Among the subjects, students have a choice to select History as their optional subject and appear for Paper 1 and Paper 2 for a total of 250 marks each. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ...

E.H. Carr says,” What is history?, our answer, consciously or unconsciously, reflects our own position in time, and forms part of our answer to the broader question, what view we take of the society ...

History, as an optional subject in civil services examination, remains very popular as it is easy to comprehend and there is no dearth of study-materials on the subject. However, the vastness of ...

Factors to consider when selecting an optional subject include interest, potential for scoring high marks, overlapping of syllabus, availability of study material and coaching, and previous success ...