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Lok Sewa guides

Negative marking arithmetic, current affairs filtering, constitutional revision and choosing between posts, for Public Service Commission candidates.

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When to guess on a Lok Sewa paper, and when not to

A wrong answer deducts twenty per cent of the question's marks. That single number decides whether guessing helps you or quietly costs you the exam.

25 August 2026Read

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Nayab Subba or Section Officer: choosing before you start

The two papers look similar and reward different preparation. Deciding late costs you weeks, and most candidates decide late.

24 August 2026Read

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The Lok Sewa interview is a different exam — prepare for it like one

You cleared the written paper by answering questions right. The interview asks whether you can be trusted with a public office, and it scores differently.

23 August 2026Read

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How wide the Lok Sewa general knowledge syllabus really is, and how to bound it

The general knowledge syllabus is not infinite, it only feels that way. The candidates who cope have drawn a boundary around it. Here is how to draw yours.

22 August 2026Read

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The Lok Sewa IQ section rewards recognising patterns, not knowing facts

The IQ block is the most trainable marks on the paper, and the most neglected. It is not knowledge you are short of — it is pattern recognition under a clock.

21 August 2026Read

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Kharidar or Nayab Subba: which Lok Sewa post to sit first

The two entry posts share a syllabus but not a strategy. Sitting the wrong one first can cost you a whole cycle, and the choice is easier than it looks.

20 August 2026Read

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The constitution questions that keep coming back

Constitution is the most reliably examinable part of the Lok Sewa general knowledge section, because unlike current affairs it does not move.

13 August 2026Read

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How to revise Lok Sewa current affairs without drowning

A weekly capsule beats a daily newspaper. Here is the filter we use to decide what actually has a chance of appearing on the paper.

6 August 2026Read

Reading about it is the easy part.

Every guide here describes something you can start doing today. Open the bank and find out where you actually stand.

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