22 April 2021 | Nikaalo Prelims Quiz- TS 04 – History Test 1: Advent of Europeans to India; 1857 Revolt; Pre Congress Association; Social and Cultural awakening; Various Rebellion; Indian Journals & association.

Polity Titbits: Constitution- Special provisions

22nd Apr 2021 Emergency provisions National emergency (art 352) State Emergency/ President’s rule (Art 356) Financial emergency Grounds War, External aggression, armed rebellion <threat or actual> Failure of constitutional machinery of state or can’t comply with the directions of centre Threat to financial credit Who declares President after written cabinet recommendation… Continue reading

Polity Titbits: Functions/powers of Judiciary

21st Apr 2021 Appointments: Parliament decide the number of judges of supreme court while president decide the numbers in high courts Both supreme court and high court judges are appointed as well as removed by president Salaries of high court judges is charged on CFS while pension is charged on CFI Appointment by collegium… Continue reading

Wordsmith: Learn answer writing in 21 days|Join Habitat club by Radhika Didwania

Practice answer writing. This is one of the most important commandments for any UPSC aspirant. Most of the UPSC gurus and prophets don’t shed much light on things like how to do it, when to start, how much to write, etc. Answer writing is a perplexing enigma for UPSC beginners and to help solve it… Continue reading

Polity Titbits: Functions/powers of executive

20th Apr 2021 Executive Titbits President, VP both elected indirectly by proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and voting is by secret ballot Electoral college of president contains elected MPs and elected MLAs (including that of UTs of Delhi and Puducherry) while that of VP includes all MPs (nominated MPs and nominated… Continue reading

20 April 2021 | Nikaalo Prelims Quiz- TS 03 – Geography Test 1: Physical Geography; World Geography and Mapping

Polity Titbits: Functions/powers of legislature

19th Apr 2021 Legislature Parliament – Loksabha (house of people) + RajyaSabha (Council of states) + President LokSabha RajyaSabha Other names Lower house, house of people Upper house, council of states Total strength (state+UT+nominated) 530+13+2 29 elected from states + 4 from UTs + 12 Nominated by president Maximum strength (state+UT+nominated) 530+20+2… Continue reading

Sprint 365: Current Affairs program for UPSC IAS Prelims 2021 | Polity, Environment and Culture in 15 days

With little more than two months to go for UPSC IAS Prelims it is time for intensive revision. There are a lot of compilations available in the market but these are not enough. Anjum sir has launched Sprint 365 to help you cover and revise current affairs for IAS prelims 2021 in the most efficient… Continue reading

Foundation 2022 and UAP 2022 for UPSC IAS exam launched | Enrollments open for May batch | Schedule your free mentorship call

Dear students, The enrollments for the May batch of Foundation 2022 and the UAP 2022 program are open now. Not only UPSC has a vast syllabus but it expects a certain level of intellectual, social, and emotional maturity from its aspirants. It’s a very complex task to come up with a study-plan/time-table that harmonizes every… Continue reading

Polity Titbits: Important articles/schedules of Constitution

17th Apr 2021 The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. The document lays down the framework demarcating fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens. It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26… Continue reading

17 April 2021 | Nikaalo Prelims Quiz- TS 02 – Current Affairs: July 2020

Polity Titbits: Fundamental Rights and DPSP, Fundamental Duties

16th Apr 2021 Fundamental Rights Fundamental rights Constitutional rights Legal rights Included in part 3 (magna carta of India) of constitution Not in part 3 Not in constitution Can directly move supreme court for enforcement under article 32 no no Parliament can abridge these rights only in very special circumstances Can be abridged by… Continue reading

15 April 2021 | Nikaalo Prelims Quiz- TS 01 – Polity – Laxmikanth (Up to State Government)

[Prelims Spotlight] Polity Titbits: Fundamentals of Polity and Constitution

15 Apr 2021 Form of Government: Autocracy/ Absolute Monarchy – Concentration of power in one unelected hand Democracy – government on the basis of elections Constitutional Monarchy – head of state is king/ queen but acts on the aid and advice of elected council of ministers Republican Govt.- head of state is elected not a… Continue reading

UPSC mock interview at CivilsDaily on 17-18th April | Book your slot now

Schedule of Special Habitat sessions planned for interviews. Upcoming Mock interview and session This week’s mock interview dates have been fixed on 17-18th April. Mock interview- 17-18th April (Book your slot) Time: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mode: Online Interview slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Panelists for Mock Interviews: Shri Shankar Aggarwal, IAS… Continue reading

Develop analytical skills for UPSC IAS exam| Analytica by Alankrit Bhatia | Join 2 weeks workshop (link inside)

UPSC IAS is not just about information loading. Whatever you are studying must be analyzed in detail and linked with other topics. Moreover, you must learn how to utilize that information for different stages of the exam. Analytical skills help you visualize a problem’s complexity, process and organize it, solve it, make projections and generate… Continue reading

Mission Nikaalo Prelims | 60 Day Revision Course with Prelims Spotlight and Free Tests| Starts 15th April

Download PDF Time Table here – Time-Table-Mission-Nikaalo-Prelims Dear students, We are thrilled to launch the 4th edition of our OPEN Crash Course [Nikaalo Prelims]. The last 3 editions have been immensely helpful to aspirants who wanted a fast-paced revision sequence. With Nikaalo Prelims you get our full commitment for the next 60 days with these… Continue reading

(Reminder) HABITAT SESSIONS: Revealed 2.0 with Zeeshan sir 9:00 pm, and Wordsmith- answer writing with Radhika ma’am 8 pm (Link inside)

Zeeshan sir and Radhika ma’am will be live on Habitat for free sessions on Habitat. You don’t want to miss out on these sessions. Score Boosting Session with Zeeshan sir Time: 9:00 pm; Venue: Habitat- General club (Click here for link) Wordsmith – Mains answer writing with Radhika ma’am Time: 8:00 pm; Venue: Habitat- General… Continue reading

UPSC IAS prelims pattern is changing, are you prepared for 2021 and 2022?| Win over unpredictability! Fill Samanvaya for 1-1 session.

Discuss the changing trend with us and know how to adapt. Fill this Samanvaya form. UPSC is evolving. There have been many watershed years where UPSC has changed either its prelims pattern or the nature of the questions like 2013 then 2017 and the most recent one, 2020. Clearing this exam would require a certain… Continue reading

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