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Mains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread

@Bodhgayabhai help me out.
This was my third attempt with anthropology.
I think this time ....250-270 marks aa sakte hai.
Kya yeh score theek hai...iss baat mujhe paper tough Laga...
2017 me 290 tha score

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Is 270 marks in anthropology is good ?

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@Phagocytethanks for reply
I think ....gs and essay theek hue hai.
520-530 marks (as per last year marking)

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I think cut off will be around 750 for general

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@nikhilit20112751 so accurate 797?

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@nikhilit20112751 what's your optional

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@nikhilit20112751 in gs too tight marking
And in optional fair ...not to liberal.
Optional 300 marks is good this time

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@nikhilit20112751 yes

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@STdepends on gs and essay
Paper complete ho gye the gs ke

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@STdon't worry...
If you are able to 270 in optional..
You are in ..rank may vary depending on your interview.

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@STsame here bhai
Anthropology second paper ... knw only 150-170 marks.
Baki me kya likha hai ..mujhe khud nhi pata

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@Biryanimafia_2 page to maine bhi likh diya tha .
Criticism ke saath?

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Anyone here who gave interview last year

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@STbhai ...800 + pe tum under 300 aa jaoge.
Don't worry

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@STitna hopeless mat ho yaar.
This is my last attempt...paper 2 of optional achha nhi hua ...phir bhi ...I think ....life me positive Rehna chahiye.
UPSC is a phase of life and not the end.

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Anyone from anthropology ?
Paper ka level kaisa Laga ?

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@zombielandis 250-260 score good enough for this year

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@Ultimstarwhat about paper 2

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@zombielandthen...I am out.
Also ,this was my last attempt

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@zombielandage bro...
This was my 3rd attempt.
Started preparing at 28
So last attempt because of my age

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Many questions are open to interpretation.
So guys ...khush ho lo ya dhukhi....ki Maine ye likha hai ...usne waise likha hai....
Ultimately kisi Ko nhi pta ...kisne sahi likha hai.
So ...mujhe lagta hai ...open ended questions me sabko average marks hi milenge

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Har koi bc krne me Laga hai.....Apne aap Ko justify krne ki Maine sahi likha hai ya nhi.
Bhai logo...kisi Ko nhi pta kisne kaisa likha hai.
Aur Jo log yahan bol rhe hai ki Maine ye example diya ...maine aise likha etc
Don't worry....kisi ek ya 2 question se decide nhi hoga.
Even if one has written average and completed paer ....wo mains me clear hoga.
My experience of 2017 was....kuch answer excellent likh dene se selection nhi hota hai.
Mera friend jisne just answer likhe and paper complete Kiya wo select hua ...achhaa likhne ke chakkar me...2-3 questions miss kr Dena ...is not a good idea.
And last thing....koi nhi Janta ki examiner Ko kya pasand aayega.

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@corrigible_87galat likh diya bro tumne

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@nikhilit20112751 aise nhi likhna tha.
Hindi translation dekho question ka.
Galat ho gya apka answer

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@DKTmai 900 wala experience bhi Lena chahta hu?

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@Aktgreat

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Sabke answers dekh kar Aisa lag rha hai....maine hi Sabse kharab likha hai☹

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@Lonewolfcutoff 750

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@ranyo_asokaitbwas about distribution of legislative power and not about FR and DPSP

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@Sultaaniska matlab kya hota hai

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@Sultaanya....Lekin iska matlab mujhe samjh nhi aaya

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@Lostdon't worry.....yahan Ghani BC ho rhi hai.....jo mahan gyata ban the hai ...wo khud nhi jante ki sahi hai ya galat.
Service sector ka kya matlab hoga ..ye sirf UPSC Janta hai ...so chill bro?
And more thing ambiguous questions hai...kisi Ko nhi pta sahi aur Galt ka .....ho Sakta hai tumhara sahi ho ...aur Gyani logo ka galat....kbhi kbhi over smartness ke chakkar me bhi logo ki lag jati hai?.
So keep it simple and short...

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@ranyo_asokawo question ambiguous nhi hai.... distribution of legislative power ka sirf ek hi matlab hota hai...no ambiguity

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Lagta hai... result aate aate....khin disqualify na ho jaye...sare to galat hote ja rhe?

