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Doubt Clearance Thread: UPSC 2021

"When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions."

Created this thread as a one stop solution for all members so that all the doubts wherein any conceptual clarification is required can be solved here. 

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Can anybody tell with their experience in CSAT, how much time should we actually spend on the passages? I want to have a general idea. 

Edit : I can complete some 12-15 passages in half n hour in exam like conditions - talking and stuff. 

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RAGNAROKsaid

who decides sc/st list and who can amend the list . ALso in case of OBC list too 

I hope you understand hindi. Watch this video on 105th CAA (127th CAB).  Malhotra Sir will clear all your doubts. 

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Casablancasaid

If temperature is high then Relative humidity is low. 

Can anyone please explain the relation between RH and temp. In simpler terms?  Thanks. 

High temperature increases the capacity to hold moisture , whereas low temperature does the opposite and leads to condensation and later precipitation. PV =n RT wala formula I guess, everything else constant ,high temp high volume high water holding capacity, less RH


Casablanca,
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sstarrrsaid

Can anybody tell with their experience in CSAT, how much time should we actually spend on the passages? I want to have a general idea. 

Edit : I can complete some 12-15 passages in half n hour in exam like conditions - talking and stuff. 

 Tough paras nearly 3 minutes, easy ones less than 50 sec, medium ones around 110-130 sec. 50-55 mins in total on average

EiChan,
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sstarrrsaid

Can anybody tell with their experience in CSAT, how much time should we actually spend on the passages? I want to have a general idea. 

Edit : I can complete some 12-15 passages in half n hour in exam like conditions - talking and stuff. 

Continuously doing the passages becomes a bit monotonous and reduces speed too. Since in UPSC the passages are there in the paper continuously, I try to do a single passage (the one with 2-3 questions) and 2 if they are single questioned one. Then I do the non-comprehension (LR and maths) questions. Then automatically after a few questions, there will be passages. There I try to follow the sequence and solve the passage questions as long as I don't start feeling that my reading speed has slowed down. Once I think the monotony has started catching up, I skip the comprehension questions and do the subsequent LR and quant questions. Then again follow the sequence of question paper till comprehension again. Then skipping after monotony hits and proceed with other questions.
Once when I am done with the paper- first cycle, mostly the comprehension, a few puzzle questions, some meant to be left quant questions are left. Then I try to focus on the left comprehension questions. By the time constraint, mind automatically starts working faster and since I have to do these questions as I have no hopes from the other questions from quant and LR that are left.
Another thing about passages is that don't try to think that if I read the passage multiple times I will find the right answer. Very few are direct ones, others are lengthy and confusing. Above all, even after the exam, there is no consensus on the key of different institutes. So I have two approaches for passages. For the short ones- I read them once quickly and try to answer the question. If unable to answer, I read the passage again and then mark whatever I feel is the nearest or most suitable answer. No more than two readings. For the longer passages- I read the questions first, to familiarize myself with the demand. Then I read the passage carefully and mark whatever I feel is the right answer.
Passages are lengthy and take up a lot of time. That is why doing them continuously increases the average time taken per question. That's why I find mixing them up with other questions (quant and LR) as a refresh button for my mind. Also when we try to focus on them at the beginning of the paper, we tend to work on a foolproof answer and hence dedicate more time to it. While when we take up draining questions in say the last 30 minutes, the race against time makes us choose the most suitable option instead of focussing on getting a 100% right solution.
So try doing this in one of the previous year papers and see if this works for you.


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Thank you@D503 and@chamomile I am doing PYQ and I am dependent on LR and quants mostly and hence don't want to dedictate extra time on them. 

You are right@chamomile . Your strategy is great considering I will be able to give sufficient time on quant, LR and passages within the first reading and would be able to give justice to each sections , because I have seen passages generally consume a lot of time which might lead me to panic mode after that and I might ruin chances in even those questions which I know. 

@D503 That's a good breakup of time. I will try to reduce further time for long paragraphs by first reading questions and then finding answers. 

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What are the advantages of inclusion of a language in 8th Schedule?
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mayankchaudharysaid

Can anyone please post the link of Vision Prelims Test Series 2021 Marks Google doc?
I tried searching for it on ForumIAS but I am unable to find it.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AlgRulUzXQfVELDGHmoIWbO1z-uv5ELRu1l1HpqE3uo/edit#gid=0

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Kya abhi se full length dena sahi idea hoga kya ....plz somebody suggest 
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sstarrrsaid

Basmati and non-basmati - highest in terms of value and quantity?

Anyone? In terms of exports! 

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sstarrrsaid

sstarrrsaid

Basmati and non-basmati - highest in terms of value and quantity?

Anyone? In terms of exports! 

Basmati export >Non Basmati

source - eco survey

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Menchester14@said

Kya abhi se full length dena sahi idea hoga kya ....plz somebody suggest 

Yahi samay hai.. 

Sahi samay hai.. 

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isey padhiye aur aish kariye :-D


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TabsAndChordssaid



isey padhiye aur aish kariye :-D


Shukriya Shukriya. 

TabsAndChords,
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Menchester14@said

Kya abhi se full length dena sahi idea hoga kya ....plz somebody suggest 

2021 or 2022?

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(PYQ) Polity Doubt - Can Parliament discuss State matters?
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@GravityShades parliament can discuss any matter of state except related to some judicial arena, but parliament can make laws on the request of the concerned states in normal condition and during emergency parliament is supreme in all aspects.


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