What are some recommended books for Botany optional for the UPSC IAS mains exam? Some recommended books include Cell Biology by De Robertis & Ambrose, Cryptograms by B.R.
Vasista, Botany for Degree Students by P.C.
Vashishta, and more..
Which is the Toughest Optional in UPSC? Geography is the toughest optional in UPSC.
In Paper II, there is a focus on regional planning and contemporary matters.
It makes the paper very dynamic and hugely advances its scope..
Easiest Optional Subjects Based on Least Syllabus
Philosophy subject has the least syllabus of all the UPSC optional subjects.
Other options like Anthropology, Sociology and Public administration are also considered to have less syllabus when compared to the rest..
The least popular optional subjects in UPSC Mains are Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Geology, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Agriculture, Statistics, Medical sciences, Management and most of the literature subjects (except Hindi, Tamil, Telugu)..
After going through the syllabus of Botany optional, one can check UPSC Botany Books in the linked article.
Botany Optional Subject has 2 papers (paper I and paper II) in the civil services examination.
Each paper is of 250 marks with a total of 500 marks.
