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Mains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread

Now that 1 week is over, it is time to shift focus to Mains. With barely 103 days left there is no time to waste.

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@hirockyrocks7101Haa bhai. I am new here. And Socio discussion may not be ok for all that’s why I asked him to msg or call.

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BC, leave the answer, i'm not even able to properly recall the questions.☹

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@vvvikas0078212i agree bro.
I left the ques due to time factor and not due to lack of content
In the end its always beneficial to attempt all ques.

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@vvvikas0078212exactly, the competition is so fierce that both quality and quantity have to be there. And in quality there should be everything like IBC structure, diagrams, examples, committee recommendations, articles, schemes. Cut throat competition.

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@hirockyrocks7101Should name him dabang DKT?

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@pra7009055If u would have failed to qualify Mains by margin of single digit, then you would have realised the importance of attempting all questions.

Coming to your question: Yes and No !

You can leave questions and you also Cannot leave questions. If you write rock-solid(as per your interpretation) then leaving 1-2 questions won't bother you much. But in this Rat Race, completing all 20 questions has become a sort of norm. And being an aspirant I personally feel we must stick to certain norms because we must do everything what our competitors do plus little extra.

PS: If your other answers are high both on quality and quantity, enjoy the onset of winters.

PS: Socio Paper-2 waa tough man. And I couldn't exactly recall Commodity Fetishism and Srinivas' Coorg.

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@pra7009055anthro guys have discussed their optional in detail here, so no need to worry bro.

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@K_9Delhi knowledge track??

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Anthro walo ki itni discussion ho gyi hai ki vo read krte krte aadha anthro ka syllabus taiyar ho gya....ab agr opt change krna ho toh anthro lene me zyada dikkat nai ayegi?

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Are anthro candidates so many? Does it imply that this year it's going down?

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@STBy quality, I mean that I could quote relevant figures, diagrams, reports. It was first time ever I had written any mains answer and that too directly in exam. I did not have time for practice before so banked mainly upon content building and quality. That was the reason of total unattempted 7-8 questions in gs+Socio.

I also feel GS3 was tough. Most might not know precise answers.

Hoping for some relief through ews for this margin. Also with large intake of 2.5k, there should be people who did average (ofcourse not screwed up badly in any paper). Rest depends on luck.

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@pra7009055Test series bhi nhi likhi?

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@vvvikas0078212Nhi. Just practised few stand-alone answers at home for gs and Socio. No full paper. But I studied thoroughly toppers answer copies. Replicated their good part in exam. Also learnt what mistakes are done which could be avoided.

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@pra7009055Completed ethics paper with relevant examples directly at exam center.

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@vvvikas0078212Went through vision test series all 32 tests.

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@hirockyrocks7101said inMains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread:

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DKT toh interview main bhi top kar raha hain, hum log toh abhi mains ka hi soch rahe hain??

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@vvvikas0078212instead of leaving questions, one should write even half a page. It will fetch atelast 1 marks. The marks of rank 231 and 245 were same. hence the significance

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@dancingminionDKT is the kind of person that scores cut off + 250 in mains. Competitors 250 le aaye interview mei, still uski rank 1 hi hogi?

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@K_9said inMains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread:

@dancingminionDKT is the kind of person that scores cut off + 250 in mains. Competitors 250 le aaye interview mei, still uski rank 1 hi hogi?

and that too after leaving 50 marks in each paper?

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@hirockyrocks7101Cag i think you mean attorney general

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