I had left this Q in Pre 2022.

Just go through options and details once.

(Edit: Be-shara (बे शारा) i.e. against sharia law for Qalandars)

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🚨May 25 2023 | Thursday🚨

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Sengol
- Derived from the Tamil word 'Semmai' meaning righteousness
- Description: 5 foot long, silver made gold plated
- Considered sacred symbol of authority during Chola period
- Commissioned from Thiruvavaduthura math, Mayiladuthurai district of TN
- Nandi on top symbolizes justice and strength, Sengol has carvings in Tamil language
- Handed over to PM Nehru on night of Aug 14 1947 marking independence
- It was efforts of C. Rajagopalachari that Sengol found prominence at important date

Note: Song of Tirugnana Sambandar, a 7th century Nayanar saint from TN, was rendered during event of Sengol transfer to Pt. Nehru.

Narco Test
- Sodium Pentothal (or Thiopental) injected in body which is fast acting, short duration, anaesthetic
- aka Truth Serum and acts on the central nervous system as depressant
- Used in Gujarat riot case 2002, Nithari killings 2007, 26/11 Kasab
- In Selvi v/s Karnataka 2010 SC rules on legality and admissibility of narco tests

Polygraph Test
- Works on assumption: Physiological responses are diff when one is lying and when one is not
- No drugs injected but cardio-cuffs, sensitive electrodes attached to measure BP, Pulse, sweat gland, etc.

Paris Principles
- Related to UN principles on status of national institutions
- Set out 6 main criteria
- In news due to NHRC accreditation

Quote
Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception- RB Ginsburg

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. How to meet a disaster [Imp, read after Pre]
2. Legal questions in narco tests [Read today]

TH
1. On copyright infringement and AI [Imp, read after pre to understand ideas behind copyright laws]


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Revise Writs here :)

A bit on butterflies from my handwritten notes (inspired by IFS Praveen Kaswan Sir’s tweets)

Looking at 2022 Pre questions like ‘Guchi mushroom, How many rightly matched’; both of these become important.

Take a rough look here. 💪🏻

Questions on which agency publishes which report is regularly asked in Prelims.

You either know it or you don’t!

Before going to sleep, take a broad look at list of reports and agencies 👇🏼

https://csewhy.substack.com/p/90-important-reports-of-global-agencies

Note: Oh dear, no fear; fight is here, win be near! 😄

🚨May 26 2023 | Friday🚨

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Pre Related

1. XpoSat
- India's only and world's second polarimetry mission using X-Ray
- Aim: study dynamics of bright astronomical X-Ray sources u/ extreme conditions
- Built by ISRO in collab with Raman Research Institute

2. Central Electricity Authority
- Now under Electricity Act 2003 [Made u/ 1948 act]
- Objective: Every 5 years, formulate National Electricity Plan for optimum utilization of available resources of power generation
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Power

3. petaFLOP Supercomputer
- FLOP: Floating Point Operations per Second (metric to measure computational performance)
- gigaFLOP: Billions, teraFLOP: Trillions, petaFLOP: Quadrillion
- First petaFLOP supercomputer: Roadrunner (IBM)
- Currently world's fastest: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Frontier
- Indian p-FLOP supercomputers: Mihir and Pratyush
- Upcoming: 18-petaFLOP (fastest) via Ministry of Earth Sciences

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. An outpost in the sea
2. India and the South Pacific

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Bhai sunn,

Darr matt. Exam knowledge se zyada mental strength ka hai

Darega toh bilkul nahi hoga
Bina darr ke jaega toh fir bhi chance hai

Bass itni si hi baat hai 💪🏻

🚨May 27 2023 | Saturday🚨

This is a scheduled message. No newspaper edition today.

Breathe. UPSC has tendency to surprise. World was crazy on COVID19, they asked no Q on it that year. Millets can be skipped this year.

You can't do much until you see the paper. Just collect your strength. Summon your best.

Trust your Bal. Buddhi. Vidya. 💪🏻

I believe in powers of prayers.

Today morning, I prayed for everyone here who’s writing this exam tomorrow.

I’d urge you to pray for me, too. Urge your gods to bless me 😄💪🏻

Heaven for aspirants who understand probability 😄

And oh, elimination techniques eliminated 😂😄

Chaliye. CSAT ko bhi vanakkam 🤪

If you’re sad, unhappy or feel bad after the exam, it’s a good sign that you’re serious about your career.

Only those who put blood and sweat meet failure with heavy heart.

