Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India.

Union Public Service Commission

Nausheen

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A lot of people have been asking about the service and cadre preferences I mentioned in my DAF last year. Here are the photos of those entries.

daf -  service and cadre preferences a lot of people have been asking about the service and cadre preferences i mentioned in my daf last year. here are the photos of those entries.  nausheen topic-discussion upsc

DAF -  service and cadre preferences

Transcript of my interview.
Date: 18th of Jan 2024
Board: BB Swain Sir.
Time: forenoon (4th one to go)
DAF keywords: History optional and B.A (hons.) history; Kushinagar (my parents place); Multilingual music appreciation; Visiting historical places; 

Chairperson: Make yourself comfortable.
You have a very interesting hobby, I have not seen this in any of the DAFs. (Multilingual music appreciation) What does it mean?
Which all languages have you heard? K-pop? You know these people charge a lot for a video call!

What was the common factor in all the songs that you have heard? 

M1: 
- Which period of history do you like the most? Why?
- Which event in Indian independence between 1857 and 1957, according to you was the most significant?
- Asked about Kushinagar.( Parents place) Its Significance. 
- What did you learn from Buddha? And how did you apply it in your life? 
- What did you learn from music? How did you apply it in your life? 
- What infrastructural changes would you like to suggest for improvement of Kushinagar as a tourist destination?

M2
- What is multilingual music?
- History is becoming obsolete? Why should we study it? 
- Utility of History in administrative services. 
- One site other than the most common ones in Delhi to visit like Red fort, Qutub Minar.  ( I mentioned Tughlaqabad fort)
- Then he asked why is Mohd Bin Tughlaq not mentioned in good light?
- Do you hear Hindustani classical music? 

M3:
- Are you comfortable? What can we do to make you comfortable? (I said you people already are very supportive) then he said, this is not going to give you extra marks remember that.😂
- Patliputra was the centre of many kingdoms, Why did it become Bimaru later? 
- As you belong to the juncture of UP and Bihar, what common factors are inhibiting its growth? 

M4 :
- Name of famous cuisines? All of them come from places of civilizations. What was the common factor in all these ancient civilizations?
- 3 events that shaped world history.
- 2 events that you would like to change if you were given a time machine? 

Chairperson: Thank you, your interview is over.

transcript of nausheen's interview transcript of my interview.
date: 18th of jan 2024
board: bb swain sir.
time: forenoon (4th one to go)
daf keywords: history optional and b.a (hons.) history; kushinagar (my parents place); multilingual music appreciation; visiting historical places; 

chairperson: make yourself comfortable.
you have a very interesting hobby, i have not seen this in any of the dafs. (multilingual music appreciation) what does it mean?
which all languages have you heard? k-pop? you know these people charge a lot for a video call!

what was the common factor in all the songs that you have heard? 

m1: 
- which period of history do you like the most? why?
- which event in indian independence between 1857 and 1957, according to you was the most significant?
- asked about kushinagar.( parents place) its significance. 
- what did you learn from buddha? and how did you apply it in your life? 
- what did you learn from music? how did you apply it in your life? 
- what infrastructural changes would you like to suggest for improvement of kushinagar as a tourist destination?

m2
- what is multilingual music?
- history is becoming obsolete? why should we study it? 
- utility of history in administrative services. 
- one site other than the most common ones in delhi to visit like red fort, qutub minar.  ( i mentioned tughlaqabad fort)
- then he asked why is mohd bin tughlaq not mentioned in good light?
- do you hear hindustani classical music? 

m3:
- are you comfortable? what can we do to make you comfortable? (i said you people already are very supportive) then he said, this is not going to give you extra marks remember that.😂
- patliputra was the centre of many kingdoms, why did it become bimaru later? 
- as you belong to the juncture of up and bihar, what common factors are inhibiting its growth? 

m4 :
- name of famous cuisines? all of them come from places of civilizations. what was the common factor in all these ancient civilizations?
- 3 events that shaped world history.
- 2 events that you would like to change if you were given a time machine? 

chairperson: thank you, your interview is over.  nausheen topic-discussion upsc

Transcript of Nausheen's interview

world history add 2.pdf

world history additions.pdf

world history final notes.pdf

final set of nausheen optional notes. 😊 final set of my optional notes. 😊  nausheen notes upsc

Final set of Nausheen optional notes. 😊

art and culture (2).pdf

nausheen - art and culture last time notes art and culture last time notes .pdf  nausheen notes upsc

Nausheen - Art and Culture Last time Notes

After the final results,  getting this letter becomes the most coveted thing in our lives. Happy to get this letter today! 

