Civil Service Personality Test (or Interview) is the final effort a candidate makes in order to convert himself / herself from a civil service aspirant to a civil servant. After qualifying the preliminary and main examination, the dream of becoming an officer is right there in front of the eyes of the aspirant. However, he/she… Continue reading Interview Preparation : Preparing for UPSC Civil Services Personality Test
Ethics Case Studies on Internal Security and work of an IPS officer
As the internal security situation of India is deteriorating, the topic of “Internal Security and Disaster Management” is becoming more important from the view of Civil Service Examination. We can expect ethical case studies from the topic “Internal Security and Disaster Management” as well as the work life of an IPS officer. Two sample case… Continue reading Ethics Case Studies on Internal Security and work of an IPS officer
5 Rules to keep in Mind for Answer Writing for Mains
Dear Friends, We see a lot of enthusiasm in Answer Writing for Mains through the Mains Marathon Initiative. While some of you are writing brilliant answers, I would like to share 5 pointers with you with respect to answer writing practice for Mains through the Mains Marathon. We are sharing these broad pointers with you which we… Continue reading 5 Rules to keep in Mind for Answer Writing for Mains
ENGLISH LITERATURE Optional Strategy for UPSC Mains
When reading 14th-15th-16th Century [William Shakespeare’s King Lear and The Tempest ] the following questions are very important, and would be useful across both texts. [this is not an exhaustive list]. 1) The Renaissance – most important movement, although Shakespeare doesn’t necessarily show renaissance traits in his plays [which are better represented by Christopher Marlowe],… Continue reading ENGLISH LITERATURE Optional Strategy for UPSC Mains
Importance of Internal Security and Disaster Management for UPSC : by IPS Officer Lohit Matani
This Article is a part of a series of Articles on Internal Security and Disaster Management by Lohit Matani. You can check his future Articles by visiting this page. The Articles would come every Sunday. With the growing challenge of global terrorism and local forms of naxalism and insurgency, ‘internal security’ has become a major concern for… Continue reading Importance of Internal Security and Disaster Management for UPSC : by IPS Officer Lohit Matani
Demonetization and Internal Security of India : by IPS Officer Lohit Matani
This Article is a part of a series of Articles on Internal Security and Disaster Management by Lohit Matani. You can check his future Articles by visiting by this page. The Articles would come every Sunday. Hi friends! I have a deep interest in Internal Security, Disaster Management and Case Studies on above topics, and I will… Continue reading Demonetization and Internal Security of India : by IPS Officer Lohit Matani
India-Sri Lanka relations
Brief History of India Sri Lanka Relations India Sri Lanka relationship is 2500 years old with significant cultural and political contacts In the ancient phase of history, Buddhism was introduced in Sri Lanka by Mahinda, the son of Ashoka In the medieval phase of history, the Chola kings like Rajaraja and Rajendra -1 occupied the… Continue reading India-Sri Lanka relations
India Bhutan relations
A Brief History of India Bhutan Relations India and Bhutan share cordial relations. It is based on a shared cultural heritage from historical past As quoted by our Honble Prime Minister, India Bhutan relationship is like ‘milk and water‘. They cannot be separated Bhutan signed a treaty with British India in 1910. According to this… Continue reading India Bhutan relations
Regionalism in India
Regionalism is a strong attachment to one’s own region. It refers to the identification, promotion and defense of definitive values, interests of a particular geographical region. Regionalism can be narrowed down to a smaller unit like a village. For example, every person of a village identify themselves with their village more than their district, state… Continue reading Regionalism in India
Urbanization and its Problems
Urbanization – How did it Develop? Urbanization refers to the process of increase in population in cities and towns compared to rural areas. Urbanization in India is not new. The Indus valley civilization had planned cities. These cities had huge population with planned housing, roads and other facilities. Urbanization is also common in Greek and… Continue reading Urbanization and its Problems
