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Saturday, October 15, 2016

HOW TO STUDY GEOGRAPHY FOR IAS MAINS

Approaching CSE-Mains 2016
UPSC official guidelines states the questions are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all relevant issues, and ability to analyze, and take a view on conflicting socio‐ economic goals, objectives and demands. The candidates must give relevant, meaningful and succinct answers. This should your guiding light while approaching any question asked in exam.

TOWARDS EFFECTIVE ANSWERS
What should be the ideal answer for any question? - This is a baffling question in itself. With varied background came varied ideas and perspectives but it’s totally on an aspirant’s judgment to decide what is apt to be mentioned and what not. Therefore we would like to deduce certain superlative characteristics that should be kept in mind while writing an answer to any subject.
The mains examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory. The questions will be such as to test general awareness of a variety of subjects, which will have relevance for a career in civil services.
The questions are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all relevant issues, and ability to analyze, and take a view on conflicting socio-economic goals, objectives and demands. The answers should be relevant, meaningful and succinct. Credit will be given to orderly, effective and exact expression combined with due economy of words in all subjects of the examination.
Therefore it’s very essential for an aspirant to develop an opinion based only on certain established principles.
The biggest challenge for CSE-Mains 2016 still lies unanswered i.e. how to develop proficiency for impactful answers in less than 2 months. The following quick tips are an inference we have derived after researching various study resources and model answers of previous toppers. 
These easy enhancements tricks can change the way to approach any question and will provide better insight for a surprising question.