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Divya Yadav UPSC CSE 23 AIR 498

Hello folks!  My name is DIVYA YADAV. By God's grace I've secured AIR 498.  My optional is PSIR. I've created this group to help the aspirants in their UPSC preparation.  Before 1.5 months of Prelims  Everyone would tell you what to study and how many mocks to give etc.  I just want to say that you should take care of your health during this time.  For physical health Take a minimum 7 hours of sleep. Stay hydrated. Avoid street food or junk food till your exam. Engage in any kind of exercise for at least 20-30 mins (like walking or simple stretching etc.)  For mental health Just stay positive. Don't get disheartened by low marks. Learn from mistakes and keep improving. Everything will be fine at the end. Have faith in your efforts. Believe in NISHKAM KARMA - don't think about the result just think about your efforts.  Best of luck 🍀🍀 Regarding Mocks What is the purpose of mocks? The only purpose of mocks is practise. Take mocks as mocks only and...
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Budget 2024-25

 Budget 2024-25
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Essay Strategy by Namrata Choubey AIR 73 UPSC CSE 2021

Namrata Choubey AIR 73 UPSC CSE 2021 Essay Paper is the first and one of the most interesting papers in the CSE Mains Examination. Along with the diversity of the topics, it gives the aspirants an opportunity to express their creative ideas in around 1200 words.    Apart from being a scoring paper (if one has command over it), writing good essays in the first paper of the mains exam cycle can also help in boosting confidence for subsequent GS papers. Writing good essays is a challenging task, especially for those who are new in the preparation. In recent years, the Essay paper is becoming more and more challenging due to inclusion of Philosophical topics, which most candidates face difficulty with. Hence, it becomes important to understand the demand of the Essay paper and develop one’s own writing style to score well. Here, I will share my basic approach towards the Essay paper. I looked at Essay paper as an opportunity to boost my marks and tried to prepare for diversity of ...
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Essay Writing Approach for UPSC CSE

 Essay Writing Approach for UPSC CSE 
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Kanika Goyal AIR-9 UPSC CSE 2022

Kanika Goyal AIR-9 UPSC CSE 2022  Strategy and Notes (CSE): Hello all, finally starting beyond the marksheets shared above, I would like to utilise this democratic platform to share the strategy and notes, the trials bundled with tribulations and the idea of smart work embedded in hard work dedication and perseverance including my all-time favourite cost-benefit analysis with you all.  My formulas for understanding the examination are:  1.Deconstruct the syllabus 2. Make notes (4 rules)        i. 10% rule : not more than 10% of the source        ii. Note down : Headings -subheading and basic structure of the source text and develop interlinkages        iii. Facts ,Figures, data, Names : For value addition which is LiT but easy to forget       iv. Continue to shorten them further as you revise them  3. Understand and match the demand utilizing the Previous year papers (both prelim...
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Preeti Kumari AIR 130 UPSC CSE 2022 ETHICS NOTES

Ethics Important Notes of AIR 130 UPSC CSE 2022 https://www.evernote.com/pub/mh17153/preetikumariethics 
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Explain that John Locke is the father of liberalism.

According to Vahan, Locke's thoughts revolve around individuals, that is, the priority of renunciation exists in Locke's thoughts. Locke's idea of freedom of individuals is the central point of liberalism. Locke said that the state should not interfere in the work of individuals, that is, it is also an exponent of the principle of non-intervention. Following are the facts about Locke being liberal: Locke supported a limited and constitutional state by dividing the powers of the state. Locke said that due to autocracy there would be anarchy in the state and the role of the individual in the patriarchal state would be only that of a slave. Locke has described the origin of the state and the functions of the state in his famous work "Two Treatises of Government". He talks about limiting the powers of the state. James Tully said about Locke that Locke is the father of liberalism and the originator of the theory of nonintervention because he is against anarchy and com...
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The views of Hobbes have been written in support of the capitalists

