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Should we memorize current affairs for UPSC?
Problem is that Current Affairs is also a vast ocean in which you have to sail through. Hence, for UPSC Preparation, only reading current issues will be futile if you are unable to retain it in your memory, which is a big task in itself.
How do you remember current affairs?
Another interesting technique to remember current affairs is to take quizzes on it. Candidates can assess their learning by taking quizzes and also improve their retention of things read. By taking the same quiz multiple times, the information will definitely be stored in the memory for a longer time.
How do you note current affairs?
Principle 1: Limit your sources
- The Hindu (One English Daily)
- IE Explained section on website (for comprehensive understanding of an issue)
- One daily compilation (Choose any among Insights/ IAS Baba/ Forum/ Vision/ CivilsDaily etc.)
- One monthly compilation.
- All India Radio— Spotlight/Discussion.
How do you keep track of current affairs?
Always Stay Up-to-Date with Current Events with These Five Tips
- Subscribe to traditional news sources using your mobile phone.
- Listen to Podcasts.
- Download a news aggregator.
- Use social media in the right way.
- Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
- Stay updated with Hotspot Shield VPN.
How to prepare for current affairs in UPSC exam?
Execute. The aforementioned methods will ensure that you capture 90-95\% of current affairs in a manner relevant to this exam. But current affairs is a continuous topic that keeps piling up by the day. The best way to retain the content is through constant revision and by executing them in the answers you write during daily practice or test series.
What is the best way to study current affairs?
But current affairs is a continuous topic that keeps piling up by the day. The best way to retain the content is through constant revision and by executing them in the answers you write during daily practice or test series.
How do examiners set current affairs questions?
Presumably, examiner will set current affairs questions from the newspapers. So recurring issues in newspapers will tell us how weighty an issue is and what we must focus on. Anecdotes and examples for essay, ethics and interview can be sourced only from reading the newspaper.
How much time does it take to read current affairs?
Current affairs are important, newspapers are important, but not so much that you invest disproportionate amount of time in it. In my experience, ideally one should finish reading day’s current affairs under 2 hours. 3-4 hours for everyday current affairs is an overkill.