UPSC Prelims Elimination Tricks Course Description Subject-Wise Strategies Polity: Eliminate swapped terms (e.g., President vs. PM). Economy: Discard incorrect data swaps (e.g., RBI vs. SEBI). Environment: Avoid conceptual traps (e.g., ozone vs. greenhouse). Geography: Remove wrong region swaps (e.g., soil types). History: Eliminate timeline traps (e.g., Buddhism vs. Jainism). IR: Choose news-based regions, discard unfamiliar claims. CSAT Techniques Math: Eliminate extreme values (e.g., impossible percentages). Reasoning: Discard inconsistent options (e.g., seating errors). Comprehension: Avoid extreme words and irrelevant options. Statement-Based Tricks Discard extreme words (e.g., "always," "never"). Eliminate swapped terms (e.g., Lok Sabha vs. Rajya Sabha). Avoid redundant comparisons (e.g., repeated "more than"). Favor soft words (e.g., "may," "likely"). Logical Precision Identify one correct vs. one wrong statement. Prioritize broad, qualitative answers. Avoid specific data traps (e.g., exact years).