UPSC had conducted Civil service and Forest service (combined) preliminary exam aka CSAT-2015, on 23th August 2014. Here are the scanned copies of Booklet no.”B” for both paper 1 (GS) and Paper 2 (Aptitude):
Detailed Analysis and Topicwise Answerkeys with explanations (for all sets), coming soon.
- You’re most welcome to provide your inputs, answers, observation, analysis and experience in the comments below.
- If you want to discuss then discuss MCQs, (and not cut-offs.) Everyone who had prepared sincerely, and did not risk too much negative marking, he/she has a fair chance of clearing prelims.
- Internet user sample size too short to make any predictions. So don’t lose blood pressure, if Mr.X, Y or Z says he ticked more MCQs than you.
Courtesy: Mr. Brijesh D.Patel from SPIPA, Ahmedabad for providing the question papers.
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i am also getting somewhere between 85-90 (general)
but i think since many people are scoring above 100 so cut off might be high
Bro, same here. I attempted 79 (Ya gone too far..) and according to Shankar IAS answer key my 47 are right and 32 are wrong. Final score 82. Gen category. Don’t know i should preparing for mains or not.. Just singing “Adele’s- Sky Fall song” of James Bond movie..
Correct your calculations first
47*2=94
32*2/3=21.33
Total=94-21.33 = 72.66
Overall paper for this year is same as of last year. Some 20-25 question are so simple for any serious player. Paper was full of current affair and basic concepts. For next year advice to set priorities to study. Focus on international organisationa।,institutions and their annual report name, environment,for history only art & cultures ,freedom struggles main events,economic basic concept no factual data, what is genus(parents) of any event, organisation, term and forum,for polity strictly learn dpsp,fd and FR. basics of all subj like geography . National park not only state’ s name but also which geographical area. And paper 2 will now give idea about question type of mains exam… Some good passages which give view on how to approach to mains question…so let busy with our business.. And go ahead.
Mrunal, Please help on bringing clarity around this cut off piece….
Say , an individual is able to score more than 33% in Paper II, so would marks from both the papers be added up and then a consolidated cut off calculated?
e.g.
Mr. X scores 95 in Paper I and 160 in paper 2, would a consolidated score of 255 be considered for cut off or only score of 95 in Paper I would be considered for cut off?
only score of 95 in Paper I
only paper 1 marks will be considered for cut off.
Hey can anyone tell me the absolutely correct answer for forest carbon partnership facility??? Statement 1 & 3 are definitely correct.it’s in mrunal’s articles on environment but what about statement 2????! Do they provide aid to scientists and institutions or not? Different coaching centres giving different ans.
Plzz answer.really confused
Any idea bout ifs prelims marks? How much do ppl score in p1?
I am getting around 90 ( o.b.c) . Lets not sweat about those things that cant be determine by us . Exam is finished , every one did their best .
Just be hopefull , the way I am . Trying to see light at the end of the tunnel .
Same situation!
Guys, I am getting 102 – shall I prepare for mains or not
2nd ARC accountable governance using PRI par sabse jyada focus karti hai.
Friends…………..some candidates attend all 160 question in OMR
Result kab tak aayega?
Panchayat raj -Political accountability is there… ODISHA local governement even had compaign on political accountablity of Panchayati raj
If you are at Jaipur..Make a good group and study in group…bcoz syllabus is very diversed and prepare in context of mains preparation…Pre will be automatically qualified
Vese RAS ho kab raha he ? Reexam date a gai kya
Kunal I am also from obc getting 90 should I start preparing for mains
No one stopping you Sir. Don’t get disheartened. 90 is good score in UPSC Prelim. If you keep yourself in doubt and not prepare for mains then its lose-lose situation. Get started with Mains. This is the only logical alternative we have right now. :)
I did the same mistake last year. I pegged my luck too much on GS-2 last year. And i messed it out real bad. After looking at cut offs given by CL and these internet discussions i got disheartened and didnt prepare for over 2 months untill the prelims results cameout. By then i was left with too little time for my preparation. At the end I was floundering while writing answers. I did clear mains but came short by 28 marks of making the merit list. So It is no point discussing about the cutoffs.
last year what was your paper 1 score,if you don’t mind?
forget about prelims result…you have to start your preparation with mains even though you didn’t clear prelims…and you have good chances go with mains prep
bhai log ek bat Jan lo with 1/3 negative marking cutoff kabhi bhi 50℅ se jyada ni jata to aapke aas pas ya internet forums pe Jo koi bhi बकैती (bak bak) KR RHA hai 105+,110+,120+ uspe dhyan na dekar mains ki taiyari me lg jao general ki cut off kisi bhi halat me 100/200 se jyada ni jayega…..
to 100 + wale lg jao taiyari me….
Marks – 158
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@ Surbhi , yup you should . Last year many were speculating cutt off to cross 220 or 230 marks line but we know the official cutt of was 204 ( genral ) and 203 ( OBC ) , although this diff. of 1 marks b/w cat. seldom occurs .
Ideal condition doesn not exisist in exam pressure , ppl are bound to do mistakes .
If 58 question were doable ( as said by ,Carrer laucher ) . decrease it by 10 questions at least and with negatives done and some silly mistake , 90 is a decend score .
