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PRE-DRILL 2024 - Peculiar Design Prelims Test Batch
PRE-DRILL 2024: Prelims Test Series + Current Affairs Class
We at Raja Sir’s Cracking IAS always maximise our efforts to predict the unpredictable nature of the exam and achieved success in it during our nearly two decades of experience. We expose the aspirants to a diverse range of hidden potential questions from both Static and Dynamic areas conditioning the serious IAS Aspirants to discover their alter ego and get IAS.
Our religiously crafted Tests help you
- to identify the bottlenecks in your flow of UPSC Preparation
- to boost your confidence soar
- to set you on a trajectory towards acing the exam.
Insider Info
- Questions styled to mimic the UPSC standard
- Highly probable questions to be reflected in UPSC
- 30 Tests - 20 Section Wise (GS) + 5 Full Mock (GS) + 5 Full Mock (CSAT)
- Post Test Discussion Class for Offline Students and Recorded Video for online students will be provided.
- We provide the Explanation file in pdf.
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We do not do any commercial gimmicks to lure the aspirants by showing a greater number of tests like 40, 50, 60…100 tests at cheaper price. We don’t even hesitate to charge bit higher fees when compared to our competitors as we never dilute our standards.
Managing the surprise factor
Our Tests have been designed in such a way to equip the aspirants, with all the skills and tools needed to handle any surprise UPSC throws at them.
We provide Source links for the news-based questions. From a news item many objective questions can be generated. We want the students to read thoroughly the news so that they become equipped to attempt any variety of question generated from the news item.
Cracking the UPSC Prelims is facilitated by our test series.
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BATCH 3 Test. No. |
Date |
Topics – GS PAPER 1 (In the entire tests current affair orientation will be an invariable feature). |
1. |
November 26, 2023 |
Current Affairs – April 2023 Indian Polity 1 – Basic concepts, Constitution – Preamble, Fundamental Rights Directive Principles, Fundamental Duties, Amendments. |
2. |
December 3, 2023 |
Current Affairs – May 2023 Indian Polity 2 –Federal system, Centre-state relations, Emergency provisions, Central Government, State Government, Local Government |
3. |
December 10, 2023
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Current Affairs – June 2023 Environment (BASICS)
|
4. |
December 17, 2023 |
Indian Economy 1(National Income, Growth and Development, Money, Banking, Taxation, Public Finance) Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – July 2023 |
5. |
December 24, 2023
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Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – August 2023 Indian Economy 2 (Extenal Trade, Global Economic Architecture, Characterising Indian Economy, Money Market) |
6. |
December 31, 2023
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Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – September 2023. Indian Economy 3 (Current Affairs based) + Environment (Current Affairs based) |
7. |
Jan 7, 2024 |
Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – October 2023 Modern India – 1857 – 1947. |
8. |
Jan 21, 2024
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Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – November 2023. Health issues, policies, schemes – Current Affairs – Latest Two years focus. Post Independent India – 1947 – 2017. |
9. |
Feb 4, 2024 |
Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – December 2023 World Geography (Evolution of Earth, Interior of earth, Ocean and Continents, Geomorphic processes, Mineral and rocks, Climate) |
10. |
Feb 11, 2023 |
Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – January 2024 Indian Geography (Indian physiography, Drainage system, Climate and Biodiversity, soils, Agriculture, Industries, Transport,) |
11. |
Feb 18, 2024 |
Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – April, 2023 Ancient India + Physical Sciences (Physics & Chemistry) – Basics + Applied. |
12. |
Feb 25, 2024 |
Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – May, 2023 Medieval India + Life Sciences (Botany & Zoology) – Basics + Applied. |
13. |
Mar 3, 2024
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Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – June, July 2023 Modern India (European Entry -1905) Biology – +1, +2 – Chapters on Plant Morphology, Bio Technology, Plant Physiology, Human Physiology, Economic Biology, Health Issues – Level Expected for General Studies only with more emphasis on Practical Day to Day applications. |
14. |
Mar 10, 2024
|
Modern India 2 (1905-1947), Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) - February 2023. |
15. |
Mar 17, 2024
|
Indian Express Explained – Aug 2023 & Sep 2023 Indian Constitution –Union Territories and Special Areas, Constitutional Bodies and Non-Constitutional Bodies, Tribunals |
16. |
Mar 24, 2024
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Science and Technology 1(Applications of latest electronic and medical devices in day-to-day life, latest discoveries and inventions, Relevance of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics…) Indian Express Explained – Oct 2023 & Feb 2024 General Science – Physics, Chemistry, Biology. |
