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PlanningforCivilServices:HowtoRemembersomanydates/facts/names..........??
HowtoRemembersomanydates/facts/names..........??
Indiahas28stateseachstatehasacapital,aChiefMinister,a
Governor,severalrivers,dams,powerplants,industries,artforms,
historicplaces,powerplants,minerals,flora,fauna.........andaninfinite
numberofpointstoremember.Itseemseverythingisimportantfor
CivilServices.Thisleadstothefocusofthisarticle:
Howtoremembersomanythings?
Letsunderstandtwoimportantpointsfirst:
Itisverydifficulttorememberthingsinisolation.Ifyou
readlistafterlistoffacts,thereisverylittlethatyoucan
retain.
UPSCwillnotaskyoufactsbutwouldtesthowyoucan
applythosefacts.Youneedtoknowmorethanjustafactto
answerquestions.
Nowhereisonewayyoucanorganizeandretainmoreinformation
thanalistorabigwriteup.Icallitthewebofknowledge.I
recommendathreestepprocessandexplainitwithanexample.
Step1.Gooverthebasicsfast
Say,youjuststartedstudyinghistoryandyoupickeduptheNCERT
books.Gooverthemfast.Understandthemostimportantthingsand
donotwastetimeincrammingupthedetails.Forexample:Mughal
empireadministrationartandarchitecturekeyadversaries
CholaEmpireartandarchitecturekeyadversariesnoteabouttheir
navy
Step2.Linkupthetopics
Youneedtogooverthesamesubjectagain.Pickamoredetailedbook
andstartlayingoutthesubjects.Makeconnectionsbetweentopics.
AdministrationinMughalEmpireVijaynagarMauryanVedic
................
ReligionunderMauryas,Shungas,Mughals,Bahmani.................
Step3.Marktheunusualhighlights
Ashokarenouncingwar,Cholanavy,NorthandSouthIndiantemple
architecture,TuglaqmovingtoDaulatabad,AkbarmovingtoFatehpur
Sikri
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PlanningforCivilServices:HowtoRemembersomanydates/facts/names..........??
Isiteasy.Well,Imustsay'no'.Itsmucheasiertostudyonethingata
timeandgooverlistsandlists.Ibelievenothingiseasywhenyoutalk
aboutCivilServices.But,whatIcansayisthatitwillbeeffective.
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