1-1 interaction with Toppers: Debraj Das, AIR – 529 | IIT KGP Graduate

Dear students, We are excited to host Debraj. He is one of the most interesting candidates to have cleared the exam this year. A working professional, he is an inspiration to everyone who has constraints and cannot leave their jobs but their heart lies in Civil Services. His journey is inspiring and his advice is… Continue reading

[Video] Prelims Trend Analysis 2019 – Toughness Level and Cut Off Prediction

This year’s paper was marginally easier(marginally meaning by a small amount) than last year. Our estimate of this year’s cut-off is 100-103. Please remember, more often than not you will get 2-3 marks less when you see your scorecard than what you had totaled up from the keys. Our Prelims Prime TS is… Continue reading

AIR-172, AIR-211, AIR-266, AIR-278 all love Samachar Manthan. Here’s why?

Kamya Misraa, AIR 172 CSE 2018 and Kunal Aggarwal, AIR 211 CSE 2018 heavily relied on Samachar Manthan Lectures and notes to help them ace through all stages of the exam. Shreyash Pratap Singh, AIR 266 in CSE 2017 and Shiv Narayan Sharma, AIR 278 in CSE 2017 have both used Samachar Manthan resources and vouched… Continue reading

SAMANVAYA: Students Preparing for UPSC 2020 > Come join US !

Dear Students, As prelims conclude, we have started getting emails, messages of students who have benefitted from our programs. Students who have sincerely attempted our Test Series have appreciated the repeated questions. We will be publishing a post highlighting the hit-rate soon. Of course, we are saddened by the fact that many of our students… Continue reading

Launch of Samachar Manthan 2020 – Core and Current Affairs Build Up

Dear students, We are delighted to launch Samachar Manthan for 2019-2020. The course is designed to help you develop a solid command on your newspaper reading and current affairs analyzing skills. Since it builds your core, it is important for both prelims and mains. What are we offering and how is it unique? 1. Mentorship and guidance taken… Continue reading

Mains Full-Length Test Series Program 2019 – 3 months | Write 12 tests | Reach your next level

Click here to enroll. | Click here for Time Table Dear Students, Our previous year FLTs have exceptional hit ratios. Go through the posts below to understand what we are talking about – UPSC Mains 2018 GS Paper 1 – Solutions, Sample Structures and Repeated Questions from CD Mains TS UPSC Mains 2018 GS Paper… Continue reading

UPSC Prelims 2019 – Answer Key, Sources, Sample Solutions and Controversial Questions – Part II

Part 1 can be found here – UPSC Prelims 2019 – Answer Key, Sources, Sample Solutions and Controversial Questions 51. With reference to Mughal India, what is/are the difference/differences between Jagirdar and Zamindar? 1. Jagirdars were holders of land assignments in lieu of judicial and police duties, whereas Zamindars were holders of revenue rights… Continue reading

We are hiring! Looking for 1 great content talent with leadership abilities to join our team

Civilsdaily has been on a mission mode for quite some time now. As our enrollments increase, we are looking to expand the team to focus on providing deep analysis to students around where they lack, what should their next steps be. We are roping in professors and subject matter experts to refine our content and… Continue reading

*IMP: UPSC Civils Services Prelims 2019 Paper 1 – Questions (pdf format)

*UPDATE 1 – We are compiling the solutions. Out of the 50 questions that we’ve gone through, 30 were very close to what we had asked in our Test Series and approximately 45 were from the same theme. We will present this in our upcoming post so you can judge for yourself. Dear students,… Continue reading

Gear up for This week’s Samachar Manthan lecture on 2nd June Sunday

Dear students, We understand that the UPSC exam is a generalist exam. It’s more important to cover more issues than to cover one issue in more depth. Hence, through Samachar Manthan, we are trying to maintain a fine balance of covering many important news items and having a detailed discussion on selected topics which require… Continue reading

Prelims Motivation: Conquering the first Bastion

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times These lines from the tale of two cities resonate with the feelings aspirants are having now. These days are filled with fear, apprehensions, anxiety, the excitement of all kinds. There is this hope of qualifying with good margin and also fear of losing… Continue reading

Bucks4Bugs: An initiative to reward our sincere test takers

Click here to enroll for the Prelims Prime TS Dear Students, Hope you are having a good (moderately tough) time attempting the mocks. We admire the efforts you guys put at maintaining the virtuous cycle of learning and assessments. Nothing comes close to that level of sincerity. While yours is truly the herculean task of… Continue reading

[Prelims Spotlight] Pollution

National Environmental Legislation Our constitution, originally, did not contain any direct provision regarding the protection of natural environment. However, after the United Nations Conference on Human Environment, held in Stockholm in 1972, Indian constitution was amended to include protection of the environment as a constitutional mandate. Environment related legislation came very late in 1972 with Wild Life Protection Act 1971. The forty… Continue reading

[Prelims Spotlight] Location in News

1.Kuril islands – In the news, for dispute between Japan and Russia 2.Falkland island – Argentina seeks support of Saudis for this british territory 3.Rohingya island – Refugees of a distinct Muslim ethnic group who are effectively stateless have been fleeing Myanmar. 4.Houthis – Shia rebels from north Yemen (Shia(Iran support) vs Sunni(Saudi support) conflict… Continue reading

Gear up for This week’s Samachar Manthan lecture on 26th May Sunday

[Prelims Spotlight] Indian Paintings and Handicrafts

Indian Paintings Prehistoric Cave Paintings Painted rock shelters by prehistoric cave dwellers Notable example → Bhimbetka caves in the Kaimur Range, MP (biggest prehistoric art depositoryin India) Genres of Indian Painting Indian paintings can be broadly classified as murals and miniatures. Murals are large works executed on the walls of solid structures directly, as in… Continue reading

How To Approach the IAS Prelims – Last 10 weeks

Prelims is almost here. Preparation would be at full swing. It goes without saying, you have to best utilize these ten weeks to maximize your score in prelims and crack it without any hiccups. As time is of essence, I would not waste any more time on introduction and niceties and come straight to… Continue reading

Last minute tips on how to Maximise your scores in Prelims

This lecture is meant to help students relax and overcome anxious thoughts. Please note down the tips and make sure to practice them. We at Civilsdaily are committed to helping you in the process of figuring out your learning personalities and creating the best time table and suggesting most relevant strategies for your… Continue reading

[Prelims Spotlight] Isro Missions

1.RISAT-2B: An all-seeing radar imaging satellite he PSLV-C46 is set to launch RISAT-2B from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. RISAT Constellation RISAT-2B, short for “Radar Imaging Satellite-2B”, is the second in a series of satellites used to observe weather conditions on Earth using radar imagery. RISAT-2 was the first satellite in the series, launched… Continue reading

[Prelims Spotlight] Environment/ Science & Tech Schemes

1.Phyto-Pharma Plant Mission Objectives Rs 50 crore Mission aimed at conservation and cultivation of endangered and threatened endemic medicinal plants, and discovery of new botanical drugs for unmet medical needs using the rich traditional ethno-botanical knowledge and biodiversity of these states and at the same time also improve availability of authentic and quality botanical raw… Continue reading

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