However, do know: you’re still young and have strength to keep going! Contemplate your choices and if you think you’ve it in you, come back next year with integrated Mains+Pre prep to win it!

If not, UPSC isn’t the only career in today’s India. Opportunities are everywhere, go kill it! 💪🏻

Want to discuss alternate career options? I am always open to hear and make valuable recommendations. Write to me at whycse@gmail.com

Note: Enough of mayhem, back to work 😄

🚨May 29 2023 | Monday🚨

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1. Sengol: represents ethical-spiritual authority over political authority

2. Important periods related keywords covered in an earlier telegram post: https://t.me/csewhy/122

Pre related

1. Commemorative coin
- Issued to mark events like paying homage to notable personalities, spreading awareness on govt programs, or key historic events
- ₹75 coin (Sansad Sankul/Parliament Complex) 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% nickel, 5% zinc
- Not to be for public circulation but can be acquired via SPMCIL website for personal collection
- 2018: ₹100 coin launched to honour Former PM Vajpayee (can be bought for ₹5,717 from SPMCIL site)
- 2017: Coins to pay homage to MGR and MS Subbulakshmi
- Coins minted in four GoI owned mints at Noida, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata
- First ever coin: 1964 to pay homage to PM Pt. Nehru who passed away the same year

2. Megamalai Reserve Forest
- Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve
- 51st Tiger reserve of India
- Lies in watershed area of river Vaigai

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. Nutrition in a warmer world [GS3]
2. NavIC launch: why regional navigation system matters [NavIC & IRNSS seen in 2018 Pre PYQ]
3. Model Prisons Act 2023: How it differs from existing laws, why its need was felt [Imp, Q in Pre 2023]

TH
1. At Hiroshima, Japan's moment to reinforce partnerships
2. Menstrual health is a public health issue [Imp]
3. Why's the 1.5 degree Celsius target critical? [Imp, take notes]
4. Can China's Micron ban benefit Samsung and SK Hynix?


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Will do a detailed blog post compiling important notes from Parliament inauguration soon. Till then, here is an important Timeline

I understand most of us are broken.

Irrespective of what you decide for the next attempt, here's a tip:
UPSKILL yourself to have a financial backup.

Invest 8-12 hours a week in learning something new either in your field or explore internet to make money.

If you want to discuss what next and need someone to discuss it with, write to me at whycse@gmail.com

Good day! :)

Seeing a lot of pessimism even 3 days later.

Will release some valuable resources to up-skill, learn, and grow in both govt & non-govt sector along with relevant opportunities

Meanwhile remember 👇🏼

दिल ना-उमीद तो नहीं नाकाम ही तो है।
लम्बी है ग़म की शाम मगर शाम ही तो है ।।

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🚨June 01 2023 | Thursday🚨

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Ongana hills
- In Chhattisgarh
- Paintings here show depict Ramkatha in paintings

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. The food supply situation
2. The personal & political: reading Nepal PM Prachanda's visit to India [read political traditions with great attention]

TH
1. Is India missing the graphene bus?
2. Biodiversity is us and we are biodiversity

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🚨June 02 2023 | Friday🚨

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Social wellbeing, environmental safety and energy security
- Three imp goals to meet with India's Lithium reserves extraction

Multi vectorism
- A foreign policy pursued by Central Asians nations with an aim to reap most benefits from every vector

C+C5 summit
- China + 5 Central Asian Countries
- May 18-19 2023 in Xi'an, China; next in Kazakhstan in 2025

Central Asian Countries Foreign Policies main priorities

- Turkmenistan: Neutrality (since 1991)
- Uzbekistan: Regional security
- Kyrgyzstan: Economic and security concerns
- Tajikistan: 'Open doors' and Peace Seeking policy

- Here, note the priorities. Think of 2022 Vietnam question of Pre which said 'multi party democracy' but Vietnam is communists ruled. Similarly, for an example, a Q can be framed saying Turkmenistan is Turkey aligned (you might think it is right for TURK connection but no)

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. BRICS that could be bigger [read for 2 imp ideas: expansion and currency]

TH
1. Central Asian foreign policy multi-vectorism pays off
2. Who should own the world's lithium?
3. How has Dhaka reacted to the US threat on visas? [read for two things: FDI investors in Bangladesh + its position on imp matters related to US]

Others:
- Preparing for Telangana PCS? Note everything in today's ad by TS govt. Rich compilation for every govt scheme

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