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Dear students,

31st May 2020 is the D-day for all civil service aspirants.

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

This quote by Abraham Lincoln clearly sums up how one should prepare for that day. So before entering the battlefield alone should have enough practice. Our Prime Prelims Test series which shall enrich you to acquaint yourself with the pattern of CSE-2020, assess your abilities, rectify your mistakes and make you confident to appear on the examination day.

Our Prime Prelims Test Series follows the same approach as that adopted by UPSC. Our team of experts is quite enriched with the UPSC pattern and focal point of the questions and hence creates more chances for the aspirants to crack civil service examination by appearing our Test Series.

The key philosophy of our prelims TS is Evidence-based question making: The 3600 questions you face in our mocks have their relevance established in UPSC’s trend analysis. We focus on themes that are important as per UPSC so that we maximize your chances of questions overlap with the actual UPSC Prelims.

Nothing speaks more than the facts itself rather than a mere jargon. Here is a list of 5 sample questions from the upcoming test which will help you in identifying the standards and approach we follow. (you can skip this if you want to attempt these directly in the test). 

Noone but only you can assess how it will help you in being the top percentile of aspirants. You have to practice ruthlessly and civils Daily provides you with a platform to hone your skills.

Q1. There is a fall in boiling points of water and other liquids at hills, because:

a. of high pressure at mountainous regions, the liquid experiences less downward force pushing down on it from above.

b. Boiling point of water changes with altitude because atmospheric pressure changes with altitude.

c. Boiling point of water changes with altitude because of temperature inversion.

d. At mountainous regions, water molecules have a tough time escaping off the surface when the air pressure above them is less.

 

Q2. Big data is a term that describes the large volume of data – both structured and unstructured. Which of the following are applications of Big data?

1. Better understanding and targeting customers by companies.

2. Tracking and analyzing the supply chain delivery routes.

3. Used in healthcare to find new cures for cancer.

4. Security and law and order management.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a. 1 and 2 only

b. 3 and 4 only

c. 1, 3 and 4 only

d. All of them

 

Q3. In recent times, there is a rise in the exploration works of the shale gas. Which of the following statements are correct regarding ‘Shale Gas’?

1. It is predominantly Methane trapped in Shale rock formations.

2. The source of formation of shale gas is somewhere else and it travels through the permeable shale rocks and gets trapped in the pores.

3. Hydraulic Fracturing is the technique used for extraction of Shale gas.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 and 3 only

c. 1 and 3 only

d. All of them

 

Q4. Which of the following statements are correct regarding different generations of biofuels?

1. First-generation biofuels are made from feedstocks that can also be consumed as human food.

2. Second-generation fuels are produced from sustainable feedstock but these feedstocks are not normally used for human consumption.

3. Third generation fuels are obtained from algae.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 and 3 only

c. 1 and 3 only

d. All of them

 

Q5. With regards to the Nitrogen Cycle, the conversion of ammonia into nitrates takes place in which of these process?

a. Nitrification

b. Denitrification

c. Ammonofication

d. None of the above

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Dear students,

31st May 2020 is the D-day for all civil service aspirants.

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

This quote by Abraham Lincoln clearly sums up how one should prepare for that day. So before entering the battlefield alone should have enough practice. Our Prime Prelims Test series which shall enrich you to acquaint yourself with the pattern of CSE-2020, assess your abilities, rectify your mistakes and make you confident to appear on the examination day.

Our Prime Prelims Test Series follows the same approach as that adopted by UPSC. Our team of experts is quite enriched with the UPSC pattern and focal point of the questions and hence creates more chances for the aspirants to crack civil service examination by appearing our Test Series.

The key philosophy of our prelims TS is Evidence-based question making: The 3600 questions you face in our mocks have their relevance established in UPSC’s trend analysis. We focus on themes that are important as per UPSC so that we maximize your chances of questions overlap with the actual UPSC Prelims.

This Ancient and Medieval History test contains questions from the following themes:

Nothing speaks more than the facts itself rather than a mere jargon. Here is a list of 5 sample questions from the upcoming test which will help you in identifying the standards and approach we follow. (you can skip this if you want to attempt these directly in the test). 

Noone but only you can assess how it will help you in being the top percentile of aspirants. You have to practice ruthlessly and civils Daily provides you with a platform to hone your skills.

