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Pre 2014

1. Which of the following phenomena might have influenced the evolution of organisms?

1. Continental drift
2. Glacial cycles

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

• Common sense. Continental drift would mean some animals would be stuck to one continent, others on different with no chance of meeting and mating.
• Similarly glacial cycles would affect evolution  as many would not be able to tolerate extreme cold and would become extinct plus sea level rise due to glacial melt

2. The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of

1. Equatorial climate
2. Mediterranean climate
3. Monsoon climate
4. All of the above climates

5th Std kids know the answer

Learning – Learn everything about monsoon given in NCERT

3. With reference to ‘Changpa’ community of India, consider the following statement:

1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand.
2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a fine wool.
3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

• Pashmima goat is found in jammu and Kashmir not in uttarakhand. So 1 and 2 can not be correct simultaneously
• If such a community is asked, it must be tribal. UPSC asks about tribes.
• Now look at the options
• Tribes are asked but it’s difficult to remember all of them. Just focus on ones in the news, It’s tribe of Jammu and Kashmir

4. Consider the following towns of India:

1. Bhadrachalam
2. Chanderi
3. Kancheepuram
4. Karnal

Which of the above are famous for the production of traditional sarees / fabric?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1, 3 and 4

• Kanchipuram is famous for sarees plus this has been asked in previous year
• Karnal is in Haryana, no such thing there
• You have eliminated two options
• Now look at Bhadrachalam – it’s not famous.  You may not know it but as you have been able to eliminate 2 options, make a guess

5. Consider the following rivers:

1. Barak
2. Lohit
3. Subansiri

Which of the above flows / flow through Arunachal Pradesh?

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

• NCERT – tributaries of Brahmputra
• Barak river you must know as it’s part of national waterway 6. You know it’s course. Also important because of issues over Teepaimukh dam
• Exclude it, you reach the answer

Learning – National waterways, rivers and their tributaries given in NCERT, Surma – Meghna river system

6. Consider these pairs

1. Cardamom Hills	Coromandel Coast
2. Kaimur Hills	Konkan Coast
3. Mahadeo Hills	Central India
4. Mikir Hills	North-East India

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 3 and 4
4. 2 and 4

Look at this image in your atlas and try to learn the locations. It;s very imp

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• See, mahadeo hills was asked in 2015 also
• It’s in m.p. ie central India. 3 is definitely correct
• Now b/w 2 and 4, mikir in North East
• Or if you Kaimur hills is in central highlands, you can exclude all other options
• Cardamom hills you know are on the western ghats while coromandel coast is east coast

Learning – Hills and plateau of India and rivers originating from them are very important. Just look at the map

7. 

National Highway	Cities connected
1. NH 4	Chennai and Hyderabad
2. NH 6	Mumbai and Kolkata
3. NH 15	Ahmedabad and Jodhpur

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. None

• No need to remember all the highways
• This question was not doable

8. Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’?

1. Andaman and Nicobar
2. Nicobar and Sumatra
3. Maldives and Lakshadweep
4. Sumatra and Java

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• Easy. NCERT Question
• You know the southern most point is in Great nikobar and is 6 degree 45 so 10 degree channel would not be south of India but b/w Andaman and Nikobar or Maldives and Lakshdweep
• 8 degree channel is b/w Maldives and Minicoy

Learning – Southern most point of India v/s southern most point of mainland India, Eastern and western most point of India, Duncan passage, 8 degree channel, Importance of Andaman and Nikobar island

9. Turkey is located between

1. Black Sea and Caspian Sea
2. Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
3. Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
4. Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea

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• Very easy. Map based question
• Turkey in news due to civil war in Syria
• You know turkey is in Asia and Europe

Learning – Bosphorous, sea of marmara, dedanalles strait, Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba

10. What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north? 1.Bangkok 2.Hanoi 3.Jakarta 4.Singapore Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 4-2-1-3
2. 3-2-4-1
3. 3-4-1-2
4. 4-3-2-1

Map based difficult question

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P.S. – Not all questions were doable in this paper but don’t go after them. Just focus on doable questions.

