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Friends, UPSC has asked about 4 temples majorly in Prelims. I have compiled details about these 4 temples first in my PYQ notes and now on my blog.

You can learn about these 4 temples here๐Ÿ‘‡
https://csewhy.substack.com/p/68-4-temples-from-upsc-pyqs
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๐Ÿšจ January 10 2023 | Tuesday๐Ÿšจ

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Open Access
Improved access of scholarly articles for masses. Similar to Open AI, Open Source terms in Tech

Two imp terms/abbreviations wrt child pornography and digital content
Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA)
Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)

Mishra Committee 1976 observations
(wrt Joshimath)
- Land upon which town is founded is a deposit of sand and stone
- Town is not built 'main rock' of the mountain
- Undercutting by currents of Alaknanda river makes the area more prone to disasters

Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. Secure cyberspace for children (read for solutions)
2. Don't outsource excellence (Read 5 point solution suggested here)
3. Time to invest in India (quick look at the stats)
4. Land Subsidence (explained)
5. The Indian Diaspora (Best article on GS2 topic, take a note!)

TH:
1. The delay in decennial census (great source on census)
2. Has human-animal conflict increased in Wayanad? (give a quick read to understand problem & solution)
3. The open access movement (A big debate going on OA in academic circles, keep an eye)


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UPSC asked this question in 2013.

As a serious aspirant, what you shall do on seeing this question is to learn more about these forces.

To save you time, I have compiled the details about these forces on my Blog for you to Revise in JUST 1 minute read.

Visit and learn๐Ÿ‘‡

https://csewhy.substack.com/p/69-forces-of-nature-upsc-pyq-2013
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๐Ÿšจ January 11 2023 | Wednesday๐Ÿšจ

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5F for Textiles sector given by PM Modi
Farm, Fibre, Fabric, Fashion, Foreign

Quote
Russia is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma - Winston Churchill

Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. The future is international (UGC Chairman explaining Foreign uni in India logic, imp to read his pov)
2. India, the bridge (read to understand way forward towards end)
3. The game in perspective (read to know economics of online gaming)
4. Ozone hole, filling up now (make notes from this on Montreal Protocol and lessons for dealing with climate change)
5. Cold wave (learn the definitions, factors and impacts)
6. Delegated legislation


TH:
1. Lessons from Russia's Ukraine War (take a look at diff lessons for diff geopolitical events)
2. The beginning of India's cultural renaissance (a quick read suffices)
3. See map of Same sex marriages to take an idea on which societies allow it and which do not!)
4. Read 'The Gist' of Page 8 both articles



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UPSC Prelims PYQ | Question from 2013

Only 3 women
had been INC President. Who are these 3 women?

1. Annie Besant (1917, Calcutta)
2. Sarojini Naidu (1925, Kanpur)
3. Nalini Sengupta [Nellie Sengupta] (1933, Calcutta)

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๐Ÿšจ January 12 2023 | Thursday ๐Ÿšจ

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Quote
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children - Nelson Mandela

Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. Our vanishing monuments
2. SC prescription for CHD
3. Corbusier's vision for city: the genius and the flaws

TH:
1. (Pg 5) White tufted royal butterfly and Indian skimmer
2. Reducing preterm births and stillbirths (Read to understand these terms and solutions)
3 China's oil gambit in Taliban's Afghanistan (just one read to keep an idea)
4. Why is the land sinking in Joshimath?


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UPSC CSE Why
CSEWhy Resources: 1. Click here to get 15 Year or 10 Year Prelims PYQ Notes 2. Visual Notes: Maps collection (Index in the image) Visual memory is a scientific technique to score higher in prelims Click here to get Visual Notes 3. GS4 Ethics Notes CSEWhyโ€ฆ
Friends, around 50 aspirants have taken my Visual Notes for UPSC Prelims in last 5 days.

Looking at high demand, Iโ€™m reducing price to โ‚น239 in larger interest of aspirants Only for next 24 hours.

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Pls get your notes within next 24 hours
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Friends, I am thinking to compile all my Twitter threads in one PDF to make it easy for all UPSC aspirants to revise all notes in one place.

If you think I shall do it, just react โค๏ธ on this message to order me to do it ASAP

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Friends, around 50 aspirants have taken my Visual Notes for UPSC Prelims in last 5 days. Looking at high demand, Iโ€™m reducing price to โ‚น239 in larger interest of aspirants Only for next 24 hours. You can check the index of Visual Notes in Point No. 1 andโ€ฆ
Friends, I am amazed at smart decision of 53 aspirants who got Visual Notes yesterday.

If youโ€™re still not done, please know that the discount offer is still valid and will end by 03:30 pm

Get your visual notes ASAP! How? Check tagged message ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป
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๐Ÿšจ January 13 2023 | Friday ๐Ÿšจ

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Nothing major in newspaper today. Can skip reading both TH & IE and focus on syllabus/revision

Reading Recommendations

IE:

1. The matter about mind
2. Basic structure of the constitution (revise)

TH:
1. Entering a year of uncertainty


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Cloud seeding is a hot topic in news. UPSC even asked a Q on it in 2019 prelims.

