Mains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread

@Phagocytewater masses difficulty high ..improvised and wrote..water blocks with similar property eg. water from deglaciation ,or from rivers into into ocean...deglaciation -->water mass -->submergence of land,erosion etc...water masses with oxygen supports marine life...while masses with carbonic acid dont support...

@Phagocyteyeah..but difference was asked in context of egfect on coastal env and marine life i think

@Phagocytesaid inMains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread:

Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples

Let me know your approach on this too.

I simply understood it as a question on cultural diversity and went about how there indeed are smaller microcosms of society based on factors of ethnicity, region, language etc. Gave examples. And finally added a point on how the small Indias are indeed a part and parcel of the whole.

I am afraid I addressed it in extremely simplistic way

divided into regions...NE india -->khasi(matrlineal),naga culture...south india -->tamil(jallikattu,distinct cuisine),karnataka(basavavesvara ideals)....rest of india -->rajasthan(rajput culture,food),punjab(sikhism), c.india (tribes like gond and their festivals like larukaj and customs)...all these make up culture pockets of small india ... small india-->diversity in unity......

@K_9yeah .. small india means different fr different people..some rake diveristy as synonym fr small india...some take heterogenous pockets in homogenous areas... vague question...

which ques is this?case study?@Lalalash

@Phagocyteeven federal supremacy many have writren federalism as basic structure ..and harmonious construction between funda righta and directive principles... tje group hit will have 2-3 marks lower than the others .in these questions

@Phagocytemajority seems ur way thought..gs scire baba have went with ur way singling out diverse pockets within the single unit called india

@Phagocytei dint mean to legitimize them..thats the majority view it seems... yes model answers are not upto thw mark even with ample time and internet to surf

@Phagocyteperfectly put the interpretations.....i think all who wrote relevant will get average marks atleast ..

@Bodhgayagood attempt..(except rice is main course of tamil nadu as well)

@ajit_kdmostly logon ne yahi likha hai..chill bro

@Jayson_Bourneall faltugiri these discussions and analysis .. there are alterntive ways of answering or points whch they wont delve in as internet copy paste source me nahi likha hoga... itna time leke bhi some of their answers are not convincing

@Phagocytei wrote federal supremacy as that bommai case...harmonious construction as harmonisation between fundamental rights and directive principles along with case...1 number milega maximum

cooperate collaborate wale me what have u all written?

@STwhich

@madeyecooperative federalism aspect?aur kya likhe ho

@madeyewoh toh hai ..haha..

@Yes_I_am_inanyways doesnt state and union legislate upon dpsp? i wrote thinking this angle...nevertheless lets see ..i am not counting this in attempted question

@STdistribution between state and cebtre l8kha hota toh sahi hota..it deemed vague fr me atleast. yep

@Kira0705yeah ...governance me service sector means role of ngo

@Dipforms of malnutrition can be for intro...lekin main answer is declining govt spending on health n edu and even in food sector..leading to increasing dependennce on markets threby affecting their non food budget... even one can emntion write about catastrophic health expenditure where person becomes poor owing too high health expenditure.... good to write splitting into parts but main demand of question must be addressed

@Yes_I_am_injab aapne doosron ka federal supremacy galat hone ka judgement khud diya hai..ab ye ambiguous kahan se ho gaya :p....selective ambiguity bhai?

@Kira0705link dena

@Yes_I_am_inokay bhai..i inferred it differently which can be wrong..

@nikhilit20112751 thanks

@ManchesterUnitedi took pessimistic stance...explianed for two pages ki what collaboration and team spirit can do..even put a line on multilevel planning in this ...my approach was ngo are still.playing secondary role with primary role being that of welfare state....so there is invrease in corruption and inequitable development...mentioned 6th plan recognizing role of ngos..and niti aayogs Team india portal which invites ngo as collaborative partners.... not case study nor examples..

@John_Titor@all bhai 2-3 questions se kuch jyada nhi bigadta kisika score..overall average hona chahiye including essay and optional..

@Minimumwageyeah.. na art 370 aya na mission shakti na that jal shakti mission...kuch bhi expected nhi aya except UAPA... they aee reading coaching institute question papers i think

@DKTwoh toh hai..

@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....

