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.
@Jayson_BourneBro what is this S Swami case
Elaborate please!
Shocked that I havent read about this
@Jayson_Bournewhat is s. Swami case? I wrote shankari Prasad, golaknath, keshavanand and Minerva Mills and so on and so forth.
@ManchesterUnited@Jayson_Bourne
Started with the question statement
Then gave amending power of the parliament A 368
Wrote these points why Parliament can't do
Written nature of constitution
Judicial Review
Minerva Mills case Sc abolished A 31c second provision
Doctrine of Sc - what you cannot do directly you cannot do indirectly
And wide coverage of existing basic structure doctrine thus finding loopholes is difficult
Is it correct ?
@Phagocyteexactly it was such a herculean task to read and answer such convoluted question,I was literally waiting for the 5 o clock ghanta to ring!
The question asked was- can parliament amend article 368 and increase its own amending powers? Will it be treated as violation of basic structure
Crux of answer is- In kesavananda bharti case, SC said that article 368 outlines merely the procedure of amendment. The real power comes from article 245, 246 and 249. Hence Parliament cannot amend article 368 to give to itself unlimited amending powers, otherwise it's a violation of basic structure.
@ashutoshkulkarn820Exactly!But question starts with,can amendment power be unlimited
So that part is to be addressed
@shantanuchauhan11580What has this got to do with basic structure doctrine
@ManchesterUnitedye sab to ho gya how you guys avoided sleep in second paper. I was lacking so much in energy and struggling sleep ultimately have to compromised on quality to complete the paper.
@ManchesterUnitedsaid inMains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread:
@ashutoshkulkarn820Exactly!But question starts with,can amendment power be unlimited
So that part is to be addressed
this was what they were asking, but I wrote total crap in every question, despite revising numerous time
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@ManchesterUnited
Those UTs which does not have people’s representation come directly under the control of Central Govt. Some UTs such as Delhi and Pondicherry have federal powers similar to those which other states enjoy but with certain restrictions. Example being article 239AA.
@John_TitorKuch nahi. Coachingwallahs don't get this. Upsc has stopped going for fact or mugging based questions in mains. Vision abhyas mei i found them asking on National Clean Air program. Guarantee lelo aise questions upsc nahi poochegi.
@K_9
Same goes for prelims as well.
But one thing I noticed is that if you have joined any daily answer writing program of any institute then things might differ. I am saying this because I have enrolled in Eden IAS daily answer writing program and they give 4 questions on a daily basis. In this way they cover almost all the current hot topics from where questions can be framed in the main paper.
Reading this year’s question papers I was able to draw many key pointers as I have already answered questions of similar nature in the answer writing program. But I do not have any idea about the mains test series that different institutes provide.
@Tetsukofacing the same issue
Can try red bull or black coffee and have a toffee during the exam
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