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Mains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread

@sat_009said inMains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread:

@Biryanimafia_sabse important factor ye hota hai ki paper kaisa tha. like a very tough paper kitna bhi scale kar lo kuch khas nahi hota and paper easy ho to chahe jo karlo very less score nahi ayga

Provide inputs for calculation/estimation of marks.
For gs and essay.
Like what constitute an average answer and corresponding marks. What's above average marks and exceptional marks.
Provide some objective criteria If possible as all think their answer as perfect. TIA

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@jumbosaid inMains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread:

@sat_009said inMains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread:

@Biryanimafia_sabse important factor ye hota hai ki paper kaisa tha. like a very tough paper kitna bhi scale kar lo kuch khas nahi hota and paper easy ho to chahe jo karlo very less score nahi ayga

Provide inputs for calculation/estimation of marks.
For gs and essay.
Like what constitute an average answer and corresponding marks. What's above average marks and exceptional marks.
Provide some objective criteria If possible as all think their answer as perfect. TIA

Everyone is welcome to add/answer

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@sat_009said inMains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread:

@jumboThis is my opinion (not an expert one)
what constitute good answer varies from candidate to candidate and evaluator to evaluator,
but some points which i consider more or less settled are this -

  1. exceptional and excellent answers -
    a.Addresses the demand. (definitions are written well, body is in relation to whats asked)
    b.relevant answer and structured accordingly.
    c. visual presentation(graphs, diagrams, flow charts), plethora of elaborative examples (data strong answers use of eco survey, iyb, govt schemes, ngos, international organisations etc)
    d.follows format needed in question.
    e. coherence.

  2. Good answer has two or three of the above elements.

  3. average answer - is correct write up but lacks compregensive coverage of demands of answer, is not data strong and lacks depth but some dimensions are superficial,and some are somewhat covered to looklike you have answered.

  4. bakwas answer is when you dont complete the demands or dimensions of question due to lack of understanding of topic, lack of comprehension of whats asked, or due to time constraint (most common reason).

when it comes to marking pattern for all these, it varies from year to year, for e.g gs paper 3 15 marker, excellent answers in 2017 fetched even 10 or 11 but in 2018 hardly 8 or 9 may have been awarded..
so it depends upon standard they set and directives for evaluators.

*no one student can write 20 answers of a single category, all 20 questions are mix up of some excellent varying from 2 to 6, giod answer varying from 5 to 8, rest average to bakwas.

  • i am no expert, this is all my personal opinion and plz dont abuse if anyone has a different view.
    Happy diwali

Thanks for a detailed analysis. Does filling of all pages for 15,10 marker have any impact if answer are average type

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@Yes_I_am_inyes like in 2017 type

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mostly i see people exceeding word limits for 10 markers ( >150
+).... and for 15 markers are able to write only 210-220 words.

i mean can we extrapolate the marks obtained in 10 marker mutiplied by 1.5 for an equivalent quality 15 markers for the above said word limit. ?

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@ManchesterUnitedi feel the same, leaving a question not known precisely is worse than writing a page on broad headlines, like was the case in cyberdome this year

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@Yes_I_am_innot irrelevant but broadly same like cyberdome types

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@Haeckelthats what. writing broadly can fetch 2 marks rather than leaving blank wiz 0 in any case.

Rest no one can claim that he has written full relevant as we dont have answer keys or indicator for the. the parameter is getting closer to an relevant content as much as one can which fetches 5-6 marks.

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@pysh12950ur great attorney wale pe 3 page likhe ho✌

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people answers pe discussion karte...... atleast kuch naye dimension/ way of presentation to pata chal jata,

mostly content pe baat hoti hai sb jagah ... i guess way of presentation par bhi discussion is necessary. To rate/review / mark answer.

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@dr-ahmednaaz8567GS1 paper , question no 8, 10, 20, 18
Providing content and presentation part both for better judgements. And relative marks comparison.

P.S.- All are free to answer what they wrote,how they presented.

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@dr-ahmednaaz8567

Qn8. What makes Indian society unique in sustaining its culture? Discuss. (Answer in 150 words)
Qn10. What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism (Answer in 150 words)
Qn18. Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples (Answer in 250 words)
Qn20. Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss. (Answer in 250 words)

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@ranyo_asokawould like to differ a bit.
In this question also agree and don't agree exits.
Agree all know this and wrote also.
Disagree. 1. Regionalism, subnationalism, exists which opposes to idea of small india all over.

P.s.- saw somewhere in discussions. Not written though

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@tssIts just a viewpoint which could have been added for extra points and opposing view.
In answer I guess nothing is absolutely correct or wrong.

Rest depends upon time if u have time u can add new dimension to it

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