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Trust : Virtue or Calculation Some books are so engrossing and enriching that sharing them becomes obligatory because irrespective of the language they are written the message they convey is equally useful to all. so much so that they call for group reading sessions and wider discussion in clubs and colleges. Their applicability is not limited to schools or colleges but they are equally hit for boardrooms, war rooms, court rooms alike.  Matt Ridley is a celebrated author who has previously authored top selling titles like Genome and the Red Queen. To categorise The Origins of Virtue : Human Instincts and the evolution of Cooperation, published by The Penguin  in 1996 will be a tough task as it fits into several genre at the same time. Its a research document, a compilation of stories, history book, a economics paper. The book is categorised into 13 chapters dealing into different themes where cooperation has evolved as a modus towards mutual gains and development of society fr...

For those who are planning to appear CSE Prelims on 24th, either for 1st time or otherwise... 1. Maintain speed from 1st question itself and keep bubbling the answer sheet in duration which you feel convenient but don't keep it for the last moment. 2. In these 5 days revise Polity, Freedom  struggle, Environment, Geography and Economy as majority questions come from these areas. 3. In other portions do Buddhism and Jainism well as they are most asked portion from Ancient. 4. For those in hindi medium, if u can't grasp question from it, try reading in English version as it may be more clear in that. 5. Above point is applicable to to those appearing in English medium too, you can look in HINDI version. 6. Don't panic if you are facing tough questions first, it may appear normal as u approach latter part or it may be possible that paper in general may be on tougher side, then also be calm as the merit would definitely be discounted by that factor. 7. In comprehension...

         When UPSC  announced for introduction of CSAT in November 2009, there was   widespread   anticipation about its structure and  content until it finally conducted the CSAT prelims on 12 June 2011. What perhaps UPSC has thought about its introduction was that it would lead to reduced dependency of aspirants on coaching. But we saw that with its introduction, a new range of market players emerged who boasted about being 100 percentiles or 10 times CAT qualifier. Sometimes it creates confusion in my mind and any other aspirant preparing CSAT for first time that why they are showing their Management aptitude credentials for CSAT as business and administration require entirely different aptitude which is rooted in their basic concept of profit and public service respectively. So, straight forwardly those of us who are preparing for CSAT, please make it clear that this is CSAT  and not  CAT and don’t get carried a...

    It has been over ten years since I started reading  THE HINDU  (TH) in my good old days in Raebareli when you get it a day after print. In winter's that could be 2-3 days old and when you get it, you feel like getting medicine after many days. Sometimes my colleagues in office remarked why i took them home when they are of no use being old ones, perhaps what they are can be best understood by the one who appears in mother of all exams i.e. civil services exam of  UPSC  and even-more after 2012 mains exam. So this is how I/We can make best possible use of TH or any other newspaper... The FRONT page gives you glimpse of what all mattered yesterday to the globe and the nation, it is of  less importance as normally it becomes just a narration of various statements ,which is analysed inside in editorials. moving on to, next Pages 2/3 which covers specific regions/nation and makes you aware of current local issues which may not b...

Being given equal weightage to general studies in mains, as is with optional's, it is crucial to pay adequate attention to it, though even after investing much time, effort and energy, the surety of return is very minimal,(this teaching i learned this year)...but we have to tackle it... following is the suggestive list for general studies reference, though there is no comprehensive or exhaustive list which can give you confidence to solve whole 600 marks paper... HISTORY-   ANCIENT-NCERT'S BOOK (preferably older version) MEDIEVAL-NCERT'S BOOK  MODERN- Spectrum's history, or TMH's GS manual's india's freedom struggle's section. if have time, then it is advised to go through Bipin Chandra's india's struggle for independence . it will help to get a overall picture of that phase.(chapterisation of book is very good). or IGNOU's modern india (6 booklets).  GEOGRAPHY- Physical geography- NCERT Indian geography-    NCERT ...

as we all burning last minute oil to appear on CSE pre. on 20 may, here i have something t o share with u all:-   the biggest failure in life is failure to try...the more we wait for appropriate time , the more situations are complicated by days passing...so its best thing to face the battle early... few tips useful for prelims can be... don't add new knowledge/ crash course, just consolidate on ur strengths and revise it. if taken prelims test series, then just go through the test papers and identify the blunders/mistakes made in tests so that it is not repeated on 20th. in g.s. try to attempt more questions, if u haven't heard of the topic  of ques. then its safe to leave it, otherwise you can attempt topics knwn by elimination of wrong ans. and checking combination's of options, many ques. can be solved by this method only.  prior to bubbling the sheet, make sure you are having final say, as this time changing options is rather difficult. there are times when...