Prelims Sleepy Series 2026

All 100 questions.

30 days.

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Please make note that the Hormuz Q 30 is different in this PDF 12

The options are

Bahrain / Syria / Qatar / Egypt,

The answer is (b) 1 and 3

Syria and Egypt are Mediterranean, not Persian Gulf.

𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴:
Global agriculture is transitioning from chemical-driven production to biology-enabled, precision-based farming that boosts productivity while protecting natural resources.

​𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
Advanced technologies like Multi Nutrient Efficiency Bio Fertilizer Technology use patented microbial consortia to improve nutrient uptake and crop root architecture.

​𝗬𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝐞𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀:
These biological technologies increase crop yields across major crops while reducing chemical fertilizer use by up to 25%, thereby lowering cultivation costs.

​𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀:
Reducing fertilizer consumption can generate major national savings from the annual ₹1.71 lakh crore subsidy bill, which can be redirected toward agricultural research and rural infrastructure.

​𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸:
Government initiatives like PM PRANAM, nanofertilizers, promote balanced nutrient use to improve soil health, reduce import dependence, and enhance climate resilience.

𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆:
The Asiatic lion population grew to 891 by May 2025, marking a 32% increase from 2020.

​𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:
The range expanded by over 400% since 1990 to span nearly 35,000 sq. km across 11 districts, including a natural return to the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary after 144 years.

​𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Local pastoral and agricultural goodwill, supported by frameworks like Gir Samvad Setu, integrates communities into wildlife stewardship.

​𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀:
Protecting over 55,000 open wells and deploying railway safety measures like trained loco pilots have curtailed unnatural mortalities.

​𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: Project Lion (launched in August 2020) and specialized veterinary infrastructure drive landscape-level habitat enhancement and disease surveillance.

Solution to Today's CSAT PYQ

Q63 - pure elimination.

Statement 1 says progress is "slow". Passage says income is "unchanged" (which means zero progress, not slow).

So 1 is out and Options B & C eliminated.

Statement 2 says leaders "stagnate".

Passage only says followers catch up, doesn't say leaders stop growing.

Statement 2 is out so Option D is eliminated.

Ans is A.

Didn't even need to read 3 & 4.

​Q64 is classic UPSC wordplay.

Statement 1 says it divides "nations" into 3 phases.

Look at the text, it divides "economic eras" into 3 phases.

So 1 is out and Option D eliminated.

Statement 2 says the gap is "between labour and productivity".

Text says it's the gap with the technology leader (meaning gap between countries).

So 2 is out and Options A & B eliminated.

Ans is C.

Saved time not reading Statement 3 or doing the math for that 4 million year trap in Statement 4.

Day 20

Sleepy CSAT PYQ Series

Today, we will be looking at a Maths question.

We alternate between RC, LR and Quant PYQs in this series.

Try to solve it.

Solutions will be provided later today.

With reference to the MSME sector in India, consider the following statements:

1)​It contributes to nearly half of the country's total exports.

2)​Adopting cluster-based lending is recommended to reduce credit gaps and financial risks.

With reference to the Indian handloom sector, consider the following statements:

1)​While it is a highly female-intensive industry employing over 35 lakh workers, its actual economic contribution is often understated due to inadequate data tracking.

2)​Despite its immense cultural significance, the sector currently accounts for less than one-fifth of the total cloth produced in the country.

3)​Contemporary strategies for the sector's survival focus exclusively on preserving its traditional heritage rather than altering its image for modern consumer demographics.

What if the secret to India's economic supremacy isn't building a few mega-corporations, but connecting 63 million small ones?

​𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:

India's 63 million MSMEs employ over 320 million people, contributing 31% to GDP, 35% to manufacturing, and 49% to exports.

​𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀:

The sector remains informal, fragmented, and burdened by delayed payments, compliance costs, and limited credit.

​𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴:

Industrial clustering lowers fixed costs via shared infrastructure, builds specialized labor markets, and drives knowledge spillovers.

​𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

​Shift from generic estates to specialized sector-specific hubs.

​Support high-performing niche firms with targeted credit and R&D.

​Adopt cluster-based lending to reduce credit gaps and financial risk.
​Strengthen industry-academia links for talent and innovation.

Is Handloom India's Next Luxury Revolution or a Fading Legacy?

​𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 & 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
Handloom is a pillar of India's manufacturing history, rural employment, and cultural identity, supporting over 35 lakh workers nearly 70% women) and producing about 15% of the country's cloth.

​𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀:
Diminishing returns, fragmented markets, and disappearing traditional knowledge threaten the sector's future, while inadequate data measurement obscures its true economic value.

​𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
Government programs, UNESCO collaborations, and targeted initiatives are helping document endangered weaves and drive e-commerce integration and skill development.

​𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆:
The sector must shift from mere preservation to building aspiration among Gen Z by positioning handlooms as modern, premium lifestyle products, alongside better data tracking and robust GI protection.

Solution to Today's CSAT PYQ

We can see the function is same on both sides of the inequality for both statements.

The actual way to solve this would be to create a function f(t) and then find it's differential f'(t) and then according to that we can tell if the function is decreasing or increasing in the range of 1/3 to 2.

But that would make it a very lengthy solution

Also most of us won't remember the quotient rule of differential equations that is required for statement 2.

Instead just put values and check statement 1

And for statement 2 just derive the inequality.

But we should know that inequality flips when taking reciprocal

And… 5 trillion dollars economy target pushed to 2029-30 👏👏🥹🥹

I sincerely feel we could have done (or not done) 3 things to be doing a lot better

- demonetisation (absolutely no no)
- more govt recruitment (absolutely yes yes)
- corruption (fast track courts and rapid justice and law enforcement)

But we did what we did and here we are again 👏👏

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Day 21

Sleepy CSAT PYQ Series

Today, we will be looking at an LR Q.

We alternate between RC, LR and Quant PYQs in this series.

Try to solve it.

Solutions will be provided later today.