Anupam Sharma, IFS
@AnupamSharmaIFS
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Indian Forest Service, MP | Presently: DFO S Panna | Past: DFO Rewa, DFO Burhanpur, DFO Sendhwa, SDO Maihar | BTech @IITDelhi 09-13 | Home: Rajasthan
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Eco-Warrior Award 2024, by IFS Officers Association
@CentralIFS
&
@i3Masterminds
, presented by Sh. Jitendra Kumar sir DGF & Spl Secy, MoEF&CC, Govt of India.
Credits:
* Burhanpur & Sendhwa Forest teams
* CCF sir, HoFF sir
* बुरहानपुर जंगल बचाओ समिति
*
@Bhavna_Srivastv
& Parents
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This is the only AC my parents had ever purchased, ~10 years back in 2014.
It was installed in my room, so that I can prepare for competitive exams with greater comfort & focus in summers🌞.
Just a glimpse of efforts put in by middle-class parents for their children's future.
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~12 years of relationship 💞
... And ...
4 years of Engagement 💍🙂
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🤯
Mind-boggling to see unraveling of so many stories of undeserving candidates milking the benefits of affirmative action policies.
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Some aspirants had messaged regarding
#UPSCPrelims
strategy.
Apart from traditional strategy, there were some logical
#Tricks
which helped me score >130 in almost every
#UPSC
attempt (2015,16,17,18).
So, will keep on sharing those tricks.
Trick-1: Surname
Image: 2018 Question
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When Civil engineer and Electrical engineer are husband and wife 🤣
Credits: WhatsApp
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Probably overwhelmed by emotions, sir couldn't speak much, but his smile said it all :)
#Chandrayaan3
#ISRO
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Now that's a Love Story 💕😍
Credits: WA forward
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#Memories
#KarwaChauth
2020
When you are hospitalized🏥, but getting ready for Karwa Chauth is more important 😅
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Hotel Receptionist after seeing our ID Cards (Sharma & Srivastava):
"Unmarried couples allowed नहीं हैं यहां। आप Booking cancel कर दो।"
🙄
@Goibibo
@GoibiboSupport
... Hotel वालों को थोड़ा sensitize करो भाई। Intercaste Marriage भी कुछ होती है 😅
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As a civil servant, it's also our duty to care for & respect our staff.
They feel happy & motivated when we become part of their happiness & important moments.
Attended wedding of the daughter of support staff yesterday :)
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Fulfilled a sacred responsibility ...
Kanyadan of Sister-in-law 🙂
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"नंबर 1-2 कम हो जाते, तो Top पर ही ना आती, तो शायद इतना famous भी ना होती, तो ज़्यादा ठीक रहता" ... Painful to listen to these words 😐
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#Holi
गुलाल is just symbolic; it's actually the person(s) which brings colours in our lives.
Blessed with a colorful life since 2014, till 2022 & continuing :)
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Smart
#Sources
for
#UPSCPrelims
📚
Smart source = Concise/Crisp + Easy Explanation + Highly relevant for
#Prelims
(1/n) Polity
Primary: none other than Laxmikant
Supplementary: Finology Legal videos (not necessary; can watch some useful ones, not all)
#UPSC
#BookDay2022
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Professional Update:
Would now be serving the Forests, Wildlife & People of Panna District, as DFO South Panna.
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Sh. Rajendra Kusre (Forester in Dindori) fought the Forest Fire 🔥 in his area the whole night. This took heavy toll on his health, & ultimately he lost his life.
Heartfelt condolences to the Forest Martyr 🇮🇳💐
ॐ शांति 🙏
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7. Logical
#Tricks
for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
Looks like, the last Question tricks (6) were somewhat heavy for some aspirants. So, this is a simple one, using the most popular tricks/tips.
* Elimination of options
* Checking extreme statements/words carefully
Image: 2021 Q
#UPSC
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In case you think you're working under pressure 😟
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Baby Blackbuck (काला हिरण) enjoying Kirtan (कीर्तन) along with kids 😃
🦌🎶🚩
Video Credit: WA
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Worst damage done to human civilization by most Movies & some Web-Series is ... the false-belief which they ingrain in the minds of many ... that ... Smoking🚬, Drinking🥃, Abusing🤬, Violence 👊 ... are signs of Coolness & Strength.
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I don't think any other TV/Web Series comes closer in resonating with the emotions of middle-class youngsters as done by
#Panchayat
.
Binge Watched, after >2yrs.
A complete package, started with laughs, ended with tears.
Must watch, espy for सरकारी job aspirants (after Prelims)
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66. Logical Thinking for
#UPSC
#Prelims2023
🧠
This one was a little risky. Was somewhat confused between options (a) & (b).
