Dear Friends,
We will start Mains Marathon Free General Studies Mains Mock Tests for UPSC Mains 2017 from August 9th, 2017.
We request all the aspirants to participate actively in this Initiative.
Note: You have to supplement the Mains Marathon Free GS Test Series with Daily Mains Marathon Answer Writing Practice.
The tests would be designed in such a way that students would be able to complete the GS Mains syllabus on time and have ample answer writing practice before CSM-2017.
Download Mains Marathon Free GS Mock Tests Plan Here
Some key points to consider while preparing for Civil Services Mains Examination 2017:
- Reading Current Affairs on a daily basis
- Writing Answers Based on Current Events and Static portion
- Covering the GS Mains Syllabus holistically
We already have three initiatives for covering Current Affairs on a daily basis:
- Must Read Articles from Newspaper – Published every morning around 9 AM – to get a glimpse of articles relevant for UPSC
- The 9 PM Brief – The Only Current Affairs Digest You Ever Need – published at 9 PM
- Mains Marathon Answer Writing– Published at 7 AM sharp.
The big problem we all are facing, that there are simply too many questions – a lot of them meaningless – around the Internet. You can either do those questions, or clear the Civil Services – but not both.
We will try to cover the entire syllabus in the plan. Download the plan and save it in your system for reference.
Note from our side: Try to cover the syllabus as we move ahead as per the plan. Topic listing of the tests is there in the plan.
Do review each others answers, so that everyone improves.
More about the Mains Marathon Test Series:
- We will be posting the Mains Marathon Tests around 5 PM.
- There would be 24 Sectional Tests, 12 Essay Tests and 4 Full-length Tests.
- Each Sectional Test will have 7 Questions.
- You are expected to spend not more than 10 minutes on each question.
- In essence, the exercise, even when done at a slow pace, should help you do a meaningful Answer Writing Practice.
- We will try to keep all questions meaningful and relevant to the examination.
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Important Points to consider for Answer Writing Practice:
- Answer writing is the main tool and practicing is the key for perfection in mains examination.
- In University theory papers one can write as much as he/she can. But in CSE-Mains, there is a fixed word limit and it is expected from you that you would not cross that limit.
- The trick is that: In UPSC, you have to touch every aspect of the question and have to frame it within the word limit. Though this will be difficult in the beginning good practice will help a lot.
What should be done to score high?
- Answers should be multifaceted.
- Try and keep the introduction and conclusion very short.
- Avoid reiteration of the similar thoughts
- Use as many concepts as possible.
- Give as many examples as possible to support your view. Try to have a contemporary relevance to you answer.
- Write in very simple English, Academic jargons is not appreciated by UPSC, especially in General Studies Papers.
- Your answers need to be more dynamic and holistic. As UPSC says “The candidates must give relevant, meaningful and succinct answers“.
- Write answers directly; do not beat around the bush. Some punctuation marks like this one (;) play a crucial role.
- For a balanced answer within the specified word limit, try to have a reasonable level of knowledge base.
- Practice makes it perfect.
Also, note:
- You should review at least 3-5 Answers for every question that you write.
- Ask others to review your answers.
Advice from our side for maximum utilization of the Free Test Series:
- Attempt all the tests seriously.
- Appear all the tests by preparing well.
- Write all answers in exam like condition.
- Read and revise all the topics of the tests.
- Ask others to review your answers. And, do review others answers as well.
Find all GS Tests below:
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Download Mains Marathon Free GS Mock Tests Plan Here
All the Best from our side. Do you have any suggestions for us? Do let us know. We take all suggestions seriously.
Thank you for this.. ??
Welcome Priyanshi. Be consistent in this Initiative. It is something like Mains Marathon 2.0 🙂
Test released.
@ForumIAS:disqus Thanks for your efforts!
Will you be providing synopsis for the answers like in Mains Marathon?
Welcome.
Thanks a lot Forum.. Will try to give my best….
Yes Cool Monk, we know that. You are doing awesome in Mains Marathon answer writing.
Do give your best in Mains Marathon 2.0 .
Are you writing Mains, by the way?
Yes appearing in the MAINS, thanks to your efforts …..
Just a humble request (i know its too much to ask for):: As i am just doing self study , people like us need ur valuable reviews…. Please try to review a few answers ….Will be grateful..
Test is released Monk!
In the office sir 🙁
Will attempt during midnight , thanks for reminder ….
Great! Preparing along with job? Awesome. Do proper time management.Ho jayega then.
Request ForumIAS to review select answers (2-3) and provide feedback to keep us on right track an d motivated.
Thanks Forumias for such a detailed plan. I am sure this initiative will succeed. The only need is that aspirants be freed from their rigid cocoons of self doubt, cynicism and biases.
On daily basis in mains marathon I see that aspirants don’t freely PEER REVIEW each other, try to be POLITICALLY CORRECT while reviewing answers, don’t want to share IMPROVEMENTS. And all these makes the INITIATIVES very less useful and dull.
I hope these are genuine concerns. Anyway I have committed to be true to myself for best of the self improvements. And I don’t hesitate to help others as it only enhances my reflexes and expressive powers.I am already doing it, will do here in this plan too.
Thanks again, Forumias.
Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides(Rig Veda).
Agree. Thanks. Hope to see you active here as well.
Your tests are released. Start answering, and all the best.
Thanks sir, will attempt soon:)
Cool.
Thanks team forumias
Welcome Indian.
Welcome.
I hope we will get model answers as well.
I am revising world history. Tomorrow itself i will write the test. बाद में लिखेंगे करते करते सब रक्खा रह जाता है 😀
All the best.
Test is released.
Attempted the paper and uploaded the answers on the respective pages.
No backlogs 🙂
Please review sir if possible.
Synopsis bhi provide kar de aap to maja aa jaye.
Awesome.
thank you ForumIAS
Welcome Warrior.
Thanks forumias. Just one question, will model answer will be provided??
Welcome.
Great intiative forumias, salute your efforts.
Welcome NASA.
Test is released. Start answering.
thanks a ton Forumias 🙂
Welcome.
Great Plan Sir
Thanks..
Great Initiative Forum IAS !!!
Thanks.
ForumIas, Are these questions repeated from MGP programme?
No!
Thanks, then I guess mgp students can also follow
Sure!
Thanks forum IAS ??… great plan….
Thanks.
Thank a lot Forum.
Welcome. Test is released.
Thank God. Was waiting for it.
Didn’t join any test series in hope of MGP-2. But this would surely supplement.
Thanks Forum IAS. Please review the answers too.
Published. Go through latest posts once..
Where to find the test questions?
This page.
@ForumIAS:disqus where are the tests ?
Published. Go through latest posts once.
Saw it today Nice and amazing
Thanks @@ForumIAS:disqus
Thanks Loaded bhai.
@ForumIAS:disqus where are the test being released cant find any link ..
In this page itself.
Can anyone share the link for test question?
In this page itself..
Hello Team, When can we expect MGP-2018 Mains programme ? Any indicative date plz.
@Forumias Sir, Please share how to use colon ; in answers
Sir is there model answers provided for mains gs mock test ?
Please update on mains marathon starting 10th may,2020
such free plans are still provided by forum?