A4 framework for Social Development Answers -
A4 -
- Availability
- Accessibility
- Affordability
- Acceptability
https://youtu.be/go3BEysYJGA
A4 -
- Availability
- Accessibility
- Affordability
- Acceptability
https://youtu.be/go3BEysYJGA
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It must be borne in mind that the tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach….
It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
Not failure, but low aim is sin.
—Benjamin E. Mays,
It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
Not failure, but low aim is sin.
—Benjamin E. Mays,
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DAY 1.pdf
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One Pager Mains Notes -
1) Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
2) Flash Floods
3) Critical Minerals
1) Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
2) Flash Floods
3) Critical Minerals
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Security-related terms
🔹Hot Pursuit – Cross-border chase of criminals or terrorists.
🔹Surgical Strike – A precision military attack aimed at specific targets with minimal collateral damage.
🔹Preemptive Strike – Attacking first when an attack is believed to be imminent.
🔹Preventive War – War initiated to prevent a future threat from materializing.
🔹Decapitation Strike – Targeting leadership of enemy forces.
🔹Shock and Awe – Use of overwhelming power to paralyze the enemy psychologically.
🔹Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs) – Weapons with laser or GPS-guided targeting.
🔹Cold Start Doctrine – Indian military strategy for quick, limited war with Pakistan.
🔹Second Strike Capability – Ability to respond to a nuclear attack with a powerful nuclear retaliation.
🔹Deterrence by Denial – Preventing aggression by making goals unachievable.
🔹No First Use (NFU) – A nuclear policy of not using nuclear weapons unless first attacked.
🔹Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) – Doctrine that full-scale nuclear war would destroy both attacker and defender.
🔹Covert Operation – Secret military or intelligence activity to influence events abroad.
🔹Black Ops (Black Operations) – Secret, unacknowledged missions by intelligence agencies.
🔹Human Intelligence (HUMINT) – Intelligence collected from human sources.
🔹Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) – Intelligence gathered from electronic signals.
🔹No Fly Zone – Area where certain aircraft are not allowed to fly, often enforced militarily.
🔹Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) – Area where military forces are not permitted.
🔹OGWs (Over Ground Workers) - Civilians who secretly assist terrorist groups by providing logistics, shelter, information, funds, or propaganda without directly participating in violence.
🔹Sleeper Cell - A secret unit of terrorists/infiltrators that stays inactive for long periods and is activated when required.
🔹Lone Wolf - An individual who carries out a terrorist act independently, without direct orders from any organization.
🔹White Collar Terrorism - Support to terrorism by professionals — via funding, legal help, propaganda, etc.
🔹Narco-Terrorism - Use of drug trade to fund terrorist activities.
🔹Proxy War - When a state supports terrorist/militant groups to wage war indirectly against another country (e.g., Pakistan using terror groups against India).
🔹Hot Pursuit – Cross-border chase of criminals or terrorists.
🔹Surgical Strike – A precision military attack aimed at specific targets with minimal collateral damage.
🔹Preemptive Strike – Attacking first when an attack is believed to be imminent.
🔹Preventive War – War initiated to prevent a future threat from materializing.
🔹Decapitation Strike – Targeting leadership of enemy forces.
🔹Shock and Awe – Use of overwhelming power to paralyze the enemy psychologically.
🔹Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs) – Weapons with laser or GPS-guided targeting.
🔹Cold Start Doctrine – Indian military strategy for quick, limited war with Pakistan.
🔹Second Strike Capability – Ability to respond to a nuclear attack with a powerful nuclear retaliation.
🔹Deterrence by Denial – Preventing aggression by making goals unachievable.
🔹No First Use (NFU) – A nuclear policy of not using nuclear weapons unless first attacked.
🔹Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) – Doctrine that full-scale nuclear war would destroy both attacker and defender.
🔹Covert Operation – Secret military or intelligence activity to influence events abroad.
🔹Black Ops (Black Operations) – Secret, unacknowledged missions by intelligence agencies.
🔹Human Intelligence (HUMINT) – Intelligence collected from human sources.
🔹Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) – Intelligence gathered from electronic signals.
🔹No Fly Zone – Area where certain aircraft are not allowed to fly, often enforced militarily.
🔹Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) – Area where military forces are not permitted.
🔹OGWs (Over Ground Workers) - Civilians who secretly assist terrorist groups by providing logistics, shelter, information, funds, or propaganda without directly participating in violence.
🔹Sleeper Cell - A secret unit of terrorists/infiltrators that stays inactive for long periods and is activated when required.
🔹Lone Wolf - An individual who carries out a terrorist act independently, without direct orders from any organization.
🔹White Collar Terrorism - Support to terrorism by professionals — via funding, legal help, propaganda, etc.
🔹Narco-Terrorism - Use of drug trade to fund terrorist activities.
🔹Proxy War - When a state supports terrorist/militant groups to wage war indirectly against another country (e.g., Pakistan using terror groups against India).
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Content < Presentation
Many aspirants could significantly boost their Mains scores by focusing on structure and presentation.
In this exam, how you present your answers is as crucial as the content itself.
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Day 2.pdf
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One Pager Mains Notes -
4) India - Iran Relations
5) The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024
6) Judicial Accountability in India
4) India - Iran Relations
5) The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024
6) Judicial Accountability in India
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Day 3.pdf
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One Page Mains Notes -
7) The Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025
8) Bulldozer justice
9) Modern Farming Systems
7) The Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025
8) Bulldozer justice
9) Modern Farming Systems
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Few simple things that can transform your UPSC mains answer presentation -
1) Underline 3-4 keyboards on page
2) Use short headings in the main body
3) Use flow charts, maps, diagrams
4) Add space after each part
5) Either use point format or short paragraphs
1) Underline 3-4 keyboards on page
2) Use short headings in the main body
3) Use flow charts, maps, diagrams
4) Add space after each part
5) Either use point format or short paragraphs
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UPPCS 2024 निबंध पेपर.pdf
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