Even with a similar syllabus and similar study materials, most candidates fall in one of the following four categories when it comes to their Prelims score:
1) Prelims score 0-40: They need to work on improving their knowledge and learn answering tricks 2) Prelims score 50-70: They have decent knowledge and decent answering tricks. 3) Prelims score 80-100: They have good knowledge but they need to develop answering tricks. 4) Prelims score 120+: They have excellent knowledge and know all the answering tricks.
Sajal Sir is here to help you boost your UPSC Prelims 2021 Score by 25 Marks by using these 10 Smart Techniques
In this Unherd Interview, We are joined by AIR 56 Jayant Nahata.
A graduate from IIT Delhi, Jayant looked beyond the tech industry and wanted to be part of the social development of society.
“Do you want the pain of hard work or do you want the regret of failure?” is the mantra that kept him going through the UPSC preparation.
Maintaining consistency and managing time is one of the most difficult issues faced by many aspirants. Take this opportunity to learn the techniques of time management and planning from Jayant.
Civilsdaily is proud to present AIR 56 Jayant Nahata and congratulate him on his future endeavors.
Let’s hear more from the winner himself in the video.
Hello Aspirants, are you committing the same mistakes again and again, which could cost your Prelims? Santosh Sir discusses 10 most common mistakes which you must avoid to clear prelims. Watch the above video to understand how to utilize the remaining days and how to remain confident.
About Santosh Gupta sir:- Santosh Gupta sir has scored above 140 twice in UPSC prelims and always 130 plus in all 6 attempts. He wrote all 6 mains and appeared for Interviews 3 times. He has qualified UPSC EPFO and BPSC 56-59th also.
He has been teaching and mentoring UPSC aspirants for the last 5 years with tremendous interest in environment and ecology and Polity.
Guys, in this edition of Unherd, we have AIR 30 Divyanshu Choudhary to share this journey for UPSC preparation.
He did his engineering from BITS Pilani and given went for MBA from IIM Calcutta. He left his lucrative private job to pursue a career in Civil services.
This success came at the cost of a lot of hard work. Despite having COVID 3 months prior to Prelims, he did not lose his focus.
Starting with a dream and ending with its reality, is very much possible if you trust yourself, work in a direction with a focused plan of action. He is one such example for us too at Civilsdaily IAS.
Let’s hear more from the winner himself in the video.
Hello Aspirants of Prelims 2021, are you fully prepared for prelims? Do you know how to perfectly utilise two hours of paper to qualify prelims? Do you know how many rounds you should go to solve the paper? How to handle pressure and remain confident during exams?
Santosh Gupta sir discusses here not only exam pressure but also how many rounds you should go and how to best utilise time for a perfect score of 130+ from his own experience of getting 130+ in his all 6 attempts in prelims.
How to avoid silly mistakes, watch this video of him. It is most important for all of you appear for prelims 2021:– https://youtu.be/AfavQ_6ne7Q
About Santosh Gupta sir:- Santosh Gupta sir has scored above 140 twice in UPSC prelims and always 130 plus in all 6 attempts. He wrote all 6 mains and appeared for Interviews 3 times. He has qualified UPSC EPFO and BPSC 56-59th also.
He has been teaching and mentoring UPSC aspirants for the last 5 years with tremendous interest in environment and ecology and Polity.
Divyanshu Nigam, Rank 44 in CSE, 2020. Did his B.Tech from BITS Pilani in Chemical Engineering. A thorough reader and interested in Reflective journalism. Let’s see some of the key points of this interaction and how Civilsdaily helped Divyanshu in his journey.
Let’s hear more from the winner himself in the video.
Guys, we have AIR 17 Sarthak Aggarwal who has yet again proven his abilities in UPSC 2020. He has had a phenomenal academic history coupled with some great post academic work assignments. But these nonetheless lucrative job opportunities didn’t let Sarthak defocus for a moment. Like everyone else, he too had to navigate the ominous developments in the form of distractions, bad days, despair, needless comparisons, etc., in addition to chart out a course plan for successful coverage of UPSC IAS syllabus. From his marathon one after another success over the years, one thing is clear. Starting with a dream and ending with its reality, is very much possible if you trust yourself, work in a direction with a focused plan of action. He is one such example for us too at Civilsdaily IAS.
Let’s hear more from the winner himself in the video.
Maintaining consistency is one of the biggest issues faced by IAS Aspirants. Streak’s initiative is to help Aspirants in their day-to-day preparation. You can follow the monthly, weekly, and daily timetables and continue this streak until you find yourself on the final list.
UPSC PRELIMS-2021 || Current Affairs Based Most Probable Questions on History – by Sukanya Rana
Q1) Consider the following statements with respect to Pulakeshin II
He was one of the greatest Kings of Satavahana dynasty in the 3rd Century B.C.
His military achievements were described in the famous Aihole Prasasti or Inscription.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? a. 1 only b. 2 only c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q2) Trirashmi Buddhist Cave complex is located in which of the following states?
a. Karnataka b. Uttar Pradesh c. Maharashtra d. Madhya Pradesh
Q3) Consider the following statements with respect to Jhanda Satyagraha
It focused on exercising the right and freedom to hoist the nationalist flag through the defiance of laws prohibiting the hoisting of nationalist flags.
