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  • Request for 3 new explains with infographs.

    Please make explains on
    1. DTAA- Mauritius, the new agreement, its implications and all that.
    2. Patents n its related stuff. This we need definitely with infographs. Please?
    3.NSG-NPT link. Why is it important for India and stuffs like that.
    Please consider this, CD. These three are a bit difficult for me to understand.

  • Civil Services Prelims 2015 Official Answer Keys

    Here is the official answer key.

    http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/answerkeys/2015/CSP_2015/CSP_15_GS_I_AKy.pdf

    http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/answerkeys/2015/CSP_2015/CSP_15_GS_II_AKey.pdf

    No need for further mahabharat on controversial questions. Just accept the answer and move on.

    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

    Official Answer : B

    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

    Official Ans: B

    A decrease in tax to GDP ratio of a country indicates which of the following?
    1. Slowing economic growth rates
    2. Less equitable distribution of national income

    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
    Official Ans: A

    Custodian of constitution answer is Supreme Court.

    You can put answers of other controversial questions in the comments below.

    Cut off for general category is 107.34

    Find the category wise cut off pdf attached below

    http://upsc.gov.in/exams/cut-off%20marks/2015/CS_2015/CutOff_CSM_2015.pdf

  • print issue of cd magazine

    Hi ,

    when are you going to release print magazines of cd , if you are not please ,tell me so that I will buy ecopy and get a print of it . Thank you ; praveen.singada@gmail.com

  • PROJECT CSE P IN 2.5 MONTHS

    CURRENT AFFAIRS FROM WHICH MONTH?? FOR CSE 2016 PRE

  • A story of perseverance: Jasmeet Sandhu, Rank 3

     

    My success mantra is ‘hardwork is the key to success‘, says the 28- year-old Jasmeet Sindhu who secured 3rd position.

    He is an IRS officer & is already working as Assistant Commissioner.

    A story of perseverance:

    An engineering graduate from IIT-Roorkee, Jasmeet started his preparations for civil services in 2010. But he was not able to clear it on his first two attempts, and got into the IRS on his third attempt. And now in 4th attempt, he stands before us as one of the toppers. Ecstatic with the result, Jasmeet’s mother Surinder Sandhu, attributed his success to his consistent hardwork.

    Friends & Family support:

    Jasmeet says his family and friends had more faith in him than him that he will not only just clear the exam but also with flying colors. He also says that he never felt a pressure for having an alternative career because of his family support and this was the Main reason he could clearly focus on The IAS.

    About coaching: Jasmeet only took coaching for a month. He prepared for the exam on his own.

    He took Psychology as his optional.

    Why IAS?

    He chooses IAS because he feels that this service has the capability to allow the individual to have a balance in the work life as well as work for the people.

    What else?

    • Other than studying Jasmeet has many other hobbies and likings. One of them is football & he loves playing football in his free time
    • Jasmeet also likes to post on QUORA and help people as much as he can he provides them with his preparation tips so that an individual can study from his home and need not go out for any coaching and spend money and time

    Advice for Aspirants:

    • Only study when your heart says and choose topic you know that you are good at. Just follow this
    • There is no fixed thing as if you do this you will crack IAS, be patient and don’t quit
    Published with inputs from Swapnil

  • The countdown to the Prelims 2016

    Hello everyone,

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    As I had mentioned earlier, I shall not be available now till the end of this month, so just thought of writing a piece on how to manage the days leading up to the Preliminary Examination in August. With Paper II being only qualifying in nature, your score in Paper I shall determine if you shall battle it out with the brighter among the bright in December.  Here is a sort of small to-do list:

    1. Cover the basic books that have already been mentioned in the previous blog “IAS Prelims 2016 – The bare essentials to be followed” and revise them at least three to four times.
    2. Practice previous year question papers and identify the areas where you might be getting the answers frequently wrong. Cover these areas again.
    3. Do not compare your preparation strategy with anyone else. Only you know what works for you and you should stick to that only.
    4. Apportion your time such that you still have few days left towards the end for squeezing in something which you feel requires little more effort. This shall also keep the stress level down.
    5. Do not get bogged down by the number of books your friends might have covered. You don’t need to top the Preliminary examination. It is absolutely inconsequential even if you are the last one to glide in the list of candidates who shall be writing mains.
    6. You shall find many around you who shall through random factoids at you which you may not be able to answer. Do not get perturbed. For, few chosen ones find unimaginable pleasure in digging out factoids to make other feel ‘unprepared’. One unknown factoid shall not take away from you the hard work and the smart work that you have put in.
    7. Lastly, please keep yourself stress free. It shall serve no other purpose but to eat into your health. Just focus on what you can do without racking your brain over the imponderables.

    So, that is it for now. We shall re-start the MCQs series in the first week of June. This time it shall be more structured. With more number of questions. And packed with more knowledge to crack the Preliminary.  Till then, no let-ups, no excuses.

    Remember, those who work hard don’t need a second chance and those who don’t, do not deserve a second chance. You choose your side!

