Sourav Rout,
Cuttak
I, Sourav Rout am a regular subscriber of your prelims and mains study notes since 2008.I salute the entire CrackIAS.com team for providing such meticulously designed and concisely prepared notes regularly every year. An average 90+ direct questions every year in G.S (Prelims) is a testimony to this fact. As far as the prelims 2011 notes are concerned, CrackIAS.com has again stood up to its reputation, taking into consideration the sea change in the IAS Prelims syllabus.
1. Completely new introduction in G.S Prelims syllabus i.e Rights and Issues, climate change, biodiversity, economic and social development, environment and ecology, demography, etc., have been comprehensively and meticulously dealt with. All the general topics were extensively prepared and important topics were intensively prepared.
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6. The sections on latest trends in science proved vital as several questions were asked directly from it.
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Anyways, CrackIAS G.S. study notes 2011 were very instrumental during my preparation for 2011 Prelims. I heartily thank Your effort in providing us such valuable and qualitative notes.
Thanking you.