23 October,2021 03:55 PM IST | Mumbai | BrandMedia
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UPSC Prelims is considered as the most difficult exam of India. Almost all IAS Toppers (barring few) accepted that they failed to clear UPSC Prelims in their first attempt. Recently held prelims on 10th October has shocked the entire IAS aspirants and mentors community all over the country as the questions in this prelims were slightly deviated from its earlier trend.
There was more focus on the basic and fundamental aspects in general studies paper questions. Secondly, majority of general studies questions were asked on topics that were not in the recent news. There were some questions on old current affairs. There were questions on topics related to legal terminology such as Judicial Custody, Parole etc. There was questions on India's political history after independence.
As usual there were a lot of questions on Science and Biotechnology. After the gap of 5-6 years there were direct three questions on sports section in UPSC Prelims GS paper. There was more focus on questions related to sustainable environment. Questions on farming and agriculture were less as compared to Prelims 2020.
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UPSC recently released the cut-off marks of Civil Services Exam 2020. The CS Prelims cut-off for the general category stood at 92.51. It has decreased steadily over the last few years. The cut-off for SC category is 74.84 in prelims. The prelims cut-off is 86.71 in ST. The cut-off marks are generated on the basis of GS Paper-I only. Qualifying in GS Paper-2 was 33%.
According to IAS toppers 'Prelims' is the most difficult among the three stages of UPSC Civil Services Exam
One question in Prelims contains 2 marks. It also has negative marking. Therefore, candidate has to mark minimum 65-70 correct answers in Prelims GS Paper in order to be in safe zone to qualify upsc preliminary exam. There will be lakhs of candidates that will fail to clear IAS prelims 2021. These IAS aspirants can't turn blind eye towards their failure in UPSC Prelims. They should refer these course books to get success in prelims.
What makes study notes by BestCurrentaffairs.com different is that it it covers all the basic concepts and along with current topics that were in the news. Their team provides all relevant and important information along with the basic fundamental concepts in their Books for UPSC Prelims. Most of the prelims GS paper questions are of this type.
According to IAS toppers "Prelims" is the most difficult among the three stages of UPSC Civil Services Exam. Since there is no detailed and defined syllabus, this prelims stage is very difficult to crack. Instead of wasting their own efforts on collecting and reading different sources, IAS aspirants might go for specialized prelims study material like that of BestCurrrentAffairs.com.
Bihar's Shubham Kumar and Madhya Pradesh's Jagrati Awasthi have achieved the first and second ranks respectively in UPSC civil services examination 2020, results of which were announced in September 2021 by the UPSC. News of their selection made headlines in newspapers. Almost every IAS aspirant wants to become successful like them. Aspirants are ready to work hard, but directionless study makes them unsuccessful. Getting Rank in Top 10 in Civil Services is not Difficult, but qualifying prelims exam is, says upsc toppers.
Role of exact and relevant content is very important to get success in Civil Services Exam. The biggest mistake that aspirants commit is that they start making their own detailed notes. This process is very time consuming. Prelims exam is all about reading all the important information frequently, so that the information stays fresh in mind. Multiple revisions of best books is utmost necessary to crack IAS Prelims exam. Although, the cutoff will remain low this year, but UPSC 2022 Prelims candidates should prepare well thoroughly according to this changing trend in upsc prelims.
Current Affairs is the key to success in IAS exam. The IAS preparation is the interplay of current events of national and international importance and the general studies topics. The Current Affairs syllabus is very vast and unique. There is a need to correlate the developing events with past experiences and government approaches towards an issue. BestCurrentAffairs.com notes will be of great help in this regard as their coverage is very vast and focused as claimed by many successful candidates.
IAS toppers and mentors suggest effectively preparing the current affairs. IAS preparation is guided by the current affairs and its linkages with General Studies topics. Candidates need to prepare the background of the current events. Questions asked in Prelims and Mains have some linkage of issues in news.
