Question. How can I start the preparation for IAS Pre 2014?
Answer.
Union Public Service Commission has released the Examination Schedule
for the 2014. According to the released schedule, the IAS Preliminary
Exam 2014 will be conducted on 24th August, 2014 .
So for the candidates
who are planning for the IAS Preliminary 2014 will have around one year
from now. Right now is the ideal time to start the preparation as the
exam demands around one year of concentrated and focused study. The
candidate can start their preparation for the IAS Preliminary 2014 by
starting from the basic books and learning about the current scenario of
national and international happenings.
IAS Preliminary Exam is a test
of the candidates overall persona.
It is all about to handle the
pressure during exam preparation and at the time of exam. It is high
time to start preparation by gauging one’s own preparation in respect to
the IAS Preliminary Examination.
The IAS Preliminary Exam 2014 will
consist of two papers because UPSC has not announced any further change
in the pattern of IAS Preliminary examination.
The candidate should
always have a keen eye on the current events, their repercussions, their
importance for the national and international scenario and above all
the conditions which resulted in such event.
For the candidate
Syllabus and the Previous Year Question Papers are the key to know the
demand of the examination.
The development of perspective is very
important for the preparation of IAS Preliminary exam. The candidate
should try to find out the ‘what’, ‘why’, ’how’, ’when’ and ’who’ of the
news.
The General Studies Paper I of the IAS Preliminary Exam, in the
recent past, has become very much concept oriented. The paper asked less
about the under currents of the news, but the basic concept hidden in those recent occurrence. The traditional who’s who is a
thing of past now. The exam is more oriented toward the background of
the news. The main and the big problem which the candidates are facing
is the comprehensiveness of the information on a topic. The exam paper
questions asked each and every aspect of any topic such as all the
provisions of a policy or all the rules of any government notifications
and the likes.Few good books have content that were directly picked to frame the questions e.g
Which of the following bodies does not/do not find mention in the Constitution?
1. National Development Council
2. Planning Commission
3. Zonal Councils
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
This question is asked from Laxmikant (Click here 
to purchase from Flipkart.com) , in the section VIII called as Non constitutional bodies the options are the sub headings of the chapter.
Similarly if you go through the NCERT books (till 10th class) of history , geography, economics, etc. you will find direct answer of the question asked.
So the first and foremost thing you can do to start the preparation is to read the last years question thoroughly and then go through the NCERT books till 10th class.
After completing that ,move ahead by reading the previous years mains papers of and then reading the NCERT books of 11th and 12th class.
This will certainly boost your confidence and make a concrete base upon which you can build the dream of your life.
