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The cornerstone of any excellent UPSC test preparation is taking mock exams and analyzing them.
As a UPSC candidate, your goal isn’t simply to know the UPSC Prelims and Mains syllabus like the back of your hand; it’s also to know how to apply what you’ve learned in the classroom to real-world situations by answering UPSC-style questions. Solving Mocks is a fantastic way to get started.
Tips on Solving UPSC Mock Tests
Since, in in the section above, I have mentioned the various benefits of solving the UPSC mock test, in this section, let me jot down some important tips that you can use while doing so, I.e., solving mocks.
Using the tips given below you shall be able to make use of the Mock tests in the most optimal manner. So, here they are:
- Take your Prelims mock exams seriously, allotting two hours to the GS and CSAT papers. Also, when taking your mock mains papers, use the official time duration of 3 hours for each paper.
- Do not consider your task done once you have completed a mock; you must now thoroughly study the questions in the mock as well as the answers you have written for each. That way, you’ll be able to see the ideas you struggle with.
- After analyzing a mock answer sheet, do not move over to solving another one without first clearing your weak points.
- Keep repeating this process till the very end.
- Also, when solving the mocks, remember not to spend too much time on one question. If you’re not sure what the solution to the question you’re stuck on is, go on to the next one.
- If you follow the process I have mentioned in the above points, you will start noticing improvement in your scores within a short span of time.
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