The Third Edition of the Bestselling Book Mastering Essay & Answer Writing for UPSC Civil Services & State PSC Main Exam, authored by Dr. Awdhesh Singh, has been thoroughly updated and enlarged. The book contains the decades of experience of Civil Services with the expertise of the author. It prepares you to write the best ANSWERS and ESSAYS in the UPSC Civil Services & State PSC Main examination. ? This new Edition now contains 28 Chapters, essay Practice Sections, and Annexures with the addition of a new Section six. This edition also provides the Mains Preparation Strategy & Resources. ? The book includes a newly added Part E in section Five, namely ?Essay Ideas,? providing 15 essays with 10 key points each for structured writing. ? The book also includes a new section Six, ?Approach Building & Answer Writing? which offers practice questions on essays (20) and General Studies (GS) I-IV, along with case studies, demonstrating the theme of the section. Each practice question includes a concise 3?4 bullet-point approach discussing the question?s demands for structured answer writing. Also, every practice question is supplemented with a model answer to help readers understand effective response structuring. ? The book explains the purpose of the Essay paper and elucidates the methodologies for writing essays on any topic. ? It explains the structure of an Essay for all six types of Essays with a special chapter dedicated exclusively to Philosophical topics. ? It expounds the techniques of Brainstorming and Mind-Mapping to prepare the readers for spontaneous Essay Writing on any Topic. ? The best practices of Essay Writing explained in the book help you fetch additional marks in the examination. ? The book investigates the common mistakes and provides their step-by-step resolution. ? In addition, the book provides 30 Model Essays to learn and practice. In 15 of these Mind Maps have been provided along with a strategy of developing the Essay with the help of the Mind Map. ? It provides a large number of Quotations, Anecdotes, Stories, Poems, and Studies that can make your essay stand apart. ? The Answers to the 4 General Studies Papers are very critical to score high in the Main Exam.The book provides a lot of Tips, Ideas & Suggestions to achieve that perfectness required for a BEST Answer.