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[Results] Prelims 2020 Over - Gearing for 2021

Because of the corona virus issue? If it does not happen then worst affected will be people whose interview is stuck, around 600-700 such people I think are yet to appear for their interview.


@neyawn sir and others, what is your take?

This is the official Thread for discussion of Prelims Postponement, Please do not create new threads for the same.

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rafaelsaid

Once i tried red bull in a aptitude paper ..  my brain strangely got slowed and i wasted time in solving problems normally i wld have avoided . How does it works on gs paper . Anyone tried ?

Been on Red Bull for 6+ years now. I'll tell you how it works best. I gave my last Mains on Red Bull because you really need it for the 2nd paper. At least I do. 

We drink it for Caffeine. Caffeine blocks the neuroreceptors. If neuroreceptors get their specific recipients, you will feel at ease, lethargic, sleepy. What happens when we lie down on our bed!

To have the "Red Bull effect", you must drink it 30 minutes before the time you want it to kick in! This is because when Caffeine enters the blood stream, it increases your heart beat and you'll feel jittery for the first 15-20 minutes.

You must wait till 30 minutes for it to give you wings of alertness and improved concentration! Post 1-1.5 hours, the effects of Caffeine start dying out and the Sugar crash begins. Some might feel tired again. I didn't notice any such lethargy. So, the after-effects are overhyped I would say. (Please correct me if I'm wrong)

Also, if you are not used to having Caffeine in your body from other sources like Coffee, Chocolates etc., you will feel what you felt that day. You must tune your body in that way first.

Just my experience. I'm not a doctor. I have no complaint with Red Bull.


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Anyone please help me with preparing map based questions, any specific source to prepare from or list of major areas to be focused upon?? 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!🙂

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Happyjisaid

Anyone please help me with preparing map based questions, any specific source to prepare from or list of major areas to be focused upon?? 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!🙂

Asia, SE Asia, Europe, West Asia. I think all these regions are extremely important from the UPSC perspective. 

all_is_well,
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Impavid_Girlsaid

Has anyone listed down or know any source where imp CA topics of the year are listed ? 

Kindly help. 🙏

you can try referring to ias baba youtube 500 topic revision videos.

Impavid_Girl,
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Round 1-2-3 works only if you have enough speed.....even if i had that speed it was difficult for me to complete 3 rounds last year. i felt the paper was a bit lengthy i a sense that we had to think more on some questions especially S&T. all science question were bombarded at the start in my C set. it affected me somehow. this time if it happens i will straightaway skip 20-30 questions and start solving the rest. i think it will help.
sic_mundus_creatus_est,
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Happyjisaid

Anyone please help me with preparing map based questions, any specific source to prepare from or list of major areas to be focused upon?? 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!🙂

See 4 volumes of EduBaba mapzine. I am completely relying on it and barring a few locations, they have covered most things.

all_is_well,
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The ans (a). can anybody explain how second statement is wrong?
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@Todd_Chavez where to get them from??


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WittyAayogsaid

@Todd_Chavez where to get them from??


I purchased from their site, edubaba. Got Volume 1 on telegram but couldn't find other volumes.

all_is_well,
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Wats_there_in_a_namesaid

The ans (a). can anybody explain how second statement is wrong?

Statutory reserve requirement has to do with overall liquidity in the system which is monitored by the RBI. Making people's deposit safe is something which will come under ratios like leverage ratio, Capital Adequacy Ratio,BASEL Norms etc..So 2nd statement is incorrect

Wats_there_in_a_name,
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@Happyji you can look up learning through maps on drishti site, found them decent and are covered on monthly basis. 


all_is_well,
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rafaelsaid

Once i tried red bull in a aptitude paper ..  my brain strangely got slowed and i wasted time in solving problems normally i wld have avoided . How does it works on gs paper . Anyone tried ?

Happened to me too. Headache after Red Bull. One should not try it if not already used to Red Bull on a regular basis.

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Someone had recently uploaded a pdf summary of Themes-2 (Med History). Can’t find that person. Can you please also give me a summary of Our Pasts-2 if you have it? 

If someone can locate that person please alert me. 
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@Impavid_Girl ias baba 400 topics(only) are there on the website.


Impavid_Girl,
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Does anyone know of any good free CSAT mock test?
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sarat_bosesaid

Does anyone know of any good free CSAT mock test?

Would suggest doing 2017 actual UPSC paper. If you can get around 90 marks in that within 2 hours, there's not a lot to worry about. 

That said, you can find CSAT mocks on freeupscmaterials

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Jinka 140+ arha hai, wo Goa ka ticket kra le and life njoi kre 😁😁

Hme toh abhi bht ghisna baki hai.. 💪✊

Thank God IPL fan nahi hain, wrna bht mushkil hojata 🤣

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What is the IUCN status of Pygmy Hog? It's mentioned as critically endangered in Raus C3 but endangered on Wikipedia.
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Is there any consolidated document where COVID 19 is covered holistically 
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Patootiesaid

sarat_bosesaid

Does anyone know of any good free CSAT mock test?

Would suggest doing 2017 actual UPSC paper. If you can get around 90 marks in that within 2 hours, there's not a lot to worry about. 

That said, you can find CSAT mocks on freeupscmaterials

Thanks! Can you tell why you chose 2017 in particular?

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