Some Days, You Just Have Nothing – Part 2

It was heartening to see that a few of you could connect with my day’s ramblings. Sometime such connections are nice to find and great to cherish. Also – the other reader who shared her drawing was simply amazing. Baskin Robbins anyday 🙂 I loved the story that she had crafted on that page. We all tell stories.… Continue reading

CivilsDigest Ed#7 released – Test Students get a FREE Copy

Hello, It is usually recommended that you be well versed with the current affairs of upto an year back of your Prelims attempt. For those appearing for the IAS 2016 Prelims, we advise that you go through with current affairs from August 2015 – July 2016. If you have made your current affairs notes, revisit those bullet points.… Continue reading

Treat yourself at Baskin Robbins

Read someone’s diary entry in your blog. And i turned around pages of my diary what i have for july this time. I want to share it with you I have nothing inspiring say but this exam is best thing that ever happened to me for i fell in love with it. This is not… Continue reading

Some Days, You Just Have Nothing

Yesterday wasn’t a great day for me. I woke up late after a lot of sleep. Wanted to cover something last night but slept over the open book of Indian Polity, which put me in a down mood. I couldn’t get focused to do any reading in the morning and so attempted the mock 8 only to… Continue reading

Fall 7 times, stand up 8 – Japanese Proverb

And in times where you fall more than seven times, you still need to keep standing up. It’s your drive to succeed that will make the greatest difference.

[Solved] Open discussion for Prelims Mocks #9

Update: The solutions for this mock are now available in a downloadable pdf. Download What’s this? Discussion blog page for those who just attempted prelims mock #9. Discussion is open for any question which you had a doubt about, brainstorming on ways to arrive at a particular answer, any other interesting tit bit that you may… Continue reading

UPSC Prelims Economy Trend Analysis: Part 3

Pre 2012 1. Consider the following specific stages of demographic transition associated with economic development : Low birthrate with low death rate High birthrate with high death rate High birthrate with low death rate Select the correct order of the above stages using the codes given below : (a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 1,… Continue reading

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2016 admit card released by UPSC

Click on the link to download: http://upsconline.nic.in/eadmitcard/upsc_ac2/admitcard_csp_2016/

UPSC Prelims Economy Trend Analysis: Part 2

1. The terms ‘Marginal Standing Facility Rate’ and ‘Net Demand and Time Liabilities’, sometimes appearing in news, are used in relation to banking operations communication networking military strategies supply and demand of agricultural product Simple, from that holy bundle – Economy concepts simplified 2. What is/are the facility/facilities the beneficiaries can get from the services… Continue reading

[Solved] Open discussion for Prelims Mocks #8

Update: The solutions for this mock are now available in a downloadable pdf. Download What’s this? Discussion blog page for those who just attempted prelims mock #8. Discussion is open for any question which you had a doubt about, brainstorming on ways to arrive at a particular answer, any other interesting tit bit that you may… Continue reading

UPSC Prelims Economy Trend Analysis: Part 1

In earlier series, I analysed IAS prelims polity section and we could glean some insights from that. In this series, I would analyse economy section of IAS prelims. Economy section is the easiest section, most scoring section and on avg 16 questions are asked from it. Almost all the questions are doable ie you can… Continue reading

Capital Adequacy Ratio

What is the difference between CRAR and provisioning which is done by a bank for loans? Or is provisioning a way of maintaining CRAR?

Ask a Question, Answer a Question – Round 2

The last dinner table experience was amazing. So many teachers and so many students! Click here to go to visit the Round 1 This time, we intend to tweak the concept a little bit. Since prelims are fast approaching, let’s make it more useful. Do one of the following: 1) Ask for a memory trick/ mnemonic which… Continue reading

[Solved] Open discussion for Prelims Mocks #7

Update: The solutions for this mock are now available in a downloadable pdf. Download What’s this? Discussion blog page for those who just attempted prelims mock #7. Discussion is open for any question which you had a doubt about, brainstorming on ways to arrive at a particular answer, any other interesting tit bit that you may… Continue reading

Tit bits, Questions and trend Analysis NEEEDED :(

Respected Dr. V, Sunday bhi jaane wala hai 🙁 Waiting for you to post, tit bits, more questions and economy analysis! Yours obediently 🙂

query – back to basics

I m not able to see posts of BACK TO BASICS beyond march 15th. the page is not going further. Pls pls help thank you

[Update] Ask a Question, Answer a Question – Round 1

Major Update: Hats off to the community for an amazing participation. We never do this thing (flashing numbers and claiming a top spot etc.), but these numbers are insane. Notice the REAL time users. If the participation remains this high over the weekend, we will make it a weekend affair! Think of this as a… Continue reading

Environmental Laws of India

To understand international treaties related to environment and climate change, funding etc including national action plan on climate change read these blogs first Primer on Environmental issues Rio To Paris via Kyoto 1. Indian Forest Act, 1927 Britishers enacted such acts in 1865 and 1876 also, purpose was to monopolize forest resources <esp. timber> for… Continue reading

What’s your excuse to shy from greatness?

“Success doesn’t give inspiration; the struggle behind success gives you the inspiration. But success is important because only then people will be interested to know your struggle. The attitude and the approach to do something matters and each individual can become a building block for a beautiful society.” What separates a doer from a dreamer?… Continue reading

UPSC Prelims Polity Trend Analysis part 4

Pre 2011 What is the difference between “vote-on-account” and “interim budget”? The provision of a “vote-on-account” is used by a regular Government, while an “interim budget” is a provision used by a caretaker Government. A “vote-on-account” only deals with the expenditure in Government’s budget, while an “interim budget” includes both expenditure and receipts. Which of… Continue reading

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