How to
prepare Current Affairs for IAS?
As we all
know that current affairs plays a vital role altogether the 3 stages of IAS
preparation (Preliminary Examination, Mains Examination and Interview or
personality Test). In recent years, the importance of current affairs has
enlarged within the IAS examination, during which the analytical tendency of
the questions proportionately also as some topics like events associated with
environment and economy, etc. have increased.
Now the
question arises that the way to prepare the current affairs for the IAS exam?
The information of UPSC Prelims quite clearly mentions "current events of
national and international importance" that we understand as current
affairs or current affairs. The Commission has very efficiently covered the
current affairs within the examination, however this part has not been outlined
within the information of each the preliminary and the main examination. A
candidate should develop the art of reading all the necessary news associated
with important current affairs and creating notes from them through the
newspapers on the basis of the level of UPSC examination on a daily basis.
Read also: Best Hindi Newspapers for UPSC preparation
There is
no specific trend in current affairs questions asked within the IAS
examination. If we tend to study the previous year's paper, we will understand
several questions were asked directly from many current events. Current affairs
cover a good vary of disciplines and overlap with key disciplines like earth
science, policy, economics, history, environment and science and technology. In
this means we tend to understand that it's tough to classify questions below a
particular subject for the preparation of current affairs.
What Topics
should I cover in daily current affairs?
Aspects
of government / policies, policies of India which are at international level
like - Act East Policy, International Institutions - International Monetary
Fund, World Bank, United Nations Security Council, International Agreements
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Wasenar Arrangement, Start Treaty, Rights Issue,
Social Sector Initiatives, Good Measures taken by the Government on Sustainable
Development etc.
How to
prepare Current Affairs from Newspaper?
You can
easily understand the importance of newspapers. All static portions such as
geography, history, economics, politics, science and technology or environment
etc. are a regular part of daily news. In addition, to answer the questions of
UPSC, we need to gain understanding of the relationship of contemporary issues
with the static aspect and its analysis, etc. When you are aware of
contemporary developments and events, it is not difficult to prepare.
How to
make notes for current affairs?
For the
preparation of current affairs, it is recommended that you make notes in the
proper way. For this, create a dedicated file and in it you can note and modify
the current case study material. In this way you can easily add special notes
to your study material by updating the specific information found on any
subject and in this way all the materials on your current affairs subject will
remain in one place. Make a list of all related topics so that you can easily
go to the required subject. For your convenience, you can divide current
affairs into various fields so that when you study from newspaper and other
sources, you can categorize and keep the news related to the topic in your
current affairs file.
What is
the importance of current affairs in IAS exam?
In Civil
Services Examination, current events or directly related questions can be
asked. You can use current events for examples to illustrate the stance you
took in your answer.
Classification
of current affairs:
Read also:
Government
Schemes and Policies
Science
and technology
India's
space mission and defense system
International
institutions like World Bank, World Trade Organization, IMF, United Nations
etc.
International
NGO
International
Social and Environmental Initiatives
And
current national news
Read the
tips and sources given below for the tips to study news related to preparing
and studying subject-based notes for current affairs in UPSC Civil Services Examination:
Geography:
Newspaper reports on melting icebergs, El Nino / La Nina etc.
Indian
Society: Women's Issues, Women's Organization in News, Population Issues,
Regionalism, Communalism, Poverty Issues and Schemes Globalization and its
impact on special groups like women, migrants etc.
Social
justice: NGO, union budget, health and education to education issues, food
security issues etc. welfare schemes etc.
Governance:
Planning magazine report and article.
International
Affairs: Newspapers, News Websites.
Indian
Economy: Discussion in news channels, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha TV, Economic
Survey, Union Budget, Government Initiative, Agriculture, Infrastructure,
Electricity etc.
Science
and Technology: The Hindu Newspaper and Science Reporter magazine.
Internal
Security: Indian security, terrorism, cyber security, government measures to
prevent them, etc.
Conduct
Ideas: Examples of corporate espionage, corruption, etc.
The Hindu
Newspaper: To prepare for socio-economic and political issues, The Hindu Newspaper.
Best
Current Affairs Magazine for IAS:
Yojana.
Kurukshetra.
Economic
and Political Weekly.
Down to
Earth.
How many
months current affairs for IAS Prelims 2021 is required?
Usually,
we advise candidates' to start their preparation a year before, in a similar
way, we recommend covering the issues in the news from 18 months or at least 12
months prior the UPSC Exam.
Which is
the best current affairs site for UPSC?
1.www.centralgyan.blogspot.in
2.www.mea.gov.in
3.www.mha.nic.in
4.www.lawmin.nic.in
5.www.rbi.org.in
6.www.socialjustice.nic.in
7.www.indiaculture.nic.in
8.www.gov.in
10.www.pib.nic.in
Is 2
months enough for UPSC Prelims?
Truly
saying it is not possible to complete preparation in 2 months, unless you have
some previous knowledge and experience.
How can I
cover my current affairs?
Answer is
given in this post, you should go through this posts and check in details.
Some of
the best sources on How to prepare for current affairs UPSC is given here.
Newspapers–
The Hindu, The Indian Express, etc.
Monthly
Current Affairs Magazine– Pratiyogita Darpan, Civil Services Times, Yojana,
Niti Aayog reports, Economic and Political Weekly (for some topics only), World
Focus year-end issue only, etc.
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