The civil services got a major upliftment with the introduction of CSAT. Earlier the government of India had witnessed some irregularities with the pattern of preliminary examination as not all topics were given due attention and the overall paper was a sort of unfair treatment for applicants. This is the exact reason why UPSC [...]

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Among the thousands of civil services aspirants are three inmates of Tihar Prisons, including a murder convict and an IITian, who appeared in the examination this time.
Siddharth Singh Sidar from Chhattisgarh, who is undergoing imprisonment for cheating and once trained IAS aspirants, Amit Jha from Bihar who was held for kidnapping and Sandeep from [...]

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1. Where is the Indus Civilization city Lothal ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Punjab
(D) Haryana
Ans : (A)
2. Mohenjo Daro is situated in—
(A) Sindh Province of Pakistan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Punjab
(D) Afghanistan
Ans : (A)
3. Which deity was not worshipped by the Vedic Aryans ?
(A) Indra
(B) Marut
(C) Varun
(D) Pashupati
Ans : (D)
4. The Vedanga consists of the—
(A) Kalp, Shiksha, Nirukta, Vyakaran, [...]

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Q. 1. Which one of the following is an example of anticipatory socialization?
(a) Parents socializing their unmarried daughters for appropriate adjustments with their husbands’ families in the life after marriage
(b) A house-wife teaching her maid about proper ways of doing things in the household
(c) Training of soldiers to fight enemies
(d) A manager undergoing a [...]

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Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300
INSTRUCTIONS
Answers must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be
stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given
for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in [...]

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Exams are the yardsticks through which the performance of a particular individual is evaluated. It is an obvious fact then that the examination and its preparation play a very significant part in an individual’s academic record. Every individual wants to excel in the exams but only a few know the proper technique to score [...]

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1. You need a dedicated study area. That means you need to find a good place to study that’s quiet, has plenty of room to spread out books and papers, and offers plenty of good lighting.
2. You should have your study tools handy – you need writing paper, note cards (like index cards), pens, [...]

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