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@ranyo_asokayes.... specially vision

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@LostMai Khali hu...aur UPSC ko iss baar ...last time bna diya hai.... result ho bhi ho...move forward

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@Lostlooking for Pvt job

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@STthanks bhai for your wishes....phir milte hai interview me?

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For those who feel tired and facing hopelessness in the journey of UPSC.
Look UpSc as a phase of life.....agar kamyaabi mile to well and good ...agar na bhi mile to ....look forward.
Because the ultimate aim of life is HAPPINESS.

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UPSC har baar jhatke lagati hai.....I think this exam is all about holding your nerves

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Story telling is not the way to start an essay.
Story can be used in main body of essay.
The reason behind this is that ....in intro one cannot conclude the essay. Aur story ek conclusion hota hai.
Hence ...it is like you have concluded the essay in beginning.....then you cannot discuss it like a debate ... basically by story you already end it.
This is not my view but my father's view ( professor of English in Delhi University)

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@tssAisa to har baar hota hai

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@tssDil behlane Ko khyal achha hai Galib?

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@Minimumwageha ha....Maine to pehle chod di hai tayyari.

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@zombielandgood bhai....phir to apka interview call aa rha hai.
Gs to sabka ek sa hua hai....apka optional achaa hua hai to ... interview call aa hi jayegi

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Ek baat hai...for the first time ...koi bhi ye nhi bol rha hai ki mera exam bhut accha hua hai.

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@sat_009bhai to select ho gya phir.
All the best bro

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@sat_009aap pehle interview de chuke ho ?

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@duster2019r u already a selected candidate bhai

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@GloriousMess26first attempt ?

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Discussion dekh kar lagta hai...aap sab log bhut achha answers likh kar aaye hai.
Maine to bhut kharab likha hai☹

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@Shubzmeans....atleast 800 hone chahiye....list me aane ke liye

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@dancingminionho jayega bhai ...aap itna achha to likh kar aaye ho...don't worry.. interview ki preparation kro

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@Chacha420aa ja bhai...share kr le.
Are dar mat ... quantity hi kaam aayegi iss baar.
Quality to koi nhi la payega.... questions hi aise the.

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@Chacha420kabhi kabhi God pe chod Dena chahiye...
Sometimes ummed se zyada milta hai ...be positive

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@Chacha420wo kabhi nhi aata hai.
Wait till result...agar attempt hai to start planning for the next attempt

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@Chacha420koi web series dekh le bhai.
Interview call aayegi teri ...agar relevant likha hai aur paper complete Kiya hai.
Quality matters tab krti hai jab quantity bhi ho.
Sirf quality se kuch nhi hota.
So chill kr bhai

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@Chacha420yes specifically asked about people's representatives i.e. elected members and not asked about candidate. You over written this...it shows that you didn't understand the question

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@GloriousMess26only provision pucha hai...not about cases of SC.
Aise to aap kuch bhi likh do....if question asking about a specific .. you should write specific.... showing your knowledge can be backfire on you

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@ranyo_asokaoffice of profit is under constitutional provision...I think

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@Shubzgreat...topper ho bhai

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@ranyo_asokaeci is not a remedy.
president disqualify krta hai eci ki recommendation par.

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@ranyo_asokaI think remedy ka MATLAB hi hota hai jab aap disqualify ho gye to......ab eci hi disqualify krega to remedy bhi wohi dega....no logic

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Itna deep discussion dekh kar lagta hai....I'm out of the race☹

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Ab se no more discussion..bye bye friends.
Yaar... depression hone laga

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10% is failure rate in compulsory papers

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@Minimumwagesamajh nhi aa rha ....log specific question me bhi ye sab kyu likhe hai...maine to to the point baat ki hai...why divergence.
No idhar udhar ki baat.
Aise to mere number hi nhi aane wale☹

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@dr-ahmednaaz8567aap MBBS ho ya MS/MD ?

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@Minimumwagesare questions me

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Lag rha hai...all of you.. papers phod ke aae ho ..
Sare top 100 wale hai aap log

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@Anthromantop kroge aap bhai

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Bhai log....ek baat se pareshaan hu....aap sabhi ke discussion dekh kar lagta hai ki aap sabhi toppers hai.
Ek bbat Lekin samajh nhi aati ki ...phir bhi bahut sare log 4-5 th attempt wale kyu hai...aap logo Ko to ab tak select ho Jana chahiye tha...
Abhi tak kyu select nhi ho paye ??

