Hello Friends,
The 60 Days Training has finally begun:) DAY 8 is here!
Before any competition, there is a preparatory phase. That phase involves a lot of sessions on strengths and weaknesses. Throughout the preparatory phase, the athletes train in a gradual manner.
In the last phase, just before the actual competition, the training is done so as to sharpen their skills. This training requires complete focus and dedication. In this phase, the athletes do not try anything new or train in a new fashion rather focus on the sharpening of skills, focusing on strength and precision.
Similarly, the upcoming 60 days, is like the last phase (training session), just before the actual competition. Here, the focus should be on sharpening the concepts, consolidating the knowledge base and solidifying the learning with loads and loads of revision.
You will come across many distractions in between in the name of sources and resources (exclusive and inclusive), beware of them. Be alert and objective in selecting your companions in this preparation. Trust your effort and revise more than falling prey to multiple resources and doing nothing in the end.
Everything that seems attractive is not productive. You should always go for productivity.
Let us pledge to make it a big game-changer (better than last year) in the next 60 days!
Note- Download the OMR Sheet and attempt the questions exactly like UPSC Prelims. After you are done, please post your OMR in the comment section. Once the solution key is released (5 PM), cross-check the answers and again, comment the marks (you got) in the same comment thread. This will keep you responsible and sincere in days to come. Also, we need more sets of scores for releasing the cut offs in the night so, requesting all of you to sincerely put your scores in comment section.
You can also take part in discussion with peers.
Q.1) With respect to the geological history of India consider the following statements.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Q.1) भारत के भू-वैज्ञानिक इतिहास के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है?
Q.2) Which of the following are categorised as glacial lakes in India?
Choose the correct option:
Q.2) निम्नलिखित में से किसे भारत में हिमनद झीलों (glacial lakes) के रूप में वर्गीकृत किया गया है?
सही विकल्प चुनें:
Q.3) Which of the following evidence shows that the Himalayas are still rising?
Choose the correct option:
Q.3) निम्न में से कौन सा प्रमाण दर्शाता है कि हिमालय की ऊंचाई अभी भी बढ़ रही है?
सही विकल्प चुनें:
Q.4) Consider the following statements.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q.4) निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.5) Which of the following is/are correctly matched with respect to the location of the passes of the Himalayas?
Pass State
Choose the correct option:
Q.5) निम्नलिखित में से हिमालय के दर्रे के स्थान के संबंध में कौन सा / से सही ढंग से सुमेलित हैं?
दर्रे (Pass) राज्य
सही विकल्प चुनें:
Q.6) What does the term ‘Tarai’ with respect to physiography of Northern plains of India refer to?
Q.6) भारत के उत्तरी मैदानों के भौतिक विज्ञान के संबंध में ‘तराई‘ (Tarai) शब्द का क्या अर्थ है?
Q.7) With respect to the ‘Doabs’ of the Punjab Plains, which of the following are correctly matched?
Doab Location
Choose the correct option:
Q.7) पंजाब मैदानों के ‘दोआब’ के संबंध में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन सही रूप से सुमेलित है?
दोआब स्थान
सही विकल्प चुनें:
Q.8) Consider the following Himalayan Mountains.
Arrange the above from west to east direction.
Q.8) निम्नलिखित हिमालय पर्वतों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त को पश्चिम से पूर्व दिशा में व्यवस्थित करें।
Q.9) Consider the following statements
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q.9) निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.10) What does the term ‘Dhrian’ with respect to Rajasthan deserts refer to?
Q.10) राजस्थान के मरुस्थलों के संबंध में ‘धरियन‘ (Dhrian) शब्द का क्या अर्थ है?
Q.11) Which of the following are categorised as saline lakes ?
Choose the correct option:
Q.11) निम्नलिखित में से किसे खारे पानी की झीलों (saline lakes) के रूप में वर्गीकृत किया गया है?
सही विकल्प चुनें:
Q.12) Consider the following statements with respect to the peninsular plateau of India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q.12) भारत के प्रायद्वीपीय पठार के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.13) Consider the following statements.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q.13) निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.14) Brahmaputra is the longest river in North-eastern India. With reference to this river consider the following statements.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q.14) ब्रह्मपुत्र उत्तर-पूर्वी भारत की सबसे लंबी नदी है। इस नदी के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.15) Which of the following are the tributaries of the Godavari river?
Choose the correct option:
Q.15) निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी गोदावरी नदी की सहायक नदियाँ हैं?
सही विकल्प चुनें:
Q.16) Which fault separates Chota Nagpur Plateau from North Eastern Himalayan Mountains?
Q.16) छोटा नागपुर पठार को उत्तर पूर्वी हिमालय पर्वत से कौन सा भ्रंश (fault) अलग करता है?
Q.17) With respect to the west flowing rivers of India consider the following statements.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q.17) भारत की पश्चिमी ओर बहने वाली नदियों के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.18) Arrange the following rivers with decreasing order of the catchment area.
Choose the correct option:
Q.18) जलग्रहण क्षेत्र (catchment area) के घटते क्रम के साथ निम्नलिखित नदियों को व्यवस्थित करें।
सही विकल्प चुनें:
Q.19) With respect to Island groups in India consider the following statements.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q.19) भारत में द्वीप समूहों के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.20) Which is the highest peak in the satpura range of peninsular India?
Q.20) प्रायद्वीपीय भारत की सतपुड़ा श्रेणी की सबसे ऊँची चोटी कौन सी है।
Q.21) Which of the following is the India’s first Development Finance Institution?
Q.21) निम्नलिखित में से भारत का पहला विकास वित्त संस्थान (Development Finance Institution) कौन सा है?
