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ananya_ias @ananya_ias

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Working and trying to keep one newspaper plus a monthly revision. Happy to compare notes on a lean CA routine.

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Demo: How many PYQ years should I solve before Prelims 2027?
2026-10-20 21:36:00
I wouldn't go back to the 1990s as a default. The pattern and even some of the syllabus emphasis has shifted. I use older papers only when I'm practising a topic (say, polity) and want more questions…
 Do you revise old monthlies or just the last few?
2026-10-14 20:16:00
For a 2028 attempt this is absolutely fine. Just don't collect three compilations of the same month from different places.
 GS3 disaster management answers feel generic
2026-10-29 20:46:00
Yes – please don't invent casualty numbers or 'X% of GDP'. A named programme or a correctly remembered institution is safer than a fake statistic.
 How far back do you go in current affairs for prelims?
2026-11-01 21:05:00
I plan one full year carefully, and a lighter pass over the big continuing themes from the year before (schemes that are still running, major reports, court rulings that still get options). I don't t…
 Is Spectrum enough for modern India if I do PYQs properly?
2026-10-19 19:08:00
That's the same conclusion though: PYQ-driven top-ups, not a parallel book. I'm with Priya on the spine.
 NBWL, NTCA, WCCB – which body does what?
2026-11-02 21:29:00
The way I keep it: NBWL is the high-level board on wildlife policy / certain clearances in and around protected areas (chaired, in the usual setup, with the PM as chair of the National Board – I stil…
 Ordinance vs Bill – I still mix the conditions
2026-10-10 19:40:00
Yes – and don't mix this with money bill procedure. That's a different trap. For ordinances I also note that repeated re-promulgation has been criticised in court, but for prelims I still first get t…
 First attempt vs what I'd change if I could restart
2026-10-30 21:46:00
I would protect a weekly revision slot. I was always starting new chapters and never going back, so by December the October polity was gone.
 Environment: Shankar vs NCERT + CA only?
2026-10-28 21:22:00
I wouldn't skip a standard book entirely, but I also wouldn't read it linearly like a novel. I go chapter-wise only for the syllabus headings that keep repeating in PYQs (pollution, biodiversity, act…
 Is joining a test series in October too early?
2026-10-07 19:03:00
A sectional or topic test is fine. A timed full mock is more useful when you have at least one pass of polity, modern, eco basics and some CA. Otherwise the analysis takes longer than the paper.
 Working a 9-6 – realistic 6-month plan or am I kidding myself?
2026-10-12 07:14:00
I work too. The only thing that survived for me was: one weekday slot for a standard book (polity/modern/economy rotation) and Sunday for PYQs + the week's CA. If I plan 4 things a weekday, nothing h…
 Daily CA: newspaper + one monthly compilation – is that enough?
2026-10-10 21:40:00
Yes – I'll try a Friday example bank. Thanks all.
 First-timer booklist – am I overdoing this?
2026-10-02 22:41:00
Agree with rohit. I would just add a standard environment book later (many people use Shankar) and a monthly CA compilation once your static is moving. No need for three books on the same subject.