P.P.S. – Everyone is free to point out mistakes. Free to criticize, suggest changes etc. Everything is welcome but do so without insinuating or attributing motives

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If you just sit and observe, you will see how restless your mind is. If you try to calm it, it only makes it worse. You attempt the mock test and you see a question on Indian Classical dance which you think is an easy sitter but you just can’t seem to recollect. You feel like your preparation is inadequate and you grow a distaste for the mock which you are attempting.

“If only I revise the things again and then give this mock again, I will have a more realistic score”. This is what you tell yourself and you don’t attempt your mocks correctly!

Stop right there. Don’t think like that. Stop the monkey chatter and take the things as they come. Don’t live in the fool’s paradise that your best is yet to come. No. Who knows? This is you right here and you have got to make the best out of your limited knowledge by tikdams or educated guesses and not fell prey to the wishful thinking on covering the whole syllabus again.

To get into your best test taking abilities, try to meditate everyday. Follow this 6 phase process recommended by Steve Jobs:

1. Sit cross-legged in a quiet place, preferably on a low pillow to reduce strain on your back. Take deep breaths.
2. Close your eyes and listen to your inner monologue, the thoughts that spin through your mind all the time: work, home, TV, whatever. Those thoughts are the chattering of your “monkey mind.” Don’t try to stop it from chattering, at least not yet. Instead just observe how it jumps from thought to thought to thought. Do this for five minutes every day for a week.
3. After a week, without trying to silence your monkey mind, during the meditation, shift your attention to your “ox mind.” Your ox mind is the part of your brain that thinks slowly and quietly. It senses things around you. It doesn’t try to assign meaning to anything. It just sees, hears, and feels. Most people only really hear their ox mind when they experience a “breathtaking moment” that temporarily stops the monkey mind from chattering. However, even when your monkey mind is driving you crazy with rush-rush-rush and push-push-push, your ox mind is still there, thinking its slow, deep thoughts.
4. Once you’re feeling more aware of your ox mind, ask it to start quieting your monkey mind down. What worked for me was imagining the monkey mind going to sleep due to the slow walking of the ox as it moves patiently along a road. Don’t get upset if your monkey mind keeps waking up. It’s a monkey, so it can’t help acting like one. However, you’ll find that, despite its protests, your monkey mind would rather give it rest and stop making all that tiring and tiresome noise.
5. As your monkey mind calms down, continue to shift your attention to your ox mind. Each breath will seem to take a long time. You’ll feel the air on your skin. You may feel your blood flowing through your body. If you open your eyes, the world will look brand new and even rather strange. A window, for example, becomes just a square thing that full of light. It doesn’t need to be opened or closed or cleaned or repaired or anything else. It’s just there. You’re just there.
6. While it can take a while to get there, you’ll know you’re doing the exercise correctly when it seems as if no time has passed at all between when you started the timer and when it goes off. When you succeed at that, gradually increase the amount of time you spend each day. Weirdly, no matter how long you practice, it will seem as if no time has passed.

Here’s how this may help you in your preparation and test taking strategies:

1. It will calm you down
2. Make you more perceptive to the subtle tones of texts and questions and help you identify with the art of smart guessing
3. Keep you stress free and be more confident of your preparation levels

If you already have another mojo working for you, share with us over the comments.

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PS: The Flagship Prelims Module for IAS 2017 has already started. Click here to attempt your tests. 

In the geography portion, you just have to stick to basics. Basics meaning class 11 and class 12 geography esp. Physical geography and geography of India. If you have done that, you would be able to solve 75% of the questions easily.

Study physical geography well, because it is conceptual and therefore will not fail you during the exam. You should be able to solve all the physical geographical questions in the exam if you study the “Fundamentals of Physical Geography” NCERT XI textbook thoroughly.