Img:
#UPSCPrelims
2022 Q
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Bhumara Shiv Temple, in Satna
* Early Gupta era
* Nagara style
* Entrance to sanctum is decorated with carved sculptures
* Has प्रदक्षिणा-पथ
* Most important feature = एक-मुख शिवलिंग {Linga with face(s) is called mukhalinga; those with one face = ekamukha linga}
#Mahashivratri
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"All deer are Herbivores."
... इस extreme statement को incorrect करने वाला Deer 🦌😅
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One of the 30 plantation sites in Rewa ...
... To be Greened soon 🌱
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Important facts from
#KashmirFiles
for
#UPSC
& also otherwise, which most of us didn't know.
#SpoilerAlert
(1/n)
Kashmir derives its name from Rishi Kashyap.
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Strategy to clear Compulsory English paper in
#UPSC
CSM with least efforts (1-2hrs*)
Passing marks: 25% (75/300)
Order of attempting the Questions during exam-time should be:
1. Grammar
2. Passage
3. Précis
4. Essay
*You may give slightly more/lesser time as per your strength.
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Logical Tricks for
#UPSCPrelims
Trick:
#UPSC
is a highly reputed organization of India. Obviously question-setter must have text-based evidence(s) showing or refuting the option(s) given by them.
So, think if any option is probable in any quality textbook or not.
Qs. Pre 2019
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Repercussions of ONLINE classes in Schools/Colleges 😅
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Was returning home from office.
Suddenly it struck my mind.
Turned towards local market.
Fortunately, located a flower shop.
इस गुलाब ने आज बचा लिया 😅
#HappyRoseDay2023
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#CheetahIsBack
Cheetahs (3♂️, 5♀️) are coming to India (Kuno Palpur National Park, MP) from Namibia within a few days.
They will be released into quarantine Enclosure by the Hon'ble PM
@NarendraModi
on 17th September.
It's a thread on some interesting facts about
#Cheetah
.
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10. Logical
#Tricks
for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
Image: 2020 Question, GIB
Btw, one surprising fact. Contrary to its name, Desert National Park (DNP) is actually a Wildlife Sanctuary, not a National Park.
#UPSC
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Whenever any aspirant or parents asked me if s/he should go to Delhi for Exam preparation, my reply has always been : NO ... Loud & Clear.
Most coaching institutes & many landlords look aspirants not as fellow humans with dreams, but as Money-minting tools.
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#UPSC
IFS
#Interview
2016-17
Panel Member Question: Anupam, what drives you in life? Power/Money/Status/Fame
Me: Sir, Achievements.
Member: Plz elaborate.
Contd...
(1/3)
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26. Logical Tricks for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
In a few Questions, thinking why the Question has been asked might be helpful.
Disclaimers: Risky, not for Beginners
Image: 2019 Q
#UPSC
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14. Logical
#Tricks
for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
* Psychology of Question setter
* Practicalities in framing Questions
Check initial Tweets also for better clarity.
Disclaimer: Risky, not for Freshers
Image: Q 2020
#UPSC
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From Jan 2024, I am planning to start
#Prelims
prep sessions for
#UPSC
CSE/IFS aspirants from
#Rewa
* Cost: ₹0, but your Time & Focus/Energy
* Tentative Timings: 8-10am on Sat, Sun
* Tentative Venue: DFO Residence
Interested aspirants may msg me on Telegram (
@AnupamSharmaIFS
).
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In past few months, I tried to share
#UPSCPrelims
Tricks/Tips with aspirants. Initially, I had planned to cover last 5-6 yrs' >100Qs where we can get answer with Logic. But due to work load, I couldn't get time for it.
2021 is mostly coverd. Sharing the remaining Qs of 2020 now.
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#UPSC
CSE/IFS preparation should not be just about locking ourselves in rooms with Books.
In between preparation, some time for social life (interaction with family/friends), physical exercise & Edutainment should also be given... for overall growth & refreshing the mind.
(1/n)
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Logical Tricks for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
Sometimes, multiple tricks are applied together:
* Checking Hindi Translation for difficult English words
* Elimination techniques
* Smelling the
#UPSC
logic behind asking the Question
Disclaimer: This is risky, not for Freshers
Image: 2021 Q
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Dead tiger surrounded by Vultures ...
... trying to snatch fur & whiskers of the dead tiger, our National Animal.
I won't call it Anger bcoz in that case the crowd would have pelted stones or hit the body. It's clearly a display of shameless greed.
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Logical Tricks/Tips for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
We need not possess exact or complete knowledge about
#UPSC
Pre Question to solve it. Often we can solve some questions using common sense & basic knowledge.