@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

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

@Minimumwagei completed all papers except gs 2 ..i dnt knw about rest

@Survivorresult aane do..decide hi kar liye kya2020 ka

@nikhilit20112751 gs 2 required thinking and thinking requires time..which unfortunately is less...nevertheless it was hard for most..so lets see

@Minimumwage@Kira0705@K_9bhot deep copy paste mara hai setter ne..see the paragraph above conclusionhttps://gifyu.com/image/kdWv

@nikhilit20112751 ho sakta hai bhai

@pravinshinde3592958sab chutiyap hai..conclusion me u can conclude positively with way forward bas..unkess asked not necessary

@Minimumwagemultilevel panning bhi ignou ke koi textbook se seedhe copy paste mara hai...koi pub ad book tha shayad

@Minimumwagerandom chapter woh bhi khatra..first aur last line ko mila ke upar se indian development daal diya..baapre baap .

@Minimumwagehaan..aise question me relevant likhne se avg marks mil jate hai shayad...jo bhi servuce sector bol ke dimag ghumwa diya tha in exam

@paranthapijjait can hve many dimensions.. anti defection is one of it....parliamentary privileges not codified-->MPs misusing it ...other dimensions are parliamentary privileges itself eg narasimha rao episode -->bribe for vote against no confidence motion...jharkhand mukti morcha case where parl privileges enabled corruption leading immunity of MPs(bribe takers)... horse trading (defection politics)...no adherence to code of conduct and code of ethics by MPs...criminalisation etc.... no defined answer..many would hve focussed on some parts which is good enough for GS

@paranthapijjaall would hve written it in two parts..first where in involves decline of individuals.... second would be how this has lead to decline in proceedings..with a way forward

@Minimumwagebro there is no defined answers..all are points leading to decline ...its good as well...whatever u wrote,justify it thats all

paper checking shuru ho gaye honge kya? any so called 'insiders'

@Raja123divided into 2...lack of awareness : example of rashtruya swasthya bima yojana which didnt take off due to lack off awareness....lack of awareness--self exclusion of individual beneficiaries....lack of awareness incentivises corruption-->ghost beneficiaries of PDS where names of beneficiaries are misused as they dnt knw about schemes.... dosra bhag tha lack of participation-->boycotting of schemes due to delegitimisation of governemnt by participants as they are not taking part (like pathalgarhi movement) ... lack of participation leads to disconnect with ground level reality... aur no scope for finetuning of sceheme eg. pradhan mantri fasal bima yojna.... itna hi yaad hai..

@madeyesabke koi na koi answer ache honge hi..aur aapke bhi bhai

@Shubzinke intro storywala funda ke karan my marks dipped from 134 in 2017 to 101 in 2018 ...shdnt try new things in essay...pehli baar essay me jaake fictional story ke saath intro diya and marks plummetted

@Shubzlearnt the hard way..no ram shyam fictions this time

@TeddyWestsideaisa nahi hai .it does works for some n hopefully it shd work fr u as well ..it dint work fr me

@TeddyWestsidewhich one u attempted?

@paranthapijjaessay has to be as much general ... when we try to insert our optional terminologies and concepts its doesnt bade well fr the checker as he can be some english professor or anyone...so it can backfire..i tried last time and that also is one reason fr dip in marks

@TeddyWestsidehindi me dekha nahi... ab u have done ur best in that tense hour... jada mat socho..sab acha hi hoga..till results come trust on urself n effort

@paranthapijjai had same experience and dip in marks

@Kira0705yes it wl reduce the negative thoughts

@STno..i mean i tried smthing new at exam first time...practice essay me i nvr start with essay jus direct intro..but in exam i thought lets start with fictional story and may be the stiry wasnt good...so dnt try new things fr first time in essay..yeh bola

@Jayson_Bournewarm up karke lift..els u wl be a robot for many days..take good rest and sleep

@tssethics bhi is baar all or nothing hi tha... gs 1,3 was manageabke comparatively

@abhishek_pkya bol rhe usme vision wale?..are the same people who discussed 1,2 discussing this also?... ek hi log sab me expert hai kya

@Minimumwageover idealistic and essay fr each questions they give

@STinternet and 3 weeks time apne pass hota toh isse bhi basiya answser apan bhi likhte .par afsos 8min aur no internet tya apne pass :(..more than this exam pressure...not like having coke,snacks aur 3 hafte se answer points dhoond rahe hai

@abhishek_plol..

@dr-ahmednaaz8567copy paste ko if one tries to artificially fit into questions yehi hota hai

@dr-ahmednaaz8567these are just 'crowd pulling' exercises at max...kuch substantial outcome toh nhi hai these post facto analysis me.

@Minimumwageapke username ka inspiration kya hai bhai ?

@Deltaif u hve left 1 question in entire mains test..but completed rest .it would hardly matter....but if one is leaving 1-2 questions in each test (say 10 marker)-->6× 10= 60...(inc optional) then it can pull down score a bit.... but again ut depend on how one has dealt with other questions

@sat_009were u able to complete all questions in all papers?

