To all the Civil engineering optional students, Question 5A in paper 1 is wrong. 
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I hope upsc corrects its mistake
Let us not fight over difference of opinion. Otherwise the limited discussion which is happening will stop.
Both sides of arguments have weight
Master optimist is right about self introspection. The first thing we should always ask is how we could do better.
On the other side of the argument, if the case study or part a was less lengthy we could have come out with better quality answers.In such lengthy papers those people who make excellent decisions but take time have disadvantage.
.I studied various quotes examples diagrams etc but scarcity of time me i couldn't use many of them. Aisa feel hua ki preparation under utilised raha.I could feel the grievance of street lamp and mcculum.
May be upsc was trying that let us give so less time to candidate that she or he can not think much and their answers r more natural. Morover,it also checks stress handling, answering spontaneously etc .It is advantageous to those who think above average spontaneously.
In my opinion both types of civil servants are required-one who give excellent quality but take their own time and one who take decent decision even in a hurry.
Scientific and romanticism one is also a good topic to bring many arguments n discussion.
I really dont know ki examiner ne kya soch liya
I heard few cases jahan candidate ne essay ka topic hi nahi mention kiya which confused examiner.
Apart from that its hard to digest 58
Itne high speed me sabse galti hota hai
Need not worry
I dont think the question was
"You cannot step twice into the same river" Write Hereclitus's views on the quote.
Its an essay and why would i agree with A or B or C or H philosophers
They r not sacrosanct that u cannot question their views.
People question established facts ,the theory of gravity etc and many are shying from even questioning a philosopher's subjective view 😂😂
What i have observed is that there r 2 types of people-One knew the view of Hereclitus or Buddha and wrote accordingly
The other half didn't know such quote and interpreted that You cannot repeat the same mistake over and over again
Its open to multiple interpretations.
Sasta entertainment ruk gaya logon ka
During a live chat,it was asked that what is the meaning of You cannot step twice in the same river
Bahut logon ne repeat mistakes wala kaha and then teacher said its about change and Hereclitus views
Haalat jasbaat sab badal diya teacher ne😂😂
I dont know what will happen but Whoever has written on repeating mistakes,you r not alone 😂
Faltu me bechare ka atyachar ho raha is essay debate me
For 195 marks,one will get 140
Based on rough estimates ,for every 5 marks down one extra marks will be deducted
So on 170 u will get 140-25-5 =110
Likewise in paper 2
On 173/174 u will get 140
So 170 translates into 136
195 in Civil engineering
And average of all subjects comes out to be 140(as more people are from humanities so average will be closer to them)
That means marks of PSIR candidates will be scaled up by 20 marks (140-20)
But here is a catch of scaling
Lets say if someone scored 140 in psir,then her his score will be 140+20+7 marks extra upscaling due to better performance in her his subject
That means 167
On the other hand if someone just gets 100 marks in psir as raw marks
The net marks will be 100+20- 7 for poor performance relatively which means 113 marks
Rough estimate says in maths engineering
For every 5 marks above average u get 1 marks extra
For humanities every 3 marks above toppers average will fetch u 1 extra marks
