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27July..

Completed Tasks-

  • Medieval History (Pratik Nayak), Lec 2 & 3.
  • CSAT- Ratio and proportion (PYQs)
  • Prelims mock test (full length)
  • Newspaper
  • Book- Elon Musk 

I learnt today-

  1. composite floor test
  2. contempt of court
  3. EIA draft objections
  4. GI certificate for Kashmir saffron

Total hours studied- 10.5 hrs. 

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@Agog hello there. I guess, YES. Actually, I like the teaching style of Pratik Sir. He covered good part of the art and culture of medieval also in his lectures. In the first 2 lectures, you might feel everything is going overhead but after that, U gonna enjoy the Medieval history.


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28 July..

Completed Tasks-

  • Newspaper
  • CSAT- ratio & proportion.
  • Medieval History (Pratik Nayak) lec - 4 &5.
  • Marking of yesterday's mock test.
  • book- Elon Musk

I learnt Today-

  1. Centre’s agriculture ordinances
  2. Tiger Census
  3. exemptions under the data protection law
  4. regionalisation of domestic problems of countries of India's neighbourhood. (India's foreign policy)         


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29 July..

Completed Tasks-

  • newspaper
  • Medieval his (Pratik Nayak) Lec- 6.
  • CSAT- past two days work revision
  • Book- Elon Musk

Incomplete Tasks-

  • Medieval his Lec- 7
  • Mock test analysis.

*note- incomplete tasks - Bcz of 5.5 hrs heavy shopping for Brother.

I learnt today-

  1. FDI in the defence sector
  2. Australian bushfires
  3. FDI rules for NRIs
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30th July--

Completed tasks-

  • Newspaper
  • Medieval his (Pratik Nayak Sir) Lec 7, 8, 9.
  • Csat- Reasoning (2019 PYQs)
  • Previous Mock analysis- 50 ques
  • Book- Elon Musk.. 

Incomplete task-

  • Previous Mock analysis - 50 Ques remaining

I learnt today-

  1. India's Nutrition Security
  2. RIC dialogue
  3. BRICS
  4. NEP
  5. India- Australia relations


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31st July..

Completed Tasks-

  • newspaper
  • Medieval his (Pratik Nayak Sir) Lec 10, 11
  • Book- Elon Musk

Incomplete tasks**-

  • CSAT- Reasoning PYQs
  • Medieval lec 12
  • 50 ques analysis

**incomplete tasks because of 4 hours shopping for brother and aftermath tiredness.

I learnt today-

  1. south china sea
  2. ICJ- Kulbhushan Jadhav case
  3. nations not doingenough to fight slavery.
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1 Aug-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Medieval his Lec- 12
  • Sci & tech half-length mock test
  • Nxt two months schedule
  • Watched live undocking of SpaceX Dragon Crew Endeavour.

Incomplete-

  • Medieval lec- 13
  • test analysis

2 August-

  • Just read newspaper
  • 3 hrs shopping
  • And the whole time I just watched SpaceX Dragon coming home (first splashdown entry).. and the Astronauts are at their homeland now.✌ 

#Aur Sab Target Vgera Incomplete Category Mein aate Hain.😑

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3 August-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Medieval his lec- 13

Incomplete-

  • Medieval lec- 14, 15, 16

#bcz of Migraine, wasn't able to concentrate on anything..😑.

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@upsc2020 This is the book


M referring the Same Book.

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4th August-

Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • 50% of my ancient India notes
  • Medieval Lec-14

I leant today-

  1. Contempt of court - (‘Expression of opinion is not contempt’)
  2. MGNREGS Budget
  3. PVTGs
  4. three-language formula
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@upsc2020 This is the book


M referring the Same Book.

Nice. Better than Spectrum?