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@Haeckelno yaar....wiser kisi Ko nhi hona ... select hona hai
...Mai to reasons pta krna chahta hu ki selection kyu nhi ho rha aap logo ka

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@Yes_I_am_ineveryone needs introspection on this question

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@Haeckelyeh you are right... specially point number 1.
After giving my exam ..I was satisfied except with paer 2 of optional. However ,now I am depressed.

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@Charlie_Charlietraditional knowledge me evergreen and compulsary licensing ??

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@sat_009bhai....aapka anthropology aur gs dono hi acchaa hua hai....i think ..iss baar aap select ho jaoge.. good luck

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After reading above discussion...it is better for me to say goodbye to UPSC.
After exam i was confident but now, ummeed nazar nhi aa rhi.
Better to go back to my own field.☹

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@bevancomessay and GS went fine except few questions like cyberdome(overall 40 marks didn't attempt in gs ) ,last case study of ethics etc.
Anthropology paper 2 average hua hai.
But maine sirf to the point likha hai.
Aap logo ke answer dekh kar lagta hai ki mere answers to sub-standard hai...mera to kuch nhi ho sakta

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@kanailalbal115bhai topper hai iss bar ka@sat_009

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@sat_009nhi bhai...aapke answers top class hai.
Kash mujhe bhi 290+ mil jaye

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@kuttaaapne sabhi ko ummeed ki kiran dikha di bhai.
Thanks

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@sat_009arey bhai...share kar do marksheet...itna bhi kya darna...iss baar to aap select ho

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@John_Titor15 Dec tak aa jana chahiye

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@kuttaab aapko bhi marksheet share kar dena chahiye... otherwise log app ko bhi shak ki nazar se dekhenge

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@Chacha420kash mai share krne layak hota ...

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@kuttayes dost....you are not a lier.
I want to say thanks.....tumne ummed jaga di .
Otherwise ...mai depression me tha.
Thanks bhai..
Will meet you after mains result ( if possible)

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@missionmangalnobody insulting@sat_009
But marksheet share krne se credibility pta chal jati .
And it's true...kuch log dusro ko demotivate krne ke liye bhi aisa krte hai....mujhe bhi laga ki ...jo candidate itne acche answers likh rha hai...ab tak select kyu nhi hua (i have already raised this question earlier).
Aur ye bhi sahi hai ki kuch logo ko social media pe praise chahiye hota hai.
@sat_009sach me topper ho sakta hai but iss tarah se forum se bhaag jana .... doubt create krta hai

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@Caesarcrazy photon kaun tha ?

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@John_Titorachha hai..ha ha

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@Raja123situation was different for every paper

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@Haeckelsahi pakde hai....i agree with you?percent

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UPSC is brutal...sala ek paper bhi apki Lanka laga sakta hai...

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Let's close this discussion.
Last time jisne bhi interview diya hai wo apna experience share kre aur iss discussion Ko productive bnaye.
Otherwise we are wasting our time.

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@failureok phir prediction game hi khelte hai ..

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@vvvikas0078212ok..in your opinion.....which paper is pulling you from good score ?

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@kanailalbal115aap interview de chuke hai last year ??

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Kisi ne poll kraye the score prediction ke liye... result kya tha uska ?

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Govt committee bolti hai ki 1500 vacancy sirf IAS me ( sab mila ke to kafi zyada hongi) hai...Lekin bc govt seat nikalegi just few.
Wtf ...seats kyu nhi increase krte ye log

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@Chanakyaphir to jai ho Modi ji ki...

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@al_birunihi poll manager.
Pichle poll ke results to bta do bhai

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Sabhi ko Diwali ki hardik shubhkamnaye

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UPSC marking pattern bhi change kr deti hai.
We don't know...ho sakta hai iss baar GS me liberal and optional me tight marking ho ..

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@jumboyes...

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@ManchesterUnitedha ha.....Dil behlane Ko khyal achha hai. UPSC examiners are not stupid. Relevant likhne pe marks milte hai...kuch bhi likh do ...unesco likh do Lekin question me jo puch hai wo na likho to kuch nhi milta.
Last attempt me ....40-50 marks blank hone per bhi mujhe number mile the... equivalent to other candidates.
So please do not spread this false notion ki pages fill kr do

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@ManchesterUnitedyes you said imo.
That's why I gave you advice???

