[ Official ] How was the Prelims 2021 paper?
How was the paper guys ?
@oopsie as much as i do not wish to comment on the merit of the examination process, i definitely feel the exam setters have botched up a bit given so many interpretations/opinions to so many questions prevailing even a week after the examination.I understand UPSC is supreme, but how could they legitimately claim that granite & schist do not form black soil when evidence to the contrary seems to clearly exist.
Also since the question was asked about the weathering of which rock would lead to formation of black soil of India so I mean why cant be the granite and schist erosion can be attributed for the formation of black soil.
fissured volcanic rock is the best option out of all.for curiosity u could search about it but there is no chance it would change in upsc key.
I forgot about it but i think all those above rocks r formed from metamorphosis of volcanic rocks.is not it?
Even gneiss and schist of tamil nadu are of volcanic origin.check attached file.
MAGeog30 (1) (1) (1).pdf
@oopsie as much as i do not wish to comment on the merit of the examination process, i definitely feel the exam setters have botched up a bit given so many interpretations/opinions to so many questions prevailing even a week after the examination.I understand UPSC is supreme, but how could they legitimately claim that granite & schist do not form black soil when evidence to the contrary seems to clearly exist.
Also since the question was asked about the weathering of which rock would lead to formation of black soil of India so I mean why cant be the granite and schist erosion can be attributed for the formation of black soil.
fissured volcanic rock is the best option out of all.for curiosity u could search about it but there is no chance it would change in upsc key.
Do read this document.
Even gneiss and schist of tamil nadu are of volcanic origin.check attached file.
No need.. That research is not required
@oopsie as much as i do not wish to comment on the merit of the examination process, i definitely feel the exam setters have botched up a bit given so many interpretations/opinions to so many questions prevailing even a week after the examination.I understand UPSC is supreme, but how could they legitimately claim that granite & schist do not form black soil when evidence to the contrary seems to clearly exist.
Also since the question was asked about the weathering of which rock would lead to formation of black soil of India so I mean why cant be the granite and schist erosion can be attributed for the formation of black soil.
fissured volcanic rock is the best option out of all.for curiosity u could search about it but there is no chance it would change in upsc key.
I forgot about it but i think all those above rocks r formed from metamorphosis of volcanic rocks.is not it?
Afaik, Basalt is a volcanic rock, Granite is a plutonic rock...both are igneous rocks, Basalt being extrusive, Granite intrusive.....Granite converts into Gneiss and combines with Schist...leading to black soil in Tamil Nadu....the deccan traps Black soil is mostly Basalt, indeed a volcanic rock....but the fissure word is what held me back!
@oopsie as much as i do not wish to comment on the merit of the examination process, i definitely feel the exam setters have botched up a bit given so many interpretations/opinions to so many questions prevailing even a week after the examination.I understand UPSC is supreme, but how could they legitimately claim that granite & schist do not form black soil when evidence to the contrary seems to clearly exist.
Also since the question was asked about the weathering of which rock would lead to formation of black soil of India so I mean why cant be the granite and schist erosion can be attributed for the formation of black soil.
fissured volcanic rock is the best option out of all.for curiosity u could search about it but there is no chance it would change in upsc key.
I forgot about it but i think all those above rocks r formed from metamorphosis of volcanic rocks.is not it?
Afaik, Basalt is a volcanic rock, Granite is a plutonic rock...both are igneous rocks, Basalt being extrusive, Granite intrusive.....Granite converts into Gneiss and combines with Schist...leading to black soil in Tamil Nadu....the deccan traps Black soil is mostly Basalt, indeed a volcanic rock....but the fissure word is what held me back!
Spent minimum 2 minutes to eliminate One out of 2 ... Hard choice.. Fortune
@oopsie as much as i do not wish to comment on the merit of the examination process, i definitely feel the exam setters have botched up a bit given so many interpretations/opinions to so many questions prevailing even a week after the examination.I understand UPSC is supreme, but how could they legitimately claim that granite & schist do not form black soil when evidence to the contrary seems to clearly exist.
Also since the question was asked about the weathering of which rock would lead to formation of black soil of India so I mean why cant be the granite and schist erosion can be attributed for the formation of black soil.
fissured volcanic rock is the best option out of all.for curiosity u could search about it but there is no chance it would change in upsc key.
