Subscribe to ForumIAS

[ Official ] How was the Prelims 2021 paper?

How was the paper guys ? 

jack_Sparrow,curious_kidand28 otherslike this
1.7m views

4.8k comments

New trend - 

I marked this A

I marked this B

I marked this C

Which one can be right and which cant be?

(Jse question setter ne forum pr discuss krke paper set kiya ho and so, jo idhr btaynge whi shi hoga)

Add on to this.

I marked this and that in these questions. I have considered all wrong and now my score is xx.xx. what are my chances!! 


There are so many variables that it is nearly impossible to predict. Gone are the days when one can claim with surety that I will get through.  

That scares me.if it is true everyone gets 90 excluding 8 qstns its quite shocking.

the only great optimism lies in hoping not much of those 8 questions go correct and a few of ones already considered correct go wrong ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

That's what I hope lol but it flies in the face of qstn paper being wrong.only solace is last year too everyone claimed they were unable to get in even after scoring above 105 when cutoff is just 92.so I m inclined to think cutoff won't go above 85 but in terms of upsc keys.

my personal experience suggests the same bro. last year paper was a cake walk, it never bothered me but this year I felt real discomfort. in first cycle i could mark only 36 questions and this was where panic gripped me. I strongly feel cutoff ought to decline and in worst case remain same but in no case I feel it to rise. And also when difficult factual questions find their way to the paper in abundance, one's efficiency and confidence naturally declines and this affects his or her performance even in medium and easy questions. 

 Options r so close this year.coaching morons r trying to gain advantage by terming economics,polity as easy.,so that they could rake in more money in their upsc 2022 course.cutoff shld not go above 85 but everyone claims a high cutoff due to uncertainty of coaching keys.atleast that's what I tend to think.

4.3k views
@madeye only 1 out of 4 is correct and every coaching gave C for the last question


4.1k views

GOT8said

@sleeplessnights89ye bhi doubtful hai kya?


nahi bhai, D sounds good but as usual, i had a different take, some discussion, best warranted at a later date...for now its safe:-

4.4k views
@madeye 4 is correct 


4.8k views

@Strugglehard @rawhull  thanks for the response

SacredGames,
4.1k views
@madeye A will be correct at all costs. I have many reasons to prove why its right without even going into depths of it and just by seeing the statement that UPSC has given as a long one being very specific in what it asked. Then in such options youhave to be clear. Rest, as far as knowledge is concerned, 2nd statement is wrong is also addressed by me. BTW i marked C. taking it wrong. Just read the statement. So many exact words used: "constitution bench", "parliament act". and look at daily examples. do we have a consitution bench for every 2nd act which SC tests?


madeye,
3.2k views

Its certainly D though I marked A.commited judiciary seems to be a negative concept and there was also a option centralisation of powers opposite to seperation of powers concept to trick aspirants.

sleeplessnights89,
4k views
@Sedate thanks bhai grammar sahi karne likh lie. ek note laga leta hu kahin.


3.2k views
@madeye A will be correct at all costs. I have many reasons to prove why its right without even going into depths of it and just by seeing the statement that UPSC has given as a long one being very specific in what it asked. Then in such options youhave to be clear. Rest, as far as knowledge is concerned, 2nd statement is wrong is also addressed by me. BTW i marked C. taking it wrong. Just read the statement. So many exact words used: "constitution bench", "parliament act". and look at daily examples. do we have a consitution bench for every 2nd act which SC tests?


this question was asked in comparison to UK system and if we look at it relatively option b also makes sense as we have such a mechanism but UK does not. So i feel it should be c shubhra ranjan mam also says c 

4.5k views

statement me saaf likha h. It starts by saying that "in INDIA....". toh we will first check whether this statement is correct or not. which its not. Comparision doesnt arise.

GOT8,
3k views
@sleeplessnights89may i know your stake ? ... No debate


4.1k views
Please don't debate, just wanted to know your opinion, what's the reason behind your choice. 
3.7k views
@Capedcrusader1yes.. statement alone should be correct (which is not)..then comparison will come into picture..


4.1k views
@rawhullbut M Puri Sir said -- its a wrong statement


4k views
@rawhull i know acc to mam its correct. last year preamble question, she claimed the answer different fromothers. i believed her and markedit correct. i think itswrong.  


2.8k views

On Question on Casual worker .. I have marked 2nd option ( all casual workers are entitled for regular working hours and overtime payment) as wrong. Can anyone here enlighten me as why this is a true statement. I am not seeing any debate on 2nd option.

3.4k views
@Capedcrusader1Preamble wala was wrong -  i think as per SR mam


4k views
@GOT8 kuch bhi... matlab ab ham british ka galat statement imagine karein fir answer ko soche ki haan donogalat  hain toh C hoga..har kuch


2.8k views
@GOT8 yea but my answer matched hers. and it was completely different from the one floating around in the market. 


2.7k views

GOT8said

@sleeplessnights89may i know your stake ? ... No debate


you mean my marks? or answer for that question? 

4.6k views
Write your commentโ€ฆ