I haven't read Spectrum. So, can't say anything.😐

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5th August-

Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Ancient notes
  • Ancient mock test+analysis
  • CSAT (random reasoning )

6th August-

Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Medieval lectures (Pratik Nayak Sir) completed.
  • Medieval Notes.
  • CSAT (Calendar PYQs)
  • July month CA ( focus articles)

I learnt today-

  1. Bru tribes
  2. OPCW (Lebanon explosion)
  3. Pokkali rice seedlings
  4. GI tags
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7 August-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Medieval notes revise
  • Medieval mock test + analysis
  • CSAT- Calendar PYQs
  • June Month CA focused articles

I learnt today-

  1. Autonomous District councils.
  2. UNSC
  3. Monetary policy council- rate changes
  4. Human rights Council ( in the context of Cuba)
  5. PSLs
  6. Offline retail payments
  7. Jewel loan-to-value-ratio.
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8th August-

Target completed-

  • Newspaper 
  • Medieval mock test + analysis 
  • June CA polity
  • Envnt notes revision - 50% 

I learnt today-

  1. Leopard poaching (TRAFFIC)
  2. India- Sri Lanka relations.
  3. Traffic congestion.
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9 August-

Target completed-

  • newspaper
  • Environment notes (100%)
  • Prelims full-length test
  • CSAT- Random PYQs
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@Gunther Yes, start solving prelims mock tests from January. And I would say do complete your GS 1, 2 & 3 + optional till October Mid. Then pick Ethics + leftover topics and complete them before January. Also do write some Mains mock before January itself. I think a good hold on ethics gives an edge to GS preparation.

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10 August-

Target completed-

  • newspaper
  • Environment imp. organisations
  • Environment Mock test + analysis.

Left-

  • CSAT
  • CA revision

I learnt today-

  1. Indus water treaty
  2. Continental challenge to India from China
  3. Defence Ministry to imposeimport embargo on 101 items
  4. Indo-U.S. relations.

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11 August-

Completed-

  • newspaper
  • Environment 
  • Environment test + analysis
  • CSAT- reasoning PYQs

I learnt today-

  1. Indo-China trade deficit
  2. Naga peace Accord & naga insurgencies
  3. Financial Aids for State ( In the context of GST)
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12 August-

Tasks completed-

  • newspaper
  • CSAT- reasoning
  • Sci & tech CA
  • Environment mock test +analysis.

I learnt today-

  1. Disruptions in Parliamentary session.
  2. Israel AI­ basedtechnologies to help tackle COVID­19.
  3.  future of Indian secularism
  4. SC ruling on daughters’ rights ( Daughters have equal right to inherit property)


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13 August-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Sci & tech CA (100%)
  • Sci & tech mock test + analysis

Left-

  • CSAT Pyqs

I learnt today-

  1. R.N. Ravi's stand on Nagaland
  2. Missing Millions: A national shame
  3. Project Tiger
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14 August-

Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Sci & tech mock test + analysis
  • Modern history short notes revision
  • CSAT- Calendar 

I learnt today-

  1. Autonomous District councils.
  2. Great male connectivity project
  3. Israel- Palestine conflict
  4. 5G services.
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15 August-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • CSAT- Calendar
  • Modern History notes revision
  • Modern history mock test + analysis
  • Full-length Prelims mock

I learnt Today-

  1. Contempt for tweets (Bhushan case)
  2. UAE-Israel pact
  3. SARTHAK- Indian coast guar patrol vessel
  4. Status of organic farming in India
  5. NIIO 
  6. Salmonella Bacteria through contaminated Onions.
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16 August-

Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Prelims mock test
  • Revision of Modern history wrong ques in the previous mocks
  • Meditation
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17 August-

-Was not a productive day, just Wasted time here and there. 

Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Modern history mock test + analysis
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18 August-

Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • CSAT- TDS
  • Modern history mock test+ analysis
  • Folk theatre and Martial Arts
  • Meditation.

