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21 days challenge | Day 09 2 Questions that amaze me the most! 🧐🧐 2009: UPSC asks where’s Dadaab 2022: UPSC casually drops learnings from 2009 in an option! (Helps you eliminate 2 options🤯) 💡: Bidibidi is in Uganda Learn more about 2009-2024 PYQs here Attempt these 2 Qs 👇🏼

Pre note: 🚨 28th September | Saturday 🚨

Mains notes

1. NSQ drugs • CDSCO releases a monthly list of drugs classified as NSQ based on random sampling and testing by central and state regulators • CDSCO found around 50 medicines, including paracetamol, metformin, and pantoprazole, to be not of standard quality (NSQ) • The lists inform the public, health departments, and manufacturers about potentially substandard drugs, signaling ongoing scrutiny of products • Categories of Failure: 1. Spurious Drugs: Fake products misrepresenting their brand 2. Poor Quality: Drugs with inadequate descriptions or active ingredients 3. Adulterated Drugs: Contaminated drugs that can cause harm, leading to recalls

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Indian Express 📰 1. Some hard land questions (Ideas page) (GS2: Policies) 2. Tackling air pollution (Explained) (GS3: Climate) The Hindu 🗞️ 1. Russia’s geopolitical pivot to Asia, a new India chapter (Editorial) (GS2: IR) PS:

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Answer to Q in 2013 & 2021

Answer to Q of 2019 & 2021

CSEWhy 21 Days PYQ challenge | Day 08 Do UPSC ever repeat any question? YES! A BIG YES! 🤯 Observation: Mostly the repeated Qs are from Economy. 😉 Now, answer the above 2 Qs in the quiz below👇🏻

Pre note: Did you join me on my Instagram? 🚨 27th September | Friday 🚨

Mains keywords

1. Keffiyeh (cotton head-dress worn by Palestinians) • Cultural Significance: - Associated with Palestinian identity. - Popularized by Yasser Arafat in the Palestinian liberation movement. 2. Sponge City • Use of green & permeable surfaces in a city • Purpose: Absorb, store & reuse rainwater • A concept seen in SE Asia, deliberation in India

Mains notes

1. Unified Pension scheme

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Indian Express 📰 1. A legal void (Editorial) (GS2: Policies) 2. Biden and India-US ties (Explained) (GS2: IR) The Hindu 🗞 1. Storms brewing in South China sea (Text&Context) (GS2: IR) 2. A life in revolution (Text&Context) PS: Anyone who enrols in Mains & Pre PYQ Course (WHYPower) in September gets free upgrade for 2024 Mains PYQs. Enrol here

21 days challenge | day 07 Today is day of CARBON From tillage to sequestration, Blue carbon to credits All Qs asked on CARBON: 2011, 2020, 2021 (2), 2023 (2) Find them all here

Pre note: Ideas of October are around, get the right power to deal with it! 🚨 25th September | Wednesday 🚨

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Indian Express 📰 1. The job lags and gaps (Ideas page) (GS1/GS2: Social issues and policies) 2. Fortify the basic structure (Ideas page) (GS2: POLICIES) 3. Two years of project cheetah: status report and th road ahead (Explained page) 4. Clause 6 of Assam record (Explained page) (GS2: Pacts) The Hindu 🗞 1. How global warming affects forecasting (Text&Context) (GS3: Climate) PS: Join @CSEWhyPlanB

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21 days PYQ challenge | Day 06 Note how UPSC examiner told you its focus areas in UPSC 2020 It legit gave away direction of which national parks to prepare & what to study! What will a smart aspirant do? MAKE NOTES!

Pre note: blog.csewhy.com has analysis of Mains GS & Essay 2024 🚨 25th September | Wednesday 🚨

Mains keywords

1. Aerobraking: Spacecraft technique to slow down using planet's atmosphere • As spacecraft arrives at a planet, in place of firing rockets, it slows down into planet's atmosphere • This creates a drag reducing the speed, to be used in India's Venus mission

Pre notes

1. Tech Diplomacy • Diplomacy at use to address tech related issues 2. The retraction index • Measures likelihood of an article being retracted, calculated as (number of retracted articles × 1,000) / total articles published • It has increased significantly, with a tenfold rise over the past decade due to misconduct or errors • Retracted papers see a 60% reduction in citations post-retraction compared to pre-retraction frequency • Journal Variability: Different journals show varying retraction frequencies linked to impact factors 3. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC, 📍New Delhi) • Estd. 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 • Jurisdiction: Deals with complaints exceeding ₹2 crores • Appellate Body: Hears appeals against orders from State Consumer Commissions • Quasi-judicial body: Provides speedy redressal of consumer grievances. • Composition: President (SC judge) & 4+ Members (at least 1 woman) • Appeals: NCDRC orders can be challenged in the Supreme Court of India • Mandate: Protect consumer rights, prevent unfair trade practices, and resolve consumer disputes

Mains notes

1. BMI Vs BRI • BMI: can't differentiate between fat, muscle, and water; does not indicate fat distribution • Introduction of Body Roundness Index aka BRI: Offers better assessment by incorporating waist circumference & focusing on body shape rather than just weight • Health Risks: Studies suggest BRI gives better prediction of health risks such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases compared to BMI, as it accounts for visceral fat • Ethnic Variability: BMI's effectiveness varies across ethnic groups; for instance, Asians may have higher body fat at the same BMI compared to Caucasians • Mortality Association: Research indicates a U-shaped relationship between BRI and all-cause mortality, with both low and high BRI scores linked to increased mortality risk • While BRI shows promise as a superior metric, further validation across diverse populations is needed to confirm its efficacy in predicting health outcomes

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Indian Express 📰 1. Why ISRO's planned mission to venus is important (Explained page) (GS3: Space, SnT) 2. Probe against Siddaramaiah (Explained page) (GS2: Laws) 2. Tech diplomacy 4.0 (Ideas page) (GS2: IR) The Hindu 🗞 1. The NCRF as a framework for well rounded education (editorial) (GS2: Policies) 2. Why the fact-checking unit was invalidated (Text&Context) (GS2: SC judgements) PS: Sri Lanka's new PM and first woman is an alumni of Hindu College, DU (studied in 1990s)🤯

Answer to Day 5 of 21 Days PYQ Challenge

21 Days PYQs Challenge | Day 05 Holy Ganga and its tributaries Today, we will learn how smart tricks are a MUST to answer any Q in UPSC Answer this Q belo