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[Strategy] How to prepare Current Affairs from Newspapers in Less than one hour for UPSC IAS IPSCSAT Exam

This article is in response to many panic mails that I receive, “help! It takes more than 4 hours just to read The Hindu.”

Why is it important to read the newspaper?

Can’t I just use Chronicle, Civil Service Times or Pratiyogita Darpan?

What are profile-based interview questions?Location-based questions

Academic background based questions.

Hobby

Firefighting

Which newspapers should I read

Should I read more than one newspaper?

What are the important items in a newspaper?Administration/ Polity

National News

International News

Economy

FrontPage

Columns / Editorials

What to prepare from Columns/ Editorials?

Sports / music / life-style/ Bollywood

How to read the newspaper in less than 1 hour?The beginning

The front-page and second page

Third, fourth and fifth page

The 6 to 9 Page

Page 10-11 (Columns and Editorials)

Page 12-13 (International)

Page 14 (TV, Astrology, Cartoon strips)

Page 15-16 (Business and economy)

Page 17-20 (Bollywood, Lifestyle, Sports)

The Review

Whether you are preparing for UPSC, GPSC, KPSC, MPPSC, MPSC, UPPSC, IBPS, CAT or any other exam that involves interviewand heavy competition, you have to read newspapers.

Why is it important to read the newspaper?

Because in the government job exams, at all three stages (preliminary, Mains and interview) . They ask questions related to currentaffairs.To write a decent essay, you need facts and viewpoints. For this you need “Fodder”, and newspapers are best sources for thefodder material.

Can’t I just use Chronicle, Civil Service Times or Pratiyogita Darpan?

Such magazines only serve as “supplement” and not as “substitute” of the newspapers.Why? Because the magazines have the page limit, they cannot give justice to every single topic, even if they wish to. (and becauseon every second page, they’ve to put big advertisement of coaching classes, to cover the cost.)Same goes for the readymade blogs/ websites dealing with current-affairs, they’re only supplements but not the substitutes of anewspaper.Secondly, such magazines or websites for competitive exams do not help you in the profile-based interview questions or role-playing questions.

What are profile-based interview questions?

In the UPSC IAS, IPS or CAT/IIM, Bank or any other job interviews, they ask you questions based on your profile.Your profile is made up of: Your Location + Academic Background + hobbies and Extra-curricular activities.

Location-based questions

Socio, political, administrative and economic problems of your city, district and state.

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And (Sometimes) the role-playing questions about how will you tackle them, if you’re an inspector, tehsildaar, Collector, DSP,Secretary, etc.

Academic background based questions.

For example, if you are an MBBS or Pharmacist, the current affairs relate to TB/HIV/Malaria/Delhi Superbug related research,etc.If you’re a B.A (English): What’s the latest trend in English literature? What was the controversy in the Jaipur literature festival?And so on.

Hobby

Tennis, Cricket, Chess, Computer: then you are supposed to know the current affairs related to that field.

Firefighting

Most of the people, whether UPSC, State PSC aspirants or MBA aspirants: they don’t prepare for profile-based questions or

current affairs until the 11th hour. (i.e. When the interview or group-discussion (GD) is barely 20-30 days away).Then They start google searching for GK related to their profile.In such a short time, you cannot cover all satisfactorily. Therefore, daily reading of newspaper is essential.

Which newspapers should I read

Even if you’re going to write your Mains exam in Hindi/ Gujarati/ Tamil / Telugu medium, still you should refer to Englishnewspapers because the local newspapers only serve the “masala” news of politics, cricket and Bollywood.

Should I read more than one newspaper?

It depends on your time and energy, otherwise one newspaper is enough.You might have seen some coaching “Sirs” advising that you must-read Hindu and Economic Times (ET). I think, this is anoverkill. You don’t have to become a share market expert. If there is some really good columnist in ET (for example, exampleBibek Debroy), then following him is excellent, but you don’t have to go through two or three “Whole” newspaper per day.

What are the important items in a newspaper?

First go through the old question papers of UPSC (at least last three years), that should give you a rough idea on what questions areasked directly or indirectly from newspaper. And then read the newspaper keeping that in mind.

Administration/ Polity

1. Press conference of government, where they announce various policies, administrative reforms etc. (I’m talking about the pressconference of union and State government, not the press conference of Congress and BJP.)

