How many questions should be correct in prelims?

There will be 100 questions in total so try to aim at solving around 75-85 questions correctly and later on solve 10-15 questions which you know the answer partially. There is no compulsion to answer all the 100 questions.

How prelims remember current affairs?

Read current affairs from the most important source i.e. newspapers. Some of the good ones include The Hindu, The IndianExpress, Livemint, DownToEarth, etc. Subject-wise notes of current affairs from the newspaper can also be made (as writing down the information is an important step of memorizing).

How many current affairs should I read in daily life?

Thus aspirants must limit their daily current affairs source to 3-4 only i.e. 1 good newspaper like Indian Express or The Hindu, PIB, 1 good current affairs compilation website like ForumIAS or any other website. How long to read?

Should you prepare current affairs from newspapers before exams?

If you are preparing current affairs solely from newspapers, it’s practically almost impossible to refer to all two-year-old or three-year-old data before exams. Also, unless you are preparing notes from newspapers, it may not be easy to remember all facts – even from the last 1 year.

Which current affairs should be given first priority before the prelims?

1st priority should be given to Current Affairs of last 6 months before Prelims (Jan 2020 – June 2020) 2nd priority should be given to Current Affairs from (Jan 2019 – Dec 2019) 3rd priority should be given to Current Affairs of 2016-2019

What is the period for current affairs questions in UPSC exam?

UPSC has not set any particular period for current affairs questions. What is mentioned in UPSC syllabus is ‘ Current events of national and international importance ‘. This can be literally anything, worth to be asked in the UPSC Civil Services Exam.