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    UPSC PRELIMS-2021 || Current Affairs Based Most Probable Questions on History – by Sukanya Rana

    Q1) Consider the following statements with respect to Lala Lajpat Rai

    1. He was elected deputy leader of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1926.

    2. He founded the Home Rule League of America in New York.

    Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

    a. 1 only

    b. 2 only

    c. Both 1 and 2

    d. Neither 1 nor 2

    Q2) Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Pattachitra Painting

    1. It is a form of painting that is painted on a piece of cloth in states of Bengal and Odisha.

    2. The Odisha version of the painting depicts Hindu mythology and specially inspired by Jagannath and Vaishnava sect.

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    a. 1 only

    b. 2 only

    c. Both 1 and 2

    d. Neither 1 nor 2

    Q3) Which of the following contributions were made by Buddhism?

    1. Principle of gender equality

    2. Egalitarian society

    3. Promoting rationalism

    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    a. 1 and 3 only

    b. 1 only

    c. 2 and 3 only

    d. 1, 2 and 3

    Q4) Which of the following statements are incorrect with respect to Chauri Chaura Incident

    1. During the incident a large group of protesters participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) clashed with police who opened fire.

    2. It took place in Punjab province of British India, where the protesters torched the homes of British police.

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    a. 1 only

    b. 2 only

    c. Both 1 and 2

    d. Neither 1 nor 2

  • How did our Toppers pick the right study material? What did they study to get RANKS, and how?

    How did our Toppers pick the right study material? What did they study to get RANKS, and how?

    Do you know the one area where UPSC aspirants lose a lot of time and waste a lot of their efforts? It’s finding the right study material to begin their preparation. There are literally thousands of books available in the market and most students end up buying a lot of books without realizing that most of them are not useful.

    In fact, an analysis of the last ten years’ papers has revealed that around 50% of the effort in cracking the exam lies in the strategy. And if you know how to pick the right study material from the start, your chances of cracking the exam increases by 50%.

    The biggest problem new aspirants face is deciding what to study and what not to study. This wastes their time, and the syllabus starts piling up. So, what can you do to identify the right material as you start your preparation? We have spoken with over 400 rankers from the last 2 years to create the most effective and suitable study material.

    In fact, with our strategy, 25 Civilsdaily students had ranks in top 100 and 78+ students secured ranks in 2020. So, how did they pick the right material and what did they study?

    What to read and what not to read? Speak with our mentors for A clear study plan (CLICK HERE)
    • History – Students often buy and read multiple books like Bipin Chandra, Grover, Sumit Sarkar, Chattopadhyay, etc. But if History is not your optional subject, you really do not need to read each of these books. You need to be highly selective and use the most important source that can help you get marks in the exam. A quick review of the previous year’s question papers would give you an idea about the kinds of question that come from History. Eliminate the idea of reading everything, read only the books that matter.
    • Geography – While NCERTs are a must read for any UPSC aspirant, there are specific books like G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh, Majid Hussain, etc. For example, there are many technical chapters in Savindra Singh like isostasy, drainage patterns, etc. Are they important? No! Should you spend time on them? No. Limit your study material but read the selected ones in detail. Instead, you can simply speak to our mentors and reduce your reading material to only the most important chapters.
    • Art and culture – UPSC asks a lot of questions from Art and Culture but there is no one book that is completely helpful. Often, UPSC asks some questions that you may not find in most of the popular books. For example, if you are reading Nitin Singhania, you do not have to read the chapters on Cinema and Circus. You do not have to read every chapter in every book!
    • Current affairs – Yes, it is important to read the newspaper but how do you identify what to read in a newspaper? Is everything important? No! Should you make a note of everything that comes in the newspaper? No! Try to identify only those topics that will fetch you marks, everything else will waste your time.
    • Environment – Most students read Shankar IAS for environment. But the questions from environment often have Current Affairs element in them. So, while you should read the basic concepts from this book, you will have to tie it with Current Affairs to score.
    speak with our mentors to know what to read and what to avoid in every subject (click here)
    • .Science and Tech – Science and tech has a huge syllabus. It contains everything from Biology to Sattelites. But can you read and remember everything? Is it important to know the names of all the human bones? No! It may be important to know India’s space program but do you need to know every sattelite’s details? No! You have to learn to differentiate what is important and what isn’t.
    • Economics – 15 questions were asked from Economics in Prelims 2020. But Economics cannot be completed by reading one book. These questions can only be solved by reading the basic concepts and tying them with current affairs. There is no book that does this perfectly. What will you do? It is best to speak with mentors who know which areas to focus on to get maximum marks. They can help reduce your workload to very specific reading points.
    • Government schemes and plans – You have less than a year to prepare for the exam, can you afford to read all the Yojana, Kurukshetra, etc. before the exam? Should you spend so much time reading topics that may or may not come in the exam? No! Only focused study fetches you marks.

