Even though just 33 per cent marks are required to pass in the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination General Studies Paper II, and these marks do not count in getting to the next stage of the examination, those qualifying marks are required; many candidates may find it difficult to achieve this cut off if they are not familiar with some of the subjects. This book is designed to meet the specific preparation needs of candidates for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination General Studies Paper II.

Salient Features

• The syllabus has been covered in a concise and precise way and supplementary information provided where necessary.
• Each prescribed subject has been dealt with systematically to include well-researched, relevant information along with plenty of illustrations, and organised to facilitate easy understanding.
• Comprehension passages of the kind that this examination sets have been specially considered.
• Every section has an adequate number of multiple choice questions ranging over a variety of question-types to provide the required practice.
• Explanatory notes accompany the answers to practically all the questions, providing insight and elucidation as well as more information on the topic.
• Practice Test Papers, besides sets of practice questions, have been carefully designed for practice and self-assessment.
• The previous years’ UPSC Civil Services GS-II papers (from 2011 to 2021) have been solved, and detailed explanatory notes are provided.

This book will go a long way in helping many a candidate tackle the first step towards a career in the civil service.