The first Jhanda Satyagraha was held in the city of Nagpur in 1923 and later spread to many other parts of India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? a. 1 only b. 2 only c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q4) Select the recommendations of the Nehru Report from the following?
Creation of a Supreme Court.
Equal rights for men and women.
Living wage to workers.
Creation of provinces along religious lines.
a. 1 and 2 only b. 1, 2 and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. All the above
Ravi Kumar is from a small place in Alwar, Rajasthan. He is young and dynamic. Fresh out of IIT Roorkee, he successively cleared two UPSC Civil Services Exams. On the first attempt he managed to obtain AIR 770 and in the second one he finally got himself the coveted job of an IAS officer ( AIR 84 ).
He was inspired to become a civil servant right from his college days and started investing a significant amount of time towards preparation, ignoring what many of his classmates were doing at that time.
During this interaction, Ravi speaks about his inspiration, hardwork, distractions, managing stress and his evolution under the guidance of CivilsDaily over the last couple of years.
His optional is Geography, we will also try to explore the areas many aspirants find it difficult to get over. Whereas he leverages all his previous knowledge and skill to get more marks.
Guys, let’s hear more from Ravi himself and try to learn what a common aspirant learns in this quest to cross the threshold.
Maintaining consistency is one of the biggest issues faced by IAS Aspirants. Streak’s initiative is to help Aspirants in their day-to-day preparation. You can follow the monthly, weekly, and daily timetables and continue this streak until you find yourself on the final list.
Maintaining consistency is one of the biggest issues faced by IAS Aspirants. Streak’s initiative is to help Aspirants in their day-to-day preparation. You can follow the monthly, weekly, and daily timetables and continue this streak until you find yourself on the final list.
Vaibhav cracked Mains in the first attempt but only barely! With very few marks in GS, he joined Civilsdaily’s Mentorship Program for 2020 for his second attempt and the results were clear – he secured 25th rank in UPSC 2020. Vaibhav is an IT BHU graduate, school cricket captain, 7th ranker in All India Science Olympiad, a former employee at Samsung R&D and current Rank Holder for UPSC 2020.
Guys, let’s hear more from Vaibhav himself and try to learn what a common aspirant learns in this quest to cross the threshold.
Maintaining consistency is one of the biggest issues faced by IAS Aspirants. Streak’s initiative is to help Aspirants in their day-to-day preparation. You can follow the monthly, weekly, and daily timetables and continue this streak until you find yourself on the final list.
Pranav, a name until now very common is now different. Little did he know that on 25th September evening, he will be set free. Free from years of academic hard work, mentally strenuous sessions and sacrifices. Now he is delighted. He’s IIT Bombay mechanical engineer graduate. And yet he failed 2 prelims. Most folks will move on after 2 failures. Waiting for the 3rd is just too painful. But he remained hooked to the goal he had envisioned. Perhaps he now knows that life has offered him a vantage wherefrom he can reflect and design for what he wants to do. He is now the Republic of India’s collector. The famous position most of us started out aiming for. The search for an ultimate job ends, at least for now.
Upon talking to him, he was visibly calm and composed. For a greater part that’s because of what a person learns in the process of becoming an IAS officer. Within a short while, he will be busy working through some of the most complex problems of Indian society. We might hear about his enterprises on tv or social media. Being an IAS officer, he would have such great opportunities at his disposal, with which he could bring the much-needed change to the lives of common wo/man.
We, at Civilsdaily IAS family, are equally thrilled and overjoyed. We wish Pranav Vijayvergiya, all the very best. This turn around which he has experienced in his life, may he reflect upon the society.
During his earlier stints with Civil services in 2018 and 2019, he couldn’t manage to step past the prelims. For which he blamed his constant nagging for the “know it all” attitude, which was unnecessarily creating an added pressure and compromised his performances. Trust us as eyewitnesses, when in 2020, he decided that he will believe in his hard work and keep his nerves till the very last minute.
Guys, let’s hear more from Pranav himself and try to learn what a common aspirant learns in this quest to cross the threshold.
How is your prelims Preparation going on? Do you want to score 120+ in prelims? Are you worried about what to revise or what’s to leave? Should you attempt sectional tests or full tests? What to read in Current affairs?
Santosh Gupta sir discusses the three pillars approach for the last two weeks for Prelims 2021. This is the most crucial time for prelims. If you are distracted or worried or cannot manage time, his innovative approach will help you to stay on course and sail through. Must watch and share with others.
About Santosh Gupta sir Santosh Gupta sir has scored above 140 twice in UPSC prelims and always 120 plus in all 6 attempts. He wrote all 6 mains and appeared for Interviews 3 times. He has qualified UPSC EPFO and BPSC 56-59th also. He has been teaching and mentoring UPSC aspirants for the last 5 years with tremendous interest in environment and ecology and Polity.
Pranav, a name until now very common, is now different. Little did he knew that on 25th September evening, he will be set free. Free from years of academic hard work, mentally strenuous sessions and sacrifices. Now, he is delighted.