    This is an exam of elimination. You can only succeed when you know which study material to eliminate and which to pick. Otherwise, you will have a library of books that are completely useless for your preparation. All your time, money, and efforts will be wasted and you will start feeling overwhelmed by the syllabus.

    SPEAK WITH OUR MENTORS TO KNOW WHAT TO READ AND WHAT TO AVOID IN EVERY SUBJECT (CLICK HERE)

    Remember: Smart work is needed to clear the exam. It’s better to read a particular book many times rather than reading multiple books without revision.

    After speaking with over 400 rankers from the last 2 years, our mentors have created the most suitable study material that is selective and highly effective. Speak with our mentors. They will tell you exactly which books and which chapters to read. Don’t waste time, read only the focused material.

    Our students secured top ranks in UPSC 2020 [25 in top 100] with a smart strategy, connect with us now to learn how to pick the right study materials for your exam.

    Before you start preparing SPEAK WITH OUR MENTORS TO KNOW WHAT TO READ AND WHAT TO AVOID IN EVERY SUBJECT (CLICK HERE)

  • Important Groupings Related to India

    27th Sept 2021

     

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    Trans-Pacific Partnership

    • The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), or the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is a trade agreement between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States (until 23 January 2017) and Vietnam
    • The TPP began as an expansion of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPSEP or P4) signed by Brunei Darussalam, Chile, New Zealand, and Singapore in 2005
    • The TPP contains measures to lower both non-tariff and tariff barriers to trade and establish an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism
    • The agreement will enter into force after ratification by all signatories if this occurs within two years
    • APEC members may accede to the TPP, as may any other jurisdiction to which existing TPP members agree. After an application for membership is received, a commission of parties to the treaty negotiates conditions for accession.

    BRICS

    • BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
    • Originally the first four were grouped as “BRIC” (or “the BRICs”), before the induction of South Africa in 2010.
    • The BRICS members are known for their significant influence on regional affairs; all are members of G20.
    • Since 2009, the BRICS nations have met annually at formal summits. China hosted the 9th BRICS summit in Xiamen on September 2017, while Brazil hosted the most recent 11th BRICS summit on 13-14 November 2019.

    New Development Bank and the Fortaleza Declaration

    • During the sixth BRICS Summit in Fortaleza (2014), the leaders signed the Agreement establishing the New Development Bank (NDB).
    • In the Fortaleza Declaration, the leaders stressed that the NDB will strengthen cooperation among BRICS and will supplement the efforts of multilateral and regional financial institutions for global development, thus contributing to collective commitments for achieving the goal of strong, sustainable and balanced growth.
    • The bank was established in July 2015 by the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
    • The aim of the bank is to mobilize funding for infrastructure and sustainable development.
    • Its ownership structure is unique, as the BRICS countries each have an equal share and no country has any veto power.
    • In this sense, the bank is a physical expression of the desire of emerging markets to play a bigger role in global governance.
    • NDB was created to help fill the funding gap in the BRICS economies and was intended to grow its global scope over time.
    • The bank, with its subscribed capital base of US$50bn, is now poised to become a meaningful additional source of long-term finance for infrastructure in its member countries.

    Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

    • The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a trade deal that was being negotiated between 16 countries.
    • They include the 10 ASEAN members and the six countries with which the bloc has free trade agreements (FTAs) — India, Australia, China, Korea, Japan, and New Zealand.
    • The purpose of the deal is to create an “integrated market” spanning all 16 countries.
    • This means that it would be easier for the products and services of each of these countries to be available across the entire region.

