In what would become one of the most discussed videos, Sajal Sir has analyzed some basic mistakes committed by the first attempters (and probably the more mature aspirants too).
Please take these tips very seriously to ensure you get the most out of your preparation in this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxELk4NQz_Y
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Board – Aravind Saxena
Chairman
– Why IPS
– What’s issue with PNB
– How fraud has happened
M1
– Relation between Capetown and Bangalore
– Water scarcity in Bangalore
– Meat and water relationship
– Israel model
M2
– How to prevent school dropouts
– How to improve women participation rate
– What needs to done for ensuring safety of women
M3
– Opinion about cauvery judgement
– Vishy Anand should retire??
– Ur opinion
– Ground water exploitation
– Prevention
M4
– Reasons for drug addictions
– Prevention
– Difference between drug abuse and addiction
– Positives and negatives of movies on society
Chairman
Is social media is also addiction?
Q.1) Consider the following statements:
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Inspired by: Life imprisonment is the rule, death penalty the exception: SC
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/life-imprisonment-is-the-rule-death-penalty-the-exception-sc/
Q.2) Consider the following statements:
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Inspired by: Govt.’s prerogative to frame schemes: SC
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/govt-s-prerogative-to-frame-schemes-sc/
Q.3) Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan’ is a National campaign to:
a) Rehabilitate the homeless and destitute the persons and provide them with suitable sources of livelihood.
b) Release the sex workers from their practice and provide them with alternative sources of livelihood.
c) Eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers
d) Release the bonded laborers from their bondage and rehabilitate them
Inspired by: Septic tanks meet norms says Ministry, CSP 2018
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/septic-tanks-meet-norms-says-ministry/
Q.4) The Country-by-Country (CbC) reports sometimes seen in news in context to India-US relations is related to:
a) Export-Import
b) Taxation
c) Defence Purchase
d) BPO
Inspired by: India, US to sign pact for exchange of country-by-country reports
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/india-us-to-sign-pact-for-exchange-of-country-by-country-reports/
Q.5) Which of the following best describes the term “Merchant Discount Rate” sometimes seen in news?
a) The incentive given by a bank to a merchant for accepting payments through debit cards pertaining to that bank.
b) The amount paid back by banks to their customers when they use debit cards for financial transactions for purchasing goods or services.
c) The charge to a merchant by a bank for accepting payments from his customers through the bank’s debit cards.
d) The incentive given by the Government to merchants for promoting digital payments by their customers through Point of Sale (PoS) machine and debit cards.
Inspired by: CSP 2018
Board- Sujata Mehta mam
Chairman
– Introduce yourself
– What are you doing since 2016?
– Why graduation in agri. engg.?
– Your favourite subject in agriculture
– Ground water contamination problem in india
– Is it a good option to use ground water as primary source in agriculture?
M1
– Explain role of agri. in india economy
– How would you use tribals knowledge in forest management?
– Scope of wildlife tourism in india
– What are provisions of indian forest mgt.bill, 2017?
– What is forest inventory?
M2
– What are soil colloidal properties?
– What is natural binding capacity?
– As a lady officer,how would you tackle challenges in this service?
– What is crop infestation?
– Difference in agri. practices in China and India
M3
– What do you mean by entrepreneurship?
– Horticulture production In Kolhapur
– Regions of pomegranate production In Maharashtra
– What is the difference between agri. engg and horti. engg?
– What is ex-situ and in- situ conservation?
– Opinion on rehabilitation of tribals from protected areas
– Mangrove cover of Maharashtra
– Threats to mangroves
– What is green army?
Q.1) Consider the followings statements:
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Inspired by: New hydro policy to help meet renewables target
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/new-hydro-policy-to-help-meet-renewables-target/
Q.2) Consider the following statements:
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Inspired by: Migration in Bengal delta driven by livelihood issues, social factors
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/migration-in-bengal-delta-driven-by-livelihood-issues-social-factors/
Q.3) The term Solar Tsunami, sometimes seen in news is directly caused by?
a) Sun’s magnetic field
b) Nuclear fusion reaction
c) El-Nino
d) None of these
Inspired by: Solar tsunami can trigger the sunspot cycle
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/solar-tsunami-can-trigger-the-sunspot-cycle/
Q.4) The Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 19) recently seen in news is a:
a) Bilateral Military Exercise
b) Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise
c) Counter-terrorism exercise
d) None of these
Inspired by: The Hindu
Q.5) The Schools Strike for Climate is a global, growing movement of students demanding more action from authorities regarding global warming and climate change. It began in:
a) Austria
b) Norway
c) Sweden
d) Denmark
Inspired by: The Hindu
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Out of lakhs of candidates, only 10K make it. Why do some people clear prelims with ease year after year and others fail to do so? Read on
Our analysis shows that candidates who study S.M.A.R.T. clear prelims easily while people who slog too hard sometimes miss out. What do we mean by S.M.A.R.T. Study?
S.M.A.R.T. Study means being your best on the day of the Prelims, not before that, not after. But on the D Day. How to do this? Follow this mantra –
S – Syllabus completion. No excuses for leaving out Enviro or Art and Culture. Pick one source for each part and revise it again and again.