17. |
April 7, 2024
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Current Affairs (IAS GOOGLE) – March 2024 Indian Economy - Indian Financial system Money Market and Capital Market, Inflation and Deflation, BOP, BOT, External commercial borrowings and internal borrowings, Trade, WTO, Exchange rate, convertibility |
18. |
April 14, 2024
|
World Geography– Full test Indian Geography-Full test |
19. |
April 21, 2024
|
Indian Polity – Full Test TEST 1-10 Questions – Answers REVISION. Economic Survey and Budget International Organizations & India’s Interaction with the World. |
20. |
April 28, 2024
|
Indian Express Explained – Mar 2024, April 2024 Indian Art and Culture TEST 10-20 Questions – Answers REVISION. India Year Book |
21. |
May 5, 2024 |
Full Mock Test 1 – Paper 1 (9.30 – 11.30 A.M.) + Paper 2 (2.30 – 4.30 P.M.) |
22. |
May 11, 2024 |
Full Mock Test 2 – Paper 1 (9.30 – 11.30 A.M.) + Paper 2 (2.30 – 4.30 P.M.) |
23. |
May 12, 2024 |
Full Mock Test 3 – Paper 1 (9.30 – 11.30 A.M.) + Paper 2 (2.30 – 4.30 P.M.) |
24. |
May 19, 2024 |
Full Mock Test 4 – Paper 1 (9.30 – 11.30 A.M.) + Paper 2 (2.30 – 4.30 P.M.) |
25. |
May 20, 2024 |
Full Mock Test 5 – Paper 1 (9.30 – 11.30 A.M.) + Paper 2 (2.30 – 4.30 P.M.) |
Always believe in healthy competition: giving one''s best is better than trying to beat the competition.
Prelims 2024 is around the corner. Most aspirants are by now in the preparation mode - reading books and newspapers, making notes, taking classes, attempting mock tests and most importantly preparing themselves psychologically for this exam. Raja Sir''s Cracking IAS has been one of the foremost UPSC coaching institutes in India since 2005, would like to share some advice garnered from its years of experience helping thousands of aspirants.
The first place to look, whether one is a beginner or a repeat attempter, is always the previous years question papers. The goal here is to familiarize with the pattern of questions - what the UPSC wants the candidate to know and what information is relevant for this exam. This perspective will assist aspirants whenever they are preparing from any reading material and more importantly will help them overcome doubts regarding what the UPSC might or might not ask from any given topic.
After an aspirant is fairly familiar with the previous years pattern of questions, he or she may proceed with covering or revising the NCERT books. If time does not permit a full reading of these books, the aspirant may solve Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) based on the NCERT books and make notes from the solutions to these questions.
The third place where an aspirant must go is the daily newspaper. Reading a newspaper everyday is very important - it helps with current affairs and general knowledge, with understanding various nuances of any given topic, and most importantly reading the newspaper daily creates and sustains the habit of reading.
Three formulas one can follow while preparing for Prelims:
- Cover as widely as possible - revise regularly what has been covered
- Maintain a proper balance between memorization and understanding - both are needed
- Quality of coverage is more important than the quantity of material covered
A question that frequently pops up here is whether to continue preparing the Optional once one has entered the month of March. There are two ways to look at this. For beginners, or first attempters, the foremost goal should be to clear the Prelims. Clearing the Prelims provides a great boost to a new aspirant''s civil service journey. Thus, if preparing the Optional hampers the preparation for Prelims, then beginners should absolutely stop preparing it at once. However, for those who have already cleared the Prelims in earlier attempts and want to excel in the Mains examination, the advice here is to continue preparing the Optional, giving it at least 10 to 20 per cent of the total preparation time (or writing one answer daily at the least). For such aspirants, dedicating only the months of April and May for Prelims should suffice.
Another advice here is to follow a Mock Test Series. This helps in three ways - first, it instills punctuality or a routine in those who are in need of it; second, if the mock tests are taken in the classroom, it helps in simulating what the actual exam could be like; finally, well developed mock test papers cover topics very closely to what might be asked in the Prelims and therefore attempting them could actually better the chances of getting answers correct on the day of exam.
In conclusion, Raja Sir''s Cracking IAS would like to share three very important points. One is to cut down on screen time - phones, TVs, computers - use these as far as possible, only to prepare for the exam. The next is to learn how to unitask - doing one thing at a time with full concentration is better for this exam. The last point here is perhaps the most important - learning to enjoy the process of preparing for the UPSC. It is well known that if someone enjoys doing something, the rate of success increases exponentially, and for any aspirant who enjoys the process of preparing for the UPSC Civil Service, the probability for success is very high.
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