[Results] Prelims 2020 Over - Gearing for 2021
Because of the corona virus issue? If it does not happen then worst affected will be people whose interview is stuck, around 600-700 such people I think are yet to appear for their interview.
@neyawn sir and others, what is your take?
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discoFighter,legendaryAB
This might help you.
1. Pulse variety pusa arhar ... answer should be C link https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/delhi-pollution-arhar-pulses-demand-supply-gap-burning-of-paddy-4364802/
2. in india authorities always look to store (dam one) answer D https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/how-dams-can-control-floods/article24794603.ece?homepage=true
3. genome editing answer C https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/21/genome-editing-crops-restricted-eu-rules-scientists-warn
4. solid waste management Answer C https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/cities-at-crossroads-discourage-disposable-products-plan-solid-waste-management-system/394685/
5. Our urban bodies ( water issue) answer A https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/water-tankers-delhi-scam-maharashtra-urban-local-bodies-cities-at-crossroads-theres-no-such-thing-as-free-water-2867685/
6. in india agriculture still engage .. part 1 answer C
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/a-cost-we-cant-afford-the-human-and-economic-costs-of-malnutrition-and-how-india-can-end-this-scourge/
Part 2 answer D inclusive agriculture growth.
Albus_Dumbledore,
Ok thanks
Aren't RC's supposed to be done based on the info available with no preconceived notions?
Your point is valid that if one of the options is given ahead in the full original passage, it can be quoted as inference, but somehow I do not think it will be correct if the others are more suited to the trimmed passage available!
realalphago,
Csat pr m margin p hu, 68 next ias ki key s English k questions m doubt h. Career launcher ki key s 61. 6 questions doubt m h. Koi reliable answer key h jo English k answer m accuracy ho.
found a couple of mistakes in quants of next ias, also they have not uploaded answer of that book and missing pages question the answer would be 7,8... for quants u can rely on cl i guess ,verbal remains ever elusive
Blueberry,Sankoza
110 Marks.....cleared PT in 2019 as well.....every time at 11:30 while leaving centre i feel like paper is fucked...but after checking score things change upside down....PT is really an Act of God !!
Same story bhai .In 2018 , I scored 118 ,2019 -120 ke around and dono baar aisa laga ki civils bhi nahi nikalta forest to chodo hi .This yeargetting around 125-135 .But , after the exam feeling was same.This stage is sheer luck.
KGPIAN,peterparker
It's over, guys. I think it's time to stop the speculations and march forward. Here's a few things I would like to share that could be of some use for some of you. I'm sure you're all wiser in some or the other ways, but there are times when our wisdom doesn't comprehend the importance of things that are conspicuously obvious to us.
1. The exam has become a lot about keeping your nerves cool and applying your knowledge to the best of your abilities. It is no longer about the 3Rs - Read, Recall and Reproduce!
2. Randomness is the new normal. It will continue to be so, but we are also equally responsible for missing the essence of the exam. Biotechnology/Biology is becoming a separate discipline as equals the conventional subjects History, Geography etc. I had no knowledge of biotechnology last year. I got most of the questions wrong. This year I gave special emphasis on this area and it rewarded me.
For long, we have relied on the strength of Polity, Economy, History etc. Since, 2018 the exam has been transitioning to what I would say, its third cycle.
- 1st was easy, factual.
- 2nd was relatively dynamic, current affairs oriented + application-based
- 3rd is a mix of two =>so it becomes deadly!
We need to innovate now. Whatever questions were asked this year were asked from the same thematic areas from where questions have been asked before =>Visible light communication, Pro nuclear transfer, about genes etc. Previous years questions will continue to remain clue to the upcoming year's questions.
Do not leave any area to maximise your chances of clearing prelims. That doesn't mean reading every trivial stuff. It's humanely impossible. It's not possible to know about things like Desher Katha, trivial factoids on National Parks etc. But, we need to be smarter than before.
My final two cents on what should be done for next year:
- All endemic species must be prepared thoroughly.
- Don't overdo Polity and Economy! The questions are simple and conceptual.
- Medieval history should be given its due.
- Developments in Science and Technology aren't limitless. Analysis of previous years questions would make you see that only these areas are important- Biotechnology, Alternative fuels, Space Physics, Particle Physics, Telecommunication, AI related developments etc. These can be prepared.
Last but not the least, the coaching tests are overrated and overhyped. They are not an indicator of how you'll be performing on the d-day. What matters on the d-day is a clear head, a good 8 hours sleep, lot of conviction in what you think and deduce and confidence to mark questions in the range of 85-90.
Every year a lot of coaching bashing happens here on the thread, the same people go back to the same institutes material and test series next year.
These materials certainly make the prep easier, but to only rely on them and then feel disappointed is more of a knee jerk reaction.
Imagine running around PIB, vikaspedia etc to know A-Z about government schemes, would take each of us weeks time. These so called institutes give you compilations for no money. Of course they get it back through test series and classes income and that's how this space is working.
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