I forgot about it but i think all those above rocks r formed from metamorphosis of volcanic rocks.is not it?
Afaik, Basalt is a volcanic rock, Granite is a plutonic rock...both are igneous rocks, Basalt being extrusive, Granite intrusive.....Granite converts into Gneiss and combines with Schist...leading to black soil in Tamil Nadu....the deccan traps Black soil is mostly Basalt, indeed a volcanic rock....but the fissure word is what held me back!
Spent minimum 2 minutes to eliminate One out of 2 ... Hard choice.. Fortune
favors the bold!
@oopsie as much as i do not wish to comment on the merit of the examination process, i definitely feel the exam setters have botched up a bit given so many interpretations/opinions to so many questions prevailing even a week after the examination.I understand UPSC is supreme, but how could they legitimately claim that granite & schist do not form black soil when evidence to the contrary seems to clearly exist.
Also since the question was asked about the weathering of which rock would lead to formation of black soil of India so I mean why cant be the granite and schist erosion can be attributed for the formation of black soil.
fissured volcanic rock is the best option out of all.for curiosity u could search about it but there is no chance it would change in upsc key.
I forgot about it but i think all those above rocks r formed from metamorphosis of volcanic rocks.is not it?
Afaik, Basalt is a volcanic rock, Granite is a plutonic rock...both are igneous rocks, Basalt being extrusive, Granite intrusive.....Granite converts into Gneiss and combines with Schist...leading to black soil in Tamil Nadu....the deccan traps Black soil is mostly Basalt, indeed a volcanic rock....but the fissure word is what held me back!
in most of the qstns i felt the same issue.almost in every qstn one could eliminate 2 options but paper was designed to make u choose the wrong one among those two.it was a nightmare.i dont even want to think about that dark day lol.morons should stop making guess master,short trick videos fooling gullible aspirants.
@oopsie as much as i do not wish to comment on the merit of the examination process, i definitely feel the exam setters have botched up a bit given so many interpretations/opinions to so many questions prevailing even a week after the examination.I understand UPSC is supreme, but how could they legitimately claim that granite & schist do not form black soil when evidence to the contrary seems to clearly exist.
Also since the question was asked about the weathering of which rock would lead to formation of black soil of India so I mean why cant be the granite and schist erosion can be attributed for the formation of black soil.
fissured volcanic rock is the best option out of all.for curiosity u could search about it but there is no chance it would change in upsc key.
I forgot about it but i think all those above rocks r formed from metamorphosis of volcanic rocks.is not it?
Afaik, Basalt is a volcanic rock, Granite is a plutonic rock...both are igneous rocks, Basalt being extrusive, Granite intrusive.....Granite converts into Gneiss and combines with Schist...leading to black soil in Tamil Nadu....the deccan traps Black soil is mostly Basalt, indeed a volcanic rock....but the fissure word is what held me back!
in most of the qstns i felt the same issue.almost in every qstn one could eliminate 2 options but paper was designed to make u choose the wrong one among those two.it was a nightmare.i dont even want to think about that dark day lol.morons should stop making guess master,short trick videos fooling gullible aspirants.
happens all the time for me 1942 (I marked Cripps instead of Quit India), religious lyrics(i marked BGT, one would assume MKG to be secular), Bethune "Female" school, Tughluq, Phosphorus/Sulphur, water (i marked oxide of H2 but dipolar)....avoidable mistakes?! could decide our chances! but let's hope future papers will be clear!
Hernan cortez,@oopsie as much as i do not wish to comment on the merit of the examination process, i definitely feel the exam setters have botched up a bit given so many interpretations/opinions to so many questions prevailing even a week after the examination.I understand UPSC is supreme, but how could they legitimately claim that granite & schist do not form black soil when evidence to the contrary seems to clearly exist.
Also since the question was asked about the weathering of which rock would lead to formation of black soil of India so I mean why cant be the granite and schist erosion can be attributed for the formation of black soil.
fissured volcanic rock is the best option out of all.for curiosity u could search about it but there is no chance it would change in upsc key.
I forgot about it but i think all those above rocks r formed from metamorphosis of volcanic rocks.is not it?