Q.1) Which of the following is the most likely consequence of implementing the ‘Unified Payments Interface (UPI)’?

a. Mobile wallets will not be necessary for online payments.

b. Digital currency will totally replace the physical currency in about two decades.

c. FDI inflows will drastically increase.

d. Direct transfer of subsidies to poor people will become very effective.

 

Q.2) Identify the correct statement(s) about the Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs):

1. ETFs are listed and traded on stock exchanges like shares.
2. ETF share prices fluctuate throughout the day.

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both of them

d. Neither of them

 

Q.3) In which of the following countries, the Indus River and its tributaries flow?

1. India
2. China
3. Afghanistan
4. Pakistan

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a. 1, 2 and 4 only

b. 1 and 4 only

c. 1, 3 and 4 only

d. All of them

 

Q.4) Identify the correct statement(s) about the ‘ Fit India Programme’:

1. It aims to motivate every Indian to incorporate simple, easy ways of staying fit.
2. It is part of the Khelo India Scheme.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both of them

d. Neither of them

 

Q.5) A rapid increase in the rate of inflation is sometimes attributed to the “base effect”. What is “base effect”?

a. It is the impact of drastic deficiency in supply due to failure of crops

b. It is the impact of the surge in demand due to rapid economic growth

c. It is the impact of the price levels of the previous year on the calculation of inflation rate.

d. None of them are correct

Click here to enrol for the Prime Prelims TS

Dear students,

31st May 2020 is the D-day for all civil service aspirants.

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

This quote by Abraham Lincoln clearly sums up how one should prepare for that day. So before entering the battlefield alone should have enough practice. Our Prime Prelims Test series which shall enrich you to acquaint yourself with the pattern of CSE-2020, assess your abilities, rectify your mistakes and make you confident to appear on the examination day.

Our Prime Prelims Test Series follows the same approach as that adopted by UPSC. Our team of experts is quite enriched with the UPSC pattern and focal point of the questions and hence creates more chances for the aspirants to crack civil service examination by appearing our Test Series.

The key philosophy of our prelims TS is Evidence-based question making: The 3600 questions you face in our mocks have their relevance established in UPSC’s trend analysis. We focus on themes that are important as per UPSC so that we maximize your chances of questions overlap with the actual UPSC Prelims.

This Ancient and Medieval History test contains questions from the following themes:

Nothing speaks more than the facts itself rather than a mere jargon. Here is a list of 5 sample questions from the upcoming test which will help you in identifying the standards and approach we follow. (you can skip this if you want to attempt these directly in the test). 

Noone but only you can assess how it will help you in being the top percentile of aspirants. You have to practice ruthlessly and civils Daily provides you with a platform to hone your skills.

Q.1) Consider the following rivers:

1. Indus
2. Teesta
3. Sone

Which of the above rivers are Himalayan rivers?

a. 1 only

b. 1 and 2 only

c. 2 and 3 only

d. All of them

 

Q.2) Consider the following statements with reference to time zones:

1. Antarctica does not have a fixed time zone as every line of longitude passes through it.
2. The International Date Line perfectly coincides with the 180-degree meridian.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both of them

d. Neither of them

 

Q.3) Consider the following statements with reference to the Earth’s Revolution around the Sun:

1. The seasons arise from the Earth’s revolution around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth’s axis.
2. At the winter solstice, the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
3. At the summer solstice, the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
4. On the day of the equinox, day and night are of equal length everywhere on the globe.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a. 1 and 4 only

b. 2 and 3 only

c. 2,3 and 4 only

d. All of them

 

Q.4) Which of the following statements characterize convectional rainfall?

1. It occurs daily in the equatorial region in the afternoon.
2. It is generally of short duration
3. It is generally associated with rain-bearing cirrostratus clouds.

Select the correct option from the codes given above:

a. 1 only

b. 1 and 2 only

c. 2 and 3 only

d. All of the above

 

Q.5) Salinity is lower in the Bay of Bengal than in the Arabian Sea. Which of the following statements support this fact?

1. Net precipitation in the Bay of Bengal is higher than in the Arabian Sea.
2. Rate of evaporation is higher in the Arabian Sea than the Bay of Bengal.
3. Circulation of water mass from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea and vice-versa.
4. The Bay of Bengal receives more freshwater from rivers than the Arabian Sea.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a. 1 and 2 only

b. 3 and 4 only

c. 1, 2 and 4 only

d. All of them