tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077590708109771062024-03-13T00:55:42.424-07:00MapboardAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469070386060982944noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507759070810977106.post-79239577737006707792016-04-28T07:30:00.001-07:002016-04-29T06:51:45.287-07:00Mapboard lite milestone 1 : Reached 1000 downloads<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Thank you, everyone.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Mapboard lite : the map drawing app</span></b> has got 1000 downloads on Google Play!<br />
And our new Noted! the notes app, has started out well, too.<br />
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Mapboard is our first app, and we never were biggies in the field. We never had resources to promote it, either. All the same, here we are : We survived the initial sluggish rate( nearly zero) of downloads on Google Play, and in 4 months we were able to reach at least 1000 out of a million possible users who might benefit from our app. That gives us a tiny sense of success...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQ_z3I_yPMMvjDpjvJ2iteSQAnYHb_AETXWWNPLdByVpaRRyVDMxCIr4uQxdL9ik4Kt4B5NJ86eT_HR-u1EOKRrb1cpQ6nUUeJulDkMnJU9VPcCvg39F0DX8-wbSPVVjOCjPPFGioZUM/s1600/thankyou.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQ_z3I_yPMMvjDpjvJ2iteSQAnYHb_AETXWWNPLdByVpaRRyVDMxCIr4uQxdL9ik4Kt4B5NJ86eT_HR-u1EOKRrb1cpQ6nUUeJulDkMnJU9VPcCvg39F0DX8-wbSPVVjOCjPPFGioZUM/s200/thankyou.png" width="200" /></a><br />
We are extremely happy that you people are finding Mapboard lite useful. Our team is grateful to you all for your encouragement and support. ( And we regret that we couldn't provide more updates in the past few months. Small developers... Ideas, passion, enthusiasm are the stuff we have in plenty, but money and time are not. )<br />
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Let the joy of learning prevail. Cheers!!!<br />
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Good day to all.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469070386060982944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507759070810977106.post-29682621671161271522016-04-15T21:58:00.002-07:002016-04-15T22:45:18.374-07:00How to make notes for civil services exams with Noted!?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hi, Me Scholastic Appster here!<br />
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Would you please take a moment to look at me?<br />
Can you guess what am I upto?<br />
You might guess it right : I too am preparing for civil services. So many notebooks, magazines, newspapers to be studied... How am I gonna keep them all in my tiny head.<br />
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You know, what Mr. Einstein said? He said we shouldn't memorize anything that we can look up in books ( or internet). I agree with him. He is a genius, after all. But.... Reading a hundred books, scribbling small notes on a hundred sheets... What's the point of it, if I need to spend 30 minutes shuffling through them when I want cross-check a small fact? Or googling the same thing again and again?<br />
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Okay, okay. I'm telling it straight. Why Noted! is a perfect app for me and how I use it for making notes of my studies?<br />
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<b>1. For making small notes of facts, abbreviations, vocabulary, countries, cities, capitals etc</b><br />
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In the 'keyword' box I enter the keyword or a question or a phrase, then I enter facts I just learned in 'Your notes' box; Then touch the appropriate category check-box, from the table containing categories . Hit submit. It is saved. Yes, it can be looked up later. All I need to do is 'Pick a Note' (by touching the icon next to about on the top, or the one below 'your notes' box) Or, say, if I want to revise all the new words I learned in the last week, I will check the box before 'vocabulary'. Then 'By Subject'. That'll list all words and their meanings I had added under that category.<br />
<img alt=" Noted! : A study notes app- screenshot thumbnail " src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Zv4HyEw_TO9oRuJKY3s3x7kEss0thIIebHQ95oUMmVp5_UHV49iWveFTXmTfBpYez_A=h310-rw" /> <br />
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<b>2. Saving unknown terms so that I can look them up later. </b><br />
All I do is enter a keyword, select a category and add it to my notes. Later, when I finish all immediate tasks in hand, I would pick the keyword, and hit<b> 'Google Search' button</b>. Neat, isn't it? :)<br />