    RCEP – India

    • It comprises half of the world population and accounts for nearly 40% of the global commerce and 35% of the GDP. RCEP would have become the world’s largest FTA after finalisation, with India being the third-biggest economy in it.
    • Without India, the RCEP does not look as attractive as it had seemed during negotiations.
    • Divided ASEAN – ASEAN has been keen on a diversified portfolio so that member states can deal with major powers and maintain their strategic autonomy. ASEAN member states have tried to keep the U.S. engaged in the region.
    • Act East policy has been well received. With China’s rise in the region, ASEAN member states have been keen on Indian involvement in the region.
    • Indo-Pacific – India’s entire Indo-Pacific strategy might be open to question if steps are not taken to restore India’s profile in the region.
    • Rejected China’s dominance – India signalled that, despite the costs, China’s rise has to be tackled both politically and economically.

    Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

    • After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the then security and economic architecture in the Eurasian region dissolved and new structures had to come up.
    • The original Shanghai Five were China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
    • The SCO was formed in 2001, with Uzbekistan included. It expanded in 2017 to include India and Pakistan.
    • Since its formation, the SCO has focused on regional non-traditional security, with counter-terrorism as a priority:
    • The fight against the “three evils” of terrorism, separatism and extremism has become its mantra.
    • Today, areas of cooperation include themes such as economics and culture.

    India’s entry to the SCO

    • India and Pakistan both were observer countries.
    • While Central Asian countries and China were not in favour of expansion initially, the main supporter — of India’s entry in particular — was Russia.
    • A widely held view is that Russia’s growing unease about an increasingly powerful China prompted it to push for its expansion.
    • From 2009 onwards, Russia officially supported India’s ambition to join the SCO. China then asked for its all-weather friend Pakistan’s entry.

    The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)

    • The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. This sub-regional organization came into being on 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.
    • The regional group constitutes a bridge between South and South-East Asia and represents a reinforcement of relations among these countries.
    • BIMSTEC has also established a platform for intra-regional cooperation between SAARC and ASEAN members.  The BIMSTEC region is home to around 1.5 billion people which constitute around 22% of the global population with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.7 trillion economies. In the last five years, BIMSTEC Member States have been able to sustain an average 6.5% economic growth trajectory despite a global financial meltdown.

    SAARC & SAARC Countries

    • The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia.  Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.  SAARC was founded in Dhaka in 1985.
    • Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu.
    • The organization promotes the development of economic and regional integration.
    • It launched the South Asian Free Trade Area in 2006.
    • SAARC maintains permanent diplomatic relations at the United Nation as an observer and has developed links with multilateral entities.
    • Observers Of SAARC: – States with observer status include Australia, China, the European Union, Iran, Japan, Mauritius Myanmar, South Korea and the United States.

    Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

    • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten Southeast Asian countries
    • It promotes Pan-Asianism and intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational and socio-cultural integration amongst its members and other Asian countries
    • It members are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam
    • ASEAN shares land and maritime borders with India, China
    • ASEAN is an official United Nations Observer.

    The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

    • The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seeks to contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons through the implementation of two sets of Guidelines for nuclear exports and nuclear-related exports.
    • One of the critical elements for inclusion into the NSG is that the member countries need to signatories of the NPT, a proposal which India has categorically disagreed.
    • However considering India’s history of nuclear non-proliferation, the US and subsequently the NSG have shown some recognition and granted India with the waiver of dealing with other countries for nuclear technology.

    Recent Developments

    • Present Indian government embarked to pursue the ambitious goal of NSG membership aggressively.
    • The prime minister visited countries like the USA, Netherlands, Mexico, and Portugal to secure support from these countries.
    • US administration under Obama and Donald trump reiterated their support for Indian entry to the NSG. Russia also extended its support.
    • NSG takes a decision based on a consensus of the member countries. So it is important to secure the support of each and every member country.
    • China is against the granting membership. Insisted on a criteria-based approach for the non-NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) signatory countries.
    • China has also maintained that for non-NPT members some definite criteria should be evolved rather than granting country-specific waivers. At other times, it has stated that Pakistan also has similar credentials to join the NSG; and that if India is admitted; Pakistan should also be admitted simultaneously.
    • Some other countries, including Turkey, Switzerland, Mexico and New Zealand, were among those which have stressed on the criteria-based approach, without opposing India’s application outright.

    Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

    • OPCW is an intergovernmental organization and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, which entered into force on 29 April 1997
    • The OPCW, with its 193 member states, has its seat in The Hague, Netherlands, and oversees the global endeavour for the permanent and verifiable elimination of chemical weapons
    • The organization promotes and verifies the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction
    • Verification consists both of evaluation of declarations by member states and onsite inspections
    • The OPCW has the power to say whether chemical weapons were used in an attack it has investigated
    • The organization was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize “for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons”

    The Australian Group

    • The Australia Group is a multilateral export control regime (MECR) and an informal group of countries (now joined by the European Commission) established in 1985 (after the use of chemical weapons by Iraq in 1984) to help member countries to identify those exports which need to be controlled so as not to contribute to the spread of chemical and biological weapons
    • The group, initially consisting of 15 members, held its first meeting in Brussels, Belgium, in September 1989. With the incorporation of India on January 19, 2018, it now has 43 members, including Australia, the European Commission, all 28 member states of the European Union, Ukraine, and Argentina
    • The name comes from Australia’s initiative to create the group. Australia manages the secretariat
    • The initial members of the group had different assessments of which chemical precursors should be subject to export control
    • Later adherents initially had no such controls
    • Today, members of the group maintain export controls on a uniform list of 54 compounds, including several that are not prohibited for export under the Chemical Weapons Convention but can be used in the manufacture of chemical weapons
    • In 2002, the group took two important steps to strengthen export control
    • The first was the “no-undercut” requirement, which stated that any member of the group considering making an export to another state that had already been denied an export by any other member of the group must first consult with that member state before approving the export
    • The second was the “catch-all” provision, which requires member states to halt all exports that could be used by importers in chemical or biological weapons programs, regardless of whether the export is on the group’s control lists.
    • Delegations representing the members meet every year in Paris, France

    WTO

    • US, UK and a few other countries set up, an interim organisation about trade named GATT (General Agreement on Tariff and Trade) in 1947
    • GATT was biased in favour of the developed countries and was called informally as the Rich men’s club.
    • So, the developing countries insisted on setting up the International Trade Organisation (ITO)
    • That’s the reason, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was set up in 1964 as an alternative, on the recommendation of the UN committee
    • Next development comes in Uruguay Round of GATT, it sought to expand the scope of the organisation by including, services, investment and intellectual property rights (IPR)
    • Agreements were ratified by the legislatures of 85 member-countries by year-end 1994.
    • On such rectification, the WTO started functioning from Jan 1, 1995, < Marrakesh Agreement>

    Functions of WTO

    • The WTO deals with regulation of trade in goods, services and intellectual property between participating countries.
    • It provides a framework for negotiating trade agreements and a dispute resolution process aimed at enforcing participants’ adherence to WTO agreements, which are signed by representatives of member governments and ratified by their parliaments.

    G20

    • Formed in 1999, the G20 is an international forum of the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies.
    • Collectively, the G20 economies account for around 85 percent of the Gross World Product (GWP), 80 percent of world trade.
    • To tackle the problems or the address issues that plague the world, the heads of governments of the G20 nations periodically participate in summits.
    • In addition to it, the group also hosts separate meetings of the finance ministers and foreign ministers.
    • The G20 has no permanent staff of its own and its chairmanship rotates annually between nations divided into regional groupings.

    Aims and objectives

    • The Group was formed with the aim of studying, reviewing, and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.
    • The forum aims to pre-empt the balance of payments problems and turmoil on financial markets by improved coordination of monetary, fiscal, and financial policies.
    • It seeks to address issues that go beyond the responsibilities of any one organisation.

    Member Countries

    The members of the G20 consist of 19 individual countries plus the European Union (EU).

    • The 19 member countries of the forum are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States.
    • The European Union is represented by the European Commission and by the European Central Bank.

     Who are the G20 Sherpas?