Disclaimers: It's not for Freshers; Some prior knowledge required
Image: 2021 Q
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Due to protection efforts by the Forest Department, Madhya Pradesh becomes Wolf State of India.
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Biggest seizure of illegal timber in the history of Sendhwa Forest Division
The pic shows not just the seized "timber" but also the "forest" which got mercilessly cut down by the greed of humans.
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25. Tips for
#UPSCPrelims
Not all Questions have to be attempted. If any candidate isn't having any idea about a Question (particularly a factual one), then Leave it without wasting much time. Number of such Qs may be 5-10.
Image: 2021 Q, Unsolvable (But, easy for Rajasthanis)
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Strategy to clear Compulsory Language (Hindi) paper in
#UPSC
CSM with least efforts (4-5 hours)
Passing marks: 25% (75/300)
Order of attempting the Questions during exam-time should be:
1. Grammar
2. Passage गद्यांश
3. H➡️E
4. Précis संक्षेपन
5. Essay निबंध
6. E➡️H, can be left
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A dedicated Police Officer in Madhya Pradesh, Sh. Rajaram Waskle, sacrificed his life while trying to rescue a drowning person.
Salute to his selfless efforts 🫡
ॐ शांति 🙏💐
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Logical Tricks/Tips for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
Sometimes we have ZERO knowledge about a specific
#UPSC
Question, yet it may be solved.
#Tricks
* Try to be in the shoes of Question-setter
* Science has vast possibilities
Disclaimer: These are risky, not for Freshers
Image: 2021 Q
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1. Tips for
#UPSCPrelims
#CSAT
(Comprehension)
Many questions ask "best (or most rational/logical) inference/implication/message from/by/of the passage".
In such Qs, mark only that option which is directly implied from the passage, & not others even if they're true in general.
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19. Lateral Thinking for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
* Practicalities in framing a statement
* Psychology of Question-setter
Disclaimer: Risky, not for Freshers
Image: Q 2021
#UPSC
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Logical Tricks/Tips for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
Often, connecting the dots (of our prior/existing knowledge) can help us in arriving at the correct Answer.
Image: 2021 Q
#UPSC
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#UPSC
#Prelims
2024,
#Environment
Questions
1. Tropical Peatland / Congo Basin
* Was prominently in News in mid-2022
* Difficulty: Medium
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My top 5 nervous moments😨
1. First Interview (for admission in DAV Kota), with parents
2. Proposing
@Bhavna_Srivastv
☺️
3. Opening UPSC Result PDFs
4. Answering Big-B in KBC (📞friend)
5. Recent visit to High Court (after watching clips of Judges scolding civil servants😉)
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Based upon the requests & suggestions by many
#UPSC
aspirants, I have compiled all the Tweets related to Logical Thinking/Tricks.
All the Best for
#UPSCPrelims2023
👍
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It's the School Memories, not Marks, which last forever and can bring smile on any day 🙂
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#Kantara
brilliantly displays the complex relationship between Forest Department & local villagers.
Sometimes there may be friction.
But, the bottom-line, as conveyed in the movie is that:
"हम दोनों (Foresters & Locals) का विश्वास अलग हो सकता है, लेकिन अस्तित्व एक ही है।"
1/n
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Watched
#Adipurush
today. Had gone primarily to have an informed opinion.
While everyone knows about pathetic Visual Effects (VFX) & inappropriate appearance of characters (particularly Ravan in Spikes & T-Shirt, Lord Hanuman), there were many other Irritants.
#SpoilerAlert
🚨
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Small innovations for the Environment & Waste-Water Utilisation 💡
A food outlet in Bhopal hanged a tap🚰 (for washing hands) across a tree, & constructed a small wall/bund encircling it. The leftover water is used by the tree. 💧🌳
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Strategy for covering Current Affairs for
#UPSCPrelims
Disclaimer: It's not for first attempt candidates.
(1/n)
Vision PT365 is the most popular source. However its Benefit/Effort is poor.
* Takes long time to read & revise
* Too much info, difficult to recall in exam
#UPSC
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27. Tips for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
There are some "easy to prepare" areas/topics from which 1-2 Questions are asked almost every year. They have to be memorized properly.
Ex. Major Rivers of India
Images: 2021 Q, PYQs on Rivers, Useful map
@MapsOfIndia
(poor colour contrast)
#UPSC
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68. Logical Thinking for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
Often, Question with multiple Long Statements is easy to solve through Elimination.
In this particular Question, all statements are easy. So, Elimination isn't even required.
Img:
#UPSC
#Prelims
2022 Q
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Spending some quality time at Van Vihar National Park, Bhopal 😊
(Last week pics)
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60. Logical Thinking for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
* One shouldn't jump to conclusions just by sighting some "extreme words". They only give cues or direction for thinking. Logical backing is more important.
