I know that my topic must have definitely shocked you. Of what use is common sense in civil services! One has to study for years to crack civil services. They have to study for many hours at a stretch. Read as many books as you can. Then only you can think of cracking the exam. But even then you can't be sure whether you will qualify the exam. Because of the dangerous myths surrounding civil services you must think that a discussion on this topic is futile. My suggestion is that before you read this article you should get rid of this web of myths. For this, you just have to answer some questions that I have mentioned below. Your answers should be real, don't just ask other people and believe what they say. Correct answers to these questions will throw more light on what are the requirements of civil services. You need the correct equipment to operate a machine. Many times students ask me, "Sir, do you think I will be able to crack the exam?" I tell them that they can crack the exam if they have two qualities. Firstly they should have the ability to analyses and secondly they should have common sense. They usually get surprised on hearing "common sense." What is the use of common sense in this special exam, they think. I feel it is this mistake that can cause their journey to become not impossible, but difficult. Now, it is up to you which way you choose - the knowledge-based difficult path or the path of analysis and common sense which is an easier way. I have already discussed the ability to analyses in great detail. I will now discuss "common sense." This discussion will not be about the general aspects of common sense but only those aspects that are relevant from the point of civil services.