Solve past year question papers esp conceptual questions of physical geography which will give you good insight into level of your preparation and help you correct your flaws

Imp topics  (just basics)

• latitudes and longitudes
• Revolution, rotation and seasons
• Solar system  
• layers of the atmosphere pressure belts, global atmospheric wind, cyclones
• types of rainfall (convection, orographic, frontal)
• monsoons
• ocean currents
• jet streams
• Elnino la nina modoki ENSO indian ocean dipole maiden jullien oscillation
• Go through India’s physical geography. NCERT would suffice
• Rivers and hills, soils given in NCERT most imp
• Learn geological history of India well which would help you answer questions related to mineral resources
• Basics of agriculture- again NCERT would suffice
• Map marking

Prelims 2015

1. In the South Atlantic and South Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?

(a) Sea Surface temperature are low

(b) Inter Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs

(c) Coriolis force is too weak

(d) Absence of land in those regions

• Option C is wrong. Coriolis force is weak only in the region around 0-5 degrees North or South latitudes.
• Option D is wrong as land cuts off moisture from the cyclone and a responsible for dissipation of cyclones
• Confusion b/w a and b
• UPSC ruled absence of ITCZ would be the answer

Learning – cyclones, naming of cyclones, tropical v/s temperate cyclones (learn from the titbit)

2. Which of the following pairs of States of India indicates the eastern most and Western most State?

(a) Assam and Rajasthan

(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan

(c) Assam and Gujarat

(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat

• Simple question. Map based
• Has been asked before

3. Which of the following National Parks is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that supports a rich biodiversity?

(a) Bhitarkanika National Park

(b) Keibul Lamjao National Park

(c) Keoladeo Ghana National park

(d) Sultanpur National park

• Floating vegetation points in the direction of floating park, the only floating park in the world, located in Manipur which is a part of Loktak Lake.
• Bhitarkanika is in Odisha,has been asked before
• Keoladeo in Rajasthan – was asked last year
• Sultanpur in Haryana – only option  left would be the answer

4. What can be the impact of excessive/inappropriate use of nitrogenous fertilizers in agriculture?

1. Proliferation of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in soil can occur.
2. Increase in the acidity of soil can take place
3. Leaching of nitrate to the ground-water can occur.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1,2 and 3

• Statement 1 is absurd. If there is more nitrogen in the soil, less need for nitrogen fixing bacteria. In any case if fertilizer increased bacteria one dose of fertilizer would suffice for eternity  
• Statement 3: common sense. If something is in increased concentration and also water soluble, would obviously leach
• Exclude 1, include 3

5. What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?

(a) The Earth’s rotation on its axis

(b) Convergence of the two equatorial currents

(c) Difference in salinity of water

(d) Occurrence of the belt of calm near equator

• Controversial question. Go with what UPSC says
• C and d are obviously wrong.
• A that’s earth’s rotation is reponsible for winds and currents changing directions but then what’s special about earth’s rotation that would move counter current in opposite direction
• B is the last option standing

6. Consider the following pairs:

Place of Pilgrimage  Location

1. Srisailam : Nallamala Hills
2. Omkareshwar : Satmala Hills
3. Pushkar : Mahadeo Hills

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1,2 and 3

• Pushkar is in Ajmer everyone knows that.
• There’s only aravali in Rajasthan no mahadeo hills
• Exclude 3

7. The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to

1. a) Central Asia
2. b) Middle East
3. c) South-East Asia
4. d) Central Africa

• Map based question.
• Golan height was and is very much in news due to civil war in Syria. Terrorism from Golan heights

8. Consider the following rivers :

1. Vamsadhara
2. Indravati
3. Pranahita
4. Pennar

Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?

(a) 1,2 and 3

(b) 2,3 and 4

(c) 1,2 and 4

(d) 2 and 3 only

• Rivers imp but obviously you can’t learn every tributary of every major river so a difficult question
• Pennar is much to the south, can be excluded

9. Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?

