Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers.
1. The Gorkhaland movement is a long standing quest for a separate State of Gorkhaland. Discuss the roots and causes of the present Gorkhaland movement in India. Is under-development a core issue for the demand of a separate Gorkhaland? Examine. (GS 2) The Hindu
2. GST will integrate India into a single market with a standard rate of taxation. Examine the implications of GST on India’s federal structure. (GS 3) The Hindu
3. Do you think that Smart Cities can adversely impact the environment? Critically examine. (GS 3) ET
Note:
- You are expected to spend not more than 10 minutes on each question – in essence limiting your answer writing time to between 30-40 minutes.
- Do review each others answers, so that everyone improves.
- The idea is to keep the number of questions to a practicable level so that you do not spend an extra minute than required, and have maximum output for the UPSC Mains Exam 2017.
Dear friends I am very unfortunate person because I have not cleared my prelims in my third attempt also , I am working very hard but every time I am in border, last year I got114 but not cleared this year above105 but the same result . How should I prepare I have left only one chance.plz give your valuable suggestions and correct way to clear the exam.
hello mr., you should follow following steps.
1. isolate you out of peers or talk to them only about subject topics . and stop social media platforms at all.
2.first read Dr. VIjay agarwal book, aap ias kese bnege , in english also.
3.read any topic-revise- recall in man , then go to next.
4. make time table and strictly follow it.
5.ultimately, solve test papers and learn subjects
6. make mimics , images, stories , compare topics with your familiar objects and so on.
7. go with nature,revise 2 hour of whole day study then sleep at 11 pm, wake up 5 am and again revise 1 hour of last day bt without seeing in copy. ok follows it , sure you will win. jai vishwanath.
Thank you Ashwani Kumar whether that book available in Bangalore?
ya , you can purchase online or retail magzine shop . you can also visit their site afeias.com
back to basic read ncert
understand core concept of current affairs and integrate them with your basic part for example
why tista river asked in prelims this year>>because it was in news
attempt as many mock test as possible
at last
follow certain things
1.limit your resources
2.revise them multiple time
3.attempt many mock test and evaluate yourself
How I should improve map pointing? This year I am not able solve even a single question from map pointing.isthere any strategy for map pointing.plz clarify .
Sometimes I face difficulty in solving CSAT paper also. Plz tell me strategy and books to solve CSAT paper.
You feel difficulty bcz you are not preparing as per upsc satandard
Go to last years paper and analyize them what they ask and prepare accordingly
Sometimes I feel difficulty in solving CSAT paper also so please tell me the strategy and books for CSAt also. I will thankful to you for this act of kindness.
See @mokhtiyar
For his old ncert ,spectrum(mains+pre)
Polity 11 class indian Constitution at work +laxmikant (both for mains and pre)
Environment shankar ias
Geography ncert only (both mains and pre)
Economics mrunal only as he say do
Science ncert upto 10
It will develop over the period of time better to paste physical map on walls
And watch them regularly
Be smart I solved map based question by analyzing last year papers (Mediterranean Sea wala )
Wo aaya tha to mane uspe focus kiya tha
But best way is to stick on wall and use of digital platforms Google map
And also be selective in this part focus on various imp sea,gulfs,lakes,and straits
For example this if you look at teessta river wala questions (related them to current affairs)
At last revision is a key
did you write any mock tests ?
I mostly focused on mains. I did not focus on prelims even I not attended any test properly. Now I have realised my mistake.Pl,ztell me which test series is best.
Its not about which test series, You have to give atleast two months for prelims. Write any test series, vision , forum , insights, or even previous upsc papers, they will teach you which questions to attempt, which ones to ignore, you develop a skill an intuition on how many to attempt and so on. its not only about knowledge, so my suggestion is write as many mock tests as you can and I am sure you will overcome prelims hurdle, at same time balance mains prep too, balance is the key , work on all aspects ,write mocks. Just write them all ..