General Studies For UPSC Mains
General Studies is playing very important role in current pattern of UPSC exam. 70 % of syllabus is now based on general studies. If you have good base of general studies, your base will help you in clearing this exam. Frankly speaking if you have knowledge of your surrounding it will help you in all aspects of your life. Understanding of surroundings give a level of confidence which develops our administrative abilities too.
If we look towards our current Educational system, it does not give much emphasis on this aspect. General Studies sharpens talent and new thinking. If we want to move towards progress, general studies should be foundation. UPSC is playing as an agent of this course to make it popular again among students. There is nothing new or impossible or unique about this.
If you want to clear any exam including UPSC, start reading newspaper and magznines. Reading one hindi or English newspaper of national paper should be a part of routine of each aspirant. I am using term aspirant because I am writing this article for all those who want to appear in any of the exam. Be it IAS, PCS, IBPS,NDA, CAT or MAT every exam keep one section of General Studies. So only subject specific technical knowledge will not be sufficient for the success. You should give importance to paper of general studies paper too.
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