    • A Sherpa is the personal representative of a head of state or government who prepares an international summit, particularly the annual G7 and G20 summits.
    • Between the summits, there are multiple Sherpa conferences where possible agreements are laid out.
    • This reduces the amount of time and resources required at the negotiations of the heads of state at the final summit.
    • The Sherpa is generally quite influential, although they do not have the authority to make a final decision about any given agreement.
    • The name is derived from the Sherpa people, a Nepalese ethnic group, who serve as guides and porters in the Himalayas, a reference to the fact that the Sherpa clears the way for a head of state at a major summit.

    G7

    • The G7 or the Group of Seven is a group of the seven most advanced economies as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
    • The seven countries are Canada, USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan and Italy. The EU is also represented in the G7.
    • These countries, with the seven largest IMF-described advanced economies in the world, represent 58% of the global net wealth ($317 trillion).
    • The G7 countries also represent more than 46% of the global gross domestic product (GDP) based on nominal values, and more than 32% of the global GDP based on purchasing power parity.
    • The requirements to be a member of the G7 are a high net national wealth and a high HDI (Human Development Index).

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  • UPSC Prelims 2021 || Innovative Strategy for the Last Two Weeks

    UPSC Prelims 2021 || Innovative Strategy for the Last Two Weeks

    How is your prelims Preparation going on? Do you want to score 120+ in prelims? Are you worried about what to revise or what’s to leave? Should you attempt sectional tests or full tests? What to read in Current affairs?

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    He has been teaching and mentoring UPSC aspirants for the last 5 years with tremendous interest in environment and ecology and Polity.

  • How did our Toppers pick the right study material? What did they study to get RANKS, and how?

    How did our Toppers pick the right study material? What did they study to get RANKS, and how?

    Do you know the one area where UPSC aspirants lose a lot of time and waste a lot of their efforts? It’s finding the right study material to begin their preparation. There are literally thousands of books available in the market and most students end up buying a lot of books without realizing that most of them are not useful.

    In fact, an analysis of the last ten years’ papers has revealed that around 50% of the effort in cracking the exam lies in the strategy. And if you know how to pick the right study material from the start, your chances of cracking the exam increases by 50%.

    The biggest problem new aspirants face is deciding what to study and what not to study. This wastes their time, and the syllabus starts piling up. So, what can you do to identify the right material as you start your preparation? We have spoken with over 400 rankers from the last 2 years to create the most effective and suitable study material.

    In fact, with our strategy, 25 Civilsdaily students had ranks in top 100 and 78+ students secured ranks in 2020. So, how did they pick the right material and what did they study?

    What to read and what not to read? Speak with our mentors for A clear study plan (CLICK HERE)
    • History – Students often buy and read multiple books like Bipin Chandra, Grover, Sumit Sarkar, Chattopadhyay, etc. But if History is not your optional subject, you really do not need to read each of these books. You need to be highly selective and use the most important source that can help you get marks in the exam. A quick review of the previous year’s question papers would give you an idea about the kinds of question that come from History. Eliminate the idea of reading everything, read only the books that matter.
    • Geography – While NCERTs are a must read for any UPSC aspirant, there are specific books like G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh, Majid Hussain, etc. For example, there are many technical chapters in Savindra Singh like isostasy, drainage patterns, etc. Are they important? No! Should you spend time on them? No. Limit your study material but read the selected ones in detail. Instead, you can simply speak to our mentors and reduce your reading material to only the most important chapters.
    • Art and culture – UPSC asks a lot of questions from Art and Culture but there is no one book that is completely helpful. Often, UPSC asks some questions that you may not find in most of the popular books. For example, if you are reading Nitin Singhania, you do not have to read the chapters on Cinema and Circus. You do not have to read every chapter in every book!
    • Current affairs – Yes, it is important to read the newspaper but how do you identify what to read in a newspaper? Is everything important? No! Should you make a note of everything that comes in the newspaper? No! Try to identify only those topics that will fetch you marks, everything else will waste your time.
    • Environment – Most students read Shankar IAS for environment. But the questions from environment often have Current Affairs element in them. So, while you should read the basic concepts from this book, you will have to tie it with Current Affairs to score.
    speak with our mentors to know what to read and what to avoid in every subject (click here)
    • .Science and Tech – Science and tech has a huge syllabus. It contains everything from Biology to Sattelites. But can you read and remember everything? Is it important to know the names of all the human bones? No! It may be important to know India’s space program but do you need to know every sattelite’s details? No! You have to learn to differentiate what is important and what isn’t.
    • Economics – 15 questions were asked from Economics in Prelims 2020. But Economics cannot be completed by reading one book. These questions can only be solved by reading the basic concepts and tying them with current affairs. There is no book that does this perfectly. What will you do? It is best to speak with mentors who know which areas to focus on to get maximum marks. They can help reduce your workload to very specific reading points.
    • Government schemes and plans – You have less than a year to prepare for the exam, can you afford to read all the Yojana, Kurukshetra, etc. before the exam? Should you spend so much time reading topics that may or may not come in the exam? No! Only focused study fetches you marks.

