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🚨 20th September | Friday 🚨

Pre Notes

1. Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)

• Breed in SE Siberia, north China & Mongolia

• Known for longest migration journeys migrating as far as Southern Africa in winters; crossing India on the way

• Nagaland is a significant stopover w/ Doyang Lake seeing thousands of these during Oct-Nov

• Hunted in Nagaland seeing massive prevention campaign to reduce hunting

• Protection Status: Listed u/ Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 in India,

Conservation Concerns:

- IUCN Status: Least Concern (LC), but they face threats due to habitat destruction and hunting in certain regions

- Community Participation: The success story of Nagaland has become an example of community-led wildlife conservation

- Ecological Importance: Amur falcons play a vital role in controlling insect populations (especially termites) during their migration across continents

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Indian Express 📰

1. Disagree column (Explained page)
(GS2: Policies)

2. Why US Fed cut interest rates, how India could be impacted (Explained page)
(GS3: Economy)

The Hindu 🗞

1. India’s place in Russia-Ukraine peacemaking (Editorial)
(GS2: IR)

2. Harappan civilization: enigma remains even after 10 years of exploration (PG: 15)
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Day 1 | 21 Days PYQ Challenge

This Q was asked thrice in UPSC PYQs

1. Attempt with Answer

2. Share your knowledge about
a) CO:
b) NO:
c) O3:
d) SO2:

Will share answers to both 1 & 2 in eve.

But the catch is this!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯

Same Q asked in 1988-2010-2013-2022

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Essay 2024

Write on any 1 topic and mail it to me for discussion before Sept 24 :)

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🚨 21st September | Saturday 🚨

Mains keywords

1. Radio astronomy

• Branch of astronomy studying celestial objects

Mains notes

1. White Revolution 2.0

• Launch: Initiated by the Ministry of Cooperation

• Objective: Transform India’s dairy sector and empower women farmers

• Milk Procurement Goal: Increase from 660 to 1,000 lakh liters daily

• Investment: Total funding of ₹70,125 crore

Key Focus Areas:

1. Modernization of cooperative infrastructure

2. Promotion of women’s cooperatives

3. Enhancement of dairy technology

Initiatives:

- Computerization of dairy cooperatives

- Rollout of RuPay Kisan Credit Cards for farmers

Expected outcomes:

- Boost rural economies

- Improve nutritional security

- Enhance competitiveness in global dairy markets

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2. HC's fact check unit order (Explained page)
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3. How starlink satellites are 'blinding' astronomers (Explained page)
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The Hindu 🗞

1. Bombay HC strikes down centre ammended IT rules (Front page)
(GS2: Judgements)

PS: Write essay on any one topic of UPSC 2024 & mail it to me for discussion at whycse@gmail.com before 24 september

General Studies Paper 1 | Mains 2024 | @CSEWhy

@CSEWhy 21 Day PYQs Challenge | Day 2

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Topics/Themes asked in GS1 Mains 2024 #UPSC | @CSEWhy

History:

• World War I
• Pallavas & Cholas
• Quit India Movement
• Rig Vedic/Later Vedic

Geography

• Cloudbursts
• Twisters (Tornadoes)
• Sea Surface Temperature
• Aurora Australis & Aurora Borealis

Society

• Migration
• Regional disparity
• Demographic Winter
• Gender equality/equity
• Inter-caste/religion marriages

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Keywords: “Constitutional Government” is “limiting government”

Same concept, worded differently.

Asked 4x since 2014! 🤯🤯

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General Studies Paper 2 | Mains 2024 | @CSEWhy

Your opinion: Easy-Moderate-Hard?

19 Themes seen in #UPSC GS2 Paper | Important @CSEWhy

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• China-India-West narrative

• Lok Adalats & Local Bodies

• Citizen Charter, PIL & e-gov

• Secularism & Right to Privacy

• Cabinet System, CAG & Federalism

• Role of Civil Servants in Democracy

• Charitable Trusts + Poverty & Malnutrition

• ONOE & Anti Cheating in Exams Initiatives

• Central Asian Republics + Maldives x India

• Terrorism wrt UNSC Counter Terrorism Committee

Constitution Articles you could use in Mains GS2 Paper 2024

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Friends, you will not find direct Qs on Articles of Constitution BUT..

..using them in your Intro gives you good impression & better marks

Compiled list to show how you could benefit knowing Articles of Constitution by heart ❤️

• CAG: 148 [Q4]

• Secularism: 44 [Q15]

• Public Health: 47 [Q17]

• ONOE: 83, 84, 324 [Q1]

• Cabinet System: 74 [Q3]

• Right to Privacy: 21 [Q12]

• Lok Adalats: 39A & 226 [Q2]

• Federalism: 245, 256, 280, 282 [Q13]

• Local Bodies: 243B (Panchayat) & 243Q (Municipality) [Q5]

Now, Real Question:

How to remember Articles of Constitution?

You can do it without ratta. There are some tips you can practice to make it happen.

I have covered this aspect in my Constitution course which is also part of WHYPOWER

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🚨 22nd September | Sunday 🚨

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