Target 2020

Decoding PSIR Optional Syllabus

The UPSC exam consists of 3 stages - Prelims, Mains and Interview. Amongst them Mains is the most crucial stage, as in your final selection depends upon mains (Total marks: 1750 marks) and interview marks (Total marks: 275 marks), while prelims is merely of qualifying nature. Now with respect to mains, there are 9 papers, having two papers of the optio... .Read more

Updated on 5 May, 2022 Target 2020 Polity

Daily News Prescription - 26th April, 2021

GS1: World History What happened to Armenians in 1915?(TH) U.S. President Joe Biden’s recognition of the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as an ‘act of genocide’ could infuriate Turkey. GS1: Art and Culture PM condoles the demise of Pandit Rajan Mishra(PIB) Rajan Mishra was a famous classical sing... .Read more

Updated on 26 April, 2021 Target 2020

Supreme Court says govt officials can’t be appointed SECs

Context: The Supreme Court said that a government employee or bureaucrat cannot be appointed as Election Commissioner. It ordered the Goa government to appoint an independent election commissioner. The state government had given additional charge of State Election Commissioner to the state’s Law Secretary. The top court also directed al... .Read more

Updated on 13 March, 2021 Target 2020

How to do Mains Answer Writing

The value of writing good answers in the UPSC Civil Services mains exam is as good as preparing for the exams. Even if you have prepared well for the exams, if you fail to write good answers in the Mains, your selection will be surely jeopardized. Answer writing is an art which can be learnt. You will be bedding patience and practice to ace the skill of w... .Read more

Updated on 3 October, 2020 Target 2020

Factors driving the upswing in rupee

Context: The rupee rose nearly two percent to 73.40 against the US dollar last week as foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pumped more money into Indian markets and the Reserve Bank of India refrained from intervening in the foreign exchange market. US Fed policy shift and implications on FPIs The shift in managing inflation in the US: The US... .Read more

Updated on 31 August, 2020 Target 2020 GS3 Economy

UPSC Syllabus (Mains Examination)

Essay (250 Marks): Candidates will be required to write an essay on a specific topic. The choice of subjects will be given. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression. GS-1 (250 Marks) broadly covers – India... .Read more

Updated on 7 August, 2020 Target 2020