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Doubt Clearance Thread: UPSC 2021

"When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions."

Created this thread as a one stop solution for all members so that all the doubts wherein any conceptual clarification is required can be solved here. 

jack_Sparrow,curious_kidand122 otherslike this
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Why is 2nd statement correct?

it must constitute defying the orders of the whip, I imagine.


Villanelle,
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How is the 1st statement correct?

captainhaddock,
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Isn't the 2nd statement correct too?

'mainly' 


Primary reason was to be away from the British. Army remodelling is location independent to an extent. 

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Can anyone refer to me a source which so emphatically says that Bhakti movement established socio economic equality in the country? Even communism has failed to achieve it and here is someone at ShankarIAS who has declared that as a result of Bhakti movement socio-economic equality was achieved.

Tk17,captainhaddock
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Can anyone refer to me a source which so emphatically says that Bhakti movement established socio economic equality in the country? Even communism has failed to achieve it and here is someone at ShankarIAS who has declared that as a result of Bhakti movement socio-economic equality was achieved.

This question confused me too. The option is not framed well. Bhakti movement triedto establish socio-economic equality would be appropriate. 

Villanelle,Tk17
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What exactly is meant by the 1st statement, anyone? Executive power on matters in concurrent list resides with states. So is it possible to explicitly say that executive power of one is superior to another? Or am I interpreting the statement incorrectly?

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Statement 3 is incorrect here. What exactly does fixed tenure mean? If Judges do not have fixed tenure does that mean they can continue indefinitely?

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@MaeveWileyThe whole paper is riddled with loopholes I feel.


Tk17,
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@AureliusM I think it's because "india is a union of states" not federation of states. So it's implied


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What exactly is meant by the 1st statement, anyone? Executive power on matters in concurrent list resides with states. So is it possible to explicitly say that executive power of one is superior to another? Or am I interpreting the statement incorrectly?

257. Control of the Union over States in certain cases

(1) The executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union, and the executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of such directions to a State as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose.

I feel they based it on this?

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Which test is this?
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@AureliusM fixed tenure as in for the period of so and so years...
Suppose judge X becomes SC judge at 62 years while Y becomes 63 years of age, then they still retire at 65 yrs of age, hence their tenure was 3 & 2 years respectively, which can't be called fixed " tenure" , age of retirement is fixed here.


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Isn't the 2nd statement correct too?

'mainly' 


Primary reason was to be away from the British. Army remodelling is location independent to an extent. 

Yes, but there was a very specific reason he wanted to stay away from the company. Just staying away from the company doesn't make sense. A/c to wikipedia article(I know, not the most reliable but this statement was not pointed out for incorrect citation), Mir Qasim moved his company to Munger to raise his army by streamlining taxes and improving finances.


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Which test is this?

This is the much acclaimed Shankar Open Mock :P

ArchAngel96,Villanelle
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Which test is this?

Shankar IAS which everyone was recommending over here. I think they tried to one up the UPSC on vagueness of question paper setting.


Villanelle,
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Which test is this?

Shankar IAS which everyone was recommending over here. I think they tried to one up the UPSC on vagueness of question paper setting.


Haha. Will avoid. 😅

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Why is 2nd statement correct?

Anyone explain this. This is not mentioned in the act imo. There is no condition for whip. 

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Yes, but there was a very specific reason he wanted to stay away from the company. Just staying away from the company doesn't make sense. A/c to wikipedia article(I know, not the most reliable but this statement was not pointed out for incorrect citation), Mir Qasim moved his company to Munger to raise his army by streamlining taxes and improving finances.


Would love for others to jump in and give their views. 


I answered A because from whatever I had read it seemed that Mir Kasim wanted some breathing space from the British. Both options can be true, but A seemed more probably because remodelling the army is a second order effect. What I mean is, first he wanted to be away from EIC and then later he would be able focus on building his army as a result of being away from Calcutta.

Conquer,
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Statement 3 is incorrect here. What exactly does fixed tenure mean? If Judges do not have fixed tenure does that mean they can continue indefinitely?

How is 2 nd statement incorrect. Govt cant remove CEC, he can only be impeached , right?


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What exactly is meant by the 1st statement, anyone? Executive power on matters in concurrent list resides with states. So is it possible to explicitly say that executive power of one is superior to another? Or am I interpreting the statement incorrectly?

257. Control of the Union over States in certain cases

(1) The executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union, and the executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of such directions to a State as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose.

I feel they based it on this?

I don't think the provision would mean what shankar interpreted. 

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