Re: For the ones sitting for Mains!

[Varun Gupta]

Yupp !! U have to be as unbiased as u can, bringing forward both sides of the story and in most cases leave for the reader to take sides...

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:03 PM, shruti rao <shrut...@gmail.com> wrote:

Does critical evaluation includes both positive and negative aspects ?

 

Regards

Shruti Rao

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Amit Mishra <amit.mis...@gmail.com> wrote:

Civil Services mains examination is the most crucial stage of the IAS examination because it carries a huge weightage in term of total tally of marks. And in this General Studies & Essay papers play an important role for the selection of the candidate. As the mains examination is subjective in nature, So candidates have to develop a proper Writing Strategy to get good marks in the examination. Here one should follow these points before writing the General Studies paper:

1. Write precisely and to the point.
2. Respect the economy of words
3. Show the depth of understanding of the question.
4. Different question requires different style of writing so understand the requirement and follow that.
5. It is suggested to attempt all questions keeping in view the word limit.
6. Make rough work before answer writing.
7. Allocate your time for different sections of the General Studies Paper.

In this context let me discuss some key words which examiner uses in the General Studies question and expect from you to answer accordingly, it is important for you to understand the broad meaning of these words:

Comments: It is to give opinion/remark, on a person/topic etc.

Analyse: To look into different dimension of the statement and draw various facts to support those dimension basically it is examining of different part of the question that can be done by raising various alternatives of the given question and providing their appropriate solution.

Examine: It is simply looking into the question closely and raise various aspects to the statement

Explain: Just explain the statement in a more lucid term, so that any one can understand the meaning and concept of the given statement.

Discuss: Here examiner assume that you know something in advance now you have to tell the meaning and your point of view of the given statement with reason and logic.

At last I should recommend one thing to the candidates that no matter how much you study you should develop the habit of answer writing regularly.

Categorisation of Indian Year Book & Economy Survey for Mains

Polity

• National symbol

• The polity

• Justice and law

Geography

• Land and the People
• Energy
• Industry
• Transport
• Water Resource

  Economic Survey

  • Industry
  • Energy Infrastructure and Communications

Science & Technology and Environment

• Communication and Information Technology
• Defence
• Environment
• Mass Communication
• S&T Development

Economics

• Agriculture
• Basic Economic data
• Commerce
• Finance
• Corporate Affairs
• Industry
• Planning

  Economic Survey

  • State of the economy and prospects
  • Micro-foundations of macroeconomic development
  • Fiscal Development and Public Finance
  • Price and monetary Management
  • Finance Intermediation and Market
  • Balance of Payment
  • International Trade
  • Agriculture and food management
  • Industry
  • Service Sector

Culture

• Culture and Tourism

Social Issues

• Education
• Food and Civil Supplies
• Health and Family Welfare
• Rural and Urban Development
• Welfare
• Youth Affairs and Sports

  Economic Survey

  • Human Development Equity and Environment

[shruti rao]

[Amit Mishra]