Mains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread

@Raja123yes

@ranyo_asokayes.... specially vision

Internal security and International Affairs are fairly predictable but the same is not true for any other topic anymore including disaster management and society type topics. It can hardly be understood as a normal change in patterns, UPSC is on to something now.@ranyo_asoka

@ranyo_asoka
the reality is that upsc is not reading coaching's questions, but we are not studying beyond coaching materials of VISION,INSIGHTS,
we all are SLAVES of COACHINGS

@DKTwoh toh hai..

@dr-ahmednaaz8567Far fetched inference. India's development process involves service sector in a major way more so than NGOs, SHGs and charities.

@Minimumwagehmmm... international affairs was also a bit dicey for my liking. Except the Japan question, the others were not that straightforward. Indo US theme has been in news but the question turned everything we read upside down. Plus, the "disappearing" bit in that 19th question, made me take a more nuanced stance. And yeah, the UNESCO question I scribbled one page of gibberish. I attempted it last and will surely score zeroin that. Toh yaar, IR bhi itna straightforward nahi tha.

@paranthapijjaIR was not at all straightforward !!

@K_9yr agar service sector hi likha hai but usko governance se link kia hai to i guess it’ll fetch marks;

@nikhilit20112751 gs 2 will surely see a dip in marks..firstly it was lengthy and secondly it was hard to get a grasp of what the question was saying....

@K_9
More than ngo, sgh, public sector vs private sector needed to be emphasised. However all interpretation may be correct.

Haan but pehle bhi more or less kuch bakar aa jati thi Ir me, for ex the Mc Bride committee In 2016 then the Ecosoc question in 2017, so there has always been a tendency of making IR random@paranthapijja

These discussions have motivated me to come out of vacation mood and take the upcoming uppsc mains and rbi exam seriously...kyuki ab lag raha hai iss baar fir ye mains latkega

Why the private vs public sector aspect?@dr-ahmednaaz8567

@ranyo_asokaitna tough GS-2 i guess last 2015 me aaya tha vo bhi isse kam hi tough tha;
Baaki papers i guess were on similar lines except optional paper 2 across all optionals !

@nikhilit20112751 itne bade bade questions aur language dekh ke chaunk gaya tha frankly..laga ki case study toh nhi aa gaya naye trend me ... hope checking be lenient..els this will be low scorer this time

@Minimumwage
Because in history of Indias development process such discussion is pertinent. Remember LPG Of 1991.
Role of pvt sector increased.

@dr-ahmednaaz8567haan exactly teeno likhne hain and how dyanmics is changing from wholly public to now private + voluntary ka equal share etc

@ranyo_asokahaan exactly question padhke samjhne me hi 1-2 minute lag jaa re the ; kaafi torture tha paper 2

@nikhilit20112751 is process me hi 8-9 minute aur lag gaye honge to understand..paper setter ne vaat laga di sabki