The views of Hobbes, the exponent of social agreement, are individualistic. The one who gave all of the atoms to the person, that is, the ideas of Halas are based on physics, geometry and psychology. Hobbes wrote in his book Leviathan that all power should rest with the king.Due to which his thoughts are seen as supporters of dictatorship and autocracy. Commenting on the views of Hobbes, McPherson said that the views of Hobbes are possessive individualists. Because Hobbes has talked about giving all the powers in the hands of one person. McPherson said that Hobbes's ideas are influenced by markets and he is also a supporter of markets.  Because he talks about protecting the interests of the capitalists. If the state is powerful then it must be a supporter of capitalism. McPherson writes in his famous work "The Political Theory of Passive individualism" that Hayes is a supporter of the powerful state and the sovereign state. According to Hobbes, only a powerful and despo...
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Comment on: "The prince must be both a fox and a lion."

Machiavelli is given the noun of the first modern thoughts because his thoughts are based on practical method and not on medieval method. Machiavelli in his great work Prince said that the ruler means the prince should be free from fear. He should have the courage of a lion and the agility of a fox. When the qualities of both a lion and a fox are present in a prince, then only he can rule. Just as the lion is determined to protect itself from other animals, but it does not have the skills to cut the net. Similarly, the fox is skilled in cutting nets but cannot protect itself from the wolf. According to Machiavelli, the ruler should have fox-like qualities to protect from factions and lionlike qualities in times of revolution, war, violence. According to Sabine, her views were more influenced by her times and situation. Because the fragmentation of Italy is one of the important events of his period. Dunning has also termed Machiavelli as his infant, which was the result of his circumsta...
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“The fundamental issue of the Republic is the discovery of Nature and habitation of Justice.” Discuss this statement and examine Plato’s Conception of Justice.

Republic as the implementation of idea of Justice .Justice has been described as the first virtue of a society, by Rawls.It is the most fundamental basis on which the edifice of every state is built. A State can continue so long as people consider it just. The importance of the theory of justice in Plato’s work can be seen as even the subtitle of the masterpiece. ‘The Republic’ is ‘Concerning Justice’. Justice is the main ideal that Plato aspires for, because it signifies stability and has external character, and goes about incorporating it in his Republic. The main concern of Plato was to create Athens as an ideal State. For Plato, the State was the ideal, of which justice was the reality. The methodology used by Plato to arrive at this was dialectics. Through his book Republic written in the form of a dialogue. Plato arrived at some observations. Justice was not simply doing your duty, but also a source of virtue. Moreover, it was better to be just than to be unjust. Plato believed...
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The Republic of Plato is without a doubt his greatest work.

Plato wrote The Republic, a Socratic dialogue about justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man, around 375 BC. It is Plato's most well-known work and one of the most intellectually and historically significant works of political theory and philosophy. The Republic by Plato is a work that talks about how important it is to be fair in the world and how being fair makes you happy. It is a book that talks about the ideal city and how just and philosophical governance can make people happy. Today, Plato's The Republic is a significant part of the Western literary canon. In this book, Plato asks the ultimate questions about happiness and justice, and the answers to those questions are constantly changing. Additionally, his book is essential for learning to question what is actually known. In all fields, this ability to question is essential. The "Constitution of Plato's Ideal state" is the most important part of "The Republic. “He int...
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Why should Aristotle be called the father of political science?

Plato is normative and he uses deductive reasoning whereas Aristotle uses deductive as well as inductive logic. Aristotle used the imperial method when he studied 158 constitutions of his time. Aristotle theory of evaluation is also based on empirical investigation. Aristotle uses a method of biology where he classifies the constitution thus, from Aristotle the tradition of scientific study of politics began. This is the reason professor Maxey calls Plato as the father of political philosophy and Aristotle as the father of political science. Plato’s book republic is not a book on politics primarily it is a book on ethics. Aristotle’s book titled political is primarily dealing with the subject of politics. As a father of political science Aristotle has given birth to the number of ideologies/ideological perspectives- convictism, Liberalism, communalism, etc. It was Aristotle who treated political science as the master science he rightfully deserves as known as the father of political sc...
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