- 2014 Cutoffs for Prelims, Mains & final
- 2014 Official Answerkey to Debatable Questions
- Buddha Visit Avanti or not?
- SLR utility
- Walk through Himalaya
- GEF
- Budding and grafting
- Veg. Propogation
- Seed Replacement
2014 Cutoffs for Prelims, Mains & final
On 4th July 2015, UPSC declared the final result of civil services examination 2014. Since the “entire” exam process is now over, finally they have stopped RTI stonewalling and uploaded information about cutoffs and Answerkey on official website of UPSC.
Cutoffs are given under Examination => Cutoff Marks
| Exam | CS(Prelim) | CS(Main) | CS(Final) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 205 | 678 | 889 |
| OBC | 204 | 631 | 844 |
| SC | 182 | 631 | 830 |
| ST | 174 | 619 | 811 |
| PH-1 | 167 | 609 | 816 |
| PH-2 | 113 | 575 | 778 |
| PH-3 | 115 | 449 | 713 |
| Maximum Marks | 385 | 1750 | 2025 |
| Prelims |
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|---|---|
| Mains |
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2014 Official Answerkey to Debatable Questions
- Those who’re new to this game- UPSC conducts prelims in August b ut doesn’t give official answerkey in RTI until the entire process is over i.e. mains and interview.
- They’ve now uploaded the official answerkey to UPSC prelims 2014 Paper 1 and Paper 2
- Some of its questions generated too much debate and comment wars. Here are few of them now with official Answerkey. I’m referring to UPSC 2014 Prelims GS Paper 1: Testbook #A, and its Answerkey now uploaded on UPSC website under examination=>answerkeys
- Other than that, my own topicwise answerkey with explaination and future strategy, is available here: Mrunal.org/UPSC
Buddha Visit Avanti or not?
Q25. Which of the following Kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha?
- Avanti
- Gandhara
- Kosala
- Magadha
Select the correct nswer using the code given below.
- 1, 2 and 3
- 2 and 4
- 3 and 4 only
- 1, 3 and 4
| Mrunal answerkey |
debatable between C or D |
|---|---|
| UPSC answerkey |
C |
SLR utility
Q33. In the context of Indian economy; which of the following is/are the purpose/purposes of ‘Statutory Reserve Requirements’?
- To enable the Central Bank to control the amount of advances the banks can create
- To make the people’s deposits with banks safe and liquid
- To prevent the commercial banks from making excessive profits
- To force the banks to have sufficient vault cash to meet their day-to-day requirements
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2, 3 and 4
| Mrunal answerkey |
B |
|---|---|
| UPSC answerkey |
A- only 1 correct. |
Walk through Himalaya
Q23. If you travel through the Himalayas, you are Likely to see which of the following plants naturally growing there?
- Oak
- Rhododendron
- Sandalwood
Select the correct answer using the code given below
- 1 and 2 only
- 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
| Mrunal answerkey |
debatable between A or D |
|---|---|
| UPSC answerkey |
A |
GEF
Q6. With reference to ‘Global Environment Facility’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- It serves as financial mechanism for ‘Convention on Biological Diversity’ and ‘United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’.
- It undertakes scientific research on environmental issues at global level
- It is an agency under OECD to facilitate the transfer of technology and funds to underdeveloped countries with specific aim to protect their environment.
- Both (a) and (b)
| Mrunal answerkey |
A |
|---|---|
| UPSC answerkey |
A |
Budding and grafting
Q72. Consider the following techniques/phenomena:
- Budding and grafting in fruit plants
- Cytoplasmic male sterility
- Gene silencing
Which of the above is/are used to create transgenic crops?
- 1 only
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 3
- None
| Mrunal answerkey |
Debatable between B or C |
|---|---|
| UPSC answerkey |
B |
Veg. Propogation
Q67. Which of the following statements is / are correct regarding vegetative propagation of plants?
- Vegetative propagation produces clonal population.
- Vegetative propagation helps in eliminating the virus.
- Vegetative propagation can be practiced most of the year.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
| Mrunal answerkey |
C |
|---|---|
| UPSC answerkey |
C |
Seed Replacement
Q94. In the context of food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the ‘Seed Replacement Rates’ of various crops helps in achieving the food production targets of the future. But what is/are the constraint/ constraints in its wider / greater implementation?
- There is no National Seeds Policy in place.
- There is no participation of private sector seed companies in the supply of quality seeds of vegetables and planting materials of horticultural crops.
- There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in case of low value and high volume crops.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- 1 and 2
- 3 only
- 2 and 3
- None
| Mrunal answerkey |
B |
|---|---|
| UPSC answerkey |
B |
100 Comments on “UPSC Declares Cutoffs & Official answerkey for 2014 Prelims, some debatable Qs finally settled, Min.passing marks in GS1 also”
is the optional ppr also fixed space like GS pprs?
@priyanka, I think its more about liberal marking than anything else. Got 596(essay 85. Gs 66+76+64+86). Not qualified for interview. Pub ad me hi theek thak mila. Tumhe kitna mila
@gaurav I got fine marks in all papers except pubad 64 and 79 .Pls let me knw from wat sources are u preparing .Thanks .
Out of Arihant expert compilation & Rohit wadhwan’s book ,which one is better for referring last 20 yrs solved mains paper???Also ,is there any third book available for d same?
@Priyanka, I prepared from mohit,Nicolas,ramesh k arora, arc but for this year i bought cpm ramesh k arora, pub ad theory primer of Fredericson, development ad of mohit, public policy sapru. How much u hv got this year breakup of gs essay. And are u from north.
203…..nt qualified
Neem question from Agriculture section, Sattriya question from culture and feature of constitutional government question from polity also needs updation.
Official answer of Neem question is option-‘C’, 1and 3 only
Answer of Sattriya question is option ‘B’ – 1and 2 only
Answer of ‘constitutional government’ question is option ‘B’ – 2 only.
Thank you.
Jatropha, not Neem make to BioFuels.
Other BioFuel Plants : corn or sugar cane ethanol, or palm oil diesel (not a good option. as it increases it’s prices for other domestic uses)
Sir,I got 55 Q’s in gs1 paper in which 11 are wrong but I got only 70 marks in GS 1 paper,as I calculated UPSC cut 18 marks as penalty…so plz tell me how many marks UPSC cut 4 one wrong and in gs1 paper…thank u
May anybody tell,me about the scorecard of mains.
in,my mains scorecard, marks of English language paper has not been,shown. Is it with all. Please anybody clear this query.
sir i want previous gs question for csat pt
Question 25 ,avanti was a centre for Buddhism so how come answer c is correct
I lost my Roll number.
How can i find Roll number from Registration number, email, dob, etc?
i like to get a clarity in this times CS preliminary test.The notification says in paper 2 33%mark is enough.what does that mean?the marks that we gets beyond the said 33% does not consider or counted for determining the final cut off mark?
About information of study of collector
Kosala king prayothityan was a follower of Buddhism… Source tamilnadu state board book
Yes ,now paper 2 is qualifying no matters how much you score now you to score paper 1
Sir, I have OBC non creamy layer certificate issued by UP State Government. If this will be enough for applying for the exam ? or I need to wait for the central govt issued obc certificate for applying to CSAT 2016 ?
I don’t have time to apply for the same? If the state govt issued certificate will be fine for it or not?
Please reply.