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MOTIVATION(MUST READ): FOR UPSC CIVIL SERVICES PRELIMINARY EXAM 2019

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MOTIVATION(MUST READ): FOR UPSC CIVIL SERVICES PRELIMINARY EXAM 2019 – BY SAURABH KUMAR RANK 18, IFOS 2018 Estimated read time – 15 minutes Ideally, by now, 1) One should have completed and revised the whole syllabus many times… he/she should remember all the facts of basic books. 2) One should have attended more than 50 tests.. made notes from those tests and revised those notes 2-3 times… But do we really see such ideal situations in life ?? Answer is NO   In my 3 years of preparation cycle, I did not meet anyone, who had completed ALL above-mentioned tasks before the exam … but many of those, cleared Prelims with marks way above the cut off and many got their roll numbers in the final UPSC list. So you do not need to worry, even if you were not able to complete ALL your predetermined targets till now…   ALL IS WELL…  ðŸ™‚ This write-up is targeted to aspirants who are appearing prelims next Sunday, whose preparation is on an  average/above average level  and 

Elimination Techniques To Solve MCQs in UPSC Civil Services Prelims

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Elimination Techniques To Solve MCQs  Before you start reading this long post on Elimination Techniques, we would like to tell you two things. One – This post would be lengthy. However, it would be worth your time if you read it till the end (and adopt it in your regular practice). Two – There is a ‘Disclaimer’ regarding this post, which we have added just below. You should read that, before starting to use these techniques. Disclaimer Elimination Techniques are not a replacement of traditional knowledge,  study materials ,  books, or mock test series. These techniques are supposed to supplement your preparation and hence boost your Prelims score. We recommend aspirants to try these techniques in exam hall only after checking its effectiveness against  previous year UPSC question papers, mock tests. If this is fine, let us start by analysing nature of UPSC CSE Prelims Questions. UPSC Prelims: 2 marks for a correct answer and -0.66 for a wro