The answer is Yes! UPSC papers do have repetitive questions from the previous year's papers, but only for some subjects. It has been observed from the past ten years, repetitive questions from subjects — History, Economics and Indian Polity were seen.
U can always get an extra sheet.
UPSC has recently announced that the Civil Services Preliminary exam 2021 has been postponed. The Union Public Service Commission, UPSC has postponed the Civil Services Preliminary exam 2021. As per the new schedule, the UPC CSE Prelims 2021 will now be conducted on October 10, 2021.
Answer: 150 words is 0.3 pages single-spaced or 0.6 pages double-spaced.
Unlike prelim, in mains exam aspirants can use any pen.
To clear the UPSC civil services exam, you must practice writing answers and when you do this, you should practise for good handwriting as well. It will definitely help you in scoring good marks in the mains exam. If you already have clear handwriting, don't bother too much about not having 'beautiful' writing.
In the Mains Examination, the candidate can use any pen which is black or blue. Choosing the proper pen and practicing with it long before examination gives you a sense of relief before the examination. The pen should be lightweight – should not stress your fingers, able to hold for a long time.
Even though she attended coaching classes, she did not rely on them entirely and supplemented her study material with material from online sources as well. She said consistency in preparation is the key to cracking the UPSC exam.
Our Verdict:Vajiram and Ravi or Sriram IAS is excellent for GS preparation as they have experienced faculty and comprehensive notes. Check out the Vajiram & Ravi General studies notes. Vision IAS has great online material but does not match up to the others.
UPSC IAS Topper 2018 - Akshat Jain: I didn't take any coaching for general studies but I did take coaching for anthropology from Vaid's ICS coaching institute in Delhi. I took test series for general studies from Vision IAS and for mains from L2A.
The best newspapers as recommended by IAS toppers for UPSC preparation are:
- The Hindu.
- The Indian Express.
- Business Standard.
Which optional subject is easy in UPSC? Answer: Sociology, Geography, and Public Administration are easy subjects to score.
After considering the latest UPSC syllabus and recent IAS results, the top 10 optional subjects in UPSC can be listed as follows:
- Medical Science.
- Literature.
- Anthropology.
- Public Administration.
- Psychology.
- Law.
- Geography.
- History.
Mathematics as an Optional Subject in UPSC IAS Mains. Maths is not so necessary but you are going to become an IAS so you have to know mathematics up to a certain extent. UPSC Prelims paper which is known as CSAT comprises questions from reasoning.
Originally Answered: Can we use a whitener in the UPSC Mains? No fluid corrections are allowed in UPSC answer scripts. For that matter, you will not be allowed fluid correction ink into exam hall. If you think that a particular answer written is incorrect, you simply cross it.
Also, you can carry a whitener, but a whitener can be used sparingly and at your own risk. Moreover, whiteners are allowed in the examination hall; some students have used it without any problem.
[Result] UPSC Prelims-2020 Result out in just 19 days: 10,564 candidates cleared for Mains against 796 vacancies! Usually after the preliminary exam is over, UPSC would take about 40 days to declare its result.
The cabinet secretary is the top-most post and senior civil officer of India's government. The cabinet secretary is known to be the eleventh rank in the Indian order of priorities.
According to the 7th Pay Commission, the basic salary of an IAS officer is Rs 56,100. Apart from the salary, an IAS officer is also given several other allowances, including Travel Allowance and Dearness Allowance. Reports state that the total salary of an IAS officer is more than Rs 1 lakh per month.
UPSC Prelims 2020 Cut off (Tentative)
| Category | Expected Cut off for 2020* | Prelims cut off 2018 |
|---|
| General | 101-105 | 98 |
| EWS | 93 - 95 | - |
| OBC | 95 - 98 | 96.66 |
| SC | 80 - 84 | 84 |
More than 50% of the candidates skipped the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services (preliminary) examination, 2020 held in the UP capital on Sunday amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 43,921 candidates were registered for the exam in both shifts respectively.
IAS Prelims Cutoff
| Category | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|
| General | 98.00 | 98.00 |
| EWS | 90.00 | - |
| OBC | 95.34 | 96.66 |
| SC | 82.00 | 84.00 |