@sat_009cyberdome was kerala govt initiative i think .. yes lastly attempted questions are mostly haphazard for most...all the best

after gs 2 i saw a guy saying questions were simple and no surprises this time... :p..

@paranthapijjahaan.. athi medhavi log hai ye sab

@sat_009apne team work and collboration jaose question ko kaose approach kiya hai... ?.. it was lengthy question paper and needed good spot on thinking

@sat_009i meant the structure.. too many keywords in there so explaining each part pages werent enough... also the decline of parliamentsrian one what points have u focussed... all the best..when is result expected?

@foxmulderyeah the checker himself will be confused by the different understandings of different people...problem was unlikeother questions, i couldnt find continuity between the sentences..on one hand the questions itself says thee is 'need for collboration' ..then abruptly talks of partnershio this that ..and concludes asking for developmental discourse.... a good answer taking all key points would require nearly an essay ...i used key words to subdivide but was short of space...

@Yes_I_am_inye wali feeling sab ko aati hai..always we feel our answers are bad when we see others answers...its normal

@abhishek_pcopy checking would hve started by now already

@foxmuldersearch older pages...how they hve copy pasted the questions lines abruptly from that book..thats y didnt make much sense

kis angle se dono similar hai yaar ..kuch bhi
Q.10) ‘Too little cash, too much politics, leave UNESCO fighting for life.’ Discuss the statement in the light of US’ withdrawal and its accusation of the cultural body as being ‘anti-Israel bias’. (10)

Similar question asked by our Test series

What is the mandate and structure of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) of the UN? How has the nature of UN peacekeeping operations changed over the years? How can the operations be made more effective? (CD Mains TS)

@paranthapijjaUN pe ek question aa gya toh similar waah

@Chacha420sometimes its good to not know in depth a particular question because one will try to write in most detailed way as possible which would consume more time... average answees are fine...one thing one must be careful is no to write wrong points i answers like some write anti defection disqualification under RPA 51 questions...so average answerz wi do

@Chacha420its was with regards to provisions of RpA 1951 alone.....

@Chacha420bhot hai thts why i mentioned it

@Chacha420no

@Chacha420case pata hota toh fine..even if not not as issue as question wasnt asking it..jus provisions will do

@paranthapijjayes that provision ayega criminal conviction wala...but court jus reinterpreted in the case

@Chacha420lol meri bhi halat naajuk hai

@Chacha420psir madam Notes chhape hue ho tum bhi?

@Chacha420itna confidence hota toh mai aata hi kyu idhar haha

@Chacha420scholars are not compulsorily required in paper w...hai toh theek..agar nahi bhi hai toh concepts se kaam chalake bhi ache marks aa jate hai...khair is baar madam ne part b paper 2 (india and wprld) ka note nhi diya so many would hve written less scholars

@Chacha420kuch jyada yaad nhi hai ab ...bas time kaat raha hu

@sat_009its relevant ..can be an add on in brackets

@chaitanya0458here u can either writr section numbers to gain edge or u can increase the number of grounds written (as u hve done) like instead of 4-5 write more...u wl get edge over others

@chaitanya0458u cant say how mch u wl be marked... i wrote sikkim cm example recent in one and parliamentary secreatary example of delhi case which is ground fr disqualification under rp 1951 as well ofice of profit..cnt recollect had i written section numbers

@TeddyWestsidethats wat newspapers had... its disqualification under both 102 and RPA

@Yes_I_am_inhaan dono me hai.https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thehindu.com/news/national/the-hindu-explains-office-of-profit/article22480152.ece/amp/. Why should an MLA or an MP not hold an office of profit?

According to Articles 102(1)(a) and 191(1)(a) of the Constitution, an MP or MLA is barred from holding an office of profit as it can put them in a position to gain a financial benefit. "A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament, (a) if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder," says the law.

Under the Representation of People Act too, holding an office of profit is grounds for disqualification.

@paranthapijjautna deep bhi nhi ata

@TeddyWestside3 hi toh hai..pehla ECI which is a quasi tribunal...fir high court..aakhiri supreme court

@TeddyWestsideek aur hai..desh se bhag jaana

@Yes_I_am_ini have wriiten it..i went by news...siikim cm golay was applying tl ECI to reconsider his disqualification (after he was elected to cm)..is basis pe likha..baaki pata nhin bhai..

@Lonewolfthik tha..aapka?