    This is an exam of elimination. You can only succeed when you know which study material to eliminate and which to pick. Otherwise, you will have a library of books that are completely useless for your preparation. All your time, money, and efforts will be wasted and you will start feeling overwhelmed by the syllabus.

    SPEAK WITH OUR MENTORS TO KNOW WHAT TO READ AND WHAT TO AVOID IN EVERY SUBJECT (CLICK HERE)

    Remember: Smart work is needed to clear the exam. It’s better to read a particular book many times rather than reading multiple books without revision.

    After speaking with over 400 rankers from the last 2 years, our mentors have created the most suitable study material that is selective and highly effective. Speak with our mentors. They will tell you exactly which books and which chapters to read. Don’t waste time, read only the focused material.

    Our students secured top ranks in UPSC 2020 [25 in top 100] with a smart strategy, connect with us now to learn how to pick the right study materials for your exam.

    Before you start preparing SPEAK WITH OUR MENTORS TO KNOW WHAT TO READ AND WHAT TO AVOID IN EVERY SUBJECT (CLICK HERE)

  • How did our Toppers pick the right study material? What did they study to get RANKS, and how?

    How did our Toppers pick the right study material? What did they study to get RANKS, and how?

    Do you know the one area where UPSC aspirants lose a lot of time and waste a lot of their efforts? It’s finding the right study material to begin their preparation. There are literally thousands of books available in the market and most students end up buying a lot of books without realizing that most of them are not useful.

    In fact, an analysis of the last ten years’ papers has revealed that around 50% of the effort in cracking the exam lies in the strategy. And if you know how to pick the right study material from the start, your chances of cracking the exam increases by 50%.

    The biggest problem new aspirants face is deciding what to study and what not to study. This wastes their time, and the syllabus starts piling up. So, what can you do to identify the right material as you start your preparation? We have spoken with over 400 rankers from the last 2 years to create the most effective and suitable study material.

    What to read and what not to read? Speak with our mentors for A clear study plan (CLICK HERE)
    • History – Students often buy and read multiple books like Bipin Chandra, Grover, Sumit Sarkar, Chattopadhyay, etc. But if History is not your optional subject, you really do not need to read each of these books. You need to be highly selective and use the most important source that can help you get marks in the exam. A quick review of the previous year’s question papers would give you an idea about the kinds of question that come from History. Eliminate the idea of reading everything, read only the books that matter.
    • Geography – While NCERTs are a must read for any UPSC aspirant, there are specific books like G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh, Majid Hussain, etc. For example, there are many technical chapters in Savindra Singh like isostasy, drainage patterns, etc. Are they important? No! Should you spend time on them? No. Limit your study material but read the selected ones in detail. Instead, you can simply speak to our mentors and reduce your reading material to only the most important chapters.
    • Art and culture – UPSC asks a lot of questions from Art and Culture but there is no one book that is completely helpful. Often, UPSC asks some questions that you may not find in most of the popular books. For example, if you are reading Nitin Singhania, you do not have to read the chapters on Cinema and Circus. You do not have to read every chapter in every book!
    • Current affairs – Yes, it is important to read the newspaper but how do you identify what to read in a newspaper? Is everything important? No! Should you make a note of everything that comes in the newspaper? No! Try to identify only those topics that will fetch you marks, everything else will waste your time.
    • Environment – Most students read Shankar IAS for environment. But the questions from environment often have Current Affairs element in them. So, while you should read the basic concepts from this book, you will have to tie it with Current Affairs to score.
    speak with our mentors to know what to read and what to avoid in every subject (click here)
    • .Science and Tech – Science and tech has a huge syllabus. It contains everything from Biology to Sattelites. But can you read and remember everything? Is it important to know the names of all the human bones? No! It may be important to know India’s space program but do you need to know every sattelite’s details? No! You have to learn to differentiate what is important and what isn’t.
    • Economics – 15 questions were asked from Economics in Prelims 2020. But Economics cannot be completed by reading one book. These questions can only be solved by reading the basic concepts and tying them with current affairs. There is no book that does this perfectly. What will you do? It is best to speak with mentors who know which areas to focus on to get maximum marks. They can help reduce your workload to very specific reading points.
    • Government schemes and plans – You have less than a year to prepare for the exam, can you afford to read all the Yojana, Kurukshetra, etc. before the exam? Should you spend so much time reading topics that may or may not come in the exam? No! Only focused study fetches you marks.

