Day 41 | RAS Mains 2025 Answer Writing | 90 Days

90 Days RAS Mains 2025 Answer Writing

This is Day 41 | 90 Days RAS Mains 2025 Answer Writing, We will cover the whole RAS Mains 2025 with this 90-day answer writing program

Click here for the complete 90 days schedule (English Medium)

Click here for complete 90 days schedule (Hindi Medium)

GS Answer Writing – Learning and Motivation: Styles of learning, Models of memory, Causes of forgetting. Assessment of motivation । Stress and Management: Nature, Types, Sources, Symptoms, Effects, Stress Management, Promotion of Mental Health । Comprehension

Ebbinghaus curve is the first systematic attempt to understand the nature of forgetting. It indicates that  the rate of forgetting is maximum in the first nine hours, particularly during the first hour. After that the rate slows down and not much is forgotten even after many days. 
(Hermann Ebbinghaus  memorised lists of nonsense syllables and then measured the number of trials he took to relearn the same list at varying time intervals, observed that the course of forgetting follows a certain pattern.)

Ebbinghaus curve


The pattern of responses an organism makes to stimulus events that disturbs the equilibrium and exceeds a person’s ability to cope. It is neither a stimulus nor a response but an ongoing transactional process between the individual and the environment.Hans Selye, the father of modern stress research, defined stress as “the nonspecific response of the body to any demand” that is, regardless of the cause of the threat, the individual will respond with the same physiological pattern of reactions.

Importance of mental health: According to Central Disease Control and Prevention(CDCP) good mental health is linked to:

  1. Improved learning
  2. Creativity
  3. Higher levels of productivity
  4. Better social relationships
  5. Good physical health
  6. Increased life expectancy
  7. Cope with stress

Ways to promote mental health:  According to WHO and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

  1. Early childhood interventions
  2. School and workplace mental health programs i.e., manodarpan Initiative (Min. Of Education)
  3. Regular exercise
  4. Try a relaxing activity(meditation, muscle relaxation, or breathing exercises)
  5. Make sleep a priority
  6. Eat healthy, regular meals and stay hydrated
  7. Seek professional help(if distressing symptoms lasted more than 2 weeks)
  8. Foster a positive mindset: Cultivate gratitude, optimism, and self-compassion.
  9. Government initiatives: National Tele Mental Health Program-NTMHP, National Mental Health Program-NMHP 

(The World Health Organization reports that India bears a burden of 2,443 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100,000 individuals as a result of mental health issues. Instances of mental health conditions in India have surged by 18%, while there is only 0.75 psychiatrists available per 100,000 population. This situation underscores a significant mental health challenge in the country.)

Atkinson and Shiffrin model of memory also known as stage model of memory. This proposes the existence of three separate but sequentially linked memory systems.

3 stage memory model
3 Stage Model

Paper 4 (Comprehension part) –  passage

  1.  What subjects of conversation make one popular ?

     Ans: The secret of popularity lies in talking about people’s hobbies rather than your own and  taking interest in those subjects which your listeners find interesting .

  1. What topics must one avoid in a good conversation ? 

     Ans:  One should avoid unpleasant topics such as sickness and death that bore everybody . Talking about oneself should be avoided as  people are interested in their own problems, not in that of others’.

  1. What are the two things a good conversationalist must know ? 

     Ans: What to say and how to say are the two things that a good conversationalist must know.

  1. How should a good conversationalist treat others ?

     Ans:  A good conversationalist should treat others with modesty and in a civilised manner. He should not emphasize his own happiness and should be careful about his ‘wit’ so that people do not get hurt unnecessarily. 

  1. Find the word/words in the passage that have the same meaning as the following :
  2. A person who discourages enjoyment 

Ans : Wet blanket

Day 41 | 90 Days RAS Mains 2025 Answer Writing

Day 41 | 90 Days RAS Mains 2025 Answer Writing

error: Content is protected !!
Scroll to Top