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This blog is an attempt to save UPSC aspirants' precious time and resources. It is unnecessary to learn every time by committing mistakes when someone already does in place of you as there is no incentive in reinventing the wheel again. First Attempt: Objective: To gain firsthand experience of the examination environment Outcome: Scored 82 marks, falling short of the cutoff of 98 marks, thus failing to qualify for the main examination Mistake: Inadequate preparation and lack of proper mock practice Reliance on solving multiple-choice questions (MCQs) without attempting full-length tests Lesson Learned: The necessity of comprehensive preparation to ensure success in both the preliminary and main examinations Second Attempt: Preparation: Completion of the General Studies syllabus with the assistance of online resources and coaching Practice of numerous mock examinations Outcome: Scored 94.67 marks, falling short of the cutoff of 98 marks Mistake: Entering the examination hall with...

  Why in News To deal with the  economic inequality, unemployment and poverty  created by the Covid-19 pandemic, many advocate  Universal Basic Income (UBI)  programme to be a solution. Context: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has released the Trinamool Congress manifesto for the 2021 Assembly election. The manifesto, among other things, promises  universal basic income for every family. There are high growth and GDP numbers that the nation is witnessing. But this is not transforming the development of individual and personal empowerment. Despite rapid economic growth millions of people are unemployed and extremely poor, as can be seen in the last three decades. There are large groups of landless labourers, agricultural workers and marginal farmers who suffer from multidimensional poverty. These groups have not benefited from economic growth. Various welfare schemes have also failed to bring them out of penury. Because people are getting poor, th...

 Paradox of Plenty There are peculiarities in the world. Recently two NGO's Concern worldwide and Welt Hunger released a report named Global Hunger Report. They prepare Global Hunger Index (GHI) based on 4 parameters namely Malnutrition, Wasting , Stunting and Under 5 mortality. India's performance degrading from 94 in 2020 to 107 in 2022. This means that there is severe hunger problem in the country. This shows that people still ending there days with empty stomach. But that's not the complete picture. India has food security program named National Food Security Act 2013. Recent data from government buffer stock shows double the inventory. Infact inventory is over flooding and has greater than 100 mtons of stock. This is very peculiar as on one hand people are hungry on the other hand granary is over flooding.  That's paradox of plenty. Another case Two third of Earth surface cover with water. But just some 2% water is pure water and only 1% is accessible.  On one hand...

  PVT's Group of Madhya Pradesh   SAHARIYA TRIBE The word Sahariya is derived from the word-Sah- hariya , which means to be accompanied by a lion. The word Sahar in the Persian language means forest and this tribe lives in the forests. That's why they are called Sahariya. The Sahariya tribe is the fifth largest tribe of Madhya Pradesh in terms of population. Which mainly resides in the districts of Gwalior, Shivpuri, Morena, Guna etc. This is a special backward tribe of the state. The museum of Sahariya tribe is located in Sheopur district.   1.      Socio-Cultural Status   Patriarchal and joint families are found in the Sahariya tribe. Whose family unit is called Kutamba . The head of their Panchayat is called Patel and the other members are Kotwar , Chopa , Barai, Adhanaria . 2.      Cu...