One more thing. Whenever I get a question while studying ( I happen to be very inquisitive fellow), this app is the first thing I reach out for. I save the question after picking a category to which it belongs. Then, I can surf for an answer later. I believe this will ensure I don't miss any opportunity in gaining more conceptual clarity.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNs5hDEttP50YwiEo4vVd_sCmNyfURymjtt08NTlmVBZpDMzDUMx1q1yMj3wyqzfoVO4UZb3noqKB0G-h4lpJ5p8L-sPgeyCgsYpsx8jfxTSDyQfGniwT5JyZ38t2UsqzI4R0Ujt2A0I/s1600/Screenshot_2016-02-15-21-29-47.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNs5hDEttP50YwiEo4vVd_sCmNyfURymjtt08NTlmVBZpDMzDUMx1q1yMj3wyqzfoVO4UZb3noqKB0G-h4lpJ5p8L-sPgeyCgsYpsx8jfxTSDyQfGniwT5JyZ38t2UsqzI4R0Ujt2A0I/s320/Screenshot_2016-02-15-21-29-47.png" width="187" /></a><br />
( You see the question marks? Those are the unknown terms on which I wanted more info at the time of studying. The terms are automatically saved with question marks. Later you could look up only the notes with "?" so that you can clear the mess on one go :)<br />
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<b>3. Saving, sharing and backing up of notes</b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJT4QD9dVHI3L31CYP9nps0TBV_FB6AwqqKaIOkqtmGFHVo_8peqLrgm-QYVxdc4vGOAv9j88OlaUEthIotzUtqVO6GDqPtLnum5tsoWdnOCZflsgX_HYW_SAQbnTlyE9C5Zw1LB1gsY/s1600/MOREICON.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJT4QD9dVHI3L31CYP9nps0TBV_FB6AwqqKaIOkqtmGFHVo_8peqLrgm-QYVxdc4vGOAv9j88OlaUEthIotzUtqVO6GDqPtLnum5tsoWdnOCZflsgX_HYW_SAQbnTlyE9C5Zw1LB1gsY/s200/MOREICON.png" width="200" /></a>'More..' icon. Here I find all those options. Once I wanted to view my notes saved in my tablet on my phone. Then I saved the file, sent it to my phone, transfered it to Noted folder in my phone. Then loaded the new notes from within Noted! app. Well, I could have directly shared it too...<br />
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<img alt=" Noted! : A study notes app- screenshot " height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/suEExl490Q6vyY3w-KKK3ZGwGOEeF2aKWi_o61kZtoHCHdLeZL__NX0m4Nk5p4Sygj0=h900-rw" width="187" /><br />
Also, there are four cool themes, among them I love the white one-- and dark grey one the best.<br />
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<b>4. Smart search bar</b><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/U_peHPWuFPrfBEzSIYfxYufJD22QMno-6FZ4IuBmqRQ_X7Yp8vSIlC-2d82quGpVKUc=h900-rw" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=" Noted! : A study notes app- screenshot " border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/U_peHPWuFPrfBEzSIYfxYufJD22QMno-6FZ4IuBmqRQ_X7Yp8vSIlC-2d82quGpVKUc=h900-rw" width="187" /></a><img alt=" Noted! : A study notes app- screenshot " height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yTqxHH9Df9fzBmQa9C9xNu5hOGb4exijkor6Hwcgu8ESzif8d_w_MnUAoYBwjoxsRIs=h900-rw" width="187" /><br />
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The first one is the 'Pick a note' menu, in 'Keyword only' mode, displaying only keywords and dates.<br />
I prefer this mode when editing notes I saved for a topic or when I am referring to a difficult new word the meaning of which I am not able to recall.<br />
In the <b>'Keyword only'</b> mode, I would type the date or the month to see the notes made on the specified day or month.<br />
The second screenshot is the same menu in <b>'Entire notes'</b> mode. Handy when I am desperately hunting for a term in my whole notes.<br />
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<b>5. The new feature : bookmarks</b><br />
Quick links to some very very useful and informative websites added with the latest update. Can't wait to explore them all.<br />
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6. <b>No ads. A specially curated collection of links to great books, instead</b><br />
I love the variety of books they have added with this updates. Well, they are just affiliated links to Amazon.in bookstore. But, they are awesome. Some inspirational, some reference books, some memoirs of successful leaders and indian civil services officers...<br />
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<b>7. Finally,</b><br />
The feature I love the most : The joy I get when I see all of my little notes on history, geography, polity and IR; Quotes by important people under 'Personalities', facts I learned about each state of India under 'States',the timings of interesting shows running on Rajyasabha TV under 'Uncategorized', articles of the Constitution in news under 'Constitution'; all there, together and beautifully organized.<br />
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I would love it if you too try it.... Want to download it now? <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_ScholasticAppster.Noted2">This link</a> will take you there.<br />
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Want to see my notes for last few months? It's not much... yet, you could upload it into your Noted! app and see how good works, if you want.( Just transfer the folder to your phone. Then open Noted! app and choose 'Load notes from backup'.) <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bzvci-x6p1QYOXhpNHNuSUlXR0U">Click the link.</a><br />
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<b>A tip :</b> Save the notes often, and keep the text file safe by sharing it to cloud storage or saving in multiple devices. Just in case.<br />
