Mains 2022 - All Papers PDF + R**** Rona + Paper Discussion
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@Capedcrusader1 in 2019 mains 150+ bhi the bohot logon ke gs4 me..although that year may have been exceptional
@Capedcrusader1 in 2019 mains 150+ bhi the bohot logon ke gs4 me..although that year may have been exceptional
yar main toh year compare hi nai karta is exam me. paper dusra, toughness level alag etc. but still i feel that they are not there to cut marks
@srchinchole1425 okay
@tmblnd1325194 Just wrote 0.5-1 page about Karst topography for Speleotherm. Had a gut feel it was something related to Karst. Wrote it later in about 2-3 minutes.
@Capedcrusader1 there was certainly advantage for sociology aspirants as topics like definational problem of tribal, new middle class, WFH impact and sects were asked at a basic level in GS-1 paper
@Capedcrusader1 there was certainly advantage for sociology aspirants as topics like definational problem of tribal, new middle class, WFH impact and sects were asked at a basic level in GS-1 paper
Agreed some advantage was there as u could drop words like conspicious consumption filial bonds or sect in rebellion with major religion,reinterpretation but this advantage was negated by deccan trap , color coding in geography
@Capedcrusader1 there was certainly advantage for sociology aspirants as topics like definational problem of tribal, new middle class, WFH impact and sects were asked at a basic level in GS-1 paper
wfh couldnt be of much adv to them. tribal is among the best i attempted both this and last year. sects i agree was out of the box. more concerned about geo ppl ability to write near perfect answers in rubber, deccan, wind etc
kapil296923075,@Stormtroper luckily was able to attend both these questions decently as knew about them.
color coding i had in my disaster management notes and knew deccan from vision test series of last year😅
brownianMotion,@Stormtroper luckily was able to attend both these questions decently as knew about them.color coding i had in my disaster management notes and knew deccan from vision test series of last year😅
Great u could see great boost in gs1
@Capedcrusader1 I don't think so the optional guys had much advantage. The keywords in the questions were quite general which just needed 'better' analysis.
- Socio questions were doable if you have read Indian Society NCERT, did PYQs and followed current affairs 'broadly'.
- The main problem with Geo questions was that they were quite unexpected (easy questions like primary rock (types and characteristics) made me go blank but however time management helped me attempt that question) plus when I read some Geo questions in the first iteration, my mind went like- "What to write now?" (But again, I had not prepared for Geography that well so that feeling won't be the same for everyone. I had completely relied on revising diagrams and maps during prep. So in the end, I broadly addressed the keywords and drew a labelled map in those rubber plantation and wind energy questions (covered 1-1.5 page). For other questions like ocean currents and straits, I drew 2-3 maps and wrote about keywords with some examples).
- For the colour-coded IMD question, if you have seen maps in Disaster Manageme nt - the common colours are red, orange, yellow and green- whose meaning doesn't change much. You can just "broadly" write on that with a map showing cyclone prone areas (I made an educated guess here which turned out to be right, I was analysing PYQs (NDMA Reports were asked) so I thought of going one step ahead and ended up skimming through various maps in NDMA reports. I thought that different govt agencies won't colour code maps differently so I ended up mentioning these 4 colours).
- Deccan traps question is again from understanding of map of India. I was just reading about formation of Gondwana Coal, black soil etc from Wikipedia when I happened to come across this term (it appeared quite frequently). Plus the question was about resource "potential" so there was scope to write stuff.
- Troposphere question - I just loaded the whole answers with diagrams and addressed the keywords in few points.
Therefore, I think the paper would have created a huge advantage for the Geo/socio optional people if some "specific keywords" would have been there which are not known by a normal non-Geo/socio optional person. In this paper, I believe everyone has atleast read enough things to address them with relevant "examples" and "keywords".
Note: I am not saying the paper was easy but I think the paper was more about common sense. Even if the socio/Geo optional people had an advantage, it wouldn't more than few marks.
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@tedmosby u r this year's rank 1 bro
Stormtroper,@Capedcrusader1 I don't think so the optional guys had much advantage. The keywords in the questions were quite general which just needed 'better' analysis.
- Socio questions were doable if you have read Indian Society NCERT, did PYQs and followed current affairs 'broadly'.
- The main problem with Geo questions was that they were quite unexpected (easy questions like primary rock (types and characteristics) made me go blank but however time management helped me attempt that question) plus when I read some Geo questions in the first iteration, my mind went like- "What to write now?" (But again, I had not prepared for Geography that well so that feeling won't be the same for everyone. I had completely relied on revising diagrams and maps during prep. So in the end, I broadly addressed the keywords and drew a labelled map in those rubber plantation and wind energy questions (covered 1-1.5 page). For other questions like ocean currents and straits, I drew 2-3 maps and wrote about keywords with some examples).
- For the colour-coded IMD question, if you have seen maps in Disaster Manageme nt - the common colours are red, orange, yellow and green- whose meaning doesn't change much. You can just "broadly" write on that with a map showing cyclone prone areas (I made an educated guess here which turned out to be right, I was analysing PYQs (NDMA Reports were asked) so I thought of going one step ahead and ended up skimming through various maps in NDMA reports. I thought that different govt agencies won't colour code maps differently so I ended up mentioning these 4 colours).
- Deccan traps question is again from understanding of map of India. I was just reading about formation of Gondwana Coal, black soil etc from Wikipedia when I happened to come across this term (it appeared quite frequently). Plus the question was about resource "potential" so there was scope to write stuff.
- Troposphere question - I just loaded the whole answers with diagrams and addressed the keywords in few points.
Therefore, I think the paper would have created a huge advantage for the Geo/socio optional people if some "specific keywords" would have been there which are not known by a normal non-Geo/socio optional person. In this paper, I believe everyone has atleast read enough things to address them with relevant "examples" and "keywords".Note: I am not saying the paper was easy but I think the paper was more about common sense. Even if the socio/Geo optional people had an advantage, it wouldn't more than few marks.
Gondawana deccan trap mei ata ? I remember some geo optional guy said to me i wrote coal in deccan trap he said dekhte hi kaat dega
Note my geo knowledge is worst but i wrote coal n whatever came to my mind
@Stormtroper Arre bro .. I said that I was reading about Gondwana Coal and Central India from Wikipedia when I happened to encounter the "Deccan Trap" word (Random mentions hote hai na). Fir mene vo padda udhar just to "understand" things. I was surprised to see ki random knowledge bhi kahi kaam aa sakti hai.
@Stormtroper how many marks r u expecting in that q then ?
@Stormtroper how many marks r u expecting in that q then ?
I m thinking 1 de de.
@Stormtroper Arre bro .. I said that I was reading about Gondwana Coal and Central India from Wikipedia when I happened to encounter the "Deccan Trap" word (Random mentions hote hai na). Fir mene vo padda udhar just to "understand" things. I was surprised to see ki random knowledge bhi kahi kaam aa sakti hai.
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