I learnt today-

  1. Abraham accord
  2. India-Nepal bilateral projects
  3. Ganga rejuvenation
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19 August-

Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Modern history Mock test

I learnt today-

  1. India’s cancer burden
  2. retail payments entity
  3. Cheetahs from South Africa reach Mysuru zoo.
  4. ‘No-Go’ forests approved for mining

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20 August-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • CSAT- TDS
  • Modern History Mock test+ analysis
  • Modern history notes revision
  • Map work- Important seas & straits.
2.7k views

21 August-

Tasks Completed-

  • newspaper
  • Vision test analysis
  • Modern history- Vice-Roys, Newspapers, Tribal uprisings
  • CSAT- Permutation & combination

I learnt today-

  1. Namath Basai
  2. Swachh Bharat Urban rankings
  3. Kulbhushan Yadav case
  4. Women in R&D.

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22 August-

Tasks Completed-

  • newspaper
  • CSAT- Permutation and combination
  • Full-length prelims mock test
  • CSAT full-length test

23 August-

Tasks completed-

  • newspaper
  • Full-length prelims mock test
  • Analysis of Yesterday's CSAT test
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24 August-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • CSAT TEST
  • Modern history test + analysis
  • IR CA + mapping.
3.1k views

25 August-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • CSAT test
  • Modern History mocks revision
  • IR CA
3.9k views

26 August-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Modern history Mock test + analysis
  • CSAT- Permutation & combination
  • Economy- CA updates ( Three lectures completed- Mrunal sir) 
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27 August-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Economy mock test + analysis
  • Economy CA updates lastest lectures (Mrunal Sir)
  • CA revision
  • Map work- South-East Asia.
  • Meditation (need of the hour)
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@Naadan_Parinda awesome dedication br9


Real dedicated One is@Dora-the_Explorer 

@Naadan_Parinda, Thank You🙏.

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28 August-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • CSAT- Cubes and Dices
  • Economy mock test + analysis
  • Economy 50% notes revision
  • Map work- Middle east
  • Meditation 
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29 August-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Economy notes (100%) revision
  • GS full-length test
  • CSAT mock test
  • Map- Lakes 
  • Meditation
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This question is to those who are clocking 9+ hours consistently - how do you manage to sit for long hours? I mean physically, how do you keep going? I max out at about 7-8 hours. Also been experiencing tremendous lower back pain of late due to continuous sitting. It's come to the point where I literally have to lie on the floor for relief. This shouldn't be happening at 23 years of age. 

You can try doing some yoga for lower back in between the study hours for 20 minutes or as per your convenience. I'm clocking 9+ hours but within my study time, I sometimes just stand up and revise whatever is on my timetable or just roam in the room itself. And there's nothing bad in lying on the floor for some time.

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30 August-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • GS mock test + analysis
  • CSAT test + analysis
  • Economy- Misc. topics revision
  • Map- African continent. 
  • Meditate
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31 August-

Tasks Completed-

  • newspaper
  • Geo World notes revise
  • Geo mock test + analysis
  • CSAT- Mixture and allegation
  • Map- Middle east
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1 September-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • CSAT- Allegation from mixture and allegation
  • Geo mock test + analysis
  • Geo world revision (100%) 
  • Map- African continent (revision)
3.7k views

2 September-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Geo mock test+ analysis
  • Geo India physical
  • CSAT- Time & Work
  • Map- Himalayan Passes
  • Meditation
3.8k views

3 September-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Full-Length GS test+ analysis
  • CSAT- Time & work
  • A & C- 50% notes revision.
  • Map- oceans
  • Meditation
3.4k views

4 September-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • A & C mock test + analysis
  • A & C notes revision (100%)
  • CSAT- Average + PYQs
  • Map- Peaks & ranges
  • Meditation
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5 September-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • GS full-length test
  • Epic June revision 
  • Polity (Chapters of the day completed).
  • Map- Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks
  • Meditate
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Aaj i didn't follow the usual routine but revised 2017-2020 IR and 2019-20 Society. Hope to finish 2018-19 Booklet of society. 

Csat Test given but scoring around 87-100 in forum and vision. 

@Dora-the_Explorer please give some tips about Increasing marks in Csat. 

Was feeling a bit lethargy may be i am start to feel a bit burn out. I hope this feeling ends and I regain my energy... 

