How to Study a NEWSPAPER for CIVIL SERVICE PREPARATION – by ABHIJIT GUPTA (ABG) IRPS 2017 Batch, Rank 53 in IFoS, Rank 45 in Indian Engineering Services
Many students are often confused, when reading or perhaps studying a News Paper (Current Affairs). Most importantly because of the abundant materials and newspapers available in the market. This keeps many in a spot of bother, with questions bombarding like-
What to Read? What Not to Read? To what depth to Read?
How to Study Newspaper from Prelims Perspective?
How to Study Newspaper from Mains Perspective?
How to Analyse an Issue?
….. the list goes on…
So today, we have a lucid and to the point article written by ABHIJIT GUPTA IRPS 2017 Batch which will clear all your doubts with regard to Studying a Newspaper (Current Affairs).
ABHIJIT GUPTA is presently serving in Railways (IRPS 2017 Batch -Rank 511). Amazingly, he has the distinction of qualifying all the top 3 examinations conducted by UPSC– Civil Services Exam, Rank 53 Indian Forest Services (IFoS), Rank 45 in Indian Engineering Services (IES)
He was our ILP Student (2017), and used to write Mains Answers on our TLP Platform. He has been a guiding light for many in our TLP Mains Answer Writing Programme (a Free initiative). He was not only known for his answer writing skills but also for his helping attitude for others -through peer reviews and guiding others in answer writing. He is more famous as ABG (his Disqus name). Most of you must be aware of it, as he was one of the most active student on the platform.
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How to STUDY a Newspaper for Civil Service Preparation?
WHAT TO READ FOR PRELIMS ?
WHAT TO READ FOR MAINS ?
Some of the newspapers which I found helpful in my preparation –
A Sample MCQ which can be based on FAC
HOW TO READ THE HINDU NEWSPAPER -> CLICK HERE