M – Manage your time. Do not start preparation of Prelims in full flow in December or January. Study 2 hours in these months and devote rest of the time to Mains prep. You should focus fully on prelims from March onwards.
A – Analyse. If you are first timer, analyse your test series to see where you make mistakes. If you are an experienced candidate, analyse your tests as well as previous attempts. Focus on weak areas that are remedied easily. Use TIKDAMS to solve seemingly tricky questions.
R – Revise. Remember what Bruce Lee said – I am not afraid of the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks but I am afraid of a man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. Keep revising your chosen sources.
T – Test Series. Are you giving a test series that covers the whole syllabus, that gives you practice at different levels of preparation – basic and advanced.
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Board – Dr Manoj Soni sir
Chairman
– What is Parli-vaijnath, is it town or village or city?
– Is it named after any personality?
– Why you left the job?
– So can I consider that civil services is your priority?
– Explain in brief the whole process of paper manufacturing? Have you seen yourself?
– Tell me ten names of trees commonly found in India?
M1
– You are specialist in mechanical engg?
– How would you use your knowledge?
– Explain to me how would you use that processing industry, with example?
– How to reach to tribal to ensure their participation?
– What are the challenges in tribal development? Should all IFS officer learn all the tribal languages?
M2
– What is annual Raw material requirement of your industry?
– Have your company taken any initiative to increase Raw material supply?
– But there is criticism that these industries give low price to the farmers?
– As IFS officer what would you do to ensure farmers get better price for their produce?
– Is there any govt regulation to control the prices offered by these industries?
– What is PESA? What sectors have been deregulated?
M3
– You cook vegetarian ,is it only because you eat only veg or something else?
(Some light moments)
– In what dishes you are good at?
– Have you offered these to your mother,sister? What was response?out of love and care??? (Again Light moments)
– Latur is recent district, earlier it was part of which district?
– Any improvement since then?
– Do you mean these developments occured due to it was made a district? (interrupted in my Ans and started a question)
– Latur is in news due some notorious reasons, what are they?
– If a sudden earthquake in your division then what would you do? Do you think apart from Police and Revenue administration the Forest need to be concerned ?
Board – Ms. Smita Nagaraj
– Education – B-tech (ECE), Jaisalmer
Chairman
– Pronounciation and meaning of the name
– Tell about yourself
– Wild life of jaisalmer
– Camels, schemes about them, numbers, now what is the use
– Have u seen GIB
– Why IFS
– What does DFO do in jsm
– Given choice which part of natural india would u like to visit
– Have u been to Ranthambhore/sariska
– Give suggestions to address dvpt vs env issue
– Balance b/w dvpt & env in india if no then which region of india balanced both
M1
– Manganiar music (my hobby) what, where, how
– Yoga what, basics why
– Which kind of movies
– Electonics uses in forest
– have u design electronic device of that sort which can be used in forests M2:-
– Kota, Engg.(I took coaching from kota)
– Civil and forest as option
– Artistic freedom(film ban, protests) scenerio going to worse or better
M3
– Goal of life
– Non-forest wood
– Biodiversity, CBD, EArth summit and subsequent actions, National biodiversity law
– Managing tribals, mining, forests, wildlife
– Social forestry
Chairman
– Tribals vs forest
– Naxalite vs IFS
– Why naxalite in tribal belt
– Do u want to ask something to board
Q.1) Which of the following body is responsible for coordinating India’s international interface with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?
a) NITI Aayog
b) PMO
c) Financial Stability and Development Council
d) Ministry of External Affairs
Inspired by: Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/financial-stability-and-development-council-fsdc/
Q.2) The natural host of the West Nile Virus are:
a) Mosquitoes
b) Birds
c) Reptiles
d) Apes
Inspired by: West Nile Virus
Q.3) In order to be eligible as a ‘National Political Party of India a party must:
Select the correct alternative:
a) Both 1 and 2
b) Only 1
c) Only 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Inspired by: [pib] Registration of political parties under Section 29A of the RP Act, 1951
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-registration-of-political-parties-under-section-29a-of-the-rp-act-1951/
Q.4) With reference to solar power production in India, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (CSP 2018)
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Inspired by: India’s solar capacity addition has slowed down
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/indias-solar-capacity-addition-has-slowed-down/
Q.5) Absentee Ballot refers to a vote cast by someone who is unable to go to the polling station. With reference to this, which of the given statements is/are correct?
Select the correct code:
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Inspired by: The Hindu
Civil Services has an infinite syllabus. If you don’t constrain yourself then practically everything under the sun and beyond is relevant for the exam.
No matter how much you prepare, you will not feel it is adequate. You will never get a feeling that I have read enough to ace the exam. That’s why you need to develop a different perspective to look at your preparation.
Define a cut-off date and revise. Revise and more revise. It is important to be able to recall and reproduce what you have studied so far. You won’t regret missing out on questions you have no clue about. But you will regret missing questions that you had knowledge about but weren’t able to recall during the exam.
To prevent such a mishap, you absolutely need to join a revision course that covers everything. At the same time, testing yourself is very important. Attempting mock tests will help you fine tune your preparation.
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