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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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jack_Sparrow,curious_kidand137 otherslike this
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No no being anxious won't help now. Ofcourse a little bit of it is necessary, but not to the extent which would hamper our performance. Baki bas jab jump kiye hi hai aisi uncertainty mein to stable rehna sikhna hi padega.


Aurora,
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@sarat_bose I am relying on career launcher and english ones seem reasonable from that.Wbu?


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rafaelsaid

please confirm the answer of RAKHMABAI CASE's & Desher katha's answer....? ANYONE


In Rakhmabai... I think it is not related to education... i read whole case... there was nothing related to v women's education '?? 


And regarding desher katha? 


AND REGARDING AADHAR QUESTION... Irdai on 1st of September has made it mandatory for imsuramce POLICIES... 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.paisabazaar.com/aadhar-card/irdai-makes-aadhaar-linking-with-insurance-policies-mandatory/amp/

This guy also wrote in hindi and marathi .. I dnt see a reason why he wld refer "desh" as only bengal . There is hindi translation of this book as well . Someone had shared a link of article plz check .


https://www.google.com/amp/s/hindi.thebetterindia.com/9021/sakharam-ganesh-deuskar-freedom-fighter/

I think this 1,2 is correct as the third statement is true about Anandmath and they had replaced the name of the book here. The statement has to be picked from somewhere.


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Though paper has been considered tough by most ppl still many  ppl scoring well .(as per the posted marks)

but keeping all the factors together -1. difficulty level of paper 1,

                                                                2.comparatively tougher csat and

                                                                3. pandemic &flood  situation 

Expected cut off for all categories ?

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rafaelsaid

please confirm the answer of RAKHMABAI CASE's & Desher katha's answer....? ANYONE


In Rakhmabai... I think it is not related to education... i read whole case... there was nothing related to v women's education '?? 


And regarding desher katha? 


AND REGARDING AADHAR QUESTION... Irdai on 1st of September has made it mandatory for imsuramce POLICIES... 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.paisabazaar.com/aadhar-card/irdai-makes-aadhaar-linking-with-insurance-policies-mandatory/amp/

This guy also wrote in hindi and marathi .. I dnt see a reason why he wld refer "desh" as only bengal . There is hindi translation of this book as well . Someone had shared a link of article plz check .


https://www.google.com/amp/s/hindi.thebetterindia.com/9021/sakharam-ganesh-deuskar-freedom-fighter/

I think this 1,2 is correct as the third statement is true about Anandmath and they had replaced the name of the book here. The statement has to be picked from somewhere.


Deushkar in desher kotha was pretty much exclusively talking about drain of wealth from bengal region. So the context might be bengal. 

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@Biradar So my logic is thus:

RBI reports all such data on a lag because of the time taken to report such data.  2020 Q1 data becomes available only at the start of Q3, for e.g. 

Q1 and Q2 data indicate surpluses, but that info only becomes available at the end of June/beginning of july, well after the paper was set (assuming this is the same paper as the one originally planned for May).

As it is, FY data still indicates a deficit, it's only quarterly data. The fact that they didn't clarify which they meant is a problem, but I would assume FY because that's more normal for discussions, especially when they used the word "overall." And in March, reports were coming in of 2019 Q4 CAD narrowing massively but still being a deficit. 






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There are many people who have sent messages that they are getting more than 100-105+ in this paper 

There are 3-4 takeaways from it 

1) May be only those who are getting good marks messages generally in groups and it seems like the cut off will go high

2) We might have predicted wrong and the cut off may go higher, however we have faith in the simulations that we go through . Baaki to Bhagwaan ki marji, kisko kab humbled kar dein apni leela se no one knows

3) CSAT this year was not that tough however many people are on border case who are getting good marks in paper 1 

And yes, you all have been extremely kind to thank me for playing my role, however a mentor's role is limited to guide someone, it is all because of your hardwork and your near and dear one's especially parents blessings 

Now for mains we will come up with SAMPURN series which was not completed in 2018 as and when time permits

And for people not getting in, it is tough actually! It will pain ! Re-assess the resources you have, re-assess your energy, monetary conditions, skill sets, family pressures all practically and then take a call !

Best wishes to everyone







The above msg from hardworking human. Looks like even he isn't sure about cut offs anymore as folks Arw scoring 100+ comfortably. Looks to me like cutoff will increase. 
Aurora,thepolicydreamer
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@sarat_bose I am relying on career launcher and english ones seem reasonable from that.Wbu?


