
The 60 Days Training has finally begun:) DAY 23 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) ‘There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom’ was a famous talk by Richard Feynman. What was subject of the talk?
Q.1) ‘इसके अंदर बहुत सारी संभावनाएं हैं’ (There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom) रिचर्ड फेनमैन का एक प्रसिद्ध संवाद था। इस संवाद का विषय क्या था?
Q.2) Which of the following properties of matter change at the Nano scale?
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Q.2) नैनो स्तर पर पदार्थ के निम्नलिखित गुणों में से कौन सा परिवर्तन होता है?
सही विकल्प का चयन करें –
Q.3) Which of the following factors are responsible for causing significant difference in properties of nano materials as compared to normal material?
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Q.3) सामान्य सामग्री की तुलना में नैनो सामग्री के गुणों में महत्वपूर्ण अंतर पैदा करने के लिए निम्नलिखित में से कौन से कारक उत्तरदायी हैं?
सही विकल्प का चयन करें –
Q.4) Claytronics, an evolving concept, is related to which of the following?
Q.4) क्लेट्रोनिक्स (Claytronics), एक उभरती हुई अवधारणा, निम्नलिखित में से किससे संबंधित है?
Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding ‘Smart Fertilizers’ –
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.5) ‘स्मार्ट उर्वरक‘ (Smart Fertilizers) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें –
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.6) Which of the following statements are correct about the Microdot patches?
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Q.6) माइक्रोडॉट पैच (Microdot patches) के बारे में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन सही है?
नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें:
Q.7) In which of the following areas Nano Technology has application?
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Q.7) नैनो टेक्नोलॉजी में निम्नलिखित में से किस क्षेत्र में अनुप्रयोग है?
नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें
Q.8) Consider the following statements regarding Graphene –
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.8) ग्राफीन (Graphene) के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें –
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.9) Consider the following statements –
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Q.9) निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें –
सही विकल्प का चयन करें –
Q.10) Which of the following is planning to launch a four-armed robot, Chaser, to clean up Earth’s orbit in 2025?
Q.10) 2025 में पृथ्वी की कक्षा को साफ करने के लिए, निम्नलिखित में से कौन एक चार-सशस्त्र रोबोट, चेज़र (Chaser) लॉन्च करने की योजना बना रहा है?
Q.11) Which country has recently sent the humanoid robot to International Space Station to assist astronauts?
Q.11) हाल ही में किस देश ने अंतरिक्ष यात्रियों की सहायता के लिए मानव रोबोट (humanoid robot) को अंतर्राष्ट्रीय अंतरिक्ष स्टेशन भेजा है?
Q.12) Consider the following statements –
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.12) निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें –
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.13) Consider the following statements regarding Tissue Nano Transfection:
Which of the above statements are correct?
Q.13) ऊतक नैनो अभिकर्मक (Tissue Nano Transfection) के बारे में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही हैं?
Q.14) Which of the following statements are correct regarding Nano Composites:
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Q.14) नैनो मिश्रण (Nano Composites) के बारे में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन सही है:
निम्नलिखित में से कूट का चयन करें:
Q.15) Which of the following is correct description of ‘Vyommitra’, recently in news?
Q.15) निम्नलिखित में से कौन ‘व्योमित्र’ (Vyommitra) का सही वर्णन है, जो हाल ही में समाचारों में था?
Q.16) Which of the following statements are correct regarding ‘Automated Guided Vehicle’ Robots?
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Q.16) ‘स्वचालित निर्देशित वाहन’ (Automated Guided Vehicle) रोबोट के बारे में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन सही है?
निम्नलिखित में से कूट का चयन करें:
Q.17) Which of the following best describes Quantum Dots?
Q.17) निम्नलिखित में से कौन क्वांटम डॉट्स (Quantum Dots) का वर्णन करता है?
Q.18) There is some concern regarding the nanoparticles of some chemical elements that are used by the industry in the manufacture of various products. Why?
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Q.18) कुछ रासायनिक तत्वों के नैनोकणों के बारे में कुछ चिंताएं हैं जिनका उपयोग उद्योग द्वारा विभिन्न उत्पादों के निर्माण में किया जाता है। क्यों?
नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें।
Q.19) Which of the following are prospective applications of Nanotechnology?
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Q.19) नैनोटेक्नोलॉजी के निम्नलिखित में से कौन से संभावित अनुप्रयोग हैं?
सही विकल्प का चयन करें –
Q.20) Consider the following statements –
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.20) निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें –
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.21) ‘Currency Derivatives’ in Indian Pairs like ‘USDINR’ and ‘GBPINR’ are traded on
Q.21) ‘USDINR’ और ‘GBPINR’ जैसी भारतीय युग्मित ‘करेंसी डेरिवेटिव्स’ (Currency Derivatives) का व्यापर किसमें किया जाता है।
Q.22) Recently announced Einstein Challenge, is related to which of the following?
Q.22) हाल ही में घोषित आइंस्टीन चैलेंज (Einstein Challenge), निम्नलिखित में से किससे संबंधित है?
Q.23) Consider the following statements about C40 Clean Air Cities Declaration:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.23) C40 स्वच्छ वायु शहरों की घोषणा के बारे में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
Q.24) The Future Investment Initiative (FII) is an annual investment forum held in
Q.24) भविष्य के लिए निवेश पहल (Future Investment Initiative- FII) एक वार्षिक निवेश फोरम है, जो कहाँ आयोजित किया जाता है
Q.25) Recently seen in news, Phazolicin is
Q.25) हाल ही में समाचारों में देखा गया, फेजोलिकिन (Phazolicin) क्या है
Q.26) Which of the following is/are correct regarding the 20th Livestock Census of India?
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Q.26) भारत की 20 वीं पशुधन जनगणना के संबंध में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें:
Q.27) As per Global Hunger Index (GHI) Report 2019, the severity of hunger problem of India falls in which of the following category?
Q.27) वैश्विक भुखमरी सूचकांक (GHI) रिपोर्ट 2019 के अनुसार, भारत की भूख समस्या की गंभीरता निम्नलिखित में से किस श्रेणी में आती है?
Q.28) Which of the following global efforts aims to conserve Snow Leopard?
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Q.28) निम्न में से किस वैश्विक प्रयास का उद्देश्य हिम तेंदुए का संरक्षण करना है?
नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें:
Q.29) Sometimes seen in news, Soli Chip Technology is developed by
Q.29) कभी-कभी समाचारों में देखी जाने वाली, सोली चिप टेक्नोलॉजी (Soli Chip Technology) किसके द्वारा विकसित की गयी है
Q.30) Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.30) निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?
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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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| 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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