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  • By the way does anyone have that famous tricks for mcq solving pdf which was shared by Pizza bhai last year ?
    @pizza @pizzza @pizzaa
    Disclaimer : 99.99% percent of times, this logic will not be applicable to questions from Polity and
    History.
    Note :
    1. Statements holding true for hypothesis are highlighted in green
    2. Statements going against the hypothesis are highlighted in red
    ----------------------------------------------------- x----------------------------------------------------------------
    1. Number/Years/data questions are (mostly wrong)
    1. 2016
    1. India - Africa summit - 3rd such summit(against the hypothesis), started in "1951".
    2. agenda 21 - mention of 2002
    3. astrosat
    4. mangalyaan – "Second” country.
    5. unfccc - "2017", "$1000 billion"
    6. sdg - "1972"
    7. panchayat - "25" yrs
    2. 2015
    1. aibp - 1996-97, command area development - 1974-75 (numbers were not played around
    in this question - which is against the hypothesis) - tough cookie haha.
    2. 30 degree N and 60 degree S
    3. 32 to 42 percent FFC - (true statement and against the hypothesis, but it was a very well
    known fact that year).
    4. NFC - "metre"
    3. 2014
    1. Agni - "7500"
    2. Institutions mention in statements (mostly wrong)
    1. 2016
    1. stand up india scheme - mention of SIDBI (against the hypothesis - this statement was
    true)
    2. TEEB - UNEP, IMF and WEF mentioned
    3. Financial stability and development council - Niti ayog mentioned

    4. opcw - EU, NATO, WHO
    2. 2015
    1. “dept of revenue" for union budget
    2. NIF - Dept of sci and tech - (true statement, against the hypothesis)
    3. IUCN - organ of "UN"
    4. Green climate fund - "UNEP, OECD, ADB, WB"
    3. 2014
    1. bnhs - "moef"
    2. earth hour - "unep" "unesco"
    3. Extreme statements - all, none, entire. only etc (mostly wrong)
    1. 2016
    1. Gram nyayalaya - “only” civil cases
    2. TPP - "all" countries, maritime security "only"
    3. atal pension - "only" one member
    4. solar alliance - "all" countries
    2. 2015
    1. IOR - ARC - "maritime security only" - looks like upsc loves maritime securiy lol.
    2. bio - toilet - ammonia and water "only" end products (true statement - against the
    hypothesis)
    3. Fly ash - only
    4. Dugong - "Entire"
    3. 2014
    1. 1. Sust seed initiative - "no" "at all"
    2. coalbed - "only" , "no"
    3. global pre industrial level temp - "all" "permanently" "anywhere"
    4. seed replacement rates - "no" "no"
    4. Use of words like may, can, even, or, anything in between and not extreme statements.
    (mostly true)
    1. 2016

    1. unfccc - 2 deg c "or" "even" 1.5 deg c
    2. nitro fertilizers - even though has "can", it has "Can" in all three statements - so one has to
    be cautious. (Two statements correct and one wrong)
    2. 2015
    1. Fly ash - two statements having "Can"
    2. nanotech - "can"
    5. Financial allocation only by financial institutions, if not the statement is false.
    1. 2016
    1. Giahs - "fao" – FAO is not a financial body
    6. Mention of common or well known region/places in statements is (mostly wrong)
    1. 2016
    1. unccd - south asia/north africa
    2. 2015
    1. brics summit - "Rio de janerio"
    3. 2014
    1. changpa - uttarakhand
    7. Mention of acts are mostly wrong
    1. 2014
    1. eco sensitive zones - wpa 1972
    2. enviromental protection act 1986 (question 96. set a, 2014)
    8. Very common words and those which can be interchanged easily - like solid, liquid, gas -
    are mostly false
    1. 2014
    1. agni – liquid propellant.