    This is an exam of elimination. You can only succeed when you know which study material to eliminate and which to pick. Otherwise, you will have a library of books that are completely useless for your preparation. All your time, money, and efforts will be wasted and you will start feeling overwhelmed by the syllabus.

    SPEAK WITH OUR MENTORS TO KNOW WHAT TO READ AND WHAT TO AVOID IN EVERY SUBJECT (CLICK HERE)

    Remember: Smart work is needed to clear the exam. It’s better to read a particular book many times rather than reading multiple books without revision.

    After speaking with over 400 rankers from the last 2 years, our mentors have created the most suitable study material that is selective and highly effective. Speak with our mentors. They will tell you exactly which books and which chapters to read. Don’t waste time, read only the focused material.

    Before you start preparing SPEAK WITH OUR MENTORS TO KNOW WHAT TO READ AND WHAT TO AVOID IN EVERY SUBJECT (CLICK HERE)

  • Pranav Vijayvergiya | From repeated Prelims failures to UPSC AIR 65 | Story of Perseverance & Self Belief

    Pranav Vijayvergiya | From repeated Prelims failures to UPSC AIR 65 | Story of Perseverance & Self Belief

    https://youtu.be/4yTCLPZyyxY

    Pranav, a name until now very common, is now different. Little did he knew that on 25th September evening, he will be set free. Free from years of academic hard work, mentally strenuous sessions and sacrifices. Now, he is delighted.

    Perhaps! he now knows that life has offered him a vantage where from he can reflect and design for what he wants to do. He is now Republic of India’s collector. The famous position most of us started out aiming for. The search for an ultimate job ends, at least for now.

    For free 1-1 Mentorship call, fill this form:- https://forms.gle/C3z4jUjD28rze1nE7

    We, at Civilsdaily IAS family are equally thrilled and overjoyed. We wish Pranav Vijayvergiya, all the very best. This turn around which he has experienced in his life, may he reflect upon the society.

    During his earlier stints with Civil services in 2018 and 2019, he couldn’t manage to step past the prelims. For which he blamed his constant nagging for “know it all” attitude, which was unnecessarily creating an added pressure and compromised his performances. Trust us as eyewitness, when in 2020, he decided that he will believe upon his hardwork and keep his nerves till the very last minute.

    Guys, let’s hear more from Pranav himself and try to learn what a common aspirant learns in this quest to cross the threshold.

    Heartiest congratulations to Pranav Vijayvergiya
    AIR 65
    UPSC Civil Services 2020

  • Join Now! Zoom Link Inside || The Live Webinar on Modern History made Simple with Asif sir, a serving officer || Free webinar for UPSC aspirants

    Join Now! Zoom Link Inside || The Live Webinar on Modern History made Simple with Asif sir, a serving officer || Free webinar for UPSC aspirants

    Dear aspirants,

    Almost every year UPSC is consistently asking for quite a significant number of questions from Modern History – Preliminary and Main Exam. Modern History is a very complicated subject and there is a lot of confusion as to how this subject is to be prepared. This Webinar has very clear objectives to streamline your preparation in this subject if you have just started it and to give you the direction if you are going to start it now.

    Register here for the free webinar with Asif sir

    It is extremely important to cover modern history as more than 17 questions can come from this subject.

