. ALL THE BEST GUYS.