    ------------------------------------------------------------ x------------------------------------------------------------------
    Conclusion : These are the ways in which they may try to confuse us, now that we know their ways,
    we should be cautious when we see any of these hints. Apply this logic by taking into the account of
    the “Context” of the question. These is just statistical data, how you apply it is upto your analytical
    skills.
  • By the way does anyone have that famous tricks for mcq solving pdf which was shared by Pizza bhai last year ?
    @pizza @pizzza @pizzaa
    Disclaimer : 99.99% percent of times, this logic will not be applicable to questions from Polity and
    History.
    Note :
    1. Statements holding true for hypothesis are highlighted in green
    2. Statements going against the hypothesis are highlighted in red
    ----------------------------------------------------- x----------------------------------------------------------------
    1. Number/Years/data questions are (mostly wrong)
    1. 2016
    1. India - Africa summit - 3rd such summit(against the hypothesis), started in "1951".
    2. agenda 21 - mention of 2002
    3. astrosat
    4. mangalyaan – "Second” country.
    5. unfccc - "2017", "$1000 billion"
    6. sdg - "1972"
    7. panchayat - "25" yrs
    2. 2015
    1. aibp - 1996-97, command area development - 1974-75 (numbers were not played around
    in this question - which is against the hypothesis) - tough cookie haha.
    2. 30 degree N and 60 degree S
    3. 32 to 42 percent FFC - (true statement and against the hypothesis, but it was a very well
    known fact that year).
    4. NFC - "metre"
    3. 2014
    1. Agni - "7500"
    2. Institutions mention in statements (mostly wrong)
    1. 2016
    1. stand up india scheme - mention of SIDBI (against the hypothesis - this statement was
    true)
    2. TEEB - UNEP, IMF and WEF mentioned
    3. Financial stability and development council - Niti ayog mentioned

    4. opcw - EU, NATO, WHO
    2. 2015
    1. “dept of revenue" for union budget
    2. NIF - Dept of sci and tech - (true statement, against the hypothesis)
    3. IUCN - organ of "UN"
    4. Green climate fund - "UNEP, OECD, ADB, WB"
    3. 2014
    1. bnhs - "moef"
    2. earth hour - "unep" "unesco"
    3. Extreme statements - all, none, entire. only etc (mostly wrong)
    1. 2016
    1. Gram nyayalaya - “only” civil cases
    2. TPP - "all" countries, maritime security "only"
    3. atal pension - "only" one member
    4. solar alliance - "all" countries
    2. 2015
    1. IOR - ARC - "maritime security only" - looks like upsc loves maritime securiy lol.
    2. bio - toilet - ammonia and water "only" end products (true statement - against the
    hypothesis)
    3. Fly ash - only
    4. Dugong - "Entire"
    3. 2014
    1. 1. Sust seed initiative - "no" "at all"
    2. coalbed - "only" , "no"
    3. global pre industrial level temp - "all" "permanently" "anywhere"
    4. seed replacement rates - "no" "no"
    4. Use of words like may, can, even, or, anything in between and not extreme statements.
    (mostly true)
    1. 2016

    1. unfccc - 2 deg c "or" "even" 1.5 deg c
    2. nitro fertilizers - even though has "can", it has "Can" in all three statements - so one has to
    be cautious. (Two statements correct and one wrong)
    2. 2015
    1. Fly ash - two statements having "Can"
    2. nanotech - "can"
    5. Financial allocation only by financial institutions, if not the statement is false.
    1. 2016
    1. Giahs - "fao" – FAO is not a financial body
    6. Mention of common or well known region/places in statements is (mostly wrong)
    1. 2016
    1. unccd - south asia/north africa
    2. 2015
    1. brics summit - "Rio de janerio"
    3. 2014
    1. changpa - uttarakhand
    7. Mention of acts are mostly wrong
    1. 2014
    1. eco sensitive zones - wpa 1972
    2. enviromental protection act 1986 (question 96. set a, 2014)
    8. Very common words and those which can be interchanged easily - like solid, liquid, gas -
    are mostly false
    1. 2014
    1. agni – liquid propellant.

