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Prelims regularly test a candidate's ability to locate a place mentioned in recent news on a map — a summit venue, a river in a dam dispute, a strait in a trade story. This is best prepared as an ongoing habit alongside Current Affairs, tracking each place's location and why it's in the news.
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