(a) North Coastal Andhra Pradesh

(b) South-West Bengal

(c) Southern Saurashtra

(d) Andaman and Nicobar island

• Evergreen forest would not be found in other 3 options as not sufficient rainfall there.
• Andman and nikobar have many Islands so chances of vegetation other than evergreen also thetec

10. Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?

(a) Khangchendzonga National park

(b) Nandadevi National Park

(c) Neora Valley National Park

(d) Namdapha National park

• Difficult question.
• Go with what UPSC says

11. Consider the following statements

1. 1. The winds which blow between 30o N and 60o S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies.
2. 2. The moist air masses that cause winter rams in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. (a) 1 only
2. (b) 2 only
3. (c) Both 1 and 2
4. (d) Neither 1 nor 2

• No winds blow b/w 30 north and 60 south. It should have been between 30 and 60 north
• 2nd has been asked so many times in both prelims and mains
• Western disturbances responsible for winter rains in North which is good for wheat and leads to snowfall on hills

12. Tides occur in oceans and seas due to which among the following?

1. Gravitational Force of the Sun
2. Gravitational Force of the Moon
3. Gravitational Force of the Earth

Select the correct answer using the code given below

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, and 3

• If 1 is true, 2 has to be true. Sun is also exerting gravitational pull so is moon. Pull is pull, does not matter who pulls
• Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of gravitational forces exerted by the Moon, Sun, and rotation of the

13. In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used?

1. Assessment of crop productivity
2. Locating ground water resources
3. Mineral exploration
4. Telecommunications
5. Traffic studies

Select the correct answer using the code given below

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 4 and 5 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and

• For telecommunications geo-stationary satellites / your INSAT CLASS satellites are used
• easily eliminate statement 4
• Now look at statement 3, remote sensing is sensing from a distance so sensing from a distance if minerals are there, 3rd is true

14. Consider the following States:

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram

In which of the following states do ‘Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests’ occur?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

• Easy
• typical rain forests in areas with high rains ie north east, islands of Andaman nikobar, western slopes of western ghat- very small area of India
• Himachal is clearly wrong

15. Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?

(a) Syria

(b) Jordan

(c) Lebanon

(d) Israel

• Map based question you could easily solve if you were looking at the maps with the newspaper
• Was in news due to civil war in Syria and refugees in Jordan

16. In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?

(a) Tropical moist deciduous forest

(b) Tropical rain forest

(c) Tropical thorn scrub forest

(d) Temperate forest with

• Asked before
• Teak dominant species of tropical moist deciduous

17. “Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, than rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over.”

Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?

(a) Savannah

(b) Equatorial

(c) Monsoon

(d) Mediterranean

• Simple
• No seasons on equator
• Rain/ afternoon shower due to convection

P.S. – Everyone is free to point out mistakes. Free to criticize, suggest changes etc. Everything is welcome but do so without insinuating or attributing motives

Four quick points before solutions and analysis

1. This is the solution and analysis of geography questions from CAPF 2016 conducted by UPSC couple of weeks back.
2. Focus on doable questions <and most of the questions are doable without too much mugga>
3. Almost all the questions can be solved after reading NCERT physical geography and geography of INDIA so focus on that
4. Analysis of CSE prelims geography would be done in days to come

1. Which one of the following layers of atmosphere has high concentration of ions?

a)Stratosphere (b) Exosphere
(c) Thermosphere
(d) Troposphere

• Can’t get this wrong
• Every one would have answered if they had said ionosphere. 
• Ions would be formed if there is high temperature so thermosphere

2) Which one of the following cities has greater annual range of temperature?
(a) Kuala Lumpur
(b) New Delhi
(c) Shanghai
(d) Ulaanbaatar

