How did China’s geography influence the directions in which rulers chose to expand their empires? The Chinese could not expand their borders to the North because of the Gobi Desert, and to the South West the Plateau of Tibet also stopped it. But they could expand to the West and South. You just studied 22 terms!

When traders wished to take a land route to the eastern Mediterranean, they had to travel through two difficult deserts: the Taklimakan and the Gobi.

Why do you think the emperor was more concerned about attacks from this direction than any other? From the east they were protected by the ocean, from the west they were protected by the mountains, from the north they were partially protected by the desert, and from the south they were also protected by the ocean.

Upon passing this exam, you’ll get the Career Service Subprofessional Eligibility which qualifies you for government-wide first-level positions that only require less than four years of a college education. These include clerical, trades, crafts, and custodial service positions.

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Passing the examination will shower you with several job opportunities. More doors will open for you career-wise especially jobs in the government. Once you passed, you’ll be eligible to work in several government agencies like GSIS, SSS, BIR, DSWD and DPWH.

Taking the Professional level qualifies you for both first-level and second-level government positions. On the other hand, the Subprofessional level only allows you to take jobs in first-level government positions such as clerical, administrative work.

All applicants must be Filipino citizens; at least 18 years old on the date of filing of application; of good moral character; have not been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime involving moral turpitude, or disgraceful or immoral conduct, dishonesty, examination irregularity, drunkenness, or addiction to …

There is no educational requirement in taking the Civil Service Exam! This means that even if you are just a high school graduate or K-12 graduate, you can take the test and become eligible for a government job. This means that even if you haven’t finished elementary, you can still take the test!

He/She should be between 21 to 30 years of age, as on August 1st of the examination year. Age relaxation of 5 years and 3 years is available to those belonging to SC/ ST and OBC categories respectively. The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from any recognized University.

Yes, you are eligible to appear for the UPSC exam. Tattoos are allowed, but it would be inappropriate. As long as the tattoos are not vulgar, or they are of religious significance, they would be not be disallowed per se, but they might be looked down upon.

Even if you start preparing now – if you adopt the right strategies, do the smart-work, learn what is needed, and don’t go behind everything under the Sun – yes, you can clear UPSC CSE Prelims with just 6 months of preparation.

In the three months (last 90 days) of the UPSC IAS Prelim Exam preparation, one needs to establish a schedule. Make sure one studies and revise all the subjects, ensuring multiple revisions. Give extra time to those areas which require an extra push. The schedule must include time for the mock tests.

UPSC IAS Topper 2018 – Akshat Jain: I didn’t take any coaching for general studies but I did take coaching for anthropology from Vaid’s ICS coaching institute in Delhi. I took test series for general studies from Vision IAS and for mains from L2A.