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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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2020 standing up to its name: Armenia at war with Azerbaijan...

“One day the great War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).”-Bismarck 

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I can't be getting this for free everyday. You man @Patootie,  make me feel happy, calm, peaceful and guilty. 😅

Have a nice and productive day. :) 


Sankoza,
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@kohliwag  boss i know that. But some sources are classifying Phoenix to be a settlement and Tolstoy to be the first "ashram"
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Dont mixup ur own info and knowledge with whats given in passage

Take this example from 2019 paper. 

Education plays a great transformatory role in life, particularly so in this rapidly changing and globalizing world. Universities are the custodians of the intellectual capital and promoters of culture and specialized knowledge. Culture is an activity of thought, and receptiveness to beauty and human feelings. A merely well informed man is only a bore on God's earth. What we should aim at is producing men who possess both culture and expert knowledge. Their expert knowledge will give them a firm ground to start from and their culture will lead them as deep as philosophy and as high as art. Together it will impart meaning to human existence.

75. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :

1. A society without well educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society.

2. Without acquiring culture, a person's education is not complete.


Option one seems to be valid as its a well known fact that education leads to modern society,

But, does the passage says this in any way. If you read it properly, nowhere there is any reference to modern society.. So any assumption like statement one is not valid, based on JUST the passage


But the 2nd statement can be assumed as its quite clear from the passage. 


Thus the trick is to only look for answers in the passage itself and detach urself from ur own assumptiona nd knowledges... Think from the perspective of an alien who is reading the passage for first time

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I can't be getting this for free everyday. You man @Patootie,  make me feel happy, calm, peaceful and guilty. 😅

Have a nice and productive day. :) 


Such a nice thing to say! Thank you! :)


Always a joy to help people in whatever small way I can.

Curiosity,thepolicydreamer
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@mahi2501 Thanks bhai. It really helps. I was overthinking. 

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Also, on an unrelated note, did anyone watch the IPL match yesterday? Madness!!

P.S: Sanju is really big in my district, so I'll just leave this here for you all to figure out. :P


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@Rj_Khan We should not go into that deep interpretation in UPSC paper. Upsc is not a traitor like this academy valas. 


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@Patootie I literally became a fan of Tewatia yesterday. I can only imagine the kind of stress and pressure he must have been facing after scoring 8 of 19 balls. It takes tremendous mental strength to hit 45 of 12 balls after that.

Are you from Kerala?


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@kohliwag  Well, they do throw some doozies from time to time. Btw, I just checked. Like you said -  It is Phoenix thats the first Ashram (Gandhi's own lodge was called Sarvodya Ashram). In Tolstoy Farm's wiki page, it claims to be the first- thats what got me confused. Thank you for your kind consideration!


kohliwag,
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This is too early. They should consider the case on October 4th itself. 

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This is too early. They should consider the case on October 4th itself. 

Oct 4th is Sunday SC holiday Oct 5th is OK 

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Anyone here has the heart to accept another delay?
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@Howzthejosh Silly me. I forgot the 4th is a Sunday. 


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@kochikaame There's negligible chance of that happening now, so we'll be saved of that heart ache. 


Ayushi7,kochikaame
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@Patootie I literally became a fan of Tewatia yesterday. I can only imagine the kind of stress and pressure he must have been facing after scoring 8 of 19 balls. It takes tremendous mental strength to hit 45 of 12 balls after that.

Are you from Kerala?


Tewatia’s lesson for Oct-4 —>even if you can’t get the first 20 questions stay in the game. 


Ah, human triumph over adversity is so moving! So inspiring.

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My dad and mom tested positive for corona today.. Nd will remain in home quarantine only.. Is it possible for me to appear in exam?? 

PS- I started late so skipping the exam for next year is not an option. 

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2020 standing up to its name: Armenia at war with Azerbaijan...

“One day the great War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).”-Bismarck 

Kuchh bhi. Neither are Balkan countries

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Is the shankarias all India test and solutions available in pdf format? Anyone?
BD,
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