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Easy Tips on How to Prepare for Current Affairs in UPSC<br><br>Are you one of those aspirants who are planning to give the UPSC Civil Services Exam this year? Then you have landed on the right page.<br>As we all know that current affairs are a very prominent component
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UPSC Civil Services Exam is the toughest exam in the country. You need a good strategy and need to be a smart aspirant to pass the UPSC exam. UPSC Civil Services exam consists of 3 stages: 1. 2. Preliminary exam (objective- facts) Main exam interlinkages, etc.) Interview (verbal- personality test). (written- analysis, opinion, Introduction 3. Current affairs are a very prominent component in the Civil services examination as a lot of questions are asked from this section at every stage of the exam. Current Affairs is a dynamic and undefined part that puts everyone into confusion about how to deal with it.
Some of the best sources on How to prepare for current affairs UPSC Newspapers– The Hindu, The Indian Express, etc. Monthly Current Affairs Magazine– Pratiyogita Darpan, Civil Services Times, Yojana, Niti Aayog reports, Economic and Political Weekly (for some topics only), World Focus year-end issue only, etc. Internet- There are a lot of available resources on the internet which you may follow. All India Radio
How to prepare for current affairs for UPSC Prelims study Practice 50 MCQs on current affairs daily When the exam is nearer practice 100 MCQs daily Mains study: Newspaper reading (30-45 min) – every day Look for issues and make notes on them (one or two a day)
NOTE MAKING FOCUS ON KEYWORDS You should practice making notes online or offline because it helps you in quick revisions before the exam. It is one of the most important solutions to the question on how to prepare for current affairs. Writing of notes can be categorized into two types: Make short notes after reading a topic several times, as they will help you to identify the keywords. This is another important solution to the question of how to prepare for current affairs. So look for keywords during the preparation of a certain topic because keywords are very important for current affairs. Write all the keywords related to one topic at a single place for preparation so that later you can relate a keyword directly with a topic of the current affair. Date wise Notes- These are generally of no use because sorting important and studying from these daily notes is impossible. Topic Wise Notes- These are the best because the information related to a single topic is stored at one place.
REVISIONS ANSWER-WRITING PRACTICE The best method of revision is re-writing again and again, that is why nothing is better than revision for you if you really want to clear UPSC Civil Service Exam. These methods will ensure that you definitely capture more of the current affairs in a manner relevant to this exam. Practise writing on a daily basis. There is no substitute for answer-writing so you must learn it before it is too late. You should prepare yourself well and keep answering keeping in mind how an IAS officer would answer. You should learn from your mistakes and improve from that. Pick up an editorial from a newspaper or a topic from the syllabus, and frame a question on it and write its answer.
STUDY THE PATTERN MOCK TESTS You must go through the previous years’ question papers because determining the type of questions that come in UPSC. Solving those questions will also help you in finding the best source of study material. An analysis of the previous years’ papers will definitely understand the syllabus in a better way, and also to identify the areas from where more questions have been asked frequently. Mock tests are available for candidates all over India both Online and Offline. These tests help you prepare for the mains, give you a real experience of the UPSC exam i.e. how is it going to be, what are the exam rules etc. By giving regular mock tests you also learn time management. Mock tests are chargeable but they are really equally helpful if you give it from a genuine source. it helps in help you to
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