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  • The biggest reason to join Mains Guidance Program

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    We are the only program where you don’t have to raise a ticket to talk to a mentor.

    We are known to provide individual attention to students. We have further standardized our program. Now students can schedule a call within 2 days of receiving their checked copies by replying back to us with their availabilities. We have kept it 2 days so that your mentors can easily recall your attempt.

    This is the biggest reason why you should join our TS. Major issues with your attempt will be highlighted and your improvement will be tracked in subsequent tests.

     


    Besides, we have innovated on every aspect of the exam.

    1. Question Formulation 

    Our questions will now specifically state the following

    >Whether they are straightforward or thought-provoking/analytical.

    >Whether they have subparts.

    >Why this question – similar previous year questions, the importance of the theme, etc.

    CD Innovation – Rather than the regular uninspiring questions, we have gone the extra mile and crafted unique, intellectually-stimulating questions. These will reward analytical ability and critical thinking. These questions will be marked with a ‘star’.

    2. Answer Checking 

    Answer-copy evaluation in the industry has become stagnant. The focus is restricted to superficial, memory-based lapses rather than on analytical excellence and cross-domain inter-linkages.

    Our stress will be on the following –

    1. Superior introduction and conclusion.

    2. Usage of subject-specific vocabulary.

    3. Articulation proficiency.

    4. Substantiating evidence like Government and International Reports and Indices.

    5. Prominent and contemporary examples.

    Thorough answer checking with oversight of rankers like Dr. Vipin Garg(AIR 20), Swapnil Pawar (AIR 525)

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    3. Model Answers

    > For ‘thought-provoking/analytical‘ type of questions, we’ll provide the best way to approach them.
    > Alternate introductions
    > Sub-headings and categorization to enhance readability and answer structure.
    > Color coding for main arguments, reports, data, scholars, etc.
    > OTB – *Out of the box points for additional marks* 

    4. Video Discussion

    There will be a  video discussion after every test where the mentor will discuss how you can write the best answers to the questions asked in the test. Mentors will also be sharing answer writing strategy with students so that they can gain extra marks in Mains

    5. Telegram Group

    We believe in constant guidance and support approach and therefore we will provide a dedicated telegram group for students of the module where they can have peer discussions as well as doubt clearance via mentors.

    The group will also have toppers who will personally guide the students. The students can always raise there preparation related query in the group.

    6. Magazines, listicles and other relevant study material

    Supplementary content provided will be helpful in covering multiple related questions.

     


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  • Interview Transcript – Shashank Mane

    Board- Ms. Smita Nagaraj

    Background : B Tech (CSE)

    Chairman

    – Do you know any tribe which still lives in almost complete isolation?(I explained her about Jarawa tribe of Andaman)
    – How to deal with such types of tribes if they are not even allow people to land on there island?
    – How to achieve right balance between protecting their identity & addressing their developmental needs?
    – If they become hostile how to deal with them?
    – What should be threshold to use the force?
    – What should be the guiding principles to use the force?
    – Then…she explained me about Naxalites problem…how to address this?
    – Do you know any successful attempt by any state to address the issue?
    – Is there any need to audit security forces?(context…human rights violations)
    – Is there any existing mechanism present for this?

    M1

    – Why people generally dont want to enroll their children in government schools?
    – What are problems of gov schools?
    – What you would do to address these problems?
    – What government is doing in this respect?

    M2

    – Tell me about big announcement regarding agriculture in recent budget.
    – How to achieve MSP 1.5 times higher than cost of production?
    – What formula gov have proposed?(he is asking about A2 + FL formula)
    – According to you which national park is better managed in your state?….What should be parameters to assess management of national parks?
    – Tell me about core, buffer & transision zones.
    – Do you know about JFM? (Joint Forest Management)
    – How much it is successful in your state?…What should be criterias to assess success?

    M3

    – What is this social awareness group of engineers? (DAF)…he explained about issue of irregular water supply…how awareness will help to solve the problem?
    – He explained about problems of rural…semi urban areas…how to solve these?…what gov is doing?
    – Why you want to join administration?
    – Do you think accountability and transparency will help to solve all problems?

    Chairman

    – Have you filed RTI?
    – Tell me about positives & negatives of RTI.
    – Do you see any change in psyche of administrators after RTI? Then why still cases of corruption?
    – Long term effects of RTI.

  • 20th March 2019 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

     

    Q.1) The Exercise Mitra Shakti conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India and:

    a) Bangladesh

    b) Nepal

    c) Sri Lanka

    d) Mauritius

    Inspired by: [pib] Exercise Mitra Shakti-VI

    https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-exercise-mitra-shakti-vi/

     

    Q.2) The Sary-Arka Anti-terror Exercise 2019 is related to which of the following international/regional organisation?

    a) NATO

    b) SCO

    c) BRICS

    d) G7

    Inspired by: Exercise Sary-Arka Anti-terror 2019

    https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/exercise-sary-arka-anti-terror-2019/

     

    Q.3) ARISE India initiative recently seen in news is related to:

    a) Disaster Management

    b) Dalit Entrepreneurship

    c) Micro-Financing

    d) None of these

    Inspired by: India sets up private sector alliance for DRR

    https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/india-sets-up-private-sector-alliance-for-drr/

     

    Q.4) Bumphead parrotfish i.e. Bolbometopon muricatum an important component of coral reef ecosystem is found in India near:

    a) Lakshadweep

    b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    c) Gulf of Mannar

    d) Gulf of Khambat

    Inspired by: Parrotfish in Andaman

    https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/parrotfish-in-andaman/

     

    Q.5) One of the implications of equality in society is the absence of

    a) Privileges

    b) Restraints

    c) Competition

    d) Ideology

    Inspired by: CSP 2017

     

     

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  • [Video] Ensure you don’t waste a year – 22 Most Common Mistakes

    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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  • Interview Transcript – Sumanth

    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?

  • 19th March 2019 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

     

    Q.1) Consider the following statements:

    1. If a court finds it difficult to make a choice between death penalty and life imprisonment it should opt for the lesser punishment.
    2. Article 142 of the Constitution of India deals with enforcement of decrees and orders of Supreme Court.

    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:

    1. Parliament decide the number of judges of supreme court while president decide the numbers in high courts.
    2. Salaries of high court judges is charged on Consolidated Funds of State while pension is charged on Consolidated Funds of India.

    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

     

     

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  • Interview Transcript – Kajol Patil

    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?

  • 18th March 2019 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

     

    Q.1) Consider the followings statements:

    1. Large hydro projects greater than 25MW are not designated as renewable energy projects.
    2. India’s total renewable energy capacity is 34.4% of the overall energy mix.

    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:

    1. According to the 2011 national census, West Bengal is the most-populous state in India.
    2. West Bengal had a population density of 1,029 inhabitants per square km making it the second-most densely populated state in India, after Bihar.

    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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  • Why should you study S.M.A.R.T. and how our Programs can help you?

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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 –

    SSyllabus completion. No excuses for leaving out Enviro or Art and Culture. Pick one source for each part and revise it again and again.

    MManage 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.

    AAnalyse. 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.

    RRevise. 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.

    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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  • Interview Transcript – Kendre Narsing Manikrao

    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 ?