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Bye, for now.<br />
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Have a nice day<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469070386060982944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507759070810977106.post-33931002551857337942016-02-21T02:01:00.003-08:002016-04-28T06:36:50.155-07:00Noted! is out!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello everyone,<br />
Apologies for not updating Maps gallery. But, we believe we have something really wonderful for you here. Meet Noted! : Our new app that is now available for download at Google Play!<br />
It's a simple and no-nonsense Note-making app in which you can add notes, sort them by categories, search for any term you previously added, save them all as a single text file and share them with friends, all in fairly simple steps.<br />
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<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_ScholasticAppster.Noted2" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2N1CYTgUmwierKSOAY2afnKucCSCWL1NWjwG8eOElAd5s8nqSJSyYET9N5_n0xUso_UmRFoGPG1QlAa40F_4HPm4wZaH4AD-XewKU9FyLBtbv4WfWuzG8-6zLBNeB-fCMvSNaJ2xANg/s1600/notedicon2.png" /></a>Head for <a href="http://themapboardblog.blogspot.in/p/noted-for-android-quick-notes-app-for.html">Noted! page</a> to learn more<br />
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Head straight for <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_ScholasticAppster.Noted2">Google Play</a> to get it now.<br />
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Our second app for the joy of learning...<br />
Looking forward to your kind support and feedbacks,<br />
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- Boundless</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469070386060982944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507759070810977106.post-4903203397102225002016-02-06T09:41:00.001-08:002016-02-06T09:41:12.898-08:00Maps Gallery Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br /><br />Two new maps added to Maps Gallery<br /><br />1.Prelims 2015: National Parks and Historical sites<br /><br />2.Iron (Fe), Aluminium (Al)( Bauxite), Copper (Cu) and Mica mines<br />
See them <a href="http://themapboardblog.blogspot.in/p/gallery.html">Here</a>!!!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469070386060982944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507759070810977106.post-42911282717434106562016-02-06T09:09:00.002-08:002016-02-06T09:49:17.695-08:00Prelims 2015 through Mapboard : 1. National Parks and Historical Sites<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We mapped the national parks and historical sites that were featured in Prelims 2015 question paper. Have a look .<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469070386060982944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507759070810977106.post-24140337060084050652016-01-31T03:29:00.000-08:002016-01-31T03:29:08.154-08:00Mapboard for Civil Services: Prelims 2015 through Mapboard<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hullo there!<br />
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Launching a new series of maps. Here, we analyze previous year UPSC civil services Prelims question papers through maps. Hope you will find it useful.<br />
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<b>How this series is going to unfold?</b><br />
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- Identifying map-based questions.<br />
- Identifying sub-questions<br />
- Drawing a map of each sub-question, if necessary<br />
-Posting it under 'Prelims through Mapboard'<br />
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<b>Why?</b><br />
Because questions asked in UPSC civil services Prelims are interesting! So, mapping them would be fun.<br />
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Because we have observed that map-based questions are very important for Prelims. In Prelims 2015 at least 14 geography questions were asked. And all of them can be represented in maps. So, why not?<br />
And if you go through some four sets of previous year question papers, you might see that the questions aren't that unpredictable as a beginner would fear. So, we hope to identify the predictability.<br />
Also, these are going to be really really informative. Something you might not find anywhere else. Something that might make you desirous of drawing more maps yourself.<br />
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It would be our pleasure to hear what do you think of it all.<br />
And if you have made some maps, and think that it has a potential to be helpful for other learners,<br />