    Webinar offers:

    The contour of the syllabus: Which sections of the syllabus need to be read intensively and which part requires summary reading.

    Source: It includes what to read and in what sequencing as without that one may continue reading history without any significant increment in the output.

    Process Orientation: Methodology to study for prelims and what kind of approach is required for mains.

    Answer Writing: Outlining the importance and approach of answer writing, especially in the mains. 

    The webinar will also have a Q&A session for specific queries.

    register here for free webinar with asif sir

    This live webinar is going to be one of the best ways to start or rejuvenate your preparation in this subject. 

    Overall this is the first step to rationalize your preparation and maximize the probability of cracking UPSC CSE.

    The webinar is absolutely free. 

    Date: 26/9/2021 (Sunday)

    Time: 7 P.M.

    register here for free webinar with asif sir
    Zoom link (Click Here)

    About the mentor:

    Asif sir is a serving officer and cleared the UP PSC exam.

  • Registration Closing in 1 Hr || Join the Live Discussion at 7 PM Today || How to Make History Simple with Asif sir, a serving officer || Free webinar for UPSC aspirants

    Registration Closing in 1 Hr || Join the Live Discussion at 7 PM Today || How to Make History Simple with Asif sir, a serving officer || Free webinar for UPSC aspirants

    Dear aspirants,

    Almost every year UPSC is consistently asking for quite a significant number of questions from Modern History – Preliminary and Main Exam. Modern History is a very complicated subject and there is a lot of confusion as to how this subject is to be prepared. This Webinar has very clear objectives to streamline your preparation in this subject if you have just started it and to give you the direction if you are going to start it now.

    Register here for the free webinar with Asif sir

    It is extremely important to cover modern history as more than 17 questions can come from this subject.

    Webinar offers:

    The contour of the syllabus: Which sections of the syllabus need to be read intensively and which part requires summary reading.

    Source: It includes what to read and in what sequencing as without that one may continue reading history without any significant increment in the output.

    Process Orientation: Methodology to study for prelims and what kind of approach is required for mains.

    Answer Writing: Outlining the importance and approach of answer writing, especially in the mains. 

    The webinar will also have a Q&A session for specific queries.

    register here for free webinar with asif sir

    This live webinar is going to be one of the best ways to start or rejuvenate your preparation in this subject. 

    Overall this is the first step to rationalize your preparation and maximize the probability of cracking UPSC CSE.

    The webinar is absolutely free. 

    Date: 26/9/2021 (Sunday)

    Time: 7 P.M.

    register here for free webinar with asif sir

    About the mentor:

    Asif sir is a serving officer and cleared the UP PSC exam.

  • Registrations to Close Soon || How to Make History Simple with Asif sir, a serving officer || Free webinar for UPSC aspirants

    Registrations to Close Soon || How to Make History Simple with Asif sir, a serving officer || Free webinar for UPSC aspirants

    Dear aspirants,

    Almost every year UPSC is consistently asking for quite a significant number of questions from Modern History – Preliminary and Main Exam. Modern History is a very complicated subject and there is a lot of confusion as to how this subject is to be prepared. This Webinar has very clear objectives to streamline your preparation in this subject if you have just started it and to give you the direction if you are going to start it now.

    Register here for the free webinar with Asif sir

    It is extremely important to cover modern history as more than 17 questions can come from this subject.

    Webinar offers:

    The contour of the syllabus: Which sections of the syllabus need to be read intensively and which part requires summary reading.

    Source: It includes what to read and in what sequencing as without that one may continue reading history without any significant increment in the output.

    Process Orientation: Methodology to study for prelims and what kind of approach is required for mains.

    Answer Writing: Outlining the importance and approach of answer writing, especially in the mains. 

    The webinar will also have a Q&A session for specific queries.

    register here for free webinar with asif sir

    This live webinar is going to be one of the best ways to start or rejuvenate your preparation in this subject. 

    Overall this is the first step to rationalize your preparation and maximize the probability of cracking UPSC CSE.

    The webinar is absolutely free. 

    Date: 26/9/2021 (Sunday)

    Time: 7 P.M.

    register here for free webinar with asif sir

    About the mentor:

    Asif sir is a serving officer and cleared the UP PSC exam.