CRACKING THE
SCREENING TEST FOR CSS COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION—2014 (MOST RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND
RESOURCES)
Part-I: English
Vocabulary – Princeton Review Word Smart Part-I & Part-II
– since the time is short; you can just concentrate on the word lists in the SAT
and GRE Hit Parades given at the end of both the books.
Grammar Usage – Practical English Grammar by Thomas &
Martinet
Comprehension – Exercises of comprehension given in any grammar
of B.A level and the question of comprehension given in the past CSS papers of
Precis’ and Composition
Part-II: General
Abilities
Needless to mention that the Secondary School Certificate
(SSC) level means the matriculation level.
The books used for preparation of Revised-GRE mathematics
sections can be of immense help for learning/revising the matriculation level
mathematics and specifically for the topics of this screening test i.e. Basic
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, logical reasoning and analytical ability. I don’t
think so the matriculation level textbooks would be of much help in better
understanding of the topics at hand.
You can visit this link http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare?WT.ac=grehome_testprep_a_121008
And download the Math Review in PDF Format.
Or you can use any of the following books:
Barron’s Revised GRE
Kaplan’s GRE
Princeton Review GRE
Part-III -- General
Knowledge
a)
Everday Science
Everday Science by Dr. Riazul Haq or
Everday Science by Imtiaz Shahid
Concentrate on objective type questions of
past papers.
b)
Current Affairs
Contemporary Affairs by Imtiaz Shahid and read
Dawn newspaper on daily basis, especially its editorials. Also see newspapers
of past 2 to 3 months at least. Concentrate on objective type questions of past
papers.
c)
Pakistan Affairs
Trek to Pakistan
by Ahmad Saeed (for pre-1947 period),
Constitutional and political
history of Pakistan by Hamid Khan...for post-1947 period
(Oxford press),
Issues in Pakistan’s
Economy by Akbar S. Zaidi (Oxford Press) for
questions like agriculture, industry, economy etc.
Don’t forget to check objectives of the
past papers and FPSC Syllabus for Pakistan Affairs.
Part-IV: Islamiat
Islami
nazariya-e-hayat by Prof. Khurshid Ahmad
Islam
ka nizam-e-hayat by Dr. Liaqat Niazi
Tafseer
of the Holy Quran by Maulana Moududi for the translation of last 10 Suuraahs of the Holy Quran.
Concentrate on objective
type questions of past papers.
Useful Link:
“The contents of the syllabus are the same as already prescribed for Competitive
Examination and have been placed on FPSC website (www.fpsc.gov.pk).” Public Notice by FPSC.
