ClearIAS had published the inspirational story of Sunil George, the son of a farmer from Kerala, who cleared Civil Services Exam 2015. It was the power of self-belief which helped Sunil to clear the toughest exam in the country in-spite of his family background and financial constraints. There … [Read more...] about Sunil George (CSE 2015 Rank 587) UPSC Topper’s Interview: The power of Self-belief and Self-Reliance
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Poonam (CSE 2015 Rank 308) UPSC Topper’s Interview: Performing under the most challenging circumstances
ClearIAS.com has already shared the inspirational story of Poonam Dalal a few weeks back. Working as the Assistant Commissioner of Police Gurgoan, Poonam gave UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2015 when she was 9 months pregnant. She appeared for the main exam when her son was 3 months old. In … [Read more...] about Poonam (CSE 2015 Rank 308) UPSC Topper’s Interview: Performing under the most challenging circumstances
Indices and Organisations: Memorize Faster
In the last post, we wrote about the names of reports published by various organisations and their importance in UPSC exams. In this post, as a continuation, we have prepared the list of indices and associated organisations. For example, Human Development Index (HDI) is prepared by UNDP as part of … [Read more...] about Indices and Organisations: Memorize Faster
Names of Reports published by Organisations: Memorize Faster
UPSC had tested the knowledge of aspirants about the names of reports published by various organisations in Civil Services Examination Prelims 2014 and Civil Services Examination Prelims 2015. Please go through the questions below. Question: Which of the following organizations brings out the … [Read more...] about Names of Reports published by Organisations: Memorize Faster
Major Landforms – Mountains, Plateaus, and Plains: Learn faster
Forces inside and outside the earth can change the shape of the earth's surface. We have already seen the effects of geomorphic forces in our previous Geography notes. Endogenic forces and exogenic forces can create a lot of landforms. A landform is a natural feature of the solid surface of the … [Read more...] about Major Landforms – Mountains, Plateaus, and Plains: Learn faster
Sunil George: Farmer’s son in a remote village of Kerala clears UPSC Civil Service Exam
Sunil George (29) is not from any IITs or IIMs. His father had studied only till 4th standard and mother only till 8th. Sunil himself got only 58% marks in Class 12. But Sunil has cleared the toughest exam in the country - UPSC Civil Services Exam - and has made the name of his village, Paisakkari, … [Read more...] about Sunil George: Farmer’s son in a remote village of Kerala clears UPSC Civil Service Exam
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