{"id":801540,"date":"2023-12-18T12:47:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T07:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/?p=801540"},"modified":"2023-12-18T12:47:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T07:17:12","slug":"upsc-prelims-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/upsc-prelims-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims Syllabus: Topics of CSAT and GS \ud83c\udfaf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>UPSC Prelims Syllabus 2024<\/strong> PDF exam is available on the official website of the Union Public Service Exam. The Prelims exam is one of two written exams conducted by the UPSC to shortlist candidates for the interview process. The syllabus for UPSC prelims is important to understand for every aspirant of this exam. As announced already, <strong>UPSC Exam 2024 date is 26 May 2024<\/strong>. In this blog, we have discussed the important topics of CSAT and General Study paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-upsc-prelims-syllabus-2024\">UPSC Prelims Syllabus 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UPSC Prelims exam is the first stage of the Civil Services Exam. Around 10 to 11 lakh students apply to appear in this exam. No need to say, they face tough competition for getting shortlisted. To get a good score in the Preliminary exam, candidates should have knowledge about the UPSC prelims syllabus before they proceed to prepare for the UPSC exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two papers in the UPSC Prelims exam. First is General Studies Paper 1 and CSAT Paper. Check out the topics of both papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Also Read:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/exam-prep-how-to-prepare-for-upsc-botany-optional\/\">How to Prepare for UPSC Optional Botany<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-topics-of-upsc-prelims-syllabus\">Topics of UPSC Prelims Syllabus \u270d\ufe0f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>UPSC Prelims Syllabus 2024<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>General Studies Paper \u2013 I<\/strong><\/td><td><ul><li>Current events of national and international importance.<\/li> <li>History of India and Indian National Movement.<\/li> <li>Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.<\/li> <li>Indian Polity and Governance \u2013 Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.<\/li> <li>Economic and Social Development \u2013 Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.<\/li> <li>General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change \u2013 that do not require subject specialisationGeneral Science<\/li> <span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: initial;\"> <\/span><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CSAT\/ General Studies Paper-II<\/strong><\/td><td><ul><li>Comprehension<\/li> <li>Interpersonal skills including communication skills<\/li> <li>Logical reasoning and analytical ability<\/li> <li>Decision-making and problem solving<\/li> <li>General mental ability<\/li> <li>Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) \u2013 Class X level)<\/li> <li>Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. \u2013 Class X level)<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-best-books-to-cover-prelims-syllabus\">Best Books to Cover Prelims Syllabus \ud83d\udcda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The questions of Prelims exam are objective in nature. It means you need to choose the correct answer out of 4 given options. If you are preparing for this competitive exam then you should have a set of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/exam-prep-upsc-books-for-mains\/\">best books for UPSC<\/a><\/strong> Prelims exam. Check out the list below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Subject<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>UPSC Books<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>History<\/td><td>Indian Art and Culture by Nitin SinghaniaNCERT XI and XII<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Geography<\/td><td>NCERT VI to XII\u00a0World Atlas (Orient Black Swan)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indian Polity<\/td><td>Indian Polity \u2013 M LaxmikanthNCERT IX-XII<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>International Relations<\/td><td>NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)Current Affairs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CSAT<\/td><td>Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual<br>Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning \u2013 R S Aggarwal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/how-to-prepare-for-upsc-prelims\/\">How to Prepare for UPSC Prelims?<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1702956976574\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What are important topics of UPSC Prelims syllabus?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The whole syllabus is important for a UPSC prelims aspirant but we have mentioned some topics below that cover a big part of the question paper.<br\/>1. <span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Current events of national and international <\/span><br\/>2. <span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Indian and World Geography<\/span><br\/>3. Logical reasoning<br\/>4. Comprehension<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1702963482378\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What are the important books for UPSC Prelims? \ud83d\udcda<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">1. NCERT Books for each subject from class 6th to 12th.<br\/>2. M.Laxmikant for polity<br\/>3. Daily newspaper for current affairs<br\/>4. Atlas for Geography<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1702963766057\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the UPSC Prelims 2024 Exam Date?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">According to the notification released by the UPSC, Prelims exam 2024 will be conducted on 26 May 2024.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#1d6926\"><strong>Related Blogs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/upsc-prelims-exam-pattern\/\">UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/backup-plan-for-upsc-aspirants\/\"><strong>Backup Plan for UPSC Aspirants<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/upsc-previous-year-question-papers\/\"><strong>UPSC Previous Year Question Papers For Last 10 Years<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/upsc-prelims-history\/\">UPSC Prelims History<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/how-many-questions-are-there-in-upsc-mains\/\"><strong>How Many Questions are there in UPSC Mains?<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/upsc-preparation-for-working-people\/\"><strong>\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbbUPSC Preparation for Working People<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was all about the \u201cUPSC Prelims Syllabus\u201d.\u00a0For more such informative blogs, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/blog\/hi\/category\/upsc-exams\/upsc-cse\/\"><strong>UPSC Exams Section<\/strong><\/a>, or you can learn more about us by visiting our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/category\/indian-exams\/\">\u00a0<strong>Indian exams<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims Syllabus 2024 PDF exam is available on the official website of the Union Public Service Exam.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":801864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[369,407],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-801540","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indian-exams","8":"category-upsc-cse"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UPSC Prelims Syllabus: Topics of CSAT and GS \ud83c\udfaf | Leverage Edu Discover<\/title>\n<meta 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