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Editor-in-Chief & CMD Dear Aspirants, Dr. Vikas Divyakirti A common adage says that ‘the worst part of life is waiting, the best part of life is Director Dr. Taruna Verma having something worth waiting for’. The Civil Services (Main) Examination 2019 has just Chief Executive Officer concluded, and now the wait for the results will be arduous. But this phase of the preparation Shivesh Mishra must not be wasted either on feeling apprehensive or being euphoric. This is because after Advisory Board the declaration of the results, there hardly remains a time to prepare for the Personality D. Kumar, Kumar Gaurav, Akhil Murti, Test and come out with flying colours. This calls for the optimum utilisation of this period Rajesh Mishra, Nishant Shrivastava, Ritesh Jaiswal, Sourabh Chaturvedi, K.P. Dwivedi of three-four months. This is more so because a trusting attitude and patience go hand Executive Editor in hand. Patience is not just about waiting for something, it is about how you wait, or Abhishek Mishra your attitude while waiting. The nature of Civil Services Exam is such that its preparation Dy. Executive Editor is always a ‘work-in-progress’ and one should continue to strive towards the elusive Georgi Mathan Ninan perfection as it would ultimately make one better. Editorial Team Rishikesh (Editor), Saurabh Kumar Shanu, With this in mind, we present this issue of the Drishti Current Affairs Today. In this Vivek Hari Singh, Nisha Jindal, issue we are providing a supplement comprising the detailed model answers of all the M.S. Suman, Dr. Deepshikha, Gaurav Bana, Rabmeet Kaur, Debabrat Gogoi, Niket Jain, four GS papers of the 2019 Main examination. In order to provide a comprehensive answer Yashwant Singh Rana for a better understanding to the reader, the corresponding word limits have not been Typesetting and Designing strictly adhered to. 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