Perhaps! he now knows that life has offered him a vantage where from he can reflect and design for what he wants to do. He is now Republic of India’s collector. The famous position most of us started out aiming for. The search for an ultimate job ends, at least for now.
We, at Civilsdaily IAS family are equally thrilled and overjoyed. We wish Pranav Vijayvergiya, all the very best. This turn around which he has experienced in his life, may he reflect upon the society.
During his earlier stints with Civil services in 2018 and 2019, he couldn’t manage to step past the prelims. For which he blamed his constant nagging for “know it all” attitude, which was unnecessarily creating an added pressure and compromised his performances. Trust us as eyewitness, when in 2020, he decided that he will believe upon his hardwork and keep his nerves till the very last minute.
Guys, let’s hear more from Pranav himself and try to learn what a common aspirant learns in this quest to cross the threshold.
Heartiest congratulations to Pranav Vijayvergiya AIR 65 UPSC Civil Services 2020
Maintaining consistency is one of the biggest issues faced by IAS Aspirants. Streak’s initiative is to help Aspirants in their day-to-day preparation. You can follow the monthly, weekly, and daily timetables and continue this streak until you find yourself on the final list.
Maintaining consistency is one of the biggest issues faced by IAS Aspirants. Streak’s initiative is to help Aspirants in their day-to-day preparation. You can follow the monthly, weekly, and daily timetables and continue this streak until you find yourself on the final list.
Daily Study Plan with Answer Writing Challenge || STREAK FREE INITIATIVE FOR UPSC IAS – by Ravi Ranjan
UPSC PRELIMS-2021 || Current Affairs Based Most Probable Questions on Geography – by Sukanya Rana
Q1) Consider the following statements with respective to Arabian Sea Cyclones
The cyclones originating in the Arabian Sea are weaker than those originating from the Bay of Bengal.
The formation of weak cyclones in the Arabian Sea reasons back to the presence of cold water in the sea.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? a. 1 only b. 2 only c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q2) Consider the following statements with respective to Black Carbon
It is a short-lived pollutant that is the second-largest contributor to warming the planet behind carbon dioxide (CO2).
It is quickly washed out and can be eliminated from the atmosphere if emissions stop.
Black carbon (BC) deposits produced by human activity accelerate the pace of glacier and snow melt in the Himalayan region.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? a. 1 and 2 only b. 1 and 3 only c. 2 and 3 only d. 1, 2 and 3
Q3) Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to Favourable conditions for Heat Waves?
a. Absence of moisture in the upper atmosphere b. Practically cloudless sky for maximum insulation c. Large amplitude anticyclonic flow over the area d. Closer Proximity to Coastal area
Q4) Consider the following statements with respective to Great Barrier Reef
It is the world‟s most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem composed of over 900 islands.
UNESCO has removed the Great Barrier Reef from the list of “endangered” World Heritage Sites.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? a. 1 only b. 2 only c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2
Check out Mayuri’s excerpt on how he cleared UPSC 2020
Mayuri Mukherjee hails from West Bengal. UPSC examination was not something that she had played on giving from an early age. In fact, it came as a Plan B to her.
Her story tells us about her struggle with 2 failed prelims and how aright attitude kept her sane. Covid era came as a blessing in disguise for her as she got time to prepare better.
Preparing for UPSC with Ph.D. can be difficult and like every working professional, time constraints were her biggest problem. Yet she kept her sources limited and focused on the maximin approach.
Let’s see some of the key points of this interaction and how Civilsdaily helped Mayuri in her journey.
Heartiest congratulations to Mayuri Mukherjee AIR 159 UPSC Civil Services 2020
Maintaining consistency is one of the biggest issues faced by IAS Aspirants. Streak’s initiative is to help Aspirants in their day-to-day preparation. You can follow the monthly, weekly, and daily timetables and continue this streak until you find yourself on the final list.
Daily Study Plan with Answer Writing Challenge || STREAK FREE INITIATIVE FOR UPSC IAS – by Ravi Ranjan
UPSC PRELIMS-2021 || Current Affairs Based Most Probable Questions on Geography – by Sukanya Rana
Q1) Which of the following African countries fall within the Sahel Region? Senegal Mauritania Cameroon Egypt Ethiopia Kenya
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: a. 1, 2,3 4 only b. 2,4,5,6 only c. 1,2,3,5 only d. All of the above
Q2) Which of the following is not located in the state of Sikkim? Nathu La Gurudongmar Lake Mt. Khangchendzonga Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: a. 4 only b. 2 and 4 only c. 2, 3 and 4 only d. None of the above
Q3) Consider the following statements with respect Polar Wandering It means migration of the magnetic poles over Earth’s surface through geologic time. True polar wandering represents the shift in the geographical poles relative to Earth’s surface, after accounting for the motion of the tectonic plates.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? a. 1 only b. 2 only c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q4) Identify the pseudo volcanic feature/s from the following. Salt plug Meteorite craters Mud-volcanoes
Select the correct option: a. 1 and 2 only b. 2 and 3 only c. 1 and 3 only d. All the above