2. Various bills, minutes of Cabinet meetings.3. The big full-page advertisements given by ruling party, about their achievements. (This usually comes before the election and on

the birth anniversary of Nehru Gandhi Family). It is important because, they list out the various developmental schemes andprovisions in it. Most important part is “who runs the scheme?” for example NREGA thing for under the jurisdiction of ruraldevelopment Ministry (and not under Labour Ministry)

4. Election related items: what will the initiatives taken by the election commission? Any problems or controversies.5. You have to prepare these for both Union as well as your own state Government. (Your state-Government schemes and

Administrative reforms for the “profile Based Questions”)

What is not important?

1. Press conferences of political parties and civil society.2. No need to do Ph.D on every scam. All you have to do is brief highlight of what was the scam, how was it committed, what is the

presence status in investigation or court and how to prevent it in future. You don’t have to go in minute details like on 23rd

October 2007, Mr XYZ the accountant of store-dept in Commonwealth games misreported a 50 rupees ball for Rs.5000. Learnto skip the garbage sentences while you are reading a news item.

3. Same goes for elections: The XYZ by-elections were conducted on 23th October 2004 in which Mrs. XYZ wife of ABC belongwith JYZ Political party defeated

National News

Maoists kidnap a collector = name of the collector is not important. But now experts and politicians say we need acomprehensive hostage-crisis guideline after this incidence= important.Railway accidents, how many killed =not important. Reason for the rail accident and suggestions to prevent future accidents =important.SP says BSP took 50 crores or vice versa = not important.How many killed in floods, landslides or tsunamis on which date= not important. But the reason behind those geographicalphenomenons = important.ISRO sends an artificial satellite = important. How much does it weigh? = not important.When and How many men did leopards kill in Maharashtra = not important. Why is leopard killing men in Maharashtra=important. What is Government doing to stop the leopard? = important.

International News

1. Bilateral visits of prime ministers and presidents. What treaties or trade pacts did they sign?2. What is going on in UN, IMF, World Bank?

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3. Elections in the big nations : USA, Russia, China, France, UK.4. Political or military coup (usually in South America and Africa.)5. Any major event: the democratic uprising in Middle East, Israel palestine, US vs China / Russia missile defence, NATO-

Afghanistan and so on.6. Meetings of organisations such as ASEAN, G20 etc , and particularly what India did in such conferences and meetings.7. Climate change, environment related news.8. Science and Tech related items for example CERN, China’s space program, missle tests by N.Korea, Iran’s nuke program and

so on.

What is not important?

1. Lady Gaga or Justine Timberlake’s world tours.2. How many people are killed in a car bomb blast in Pakistan or Afghanistan?3. XYZ researchers found out that eating tomato daily helps preventing tooth ache = not important.4. Anything “small-time”, that does not affect future of the World. For example sex-scandles of Italian PM or marital wooes of

Sarkozy.

More on How to prepare India and World topic for General Studies (Mains) Paper II, is explained in a separate article. Click Me toread it.

Economy

1. Press conference or press note by Government, SEBI, RBI, Planning Commission etc.2. ASSOCHAM, NASSCOM etc. (they usually complaint or suggest about Government policies that affect the business houses.)3. Columns and Editorials related to Economy.4. IIP, GDP, WPI, CPI etc. Not the “numbers” but the reasons behind that number and the future because of that number.5. International: ASEAN, World Bank, EU etc.6. Those preparing for Bank exams, should also note down the names of Chaimen of various companies and banks.

What is not important in Economy

1. Daily Ups and downs of sharemarket.2. “Numbers”. Because Economy is not about number but the meaning, history and future related to that number.

a. For example, if IIP was 0.13 on Jan-2012. That itself is not important. Whether it was 0.13 or 0.128? that is not important.b. Important Questions are : is this IIP good or bad? And why is it good or bad? What’ll be its impact on future of Indian

economy and Government / RBI policies?

FrontPage

1. There is a narrow column on the left hand side of the front page, most of the time, the yearbook related information, governmentschemes etc. appear here.

2. The main news item on the frontpage: it is usually “not-very-important”. Reason most of the time it is the political news. Forexample, “Bihar Mahadalit Land Racket.” If you are a candidate from Bihar, you should read it, for the others, it is not worth it.

Columns / Editorials

Question: What is a column / Editorial?

These are big paragraphs like articles in the centre pages of a newspaper.Generally each article has photo of the author and usually the author gives a 20 years’ old photo when he/she was in college. Ifyou ever happen to see them in actual TV Debate, it turns out they’re quite older than what they look in the newspapers.Editorial is written by the editor himself. For example Shekhar Gupta for IndianExpress on Saturday. While Columns are writtenby experts (including self-proclaimed experts) on a particular topic of politics, economy, international events.