Moreover preparing for mains will keep u busy and u will end up wasting ur energy in saata bazar of cutt off . :) and mental peace .
see buddies!! its better hope for the best n do ur mains..we hav seen many toppers cleared pt vth minor margin..when they got chance they exploited it…if not we should be in a position to rock next year mains..our preparartion for mains always gives edge..so dont be hopeless those who got less..n those who got good marks…think to utilise oppotunity rather than flying in air…
kuch bhi ho
paper 2 (CSAT) ka pattern tough tha
i could attempt only 53 out of 80!
pata nhi usme kitne galat honge
:P
:(
mujhe toh uska darr lag rha hai
:P
Bhai. Same here. In Paper 2, UPSC inferences can be different. Hope for the best. I could attempt 40 only. :(
since you are referring me as “bhai”
I would like to inform you that I am a girl
(dont feel sorry, many a times people online have taken me as a boy by my name :P)
ya it was tough and subject to UPSC’s different interpretations, I am worried
all the best to you too
:)
Thx Ma’am, We all here are of same fraternity, hence called so. Good luck fr results.
cut off will be around 130 for general candidates acc to rajinder nagar coachings
Ashok ji just think a little before making such claim. number of seats are not 120 it is 1200….so please don’t make mockery of it.
coaching walon ki prediction kbi sahi hui he????????????? atleast in last two years.
minaxi i am just quoting their prediction … although last year vajiram’s prediction was above 220 but finally i came out to be 205… so predictions just have a guessing value nothing else
I getting 70-75 marks and belongs to SC category
Any possibility for mains?
khad jaa bhai..itna bhi na kar yar..raham kar..
Bhai logo india year book utha ke dekho. Usme panchayti raj ke objectives liye 3F Ka istemaal kiya hai jisme FINANCE bhi hai.
Bina finance ke kaise chalega 3rd tier of democracy.
vo alag baat hai ki states hesitate karti hain.
aur agar finance mobi nhi karna to phir state finance commission kis liye dala hai 73rd AA mein.
Please recheck IYB 2015, pg 734, 4th para from bottom… it says 3Fs – funds, functions and functionaries to be decided by state… nowhere it is mentioned that it is objective of Panchayat…
Funds have been never a key objective of PRI in modern india and has been always dependent of centre/states/SFCs… Hence not an objective acc me… also wrote in more details with explanation few comments below in this thread… please check…
question talks about “FUNDAMENTAL OBJECT”
yup , Surbhi , yup you should . Last year many were speculating cutt off to cross 220 or 230 marks line but we know the official cutt of was 204 ( genral ) and 203 ( OBC ) , although this diff. of 1 marks b/w cat.hardly occurs .
Ideal condition doesn not exisist in exam pressure , ppl are bound to do mistakes .
If 58 question were doable ( as said by ,Carrer laucher ) . decrease it by 10 questions at least and with negatives done and some silly mistake , 90 is a decend score .
Moreover preparing for mains will keep u busy and u will not end up wasting ur energy in saata bazar of cutt off . and mental peace .
Yes bro !!!! Yours is the most practical comment I have seen on this entire thread. Don’t know why people have a tendency to ideallize things
its true, ppl are bound to do mistakes
nd 90..gud
Aur agar finance mobilization nhi hoga to paisa khan se aayega PRI ke paas.
ULB ki tarah tax bhi nhi lga sakte PRI wale.
Well, the question says obj of PRI – 2 options are sureshot correct 1 and 3. Not wrt 2nd [political accountability] – my common sense says yes since Gram Sabha is supposed to ensure that panchayat is accountable to them. Gram Sabha is also responsible for a host of other stuffs.
Last option – financial mobility acc to me not the objective of PRI. SFCs are created to distribute the revenue collected… but PRI can’t do anything if given less or more… Also they can levy local taxes only if State Govt allows.
If you strictly focus on the word ‘object’ in the question – financial devolution is objective of state and centre to PRI, but dont think it is PRI’s key objective if they dont have access to fin “mobilization” in the first place… Mobilization of finance is supposed to be done by State and SFC…
@spock: i agree with u……see the hindi version of question (finance collection— was not the fundamental purpose of PRI…of course, finance collection is needed to run PRI functionary…) but PRI has not been setup to collect finance
Regarding Other 3 options,,,,,they stand valid as far as fundamental object of PRI is concerned….now let’s see how upsc analyse this question
You have got it wrong. It says Panchayati Raj system, that includes all the three tiers. Village, block, district.
fundamental objective was democratic decentralisation and from it follows people participation . financial mobilisation and political accountability are secondary objectives.
I am getting somewhere around 88-90 using various coaching centre’s keys. Relying solely on the keys, its almost certain that I am not getting through. But then, isn’t the ‘actual’ cut-off- given by UPSC, different by a considerable margin almost each year?
I personally believe, if you’re satisfied with your own efforts and the paper. and you’re not getting somewhere around 70-75 or 80. you should sit and prepare for the Mains. ab nahi karoge, toh kab karoge? agle saal toh dena hi hai?!! a lot of your time and mental peace will go in fretting over the ridiculous cut-offs being talked about all around.
Mrunal sir k polity and history k video kb aayenge??
G.S questions dekh k lga ki chalo pda hua to aya!!!!!! but most of the ques were confusing betwn two options
attempted 80 but only around 50 are correct and by seeing all others remarks i think i better luck next time.
but fir v i’ll wait for u ‘mrunal sir’ becoz i have faith on u.
and most importantly THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSS a lot for such a lecture on economics.
almost economics answers are correct.
i was very very poor in economics but its all fun.!!!!
koi nhi sir .!!! nxt time to pakka top kr k rhungi..
ALLL THE BEST TO THOSE WHO R GETTING MORE THAN 90..
Cutoff may be 85 – 95
GS Paper I: Attempted 93, Till now 16 wrong (confirmed), 4 to 5 question is doubtful; almost sure of getting 125+
Iam getting around 105 and belongs to OBC. Any chances?? Last time 203 missed by one mark.