100+ Marks worth Prelims 2017 Questions from ClearIAS Tests and Notes

More than 100 marks worth UPSC CSE Prelims 2017 Questions could have been answered from ClearIAS Prelims Test Series 2017 and online study materials. Details (UPSC Question vs ClearIAS Prelims Test Series Question) are given in this post.

UPSC CSE Prelims 2017 was the toughest Prelims in last 3-4 years

As per the feedback from the candidates, UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2017 was one of the toughest Prelims in last 3-4 years. Prelims 2017 Questions (General Studies Paper 1) were a mix of analytical and factual, but most coaching institutes missed this latest trend.

But students of ClearIAS.com had many familiar questions – which added crucial marks into their kitty. Yes, rough waters are truer tests of leadership. In calm water, every ship has a good captain.

Questions in UPSC CSE  Prelims 2017 That Could Have Been Answered from ClearIAS Prelims Test Series 2017

No.	UPSC CSE Prelims 2017 Question Topic	ClearIAS Prelims Test Series (Exam Number)
1	Recognition of prior learning	Current Affairs Test – 310P
2	Border with Mediterranean	Current Affairs Test – 310P
3	Chabahar Port	309P, 304P and 109P
4	National Agricultural Market	308P and 304P
5	Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A)	308P
6	Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)	308P and 113P
7	National Investment and Infrastructure Fund	308P
8	Unified Payments Interface (UPI)	308P, 304P, 112P and ClearIAS notes on UPI
9	Indian Association/Madras Mahajan Sabha	307P
10	Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)	302P
11	Objectives in the Preamble	112P and ClearIAS notes about the Preamble
12	Rupay/NPCI	112P, 113P, and110P
13	Election Commission	112P
14	DPSP – 42nd amendment	305P, 110P
15	Dengue and Zika	109P (even similar 2nd statement), 306P and 114P
16	Global Gender report	113P, ClearIAS note about Reports
17	UN-Habitat	115P
18	Ryotwari Settlement	115P (only mentions about Alexander Read)
19	TRAFFIC	111P
20	Wildlife Protection Act-1972, Schedule I	105P and 108P
21	Judicial Review	108P and 101P
22	MP candidate should be an elector in a constituency	107P (learning zone)
23	Private member bill	106P
24	Soil Health Card	104P
25	Butler Committee	103P
26	Bio-Remediation	306P (Science and Tech Test )
27	GST	308P and ClearIAS notes on GST
28	BIS Mark	308P (Economics Mock Test)
29	Share of agriculture in GDP	308P(Economics Mock Test)
30	Parliamentary Form	305P
31	Presidents Rule	305P and 109P
32	National Intellectual Property Rights Policy	304P
33	Indus Valley	115P
34	Extend of Himalayas	105P
35	Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA)	109P, ClearIAS notes on Gravitational Waves
36	Gharials	111P
37	Indian Federation	305P
38	Small Finance Banks	Current Affairs Test (304P)

No, not over! Many Prelims 2017 questions could have been answered from ClearIAS notes (FREE) and ClearIAS Email Program (FREE)

No.	UPSC CSE Prelims 2017 Question Topic	ClearIAS Study Material
1	The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani	Post-Mauryan Art and Architecture
2	Manipuri Sankirtana	Classical Dances
3	Unnat Bharat Abhiyan	Most Probable Questions – Set 3
4	Rights as claim of individuals	Fundamental Rights
5	Local Self-Government	Local Self-Government
6	DPSP	DPSP
7	Teesta River	Teesta River Dispute
8	Fundamental Duties	Fundamental Duties
9	Principle of Dyarchy	Historical Background of Indian Constitution
10	Right against Exploitation	Must Know Articles of Indian Constitution
11	Indian Federalism	Indian Federalism – Challenges
12	Trade Facilitation Agreement	TFA
13	Standard Model	Standard Particle Model
14	Modern History Chronology	Indian History Chronology

About 100 marks!

We are pleased to claim that about 100 marks worth questions could have been easily answered if one follow ClearIAS materials regularly. You may note the importance of each mark in a low-scoring exam like this year, where the cutoffs could linger around 100.

“Every single mark matters! It can change your life forever!”

Note: ClearIAS had released around 25 tests (full-topic and subject specific tests) for UPSC CSE Prelims 2017. UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions Re-take tests were extra.

More from less: The fast-to-learn approach from ClearIAS

“More from less” – is always the core philosophy of ClearIAS. We don’t over-supply study materials or cut-copy-paste everything on Newspapers/Yojana/KurukshetraPIB/Rajya SabhaTV and claim that many questions came from our resources.

We provide only the most important notes. We focus on fast-learning. Our study materials are short and simple. ClearIAS mock tests can be revised in less than 2 hours. Our focused approach once again has fetched valuable return for our students in a limited time.

We focus on equipping candidates with exams of any difficulty standards

Having repeatedly come up with many questions which asked in UPSC (in 2016, 14 questions came from a single current affairs mock test of ClearIAS), our team’s perception is different.

The parameter for determining the success of any test series should not be just the number of questions asked from the same in actual UPSC exam. Yes, that is important, but what is more important is equipping aspirants to deal with any situation in UPSC exam hall.

This year exam proves that what matters is not spoonfeeding, but a thorough understanding of basic concepts.

Constant practice is needed to train your mind to deal with multiple choice questions with multiple statements involving negative marking. Testimonials from successful candidates prove that ClearIAS methodology is easy to follow and results in big returns.