What to prepare from Columns/ Editorials?

Usually columns are made up of 7-8 paragraphs. But not every sentence and line is important; there are just 3-4 gemstones in it,which you can use in your mains / essay / interview answers. So just note them down.

Some people use highlighters to mark important lines and then file those newspaper cuttings. So do whichever method suitsyou (noting down or filing the cuttings).

But Not every column is worth your time and energy. For example in Indianexpress, there is one guy writes about Nepal’spolitical turomil every week. But in Nepal, the Prime ministers are changed every week and this guy happens to give ball by ballcommentery of everything. It’s not worth the “Cost-benefit” ratio. So skip him.Similarly there is one Yogindar Alagh in Indianexpress, who pretends to write on rural Development but just “I did this and thatwhen I was a minister”=Not important.Maintain the balance: some column writers have a habit of being totally cynical and anti-Government. For example Tavleen Singhof Indianexpress, while I do admire her for having the guts to openly write against Sonia, Mohan and Rahul, but in your answers,You must not admire or criticize a particular individual (minister / politician) in the mains / interview. And don’t prepare a line thatis “too leftist” or “too rightists.”And if you criticise the Government, then you should also offer the reform suggestions.

Sports / music / life-style/ Bollywood

Lifestyle = painting, pottery, music, fashion events etc. most of which cannot be afforded by middle class people.The last 3-4 pages of English newspaper are devoted to this. if your “hobby” is tennis or chess, then you must follow the relatedsport-news.For others, I say just skip it. Anything historic about Sports will get published in the competitive magazines and or the free blogs/

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current-affairs related websites anyways. So daily following these sports-pages = not worth the time and energy.Bollywood and cricket related news = not important in any case. Unless something related to administration or polity for exampleshould BCCI be brought under RTI? And the copyright act vs Bollywood.

How to read the newspaper in less than 1 hour?

Needs certain tools.

1. A study-desk or Table2. A Red colored 0.7mm ballpoint pen and or a red sketch pen.

3. Loose papers, folders, notebooks 4. And last but not the least a newspaper.

The beginning

Keep the red pen handy.I’m taking Gujarat Edition of Indian express as reference; just follow the same procedure for your City /State’s edition ofIndianexpress/ Hindu.

The front-page and second page

Circle down on important lines from the news (which news, that is already explained above).

Third, fourth and fifth page

Is usually Gujarat / Ahmedabad news for example

20 people died in car accident in rajkotxyz girl eloped with a neighbourA cop was found taking bribesStone-pelting and rioting in XYZ part of Ahmedabad after a cricket match.Keshubhai Patel said XYZ against Narendra Modi.Sanjay Joshi’s men have put posters against Modi in Ahmedabad.

^none of above, is important.

Then what is important?

Navjivan Trust of A’bad says no to Gujarati version of “Let’s kill Gandhi” written by Tushar Gandhi.Gujarat Maritime Board and pollution board gives clearance to ship-breaking of Exxon Valdez, but NGO lobby says it containsdangerous chemicals. (Names are not important, but the important part is the big “environmental issue vs. livelihood of ship-breakers in Alang”Gujarat State Government launches “Girl Child education” and “School enrollment drive”.Ahmedabad Municipal corp will give Rs.250/- to all Government school students who live more than 3 kms from the school,apart from the mid-day meal, Bicycle distribution and Vidhyalaxmi scheme.

We are done with 5 pages

The 6 to 9 Page

These are devoted to “national news”Only concentrate on important exam oriented news. Underline the important lines using your red pen.

Page 10-11 (Columns and Editorials)

Highlight the gemstones and move on.

Page 12-13 (International)

Highlight the important news lines and move on.

Page 14 (TV, Astrology, Cartoon strips)

Highlight the important news lines for example the timing of Balika Vadhu. Haha just kidding, skip this page.

Page 15-16 (Business and economy)

Most important. Scan through every item, including small box news. Highlight the gemstones, if there are any important diagrams,cut and file them.

Page 17-20 (Bollywood, Lifestyle, Sports)

Skip it.

We are done highlighting the important newslines. Now it is time for review.

The Review

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Go through those red lines and either write them in the relevant notebook / cut and file it.Your can either keep five separate full-scape notebooks. OR you can write these in loose papers and then file it in five separatefolders.The advantage of loose papers = you can add more pages between, when the follow up news comes. For example in case ofQFIs. Same is not possible in a notebook.

