UPSC Prelims Economy Trend Analysis: Part 4

1. With reference to the institution of Banking Ombudsman in India, which one of the statements is not correct? The Banking Ombudsman is appointed by the Reserve Bank of India The Banking Ombudsman can consider complaints from Non-Resident Indians having accounts in India The orders passed by the Banking Ombudsman, are final and binding on… Continue reading

Sprint this month and Clear Prelims

In an article one month back I wrote how to approach prelims 2016 where I underlined the importance of solving test papers, previous years questions and making educated informed calculated guesses. We followed that up with test series by UW and analysis of last 6 years polity and economy papers. By now, it would be… 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

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

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

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

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

UPSC Prelims Polity Trend Analysis: Part 3

Prelims 2013 With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were directly elected by the people of those Provinces nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies selected by the Government for their expertise in constitutional matters Easy question, Read in… Continue reading

16 Polity questions from the most imp topics

In the blogs, I have analysed Polity section of last 7 years. Questions with solutions and right approach has been posted in the blogs. Here are the 16 questions to evaluate whether you have just read the analysis or have also revised these most imp. topics Solve these questions with open mind. Most of the… Continue reading

IAS Prelims tit-bits- Polity part 9

1. Most imp. Articles of Constitution Art 2 – admission or establishment of new states <earlier not states, Sikkim for instance> Art 3 – formation or changes in the existing states <Telangana for instance> Art 51 A – 11 fundamental duties Art 72 – Pardoning power of president Art 108 – Definition of money bill… Continue reading

Approaching CD mocks in a different way

UW has been conducting prelims mini mocks for a while now. Users have been posting their answers (some their thought process also) and every Sunday UW comes out with solutions and explanation. User response has been great and we hope, you learned a lot not only about the topics and your weak areas but the… Continue reading

UPSC Prelims Polity Trend Analysis: Part 2

IAS Prelims 2014 Q1. Consider the following statements: The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business. All executive actions of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the… Continue reading

Feedback on prelims titbits

We started prelims titbit with the objective of providing you most important pointers related to prelims. We also discussed confusing issues. To make the learning more engaging questions were asked in the form of discuss. But after initial excitement, user response fizzled out. So tell us if you appreciate prelims titbits. What more would you… Continue reading

UPSC Prelims Polity Trend Analysis: Part 1

In an earlier blog post (How to approach prelims 2016) I discussed the importance of solving test papers, making educated guesses, analysis of mistakes etc. I also emphasized on solving past year question papers and analyzing the trend. In this series, I shall discuss questions and explanations of last 7 years (2015 to 2009) prelims… Continue reading

Funding Mechanism for Climate Control Worldwide & in India

We are continuing our discussion from the previous post on UNFCC to Paris Via Kyoto In the meantime many a funds were launched – 1. Green Climate Fund – HQ at Incheon, S. Korea It was 1st talked about in Copenhagen summit and Formally established in Cancun, 2010 Target is to raise 100b$ fund every year… Continue reading

UNFCC to Paris Via Kyoto

Adaptation and Mitigation, Kyoto Protocol, Annexes to Kyoto, Carbon Trading, Joint Implementation, Clean Development Maximum, National Action Plan On climate Change, Climate Funds

15 Questions from Prelims tit-bits

Read the questions and options carefully. Read the options even if you don’t know much about the question. Solve the questions wilt open mind. All the questions are from previous year papers $1. If a tropical rain forest is removed, it does not regenerate quickly as compared to a tropical deciduous forest. This is because(2011)… Continue reading

IAS Prelims tit-bits – Geogrpahy part 2

1. Soils of India As per ICAR, 8 types of soils 1. Alluvial Soil – Flood plains, Very fertile, 2 types, Khadar <new alluvium, very fertile> and Bhangar <older, more kankery> <Hindi word khad is fertilizer so obviously khadar more fertile> 2. Black cotton soil – also called Regur as they swell when wet and… Continue reading

IAS Prelims tit-bits- Geography part 1

Open Your Atlas and Put your thinking cap on before reading these points. 1. Rotation and Revolution of Eath Earth rotates around its axis <tilted at 23 and half degree to perpendicular>and takes 24 hours – responsible for day and night Earth revolves around the sun in counterclockwise direction from west to east- takes 365… Continue reading

Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases

Read primer on environmental issues first if you have not read that Global Warming Sun is the source of all energy and all life on earth. Sun emits energy in the form of short wave radiations (high energy i.e shortwave)- A part of which is reflected back by clouds, aerosols, atmosphere A part passes… Continue reading

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