@Yes_I_am_inhai ECI bhi ...https://www.google.com/amp/s/frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/article29557825.ece/amp/

@TeddyWestsidei dint understand

@paranthapijjasection 9 (A) is for office of profit

@TeddyWestsidei jus mentioned remedies...ye sab i dint write ki exmpted via law etc as thought it wasnt core to the question

@Lonewolfgreat

@Lonewolfarnd mid 280s

@TeddyWestsideab news me diy hai..rest i dunno bro..

@Lonewolfwat abt u

@Yes_I_am_intoh?disqualification period on application agar reduce kiya gaya ho toh isnt it a remedy as wel?..after disqualification his period is reduced...i went by news.. rest pata nhi

@paranthapijja@TeddyWestsidehttps://iasscore.in/current-affairs/mains/office-of-profit-rpaWhat does Representation of people’s act say on Office of profit?

RPA doesn’t clearly define what constitutes an office of profit.
Under section 9 (A) of the Representation of People's Act, elected representatives, MLAs or MPs being, public servants, cannot hold an office of profit.

@paranthapijjaab ye sab kon dekhke jata hai? newspaper meim aya tha so written...bas.. sec 9A is about office of profit... itna detail me toh law optional thodi likhna hai apan ko

@paranthapijjahttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=PKElDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT482&dq=laxmikanth+representation+of+peoples+act+office+of+profit&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-xaai4aPlAhUO3o8KHf5NDxMQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=laxmikanth representation of peoples act office of profit&f=false

@paranthapijjahaha..i was confused myself after u posted the contract part... ab itna post mortem karke bhi jyada fayda nhi
.. some are already feeling low seeing new things.... wish u the very best bro.... ab lets jus wait fr result

@paranthapijjasab log normal hi hai bro... all who write mains have similar temperament atleast... jus that sometimes content lacks or presentation lacks ... which will come by practice

@paranthapijjahaan unko bhi all the best... aur sabko bhi..

@Chacha420chacha (choudhry) ka dimag computer se bhi tej hai ...

@ranyo_asokafot predicting optional scores based on his super human intelligence

@White_Dustsab section me kuch na kuch attempt kiye hoa na inc essay and muhavre ,paryayvachi?..

@Raja123jo pucha gaya hai usi ko likho...sections pata hai toh likho..judi interpretations are not required... focus must be on disqualification points and remedies... ache answers ke chakkar me we diverge from whats asked... this question and its answers given here are classic example of writing more than whats asked in my humble opinion

@White_Dustoh..usme bhi if u attempted all..pass hi jaoge hopefully

jo jo blue schist stonec.asiame likha hai..like thoko neeche :p...bai pure bakwas n hawabaazi anthropometry of statues nd ky kya likha hua hai pata nhi.

@White_Dustho jaoge...language papers are lenient

@abhishek_pcoaching keys as BS.. pucha kuch aur nswer kuch hai usme...

@abhishek_palag alag angle se socho..kya hi economic benefits of mass transport?. 1.more people are commuted with lesser fuel 2.less cars so less pollution as people use mass transport 3. women empowerment -->safety and commuting aspect esp metro 4. less traffic -->logistics like vehicles carrying goods will be faster 5. servicing of mass trnsport and to cater need of establishment -->companies producing metro /bus will set up service centres and industries in india -->jobs badhenge ...is type se u can answer 6. better access to work place...kuch is type se can approach

@TeddyWestsidelogon me aatank failane ka plan lag rha hai naye naye questions dhoondke

@Minimumwageisme kisi ka nahi katega i think... sab ke apne apne interpretation hai fr small india..they wd hve defined what small india as per them is and wrote...not an issue

waise boothcapturing karne pe bhi disqualification ho jata hai...agar kisi ne likha ho toh thats right as well..jus sharing..came across today

@TeddyWestsideoh.. konsa job hai tumhara

kisko kisko result jald aane ko khwahish hai?..

@Haeckelye toh sab ki khwahish hai

@Haeckelread on hobbies, ur educational background and ur native state along with current affairs... get some clue from mock interviews posted on youtube to get an idea...

warning / caution as essay discuss hone ko hai yaha

bazooka chalane ka plan hai kya tum logon ka..essay ke roop me

@Haeckellgta hai tumne shashi throor ka quiz dekha hai in recent past

@Haeckela spark is all needed to explode any bomb..chalu karoge toh log aa jayenge

@Haeckelaise words use kiye ho essay me ?

@Haeckelacha hua nahi kiya..nnahi toh egregious marks milte fir

kya kya likh ke aye ho yaar sab ..