Mains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread

@John_Titorsahi bole bhai .. ab toh lag raha ki 29 sep aa jaye bas

@sernihilokoi sarojini nagar?

@sernihiloMai tho daydream kar raha hu us dhin ke liye. Aur 22nd ke liye bhi atleast GS tho khatham ho jayega. 29th ko mai aisa guumunga ganguly ney kiya na shirt uthar ke world cup jeethney key vakth, aisa karunga mai bhi. Hyd centre vaale log koyi ek student without shirt guum raha hey tho darna math.

@arcygenzyhehe. Aisa liberation to upsc se closure milne ke bad hi milga.

@John_Titorbhai bas 29 tarikh par land karade..

General gyaan:
Read each question multiple times, har question be fight till death karna hai, tabhi first choice service milegi, warna fir line me lagna padega aur fir motivation high rakhna bhi tough task ho jaata hai

@Dijkstrayea man gone are those days when paper khtam krna was a big deal , now one has to give quality content + finish in time each and every question

Aisa lag raha hai pet mein butterflies nahi, pura National Park kood raha hai. Extremely jittery; revision bhi complete karna mushkil lag raha hai.

@Dijkstracollege me tm kbhi pasand nahi aaye, aj tmhari batein achi lag rhi.. "Dijkstra"

@Kira0705I heard a term "organic writing". What is that? Why do such terms appear a week before the exams? Kaun hamari phirki le rha hai!

@Vikasaid inMains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread:

organic writing

haha bhai I am hearing this term for first time , upsc mein kafi gyani log h funda dene wale specially at the last moment

jab 3 ghante mein har question mein 7 se kam minute milte h tab organic , inorganic synthetic kuch yaad nai rehta jo dimag mein aa jaye and jaisa structure baith jaye .

@Vika@Kira0705I think this term is best suited for the Essay paper tomorrow. Essay ko zyada didactic ya bookish rakhne ke bajaay natural rakh sakte hain. GS papers mein synthetic hi likhne honge answers.

@harsh12345agree bhai I did bad in my essay because of overthinking did it like other gs papers , I still feel less confident in attempting philosophical essays

@Kira0705Bhai I got decent marks in the Essay last year; wrote the philosophical essay on History like a class 10 student. Keep it simple, seems to work.

@harsh12345thanks bhai , I too attempted same but I think my structure and flow was not good hence low marks , this time I will keep it simple as you have said

@harsh12345just out of curiosity... how much was considered decent score in essay for mains 2018 paper ?

@Kira0705All the best for the marathon!

@Rand_Al_ThorI don't really know. I got 157, applying the same yardstick as a good optional score (145+), self certification

@Rand_Al_Thor110 and above, I think.