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Keep Moving Forward with Faith and Trust, Everything Will Fall into Place: The Backstory E13 featuring IAS Tina Dabi

Tina Dabi, from Delhi, topped the 2015 Civil Services examination on her first attempt. She was born on 9 November 1993 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. At the age of 22, Tina Dabi topped one of the world's toughest examinations, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), in 2015 and secured 1063 marks out of 2025. Before this, the 2014 Civil Services examination topper was also a woman, Ira Singhal and she is also from Delhi. She is the first SC (Schedule cast) woman to get a top position in the Civil services examination. Tina Dabi took charge as district collector of Jaisalmer in July after a recent reshuffle. Before this role, Tina Dabi was serving as a joint secretary in the finance department under the Rajasthan government. Watch the backstory of this inspirational officer and get to know her family and educational background, the challenges she has had to go through, her preparation schedule for the UPSC exam and so much more. We hope that her journey inspires y

UPSC Previous Year Civil Services Prelims: Revisiting Question 5 of GS 1

UPSC previous year civil services prelims question 5 of GS 1 Answer: a Explanation: ● Inflation-Indexed bonds, or IIBs, are securities designed to help protect investors from inflation. IIBs are indexed to inflation so that the principal and interest payments rise and fall with the rate of inflation. Government can reduce coupon rates on its borrowing by way of IIBs. So, statement 1 is correct. ● An inflation-indexed bond protects both investors and issuers from the uncertainty of inflation over the life of the bond. So, statement 2 is correct. ● Extant tax provisions will be applicable on interest payment and capital gains on IIBs. There will be no special tax treatment for these bonds. So, statement 3 is not correct. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.... ( read more ) HOW TO: Hedge Against Inflation REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN SILVER: Silver IRA Investing UPSC Previou

VOW DAY - 30 - VISION IAS - PRELIMS TEST - 7 PART - 3 - FREE COVERAGE

For Content - Please email the following to vowindias@gmail.com: 1. Initiative opted for is 100 VOW DAYS Program. 2. email id for communication 3. mobile no. for communication 4. Name About the initiative: Under the "100 VOW DAY" Program we will cover the following in 100 days in a scheduled manner from 25th Dec 2022 to 15th Apr 2023: 1. VISION IAS Current Affairs Magazine from Apr-22 to Apr-23 2. VISION IAS Prelims Test Series 3. VISION IAS MAINS Test Series... ( read more ) HOW TO: Hedge Against Inflation REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN SILVER: Silver IRA Investing Vow Day - 30 is the most awaited event of the year for all the aspirants of the prestigious Indian Civil Services Examination. This event is hosted by Vision IAS, one of the leading IAS coaching institutes in India. It is a 30-day online event which includes a Prelims Test Series, 7 part video lectures, and fr