UPSC 2025 : General Studies Paper-III For Civil Services Main Examination | GS Paper-3 Guide | Includes 2024 Solved GS Paper-III

Paper Ill of the Civil Services (Main) examination is a dynamic paper due to the inclusion of subjects like Economic Development, Science and Technology, and Environment. The inclusion of topics like Internal Security and Disaster Management, both standalone subjects, adds to the complexity. The bulk of the topics are however from Economic Development. This book has five main chapters namely:

• Chapter 1: Economic Development
• Chapter 2: Biodiversity & Environment
• Chapter 3: Science & Technology
• Chapter 4: Internal Security
• Chapter Chapter 5: Disaster Management

Each Chapter is further divided into four Parts:

• Part 1: Introduction of each part highlighting the key areas.
• Part 2: Section A covering the text as per the syllabus.
• Part 3: Section B brings out the critical application- based issues.
• Part 4: Section C contains model questions with answers.