
The 60 Days Training has finally begun:) DAY 22 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) Consider the following statements regarding ‘Capital Conservation Buffer’
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.1) ‘पूंजीगत संरक्षण बफर‘ (Capital Conservation Buffer) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.2) Consider the following statements regarding ‘Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC)’
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.2) ‘गैर-बैंकिंग वित्तीय कंपनियों (NBFC)’ के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.3) Which of the following category is not included under ‘Priority Sector Lending’?
Q.3) ‘प्राथमिकता क्षेत्र के ऋणों’ के तहत निम्न में से कौन सी श्रेणी शामिल नहीं है?
Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding ‘Digital Public Credit Registry’
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.4) ‘डिजिटल पब्लिक क्रेडिट रजिस्ट्री’ (Digital Public Credit Registry) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.5) India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) is an initiative of the government aimed at making banking services available at people’s doorstep. Consider the following statements regarding IPPB
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.5) इंडिया पोस्ट पेमेंट्स बैंक (IPPB) सरकार की एक पहल है, जिसका उद्देश्य बैंकिंग सेवाओं को लोगों के घर पर उपलब्ध कराना है। IPPB के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.6) ‘Bharat 22’ recently seen in news refers to
Q.6) ‘भारत 22′ हाल ही में समाचारों में देखा गया है, जो किससे संबंधित है
Q.7) Which of the following are steps taken by the government to address the issue of Non-Performing Assets (NPA)?
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Q.7) गैर-निष्पादित परिसंपत्तियों (NPA) के मुद्दे को हल करने के लिए सरकार ने निम्नलिखित में से कौन से कदम उठाए हैं?
नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें:
Q.8) Consider the following statements regarding Money Multiplier in an economy
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.8) एक अर्थव्यवस्था में मौद्रिक गुणक (Money Multiplier) के बारे में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.9) The term ‘Narrow Banking’ refers to
Q.9) ‘संकीर्ण बैंकिंग’ (Narrow Banking) शब्द से क्या तात्पर्य है
Q.10) Punjab and Maharashtra cooperative bank was recently in news. Consider the following statements regarding Cooperative Banks.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.10) पंजाब और महाराष्ट्र सहकारी बैंक हाल ही में समाचारों में थे। सहकारी बैंकों के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.11) Which of the following are regulated by Securities exchange board of India (SEBI)
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Q.11) भारतीय प्रतिभूति विनिमय बोर्ड (SEBI) द्वारा निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा विनियमित किया जाता है
नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें:
Q.12) Consider the following statements regarding Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) of RBI
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.12) RBI की सीमांत स्थायी सुविधा (Marginal Standing Facility- MSF) के बारे में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.13) With reference to digital payments, consider the following statements
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.13) डिजिटल भुगतान के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.14) The term ‘Zero coupon bonds’ refer to
Q.14) शब्द ‘शून्य कूपन बॉन्ड‘ किससे संबंधित है
Q.15) Consider the following statements regarding Treasury bills
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.15) ट्रेजरी बिल के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.16) Which of the following statement regarding Participatory notes (P-notes) is incorrect?
Q.16) पार्टिसिपेटरी नोट्स (पी-नोट्स) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन गलत है?
Q.17) Which one of the following provides the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) in India?
Q.17) निम्नलिखित में से कौन भारत में तत्काल भुगतान सेवा (IMPS) प्रदान करता है?
Q.18) Merger of Several Public Sector Banks was recently in news. Which of the following are benefits of the Merger of Banks?
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Q.18) कई सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के बैंकों का विलय हाल ही में समाचारों में था। निम्नलिखित में से बैंकों के विलय के क्या लाभ हैं?
नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें:
Q.19) The Ombudsman for Digital Transactions (OSDT) has been set up by
Q.19) डिजिटल लेनदेन के लिए लोकपाल (Ombudsman for Digital Transactions- OSDT) किसके द्वारा स्थापित किया गया है
Q.20) Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) was recently in the news. Consider the following statements regarding IL&FS
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.20) इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चर लीजिंग एंड फाइनेंशियल सर्विसेज (IL&FS) हाल ही में समाचारों में था। IL&FS के बारे में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.21) ‘Fire Coral fungus’ which was in news recently is not found in
Q.21) ‘फायर कोरल फंगस‘ (Fire Coral fungus) जो हाल ही में समाचारों में था, यह कहाँ नहीं पाया जाता है?
Q.22) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Matua Mahasangha’.
Select the correct statements
Q.22) ‘मटुआ महासंघ‘ (Matua Mahasangha) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
सही कथनों का चयन करें
Q.23) ‘Gossypol’ was in news recently. It is associated with which of the following crops?
Q.23) ‘गॉसिपोल‘ (Gossypol) हाल ही में समाचारों में था। यह निम्नलिखित में से किस फसल के साथ संबद्ध है?
Q.24) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Skandagupta’.
Select the correct statements
Q.24) ‘स्कंदगुप्त‘ के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
सही कथनों का चयन करें
Q.25) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Bombay blood group’.
Select the correct statements
Q.25) ‘बॉम्बे ब्लड ग्रुप‘ (Bombay blood group) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
सही कथनों का चयन करें
Q.26) The Huns were Nomadic People from which of the following regions?
Q.26) हूण (Huns) खानाबदोश लोग निम्न में से किस क्षेत्र के थे?
Q.27) ‘State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2019-20” Report was released by
Q.27) ‘राज्य वित्त: 2019-20 के बजट का एक अध्ययन’ रिपोर्ट किसके द्वारा जारी की गई है
Q.28) ‘Rajiv Gauba Committee’ is associated with which of the following sectors?
Q.28) ‘राजीव गौबा समिति’ निम्नलिखित में से किस क्षेत्र से संबंधित है?
Q.29) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC)’
Select the correct statements
Q.29) ‘कार्बन मूल्य निर्धारण नेतृत्व गठबंधन (CPLC)’ के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें।
सही कथनों का चयन करें
Q.30) ‘FASTER principles’ is concerned with
Q.30) ‘FASTER सिद्धांतों’ (FASTER principles) का संबंध किससे 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:
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| Weightage of scale (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | NA |
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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:
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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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