As the 68^th BPSC Prelims exam is around the corner and just about two weeks away, it is important to have a strategy for the quick revision so that you could score maximum in the examination. 

As per the usual plan and syllabus, there are seven broad areas from which questions are asked in the examination viz. History, Polity & Governance, Geography, Environment, Economics, Science & aptitude, and Current affairs. 

Looking at BPSC Prelims previous Years Question Paper trends number of question wise subject weightage is mentioned in the table.  

History

Around 30 questions of History are asked in the examination. In this last stage of the preparation, you must revise the subject with focusing more on Buddhism & Jainism, Mauryan and Gupta Empire, Medieval History of India and Bihar, Indian freedom movement and Bihar’s role in the struggle. 

Science, Math & reasoning

Each year, BPSC asks approx. 30 questions on science and 10 questions on basic mathematics and logical reasoning. The level of these questions at par with NCERT 10^th standards. Revise the key chapters of physics such as light & lens, heat & thermodynamics, waves & sound and Modern Physics. In chemistry, Carbon & its compounds, Metals, non-Metals & key chemical compounds along with their uses, and Acid, Bases & Salt should be revised more comprehensively. Likewise, in Biology, questions are asked mainly on Cells, Human organ system & physiology, nutrition, Diseases & symptoms, etc. 

Current Affairs

Besides the above-mentioned sections, approximately 25-30 questions are asked on Current Affairs of National, International and State importance. You must revise these current affairs with more focus on the developments occurred in the last 3-4 months.  

The remaining 50-60 questions are asked from Polity, Economics, Geography and Environment, of roughly equal weightage.  

Polity

For polity, you should comprehensively revise Fundamental rights, DPSPs, Fundamental Duties, Parliament & State legislature, Governor, Judiciary, and key constitutional posts of Bihar.  

Economics

As far as Economics is concerned, Budgets and Economic Surveys of India & Bihar, and the role of RBI are the important topics. Further, Bihar government schemes and programs are also important so you must revise them too.  

Geography

In Geography, revise the chapters on the physiography of India and Bihar along with the river systems. Mineral resources, key industries, and agriculture are also very important to be revised. Further, few topics such as atmosphere & climate, as well as forest resources are also needed to be revised before the examination. Furthermore, few questions are also asked on the world regional geography such as mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts, forests and grasslands of the world. 

Environment and Ecology

The most important chapters of Environment and Ecology, from where the questions are generally asked, are environmental pollutants, key environmental conferences, institutions & bodies, and the structure & functions of the ecosystem. 

We suggest that it would be beneficial for you to solve previous year questions. It would help in the preparation of the static topics of each subject. We also suggest you to solve mock test papers as much as you can because the structure of the exam has been changed this year with the inclusion of negative marking.  

All the best for the examination!