Temples in India: A Key Topic for Both Prelims and Mains 📚
Understanding Temples and Temple Architecture is crucial for your UPSC preparation.
🔍 For Prelims: Be prepared for questions that test your knowledge of different architectural styles and their unique characteristics.
📝 For Mains: Incorporating examples of various styles and historical timelines can significantly enhance your answers.
Example: In UPSC 2022 GS 1 Mains, this question was asked:
How will you explain that medieval Indian temple sculptures represent the social life of those days?
What approach would you take to answer this?
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MMP+ Batch 3 - Starts 24th August!
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Understanding Temples and Temple Architecture is crucial for your UPSC preparation.
🔍 For Prelims: Be prepared for questions that test your knowledge of different architectural styles and their unique characteristics.
📝 For Mains: Incorporating examples of various styles and historical timelines can significantly enhance your answers.
Example: In UPSC 2022 GS 1 Mains, this question was asked:
How will you explain that medieval Indian temple sculptures represent the social life of those days?
What approach would you take to answer this?
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MMP+ Batch 3 - Starts 24th August!
Call us on 9569093856 or Enroll Here
🚨Attention UPSC Aspirants: Avoid Repeating Mistakes!
We all know the saying: Once is a mistake, twice is learning, but repeating it? That’s foolish. 🤦♂️
Yet, many of us fall into the trap—taking Mains test series without fixing our real issues, leading to repeated failures. 😟
The truth? UPSC success requires a comprehensive approach:
📚Complete the Syllabus – Quality answers need complete understanding.
🔍Analyze PYQs – These aren’t just questions; they reveal UPSC's expectations.
⏱Time-Bound Practice – Timed writing separates good attempts from great ones.
✅ Attempting the Mains Test Series – This final stage brings everything together.
At Sarrthi IAS, our MMP+ & MAP+ Programs cover every aspect of your preparation:
✅MMP+ Program (Online): Starts 24th August
✅MAP+ Program (Offline): Starts 2nd Sept
Break the cycle—focus on comprehensive preparation.🌟
We all know the saying: Once is a mistake, twice is learning, but repeating it? That’s foolish. 🤦♂️
Yet, many of us fall into the trap—taking Mains test series without fixing our real issues, leading to repeated failures. 😟
The truth? UPSC success requires a comprehensive approach:
📚Complete the Syllabus – Quality answers need complete understanding.
🔍Analyze PYQs – These aren’t just questions; they reveal UPSC's expectations.
⏱Time-Bound Practice – Timed writing separates good attempts from great ones.
✅ Attempting the Mains Test Series – This final stage brings everything together.
At Sarrthi IAS, our MMP+ & MAP+ Programs cover every aspect of your preparation:
✅MMP+ Program (Online): Starts 24th August
✅MAP+ Program (Offline): Starts 2nd Sept
Break the cycle—focus on comprehensive preparation.🌟
🌏[Biodiversity Hotspots in India]
1. Himalayan Hotspot:
Home to the tallest mountains like Mt. Everest 🏔️, this region has ecosystems from grasslands to high-altitude meadows. Even plants grow above 6,000 meters. It’s a safe place for animals like vultures, tigers, and rhinos.
2. Indo-Burma Hotspot:
Covering over 2 million sq. km, this area keeps revealing new species like the large-antlered deer. It’s also home to many endangered turtles 🐢 and around 1,300 bird species.
3. Sundaland Hotspot:
Java and Sumatra islands are some of the last places for rhinos and orangutans. But industrial logging and illegal animal trade are harming this region’s unique wildlife.
4. Western Ghats-Sri Lanka Hotspot:
These forests are shrinking fast, with only 1.5% of Sri Lanka’s original forest left 🌳. Despite this, the area is home to animals like Asian elephants, Indian tigers, and many unique frogs.
1. Himalayan Hotspot:
Home to the tallest mountains like Mt. Everest 🏔️, this region has ecosystems from grasslands to high-altitude meadows. Even plants grow above 6,000 meters. It’s a safe place for animals like vultures, tigers, and rhinos.
2. Indo-Burma Hotspot:
Covering over 2 million sq. km, this area keeps revealing new species like the large-antlered deer. It’s also home to many endangered turtles 🐢 and around 1,300 bird species.
3. Sundaland Hotspot:
Java and Sumatra islands are some of the last places for rhinos and orangutans. But industrial logging and illegal animal trade are harming this region’s unique wildlife.
4. Western Ghats-Sri Lanka Hotspot:
These forests are shrinking fast, with only 1.5% of Sri Lanka’s original forest left 🌳. Despite this, the area is home to animals like Asian elephants, Indian tigers, and many unique frogs.
