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Monday 29 October 2018

General Studies Science and Technology Topics


Gagayaan

It is India’s first manned space mission Gaganyaan (crewed orbital spacecraft) which intends to take 3 persons scheduled to be done in 2022. India is collaborating with Russia, France etc in this mission.

Ask Disha

It stands for Digital Interaction to Seek Help Anytime. It is AI (artificial intelligence) powered chat bot of Indian Railways, IRCTC.
Parker Solar Probe mission

NASA solar mission to study the outer corona. Parker Solar Probe will explore Sun’s outer atmosphere and make critical observations about physics of stars. It is designed and built by NASA’s Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. It is named after solar astrophysicist Eugene Parker.

Youtube Channel and blog of IAS Topper Ira Singal

Ira Singal through her interactive sessions and videos have been contributing to the body of knowledge of upsc civil service exams. 

You Can Read her Blog here 

Ira Singal Blog 


Her YouTube Channels cover her interview and sessions, Read here

Ira Singal You Tube Channel 


Saturday 27 October 2018

Upsc preliminary syllabus



Preliminary


Type: Objective type exam, the basis on which candidate is selected for mains exam

Difficulty level: Medium    Parts : 2

UPSC Prelims Syllabus for Paper I – (200 marks)


Time: Two hours

Important: Counted for the merit rank in the Prelims

  • Current events of national and international importance.
  • History of India and Indian National Movement.
  • Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
  • Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
  • Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
  • General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
  • General Science.

UPSC Prelims Syllabus for Paper II- (200 marks)


Time: Two hours ( qualifying in nature; needs 33% marks)

  • Comprehension.
  • Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
  • Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
  • Decision-making and problem-solving.
  • General mental ability.
  • Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)

Note 1 : Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.

Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

 Note 3 : It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.

For detailed notification follow www.upsc.gov.in 

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