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ContentsHistory 2Science 2
Subjectwise 3Questionwise 3
Geography 4Broad breakup 4Question wise breakup of geography
4
Polity 5India Yearbook related 5Economy 6International agencies
related 6Mental ability 7Broad analysis 7
Mark-wise BreakupBar chart 7% wise breakup-Pie Chart 7
What was not asked? 9Conclusion 9What is safe to skip 9Where to
concentrate the energy? 10
HistoryAncient 0 0
Medieval Gupta Cave paintain 1
Bhakti Cult 1
Third Battle of Panipat 1
Buddhism's decline 1
Modern Pondichery'soccupation 1
Karachi session 93 1Bombay Menifesto 1
Simon Commission 1
Moderate vs Extremist 1
Bengal partion &Swadeshi 1
Quit India movement 1
Cripps mission 1
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Gandhi & Champaran 1
Lord Cornwallis 2
Total 15
Science
SubjectwisePhysics 3
Biology-disease 8
Chemistry 3
Agriculture &
biotech
8
Space research 3
IT 2
Zoology 3
Total 30
Questionwise
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Physics Thermal /heat concepts 3
Biology-disease Digestion process 1
Hepatitis 1
Carbon monoxide in blood 1
Swine flue 1HIV 1
LASIK surgery 1
Cyberknife 1
Malaria vaccine 1
Chemistry Mercury Florocent lamp 1
Hydrogen fuel cell 1
Chlorination of water 1
Agriculture &
Biotech research
Seed hybrids (MON863, golden rice) 2
National Food Security Mission 1
Pulses cultivation problem 1Bluegreen alage 1
Jatropha 1
Maize for ethanol production 1
Nitrosomonas for oil spill 1
Space research OCENSAT 1
Neutrinos etc 1
ISRO's Bhuvan 1
IT Frequencies of gadgets 1
GSM 1
Zoology Insectivore plants 1King cobra nest 1
Evolution shark 1
30
GeographyBroad breakup
Indian geography 17Environment related 12
Total 29
Question wise breakup of geographyIndian geography Coal reserves
of Gondwana 1
India's land use classification 1
Winds-rotation 1
Weather with out Himalaya 1
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Latitute of Sikkim 1
Soil types 1
Tea-coffee cultivation method 1
Pepper tempraturerequirement 1
Forest/climat types 3
Minerals in India 1Rivers of India
(Luni/Himachal/Lake)
3
Soil conservation methods 1
TN cotton yarns 1
World map Strait of malaca 1
Environmentwildlife related El nino Modoki 1
Wild life sanctuary etc 3
Fresh water 1
Acid Rain 1
Taxol tree-Parkinson 1Atmosphere pollution 1
Rice cultivation and globalwarming
1
Greendex 2009 meaning 1
Global warming - limitationofIndia
1
RAMSAR 1
Total 30
Polity
Finance Commission 1
State finance Commission 1
SC advice President 1
Taxes levied by union 1
Misc. (DPSP etc) 3
Total 7
India Yearbook relatedRehab policy 2007 1
Swadhar 1Consumer Disputes Redressal 1
Lok Adalad 1
Suger pricing & essential
commodity
1
Total 5
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EconomySLR 1
Interest rates of Nationalized banks 1
Non banking Financial Companies(NBFC) 1
Inflation/recession-(basic concepts) 2
WPI 1
CRR 1
PSU deficit 1
PSU's share in GDP declined 1
Budget and finance ministry 1
WTO codex 2
SEZ 1
FRBM Act 1
Banking ombudsman 1
Commericial banking function 1
Rural banking financial inclusion 1
Excise duty declined in 5 years 1
Fiscal stimulus concept 1
Bulls & bears definition 1
Forward market Commission 1
Limited Liability Partnership 1
Five Year plans (11th & trend) 2
National investment fund 1
Double Taxation avoidence agreement 1
Total 26
International agencies relatedUNTCAD-Emerging Economies 1
Stiglitz Commission 1
UN agency 1
BRIC nations China's power 1
SDR vs. ADR 1
UNFCC 1
IDA and IBRD 1
Sustainable Development 1
UN habitat report-urbanization 1
Child rights 1
Common wealth nations 1
EU Commission and council 1
WTO-Geo trademarking 1
WTO-Special safeguard mechanism 1
Total 14
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Mental abilityPercentages / ratio/progression 5
Shapes/colors 1
Books or sitting arrangement 4
Permutation /combination/probability 7
Speed-circular movement 5
Verbal logic 2
24
Broad analysisMark-wise BreakupBar chart
% wise breakup-Pie Chart
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Table
History 15
Science 30
Geography 30
Polity 7
Yearbook 4Economy 26
International
Agencies14
Mental Ability 24
Total 150
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What was not asked?Ancient history 0
Persons in news 0Awards 0
Sports 0Total 0 !!
ConclusionOn the first hand, during the exam most of us found
the2010s prelim GS paper verytough,but after doing the breakup and
analysis myself, I find that this
paper looked toughonlybecause we are following a study-pattern
based on previous yearstrends (like cramming the Constitution
article numbers, history, geography-location,
current affairs, sports etc.). Thisprelim General Studies paper
is both a trend breaker and a trend
setter (for upcoming CSAT), just like the Mains GS paper of
2009. Now its more about understanding than just blind cramming.(
These are my personal conclusions and Im not inviting anyone to
debate it ;-) )Im talking about cost benefitratio: how much energy
should you give to a topic or a book to
gain each mark.What is safe to skip
Polity No meaning of mugging up all those article numbers, this
time it was
common sense questions.But you must have a thorough
understanding of how Constitution works.
India Yearbook Safe to skip entire book (4 marks worth stuff, no
meaning of doing Ph.D on
that 1000 page book, like we had to do 4 years back when they
used to ask20+ marks worth questions from it.)
Ancientandmedival history
Safe to skip ancient and medival (No meaning of mugging up
1million names,dates and events for 4 marks when you can pump all
energy
for other easy to understand things.)
Five Year Plans No meaning of mugging up all data for 2
marks.International affairs 1. Most stuff was from UN and its
agencies since theyve
direct relevance to poverty,Development and climate change.
And
wasnt from the cramming part like WHO was established in
*****
year and its headquater is @ xyz place
2. Bilateral visits, international summits ignored. (magz put
lotemphasis on this)
Science No point in cramming all those chemical formulas,
periodical table, and
numbers like 1 joule=how much kilowatt etc.Space No cramming of
all those planets, PSLV date-line etc stuff.
Current affairs LIKE tonnes of film and social service awards,
500 sports events, national
summits and all those things on which the magazines put too
muchemphasis but who have no practical relevant to human life and
problems of
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this world on macro scale.
Where to concentrate the energy?UPSC is telling you that general
studies have to have relevance with day to day life. Its more
important to understand a topic than a blind cramming
1. GS becomes more relevant to practical problems of India,
economy, andenvironment.2. Agriculture, environment and economy
gains prominence like never before3. Very dangerous to neglect
economy. And this New economy is not aboutnumbers but
understanding. Few years back, Economy was only worth 5 marks, this
time its
17+ But interestingly, it wasnt really a rocket science or Ph.D
stuff, if you put some energy,
almost all questions were easy to solve.4. Disease (HIV, Swine
Flu, hepatitis, malaria) is important5. Geographyjungle,
environment, and wildlife related. (not all those famousplaces
cramming)
