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Question 1)

Discuss the changes in the nature & character of later Revolutionary Movements (1920-1940’s) in India compared to the early revolutionary Movements. (150 Words/ 10 Marks)

Question 2)

Amongst the prime duties of the Supreme Court is to protect the constitution. How well has the SC discharged this function. Critically analyse.(250 Words/15 Marks)

Question 3)

What is blockchain technology and what are its advantages? Assess India’s global positioning in blockchain technology and identify hurdles which lag India behind and suggest suitable measures. (250 Words/ 15 Marks)

Question 4)

What do you mean by virtue? How virtue leads to happiness and excellency? Discuss the role of five constituents of Confucius concept of perfect virtue. (250 Words/ 15 Marks)

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Question 1)

“Paramountcy is a thing of gradual growth…… shaped partly by conquest, partly by treaty and partly by usage”. Elucidate in the context of distinct stages of British Evolution. (250 Words/15Marks)

Question 2)

What do you understand by Quad arrangement? Discuss its motive. What are the major issues Quad arrangements is facing? (150Words/10Marks)

Question 3)

The 2017 Nobel Physics Prize was awarded “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves”. What is Gravitational Wave and how are they detected? How does India’s association in LIGO-India project matters? Examine in the context of gain which India aspires. (250Words/15Marks)

Question 4)

“Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.” – Napoleon Bonaparte. Stating examples mention the rulers (i) who have harmed society and country, (ii) who worked for the development of society and country. (150 Words/ 15 Marks)

We are delighted to launch the new batch for Samachar Manthan for 2018-2019 covering Current Affairs from December 2018 to May 2019

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

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Our students have benefited a lot from the classes and many have done well in 2018 prelims despite the paper being tricky. We are in the process of compiling their reviews.

What are we offering and how is it unique?

1. Mentorship and guidance taken to a whole new level 

Once you enrol, you’ll be assigned a Telegram group headed by Sajal Sir and rankers like Dr. Vipin Garg AIR 20, Swapnil Pawar AIR 525 and others. Our past students have found this immensely beneficial.

• A convenient way to resolve your doubts and queries.
• You’ll be provided with value-added material which is very important.
• You’ll have an ecosystem to study and learn from.
• Above all, it will help you stay focused every day.

Here’s what some of our students had to say about our mentorship: 

2. Four stage structure of Video->Notes->testing->review to perfect your preparation 

The sequence of video->Notes->testing->review is the best way to ensure maximum retention and a rock solid preparation. Each component of the program has been meticulously crafted.

3. Our video lectures and notes on weekly CA are brief but comprehensive

Packed 2-2.5 hours Weekly videos will focus on news and its importance from both prelims and mains perspective.

There are 2 lectures each week- Economy, Polity, IR & miscellaneous CA on Friday by Sajal sir & SciTech + Environment on Tuesday by Rakesh sir. All lectures have in-depth coverage of Mains as well as Prelims issues.

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, we maintain a fine balance of covering cover many important news items and have a detailed discussion on selected topics which require the same. This program will also help you understand how to utilize current affairs in all your prelims and mains papers. This ideology makes this course the best utilization of your time.

Here’s what some of our students had to say about the lectures being provided in the program: 

4. Guest Lectures on specific issues by Dr. Vipin Garg, IAS (Rank 20, UPSC 2016), Vipul Shrivastava, IPS (2012 batch)

Besides the above, you will have access to our monthly magazines and weekly notes/links to important news/external material. You will have access to all modules included in our Mentorship program – Study-plan, strategy discussion, specific weaknesses, overall guidance. Since our mentors will have information about your performance

5. Weekly Mains Test and Evaluation by our team of subject experts  (Available only in Answer Writing Module)

The video and notes will be followed by a test released every weekend. It will have 10 high-quality questions. This will complete your study loop and enhance your retention.

>Mains level questions with feedback. Sample review is attached.

     > Answer Enhancement

We chose the Question & Answer format because it is perfectly aligned with the requirements of the exam. Having information is very different from presenting it in an answer with a proper structure. This will help in better retention of prelims specific information and prepare a solid ground for your mains prep. After every 2nd test you attempt, you can reach out to our mentors for personalized feedback.  

6. Current Affairs Monthly Prelims Test package This was a feedback we received from many students. They wanted appropriate focus on the current affairs program. 

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Prime Students get their usual discount of 30%

Old students will get a discount of 20% on joining

All other students get a discount of 10% until 2 December 2018 (Date of program start)

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Question 1)

Discuss the changes in the nature and character of Peasant Movements of 1920’s compared to early uprisings/movements? (150 Words/15 Marks)

Question 2)

India needs a reinvented secularism 2.0 rooted in complete separation of religion and state. Critically comment (250 Words/15 Marks)

Question 3)

Poverty is not just lack of money; it is not having capabilities to realize one’s full potential as human being. Comment with respect to contemporary poverty alleviation and measurement strategy of the Indian government. (250 Words/15 Marks)

Question 4)

In the 21st century, should traditional modes of education (eg. Madrasas, gurukuls) be allowed to function? Identify the ethical issues and suggest a way forward. (150 Words/10 Marks)

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Question 1)

