Saturday, September 13, 2014

Our Test Series - A Look at 2013


We generally don't claim to have 'set' questions which are later on 'asked' by UPSC as most institutes do.

However, it is also not prudent to remain shy when few things do happen:

Just find some questions framed in our 2013 Test Series:

1. Evaluate the possible options for India in a post-US Afghanistan.   

[Qs R, GS II Full Length: 10-Nov-2013 ]        15 

2. “India is the largest recipient of Japanese ODA”. Elucidate India-Japan bilateral relations through the economic prism.        15

 [Qs A, GS II Full Length: 10-Nov-2013 ] 

3. “Protests in garment factories, protests against war crimes tribunal and protests at Shahbag” – Is Bangladesh imploding?  20

[Qs. F, GS II Full Length: 10-Nov-2013 ] 


And pls see Qs Nos. 18, 20 & 21 in the final UPSC GS II MAINS paper 


Qs 18: On India's options in a post-ISAF Afghanistan

Qs 20: India-Japan Economic Ties

Qs 21: Shahbag protests in Dhaka




Furthermore, it is pertinent to mention that 

Citizen's Charter, SHGs, MDGs, String of Pearls, Indo-Sri Lanka, Art 262, Gujral Doctrine, World Bank / IMF, Lokpal, PURA, Cash Transfer, Pressure Groups, Whip & Small-Vs-Big State Debate - all were either discussed in the regular classes OR detailed in the notes OR set in the Sectional Tests in the 2013 Test Series. 

And this goes for other GS Papers as well - varying in extent & degree. 

Furthermore, the 'new' pattern was also predicted to a large extent: we set questions without any options !

And we don't claim to have 'leaked' questions OR have the 'Godly Connection' !!

One may surely argue that if we read everything - then common questions are bound to come !

Very True.....No denial at all.........

But some credit may be given to have provided the right direction among the plethora of topics & issues

And if that's not the case, then why should other institutes claim vociferously such things and why should aspirants be awestruck at only their facades? 

We also have an architecture.