Afaik, Basalt is a volcanic rock, Granite is a plutonic rock...both are igneous rocks, Basalt being extrusive, Granite intrusive.....Granite converts into Gneiss and combines with Schist...leading to black soil in Tamil Nadu....the deccan traps Black soil is mostly Basalt, indeed a volcanic rock....but the fissure word is what held me back!
in most of the qstns i felt the same issue.almost in every qstn one could eliminate 2 options but paper was designed to make u choose the wrong one among those two.it was a nightmare.i dont even want to think about that dark day lol.morons should stop making guess master,short trick videos fooling gullible aspirants.
happens all the time for me 1942 (I marked Cripps instead of Quit India), religious lyrics(i marked BGT, one would assume MKG to be secular), Bethune "Female" school, Tughluq, Phosphorus/Sulphur, water (i marked oxide of H2 but dipolar)....avoidable mistakes?! could decide our chances! but let's hope future papers will be clear!
yes but we cant avoid them cmptly,could minimise it though . only option left for us is to be crystal clear with facts and concepts and be calm and carefree in exam hall to get rid of fear and avoid overthinking.i had this idea to travel to coorg or ooty before pre for relaxation.i shld have done it.it would only become tougher as time goes on.certainly this year paper was set to eliminate guessing,probably with a psychologist guidance.lots of thinking has gone into designing options.
Dionysus,sleeplessnights89
Jesse_pinkman,Hernan cortezyes but we cant avoid them cmptly,could minimise it though . only option left for us is to be crystal clear with facts and concepts and be calm and carefree in exam hall to get rid of fear and avoid overthinking.i had this idea to travel to coorg or ooty before pre for relaxation.i shld have done it.it would only become tougher as time goes on.certainly this year paper was set to eliminate guessing,probably with a psychologist guidance.lots of thinking has gone into designing options.
nice point, paper could be designed for making mistakes! for the rest of your analysis...couldn't agree more!
Hernan cortez,@bhuvanamalar1015412 made 4 silly mistakes like saline lakes, ascending order of paragna suba sarkar etc etc. coupd have been avoided and i would have been easily sailed through. but this is the part of the process
Yes ,u r right but that haunts me still.thats why I blabber here and also cause I want this thread to be alive.i often reminisce about how I could have avoided those wrong choices.then I curse myself abt lack of revision,thinking those who pass r ones who prepared enough to make it even with those silly mistakes.
Yes ,u r right but that haunts me still.thats why I blabber here and also cause I want this thread to be alive.i often reminisce about how I could have avoided those wrong choices.then I curse myself abt lack of revision,thinking those who pass r ones who prepared enough to make it even with those silly mistakes.
reminisce in a way still trying to be happy:- I was at A2B for lunch after gs1, was washing my hands and Gowalia Tank came to my mind (1942 is wrong!) and the table had a bit of spill of fruit juice...guess what Triclosan is wrong for fruit preservative....and on....hits and misses, revisions makes me sick, so I never do:- but i too feel bad for a haughty approach! but honestly we could seldom pinpoint an approach that will takes us through, earlier used to be the case for mains and interview, now it is creeping into prelims, i feel....
Hernan cortez,Yes ,u r right but that haunts me still.thats why I blabber here and also cause I want this thread to be alive.i often reminisce about how I could have avoided those wrong choices.then I curse myself abt lack of revision,thinking those who pass r ones who prepared enough to make it even with those silly mistakes.
reminisce in a way still trying to be happy:- I was at A2B for lunch after gs1, was washing my hands and Gowalia Tank came to my mind (1942 is wrong!) and the table had a bit of spill of fruit juice...guess what Triclosan is wrong for fruit preservative....and on....hits and misses, revisions makes me sick, so I never do:- but i too feel bad for a haughty approach! but honestly we could seldom pinpoint an approach that will takes us through, earlier used to be the case for mains and interview, now it is creeping into prelims, i feel....
Yes bro.triclosan is a preservative but material preservative (knew only after),so I too made the same mistake but as u say there is no point in fretting about.shld read for mains with belief.i like to read cmnts,but this year traffic was low ,that too only few r responsible for most of the cmnts.that makes me believe cutoff would be much lower .let's see.
sleeplessnights89,Preitam
Pam123,
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