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Strategy for UP PSC (Pre) Exam 2014
UP PSC (Pre) Exam 2014 will be held on 3rd August, 2014. Hence, considering the forth-coming challenges, it is time to reinforce your previous preparation. An aspirant has to follow an effective approach of study to qualify the preliminary examination.
General Studies Paper - I
Following the analysis of previous years' question papers, it can be concluded that the prime objective of this paper is to test the factual as well as conceptual understanding, as well as the memory of an aspirant. Hence, practicing previous years' questions papers is mandatory and inevitable. This paper demands effective time management as the total number of questions is 150 and allotted time is two hours. In general, the question paper comprises questions from all arenas and from all walks of the syllabus; the 2012 & 2013 questions paper had 44 questions from Geography, Ecology & Environment. The question paper is gyrated towards factual understanding with a slightly ‘difficult to comprehend’ structure. Since there is no penalty for wrong answers, a candidate should try responding to all the items. The questions are from wide range of fields, which itself makes the question paper difficult, and hence demands a comprehensive and an in-depth study. Aspirants are advised to emphasize on the points that are important according to the nature and pattern of the examination.
General Studies Paper - II
On analyzing the General Studies Paper – II, year 2012 & 2013, it was found that this paper, in particular, consisted of 100 items, with the maximum marks being 200. This question paper comprised reading comprehensions, grammar and vocabulary questions in the English language as well as reading comprehensions and grammar questions in the Hindi language. Apart from the aforementioned section, the question paper also consisted of reasoning, quantitative aptitude, verbal and analytical reasoning, decision making and inter-personal communication. The reading comprehensions in both languages demanded a comparatively higher level of concentration, alertness and brainstorming as prima-facie, the questions seemed easy, but a candidate was more susceptible for the wrong responses. Therefore, questions related to idioms & phrases, vocabulary, spellings, etc can be solved accurately following regular and effective practice and revision. Moreover, the decision-making and inter personal communication sections demand a practice oriented study routine, and the inclusion of many established books in this routine will yield the desired results. In a nutshell, it can be stated that this question paper calls for ample and effective practice.
All the best,
CL Educate team
UP-PSC 2013 Analysis
The General Studies-I for the UP-PSC Exam 2013 was held from 9:30 to 11:30am on Wednesday, 26th June, 2013. The paper did not throw up any major surprise.
Role of Current Affairs increased this year as compared to 2012.The paper was fairly balanced, featuring questions from each of the major topics- History, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, Geography and Science and Technology. In this section most of the current affairs questions were from the time period – December 2012 to March 2013. As far as the difficulty level of the questions is concerned, the paper was along expected lines. History had a few very difficult questions.
The topic wise break-up of the questions in General Studies-I is as follows:
| Topic |
Number of questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Current Affairs |
37 |
Moderate |
| History |
27 |
Moderate |
| Geography |
22 |
Easy |
| Environment and Ecology |
15 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Polity |
15 |
Easy |
| Science |
12 |
Moderate |
| Economy |
10 |
Easy to Moderate |
| U.P. Specific |
9 |
Easy |
| Social Welfare and Misc. |
3 |
Easy |
A score of 140 to 150 in General Studies-I can be considered a good one.
General Studies-II of the UP-PSC Prelims Exam 2013 was held from 2:30 to 4:30pm. The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. A total of 100 questions were spread across areas like Hindi, English, Communication & Decision Making, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. Questions in English were fairly easy. Around 3-5 questions each were asked from Reading Comprehension, Grammar and Vocabulary. The questions from Communication and Decision Making were very typical. One had to be aware of the theories and terms of Communication & Decision Making in order to attempt these questions. The number of questions in Quantitative Aptitude was relatively lower than that in areas like Reasoning and Communication & Decision Making. The difficulty level of questions of Quantitative Aptitude was moderate. However, there were around 4-5 questions that were very easy and should have been attempted. Reasoning saw questions from areas like Arrangements, Analogy, Odd one out, Puzzles, Series, Clocks and Calendar, Directions, Statement Conclusions, Visual Reasoning, True and False etc. The difficulty level of Reasoning was easy to moderate. Hindi Grammar questions were slightly difficult as compared to that of previous year. Comprehension questions in Hindi were relatively easy and could have been attempted after a reading of the passages.
| Topic |
Number of questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Hindi Grammar |
12 |
Moderate to Difficult |
| Hindi Comprehension |
12 |
Easy to Moderate |
| English |
13 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Communication and Decision Making |
20 |
Moderate to Difficult |
| Reasoning |
30 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
13 |
Moderate |
A score of 120 to 130in General Studies-II can be considered a good one.
The likely category wise cut offs for UP-PSC 2013are as follows:
| Category |
Score |
Total Score |
| General |
260 to 270 |
400 |
| OBC |
255 to 265 |
400 |
| SC |
230 to 240 |
400 |
| ST |
200 to 210 |
400 |
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