General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2012 (Paper - 1)

With a publishing history spanning 27 years, Tata McGraw-Hill?s General Studies Manual for the civil services preliminary examination (Paper I) is an established bestseller. Its yearly, updated edition is eagerly awaited by thousands of aspirants. For this 2012 edition, the authorship team of eminent academicians and experts have thoroughly analyzed the syllabus and the trend of questions asked in the 2011 examination. The contents has accordingly been revised and updated. This updated manual (renamed General Studies Paper I) now aims to fully meet the needs of the aspirants as per the new syllabus and guidelines prescribed by the UPSC. A new fresh reader-friendly presentation makes this authoritative manual all the more indispensable for aspirants appearing for the civil services examination in 2012.

• Indian Polity now titled `Indian Polity and Governance? thoroughly revised
• Updated and revised section on `Economic and Social Development?
• New section on `General issues on environmental ecology, biodiversity and climate change? conceived and developed by the subject experts
• New MCQ?s added/replaced in
• a)General Science
• b)Indian History
• c)Indian National Movement
• d)Indian and World Geography
• Current event section updated till end August
• Updated General Knowledge section with the latest facts and figures.

• History of India
• Indian National Movement
• Indian and World Geography
• Indian Polity and Governance
• Economic and Social Development
• Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
• General Science
• General Knowledge
• Current Events
• Previous Years? Question Papers 2007-2011
• Explanatory Notes