A New Approach to General Science for civil services (1st Edition 30 june 2016)

UPSC ‘s civil service examination is mode of exam par excellence. It offers Neutral playground to all contestants, offering no build in advantage to any student. This element is more true in technical subjects like economics and general sciences ,including physics, chemistry, botany, biology ,zoology, etc. UPSC is looking for those candidates which it believes can be groomed as Efficient, talented and disciplined bureaucrats. UPSC is NOT looking for techn- ocrats or highly trained scientists, per se. General Science is about general awareness and general studies . It is not about hard core subjects that are generally covered under the umbrella called ‘Science’. We have prepared this book with the stated assumption that it will be found equally useful for those who have little or no exposure to these subjects, as to those who have mastered this subject and are trained to disburse their knowledge and it’s application over a wider area that has implications for daily life of an ordinary mortal. We have been careful to include the on going developments in the applied region of science. We have tried to explain the underlying principles and concepts in a simple language and easy style. Masters of Science may find this presentation too simple, and that is what we have intended to do