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ComparingSchoolsandUniversities:AreIITstudentssmarter
thanMITstudents?
KirtikaRuchandani,CS&E'12,IITMadras
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Politics:Whydidcongresswinin2004electionsinspiteofgood
governancebytheVajpayeeGovernment?
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BJPdidn'tloseinLSelectionsof2004.Now,don'tlaughbecauseIhavean
explanationforthis.Actually,itcanneitherbecalledasavictorynoradefeat,because
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Whataresomeofyourbesttipsfortravelingtomanyplacesona
budget?
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Planandprioritizetravel.Duringmytenyearquest,Iplannedoutmostofmytrips
612monthsinadvance.IkneweachyearwhichcountriesIwantedtovisit,sothatI
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WhyisitsodifficulttocracktheUPSCinthefirstattempt?
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Itisnt!ThereisasayingThefooldidnotknowitwasimpossiblesohedidit.UPSC
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IsthereanyIITianwhoevertriedtobribeaprofformarks?
PrateekKJha,AnIITfacultymember
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Whenisthebesttimetostudy?
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Whenshouldyoustudy?EARLYintheday.Why?Becausetheearlyhoursoftheday
aretheoptimaltimeforyouranalyticalbraintoperformthemostcomplextasks(in
thecaseofstudying,thesecanbe...(more)
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WhoisorwasthebestPrimeMinisterofIndiaandwhy?
AshutoshPandey,TheideaofIndiafascinatesme...I'vebeenlivingitfor
decades
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OriginallyAnswered:WhoisthebestPrimeMinisterofIndiatilldateandwhy?

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IthastobeLalBahadurShastri.Shastriji,inhisdeedsandactionwasthelasttrue
leaderofIndianmasses,andthusourgreatestprimeminister.Thereareseveral
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WhichbooksMayankJainusedforJEEpreparation?
MayankJain,BTech,Electrical,IITDelhi,2009Batch
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YouwillbesurprisedtoknowthebooksIused.

Durning11thand12th(Myfirstattempt)
Physics:HCVermaandIrodov(InIrodovIsolvedtheonlyquestionsmarkedbymy
physicsteacher)+Coachingmaterial(Itconsistedonlyquestions)
Maths:IhadaTMHbookforIITJEE,recommendedbymymathsteacher+
Coachingmaterial(Itconsistedonlyquestions)
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Chemistry:

Duringmydropyear(Mysecondattempt)
Thebooksmentionedabove+BansalclassroomMaterielforalltheresubjects.

Somepointstoponder:
IhadnotusedanybookforchemistrybutonlyBansalmaterial.Duringmyfirst
attemptIignoredchemistryanditwasthereasonIneededadrop.
Yes,IusedveryfewbooksbutIdidallthesematerial100%.Iwasabletosolveall
thequestions.
Iwasveryobedientstudentsandfollowedmyteachers'adviceandtheir
recommendedbooksonly.IfyouwanttodoanygoodinIITJEEoranyexam
youneedtolimityourstudymaterialbutdothismaterial100%.
Ineverfollowedanyonebutlearntfromothersandchoosemywayofstudy.I
wantyoutolearnfrommyexperienceanddowhateverbestforyou.
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IfAshwathamaisalive,thenwhereishenow?
Chaitanya,Theonewhoknowswhenpplquote"whoknows?"!
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Is"ArvindKejriwal"thebestchoiceforPMin2019?
DeepakTaunk,Interestedinpoliticaldynamicsofindia
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Grace.In2015bjpwashandedbigdefeatinBiharandNewdelhi.Biharcampaign
wascenteredaroundPM.Theylost.Howeverinthissituationtoohecongratulated
Mr.Nitishandtweetedtoo.InDelh...(more)
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manycompanies.Ithappenedtomeduringaninterviewwithabiggerandbetter
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Whyaresomanycompanieschangingtheirlogostoflatdesigns?

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Happiness:Doesanybodyactuallyenjoylife?
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Haveyouevernoticedthesenumberedtrianglesbelowtheplasticbottlesyouuse?

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Doyouknowwhatthenumberinsidethetrianglerepresents?
Illtellyoutheirsignificance.
Number1insidethetriangleasshownintheabovepicturerepresentstheplastic
ismadeofPolyethyleneTerephthalate.(PET)
Thisplasticissafeforsingleuseandshouldneverbeheated.
Ifyouobservecarefully,therellbeamessageonthecoversaying:
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CRUSHTHEBOTTLEAFTERUSE.

Thesearecommonlyusedforbottledwaterandsoftdrinkbottles.
Pleasedontusethebottleafteritsexpirydate.Theplasticdisintegrates
eventuallyaftertheexpirydate.Youllendupdrinkingwateralongwithminute
amountsofplasticwhichisverydangerous.
SAVEYOURLIFE.SAVETHELIVESOFYOURLOVEDONES.

Number2insidethetrianglerepresentsthecontainerismadeofHighDensity
Polyethylene.Theseplasticscanbereusedandrefilled.
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Ifyouseenumber3insidethetriangle,avoidtheusageofthatplastic
immediately.Theycontaincarcinogens(theseplasticsaremadeofPVC)
Commonlyfoundinpeanutbutterjars.

Youcanreusetheplasticifithasnumber4insidethetriangle.Theseare
commonlyusedasreusablebagsespeciallyforshopping.
Commonusage:Grocerystorebags,plasticwrap,drycleaningbags,shoppingbags
etc.

Number5insidethetriangleisthesafest.Youllfinditinicecreamscups,
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strawsandsyrupbottles.

Commonusage:Medicalstorage,foodstorage.

Number6insidethetriangleisdangerousandnumber7insidethetriangle
isdeadly.PLEASEAVOID
TheyaremadeofpolystyreneandpolycarbonateBISPHENOLA(BPA).
HORMONEDISRUPTORS
Continuoususagemightleadtocancer,heartdiseases.
Commonusage:Plasticspoons,plasticforks,waterbottles(mostlyusedbyathletes)
ForthosewhoareaskingTUPPERWAREhaving7insidethetriangle,isit
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Wineglassandforksymbolprintedontheplasticcontainer:

wineglassandaforksymbolisaninternationalsymbolforpartysafematerial.
A
Thesymbolidentifiesthatthematerialusedintheproductissafeforfoodcontact.
Youcanusetheplasticcontainerifithasthispartysafesymbolonitbutifthis
symbolisprintedalongwithnumber6triangle,becautious.

Youdontneedtorememberthosechemicalnames.Justrememberwhich
numbers/symbols(insidethetriangles)aresafetouseandwhichare
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Backin1991,architectEugeneTssuidesignedatowerthatwouldputallother
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Whatarethemysteriesinrealplacesthatevensciencecannotyet
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JagannathTempleinKanpurwhichpredictsrainaccurately.believeitornot,buta
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HarshaBhogleandSundarPichaiYeahthatsaselfiebutslightlydifferentfromthe
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