General Studies (Paper 1)
Current Affairs - Awards Recall — Use "PBNG" mnemonic: Padma (civilian), Bharat Ratna (highest), Nobel (international), Grammy (music). Remember Padma has 3 tiers: Vibhushan (V), Bhushan (B), Shri (S) - VBS like "Very Big Small" hierarchy.
Five-Year Plans Memory — First Plan (1951-56) focused on Agriculture; Second on Industry. Remember "AI" like Artificial Intelligence sequence. NITI Aayog replaced Planning Commission in 2015 (1+5=6, think "new six-year cycles").
Budget Components Trick — Capital vs Revenue split: "CAPITAL = Creates Assets, Pays Invested money (loans)". Revenue = Running expenses, Regular operations, Salaries. Capital receipts: "BDB" - Borrowings, Disinvestment, Both recoveries.
Taxation Direct/Indirect — DIRECT taxes "PIG-WC": Personal income, Income tax, Gift, Wealth, Corporate. INDIRECT now mainly GST - "Goods & Services Together". Remember 4 GST slabs: 5, 12, 18, 28 (multiply by pattern).
Banking Terms Speed — Repo = RBI Relends to banks. Reverse Repo = Banks lend to RBI (reverse direction). CRR = Cash Reserve (no interest). SLR = Securities (earns interest). Repo rate ↑ = Economy cools.
Geography Rivers Trick — Major UP rivers "GYR Go": Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga, Gomti flow through state. Ganga tributaries RIGHT bank: "YaRaGhoSo" - Yamuna, Ramganga, Ghaghra, Son. LEFT bank: GaKoG - Gandak, Kosi, Ghaghara.
Direction Sense Shortcut — Clockwise from top: "NESW" (Never Eat Soggy Waffles). For angle problems: North=0°, East=90°, South=180°, West=270°. Left turn = -90°, Right turn = +90° from current direction.
Indian Economy Sectors — Primary="P"lants and natural resources. Secondary="S"melting/manufacturing. Tertiary="T"ransport and services. Remember contribution to GDP: Tertiary>Secondary>Primary (reverse of alphabetical order).
General Hindi (Paper 2)
Alankar Types Memory — Three main categories "SAU": Shabd (word-based), Arth (meaning-based), Ubhay (both). Common ones: "Anuprasa-Upama-Rupak-Yamak" = AURY like "aur yaad karo".
Karak Quick List — Eight Karaks "KASAKADE": Karta (ने), Karm (को), Karan (से-instrument), Sampradaan (के लिए), Apadaan (से-separation), Sambandh (का/की/के), Adhikaran (में/पर), DE-sambodhan (हे!ओ!).