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[Results] Prelims 2020 Over - Gearing for 2021

Because of the corona virus issue? If it does not happen then worst affected will be people whose interview is stuck, around 600-700 such people I think are yet to appear for their interview.


@neyawn sir and others, what is your take?

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What can be deciphered out of this?

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@kesperalice  banian kaun hite hai


Sorry mene woh question attempt nhi kiya

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@gauravbrly409 Haan bhai....CS/IT mein aisa chal jaata h...but whi advice aap sbko ni de skte....core branches walon ka alag h system...hum NIT se pdhe h... Electrical mein 9 CTC ki job thi from clg...chhod diya...ab uske aadhe ki job bhi na mile


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Any1 with mk yadav QEP ...???

Plz reply..odrwse firum will dlet my cmnt..

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@Palakkhinvasaea  I think Banian were just 'middleman' who could serve any European Merchant and Gomastas were Agents specific to East India Company. This book  (Aurung is also asked in same context )also demonstrates the same: https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/760552aa-5d1f-413d-9e3c-dc7a9d48c837/625263.pdf


Even shekhar bandopadhyaya gives gomastas as agents of eic 

Gajodhar,
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Ajeeb Sa Experience hai bhai log..

Pichli bhar akir mai do extra guma diye akir mai the to galat ho gay

Is bar do chdo diye to sahi ho gye..


Ye NFD wala exact kya hai bhai 3only ya all.. 

Or cyber wale mai all hai ya kuch or 

OR YE BIOFUEL MAI all hai ya much or ab GoI ne starch or etc bolke chod rakha document mai 


Todda prakash Dale 

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So what will be the answer

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Even shekhar bandopadhyaya gives gomastas as agents of eic 

Interesting. Even today the word ‘Gumastha’ means middleman in Telugu. 

So, that’s where it’s originated. I wish upsc gave this word instead of aurang. I could’ve atleast attempted it 

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So what will be the answer

3 only...Banians were sort of merchants or trade intermediaries 

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Hi guys. I just wanted to know how reliable is IASBaba key for GS prelims? I found shankar to be quite disappointing and I dont want to torture myself by going through a billion keys
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Even shekhar bandopadhyaya gives gomastas as agents of eic 

Interesting. Even today the word ‘Gumastha’ means middleman in Telugu. 

So, that’s where it’s originated. I wish upsc gave this word instead of aurang. I could’ve atleast attempted it 

yes bro..it could've helped 

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Cut off will be 92(+-2). Said this on day 1. Continuing the same till date. 

Every time a tough paper has happened marks have collapsed by 6 7 marks minimum. And this is not even taking covid into account.

Absurd for people to forget 2016 ->2017 transition and 2017->18 transition.


Its not gonna be 95. Last time consensus was at 101, it fell to 98, that too with ews, which means in a normal case the cutoff might have been down to 96 or 97.


So anyone above 90 has a decent chance. A lot of 100s have taken rakhmabai and desher katha as 123, a lot of 100s have preamble as A and have taken gandhi irwin marks (which logically will be dropped 99.99%)


i would rather say a 92 93 guy who hasn't included such cheap marks has a better probability to convert than a 100+ guy with such dirty marks.


And well, last time I know people who were having scores in 90s, and had given up who made it to final list. So yeah, stop seeking validity. If are 90+ just study and inshallah!

Cut off can't go more than 93. At least 5 marks dip had to be there.

Calculate marks by shankar or insights or vision. Even if u r dead sure it has given a wrong answer take it as such...if getting more than 92 High chances u will clear.

I belong to sc category scoring 79.34 after taking all controversial questions wrong. Can I clear the prelims

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Answer could be only 3

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@Gajodhar but coaching keys say that banians were agents as per NCERT! I mean, if it’s given in  NCERT, then it takes precedence over Plassey book! 

PS I marked 3 only :( 
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What can be deciphered out of this?

Answer could be only 3

It is very difficult to analyse..Is there any other authentic data related to this?

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No amount of haggling and discussing will change what all have marked or whats there in the official key. 

Better prepare for mains as competition if sky high now on

if one is sure of clearing obviously should start
if one is in borderline again one should start mains as these days put up on speculating and discussion can impact tremendously later

move on from prelims mode to mains mode

all the best
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What can be deciphered out of this?

Answer could be only 3

It is very difficult to analyse..Is there any other authentic data related to this?

It's official nsso data !

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@bhargav4frens1015 but NITi ayog paper supports 3 and 4


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@VivekanandS banians were agent of East India company or European merchants 


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