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[ Official ] How was the Prelims 2021 paper?

How was the paper guys ? 

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@Neyawn Hello, I am hopeful of clearing prelims. I am attaching my marksheet. Please, suggest mefrom where I should start to improve my marks. I am not able to think.

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Vision ki csat key kaisi hai? 
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😂😂😂😂ulyimaye

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@Shubz shankar, forum, toppers, vision etc All giving 105.33+- 2.66. Not sure about ifos cutoff but 110 in upsc key will be surely safe imo. How much r u scoring?
Also, i am not expecting marks to vary in upsc key like they did in 2020. Marks will be at max +-5 from these keys which was the case in 2019 too,  not -15 as in 2020.


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Will start preparing for mains though lowest score is 84 from vision 

But having economics as my optional and postgraduation subject I can say questions were not so saliable as few ones like lender of the last resort in which both govt and banks seems probable,along with it I got both RBI and UCB wrong so saying it was easy is unfair heat of the moment you can get easiest question wrong but nonetheless it was not easy all application based 

One question on FDI I which I got stucked for the moment was FDI component have never heard GDR being part of it neither RBI data shows but then keys of the institutes are ultimate .

Personally I feel I should prepare as hunting for many keys is so mentally pressurizing better position this year have option of pHD as well.

All the best 

Work hard . 

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@manojreddy21041096 where did forum, shankar give cut off prediction?  Can you plz give the link here? 


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@chikuiasbano No no. I was telling my marks based on those keys. I should have been clearer. They haven't given their predictions.


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@Shubz shankar, forum, toppers, vision etc All giving 105.33+- 2.66. Not sure about ifos cutoff but 110 in upsc key will be surely safe imo. How much r u scoring?
Also, i am not expecting marks to vary in upsc key like they did in 2020. Marks will be at max +-5 from these keys which was the case in 2019 too,  not -15 as in 2020.


105-110 frm various keys. 

Have applied only for ifos

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Will start preparing for mains though lowest score is 84 from vision 

But having economics as my optional and postgraduation subject I can say questions were not so saliable as few ones like lender of the last resort in which both govt and banks seems probable,along with it I got both RBI and UCB wrong so saying it was easy is unfair heat of the moment you can get easiest question wrong but nonetheless it was not easy all application based 

One question on FDI I which I got stucked for the moment was FDI component have never heard GDR being part of it neither RBI data shows but then keys of the institutes are ultimate .

Personally I feel I should prepare as hunting for many keys is so mentally pressurizing better position this year have option of pHD as well.

All the best 

Work hard . 

See this regarding, fdi question

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/dpiit-clarifies-on-fdi-status-of-nri-investments-11616163597415.html

Non resident external account/deposit (NRE) which are fully repatriable comes under FDI. Non repatriable comes under domestic. 

Abb kya bolun, disappointed. Marked it wrong. Then there are so many people scoring 100. 

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@shaanu4595684 so what's the answer?


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@manojreddy21041096 oh okay. Kudos. ATB :)


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@shaanu4595684 the key term in this article is non debt investment, nre external deposit is repatriable DEBT instrument. I also marked 2 and 4 but unfortunately its the wrong answer 


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Koi right to privacy ko bhi debatable bana do..
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Can anyone throw light on

1. Women reservation 1935 question

2. Arcot and mysore question.

Marked-d and a in them respectively.

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@Shubz considering results will be out in 15 more days, i think ur suffering about whether u will be in will clear out soon. U surely have a chance imo. All the best.


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this is the end of proof I have may be I was not able to understand to the question 

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@Shubz considering results will be out in 15 more days, i think ur suffering about whether u will be in will clear out soon. U surely have a chance imo. All the best.


Thanks bro. All the best to you too

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@shaanu4595684 the key term in this article is non debt investment, nre external deposit is repatriable DEBT instrument. I also marked 2 and 4 but unfortunately its the wrong answer 


Dr sahab, debt creating flows, if you can please elaborate. Gdr bhi debt creating hote hain. Fccb bhi but they can be converted. 

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@babu_bisleri for epf ques, min 20 workers for making it mandatory right? How can it be all casual workers. Shudnt it be casual workers in firms more than 20 workers are entitled to epf?


Causal worker 1st statement wrong... They have mentioned.. Similarly situated... Contract worker not all

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