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Sep302018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 29 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Indonesia quake-tsunami death toll jumps to 384 News Nearly 400 people were killed in the earthquake and the tsunami it caused barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said. Beyond News Hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region. The national disaster agency put the official death toll so far at 384, all of them in the tsunami-struck city of Palu, but warned the figure was likely to rise. The tsunami was triggered by a strong quake that brought down buildings and sent locals fleeing for higher ground as a churning wall of water crashed into Palu, where there were widespread power blackouts. Indonesia is one of…

Sep292018 by albindiaNo Comments

Mains – 2018: General Studies Paper – 2 UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam – 2018

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GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 2: UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination – 2018 Detailed analysis of GS2 can be expected soon. Instructions Total Marks: 250 marks, Time duration: 3 hours. There are 20 questions printed both in ENGLISH and HINDI. All questions are compulsory. The number of marks carried by a question/part is printed against it. Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the admission certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this question-cum-answer (QCA) booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in the medium other than authorized one. Answers to questions no. 1 to 10 should be in 150 words, whereas answers to questions no. 11 to 20 should be in 250 words. Keep the word limit indicated in the questions…

Sep292018 by albindiaNo Comments

General Studies Paper 1 (GS1) 2018 -UPSC MAINS 2018 Question Paper

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GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 1: UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination – 2018 General observation: Focus on NCERTs. Many similar questions can also be found in IASTODAY MAINS TEST SERIES 2018 Papers for UPSC Mains (and our archives). Hope the question paper didn’t create much trouble to our users. Instructions Total Marks: 250 marks, Time duration: 3 hours. There are 20 questions printed both in ENGLISH and HINDI. All questions are compulsory. The number of marks carried by a question/part is printed against it. Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the admission certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this question-cum-answer (QCA) booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in the medium other than authorized one. Answers to questions no. 1 to 10…

Sep292018 by albindiaNo Comments

ESSAY 2018 Question paper [pdf] -UPSC MAINS civil service examination.

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UPSC Mains civil service examination 2018- Essay question paper can be downloaded free for future reference & comparison. ESSAY PAPER: UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination – 2018 Instructions Total Marks: 250 marks, Time duration: 3 hours. The essay must be written in the medium authorized in the admission certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this question-cum-answer (QCA) booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in the medium other than authorized one. Word limit, as specified, should be adhered to. Any page or portion of the page left blank, must be struck off clearly. SECTION – A Write any one of the following essays in 1000-1200 words (125 marks) Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India A good life is one…

Sep282018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 28 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesian island; tsunami warning lifted News A powerful earthquake rocked central Sulawesi in Indonesia and authorities have issued a tsunami warning. The warning was later lifted. Beyond News The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.5 quake was centered at a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometres) about 35 miles (56 kilometres) northeast of the town of Donggala. Indonesia’s disaster agency spokesman said a tsunami warning for the island of Sulawesi has been lifted. The same area was hit by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that killed one person, injured 10 and damaged dozens of houses. Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 SC opens Sabarimala temple for women of all ages News The Supreme Court,in a majority…

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Geography detailed syllabus for IAS- Civil service optional subjects

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GEOGRAPHY FOR IAS -DETAILED SYLLABUS. Geography is one of the most popular optional subjects in the UPSC civil services exam. There have been toppers with this optional in the previous years. The most famous topper is Ira Singhal who secured RANK 1 in the civil services exam -2015. Also, in the 2016 UPSC exam, rank 4 -Saumya Pandey had taken Geography as her optional subject. Like other optional subjects, sociology has two papers. GEOGRAPHY PAPER 1 detailed syllabus. Principles of Geography Physical Geography 1. Geo-morphology: Factors controlling landform development; endogenetic and exogenetic forces; Origin and evolution of the earth’s crust; Fundamentals of geomagnetism; Physical conditions of the earth’s interior; Geosynclines; Continental drift; Isostasy; Plate tectonics; Recent views on mountain building; Vulcanicity; Earthquakes and Tsunamis; Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Landscape development ;…