………………….. With an examination having syllabus so wide and so many things to read and write, there are a lot of things that puzzle us, make us question ourselves. Many a time it feels that this exam is an easy one and a direct one and nothing should come in your way of achieving it. …
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…………………………. It is a pretty tricky situation about strategies and the way to approach a multiple choice question paper. There is never a right way and esp if you are a perfectionist, you are in for a whole load of challenges cos most of the answers or the questions don’t seem to be direct and …
…………………………….. This is perhaps something very common we feel during the exams, esp when the dates are near. You guys have read so much over the last one year and it all comes down to this and it is very natural to be in a phase where you try and revise everything you have read …
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…………………………… Yup! You heard me right, I did say that only you can do it! Well I don’t mean to say only you can clear the exam and no one else. But yeah I did mean to say that only you can clear the exam for yourself and no one else :). The time is …
ARCHIVES 07 August 2014 You are serving as Superintendent of Police (SP) in a district notorious for kidnapping cases. In one such kidnapping case, ten school girls have been kidnapped and hidden in an unknown place. In previous cases, where one or two girls were kidnapped, they were sold to prostitution racquet in a foreign …
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ARCHIVES 06 August 2014 You are working as Home Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. During your tenure, you have acted toughly against anti-national elements including many banned terrorist organisations. While on a private trip, you have been abducted by terrorists belonging to a banned terrorist group. They have demanded the release of all the terrorists …
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……………………………… Your beliefs have always played a very strong role in your mindset for the exams or for any other achievement in that matter. Esp when the crunch time strikes, there are a plenty of thoughts on our minds and we wonder what thought to listen to strongly. – FEAR The first and foremost thought …
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ARCHIVES 05 August 2014 Answer ALL the following questions in about 200 words 1) Discuss the nature and trend of mechanisation of farm operations in India and the underlying reasons behind this trend. Business Standard 2) Examine the nature and contribution of Indian troops that served under the British during the First World War. The Hindu …
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…………………….. Today we are going to talk about the things that hold us back, as a suggestion from Jayasimha. I understand that we all have our distractions, for some it is TV, for some it is friends, for some it is fear and for some it is just staring at the wall. Whatever it is, …
ARCHIVES 02 August 2014 Your friend is staying with you and is preparing for the civil services exam along with you. He is from a very poor family. You know him since childhood. You have accommodated him for free of cost in your room. He is not paying for anything. Earlier he used to work …
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…………….. “Self Confidence is nothing more than the memory of Success”. The inspiration for this post is a suggestion from Mohita. I am sure you would have heard of the famous quotes, some of which I have talked about earlier as well. “If you think you can do it or if you think you can’t, …
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ARCHIVES Write an essay on the following topic in not more than 1500 words 1) Judiciary In India – Its Role In Safeguarding Democracy
……………………………………. Have you ever felt this? Well if you are quite worried about the exams, people around you pressurizing you that you should do it no matter what, that you should be able to give the results they expect, if you are bound by the rules of your peers, people around you and your own …
ARCHIVES 01 August 2014 You are the CEO of Zilla Panchayat. A Gram Panchayat Secretary has been assaulted by Gram Panchayat member. The member is an influential figure in the Tehsil and is very close to the local MLA. The Panchayat Secretary is severely injured and is hospitalised. He was assaulted after being caught red …
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……………………… How many times have you told this to yourself? I WILL DO IT TOMORROW? And if the question is why? Well the answers are very varied. Here are few of the reasons we give ourselves when we procrastinate: 1) There will be more time tomorrow 2) It will be a lot easier tomorrow than …
ARCHIVES 01 August 2014 Answer ALL the questions in about 200 words 1) In recent years, even generic drug companies are penalised for delaying manufacture of important drugs. Critically examine why these delays are caused, who penalises these companies and the consequences of these delays. Business Standard 2) “Given these practical problems, merely scrapping APMC …
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ARCHIVES 31 July 2014 Recently there was a communal clash between communities X and Y in one of the villages under your jurisdiction. It was so severe that, all the people belonging to minority community X, fled from their village. Later they were given shelter in nearby temporary camp. The camp lacked all basic amenities. …
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ARCHIVES 31 July 2014 Answer ALL the questions in about 200 words 1) Is agricultural loan waiver policy, announced by many states and sometimes by the union government to help farmers in distress, good for the economy? Comment. Business Standard 2) Examine why voluntary disclosure of income schemes (VDIS) was implemented and what has been its …
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…………………………………… I do understand that there are a lot of things bugging you right now. Apart from the vast GS paper, the recent challenge about the pattern being changed or not or the CSAT paper which is posing new challenges over and over again. It almost feels that it is unfair to go through all …
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ARCHIVES 30 July 2014 As a DM, you are doing your best to demolish all illegal encroachments in the district headquarters. This has brought you a good name. At the heart of the city, there is an immediate need of widening a road where lately lots of accidents have taken place because of huge vehicle traffic. …
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