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get_current_affairs Read-only

Daily UPSC-relevant news distilled into NewsPulse concept cards: what happened, why it matters for Prelims/Mains, and the syllabus concepts it illustrates. Use for any 'current affairs for UPSC' request.

daysinteger

Look-back window in days

limitinteger

topicstring

Free-text topic/syllabus filter

categorystring

news = factual coverage, editorial = analysis pieces

gs_paperstring

Filter by GS subject: Polity, Economy, International Relations, Environment, Science & Tech, Ethics

languagestring

ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn

Tools (7)

get_current_affairs

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Argument	Type	Description
days	integer	Look-back window in days
limit	integer
topic	any	Free-text topic/syllabus filter
category	any	news = factual coverage, editorial = analysis pieces
gs_paper	any	Filter by GS subject: Polity, Economy, International Relations, Environment, Science & Tech, Ethics
language	string	ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_current_affairsArguments",
  "properties": {
    "days": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Days",
      "default": 7,
      "maximum": 30,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Look-back window in days"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Limit",
      "default": 8,
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "topic": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 120
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Topic",
      "default": null,
      "description": "Free-text topic/syllabus filter"
    },
    "category": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "enum": [
            "news",
            "editorial"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Category",
      "default": null,
      "description": "news = factual coverage, editorial = analysis pieces"
    },
    "gs_paper": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Gs Paper",
      "default": null,
      "description": "Filter by GS subject: Polity, Economy, International Relations, Environment, Science & Tech, Ethics"
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Language",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn"
    }
  }
}

get_news_card_detail

The full concept card behind a NewsPulse headline: bullets, Prelims & Mains relevance, concept explainers with static-syllabus links, and the source citation.

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Argument	Type	Description
slug*	string	Card slug from get_current_affairs
language	string	ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_news_card_detailArguments",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Slug",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "description": "Card slug from get_current_affairs"
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Language",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn"
    }
  }
}

get_pyq_sample

Real UPSC Prelims previous-year questions with answers and explanations — the free 3-question sample per year (full year papers are on the platform). Includes the year's total validated PYQ count.

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Argument	Type	Description
year*	integer	UPSC Prelims year
language	string	ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_pyq_sampleArguments",
  "required": [
    "year"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Year",
      "maximum": 2026,
      "minimum": 2014,
      "description": "UPSC Prelims year"
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Language",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn"
    }
  }
}

list_study_topics

The catalog behind the other tools: indexed subjects/topics (for search_sambodh_knowledge and quiz subject filters), available PYQ years, published current-affairs month slugs, and NewsPulse GS-paper values. Call this first when unsure which parameter values are valid.

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No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "list_study_topicsArguments",
  "properties": {}
}

search_sambodh_knowledge

Semantic search over Sambodh's indexed UPSC corpus (NCERTs + standard references). Returns source-attributed passages — synthesize your answer from them and cite the sources. Use for static-syllabus questions (history, polity, geography, economy...).

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Argument	Type	Description
query*	string	What to look up, phrased as a topic or question
top_k	integer
subject	any	Optional subject filter (see list_study_topics)

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "search_sambodh_knowledgeArguments",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Query",
      "maxLength": 300,
      "minLength": 3,
      "description": "What to look up, phrased as a topic or question"
    },
    "top_k": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Top K",
      "default": 5,
      "maximum": 8,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "subject": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 60
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Subject",
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional subject filter (see list_study_topics)"
    }
  }
}

start_practice_quiz

Start an MCQ quiz from Sambodh's validated free question bank. IMPORTANT: never reveal or hint at correct answers before the user has attempted the questions; grade via submit_quiz_answers.

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Argument	Type	Description
year	any	PYQ year (pyq/mixed sources)
month	any	Current-affairs month slug, e.g. may-2026
source	string	Question pool: current_affairs (recent news MCQs), pyq (real UPSC previous-year questions), or mixed
subject	any	Optional subject filter, e.g. polity, history, geography, economy, environment, science_tech
language	string	ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn
num_questions	integer

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "start_practice_quizArguments",
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 2026,
          "minimum": 2014
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Year",
      "default": null,
      "description": "PYQ year (pyq/mixed sources)"
    },
    "month": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 20
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Month",
      "default": null,
      "description": "Current-affairs month slug, e.g. may-2026"
    },
    "source": {
      "enum": [
        "current_affairs",
        "pyq",
        "mixed"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Source",
      "default": "mixed",
      "description": "Question pool: current_affairs (recent news MCQs), pyq (real UPSC previous-year questions), or mixed"
    },
    "subject": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 60
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Subject",
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional subject filter, e.g. polity, history, geography, economy, environment, science_tech"
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Language",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn"
    },
    "num_questions": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Num Questions",
      "default": 5,
      "maximum": 10,
      "minimum": 1
    }
  }
}

submit_quiz_answers

Grade a quiz attempt server-side. Returns per-question verdicts with explanations and the overall score. Call once the user has answered (fully or partially).

Argument	Type	Description
answers*	object	Map of question id → chosen option letter, e.g. {"<qid>": "B"}
quiz_id*	string	quiz_id from start_practice_quiz

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "submit_quiz_answersArguments",
  "required": [
    "quiz_id",
    "answers"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "answers": {
      "type": "object",
      "title": "Answers",
      "description": "Map of question id → chosen option letter, e.g. {\"<qid>\": \"B\"}",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "quiz_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Quiz Id",
      "maxLength": 40,
      "description": "quiz_id from start_practice_quiz"
    }
  }
}