we would be very obliged, if you send them to us : <b>scholasticappster@gmail.com</b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469070386060982944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507759070810977106.post-25855820970456717792016-01-06T10:12:00.001-08:002016-01-06T10:12:05.277-08:00Drawing With Mapboard : A Demo<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZFXOWtFoAjo" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469070386060982944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507759070810977106.post-80643925343583893352016-01-05T06:59:00.000-08:002016-03-19T22:09:41.961-07:00Android Apps for Civil Services<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Smart phones are tricky tools to use, when it comes to serious studies. Though with all social media notifications and endless possibility for easy entertainment they can become the major source of distraction, if you use them wisely, they have potential to make your studies smart and time-efficient.<br />
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<u><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The smart way of using your Android devices : For students and Civil services aspirants</span></b></u><br />
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1. Stay largely offline<br />
2. Schedule the time you'll go online : Like, if you plan to spend half an hour following up the topics you studied on some trusted sites ( with reliable information and less ads), stick to it. Don't do some random Google search or visit a new website in that time.<br />
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Now, here's a list for you:<br />
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1. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=livio.pack.lang.en_US" rel="nofollow">English Dictionary - Offline</a> : Offline, free and ad-free<br />
2. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vd.offlinethesaurus">Offline Thesaurus</a> : To learn new words, to refer to when you are writing an essay and struggling to find fitting words<br />
3.<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.allexamstudy.past.prelims">UPSC CSE Past Question Papers</a> : Again, offline, free and ad-free. Past prelims questions sorted subject-wise.<br />
4. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.subba.csp">Civil Services Prelims Papers</a> : Prelims Papers sorted by years.<br />
5. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.madguy.aptitude.lr">Aptitude and Logical Reasoning</a> : Hundreds of aptitude, reasoning and English vocabulary questions stalked in a very organized way. Helpful hints and maths formulas are provided.<br />
6. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cognoscis.constitution">Indian Constitution </a>: Indian constitution in a very neat interface.<br />
7 <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> : You can save articles for offline reading within the app.<br />
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9. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_umachekkithadka.mapboardc3">Mapboard Lite </a>: Of course, it's our own. One and only app on Google Play that lets you practice, draw and save maps on your Androids,that too offline. It also has some clever note taking capabilities. To know more, read : <a href="http://themapboardblog.blogspot.in/2015/12/why-mapboard-why-maps.html">Why maps? Why Mapboard?</a><br />
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Make category-wise, searchable notes in a jiffy with our new app 'Noted!' You'll have many pleasant surprises : like, the 18 intuitive categories listed in the app , the app's usefulness while saving terms for looking up later, the way you can pick a term you saved earlier, and search for more info on it, on Google with a single touch etc. Also, you can take print-outs of your entire notes or of notes by category, as and when you desire, once it is saved as a text file. No, you can't do it with Evernote. That's why we came up with this one.<br />
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That's all for now. If we discover something new and useful, we'll sure update this article for you. Also, we have got some excellent ideas for our future apps, too. So, keep coming back. Or follow us on Google +, or like the Mapboard page on facebook.<br />
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Have you gone through our list of some very useful books and websites for civil services preparations? If not, read them <a href="http://themapboardblog.blogspot.in/2015/12/a-minimalistic-book-list-for-civil.html">here</a>. <br />
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Here's the trailer for Mapboard Lite we released a week ago :<br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">- A quick tip: If it's a book without colorful diagrams, and you have a Kindle device, get Kindle books. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d;">- Another quick tip : Though some people may prefer to buy entire set of books recommended by various sources on one go, we would like to suggest that you start small. A big stalk of brand new books waiting to be studied might scare you out, if you are still in the newbie phase of civil services preparations.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">I. All -Rounders - These are the basics, the foundations and the linking chains.</span></h4>