Any tips to regain energy?@HotBloodPrince @Naadan_Parinda @Sherkhan1428 

-Hey, My weakness is Maths, so, my focus is on my weakness nd m practising daily one topic or sub-topic with PYQs.

- For CSAT I guess PYQs are the best source. My comprehension nd reasoning part is gud, so I try to give 2-3 CSAT mocks in a week just to keep myself confident. 

- Marks between 90-100 is enough (if u r scoring in mocks), we just need 33%.

- So, just focus on your weak areas nd start practising PYQs.

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@Raillife Doing PYQs would be a good way. Like attempt the question and if you get something wrong, look at the topic from some banking sites like Affairscloud. They have various formulae and short tricks arranged topic wise. And try to focus on the somewhat easier topics like Profit and Loss, Percentages, Time and Work type questions. Similar stuff you can try for reasoning. 


@Raillife , as@Monkey D. Luffy mentioned, Go for PYQs. you will get the idea about what type of ques UPSC is asking. then according to the wrong answers choose the topic and prepare..  like, average, P & L, R & P in maths, and direction sense, syllogism, blood relation calendar for Reasoning, every year there are one or two ques from these topics. Gud Luck.

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6 September-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Polity (revision targets of the day)
  • Polity Mock test + analysis
  • CSAT mock test
  • Map- Biosphere reserves, Ganga river system
  • Meditation
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7 September-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Polity mock test + analysis
  • Polity ( completed topics for the day)
  • CSAT- Average PYQs
  • Map- Ramsar sites, Oceans
  • Meditation
2.9k views

9 September-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • CSAT- comprehension
  • Vision full-length test + analysis
  • Map- lakes
  • Meditation

Incompleted-

  • CSAT- Syllogism
  • Polity (leftover topics)

**Switching to EarlyBird schedule from today onwards (Vrna exm day subah sote rehna h)..

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9 September-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Ancient History
  • GS full-length mock test
  • CSAT Full-length mock test
  • Map- Rivers & lakes of India
  • Meditation


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10 September

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Complete revision of Ancient and medieval history
  • Map- Peaks & ranges
  • Analysis of Yesterday's Mock test.

Incomplete-

  • CSAT
  • Polity CA

**Mind is not coordinating with this day-time study routine.😢😢..

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13 September-

  • Newspaper
  • Environment revision (100%)
  • GS full-length mock test + analysis
  • Analysis of yesterday's mock test
  • CSAT mock test + analysis
  • Map- puppetry, seas
  • Tribes 
  • Meditation
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14 September ( DORA- The Birthday girl🎂)

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Sci & tech mock test + analysis
  • Sci & tech revision
  • Map- Straits, ocean, geological timeline.
  • Schedules/Important articles of the constitution
  • Meditate
3.4k views

15 September-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Sci & tech revision
  • GS full-length mock test + analysis
  • CSAT- comprehension
  • Constitutional & non-constitutional bodies
  • Military exercises
  • Map- biomes
  • Meditate
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iskoolsaid

15 September-

Tasks Completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Sci & tech revision
  • GS full-length mock test + analysis
  • CSAT- comprehension
  • Constitutional & non-constitutional bodies
  • Military exercises
  • Map- biomes
  • Meditate

you are doing revision and i am struck to Sun Corona and ceres :( 

haha...  in these 15 days, m just doing the revision of whatever I have already studied. 

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16 & 17 September-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Modern history
  • one GS full-length mock test + analysis
  • 2 GS mocks revised
  • CSAT- random reasoning topics
  • Map- rivers, ocean currents, seas
  • Polity PYQs
  • Meditation
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19 September-

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Polity PYQs
  • 2 full-length GS mocks 
  • CSAT mock test
  • Modern History
  • Reports
  • Map- Eurasian and African continent
  • Meditate
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19 September

Tasks completed-

  • Newspaper
  • Polity PYQs
  • 2 full-length GS mock tests
  • CSAT mock test
  • Modern history
  • Reports
  • Map- Eurasian and African continents
  • Meditate
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@HotBloodPrince Congrats!!!! nd best wishes... 


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