UPSC CSE Mains Syllabus: Paper 5 – General Studies 4

Updated on 03 June 2020

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Every year, tens of thousands of civil service aspirants prepare to face the ultimate test of their intelligence – the revered UPSC exam.

The UPSC consists of a preliminary written exam, followed by the UPSC Mains written exam and finally the interview round.

Only a few of the smartest among the several thousand manage to crack the UPSC exams and becomes successful as IAS or other esteemed officers of the Indian civil services.

The UPSC 2020 calendar is rolling, and soon many more students will attempt to crack the famous public service entrance test.

In all this, the focus of every student is set on the UPSC Mains exam.

The civil service Mains exam is a complete test of the long hours of studying and preparing.

The UPSC Main exam evaluates not only their academic talent but also their intellect and their ability to answer questions in a way which is easy to be understood.

Despite all the myth surrounding it, the UPSC Mains is a chance to assess the candidate’s comprehension skills when faced with a problem or abnormal situation rather than to test their memory or knowledge skills.

Although there are several different UPSC 2020 optional subjects here, we wish to focus on the more intricate and tough part, the UPSC 2020 Paper 5 of General Studies 4.

UPSC 2020 Syllabus for Main – Paper 5 – General Studies 4

The UPSC 2020 Mains Paper 5 of General Studies 4 deals with the topics of Ethics,

Aptitude and Integrity.

This paper consists of questions that examine the candidate’s perspective and

attitude when it comes to facing issues relating to integrity.

It helps to test their integrity levels as seen while solving problems and conflicts that are usually seen in society today in public life.

Candidates should expect case studies to be given in the form of questions while solving such UPSC 2020 optional subjects.

The two most important topics that will be covered broadly under the UPSC 2020

Mains paper 4 of general studies 4 are:

Attitude to check the candidate’s attitude towards matters of integrity, the questions under this topic will typically cover its content, define the structure of integrity as well as its functions.

You may need to describe the influence of attitudes and how they affect the behavior by altering the person’s thought process.

You may also be required to distinguish between political and moral

perspectives, their social influence and their power of persuasion.

Aptitude and Foundational Values for Civil Service

Under this topic, the questions asked usually relate towards testing not only the candidate’s integrity but also their non-partisanship opinion and impartial decisions.

It is more focused on objectivity when faced with a problem as a public servant.

It tests the candidate’s tolerance levels, their empathy and their compassion to help the weaker sections of the society they are tasked with improving as a public servant.