Hello Friends,
The 60 Days Training has finally begun:) DAY 7 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 seismic waves consider the following statements:
Which amongst the above statements is /are correct?
Q.1) भूकंपीय तरंगों के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.2) Various sources of energy (Heat) act as force for the movement of plates in the earth’s lithosphere. Which among the following are the sources of such energy?
Choose the correct option.
Q.2) ऊर्जा (ऊष्मा) के विभिन्न स्रोत पृथ्वी की क्रस्ट में प्लेटों की गति के लिए बल के रूप में कार्य करते हैं। निम्नलिखित में से कौन ऐसी ऊर्जा के स्रोत हैं?
सही विकल्प चुनें।
Q.3) Which among the following is the evidence of Continental Drift theory proposed by
Alfred Wegener?
Q.3) अल्फ्रेड वेगनर द्वारा प्रस्तावित महाद्वीपीय विस्थापन सिद्धांत (Continental Drift theory) के निम्नलिखित में से कौन से प्रमाण हैं?
Q.4) What does the term ‘Isostasy’ refer to?
Q.4) ‘भूसंतुलन’ (Isostasy) शब्द किससे संबंधित है?
Q.5) Which of the following landforms are formed by wind?
Choose the correct option.
Q.5) निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा भू-भाग पवन द्वारा निर्मित होता है?
सही विकल्प चुनें।
Q.6) Which among the following are active volcanoes?
Choose the correct option
Q.6) निम्नलिखित में से कौन से सक्रिय ज्वालामुखी हैं?
सही विकल्प चुनें
Q.7) “Gutenberg Discontinuity” in the earth’s interior is found between which layers?
Q.7) पृथ्वी के आंतरिक भाग में “गुटेनबर्ग असम्बद्धता” (Gutenberg Discontinuity) किन परतों के मध्य पाई जाती है?
Q.8) The drainage pattern of an area depends on various factors. Which among the following are the factors controlling the drainage pattern?
Choose the correct option
Q.8) किसी क्षेत्र का ड्रेनेज पैटर्न विभिन्न कारकों पर निर्भर करता है। जल निकासी पैटर्न को नियंत्रित करने वाले कारक निम्नलिखित में से कौन हैं?
सही विकल्प चुनें
Q.9) Which among the following is the major difference between the ‘Geysers’ and ‘Hot Springs’?
Q.9) निम्नलिखित में से ‘गीजर‘ (Geysers) और ‘उष्ण झरने‘ (Hot Springs) के बीच प्रमुख अंतर कौन सा है?
Q.10) Which among the following landforms are associated with the mature stage of development?
Choose the correct option
Q.10) निम्नलिखित में से कौन से भू-आकृति विकास के परिपक्व चरण से जुड़े हैं?
सही विकल्प चुनें
Q.11) What does the term ‘Knickpoint’ in landform development refer to?
Q.11) भू-आकृति विकास में ‘निकपॉइंट‘ () शब्द का क्या अर्थ है?
Q.12) With respect to the Igneous rocks consider the following statements.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q.12) आग्नेय चट्टानों (Igneous rocks) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.13) With respect to the metamorphic rocks consider the following pairs:
Parent rock Metamorphic rock
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Q.13) रूपांतरित चट्टानों (metamorphic rocks) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित युग्मों पर विचार करें:
मूल चट्टानें रूपांतरित चट्टानें
उपरोक्त में से कौन सी जोड़ी सही ढंग से सुमेलित है?
Q.14) Which one of the following statements is the correct definition of Exorheic drainage basins?
Q.14) निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन निर्जल ड्रेनेज बेसिन (Exorheic drainage basins) की सही परिभाषा है?
Q.15) Landforms produced by the chemical weathering of carbonate rocks are called Karst Topography. Which among the following are necessary conditions for the formation of Karst topography?
Choose the correct option
Q.15) कार्बोनेट चट्टानों के रासायनिक अपक्षय द्वारा उत्पन्न भू-आकृतियों को कार्स्ट स्थलाकृति कहा जाता है। कार्स्ट स्थलाकृति के गठन के लिए निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी आवश्यक शर्तें हैं?
सही विकल्प चुनें
Q.16) With respect to the hypothesis of Sea-Floor spreading, consider the following statements.
Which amongst the above statements is/are correct evidences for sea floor spreading?
Q.16) सागरीय-तल प्रसार (Sea-Floor spreading) की परिकल्पना के संबंध में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.17) With respect to the intrusive landforms consider the following
Which of the above landforms are correctly defined?
Q.17) अंतर्वेधी भू-आकृतियों (intrusive landforms) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित पर विचार करें
उपरोक्त में से कौन सी भू-आकृति सही ढंग से परिभाषित की गई है?
Q.18) What does the term ‘Nappe’ refer to?
Q.18) ‘आवरण‘ (Nappe) शब्द किससे संबंधित है?
Q.19) Consider the following statements with respect to fold mountains.
Which among the above statement is/are correct?
Q.19) वलित पर्वत (fold mountains) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
उपरोक्त कथन में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.20) ‘Exfoliation’ is a type of
Q.20) ‘अपपर्णन‘ (Exfoliation) किसका एक प्रकार का है
Q.21) The Shillong Declaration, recently seen in the news is associated with which of the following?
Q.21) हाल ही में समाचारों में देखी गयी ‘शिलॉन्ग घोषणा’ निम्नलिखित में से किसके साथ संबद्ध है?
Q.22) In which of the following States is ‘Gandhamardhan Hills’ located?
Q.22) ‘गंधमर्धन पहाड़ियां’ (Gandhamardhan Hills) निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य में स्थित हैं?
Q.23) Consider the following statements about BPaL Regimen:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.23) बीपीएएल रेजिमेन (BPaL Regimen) के बारे में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.24) ‘Loki’s Castle’ is a field of active hydrothermal vents in the
Q.24) ‘लोकी महल‘ (Loki’s Castle) जोकि सक्रिय जल-तापीय प्रवाह (active hydrothermal vents) का एक क्षेत्र है, कहाँ स्थित है
Q.25) Consider the following pairs:
Craft | Heritage of |
|
Kerala |
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Tamil Nadu |
|
Mizoram |
Which of the pairs given above are incorrectly matched?
Q.25) निम्नलिखित युग्मों पर विचार करें:
शिल्प | धरोहर स्थल |
कंदंगी साड़ी (Kandangi saree) | केरल |
कोंडापल्ली खिलौने | तमिलनाडु |
तवलोहपुआन (Tawlhlohpuan) | मिजोरम |
ऊपर दी गई कौन सी जोड़ी गलत तरीके से मेल खाती है?
Q.26) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Equalisation Levy’.
Select the correct statements
Q.26) ‘समानीकरण शुल्क‘ (Equalisation Levy) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
सही कथनों का चयन करें
Q.27) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Select the correct statements
Q.27) निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन सही है / हैं?
सही कथनों का चयन करें
Q.28) European Union’s ‘AMLD 5’ regime deals with
Q.28) यूरोपीय संघ का ‘AMLD 5’ शासन (‘AMLD 5’ regime) किसके साथ संबंधित है
Q.29) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Goldilocks Zone’
Select the correct statements
Q.29) ‘गोल्डीलॉक्स ज़ोन‘ (Goldilocks Zone) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
सही कथनों का चयन करें
Q.30) Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
Lake Place
Select the correct code:
Q.30) निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा युग्म सही रूप से सुमेलित है / हैं?
झील – स्थान
सही कूट का चयन करें:
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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 | |
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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.
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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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