2026-02-10T16:23:55+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Mains Question Paper|
GEOGRAPHY - PAPER I Odisha Civil Services Mains 2024 TIme: 3 Hours |Full Marks: 250 GROUP A 10 × 15 MARKS Instructions: Attempt 10 (ten) questions. Word limit: 250 words. Describe the shore processes and development of depositional landforms along the coast. Give brief account of the important marine resources [...]
2026-02-10T16:06:15+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Mains Question Paper|
SOCIOLOGY - PAPER I Odisha Civil Services Mains 2024 Time: 3 Hours |Full Marks: 250 GROUP A 10 × 15 MARKS Instructions: Attempt 10 (ten) questions. Word limit: 250 words. "Sociology of economic life is highly problematic." Comment. "Parsonian pattern variables are unjustified!" Reflect your answer. What are the different [...]
2026-02-06T21:18:32+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Mains Question Paper|
ESSAY GS I GS II GS III GS IV OPSC Mains Questions (OCS 2024) Essay Paper Write two essays of about 1000–1200 words each, based on any topic listed below. Each essay carries equal marks. Freedom is not mere absence of restraints. Gender is a social construct. Visibility is mistaken [...]
2026-02-03T22:03:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Reflections|
Written by: Umakant Sir (Civil Servant & Mentor) Come to think of it, There is a huge degree of similarities between training an AI model and preparing for civil service, at least at the fundamental level. Let’s see how? An AI model does not begin by “thinking.” It begins [...]
2026-02-03T17:06:22+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Life has no meaning, purpose or value – Nihilism If you’ve been online lately, you’ve probably seen the Nihilist Penguin. It’s a small, tired-looking penguin paired with captions like “Nothing matters” or “Why bother?” There’s no joke setup, no twist—just blunt honesty. […]
2026-02-01T12:49:39+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|
Hi All, Here is the summary of Economic Survey : 2025-26. This Summary is not a highlight but a chapter-wise that covers the whole of survey properly. […]
2025-12-29T13:34:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|
The year 2026 may not bring a sudden fall of the US dollar. But it could mark the moment when its quiet decline gathers speed. As the US increasingly uses the dollar as a tool of pressure, other countries are working harder to trade and pay without it. America’s role [...]
2025-12-23T20:21:36+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Winter is coming – and it is DEMOGRAPHIC !!! For most of their existence, hominids lived much like other animals. Over hundreds of thousands of years, their numbers were shaped by natural selection, with high birth rates matched by equally high death rates. […]
2025-12-14T16:07:14+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Written by : Umakant Sir (ex-Civil Servant & Mentor) GenZ does not want to work endlessly, because their parents and grandparents did. And there is nothing wrong about it. GenZ prefers meaningful work rather than “just hard work”. […]
2025-10-28T22:19:18+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Analysis|
OPSC PRELIMS – PRORATED (PRO-RATA) MARKS When some questions in prelims are wrong / ambiguous / incorrect, those questions are declared INVALID. Instead of giving grace marks, OPSC uses PRORATED MARKING. Meaning: → Only the valid questions are checked. → Then your marks are scaled up to the original total. [...]
