📘 Weekly Current Affairs – Page 11
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Prelims Booster | High-Yield Facts & Concepts
PRELIMS STRATEGY – HOW TO USE THIS PAGE
UPSC Prelims is not about knowing everything. It is about eliminating wrong options using concepts. This page focuses on:
- Frequently asked themes
- Concept-based factual areas
- Common UPSC traps
🏛️ POLITY | HIGH-YIELD FACTS
1️⃣ Constitution & Governance
- Preamble is neither justiciable nor enforceable
- Directive Principles are non-justiciable but fundamental in governance
- President acts on aid and advice of Council of Ministers (except limited discretion)
- Finance Commission is a constitutional body (Article 280)
UPSC Trap: Confusing statutory bodies with constitutional bodies.
💰 ECONOMY | PRELIMS CONCEPTS
2️⃣ Inflation & Monetary Policy
- CPI is used for inflation targeting
- Repo rate affects borrowing cost of banks
- Monetary Policy Committee has 6 members
- RBI is custodian of foreign exchange reserves
UPSC Trap: Mixing CPI with WPI functions.
3️⃣ Banking & Finance
- Scheduled banks are listed in RBI Act Second Schedule
- NBFCs cannot accept demand deposits
- Priority Sector Lending includes agriculture & MSMEs
ENVIRONMENT | PRELIMS GOLD
4️⃣ Climate & Biodiversity
- India is a mega-biodiverse country
- Biodiversity Act, 2002 governs conservation
- Carbon sink targets include forests & tree cover
- Wetlands act as natural flood buffers
UPSC Trap: Confusing mitigation with adaptation.
🔬 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | KEY POINTS
5️⃣ Emerging Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence uses data-driven learning
- Blockchain is decentralised & tamper-resistant
- Quantum computing uses qubits, not bits
UPSC Trap: Assuming technology = internet only.
🛡️ SECURITY & DISASTER | QUICK FACTS
6️⃣ Internal Security
- Cyber security is part of internal security
- National Disaster Management Authority is chaired by PM
- Disaster management follows mitigation → preparedness → response → recovery
🌍 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | PRELIMS POINTS
7️⃣ Global Institutions
- UN has 193 member states
- G20 is an informal forum, not a treaty-based organisation
- BRICS focuses on economic cooperation
UPSC Trap: Treating forums as formal organisations.
ETHICS | CONCEPTUAL CLARITY
8️⃣ Ethics Basics
- Integrity = consistency of actions & values
- Empathy ≠ Sympathy
- Accountability strengthens governance
✍️ PRELIMS PRACTICE (MENTAL)
✔ Can you eliminate at least 2 options? ✔ Is the statement absolute? (always / never) ✔ Is constitutional or statutory body confused?
HOW TO USE PAGE 11
- Revise before weekly mock tests
- Convert facts into flash cards
- Use elimination strategy consciously
“Prelims is a test of smart revision, not memory.”
— Shaktimatha 369 Learning
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