Folder /Notebook

Sorting

Administration All the polity, administration, Development related items should be either written or pasted here.

Economics Same exercise

Your profileOne file or notebook, make three sub-parts in it. First part- write or paste the state/city related news. Second part-about your academic backgroundThird part- news related to hobbies.

S&T All the science-tech, environment, climate change related stuff.

International Same exercise

you don’t have to write the entire sentences highlighted in red-pen but just the keywords or phrases that’d help you recall the entireissue.In the beginning, this’d be time-consuming mental torturing exercise.But with time, you’ll develop the expertize of weeding out the unimportant news and note down the gemstones.

I’ve seen Maestros who write the summary note of entire The Hindu newspaper on just one side of an A4 sized paper, withoutmissing even a single important item. They don’t read every line of a newspaper, their eyes are trained to scan through the linesand hand automatically highlights the keywords. It’s an art and can be mastered only by practice Daily writing habit alsoimproves your handwriting speed, which is again important for the Mains exam.Like a professional athlete This must be your daily regime as long as you’re a contender. Just because prelims are over or justbecause mains are over, doesn’t mean you stop this. You’ve to do this on daily basis.IF you’re unable to get Hindu in your city, you can read it using feedly browser addon: Click me to learn the trick

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shubhangi pariharReply to this comment

THANK YOU SIR/MAM I GOT IT ……!

Naresh kumar.BReply to this comment

Thank you informative things for murnal team

JASPALReply to this comment

Sir..while making notes for mains from newspapers what should be the strategy? Like one should just note the important points fromimportant news from exam point of view or we should figure out the Qs from news? I want to kno that if imp news is noted down, standard

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books and selective websites are referred , then it helps in writing mains? Like from a vast material and fodder points, can we write gud ansin mains? Because figuring out Qs from newspaper articles and preparing is too time consuming and also very unlikely that we get the sameQs we thought of. So according to your experience what should be the best strategy so that it helps to write the ans in the best way? Is it thecorrect strategy to just understand various concepts and imp stuff of economy,policies,environment, biodiversity,technology and other imparticles from newspapers etc. ?? This helps writing mains?or some other strategy? Because there are many aspirants who have goodknowledge, understanding and fodder points but are not much able to present that knowledge in mains. Kindly help sir..

NavinReply to this comment

while reading the newspaper if HINDU, there are OP-ED and editorials those wil give some ideas/issues/recommendation which willhelp to write answers in mains. This is my opinion and other benefits of newsp you have already mentioned.

shashikant shuklaReply to this comment

i was initially inclined to geography as my optional but the results of geography has taken a beating in last 2years so now i am thinking ofanthropologyi am a medical graduateplz help me through this

ashuReply to this comment

you can try medical subject. they are getting boost in current scenario.

KarthikaReply to this comment

Hi,

If you are going to opt Anthropology please make sure you study abt various tribes in our country about their lifestyles and also relatedGOs. Also study abt environment as it has a huge impact on them. Anthropology also covers urban and rural, refugees etc., There arevarious sections like cultural anthropology, social anthropology, physical anthropology etc., Hope this helps

Vinod Kumar GautamReply to this comment

Dear SirI study polt. notes in hindi language. it is very good & use ful notes. i want all notes in hindi language. can u help me

Chandra Shekhar RaiReply to this comment

Thanx a lot sir/mam,it was really helpful,and it changed my strategy of preparation for current affairs.

ranuReply to this comment

sir, any good news paper in hindi for hindi medium aspirants appearing IAS…

Rushabh MoreReply to this comment

Really excellent and helpful for all aspirants.Paradigm IAS Academy- The Best Academy. after visiting many classes & institutes for IAS, i finally met my expectations wit Paradigm IASAcademy. the strategy is completely markable & notes are concise & exam qualifying

udhistherReply to this comment

Dear Murnal sir, Google reader has been discontinued.and data can be taken till 15 july.so any alternate to read news from a organizedmanner

GauravReply to this comment

http://gizmodo.com/10-google-reader-alternatives-that-will-ease-your-rss-p-5990540

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hello sir,I will appear for 2015 UPSC exam.I read The Hindu regularly but a bit confused regarding the notes.should I concentrate on just reading itreligiously and make notes from year 2014 or should I start doing it abhi?