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1. A Globe - A simple and cheap one will do as fine as a professional and classy one. Get one, look up the countries and the seas, visualize geographical phenomena, trace ancient sea- routes</div>
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2.<b>An Atlas </b>- If you are buying the Oxford School Atlas, forget not to check out the interactive CD that comes free.<br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">3.<b> A civil services Manual</b> - Everything in the syllabus in one big book, not to mention hundreds of practice questions for each topic. McGraw Hill GS Paper 1 For CS Prelims is a good one.</span></div>
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4.</span><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/8123020813/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24790&creativeASIN=8123020813&linkCode=as2&tag=lifeq-21" rel="nofollow">India 2016 </a>-</span><span style="color: #0c343d;"> The official year book of Government of India. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">1.</span><b style="color: #0c343d;">History of Modern India</b><span style="color: #0c343d;"> by Bipan Chandra</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">2.<b>India's Struggle for Independence</b> by Bipan Chandra</span></div>
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4. Books by Romila Thapar : They are superbly engaging, imaginative and rich with knowledge. Pick one or all, as it suits your time and energy. Here, this one might be good book to begin with:</div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"> A wonderful book written by our Reserve Bank's governor, renowned economist Dr. Raghuram Rajan. It will give you an analysis of global economic slowdowns of past, and general vision of current macroeconomic scenario. </span><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/9350291738/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24822&creativeASIN=9350291738&linkCode=as2&tag=lifeq-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get now</a>.</span></b></div>
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1<b>.Indian Polity</b> by M. Laxmikanth - Concisely written book, recommended by civil services toppers and guides alike, a sure fetcher of marks. <a href="http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/1259064123/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24822&creativeASIN=1259064123&linkCode=as2&tag=lifeq-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Order a copy now</a>.<br />
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1. <span style="color: #073763;">The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen</span> - Amarthya Sen's essays on where India stands in the world and how it's diverse culture has evolved over time, and, in relation to other cultures. Tagore, Mughals, The West, Gandhi, China, Class, Gender, Scientific development and defence... He has left no stones unturned. <a href="http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/0141012110/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24822&creativeASIN=0141012110&linkCode=as2&tag=lifeq-21">Take a look.</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469070386060982944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507759070810977106.post-88915657781581824642015-12-15T22:14:00.001-08:002015-12-28T18:22:28.736-08:00Why Mapboard? Why Maps?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Maps and globes are the crucial tools for studying geography and other social sciences. Maps are more versatile because they are portable, can be easily replicated and customized.<br />
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You may have a hundred maps in atlases and your books (or your devices). But one map drawn works a hundred times better than one you refer casually. When it come to inspiring curiosity and enhancing your learning experience, their effects are nothing short of miraculous. Let's say you are studying the Revolt of 1857 in India. When you just read Lucknow, Kanpur, Awadh, Jhansi, Arrah, they'd be some names. But, when you mark them on a blank map of India, you'll get curious and new questions with many a 'why' and 'how' will arise. And answers to them would be truly enlightening.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469070386060982944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507759070810977106.post-54601171927239473872015-12-07T01:01:00.000-08:002015-12-15T19:52:12.299-08:00About<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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To practice drawing maps;<br />
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For students, learning enthusiasts and Indian Civil Services aspirants<br />
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Geography, history, ecology and current affairs : one app to connect them all....<br />
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