Topper’s Series: BPSC Mains Exam – International Relations & Data Interpretation (Paper 1) is designed to help aspirants prepare for the BPSC Mains examination through focused coverage of international relations and data interpretation.

The International Relations section covers contemporary geopolitical developments, India’s strategic positioning, Indo-Pacific security, maritime cooperation, Middle East conflicts, energy security, economic diplomacy, tariff wars, the Global South, multilateral leadership, connectivity corridors, climate diplomacy, and border security. It also includes previous-year questions to help candidates understand examination trends and practise relevant topics.

The Data Interpretation section builds foundational quantitative and analytical skills through basic mathematical formulas, percentages, averages, ratios and proportions, profit and loss, frequency distribution, tabulation, and graphical presentation of data. It includes previous-year BPSC questions from multiple examination years to support practice and improve familiarity with question patterns.

With its combination of current international affairs, quantitative concepts, and previous-year questions, this book aims to strengthen conceptual understanding, analytical ability, and exam-oriented preparation for BPSC Mains aspirants.

Table of Contents:

Part I: International Relations

Previous Year Questions

1. Neighbours in Crisis – Managing Political Volatility in South Asia

2. Global Geopolitical Realignment and India’s Strategic Positioning

3. Indo-Pacific Imperative – QUAD Consolidation and Maritime Security

4. Middle East Flux – Red Sea Disruptions and Energy Recalibration

5. Economic Sovereignty – Navigating De-Globalization and Tariff Wars

6. Voice of the Global South – Plurilateral Leadership and G20 Legacy

7. Geoeconomic Corridors – The Strategic Promise and Stagnation of IMEC

8. Climate Diplomacy – Historic Finance Deficits and CBDR Advocacy

9. Neighbours in Crisis – Managing Political Volatility in South Asia

10. Defending the LAC – Countering Salami Slicing with Infrastructure

Part II: Data Interpretation

Previous Year Question Paper

1. Basic Mathematical Formulae & Tips

2. Percentage

3. Average

4. Ratio & Proportion

5. Profit & Loss

6. Introduction of Figure

7. Frequency Distribution

8. Concept of Data Interpretation

9. Presentation of Data

10. Tabulation

11. DI Based on Tabulation

12. Diagrammatic Presentation of Data

Previous-Year BPSC Questions on Data Interpretation

• 71st BPSC PYQs on Data Interpretation

• 70th BPSC PYQs on Data Interpretation

• 69th BPSC PYQs on Data Interpretation

• 68th BPSC PYQs on Data Interpretation

• 67th BPSC PYQs on Data Interpretation

• 66th BPSC PYQs on Data Interpretation

• 65th BPSC PYQs on Data Interpretation