McGraw Hill presents the second established one stop solution to aspirants preparing for APSC. It’s a manual with general to relevant state details. It’s for the General Studies for APSC CCE (Civils) Examination for Assam and for other Civil Services Examinations in Northeastern States as well as it can be utilized as a resource book for UPSC Civil Services Exam. for the various posts like ACS (Assam Civil Services), ALRS (Assam Land and Revenue Services), APS and other allied services. The approach to link- The static portion of India (History/Polity/Geography/Economy etc.) with that of the static portion of Assam. The dynamic portion of Assam with the static portion of India and Assam. Relevant Prelims and Mains based questions with the topics. (both previous years questions and model questions). The book as per the new syllabus and as such the sections have been drafted with due consideration to that i.e., Sections will be- GS Paper I, II, III, IV + GS Paper VI.
Salient Features:
1. The book covers all the 5 GS papers as per the new syllabus of APSC CCE and 4 GS papers of UPSC CSE for both Prelims and Main examination
2. The book covers each Northeast States other than Assam in a new section, focusing minutely on every aspect of the states
3. Every Chapter in the book provides a unique feature to make it look interactive and valuable for the aspirants to quickly learn and revise - 'Learning Objectives' and 'What Have You Learnt?' as summary at the end
4. Two Pluck-out Charts are provided in the Book which covers the Maps of both Assam and North-Eastern states along with detailed information
5. Includes full solved 2021 Prelim APSC examination paper
6. Analysis of Previous Years APSC CCE Prelims and Mains Questions is included
7. Mock Questions for both Prelims and Main examination are provided section-wise
8. Current affairs related to Assam and other Northeast states is provided in the book Special focus on states 2 years Current Events
9. Online link with Monthly Current affairs update for all Northeastern States in India
10. Facts- Master the statics and relate it with dynamics of Current Affairs wherever possible
11. Comprehensive book designed to serve as a complete general knowledge guide for aspirants of Assam
12. Civil Services Examination with complete coverage of the syllabus
13. Align and interlink Table of contents with syllabus of Prelims and Main
About Author :
Raj Kumar Das: B. Tech (Civil Engineering) from NIT Silchar. Current profile: Assistant Engineer in Irrigation Department, Government of Assam. Achievements: 1) Worked in Reserve Bank of India (September 2006 to Oct 2012) as Direct Recruit Manager.2) Selected for A.E. in Irrigation Department, Govt. of Assam conducted by APSC in 2012. 3) Cleared UPSC 2014 and was allotted Indian Postal Service – (But didn’t join the services) 4) Mentoring aspirants for UPSC/APSC exams5) Regularly writes articles in the leading newspaper (Assam Tribune) on UPSC/APSC exam.
Biswajit Dutta: B. Tech (Electronics and Telecommunications), Amity University - Current profile: Circle Officer (A) and Executive Magistrate, Morigaon. Achievements: 1. Cleared APSC CCE (Civils) 2015 that was conducted in 2016 in the first attempt with 7th rank in Assam Land and Revenue services. Scored one of the highest marks in History optional (308/400).2. Vast teaching experience in UPSC/State PSC area. 3. Regularly writes articles in the leading newspaper (Assam Tribune) on UPSC/APSC exam.
They have been writing articles for the leading English newspaper of Assam, The Assam Tribune (Annexure II) regularly. The articles are published every week. They are also into preparing the printed study materials of Geography, History, Polity, Economy and Assam specific Current Affairs of LakshyaforIAS, Guwahati.