Never fancied going to this place during my preparation but it feels good to see this.❤️

letter from lbsnaa after the final results,  getting this letter becomes the most coveted thing in our lives. happy to get this letter today! 

never fancied going to this place during my preparation but it feels good to see this.❤️  nausheen topic-discussion upsc

Letter from LBSNAA

polity last min revision notes.pdf

Polity last min revision notes - Nausheen - Such notes come in handy for revision especially during the time gap between GS 1 and GS 2 Mains paper.

polity last min revision notes - nausheen polity last min revision notes - nausheen - such notes come in handy for revision especially during the time gap between gs 1 and gs 2 mains paper.  nausheen topic-discussion upsc

Polity last min revision notes - Nausheen

Ancient History final notes.pdf

Ancient History final notes
These are my notes for Ancient History (optional). It might appear very less but to be very honest I had a lot of accumulated knowledge over 4 years of my preparation which includes information from model answers, NCERT, notes and shorter notes that allowed me to further shorten my notes to this number of pages.
Ancient History was my strongest section. In fact, a question was asked to me in my interview about which period of history I like the most, to which I replied Ancient History. This answer shocked the interview panelists perhaps because it is less liked period. 😅
Some suggestions for Ancient History:
1. Start your answers with Primary sources of the period. 
2. Include Historiography wherever possible. E.g. Sangam Age, Megalithic Age, Mauryan Period etc.
3. Include diagrams in architecture questions and maps in pre-history sections. 
4. Conclusion should be open ended in debatable questions.

ancient history final notes.pdf ancient history final notes
these are my notes for ancient history (optional). it might appear very less but to be very honest i had a lot of accumulated knowledge over 4 years of my preparation which includes information from model answers, ncert, notes and shorter notes that allowed me to further shorten my notes to this number of pages.
ancient history was my strongest section. in fact, a question was asked to me in my interview about which period of history i like the most, to which i replied ancient history. this answer shocked the interview panelists perhaps because it is less liked period. 😅
some suggestions for ancient history:
1. start your answers with primary sources of the period. 
2. include historiography wherever possible. e.g. sangam age, megalithic age, mauryan period etc.
3. include diagrams in architecture questions and maps in pre-history sections. 
4. conclusion should be open ended in debatable questions.  nausheen notes upsc

world history test.pdf

Found this copy of mine which I wrote in August. It shows my actual writing style in the exam.

nausheen - history optional copy found this copy of mine which i wrote in august. it shows my actual writing style in the exam.  nausheen notes upsc

Nausheen - History Optional copy

History Optional Tip #6
After repeated failures/low score, we get this feeling of changing our optional very often. Also, when you see people around you changing their optional or people spreading rumours that history optional isn't rewarding, you feel underconfident. I was in the same situation back in 2022. Now that I am in a position to say something on this I would like to clarify that no optional is ever 'butchered'/discriminated/marked low etc in UPSC. In 2020, when the paper was very tough/unconventional, then also some people scored 300+. It all depends on your preparation, hard work and some amount of smart work.

history optional strategy history optional tip #6
after repeated failures/low score, we get this feeling of changing our optional very often. also, when you see people around you changing their optional or people spreading rumours that history optional isn't rewarding, you feel underconfident. i was in the same situation back in 2022. now that i am in a position to say something on this i would like to clarify that no optional is ever 'butchered'/discriminated/marked low etc in upsc. in 2020, when the paper was very tough/unconventional, then also some people scored 300+. it all depends on your preparation, hard work and some amount of smart work.  nausheen strategy upsc

History Optional strategy

Governance and social issues.pdf

For governance and social issues, I collected notes from some random coaching, toppers' notes and added examples and data from the newspapers and economic survey.

The best strategy is to memorise acts, unique examples and best practices in the governance+social issues section.
Below are my compiled notes.

nausheen - governance and social issues notes for governance and social issues, i collected notes from some random coaching, toppers' notes and added examples and data from the newspapers and economic survey.

the best strategy is to memorise acts, unique examples and best practices in the governance+social issues section.
below are my compiled notes.  nausheen notes upsc

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