RAJ D. JADHAVReply to this comment

if you are preparing for Pre-2015 then you can start make note from Jan-2014 but if you start today then you will become master inthat,If you wan to become Master in that Better you start Today………..In future you can same your time

praveendraReply to this comment

@mani, i will also appear in 2015, have u decidedur optional

RAJ D. JADHAVReply to this comment

if you are preparing for Pre-2015 then you can start make note from Jan-2014 but if you start today then you will become master inthat,If you wan to become Master in that Better you start Today………..In future you will same your time

SANTOSHReply to this comment

I m a BSc graduate student iwant to become an ias but i have no idea about optional paper so pls give advise

Nikita ManeReply to this comment

But you didn’t tell about the study of Maths in CSAT! It is the most probably asked question. Kindly, do the needful! Thanks

AshwinReply to this comment

Mrunal,

Can you please share any previous year papers of Asst.Labour Commissioner.

vickyroshiniReply to this comment

thank you so so so much sir…it was very very usefull…i feel like i was sitting and wasting my time without reading this…its so helpful…can usuggest me some good general knowledge books??im so weak in GK…tq

ALKA THAKURReply to this comment

MRUNAL SIR PLEASE ADVISE ME REGARDING MY CAREER CHOICE. I AIMED FOR MBA BUT DUE TO FAMILY PRESSURE I DIDM.COM. NOW I STAY AT HOME AND CAN’T STUDY BY MYSELF FOR COMP. EXAMS. I AM GOING TO TAKE ADMISSION IN B.ED. ISIT THE RIGHT STEP?

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piramalReply to this comment

I am starting the preparation of assistant commandant please help me.

JASPALReply to this comment

Sir, i live in maharashtra but my native place is in rajasthan, so for profile based questions my focus should be on maharashtra or rajasthan?

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N for current affairs, should we also prepare for the reforms which the ministers talk of regularly, but yet there is no such reform or bill ?Means is it sufficient that we note down any proposed reforms after a bill is introduced or we should also note the proposed reforms (not in abill) which the ministers talk about every alternate day?

Akshat AgarwalReply to this comment

This really helped. Although i used to keep the paper cuttings ans make notes, but the way you described above to sort the news items willreally help. Thanks a lot

Ashish PaniyaReply to this comment

Hi Mrunal,

I stay in Pune & my Home state is Gujarat so will i have to prepare both state’s profile based questions? Further i have also worked inBangalore so can i expect questions on Karnataka & Bangalore?

rishiReply to this comment

no words to express, how innovative and strategic, really a helpful guide..

Nikhil BansalReply to this comment

Hi Mrunal

I have just moved to Bangalore and am working in financial services sector with 11 hour days (including travel). My office is 5 days a week.Iam targeting CSE 2014 and want to clear it in the first attempt itself. I am an engineer and a PGDM from IIM. I need your inputs about theideal preparation strategy. Initially i had joined coaching but now i am thinking about getting my package converted to an onlinecorrespondence due to paucity of time.I am thinking about management/economics/physics/maths as optional subjects. Please let me knowyour views and how to proceed accordingly.

ajay kumarReply to this comment

Sir I am a engineering student. Please suggest me for optional subject (it is engineering subject or any other).

pinkyReply to this comment

sir, you have continously mentioned of 2 newspapers,the hindu and india times.my question to you is is it so necessary to read any one outof these 2 newspapers only, can’t we opt for any other english newspaper. i daily read times of india. is it not ok with it.

abhinavReply to this comment

sir , how to prepare current by hindi medium student, who cant understand english

pallavi jainReply to this comment

very helpful article sir, thanks a lot

MohanReply to this comment

Hi,I am an IAS aspirant and started preparing for the exam to be conducted in 2014(PRELIMS on 24.08.2014 & MAINS will start on14.12.2014). I just want to share with you some of my concerns and like to ask suggestions for overcoming them and crack the exam.I am 28 years old, married, finished my M. Tech and presently working in an engineering company. Firstly, I can’t stop my job and preparefor the examination as I am the only earning member in my family. I can’t even afford coaching considering my financial position. Secondly,I can’t spare more than 5-6 hours with respect to my office timings. But I am strongly willing to crack the exam in single attempt as age limitis 30. So, pls guide me, provide necessary tips and suggest do’s & don’t’s in the effective preparation.Thirdly, I am new to complete syllabus of civils service examination as I am from engineering background. So, I request you how to selectthe optional subject.

yugaselviReply to this comment

yes mr.mohan its possible to prepare for upsc from home preparing 4 hrs a day regularly is more sufficiant…..read hindu regularly

