5.India yr book by Pub div..did you do this( or other short versions in the market)?..if yes..how many chapters...
6.Indian economic survey..how many chapters..
@ all
5. I read 5 chapters. environment, chapter on tribes, culture etc. Read the topics which you love. It is a huge book. You can't read everything. Make an intelligent guess as to which will be important. You have to trust your instincts. Read second ARC 10th report about civil service exam reforms. They've given important areas which UPSC should focus on. Like history, law, culture etc. So accordingly choose your 5 chapters in yr book.
6. I did it fully boss. Very useful. From the bottom of my heart I recommend it. But you need not memorize all data. Whenever you come across something interesting you pl read it and highlight it with fluorescent pen. Also develop on it using the internet. Eg. Last time there was a paragraph about 'food coupons' in economic survey. I noted it down. I used this detail in gs and pub ad i think.
apart from this i regularly followed press information bureau. Pl search elaborately about nobel winners and their work. This is UPSC's favorite area. Maglev was asked in 2010. I read about it before mains while researching about nobel prize winners and their contribution. Some times you strangely it upon some detail and later it appears in question paper. That's a gift man. Direction-less browsing will sometimes be beneficial if you know when to stop.
I NEVER READ ANY MAGAZINE. Pl make it categorical in your mind. all magazines are nothing but an aggregate of advertisements of coaching institutes and stolen material from internet. the cut, copy, paste logic. Better rely on your notes itself.
I was just stealing words from many authors in order to sound comprehensive in my answers. It is an effective strategy.
I never read any magazine. I completely relied on The Hindu. But reading Hindu alone is a disaster as UPSC has started playing tricks. I'll prove it to you. There was a question about systems reforms commission in pub ad. It appeared only in Indian Express and not in the Hindu. Kindly go back and check it for yourself. I took the extra effort and went and asked to Ravindran sir whether Systems reform commission is important. Those who attended GS crash course class with me will remember. He blatantly told "no it is not important and I've not heard of it". But I still felt itchy. So prepared notes for it and kept it with hope. I was proved right. Since many candidates are reading The Hindu alone UPSC has played the trick of focusing on some other newspapers also. SO please diversify your reading habits. Read Sci and Tech from TOI. IE delhi edition is awesome. Read it and take notes and also save clippings from it. You'll outperform others in GS. Continuously IE was publishing news about Planning Commission being converted into systems reform commission as Prime minister took up this reform process too personally.
6.Indian economic survey..how many chapters..
@ all
5. I read 5 chapters. environment, chapter on tribes, culture etc. Read the topics which you love. It is a huge book. You can't read everything. Make an intelligent guess as to which will be important. You have to trust your instincts. Read second ARC 10th report about civil service exam reforms. They've given important areas which UPSC should focus on. Like history, law, culture etc. So accordingly choose your 5 chapters in yr book.
6. I did it fully boss. Very useful. From the bottom of my heart I recommend it. But you need not memorize all data. Whenever you come across something interesting you pl read it and highlight it with fluorescent pen. Also develop on it using the internet. Eg. Last time there was a paragraph about 'food coupons' in economic survey. I noted it down. I used this detail in gs and pub ad i think.
apart from this i regularly followed press information bureau. Pl search elaborately about nobel winners and their work. This is UPSC's favorite area. Maglev was asked in 2010. I read about it before mains while researching about nobel prize winners and their contribution. Some times you strangely it upon some detail and later it appears in question paper. That's a gift man. Direction-less browsing will sometimes be beneficial if you know when to stop.
I NEVER READ ANY MAGAZINE. Pl make it categorical in your mind. all magazines are nothing but an aggregate of advertisements of coaching institutes and stolen material from internet. the cut, copy, paste logic. Better rely on your notes itself.
I was just stealing words from many authors in order to sound comprehensive in my answers. It is an effective strategy.
I never read any magazine. I completely relied on The Hindu. But reading Hindu alone is a disaster as UPSC has started playing tricks. I'll prove it to you. There was a question about systems reforms commission in pub ad. It appeared only in Indian Express and not in the Hindu. Kindly go back and check it for yourself. I took the extra effort and went and asked to Ravindran sir whether Systems reform commission is important. Those who attended GS crash course class with me will remember. He blatantly told "no it is not important and I've not heard of it". But I still felt itchy. So prepared notes for it and kept it with hope. I was proved right. Since many candidates are reading The Hindu alone UPSC has played the trick of focusing on some other newspapers also. SO please diversify your reading habits. Read Sci and Tech from TOI. IE delhi edition is awesome. Read it and take notes and also save clippings from it. You'll outperform others in GS. Continuously IE was publishing news about Planning Commission being converted into systems reform commission as Prime minister took up this reform process too personally.
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