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4th June

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

[Video Analysis + Top 10 Ranks] 03 June 2019 | Prelims Daily with Rakesh Sir

Dear students, Here’s a link to the Prelims Daily Quiz Analysis Video. Watch this after you have attempted that day’s Prelims Daily questions [on this link] https://youtu.be/Licu-VjThRE The full playlist is available here [click2watch] We need your comments, likes, and shares on these videos. The aim of this series is to help you revise news… Continue reading

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

Students, 1. We will be updating this post with subject-wise graphs and analysis. 2. There will be a separate post highlighting the repeated question which we will be releasing shortly. The paper was by a small margin easier than the last year. Tikdams could be applied in a few questions which was not the case… Continue reading

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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

3rd June

3rd June 2019 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

2nd June

[Video Analysis + Top 10 Ranks] 01 June 2019 | Prelims Daily with Rakesh Sir

Dear students, Here’s a link to the Prelims Daily Quiz Analysis Video. Watch this after you have attempted that day’s Prelims Daily questions [on this link] https://youtu.be/Swbu4HfXgAY The full playlist is available here [click2watch] We need your comments, likes, and shares on these videos. The aim of this series is to help you revise news… 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

1st June

[Video Analysis + Top 10 Ranks] 31 May 2019 | Prelims Daily with Rakesh Sir

Dear students, Here’s a link to the Prelims Daily Quiz Analysis Video. Watch this after you have attempted that day’s Prelims Daily questions [on this link] https://youtu.be/u2g5w7edYxg The full playlist is available here [click2watch] We need your comments, likes, and shares on these videos. The aim of this series is to help you revise news… Continue reading

1st June 2019 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

31st May

[Video Analysis + Top 10 Ranks] 30 May 2019 | Prelims Daily with Rakesh Sir

Dear students, Here’s a link to the Prelims Daily Quiz Analysis Video. Watch this after you have attempted that day’s Prelims Daily questions [on this link] https://youtu.be/gQpCKibqRYQ The full playlist is available here [click2watch] We need your comments, likes, and shares on these videos. The aim of this series is to help you revise news… Continue reading

31st May 2019 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

30th May

[Video Analysis + Top 10 Ranks] 29 May 2019 | Prelims Daily with Rakesh Sir

Dear students, Here’s a link to the Prelims Daily Quiz Analysis Video. Watch this after you have attempted that day’s Prelims Daily questions [on this link] https://youtu.be/r4dliG98zec The full playlist is available here [click2watch] We need your comments, likes, and shares on these videos. The aim of this series is to help you revise news… Continue reading

Last minute revision for Prelims

Dear Students, Please find the links of some very important current affairs topics which may help you in the prelims examination: 1. Railway Reforms 2. Rural Infrastructure Schemes 3. National Road Safety Policy, Good Samaritans, etc. 4. River Interlinking 5. Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc

30th May 2019 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

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

29th May

Last Minute Prelims Revision | Polity

Dear Students, Please find some very important Polity concepts for Prelims 2019: Fundamentals of Polity and Constitution Fundamental Rights and DPSP, Fundamental Duties Functions/powers of legislature Functions/powers of executive Functions/powers of Judiciary

[Video Analysis + Top 10 Ranks] 28 May 2019 | Prelims Daily with Rakesh Sir

Dear students, Here’s a link to the Prelims Daily Quiz Analysis Video. Watch this after you have attempted that day’s Prelims Daily questions [on this link] https://youtu.be/H72oChMd8Ms The full playlist is available here [click2watch] We need your comments, likes, and shares on these videos. The aim of this series is to help you revise news… Continue reading

29th May 2019 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

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