    ------------------------------------------------------------ x------------------------------------------------------------------
    Conclusion : These are the ways in which they may try to confuse us, now that we know their ways,
    we should be cautious when we see any of these hints. Apply this logic by taking into the account of
    the “Context” of the question. These is just statistical data, how you apply it is upto your analytical
    skills.
    Suicide squad strategy.
  • Completing syllabus and revision is most imp.
    But by solely relying on it we can score only arnd 100 marks. To score above 100 u need to take risk for which developing logic is very imp. To develop logic and accuracy u need to solve previous 10 to 20 yrs UPSC ques and atleast one test series. By solving test series u will also knw ur strng and weak areas. But prior to solving ques u must complete syllabus.
  • Completing syllabus and revision is most imp.
    But by solely relying on it we can score only arnd 100 marks. To score above 100 u need to take risk for which developing logic is very imp. To develop logic and accuracy u need to solve previous 10 to 20 yrs UPSC ques and atleast one test series. By solving test series u will also knw ur strng and weak areas. But prior to solving ques u must complete syllabus.
    Did 1979-2016 papers for previous papers for last attempt. Also insights test series.

    But my elimination and guess work is pretty terrible. 9 out of 10 times backfires.


    What to do guruji? I have lost the race by 3-7 marks in last attempts.



  • How many questions you were sure about and how many of them were guesswork? what combination of references work for you? Please share some tips. What to do to improve the chances of passing with good enough marks above cutoff?
    Bhai keep it simple.....kai question intuition / logic pe based hote hai....and ....kitne sure and kitne guesswork...mere khayal se koi nahi ginta xm ke time.....(kyunki 100% surity wale question bahut kam hota)......... Just revise basic book ( as many time as u can)... And practice test.....aur xm ke din mandir chala jana , with 10k intake .....it is necessary to go mandir.....i m atheist but i will also go ;)
  • Completing syllabus and revision is most imp.
    But by solely relying on it we can score only arnd 100 marks. To score above 100 u need to take risk for which developing logic is very imp. To develop logic and accuracy u need to solve previous 10 to 20 yrs UPSC ques and atleast one test series. By solving test series u will also knw ur strng and weak areas. But prior to solving ques u must complete syllabus.
    Did 1979-2016 papers for previous papers for last attempt. Also insights test series.

    But my elimination and guess work is pretty terrible. 9 out of 10 times backfires.


    What to do guruji? I have lost the race by 3-7 marks in last attempts.



    Sir. This has worked out for me till now. My accuracy is also good. Gut feeling for me most of the times are correct. Revision of static part multiple times so tht u shld not get any ques frm it wrong.
    In risk taking i think it can be develop only by solving more and more good qlty test series.
    Mark the ques for which u hv taken risk, if u hv answered it wrong then chk why did u ans tht particular ans , wat was the logic behind and wat assumptions u made while answering it. Then chk the detailed ans . Do this kind of analysis for the ques which u got correct ans also. It will help u in 2 ways one, to bring conceptual clarity and 2 , to develop ur logic. Also dnt take unnecessary risks for those ques which u hv never heard or read of. If u ans such ques , most probably it will be wrong.
    All the best.
  • edited March 2018
    I think apart from revisions of basic sources most important thing is mcq solving skills which will develop only with extensive test series solving. It is a mcq solving skills only which will help you get through the prelims because in actual exam no one knows answers surely for not more than 50 questions. So you have to take the risk of solving more than 20 questions further in which you will be having less information or 50:50 confused, in this situation only your mcq solving skills will sail your boat.
  • I think apart from revisions of basic sources most important thing is mcq solving skills which will develop only with extensive test series solving. It is a mcq solving skills only which will help you get through the prelims because in actual exam no one knows answers surely for not more than 50 questions. So you have to take the risk of solving more than 20 questions further in which you will be having less information or 50:50 confused, in this situation only your mcq solving skills will sail your boat.
    How can you say that with certainty?
  • Only padhai.. dedicated revision only.. if you know the facts you can answer the questions.. if you don't know you leave the questions.. if you partly know then you apply logic.. and logic doesn't work always.. so if you want to move from don't know and partly know to know the facts category.. keep revising.. study hard..

    P.S. Common sense and logic works in few questions apart from knowledge but you cannot rely solely or partly on them to clear prelims.
  • Sheer confidence.
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