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vivekReply to this comment

as you are willing to go for next year CSE and you are from science background. I wud suggest you to go for integrated studys withsome of the semi scientific subjects like GEOGRAPHY OR PUB.AD as ur optional, as UPSC has kept only one optional acc. to newpattern. Geog. will be better. jst hv a look on last 15yrs questions pattern from vishal publications book u’ll feel easy. I wish i wud hv tellu entire thing. but for the aspirants like you some of the important things i wud like to tell you in brief,No doubt you will clear this exam by utilising those 5 hrs. Just be1.POSITIVE (THINKING MAKES DIFFICULTIES INTO OPPORTUNITY)2.DETERMINANT(REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TARGET TO BE ACHIEVED)3.CLEVER(SKILLFULL PLANNING ie. UTILISING YOUR 5 HRS)4.HONEST(UTILISING YOUR 5 HRS WITH INTEGRITY)5.DISCIPLINED(WILL MAKE YOU TO WORK AS PER YOUR PLANNING)&6.PUNCTUAL (FOLLOWING IT WILL BALANCE YOUR STUDY,FAMILY AND JOB)

Nikhil BansalReply to this comment

Hey Mrunal,

I am still awaiting your reply. My query is on page 2.

g-foxReply to this comment

sorry could not find your query. repeat it here for an answer.

KALAIYARASANReply to this comment

Sir, can u pls say us about some more colunists articles to be followed

s kReply to this comment

Is it better to note down the points from newspaper or to copy paste from online Paper and save it in a word file?

ravikant sharmaReply to this comment

sir what to read in OPED in hindu… is it important?

ashok k nReply to this comment

sir what to read in EDITORIAL and OPED page in hindu…

ashok k nReply to this comment

sir i am an ias aspirant and preparing for the exam to be conducted on 2014….. i spend my 5 to 6 hours time in reading news paper… ihave read this article.. please tell me what to read in EDITORIAL and OPED page in hindu and how to prepare for essay writing…

tushar surwadeReply to this comment

hello sir can u tell me that how many suppliment we can used during upsc mains examination ,that whether one or two…actually one canlaugh on this question but,,,,,this is the question of mine plz tell me sir ji byeeeeeeee

ASHUTOSH YADAVReply to this comment

sir i am student of hindi medium and i preparing for IAS exam. sir i want know about news paper which is best for me and also know thatsome books name fo economics, international relations, science-tech, polity for hindi medium studnt……..sir this is mine question …sir plztell me………….thanku sir……….

Vinay PaulReply to this comment

Hello Mrunal

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I’m from Andhra Pradesh but doing my graduation in Tamil Nadu.So regarding profile based questions,should I prepare for both Andhra &Tamil Nadu.Plz answer.Many aspirants are dubious about this

GirishReply to this comment

Thank you for this initiative.

abhishek swamyReply to this comment

thanks for me to preparing upsc………….

RakeshReply to this comment

Sir,I am an IAS aspirant and started preparing for the exam to be conducted in 2014 I am asking your suggestions for cracking the exam. As iam working and not getting time for coaching so please suggest me for preperation.

tanyaReply to this comment

i am an english post graduate,thus the natural optional choice should be english.However, scoring in english is a task in itself. Hence, i wishto shift to sociology whose knowledge is almost zilch. should i ?

g-foxReply to this comment

if you have a couple of years to spare, sure. building a base in any new subject requires time, and given its popular nature you can besure to find the “sharks” (senior candidates) lurking in sociology waters. sure the syllabus is small and there is little to understand butthat itself means that the subject requires the candidate to have conceptual handles rather than ratta-fied knowledge and with the shiftsin the exam, senior players are at a tremendous advantage.

so the answer to your question really depends on WHEN you want to appear.

anu :)Reply to this comment

Just awesome ,thanx a ton :)

mrunaliReply to this comment

sir , as if now i hate geography and hav my certain limits in reading it hav read ncert and leog too did my coachings too but somehowinterest is still at avg point.. same goes with history.. how to go about it

PruthviReply to this comment

Sir,

I wanted to know whether the column writing by A.S. Panneerselvan in Hindu paper on Mondays, will consist of any significant matters I canuse for the UPSC exam preparation. He always talks about Press and some polity matters related to it. I will get confused what to pick fromit. Please help.

Regards,Pruthvi

anunayReply to this comment

hello sir… give us some knowledge on ” inclusive growth and issues arising from it”

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