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Mains 2022 - All Papers PDF + R**** Rona + Paper Discussion

@mahi2501 frustration bas isi baat ka Hai ki aaj Jo 10 cr turnover ki company banayi Hai Maine within a year, wo shayad 50-60 crore ki hoti agar 2016 me main UPSC chorke entrepreneur banta


That might have been true but ifs and buts toh kafi hote hai life me..you never know the intangible benefits you got from upsc preparation which might have helped in your entrepreneurial journey.. Finally in long run if you are to make it a few lakh crore company it won't matter when you started it.




Yes i do agree this exam takes a lot from you, even I'm a 5th attempter and still in upsc chakravyuh and newer aspirants should be made aware of the bitter truth rather than painting a rosy picture but at the end of the day its our choice to take this exam and worst of all ours only to continue taking it year after year, thinking this year will be the last one.


But at the same time i can see the difference in myself, the person that I'm today and what i was when i started preparation. Some of it may be just because of getting older and wiser but a lot of it is also due to upsc preparation and widening of horizons of thinking that it provides.


All the best for your future upsc as well as non-upsc endeavours.



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@ishantipnis23947 hi. Are you selected candidate 2021 from history optional ? If yes then how was your mapping and overall history paper. Mine is 14 correct.


Yes..not sure this time as there are many doubtful ones this time as points were not exactly plotted and state boundaries added to the clutter..also the proportions of physical and political are different so grid lines don't work that accurately..

But yeah even I'm in the range of 14-15

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How much truth is there to this bs making rounds in market :

1st question must be sorted or else you overall get less marks 

I saw a short video of a certain teacher of Hindi medium. I used to take him seriously but after such casual talks on his side, he seems more of an entertainment.


anyway, I need clarity on my q

Aisa kuch nhi hota..last time ethics ka 1st question chod diya tha matrix wala..still got 109..

But yes if first 4-5 questions are sub standard it does make an impression and psychologically impacts the examiner's attitude..you are penalised more for mistakes and granted less additional marks for good things compared to someone who has created a better impression..but this will happen only if one examiner checks the entire paper, if subject matter experts are checking respective portions then this shouldn't hold true..but its always advisable to write a few good answers at start if you know those answers..

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@ishantipnis23947 109 was good...did you clear mains ? 


Yes i did..

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Introduced with samrat prithviraj approached war as romance leading to destruction of his empire.(first and second battle of tarain) . Contrary to chatrapatti shivaji approach of war as science leading to establishment of maratha empire.

Explained scientific and romanticism term in detail.

Gave example of victory of science over romance( Galileo and church, capitalist vs communism, Ukraine abandoning nuclear weapon- Russia invasion, homi Bhabha vs nehru on nuclear weapon,some more example )

Reverse the topic. Gave example of victory of romance over science.( bhagat singh and revolutionaries, gandhiji, Socrates, some more example)

Martin Luther King junior quote our scientific power has outrun spiritual power. We have guided missile and misguided men ex: fritz habert ( chemical weapon) Dr A Q khan nuclear weapon

 Concluded with Einstein quote on religion and science. Romanticism and science not contradictory but complimentary in nature. Pope quote on science. Mutual co existence

I think most of history optional candidate might have chosen this topic. But one needs to exercise caution  before approaching such topic from only historical view point.

 




Fritz haber ka verisatium ke videose pata chala na? the man who killed millions to save billions?

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@ishantipnis23947 nahi. Ethics preparation ke time Pata chala. What did you opt for essay part A and b?


Topic number 4 and 5..ship aur roof

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