As we know cracking UPSC Prelims is not just about your knowledge of General Studies. The CSAT paper too, gives a hard time to aspirants. So, UPSC Essentials’ special series ‘UPSC CSAT Simplified’ presents some important topics from the qualifying CSAT paper of UPSC prelims.
The aim is to provide you with some tested methods to answer the questions correctly without wasting precious time. Mudit Gupta, our CSAT expert , takes you through the types and tricks of one of the most frequently asked topics: Calendar . Don’t miss to ‘Check your progress’ towards the end of the article.
Also, let us know what topics you want us to cover as part of this new series. Please write to us at manas.srivastava@ indianexpress.
com . About our Expert: Mudit Gupta has been a mentor and faculty for the UPSC Civil Services exam for 8 years with expertise in CSAT, Polity, International Relations, and Current Affairs. He is known to break complex concepts into simpler ones that allow UPSC aspirants to develop a grip over the subject matter.
Advertisement What type of questions should an aspirant expect from the ‘Calendars’ topic and how to answer them in minimum time? Let’s begin with an example. Almost everyone gets excited about the country’s Independence Day celebrated on the 15th of August every year. This year, in 2024, the Independence Day would fall on Thursday.
Let us say you want to plan your celebrations for Independence Day in 2025 in advance, without looking at the cal.