Q.22) Consider the following statements about Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.22) संविधान (जम्मू और कश्मीर के लिए आवेदन) आदेश, 2019 के बारे में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.23) To which of the following, India is a member?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q.23) निम्नलिखित में से किसका भारत एक सदस्य है?
नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें:
Q.24) ‘Innovating for Clean Air’ is a joint initiative between India and
Q.24) ‘स्वच्छ वायु के लिए नवाचार’ भारत और किसके बीच एक संयुक्त पहल है
Q.25) With reference to recently launched Commando unit “CORAS”, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.25) हाल ही में शुरू की गई कमांडो यूनिट “कोरास” (CORAS) के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.26) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Delimitation Commission of India’
Select the correct statements
Q.26) ‘भारत के परिसीमन आयोग‘ के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
सही कथनों का चयन करें
Q.27) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU)’
Select the correct statements
Q.27) ‘भारत बिल भुगतान परिचालन इकाई (BBPOU)’ के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
सही कथनों का चयन करें
Q.28) Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
Places in News – Country
Select the correct code:
Q.28) निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा युग्म सही रूप से सुमेलित है / हैं?
समाचारों में स्थान – देश
सही कूट का चयन करें:
Q.29) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the U.S. when China manipulates its currency?
Select the correct statements
Q.29) निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन अमेरिका के संबंध में सही है / हैं, जब चीन अपनी मुद्रा में हेरफेर (manipulates) करता है?
सही कथनों का चयन करें
Q.30) ‘Jaduguda Uranium Mine’ is located in
Q.30) ‘जादुगुडा यूरेनियम खान’ कहाँ स्थित है
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What IMPACT can the ‘60 Day’ have on the final results? We will explain by taking a small example. Imagine you are sitting in the examination hall, appearing in Prelims Paper I. You have attempted 70 questions already but still unsure about a few. Then you stumble upon a question that was asked in 60 Day (and believe us, it has happened to hundreds of students countless times). You choose the right answer and submit your paper hoping for the best! Eventually, you go on to clear Mains as well as Personality Test and secure a good rank as well. When the cut off gets announced by UPSC, you realize that you have scored just one mark more than the cut off! Yes, that one mark can change your life (and it has done so to many of our students in the past). Now, imagine the kind of impact 60 to 80 marks can have! Isn’t that so fascinating to imagine?
One’s level of preparedness is always different for different subjects. Even within a subject, one’s comfort level may vary with topics. For example, one might be more comfortable in solving questions of Polity than Economics and within Polity also, one might be at ease with questions on fundamental rights than Parliament. The level of comfort and ease that one has with a subject/ topic gets manifested in the examination. However, there is no conscious effort by aspirants to micro analyze these aspects. Now, coming to the second aspect i.e. the mistakes that one commits in answering MCQs, it can be said that there are mainly four reasons behind incorrect responses in the OMR sheet. They are:
Let’s analyze them one by one:
You will realize that these problems will have different meanings for different people. For example, one might find a lack of information as the main culprit in answering wrong the questions on Culture while in Polity, lack of analytical ability is usually the culprit. The point here is that you must analyse your preparation on these yardsticks by applying them on different subjects/ topics. If one is having a headache, he/ she can’t have the same medicine for fever. Isn’t it.
This is where our revamped ’60 Day’ comes into the picture. It will give you an opportunity to micro analyze your preparation and perform better in the examination.
Now, we present you the following scales (with weightage of each scale given in the bracket) to micro analyze your preparation on a daily basis and that too subject/ topic wise:
Micro Analysis Matrix |
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Number of questions not attempted or attempted wrongly |
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Due to lack of information | Due to the inability to apply the concept | Due to silly mistake | Due to excessive risk-taking | Total | |
Number (N) | |||||
Weightage of scale (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | NA |
N x S |
Scale 1: Information meter (1)
Scale 2: Analysis meter (2)
Scale 3: Anxiety meter (3)
Scale 4: Risk meter (4)
Suppose on Day 1, questions have been framed from Polity on the topic of Constitutional History. There are 15 questions and you are able to answer 12 out of which 7 are correct and 5 are incorrect. It means you have scored roughly 11.33 out of 30. Now you have to fill on a daily basis, the following matrix to micro analyze your preparation:
Example: Suppose, the filled up matrix gets reflected in the following fashion:
Micro Analysis Matrix- Day 1/ Polity/ Constitutional History |
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Number of questions not attempted or attempted wrongly |
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Due to lack of information | Due to the inability to apply the concept | Due to silly mistake | Due to excessive risk-taking | Total | |
Number (N) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Weightage of scale (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | NA |
N x S | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
Based on the total value in this matrix, you have to aim for the following measures on the scale:
Moreover, IASbaba will give a cut-off figure along with the solutions each day. If your total marks exceed that cut off along with your total N x S score lying below 20, you are on the right track and just need to keep the momentum going.
This exercise will hardly take 5 minutes of your daily time but it might do wonders for you as you will be able to gauge your strengths and limitations better.
Finally, it is up to you to take advantage of this framework. We are sure of only one thing- if you follow this program, assess yourself on the basis of the given framework and keep improving your weaker areas, success will be yours.
We are providing you with the right platform, the right guidance, and the right competition. Do you have the right motivation to make full use of this initiative? We think you have. Come, be a part of this initiative and take the first step towards SUCCESS!
We could have provided all of you with login id and passwords to monitor your daily performance in the 60-day program.
Instead, a simple and most beautiful way which Disqus provides is profile based commenting!
Yes, we have seen the most successful candidates who have taken the maximum benefit from this program monitoring themselves by commenting on their answers in the box given (Disqus comment). And reviewing their performance themselves once in 10 days on the progress meter.
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