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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My score is 98 as per career launcher. Should I prepare for mains.first timer in upsc, no clue of cutoff.
Thanks
I am getting aroung 87-90 and am general candidate….can anybody tell if i will be through
No you wont .. :(
Cutoff will be minimum around 95-100
yeah bro start your mains preparation
buddy..86 OBC category.ANY CHANCE FOR ME?????
yes +90% chances
hopefully….
region of india has a combination of mangroove/evergreen/deciduous forest….?
maine south-west bengal kiya h.wiki pr bengal aur andaman dono show kr rha h.right answer kya hoga?
http://www.and.nic.in/andaman/flora.php answer is andaman and nicobar island
it must be andaman coz in s-w bengal all three muskil hai
south west means non coastal area-how can mangrooves plus no ever green in south west bengal
thanks anubhav and hari
Answer should be Andaman & Nicobar, as its clear that Mangroves are there , & Andaman is having quite a reasonable share of evergreen forest in its forest cover while Nicobar is world famous for its deciduous forests ,
if u see andman only you will find all. u see nicobar that is clear no deciduous forest is available. your answer is absolutely right.
IYB States & UT chapter. Andaman & Nicobar mentions combination of all three
nanotechnology can largely contribute to gene therapy….it is right in my knowledge.what u people say….
yes, you are absolutely correct and Nano partials also used for targeted drug delivery .
Hi everyone. General category getting 95-100 in GS 1. should prepare for mains or for upcoming state psc preliminary????
Yes i am preparing . if u want notes of shubhra ranjan madam of vajiram then message me 9021414175
@ abhijeet .. i want notes of shubra ranjan madam..how can i get that?
There is specific reference to thunder and clouds going high enough ,which is a characteristic feature of rainfall in equator.
can anyone tell me, where do i get old ncert books??? i am preparing for CSE 2016!!!
In mangrove question what is right answer. I am confused in south west bengal and andaman
respected all, is there anyone with political science optional preparing for mains ? can anyone guide me how to prepare as i am new to this subject
Getting 96 acc. to Shankar IAS ans. key.
Now, I am totally confused & demoralised… what to do?
How to start? What to start?
Some body plz suggest…
Thank you MRUNAL for your fantastic job.
I resigned my job a year ago for civils.
The only guide whom I followed to the core is you.didn’t join in any coaching centre. Still got perfection in economics and geography.
Executed the work as you said and this time hoping to clear prelims in my first attempt.
Thank you very much and kudos to your job.
How much are you expecting??
Any one with eco optional?
If any one could help me out with notes, I would be thankful.
On the Cabinet mission plan question, as per the wikipedia ‘ the plan to create a united dominion of India as a loose confederation of provinces came to be known by the date of its announcement’. Does this mean, a federal plan was in place.
M getting 96 as general plz tell me either should start preparation for mains or start from zero for next year…
I am getting 85 in ST is there any chance
95 in General category
Is there is any possibility to clear ?
DERE IS DEFINITELTY ABOVE 90% CHANCE… DNT THINK MORE TIGHT UR SHOES N START PREPARING FOR MAINS
95 pe ummed hai naa ?? abb naa ho toh koi baat nahi….
waise what i think is this that…. with CSAT in merit zone ( bole toh number jab merit mein count ho rahe the) 2014 .. cutoff 205 which is approx 51%… CSAT toh scoring tha naa … usme 205… phir only GS pe how can we go 105 – 110… matlab it can go none can stop it.. par yeh dil hai ki manta nahi.. aur sath mein aapna 100 ke upar badhta nahi… :P
right ..hardcore reality
no relation between 2014 & 2015;
2015 is new with all new factor viz total seats,aspirants,questions etc.
Hi Best of Luck to all.I am getting 83.33, after analysing all the answer from basic books, newspaper etc. I am from SC cat. please suggest should I go mains prep.. or not?
hello frnds, can anyone provide me link of shankar ias link, i could’t find that.
check it yourself… google baba will help you.. :)
not link to the solutions but finding the solutions itself.
oh god goodness, thank you :)
i felt later on that i might sound rude.. but trust me i wasn’t.
Apologies. :-(
MRUNAL SIR, PLEASE UPLOAD THE KEY.
Dear all,
Exam was of mixed nature.It had simple questions to connect with general audience and to make them feel comfortable, questions which lured many of us to attempt amid all kind of confusions,questions of very good standards etc. To my mind, without wasting any time further on discussing about cut off, each one of us should make ourselves ready for mains per se.Above 95 ,there is definitely a chance.
Only paper 2 will decide the cutoff actually. Because logically that can eliminate even the ones who have scored 100 to 120. So, we cannot lose hope for now. It is possible that even 80 to 90 scorers in any category would make it to the next level. This exam has a very unpredictable nature and no one can give concrete statements regarding cutoff this year.
You have a point! Unique point!
getting 118…..obc………ifos clear hoga kya…..
i made amistake while filling bubbles in roll no for 2 digits then i put a cross over that circle and filled correctly , but above in box i filled correctly. please somebody advice me what to do!!!
Page 171 , Old NCERT Satish Chandra
Clearly mentions that gunpowder existed in india before babur . But yeah he popularised it’s use in North India . But the question is about introduction and not promotion . Isn’t it ? So , this point is wrong . At least according to satish chandra .
PS : satish chandra also mentions that babur claimed that he was the one to have introduced gunpowder in india . But was just pontificating … As any king would ..
my score is 102, what would be chance for mains ?
prepared for the last 2 months …..presently scoring arnd 108…..marked 7 consecutive answers wrongly on the omr sheet…..thanks to no practice with omr…..but for the marks …thanks mrunal.org …..hope i clear the prelims…will give my best prep for mains…..if not this year surely next year…..keep up the good job!!
i got 80 and im ph1 category wat is the possibility of clearing prelims can any body help me
Equatorial Counter Current explanation as per Shankar IAS :
Counter equatorial current is originated due to piling up
of immense volume of water because of the convergence of the two great
equatorial warm currents near the coast of Brazil. The pilling up of water
raises the water level and hence water flows eastward as compensation
current upto the Gulf of Guinea.
hi I got 85 in upsc prelims paper 1 and belongs to ph1 what is the chances of clearing prelims cam any body tell me