Schedule - NOV 3rd week

General Studies


World Geography from Mains' perspective

1. Geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

2. Distribution of key natural resources across the world.

History Optional

Towards WW I : Europe from 1870 - 1914 

Age Limit - UPSC

A news flashed at a prominent newspaper has generated some doubts & surely spread panic

May read this : 

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/centre-to-lower-age-limit-for-civil-service-aspirants/article6609797.ece

HOWEVER,

in the same newspaper, on the same day, pls READ THIS TOO:

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/dopt-yet-to-notify-change/article6609800.ece

Our suggestion:

Pls concentrate on the job at hand - i.e. your preparation & stop paying attention to speculative news items !  

It will be ridiculous that the Govt decides to increase the age limit upto 32 yrs & thereafter brings it down to 26 yrs in the very next yr !!!

It was definitely not expected of a 100 yrs + old newspaper to have generated such  sensationalism. Pretty unfortunate and preposterous. 

Second ARC recos were lying in the cupboard for a length now - suddenly the 1878 newspaper gets hold of the recos and flashes it - actually exploits the 'belief' of the gullible civil service aspirants in its credibility. 

For corroboration of our notion, pls read:

"Govt says no to UPA move to lower UPSC age limit"

Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, November 18, 2014

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-says-no-to-upa-s-move-to-lower-upsc-age-limit/article1-1287621.aspx