Decoding Answer Writing Skills: For Civil Services & Group 1

“Writing skills are absolutely KEY to cracking UPSC CSE and to secure a top 100 rank” - Manuj Jindal, AIR 53, CSE 2016

“I did not do writing practice for GS 2 and I ended up getting 70 marks. I wrote lot of Essays and I got 151 :)” - Bhavesh Mishra IAS, CSE 2014, AIR 58

“Answer writing is of course the foundation of CSE MAINS. Once you develop a good answer writing skill, you can be confident of clearing MAINS 10/10 times” - Mudit Jain AIR 173, CSE 2017

“I would say that coaching is not extremely useful for success in this exam. I had not taken any coaching for GS or my optional preparation. What I took help for was for answer writing” - Anu Kumari, AIR 2 CSE 2017

Despite attempting all questions with lots of information, many get low marks in Mains. They wonder why??? This book solves all such puzzles. If you agree with Kautilya who said and I quote "Learn from other's mistakes. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself," read this book written by our beloved Ravi Sir - Naresh Krishna, 2016 Batch Group 1 Officer

“Every Civils aspirant usually embroils by numerous doubts, especially regarding mains answer writing. Most of the aspirants end up without a proper approach. To address this problem holistically my mentor Ravi Sekhar sir came up with this book. I

highly recommend this book as it will make your well cherished dream come true” – Phanindra Kuppili, Group 1 officer APPSC 2016

“It is very simple, easily understandable, and very interesting. This book is a result of vast experience of Ravi Sir and therefore very much relevant.. By reading this book, the aspirant will get at least ½ mark more in each question without improving the content part”. – Naveen Raj, Aspirant of Civils & Group 1

“Different types of introductions and conclusions given in work book approach in this book help us to develop our own style of writing on par with standards of UPSC or State PSCs. Our mentor Ravi Sir has deeply analysed minute aspects of answer writing in all types of questions involving comparisons, cause-effect relationships, present day applications, and ethics case studies”. – Sailaja Thiruvedhula, Group 1 Officer – APPSC 2016

“If there is anything tough or unclear in these coveted exams, it is about the art of answer writing. Simple, Clear and Powerful portrayal with clear illustrations in this book will make you masters in this art”. - Ravi Shankar Betha, Civils Ranker - 2016

“This book covers all points that are needed to write quality answer” - Suresh Koppula, Civils Ranker – 2016

“The best part of this book lies in comparing the raw answers of the students and the refined answers with suggestions for improvement. This book is a panacea for all those who want to sincerely improve their answer writing skills”- Gadikota Madhuri, Group 1 officer – APPSC 2002

INDEX

Chapter 1: How To Understand Mains Questions?
Chapter 2: How To Handle Introduction?
Chapter 3: How To Handle Conclusion?
Chapter 4: What Are The Boundaries And How To Respect Them?
Chapter 5: How To Handle Comparison Type Of Questions?
Chapter 6: How To Handle Cause-Effect Type Of Questions?
Chapter 7: How To Handle Present Day Relevance Type Of Questions?
Chapter 9: How To Improve The Content Of The Answer?
Chapter 10: How To Handle Case Studies in Ethics Paper?
Chapter 11: What About English Grammar And Presentation?
Chapter 12: How To Manage Time And Answer All The Questions?
Chapter 13: How To Handle General Essay?
Chapter 14: Approach, Direction, Motivation and Mentorship