The book acquaints the reader with the kind of questions set in the UPSC General Studies
Paper-I in the civil services examination at the preliminary stage.

• The items in each paper are arranged topic-wise to facilitate easy and systematic study.
• Each answer is accompanied with detailed explanatory notes which clarify why a particular answer is correct and others are not.
• Along with the explanatory notes, more details and facts associated with and relevant to a particular item are given under the head More information. These bits of information will enrich and widen the reader’s knowledge and understanding of a topic.
• As time management is important, fast-track methods and elimination tricks to reach the answer quickly are suggested in the explanatory notes wherever they are applicable. These will give the reader an idea of how and in which type of item to employ such methods.
• Maps, diagrams, and tables are incorporated in 2024 paper for easy understanding of concepts and explanations.