* Elimination is an important strategy/approach to get the answer
Image: 2022 Q
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Professional Update!
From now onwards, would be serving the Forests/Wildlife of India as DFO Burhanpur.
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11. Logical Tips for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
Statement having data/body/organization is easier to tweak/change. So, such statement has higher probability of being❌.
* Contrary has also been seen, but they are <30% cases
* Based on observations of last 5-6 years
#UPSC
PYQs
Img: 2020 Q
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#UPSCPrelims
🧠
* Extreme statements
* Some statements are easy to tweak/manipulate
* Rationale behind any statement
Overall, I have observed that logics are most helpful in Environment, Sc-Tech, History; less in Geog, Economy, Polity.
Img: 2019 Q
#UPSC
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💯% accurate depiction of
#MiddleClass
🙂
पुरानी T-shirt का पौछा✅
Bournvita डब्बा✅
चाय, बिस्कुट✅
मम्मी पापा का गुरुर हमारे मार्क्स✅
खुल कर नहीं कह पाते✅
समोसे से प्यार का इज़हार✅
छोटी कामयाबियों का शोर मोहल्ले में✅
नज़र उतरना✅
Kudos to the lady👏
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Strategy for
#UPSCPrelims
CSAT
1/n
# Solve past Q papers 2011-2021:
* Start from latest (2021), move back
* 1 paper/day
* 3hr alarm; can give 15-20 min extra for initial 3-4 papers
* Give avg 2-3 minutes/Q; Max 3-4 minutes/Q (use Stopwatch)
* Check Ans from Official Key
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One of the many good things about being a Forester is that you can get the purest of the pure 🙂
Raw honey from forest, purchased directly from the Tribals. 🐝🍯
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My take on
#UPSCPrelims2023
* Paper was Tough, cutoff may drop.
* Many "Only 1/2/3" type Questions were asked; Elimination wasn't possible in them.
* New type of Questions asked: "2 Statements", but mostly they're manageable.
* Still, some Question could be solved Logically.
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National Parks with non-tiger iconic species
(1/2)
Hemis (Ladakh): Snow Leopard
Dachigam (JK): Hangul/ Kashmir Stag
Gir (GJ): Asiatic Lion
Velavadar (Bhavnagar, GJ): Blackbuck
Kanha (MP): Barasingha (Swamp Deer)
Bhitarkanika (Odisha): Salt-water Crocodile
#WorldWildlifeDay
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64. Logical Thinking for
#UPSC
#Prelims2023
🧠
* Statement having data-points is easy to manipulate & can be wrong. But b4 any conclusion, think of supporting logic/info.
* Check Hindi translation for difficult words
* Elimination
* Think possibilities
Img:
#UPSCPrelims
Q 2022
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#UPSCPrelimResult2023
It's a thread for those who couldn't clear
#Prelims
even after ≥2nd GOOD attempt.
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"लगातार कोशिश करते रहो, सफलता जरूर मिलेगी"
Such lines sound good in Motivational videos, but may be disastrous for the life of many
#UPSC
aspirants.
(1/n)
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#LifeOfCivilServant
#Transfers
Transfer doesn't only mean taking charge of a new place or position. It also implies: Disruption of household (गृहस्थी), & more importantly, Disruption of human relations.
Maihar/Satna will always be missed.
Next destination = Sendhwa
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23. Logical Tricks for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
Do It Yourself (DIY)
Will post explanation tomorrow.
Image: Prelims 2019 Question
#UPSC
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How to cover
#EconomicSurvey
for
#UPSC
in 1-2 days?
DOs
✅Press Conference by CEA
✅Byju's IAS 2 vdoz
✅Only IAS 10 vdoz
✅Original document (<10%): read intro (Italics), glance boxes, Ch 6&10 selectively
DON'Ts
❌Full Doc
❌Lengthy gist/playlist
❌>2day
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Logical Thinking for
#UPSCPrelims2024
🧠
Based upon requests of many aspirants, I would be posting the application of Logical Thinking in few more Prelims Questions (particularly
#UPSC
#Prelims
2023), within next 2-3 weeks.
For earlier such posts, refer
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Thanks
@ScoopWhoop
for this compilation. You saved my time 😁
If possible, please include all the useful Tips/Tricks in this article for the benefit of aspirants. Also kindly keep on updating it. 🙏
P.S. It's IFS (), not IFoS.
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22. Lateral Thinking for
#UPSCPrelims
🧠
DIY
* Check if any statement shows just a possibility
* Imagine if statement can be true
* Sense the practicality of finding a statement or its negation in any textbook
*Check which statement has Data/Organization & is very easy to tweak
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