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FAQ
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- A mind map can turn a long list of boring information into a colourful, memorable and highly organized diagram that works in line with your brain’s natural way of doing things.
- A mind map is hierarchical and reflects relationships among pieces of the whole.
- Whenever you make notes from books or newspapers, instead of writing paragraphs or bullet points, you can make a mind map for the big-picture analysis and better recall.
- How to make a mind map?
- Step 1: Write the main concept at the centre of the page.
- Step 2: Write sub-topics around the main concept and link them together.
- Step 3: Write the key points under each-subtopics.
- Step 4: Mark relationship (if any) between different points in the mind map.
- Above is the example mind map from our article on the statue of unity issue. Here,
- Statue of unity – the Main concept
- Why in news? Who is Patel? Etc – Sub-topics
- Then the nodes that branch out from sub-topics are key points.
Mindmap Learning Programme (MLP) is a flagship programme of IAS EXPRESS that makes learning easier, faster and fun through mindmaps.
What are the Benefits?
- Big picture – You can take in the bigger picture quickly and easily at a glance with our mindmaps.
- Better recollection – The visual nature of mindmaps allows for easier recall.
- Simplification – Mindmaps allow for the simplification of complex relationships between topics.
- Quick revision – Every point is organized and linked in a way that enables quick revision.
- Interactive – IE Mindmaps are interactive i.e., you can collapse, expand, navigate around and search for a particular topic inside the mindmap. This provides for the active learning process and you never get bored.
- Updated – Our contents are periodically updated according to the changing needs of the exam.
- Question paper-based – Contents are prepared based on solving previous years question papers = high chance of success in the actual examination.
What are the Features?
- In-depth Notes: covering the whole syllabus in a systematic and easy-to-understand manner. More importantly, our notes are prepared according to the previous years question patterns.
- Add your own notes: on any page by clicking the “Add Notes” button at the top. The button will show up after you login.
- Bookmarks: You can bookmark different pages for later reading.
- Smart work is more important than hard work: IAS EXPRESS gives you smart learning by analyzing previous year question patterns and creating dedicated content according to the syllabus.
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- You don’t have to compile various points from different sources yourself. We do all the hard work for you.
- you can learn/revise 10X better and faster because of the mindmap format
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Yes, click the below links for samples.
- General Studies
- Current Affairs
- Indian Polity
- Indian Economy
- Geography
- Environment & Ecology
- Art & Culture
- Ancient Indian History
- Medieval Indian History
- Modern Indian History
- Post-Independent Indian History
- World history
- International Relations
- Ethics
- Indian Society & Social Justice
- Internal Security
- Disasters & its Management
- Governance
- Science & Technology
- Optional
We have referred basic & standard books for comprehensive coverage of various topics.
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- Polity – Laxmikanth, DD Basu, Internet.
- Economy – Ramesh Singh, Internet.
- Art & Culture – Spectrum, Internet.
- Geography – NIOS, NCERT, Internet.
- Environment – NIOS, Shankar, Internet.
- Ancient India – R.S. Sharma (old NCERT), Internet.
- Medieval India – Satish Chandra, Internet.
- Modern India – Bipan Chandra, Internet.
- Post-independent India – Bipan Chandra, Internet.
- World History – Tamil Nadu Board book, Internet.
- International Relations – Internet.
- Ethics – Lexicon, Internet.
- Indian Society & Social Justice – NCERT, Internet.
- Internal Security – News & research papers.
- Disaster – News & research papers.
- Governance – Internet.
- Science & Technology – News sources.
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- IGNOU MA Notes
- Political Theory by O P Gauba
- Global Politics by Andrew Heywoods
- VP Verma – Modern Indian political thoughts
- etc
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Paper 1:
- Physical Anthropology – P Nath
- Anthropology Simplified- Vivek Bhasme
- Anthropology – Ember and Ember
- epg pathashala
- ignou M.A Anthropology
Paper-II:
- ignou M.A Anthropology
- epg pathashala
- January 2014 edition of Yojana- Tribal and Marginalized Communities
- The Tribal Culture of India – LP Vidyarthi
- Tribal India – Nadeem Hasnain
- Indian Anthropology -Nadeem Hasnain
- Anthropology Simplified – Vivek Bhasme
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- Savindra Singh’s Geomorphology
- Savindra Singh’s Physical Geography
- Savindra Singh’s Climatology
- Savindra Singh’s Oceanography
- D.R khullar
- Majid Hussain
- Geographical thought by R. D Dikshit
- Internet
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- Haralambos and Holborn (blue & orange )
- IGNOU Material
- Seeing sociology in everyday life by J.J.Macionis
- Sociological theory – George Ritzer
- Oxford Dictionary of Sociology
- Research papers from the internet
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Booklist for Paper 1:
- Mohit Bhattacharya: New Horizon of public administration
- Administrative Thinkers by Prasad & Prasad
- Comparative public administration: R.K Arora
- Public administration by M. Laxmikanth
- Public administration paper 1 by RB Aribam
Booklist for Paper – 2:
- Indian public administration by Ramesh K Arora & Rajni Goyal
- Public administration paper 2 by RB Aribam
- Government reports (2nd ARC, Punchi Commission reports, NITI aayog recommendations )
- Newspapers editorials
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