  • [E&B Bodies #6] Centre for Science and Environment

     

    • The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi
    • CSE researches into, lobbies for and communicates the urgency of development that is both sustainable and equitable
    • Established in 1980, CSE works as a think tank on environment-development issues in India, poor planning, climate shifts devastating India’s Sundarbans and advocates for policy changes and better implementation of the already existing policies
    • The Director of CSE is Sunita Narain who is named among the 100 most influential persons by The Time Magazine

     

    Aim:

    • The scenario today demands using knowledge to bring about change. In other words, working India’s democracy
    • Thus the aim of CSE is to raise concerns, participate in seeking answers and more importantly, in pushing for answers and transforming these into policy and so practice
    • CSE does this through its research and by communicating the understanding through its publications. This is called knowledge-based activism

    Two-pronged challenge of balance:

    On the one hand, millions live within a biomass based subsistence economy, at the margins of survival. The environment is their only natural asset. But a degraded environment means stress on land, water and forest resources for survival. It means increasing destitution and poverty. Here, opportunity to bring about change is enormous. But it will need a commitment to reform, a structural reform, in the way we do business with local communities

    On the other hand, rapid industrialization is throwing up new problems: growing toxification and a costly disease burden. The answers will be in reinventing the growth model of the Western world for ourselves, so that we can leapfrog technology choices and find new ways of building wealth that will not cost us the earth

    CSE’s efforts are built around five broad programmes:

    #1. Communication for Awareness

    • CSE’s publications and informational products have been its strength and they have always combined research and readability to get the message across
    • CSE’s tools for awareness raising are periodicals, publications, films/short spots, briefing papers, exhibitions, posters and other products
    • CSE’s informational products reach people in more diverse ways such as features service, website and e-news bulletins

    #2. Research and Advocacy

    • CSE’s efforts are specifically designed to create awareness about problems and propose sustainable solutions
    • Research at CSE often consists of in-depth learning about an environmental problem and then finding answers in accordance with CSE’s core values

    #3. Education and Training

    • There is a growing interest amongst professionals, public administrators, private sector executives NGO professionals, students and others in environmental issues
    • With this in mind, CSE, has for some years, been developing programmes in the area on non-formal environmental education programmes

    #4. Knowledge Portal

    • The overall aim is to develop into an excellent resource centre with information — printed and visual — on sustainable development issues, which is possibly the best in India
    • For a knowledge-based organisation like CSE, information collection is the basic foundation for all its research and advocacy activities

    #5. Pollution Monitoring

    CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Laboratory is an independent, analytical laboratory that monitors toxic contamination of the environment and uses the results of this monitoring to advocate for improved regulation of the use of toxins in the country

    Published with inputs from Swapnil

  • Ask me anything Geography – GS Pre / mains/ optional.

    Want some help with geography? The thread is for you.

  • Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan: The J&K kid who cracked UPSC twice

    What do we do when we fall? We rise again to fight.

     

    23-year-old Khan made it to the coveted Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in his second attempt. In his first attempt, he got through the Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS) but this time he cracked the code.

    • The son of a school teacher, Athar lives near Srinagar in the Devipora-Mattan village in Anantnag district. The boy always dreamed of joining the Civil Services, especially after Shah Faesal topped the exams in 2009
    • Athar’s focused dedication coupled with his voracious reading helped him realise his dream.

    Civil services give us the opportunity to work very closely for the people. Civil services has a distinction that you can not only work for the grassroots and the people but also with them,” he said.

    • Despite being the science student, he chose Philosophy as optional subject for civil services

    Last time my optional subject was Philosophy and I continued with this subject in my second attempt too. In my first attempt I started studying seven months before the preliminary exams. And by the grace of God and blessing of my parents I cracked it.

    • His views on coaching? I did not have a great exposure to coaching classes but I was confident that I can do it. Extensive reading and complete dedication made me realise my dream,” he said.

  • Tina Dabi: Catch up on the strategies of UPSC 2015 topper

    22-year-old Tina Dabi from Delhi has topped the prestigious Civil Services Examination 2015, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). This was her very first attempt at UPSC and it’s a big feat achieved.

     

    • A political science student, she graduated from Lady Shri Ram College in 2014. no points for guessing that her optional for the CSE 2015 was Political Science.
    • The topper has chosen Haryana as her prefered cadre. She said that she always wanted to work in a challenging state – one of the main reasons behind her choosing Haryana.

    “We all know the sex ratio of girl and boy child is quite less and that is why I would like to contribute my efforts for the empowerment of women there.”

     

    “I opted for Haryana because it presents such an interesting example, where you have a lot of economic progress but when it comes to social indicators you are lagging behind, and that is a very big paradox.”

    • Both her parents are Indian Engineering Service (IES) officers. She completed her schooling from the Convent of Jesus and Mary, opting for humanities in Class XI, by which time she had also started seriously considering attempting the civil services examination

    “You feel lonely and you feel depressed because this is such a difficult exam. Other parts of your life become almost non-existent, so patience I think is also key.”

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