• Shanghai and Kualalampur are port cities. Marine environment. Sea moderates the climate easily excluded
• B/w Delhi and Ulaanbataar  (capital of mongolia) remember pm modi visited mongolia
• Now you read in geography – Himalayas blocking chilly cold winds from the north. So Delhi and Northern India does not freeze but ulanbator does. Would have greater range of temperature
• Also if you had solved previous years question papers or read climatoligy, you would know steppes have extreme climate. Mongolia – steppes

3) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List I List II
(Climate type in letter code) (Major area)
A. Aw 1. Central California
B. Af 2. Indian Sub-Continent
C. Cs 3. North and South of Amazon Forests
D. Am 4. Western Equatorial Africa
Codes
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 1 4 3

• From ncert koppen system of classification
• m is for monsoon so d would be matched with 2, exclude b and d
• A is for tropical, Af is tropical evergreen i.e equatorial i.e 4
• Answer is clear now
• Aw is tropical Savannah
• Learn this system from NCERT

4. Which one of the following rivers flows between Satpura and Vindhya ranges?(a) Tapi
(b) Sabarmati
(c) Narmada
(d) Mahi

• Very easy
• Narmada river flows through a rift valley b/w Satpuras and Vindhya

5. How is the rate of transpiration affected by decreasing humidity and by decreasing light intensity?
Decreasing humidity Decreasing light intensity
(a) Decreases Decreases
(b) Increases Decreases
(c) Increases Increases
(d) Decreases Increases

• Simple
• If humidity increases, already mote water in the atmosphere so obviously rate of transpiration would slow down
• Similarly if light intensity is more there would naturally be more evaporation more transpiration

6. Consider the following statements relating to Sea Salinity:
1. The ocean salinity depends on evaporation and precipitation
2. Any change in the temperature or density influences the salinity
3. Major source of sea salinity is terrestrial discharge by rivers
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

• I is easily true. More evaporation means more salt left behind, more precipitation means more fresh water
• If temperature is more, there would be more evaporation
• 3rd is a fact <do check it again, i am not very sure about 3rd but I think it’s correct
• http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/whysalty.html

7. Consider the following statements relating to salt production in India:
1. India is the second largest producer of iodised salt in the world next only to China
2. Salt mining is carried out in Himachal Pradesh
3. Gujarat is the leading producer of salt in India
4. Ground water is the important source of salt in Rajasthan
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4

• 3rd is easily true – Salt by evaporation in tropical seas, wind conditions, question has been asked in mains for salt indutsries in Gujrat, dandi March in Gujarat, >75% of total salt in India in Gujrat
• 4th is also true – sambhar lake
• Salt mining was carried out in Himachal Pradesh but stopped in 2011. There’s again propsal to start salt mining in Himachal

8. Which of the following statements relating to Dharwar geological system are correct?

1. They belong to Archaean geological period
2. They are metamorphosed sedimentary rocks
3. They are of great economic importance for its mineral resources
4. They are found predominantly in Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Odisha and Jharkhand
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1 and 2 only

• Geology of India is very imp. Learn it in detail. It would help you solve many questions related to chronology and minerals, hydrocarbons etc.
• Archean is the oldest rock system found in aravalis not in dharwar and part of Deccan peninsula
• Dharwar is 2nd oldest
• name Dharwar itself suggest karnataka

9. Which one of the following is the correct order of formation of geological systems in India in terms of their age? [Starting with the oldest]
(a) Dharwars – Aravallis – Vindhyans – Cuddapahs
(b) Aravalis – Dharwars – Cuddapahs – Vindhyans
(c) Vindhyans – Dharwars – Aravallis – Cuddapahs
(d) Cuddapahs – Vindhyans – Dharwars – Aravallis

• Arawali everyone knows is the oldest. Only option is b
• Dharwar 2nd oldest as we saw in previous question

10. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The rate of evaporation depends on temperature
(b) The rate of evaporation does not depend on surface area exposed to the atmosphere but on volume of the liquid
(c) The rate of evaporation depends on humidity of the surroundings
(d) The rate of evaporation depends on the wind speed

