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IIT-JEE, NEET-UG, SAT, CLAT, CA, CS Exam Expert - Answered on Jul 16, 2024

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Aditi Question by Aditi on Jul 16, 2024Hindi
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Sir how to focus on study

Ans: Hi Aditi
Try to be in the present & don't think of anything other than studies. Try breathing exercises and focus on your breathing, it will help you to remain in the present. Try meditation.

You have to work on your sitting capacity. Almost any exam will be of 3 hours. While studying keep your distractions away from your study table. No gadgets on the study table are the key to increasing focus.
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Sir my self krishna sir can't able focus on studies properly plz give some tips to study for more hours for jee
Ans: Krishna, adhere to the following Strategies/Tips/Steps:

(1) Whenever you study at home, study for 45-minutes. Then take a break of 10-minutes when you can move away from your study table, walk, have some water & relax. If you continue studying beyond 45-minutes, your concentration power will go down, resulting to low output. Most students commit this mistake.
(2) On daily basis (morning or evening whichever will be convenient to you), do yoga or meditation or physical exercises or play any games / sports for at least 30-45 minutes. This will further reduce your stress / distractions.
(3) Study tough topics / tough subjects (applicable to you) early morning with your fresh mind.
(4) Eat a lot of green vegetables / fruits which you can afford for & Avoid soft drinks/junk foods
(5) Every day night, before going to bed, revise whatever you have studied during the day.
(6) Also, revise every week whatever you have covered till date (here your short-notes which you should prepare will be helpful).
(7) Keep practising questions on topics which you have covered either offline or online
(8) Give utmost importance to wrongly answered / difficult / complicated / tough questions and have a separate note-book specially for this for each subject (PCM)
(9) You might be aware that JEE rank is allotted on the basis of highest score in Maths, followed by Physics & Chemistry. Practice more and more in Maths, till you reach Speed & Accuracy

(10) By December-January, attempt fully syllabus online test series, evaluate and analyse your performance such as,

(a) which topic / unit / concept you are weak which needs your revision and improvement as this will disturb you when you appear in actual JEE exam
(b) abnormal time taken to attempt any question which you can come to know from Online Test Series which you should reduce
(c) which questions you skipped and why?

(11) Please AVOID studying under pressure that you should get admission only into IITs/ NITs. Never advisable. Any one can be successful, even if he / she studies in NON-IIT / NON-NIT Colleges also.

(12) Have Plan B & Plan C for other Colleges Entrance Exams / Disciplines-Streams.
(13) Avoid comparing yourself with other students.

(14) Also, it is highly ideal to appear in / attempt\minimum 5-7 Entrance Exams (for both Govt & Private Engineering Colleges). You will have a lot of options (easiest method) to choose the best and most suitable one, keeping in view a lot of factors such as, College | Location | Your Interest | Stream Preference | Placement Records | College Culture | Your Short & Long Term Goals | Pressure You Can Go Through | Your AIR & Job Market Condition when you apply for your BTech & Even after.

I hope I have answered to your question with value additions. All the BEST for your Bright Future.

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I’ve grown up hearing from elders that mixing fruits with milk is bad for digestion and can cause stomach problems or skin issues. They always say fruits should be eaten separately and never combined with milk. But at the same time, I see so many people having fruit milkshakes, banana shakes, mango shakes, and smoothies every single day without any problem. Even gyms and diet plans recommend fruit smoothies as healthy breakfast options. This makes me really confused. For example, if I drink a banana milkshake in the morning, am I harming my digestion? Or if I blend mixed fruits with milk and nuts for a quick breakfast, is that actually unhealthy? Some people also say it can cause acidity or slow digestion, while others claim it’s a good source of protein and vitamins together. So what is the actual truth? Is mixing fruits with milk genuinely harmful for everyone, or does it depend on the type of fruit, body type, or digestion strength?
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Hi, Myself Raj Banerjee aged 48 years. I am single. I work as IT professional and currently facing some challenges in job. Our current annual expense in approximately 12L. I have small house and do not plan / aspire for any more real estate. Till now I have been able to accumulate 7.2cr all in Bank FD, 80L in PF, 18L in PPF, 15L in stocks and gold (50:50 split). I do not have any Life Insurance but have medical insurance for myself (5L retail policy + 8L corporate policy). I am requesting help that assuming if I lose / leave job immediately how to plan the corpus / investment so that I can generate income from investment and plan for living till 90 years.
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You have built a very strong base at your age. I understand your concern regarding job uncertainity and it is rather wise to be prepared for the worst. LEt us discuss everything in detail.
> You have 7.2 crores in FD. This entire amount needs to be reinvested in debt mutual funds. This way, the tax on FD interest can be saved. Debt mutual funds provide similar return of FD.
> You also have 80 lakhs in PF - can be of instant use in casr of a job loss.
> 18 lakhs PPF - again a good debt investment with tax benefit. Continue.
> 15 lakhs in gold and stocks. The allocation here can be increased. Can consider investing 50% of FD amount in equity and hybrid mutual funds. Avoid direct stock investment as these require in-depth knowledge and analysis.
> Medical policy cover is quite less. Take a super top up policy of 1 crore keeping in mind the rising medical cost.

In case of any job loss, you can easily manage your expenses forever (inflation adjusted).
Keep only 50 lakhs in FD. Move rest amount in mutual funds - debt, hybrid and equity.

Take a professional's help and do this right away to get maximum tax and return benefit.

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Let me know if you need more help.

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