What do you mean by stateless society? What are the political and social principles of stateless society? What is the role of state in stateless society and how it is different from modern society? (250 Words/ 15 Marks)

Question 2)

What is the mandate and structure of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) of the UN? How has the nature of UN peacekeeping operations changed over the years? How can the operations be made more effective? (250 Words/ 15 Marks)

Question 3)

“The autonomy for the central bank, within the framework of the RBI Act, is an essential and accepted governance requirement”. Examine where does RBI stand in terms of autonomy? (150 Words/ 10 Marks)

Question 4)

Ethics Case Study: You are posted in a government office. Recently a peon was appointed in your office. Ever since his appointment he has been more of a burden than any help in the office. He doesn’t do any work and is always found to be talking with anyone he encounters. You have been receiving complaints about him from other staff members too that he is not obeying their orders in the office. The peon was appointed on sympathy grounds after his father’s death since his mother is ill. His income is the only source for his family after his father’s death. He was appointed by your predecessor on humanitarian grounds. You are very strict and disciplined in your office and you expect others to be the same. You have also observed that his behaviour is unfit to continue in his job. He appears to suffer from some psychological problem too. Identify your moral and professional responsibilities in this case study and explain how will you deal with the situation? (250 Words/ 15 Marks)

 

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Question 1)

Discuss the Key features of the Mughal Paintings? How did it reflected the contemporary socio-cultural and political realities? (150 words/10 marks)

Question 2)

What do you mean by anti-defection law? Do you think it protects defector more instead preventing defections? Give argument in favour of suitably amending the said law. (150 words/10 marks)

Question 3)

What do you understand by ‘convective storms’? Why are they climatically atypical?(250 words/15 marks)

Question 4)

Discipline generally implies following the order and subordination. However, it may be counter-productive for the organisation. Discuss. (150 words/10 marks)

Reading News for UPSC is utmost important and rising number of questions year on year in UPSC Prelims is a testimony of this

We are starting a daily series where we will analyze news covered in The Hindu, Indian Express and other newspapers which are important from exam perspective and which are not

Important news would have been covered in our daily news coverage in form of newscards.

Unimportant ones will be mentioned here and a short description regarding why it is not relevant for the exam

Click on news headlines to read the full news

High Relevance News

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/nasas-ralph-and-lucy-set-to-visit-jupiters-trojan-asteroids-in-2021/

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/china-unveils-new-heavenly-palace-space-station-as-iss-days-numbered/

Space-related missions are important for Pre as well as Mains. Must read.

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-india-joining-as-member-of-advanced-motor-fuels-technology-collaboration-programme/

Read and make notes about AMFTCP. Such projects are usually asked in Prelims.

Low Relevance News

India appreciates U.S. waiver on New Delhi-Tehran energy trade

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has expressed appreciation for the United States’ waiver on India-Iran energy trade and the Chabahar Port project.

The spokesperson of the Ministry said the port will be of importance in helping the situation in Afghanistan, but reiterated that India will continue to import Iranian energy

No important points in the news from the exam perspective

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Question 1)

Discuss the similarities & differences between Dravida type of architecture and Vesara type of architecture? (150W/10M)

Question 2)

Do you think Article 35A should be abolished? Critically comment. (150W/10M)

Question 3)

Stubble burning seriously affects the environment very badly causing serious health hazards in people. What do you mean by stubble burning and what are its effects on environment? What measures should be taken by the Government to persuade farmers not to follow this practice? Discuss. (250W/15M)

Question 4)

Conflict of interest in the public sector arises when (a) official duties, (b) public interest, and (c) personal interest are taking priority one above the other. How can this conflict in administration be resolved? Describe with an example. (150W/10M)

Reading News for UPSC is utmost important and rising number of questions year on year in UPSC Prelims is a testimony of this

We are starting a daily series where we will analyze news covered in The Hindu, Indian Express and other newspapers which are important from exam perspective and which are not

Important news would have been covered in our daily news coverage in form of newscards.

Unimportant ones will be mentioned here and a short description regarding why it is not relevant for the exam

Click on news headlines to read the full news

High Relevance News

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/us-exempts-india-from-certain-sanctions-for-development-of-chabahar-port-in-iran/

Read about South Asia strategy. Terms like these usually appear in Prelims.

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/rbi-relaxes-ecb-norms-for-infra-companies/

Read and make notes about ECB norms and hedging. Important for Prelims. How such measures affect India’s BoP can be asked in Mains.

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/op-ed-snap-the-significance-of-arihant/

Very important editorial highlighting strengths as well as weaknesses after induction of INS Arihant. Important for Pre as well as Mains.

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/national-river-ganga-rejuvenation-conservation-and-management-bill-2018/

Read and make notes about important provisions of the bill. Can be asked in Mains.

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/earth-has-two-extra-hidden-moons/

Read about Kordylewski clouds. Such science related terms have high chances of appearing in Prelims.

Low Relevance News

Demonetisation essential step to wean people off cash: Jaitley

On the second anniversary of demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley defended the move, saying that it was an essential step to induce people to move away from anonymous and receipt-less cash payments to digital transactions. Though, the latest RBI data shows that currency in circulation had risen to ₹19.6 lakh crore as of October 26, 2018, a 9.5% increase from two years ago

No important points in the news from the exam point of view