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@jumboab yaad nhi ...kya likha tha

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@al_birunicoaching walo ka discussion drkh kar lagta hai ki.... qualifying marks bhi nhi aayenge....ha ha?

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@dr-ahmednaaz8567sahi kaha

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@utkarsh_mishratop kr jayega bhai agar optional and essay bhi theek hua hai?

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@dr-ahmednaaz8567hi...what you think about your performance ....hoga iss baar ??

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@dr-ahmednaaz8567doubtful....may be agar thoda luck bhi saath de de .
Your optional ?

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@dr-ahmednaaz8567mine is anthropology.
Aapne medical science kyu nhi liya ?

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@tssjisne koi bhi state mention nhi kiya aur sirf factors likhe usko kitna marks mil sakta hai

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Ab jaldi hi result aa jana chahiye....

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@tssquestion sahi se samjha nhi aapne...read it again

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Beauty of UPSC ... different interpretation of almost every question .... different answers even for same interpretation.
But personally feeling ki aap me se kuch ne excellent answers likhe hai.
Good luck to everyone.
Wait for result

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@Ragsha bhai aapke paas to evidence hai ..de aao delhi police ko..Abhi tak khula chod rakha hai usko.

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@Ragsbhai ethics tab aati hai jab koi action hua ho....abhi tak to yhi nhi pata ki slogan bole the ya nhi

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@Ragsethically to tum bhi galat ho...jisko man kre anti national bol do...
Tumse thodi nationalism seekhni padegi. ..bta to bhai kya kre anti national ka ...kaise pta chalta hai kiski intention kya hai...aap to expert ho ...hume bhi sikha do

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@Ragsdemocracy me majoritarian view nhi hota bhai.....aur agar India me majoritarian view hi chalta to equality, secularism, Fundamental rights etc ka koi value nhi hota ....

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All of you wrote excellent essay . Lekin examiner ke mood pe bhi bhut kuch depend krta hai.... that's why ..luck bhi chahiye .

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@dr-ahmednaaz8567hi...bas yaar ...back to profession...join kr liya

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After so much discussion on each paper ..we should make a list of toppers among Forum members.
Guess top 3 ..

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@hirockyrocks7101
@sat_009(very good answers in gs +optional) .

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@zombielandsahi kaha...ab to toppers ki list bnao

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@Ravssab to kar diya....aur kya chahiye

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@RavsPSIR me to 300+ aa rhe

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@mounikamouni24-h944mere nhi ..@Ravs ka aa rhe

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Mujhe to lagta hai ki sare optional me 5-10% ke around 300 marks aate hi hai. Anthropology isliye zyada nazar aata hai kyunki zyada candidates opt krte hai.

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@Dreadful"violence begets violence /hate begets hate" .
Koi fayda nhi GS 4 ka , Gandhi.. swami vivekanand etc ko samajhne ka.
Mr@Dreadfulye btao agar same question ethics ki case study me aata to kya yhi sab likh kar aa jate. Nhi na...
This is double standards.

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@BGPye kaise pta chalta hai ki kitne employees hai UPSC office me

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For mains result 2019.....Mirza Ghalib ka ek sher arz hai...

" koi ummeed bar nahin aati
koi surat nazar nahin aati
maut ka ek din muayyan hai
neend kyun raat bhar nahin aati"

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@Shubzagar aisa bhi hai to accha hai....kam se kam kuch youth to politics join krna chahte hai. Mai to kehta hu ...jaise hum log UPSC ke liye mehnat krte hai .... politics me bhi jana chahiye. Aam public ko bhi ek alternative milega illiterate and criminal politicians se.

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@LazydreamerYou are right bro....but yaar allegations to Arun Jaitley,Ravi Shankar Prasad,Nitish Kumar etc( students leader) pe bhi laga tha violence ka during emergency.
Reality is ...every story has two sides....ab media ek hi side dikhati hai to kya kiya jaye

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@Bubba_gumpno.... general public is major victim of such reporting.
No rational thinking just bhed chaal ...Media sirf 2 options hi de rhi hai apko ....ya to aap sahi ho ya galat.
Yaar koi bhi issue ho uske pros and cons btao.... sensational news ke chakkar me society me rationalism hi finish kr di hai.

