This book is meant for aspirants of the Civil Services Mains examination – General Studies Paper IV. It comprehensively covers the syllabus and helps aspirants in in-depth preparation for this paper. Written by the Director of a successful coaching institute, this text benefits from the fact that author teaches this subject to students and his day-to-day interaction gives him the required insights into the students’ requirements.
Salient Features:
1. Three new chapters added in the new edition, namely, Aptitude and Foundational Values for Civil Services, Public Civil Services Values and Work Culture
2. Learning Objectives defined at the beginning of each chapter
3. Relevant quotations that set the tone of the content
4. Boxed items to explain key concepts
5. Examples to illustrate these concepts
6. Tables and figures for clarity and retention of content
7. Bulleted conclusions to chapters for a quick recap
8. Practice Questions at the end of each chapter
9. References for further reading wherever required
10. Thoughtfully prepared Mini Cases
i) Real-life case studies
ii) Ethical issues raised in these cases
iii) Questions that are to be asked and
iv) Analyses of situations
v) Interactive style of presentation – engaging with readers; thought provoking 11. Two sets of thirty case studies each, followed by questions, at the end of the book
12. Previous Years’ Questions – 2015 and 2016
13. Annexure containing Terms and Terminology, Human Values, Ethics in Governance, Code of Conduct for Political Parties and so on