The competition is with around 4.5 lakh candidates. The vacancies for the three dream services - IAS, IPS and IFS - combined is only less than 200 for a general category candidate. It requires a lot of patience, self-belief and perseverance to achieve one's ambition in UPSC Civil Services … [Read more...] about Roshni Thomson (CSE 2014 Rank 98) UPSC Topper’s Interview – Part 1
Archives for August 2015
Expected Cut off Marks For UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2015: Clear IAS Poll
Clear IAS™ used to conduct all-India polls to get an idea about the expected cut-off marks for UPSC Preliminary exam. Last year, more than 12,000 candidates submitted their exam feedback and their median score (205) turned out to be the exact cut-off score for Prelims 2014. This year, we have … [Read more...] about Expected Cut off Marks For UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2015: Clear IAS Poll
UPSC Prelims 2015 Answer Key: Solved Questions of GS Paper 1
In this post, we provide UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2015 question paper with our answer keys, detailed solutions and authentic references to confusing questions. We know all aspirants who took the Preliminary exam are tense and are eager to know the answers and cut-off score to make sure … [Read more...] about UPSC Prelims 2015 Answer Key: Solved Questions of GS Paper 1
Take Clear IAS UPSC Prelims Mock Tests: Increase your Prelims Score
The vision of ClearIAS is to evolve into a comprehensive self-study package for the UPSC Civil Services Exam and cut the UPSC exam preparation cost of aspirants. Our UPSC prelims online mock test series is another milestone in our journey towards that goal. More than 200,000 aspirants registered … [Read more...] about Take Clear IAS UPSC Prelims Mock Tests: Increase your Prelims Score
Indo-Islamic Architecture (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)
In this article, we discuss the Indo-Islamic architecture, which is also known as Indo-Saracenic architecture. This is the last chapter (8th) of the NCERT textbook 'An Introduction to Indian Art' - Part 1. This post finishes our task of covering the highlights of the book in an exam-friendly … [Read more...] about Indo-Islamic Architecture (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)
Indian Bronze Sculpture (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)
In this article, we discuss the Indian Bronze Sculptures. The post deals with bronze casting techniques, bronze sculptures in North and South India, and some of the important examples of bronze sculptures like Nataraja. As you rightly guessed, this article is a part of the Indian Culture series … [Read more...] about Indian Bronze Sculpture (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)
Temple Architecture and Sculpture – Hindu, Buddhist and Jain (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)
In this mega-article, we shall discuss about the Indian temple architecture and sculpture in detail. This post is a part of the Indian Culture compilation based on the NCERT text book 'An Introduction to Indian Art' - Part 1. In the previous articles we have discussed about the Later Mural … [Read more...] about Temple Architecture and Sculpture – Hindu, Buddhist and Jain (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)