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Geography optional Mains 2019 discussion | Lessons Learnt

Where are all the poor souls of geo in forum ?
Guys... What do you think about paper 1 ? Would it be like 2017 where people claimed they got much more than expected due to some lenient correction ?
Similarly in paper 2 I found that I had very less case studies and facts to quote on paper. Pls do comment so that we can have a gauge of the way optional is going.

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@Bubba_gumpcannot comment on marks. But I think above 12 would be a good score.

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what u guys have written for " discuss the rainfall pattern and correlate it with spatial distribution of natural vegetation in india "

thanks in advance

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@jumboI was not well prepared for optional paper .So I just made a july rainfall pattern graph and shown how distict vegetation different region have .

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@jumbothis was one of the easiest question I think. Rainfall pattern in time and space with reasons maps and diagrams. Vegetation diagram and correlated with rainfall. I don't know what different one could write in this.

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@Hartshorneyeah ....It's same 2maps (rainfall pattern +regional distribution) + maps of vegetation with mountain and non -mountain vegetation...

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@vvvikas0078212left 2 10 markers blank ie pheratic erruptions
And tombolos

Below avg in TRR and NRR(NRR completely wrong)
Avg addresal of amensalism qusn

Rest 10 markers were on the expected lines

Two 50 markers are very well addressed
the 3rd one got little compromised due to paucity o
of time .

Can I expect marks in avg category ie around 125 in paper 1
??

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@Arrah_JilaSimilar situation here. I knew boundary classification, but didn't know it was given by Harthshorne. left it completely blank. Phreatic blank. NRR incorrect. Rest paper was ok. I am hoping for 130+. Scaling should happen. Most of other optional paper 1 were too easy.

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@vvvikas0078212Hopefully kuch positive ho jaaye
Apne optional ki scaling ...anthro wale to 300 ke niche
baat h nai karte ...wish this year be the golden year
for geog?

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@Arrah_Jila300 leke bhi Anthro vale select nhi ho paa rhe kuch toh. 280 hi aa jaye, mere liye sufficient honge.

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@vvvikas0078212Han 280 will be a decent score ..
Baki essay sahi nikal jaaye

Ab jaise result ka time najdik aa raha ..bas sab acha ho

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@Arrah_Jilasaid inGeo optional Mains 2019 discussion:

@vvvikas0078212left 2 10 markers blank ie pheratic erruptions
And tombolos

Below avg in TRR and NRR(NRR completely wrong)
Avg addresal of amensalism qusn

Rest 10 markers were on the expected lines

Two 50 markers are very well addressed
the 3rd one got little compromised due to paucity o
of time .

Can I expect marks in avg category ie around 125 in paper 1
??

Bro this geo spoilt the game for me last time.i would be happy if i get 240+ this time.else i will switch optional.

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Anyone in Geography expecting more than 280 this time.
I'm expecting around 250 only - will be very happy with that. Put your expected marks below.

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@Rags
Got 73 and 113 last time.
Expecting 120 and 140 this time

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@Ragsyeah ...i am hoping for 130+ ,150+ or minimum 271 that was my score of last year....

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@132_SIDbro u attempted all questions last year?n how was ur content as per u ..?

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@Scorpion888noor ...eurocentricity wala question i left .....And megalopolis and exopolis wale question m gadbad .....davis wale m criticise nHi kia, triwartaha and kober wale m basic point m blundr ,envir edu wale m 3rd part m main demand nhi likha (due to hindi word sarokar),population wale question m only flow chart due to lack of time ,8(a ..Likh dia pura welfare geography but esa lga main question demand puri nhi ...

AND ACCORDING TO 2017 MARKING (86 MARKS I got ..Hope was about 110 )...i was. Hopping for 100-110 marks for 2018 paper ...But surprisingly i got 123
...So on that basis ....This year ...phretic left, nrr not good,amensalism hindi ki karan kharab (i wrote on सहजीविता),PET avg. , Rest were good.........But ...Feeling ye h ki bde question last year se better hue h ...Comments m kuch loss h ...Overall last year se better ki ummid h baki kuch kh nhi skte

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@132_SIDok al d best .

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@Scorpion888260 is not bad...

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@Ragsyes bro its nt bad but its just my expectation.n geo has terrorized me to the core.

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