Cloud seeding:
Chemicals thrown on clouds to produce artificial rain

Which chemicals?
- Dry Ice
- Silver Iodide
- Potassium Iodide

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โค๏ธ react karke mujhe batao! ๐Ÿ˜
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Friends, around 50 aspirants have taken my Visual Notes for UPSC Prelims in last 5 days. Looking at high demand, Iโ€™m reducing price to โ‚น239 in larger interest of aspirants Only for next 24 hours. You can check the index of Visual Notes in Point No. 1 andโ€ฆ
Just finished sending 123 mails sharing Visual Notes to all the aspirants who got them

So happy that so many aspirants will be benefitting from these high value notes for UPSC.
Keep studying hard, guys. This is your year!!!
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๐Ÿšจ January 14 2023 | Saturday๐Ÿšจ

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India's approach in development partnership:
- Consultative
- Outcome Oriented
- Demand Driven
- People-centric
- Respectful of Sovereignty

Quote
War begins first in the minds of men


Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. The story of De La Rue (just a fun read, can avoid too.)

TH:
1. Alappuzha sees a decline in visiting waterbirds (pg5)
2. Take a step to regulate deepfakes (Must read)


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Mnemonic to remember Panchayati Raj Committees in order of their formation๐Ÿ˜ฎ

Mnemonic: BAG of LT. Gadgil๐Ÿ’ผ

B: Balwant Rai Mehta (1957)
A: Ashok Mehta (1977)
G: GVK Rao (1985)
L: LM Singhvi (1986)
T: Thungon (1988)
G: Gadgil (1988)

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๐Ÿšจ January 15 2023 | Sunday๐Ÿšจ

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Extending best wishes for The Army Day!

Pre facts
Kokborok language: aka Tripuri language
- an ancient native language of NE
- Kok: verbal; Borok: People (verbal languages of people)

Reading Recommendations

TH:

1. Where do Indian cities stand on toxic air?
2. What does centre want in Bhopal gas case?
3. Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics


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๐Ÿšจ January 16 2023 | Monday๐Ÿšจ

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Innovate for India, Innovate from India
Keyword to be used in Make in India, startups etc related answers


Reading Recommendations


IE:
1. The Qatar Conundrum (GS2: Indian relations)
2. Personal law v/s child marriage prevention act: issues before SC (GS2: laws)
3. Inflation moderating but big worry this year is growth (GS3: Economy)

No TH published today as office closed on Jan 15 on account of Makar Sakranti


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The more I read about Pakistan and Sri Lankaโ€™s wheat crisis (Bangladesh is next, soon) more I am thankful to far sighted scientists of ICAR.

Single handedly solved Indian food crisis batting on green/white/blue revolution.

Read more about ICAR here ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research
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If you are a #UPSC aspirant suffering from low energy, do these 5 things to fix your body ASAP!๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป

1. Give up smoking & alcohol
2. Avoid unhealthy seed oils
3. Raise protein intake in your diet
4. Lose weight (if you are at 15%+ body fat)
5. Still not ok? Get blood work done to correct deficiencies!

PS: Do know that you can drop me an email even for your health, fitness & nutrition problems to whycse@gmail.com
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๐Ÿšจ January 17 2023 | Tuesday๐Ÿšจ

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Pre related

Shukrayaan I
1. Orbiter mission with high resolution synthetic aperture radar & ground penetrating radar
2. To study
- Venus's geological & volcanic activities
- Emissions on the ground
- Wind speed, cloud cover & other characteristics from eliptical orbit
3. Other countries Venus missions:
- EU: EnVision
- USA: VERITAS
4. Expected in 2031


Exoplanet
- Those that orbit other stars (not sun) and are beyond our solar system
- They come in diff size & temperature range
- ~5k exoplanets discovered till now (source: NASA)
- More planets than stars (since every star has atleast one planet orbiting it)


Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. Cancer in India: a status report (save this clip, will come handy in Mains answers)
2. Law Min suggestion to CJI on MOP: the context and background (read to understand)
3. Exoplanet

TH:
1. Plagiarism and Malicious intent: does ChatGPT have an ethics problem? (GS4: Ethics)
2. Why's Kerala opposing electricity rules? (read gist)
3. Delhi CM-LG stalemate (read gist)
4. Time to streamline PF pension scheme


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๐Ÿšจ January 18 2023 | Wednesday๐Ÿšจ

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Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. India and the new Eurasia
2. China's population declines: How India's situation is different
3. Why RBI warned states against old pension scheme (page 19)

TH:
1. The illogical rejection of the idea of South Asia (some good points)
2. A case for reassigning GST to states (read to understand the need)
3. India's new proposal for migrant voting (Hard to find points like these elsewhere)



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#UPSC #Prelims PYQ 2015 question

โ—ผ๏ธCustodian of Constitution?
โžก๏ธSUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Value addition:
โ—ผ๏ธPreserver, Protector and/or Defender of Constitution:
โžก๏ธPRESIDENT OF INDIA

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