After these rigorous sessions, where students write answers to quality UPSC Mains Level Questions in 7 minutes each, Mudit Sir addresses all their queries.
Live Answer Writing Sessions are effective because writing within a fixed timeframe builds muscle memory. In the real exam, your hands move naturally thanks to the content and practice from MAP+.
MAP+ (Exclusive Offline for UPSC 2025 Aspirants) starts on the 2nd of September.
Check out the Course or Call us on 9569093856 to enquire
Live Answer Writing Sessions are effective because writing within a fixed timeframe builds muscle memory. In the real exam, your hands move naturally thanks to the content and practice from MAP+.
MAP+ (Exclusive Offline for UPSC 2025 Aspirants) starts on the 2nd of September.
Check out the Course or Call us on 9569093856 to enquire
[Places in News] Golan Heights
It is a strategic basaltic plateau in the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in the north, and Wadi Raqqad in the east.
Two thirds of the area was occupied by Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War and then effectively annexed in 1981, which was rejected by the international community that continues to consider the territory as Syrian and under Israeli occupation.
It is a strategic basaltic plateau in the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in the north, and Wadi Raqqad in the east.
Two thirds of the area was occupied by Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War and then effectively annexed in 1981, which was rejected by the international community that continues to consider the territory as Syrian and under Israeli occupation.
Mains Mentorship Program Plus (MMP+) 2025 - Batch 3
Starts 24th August!
Your One Stop Solution for Mains Answer Writing with Comprehensive Coverage of GS 1, GS 2, GS 3, Ethics and Essay Syllabus, Write Smart and Live Answer Writing Session (LAWS) to enhance your answer Writing skills along with Regular Mentorship Session to help you understand UPSC CSE Mains Examination.
Check out the Course or Call us on 9569093856 to know details!
Starts 24th August!
Your One Stop Solution for Mains Answer Writing with Comprehensive Coverage of GS 1, GS 2, GS 3, Ethics and Essay Syllabus, Write Smart and Live Answer Writing Session (LAWS) to enhance your answer Writing skills along with Regular Mentorship Session to help you understand UPSC CSE Mains Examination.
Check out the Course or Call us on 9569093856 to know details!
🚨 Orientation Session Today at 3 PM! 🚨
(Only for Enrolled Students)
🕒 Before you dive into Prelims, make sure your Mains prep is on point!
✅ Don't miss this crucial session where we guide you on how we will ensure you are MAINS READY!
For any queries, feel free to call us at 📞 9569093856
Or explore our course details here: Check out Course!
(Only for Enrolled Students)
🕒 Before you dive into Prelims, make sure your Mains prep is on point!
✅ Don't miss this crucial session where we guide you on how we will ensure you are MAINS READY!
For any queries, feel free to call us at 📞 9569093856
Or explore our course details here: Check out Course!
🌍 India and the Ramsar Convention 🌍
✅ India is one of the contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention, which was signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971.
✅The country became a signatory in 1982.
✅ Between 1982 and 2013, 26 sites in India were designated as Ramsar sites.
✅ From 2014 to 2024, India has added 59 new wetlands to this prestigious list, showcasing its ongoing dedication to wetland conservation.
🔍 Current Stats:
1. Tamil Nadu leads with the highest number of Ramsar sites (18), followed by Uttar Pradesh (10).
2. India’s Ramsar wetlands cover about 10% of the total wetland area across 18 states.
While India’s sheer size and biodiversity contribute to its impressive count, globally, the United Kingdom (175 sites) and Mexico (142 sites) hold the highest number of Ramsar sites.
Bolivia has the largest area under Ramsar protection, spanning 148,000 sq. km.
✅ India is one of the contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention, which was signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971.
✅The country became a signatory in 1982.
✅ Between 1982 and 2013, 26 sites in India were designated as Ramsar sites.
✅ From 2014 to 2024, India has added 59 new wetlands to this prestigious list, showcasing its ongoing dedication to wetland conservation.
🔍 Current Stats:
1. Tamil Nadu leads with the highest number of Ramsar sites (18), followed by Uttar Pradesh (10).
2. India’s Ramsar wetlands cover about 10% of the total wetland area across 18 states.
While India’s sheer size and biodiversity contribute to its impressive count, globally, the United Kingdom (175 sites) and Mexico (142 sites) hold the highest number of Ramsar sites.
Bolivia has the largest area under Ramsar protection, spanning 148,000 sq. km.