Don't know man. Shankar is the first big institute one I checked and that has a lot of errors. If you feel that you are safely above the cutoff, I think that's enough. I am not wasting any more time on CSAT keys

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@Biradar So my logic is thus:

RBI reports all such data on a lag because of the time taken to report such data.  2020 Q1 data becomes available only at the start of Q3, for e.g. 

Q1 and Q2 data indicate surpluses, but that info only becomes available at the end of June/beginning of july, well after the paper was set (assuming this is the same paper as the one originally planned for May).

As it is, FY data still indicates a deficit, it's only quarterly data. The fact that they didn't clarify which they meant is a problem, but I would assume FY because that's more normal for discussions, especially when they used the word "overall." And in March, reports were coming in of 2019 Q4 CAD narrowing massively but still being a deficit. 






Bhai the word overall is used for quarterly too (check pib). Overall just means across all accounts. The wording is absolutely vague and nonsensical. Why use the word presently while all you mean is annually

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@sarat_bose Bro got 77 from career launcher and i have attempted all passage ones so safe to say that i should stop wasting time on checking csat key?


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@SantiCazorla bro quaterly surplus is due to a very uncommon and extraordinary reason- covid, and secondly whenrver ee talk.of CAD, FD we fenerally talk on annual basis and surplus hua bhi to overall to deficit hi rahega na


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@Veronica

I can empathise with your thoughts. I always wanted to play guitar, set out on a solo trip & get the bike dirt on my face but alas! I fell in the upsc trap even when i had a way out. Always hiding my face from public gatherings and telling myself ki "apna time aayega"! Be it the scorching summer heat or the chilling winters, I've seen seasons come n go. It's not upsc that baffles me anymore but life! More than these seasons I've seen people changing, masks peeling off and that rawness fears me no longer. Every attempt makes me a wiser and a quieter person and though it's a very private affair, yet i evolve. Some call it a depression, others mark it as a liability, but the day i get to the other side of the wall, I'll make my every action as effective as my every step today. And if at all i don't, then more than burdening my child with my unfulfilled dreams, I'll advice her/him to follow their instincts even if it brings swollen eyes, frigid back and public shame... I've learnt that my private victory is much more larger and deeper than my public credentials! Call it a retreat or call it resistance- I'm a fighter and I'll fight till my end!

Aurora,Rise from Ashesand10 otherslike this
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@Xiodyn8261  That gels with survey 2020 too.


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@MrWayne I can relate to it 


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I took hit and trial for it. I just tried 14 wala first ..  and luckily it was the answer. ... saved all of bluff.


oopsie,
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@sarat_bose I am relying on career launcher and english ones seem reasonable from that.Wbu?


Don't know man. Shankar is the first big institute one I checked and that has a lot of errors. If you feel that you are safely above the cutoff, I think that's enough. I am not wasting any more time on CSAT keys

Just checked cl key. Imo, it seems a lot more reliable than shankar. But does not seem to be 100 percent foolproof, i could be wrong

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UPSC paper statement:

1.According to the Constitution of India, a person who is eligible to vote can be made a minister in a State for six months even if he/she is not a member of the Legislature of that State.


shouldnt be this correct? CM of Maharashtra Udhhav Thakare was CM even though he is not member of SLA or SLC

Bhai this depends on UPSC s interpretation. Please don't take marks for this q. If UPSC took it as a general statement it will be A. If UPSC means specifically as it seems to me it will be D. UPSC has pulled a lot of bummers over time, like the harapan ghora. So leave this on UPSC. 

Yes it totally depends on it upsc. As per English version it should be A but as per hindi translation it should be D. A person does not mean any person nor all person. Udhav ji was a person who was eligible to vote and was made a minister. 

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can someone please help me for PAPER 1 SET A key 

Im not able to find any ?

Are none avaialble


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5/6 

It was simple. See .. to check Maximum delta we need to see first denominator change. If you see... The Deno of 5/6 is increasing to 11  i.e. 10/11 ... 

in all other case ...  Its just 7/8 , .. and so on.

If you are not sure .. do one thing. Solve now by yourself. 

add and get diff in all cases. 
Then .. get  convert that difference to decimal ... and that is the answer. 
Ab to calculator use kar ke kar lo bhai. 


Sevpuri,
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