• Sort of internal repeat
• A and c we have seen in the question on transpiration
• High wind speed means wind will take away the atmospheric moisture so more evaporation
• B is anyway a negative statement # red flag # pause and think # high surface area means more area from which evaporation can take place

11. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Kolkata port is the only riverine major port of India
2. The port of Cochin is located on the Willington Island
3. Maharashtra has three major ports
4. Mundra port is India’s major port in private sector
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 4

• 4th is wrong. We had done this in titbit
• Learn about ports from titbit
• Ennore port is the only major port in private sector

12. Perth located on 118th East Longitude will be celebrating New Year event on 1st of January 2017 at 6:00 AM . At that time, what would be time at Los Angeles located on 1100 West Longitude?
(a) 9 : 12 PM of 1st January 2017
(b) 2:48 PM of 31st December 2016
(c) 11: 40 PM of 31st December 2016
(d) 5 : 28 AM of 1st January 2017

• Difference is of 228 degree
• 360 degree equivalent to 24 hrs
• 228 (240) would be equivalent to around 16 hrs
• West hence behind, so obviously 31st dec, 16 hrs behind

13. Arrange the following varieties of silk in India in their order of decreasing production:
1. Muga
2. Eri
3. Mulberry
4. Tasar
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 3 – 2 – 4 -1
(b) 3- 4 – 2- 1
(c) 2 – 4 – 1 – 3
(d) 2- 1 – 4 – 3

• No option but to mug up
• Muga everyone knows so at least you can exclude 2 options

14. Which of the following statements concerning circum-pacific belt are correct?
1. It is an active volcanic realm
2. It is an active seismic realm
3. It is a divergent plate boundary
4. It is prone to Tsunami
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

• Covered in titbits
• It’s subduction zone, not a divergent plate boundary

15. Which of the following statements relating to solar system is/are correct?
1. Venus and Uranus rotate opposite to the direction of rotation of Earth
2. Venus is the nearest planet to Earth
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only  (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

• Covered in titbits
• Venus also called Earth’s sister

16. If a place is affected by Tide at 6.00 AM Monday , normally at what time the same place will be affected by Ebb?
(a) 6:26 PM Monday
(b) 6:52 AM Tuesday
(c) 12:13 PM Monday
(d) 00:26 AM Tuesday

• 2 tides 2 ebbs in a day i.e at approx 6 hrs duration
• so ebb at 12 pm
• Learn exact details of tides, neap tide, spring tide etc

We have had 3 rounds of AQAQ before. Let’s have a dinner table conversation again. This would be the final one before this year’s prelims exam.

1. AQAQ Round 1
2. AQAQ Round 2
3. AQAQ Round 3

This time we will try to keep it most practical. 

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Do just one thing:

1. Tell us about a topic/ theme which you think is definitely going to come in this years’ prelims and WHY. If you are a senior player in this game, all the better – you have seen UPSC’s pattern through years and you might just strike gold with your predictions coming true.

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Hi,

I just need to say this to boost my motivation level (can help others too). As the prelims is approaching, i’ve more apprehensions about getting through it. And this is after the fact that I’ve studied not less than 5 hours a day (EVERYDAY without fail) consistently  for more than a year. Test scores varies, which further increase my doubts about my prep.

I am sure i am not the only one to feel that. 

To all who feel the same: 

“This is a sign of a serious aspirant! Yes you read it right. This means you have worked hard, you put so many things at stake, you took a toll on your social life, you cut down your friend-gatherings, you compromised your fun, you have put in hell lots of efforts. NOW is the time to have faith in your efforts. Do not let it go in vain at last moment. 

Test scores are not to decide your final result, they are to give you a direction to improve minutest mistake, before EXAM. Don’t ever Panic on low score. You will do much better than you think!”

Revise, Revise and Revise…..

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