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@Shubzthat's why I am saying politics me sahi logo ka aana bhut jaruri hai

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@Ravssahi kaha bhai...bas ek question ka answer de do as an IAS aspirant ....
What is political empowerment in your opinion ?
Ye hona chahiye ya nhi .

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@RavsAur i think ....aap sahi ho...aapki sabhi baat maan li maine .
Thanks

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@Ravsyeah... finally you accepted...that according to you..in democracy the will of majority is important not others.
Mr@Ravs... democracy constitution se chalti hai... majoritarian government se nhi. Aur constitution to aap jante hi hoge ( agar sach me IAS aspirant ho ).
Apply your mind like an aspirant of IAS not just some viewer of biased media.
And finally read Indian constitution and democracy.... government elect krne ke baad apki responsibility kahtm nhi hoti...balki shuru hoti hai..... political accountability to padhe hi hoge ethics / political science me.

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@Lazydreamermaine kab violence ko support kiya...pehle meri post padh le bhai phir likh ....yahan par violence ko koi bhi support nhi kr rha hai.
TV debate ki tarah mudda se bhatko mat.
Here.... students activism and democracy pe discussion ho rha hai. Read my all post then comment.

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@Lazydreamerand@Ravs?you win

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@duster2019vaise itni controversy hogi hi nhi agar India bhi apne aap ko theocratic state bna le...just change the constitution.

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@ManchesterUnitedread copy of Act from PRS website.

In Act no such religious persecution is mentioned as the basis for granting citizenship. In fact, Act ye "assume " krta hai ki persecution hua hai.
Religious persecution object and reasons me mention hai lekin clauses of Act me nhi.
2nd issue is clause 6B(3) -->this is discrimination on the basis of religion.
I think here we can apply" doctrine of colorable legislation".
Let's wait ... Supreme court decide kre ....we are here to discuss pros and cons of an Act.

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@ManchesterUnited
Then you should also listen some other constitutional expert who are opposing this Act.
Also, i think protest sirf Act ko lekar nhi hai NRC ki wajah se zyada hai.
Agar government announce kar de ki ther will be no NRC ...protest khatam ho jayega.
Act ki constitutionality supreme court decide kr dega

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@ManchesterUnitedok...end this debate. All the best.

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Kahi forum pe government surveillance to nhi ho rha hai...ha ha

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Ha ha....fake pdf me roll number 0 se kyu start nhi ho rha

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@suniljanusne kyu diya exam...ab kya krna chahta hai ?

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Agar aise hi chalta rha ...to UPSC ki full form bhi yaad nhi rahegi

#mains2019result

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Forum environment philosophical ho gya☺️ result ke intezar me

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Too much Thalua-giri.
Sala ... Netflix, Amazon pe bhi kuch nhi bacha .
☹☹

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@kochikaameby the way your statement itself shows political leaning.
Right wing also spread toxicity....see so called big news channels.
Even many of us (IAS aspirant) fall in logic of these media channels-->One of my friend said that government has majority and hence they have right to enact any law...and everyone must respect law passed by the parliament because Parliament is supreme and by opposing the law these protesters opposing the parliament and doing anti national thing.(same logic is given by mainstream media)
But we know that in India constitution is supreme and not the parliament...?

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@ManchesterUnitedha ha...what a logic .
If students are in involved in violence-->police can enter in university.... because it is an extraordinary situation.
If goon are involved in violence-->police can't enter in university ...first we need permission.
?

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@ManchesterUnitedit's not about winning. It's about "rule of just law".
And I'm not supporter of Lenin /stalin.
Chal koi baat nhi ...kam se kam urban naxal to nhi bola?ha ha.
Ok.lets close this.
Bye.
All the best?

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@ManchesterUnitedha ha...koi nhi. I understand your problem.
Take care

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@majormiketangosimple answer to your long post is-
It's not about right or left........ It's about right or wrong i.e. rule of just law.
Second thing thumping majority doesn't mean you can do anything. Thats why to prevent majoritarianism we have constitutionalism.
If majority will decide what is right and what is wrong than there will be no meanings of democracy. And dissent is basic feature of democracy.

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@majormiketangothanx bro......i accepted your word as such. Bhai maine to ab tak yhi samjha tha political science study krke .
Ho sakta hai mai galat hu.... everyone should wait for SC judgement. Hope we should also condemn earlier movement like India against corruption,JP movement etc.

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@pysh12950ok bhai...no more discussion on such issues☺

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