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UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz — 5 Economy previous year questions (Week 100 Special)

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz — 5 previous year economy questions that challenged aspirants' basics, not easy to crack (Week 100 Special)

March 06, 2025 6:48 pm

Economy can present challenging questions, but sometimes we make them harder with simple mistakes. In our 100th week of quizzes, let's explore examples from previous years to see how UPSC tests aspirants.

Knowledge Nugget: Lancet Study on Obesity, upsc, health, BMI

Knowledge Nugget: What must you read on 'Obesity' for UPSC exams?

March 11, 2025 10:42 am

Stressing upon the importance of staying fit and mentioning the Lancet Report, PM Narendra Modi termed obesity as the “root cause of many diseases". What are the key highlights of the Lancet Report? Also, learn about the newly proposed measurement of obesity for India.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz — 5 Science and Technology previous year questions (Week 100 Special)

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz — 5 Science and Technology previous year questions that surprised aspirants (Week 100 Special)

March 08, 2025 6:15 pm

Science and Technology can present challenging questions, but sometimes we make them harder with simple mistakes. In our 100th week of quizzes, let's explore examples from previous years to see how UPSC tests aspirants.

upsc key, current affairs, good governance, AI in judiciary, Navratna status

UPSC Key: Good Governance, AI in judiciary, and Navratna status

March 06, 2025 10:18 am

How is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Judiciary relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as good governance, Navratna status to IRCTC and IRFC, and the delimitation of constituencies have on both the preliminary and main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for March 5, 2025.

Knowledge Nugget: How are rare earth elements important for UPSC Exam?

Knowledge Nugget: Geopolitics and Minerals – What is the UPSC relevance of Rare Earth Elements?

March 09, 2025 10:09 am

Amid the latest developments in US-Ukraine relations and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, rare earth elements have taken centre stage. Why are these minerals so significant? Here’s all you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about India’s National Critical Minerals Mission and its strategic push for resource security.

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 2 (Week 92)

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 2: Questions on UN peacekeeping forces and India-European Union partnership (Week 92)

March 08, 2025 6:14 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE 2025? Here are questions from GS paper 2 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz — Polity

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz — 5 Polity previous year questions that looked easy—until aspirants saw the options (Week 100 Special)

March 06, 2025 6:42 pm

The Indian Polity can present challenging questions, but sometimes we make them harder with simple mistakes. In our 100th week of quizzes, let's explore examples from previous years to see how UPSC tests aspirants.

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Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How mandala system shaped governance in India and Southeast Asia

March 06, 2025 7:18 pm

What is the concept of mandala and how did it arise? How did Kautilya’s idea of Rajamandala influence governance models in India and spread to Southeast Asia?

UPSC Key: Dolphin population survey, Obesity epidemic, and Blue Ghost mission

UPSC Key: Dolphin population survey, Obesity epidemic, and Blue Ghost mission

March 05, 2025 11:07 am

Why the country’s first-ever detailed dolphin population survey is relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as the Obesity epidemic, India’s agricultural export, and Olive ridley turtles nesting have on both the preliminary and main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for March 4, 2025.

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 (Week 92)

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 : Questions on significance of the Raman Effect and India's export of agricultural commodities (Week 92)

March 08, 2025 6:13 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE 2025? Here are questions from GS paper 3 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

Knowledge Nugget: Beyond the Dramatic Performance Act – Which Colonial Laws Are Key for UPSC?

Knowledge Nugget: Beyond the Dramatic Performance Act—which colonial laws are key for UPSC Exam?

March 09, 2025 4:35 pm

Since 2014, the government has repealed many obsolete colonial-era laws. Some key British-era laws not only shaped the national movement but also underscored the significance of civil rights. Here's what you must know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know the status of colonial-era laws in independent India.

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UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz — 5 History previous year questions that confused even the brightest UPSC minds (Week 100 Special)

March 06, 2025 12:12 pm

The vast History syllabus can present challenging questions, but sometimes we make them harder with simple mistakes. In our 100th week of quizzes, let's explore examples from previous years to see how UPSC tests aspirants.

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