Question 1

Is Chakravyuh free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. No subscription, no ads, no in-app purchases, and no account to create. Nothing is tracked.

Question 2

Does Chakravyuh work offline?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Lessons, revision, flashcards, Mains practice and the full syllabus are stored on your device. Only optional current-affairs updates need a connection.

Question 3

Which UPSC papers does Chakravyuh cover?

Accepted Answer

GS1, GS2, GS3, GS4, the Essay paper, CSAT and the Sociology optional, plus all 48 optional subjects. The official syllabus is broken into 1,449 subtopics across 84 topics.

Question 4

How many syllabus subtopics are in Chakravyuh?

Accepted Answer

1,449 official subtopics across 84 GS, Essay and Sociology topics, extracted from the official UPSC syllabus papers.

Question 5

What is the five stage lesson method?

Accepted Answer

Understand, Link, Think, Recall, Test. MCQs stay locked until you have actually taught yourself the topic, which is the difference between re-reading a chapter and learning it.

Question 6

How does Chakravyuh handle current affairs?

Accepted Answer

Each article is analysed through ten explicit dimensions - political, economic, social, legal, ethical, environmental, technological, international, governance and historical - and split into the static background UPSC tests versus the dynamic event that will age.

Question 7

Is there a UPSC previous year question bank?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Import any Prelims or Mains year; questions are tagged to syllabus topics automatically, and the app computes per-topic weightage and whether a topic is trending up or down.

Question 8

Does Chakravyuh have spaced repetition?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with every interval explained - the app tells you whether a card is due because it is new, overdue, or because it was a mistake you got wrong.